Ruth
@ruthr1.bsky.social
Proud Northern soul ..always Labour and Man Utd .. just trying to be better every day ! 🌹🔥
This !👏👏👏
This is a useful thread on the controversy today. But away from the detail, when BBC Verify have to effectively fact-check their own Political Editor (who is *not* a columnist but an Editor at a public broadcaster!), you know there is something of a problem.
Did Rachel Reeves and the Government “mislead” people about the state of the public finances and the need for tax rises before the Budget?
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This !👏👏👏
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This is a useful thread on the controversy today. But away from the detail, when BBC Verify have to effectively fact-check their own Political Editor (who is *not* a columnist but an Editor at a public broadcaster!), you know there is something of a problem.
Did Rachel Reeves and the Government “mislead” people about the state of the public finances and the need for tax rises before the Budget?
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
I think this is a rather complex question & the answer is not black and white.
A thread…🧵1/12
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is a useful thread on the controversy today. But away from the detail, when BBC Verify have to effectively fact-check their own Political Editor (who is *not* a columnist but an Editor at a public broadcaster!), you know there is something of a problem.
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The strong links between the BBC and the Tory party and Sky News and the Tory party have never been more apparent than today. Time for better regulation.
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The strong links between the BBC and the Tory party and Sky News and the Tory party have never been more apparent than today. Time for better regulation.
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When I was at the BBC I struggled over things like writing “said” or “claimed” because one might come across as more partial. And somehow this gets published?
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
When I was at the BBC I struggled over things like writing “said” or “claimed” because one might come across as more partial. And somehow this gets published?
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Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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It’s the rigid adherence to impartial reporting and scrutiny that we all love so much about Laura “that’s quite a charge” Kuenssberg… www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/james-o...
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It’s the rigid adherence to impartial reporting and scrutiny that we all love so much about Laura “that’s quite a charge” Kuenssberg… www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/james-o...
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Hey @skynewsrss.bsky.social when you've finished passing the smelling salts around required because of your faux outrage about the Chancellor, pass these three wee snippets onto your journalists, particularly Rigby and Phillips, ta.
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hey @skynewsrss.bsky.social when you've finished passing the smelling salts around required because of your faux outrage about the Chancellor, pass these three wee snippets onto your journalists, particularly Rigby and Phillips, ta.
Great name Claire ..
He presumably thinks it's a good look, I think soaking up Tory rejects is a sign of desperation, they shoud be called the Reject Party Ltd.
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great name Claire ..
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Bad Enoch says Tories are only party with fiscal responsibility and I can’t even
a man in a suit is reaching into a closet with #schitts creek written on the bottom right
ALT: a man in a suit is reaching into a closet with #schitts creek written on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Bad Enoch says Tories are only party with fiscal responsibility and I can’t even
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The system is not perfect, especially when the Tories were in office for 14 years, which produced a conveyor belt of their appointees dominating the BBC. The Board has too much power. The 4 who are appointed by the Govt, appoint all the other Board members. That should be done independently.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The system is not perfect, especially when the Tories were in office for 14 years, which produced a conveyor belt of their appointees dominating the BBC. The Board has too much power. The 4 who are appointed by the Govt, appoint all the other Board members. That should be done independently.
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Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
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For all the focus on its supposed “left wing bias”, the BBC’s heavy coverage of Rachel Reeves Budget "lies" shows how its political coverage is still largely led by the right-wing press
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC
For all the focus on its supposed "left wing bias", the BBC's heavy coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by th...
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For all the focus on its supposed “left wing bias”, the BBC’s heavy coverage of Rachel Reeves Budget "lies" shows how its political coverage is still largely led by the right-wing press
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
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The abuse of power was the Tories breaking with convention and apportioning former Tories into senior positions. We also have a Tory Lord as Chair of Ofcom (he had to resign the Tory whip on appointment, but he is still a Tory). There is an obligation on the government to restore independence.
