Sarah Richards
@sarahrichards.bsky.social
“World is crazier and more of it than we think…”
Heck and heavens.
These days, inevitably, more heck.
Heck and heavens.
These days, inevitably, more heck.
Telegraphing misleading nonsense and whipping up outrage for years…
🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Telegraphing misleading nonsense and whipping up outrage for years…
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It seems a tad ironic, given all the accusations of BBC bias flying around, that one person who hasn't resign is Robbie Gibb. Lest we forget... Emily Maitlis described him as an "active Conservative Party agent" within the BBC.
Nick Robinson on X...
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Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It seems a tad ironic, given all the accusations of BBC bias flying around, that one person who hasn't resign is Robbie Gibb. Lest we forget... Emily Maitlis described him as an "active Conservative Party agent" within the BBC.
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
Nick Robinson on X...
x.com/bbcnickrobin...
The BBC’s biased and misleading edit of Trump’s January 6th speech was so egregious that there were evidently “no complaints” when the programme was first broadcast last year…
(Last para👇from Nick Robinson)
(Last para👇from Nick Robinson)
Who’d have guessed it? The main BBC board member resisting a simple apology and reinforcing the right wing attack on the BBC from within, was a Tory government appointee and founder of GB TV. If you want impartiality, Gibb has to go. Nick Robinson on X:
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The BBC’s biased and misleading edit of Trump’s January 6th speech was so egregious that there were evidently “no complaints” when the programme was first broadcast last year…
(Last para👇from Nick Robinson)
(Last para👇from Nick Robinson)
A bias in favour of the truth can lead, fatally, to taking liars and madmen seriously.
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A bias in favour of the truth can lead, fatally, to taking liars and madmen seriously.
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
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The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
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The Department for Business and Trade’s own figures show that the UK imported £80m in Russian goods in the year to June 2025, an increase of 21% on previous year. Nearly half – £36m – came from spending on Russian aircraft parts.
Exclusive: Officials are urgently trying to establish whether a £36m purchase of Russian aircraft breached the UK's sanctions regime
The government only discovered it had happened after being alerted by @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The government only discovered it had happened after being alerted by @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Anger as £38m is spent on plane imports from Russia | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Department for Business and Trade’s own figures show that the UK imported £80m in Russian goods in the year to June 2025, an increase of 21% on previous year. Nearly half – £36m – came from spending on Russian aircraft parts.
In former times, a protest suggesting FIFA ought to bar a genocidal nation* would be seen as proof that British values were in fine fettle.
*”Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says” www.bbc.com/news/article...
*”Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police have been asked to investigate after slogans appeared near Villa Park before the Birmingham team’s Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv
‘Antisemitic placards’ outside Aston Villa stadium before Maccabi match
www.thetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In former times, a protest suggesting FIFA ought to bar a genocidal nation* would be seen as proof that British values were in fine fettle.
*”Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says” www.bbc.com/news/article...
*”Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I'm obliged for the nod.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm obliged for the nod.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
Bravo, Nick Robinson.
Time for jeer-leader Boris Johnson to get his come-uppance, and for the anti