December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The abuse of power was the Tories breaking with convention and apportioning former Tories into senior positions. We also have a Tory Lord as Chair of Ofcom (he had to resign the Tory whip on appointment, but he is still a Tory). There is an obligation on the government to restore independence.
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Because it would be an abuse of power to intervene before the Charter Renewal, we condemn Trump for interfering in the media we can support it because we don't like the media.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Because it would be an abuse of power to intervene before the Charter Renewal, we condemn Trump for interfering in the media we can support it because we don't like the media.
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Lucy Harris "Political Consultant" on the Daily Politics BBC
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Ha...
She's a Tory politician.
So 2 Tories v 1 Labour.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Ha...
She's a Tory politician.
So 2 Tories v 1 Labour.
Lucy Harris (politician) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lucy Harris "Political Consultant" on the Daily Politics BBC
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Ha...
She's a Tory politician.
So 2 Tories v 1 Labour.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Ha...
She's a Tory politician.
So 2 Tories v 1 Labour.
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Since when were BBC political journalists allowed to be opinionated. I thought they were supposed to deliver facts, not their opinions?
Look what the BBC did to Gary Lineaker for having opinions and he was just a football pundit.
Look what the BBC did to Gary Lineaker for having opinions and he was just a football pundit.
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Since when were BBC political journalists allowed to be opinionated. I thought they were supposed to deliver facts, not their opinions?
Look what the BBC did to Gary Lineaker for having opinions and he was just a football pundit.
Look what the BBC did to Gary Lineaker for having opinions and he was just a football pundit.
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As Jonathan Gullis joins Reform UK, it's only fair to remind people of this.
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As Jonathan Gullis joins Reform UK, it's only fair to remind people of this.
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
All forgotten, is it, Dickie? ~AA
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Create the narrative, be affronted by the narrative, then denounce the narrative - the circular firing squad nature of journalism now.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Create the narrative, be affronted by the narrative, then denounce the narrative - the circular firing squad nature of journalism now.
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It's the disingenuous comments that boil my piss. Prior to the Budget it was all about kids in poverty and why didn't they lift the cap. Now it's been done it's suddenly all about rewarding parents who can't afford more than 2 kids. Not just Mason but GMB, Sky, etc. Just a poisoned ecosystem.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's the disingenuous comments that boil my piss. Prior to the Budget it was all about kids in poverty and why didn't they lift the cap. Now it's been done it's suddenly all about rewarding parents who can't afford more than 2 kids. Not just Mason but GMB, Sky, etc. Just a poisoned ecosystem.
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Let silly hacks go and work on their next bit of Westminster gossip. THIS is the main news from that conference. The clearest indication yet, right from the top.
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let silly hacks go and work on their next bit of Westminster gossip. THIS is the main news from that conference. The clearest indication yet, right from the top.
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I love that, while admitting Brexit was a failure, the Telegraph simultaneously warns of a "Labour plot to reverse it". Because "it was never about the economy", you see, but "about sovereignty, immigration and taking back control".
How are those aspects going, Telegraph? ~AA
How are those aspects going, Telegraph? ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I love that, while admitting Brexit was a failure, the Telegraph simultaneously warns of a "Labour plot to reverse it". Because "it was never about the economy", you see, but "about sovereignty, immigration and taking back control".
How are those aspects going, Telegraph? ~AA
How are those aspects going, Telegraph? ~AA
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👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the least surprising news ever !
Ex Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform UK
Jonathan Gullis, a former education minister, lost his Stoke-on-Trent North seat in 2024.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... the least surprising news ever !
My response to BBC this morning: Excellent from Starmer, clear and direct rebuttal of the non story this “ lie “ is . The Mason line of one specific point is utterly ridiculous and plays only into a RW media agenda that has nothing other than vibes to complain about in a budget that does so much 1)
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My response to BBC this morning: Excellent from Starmer, clear and direct rebuttal of the non story this “ lie “ is . The Mason line of one specific point is utterly ridiculous and plays only into a RW media agenda that has nothing other than vibes to complain about in a budget that does so much 1)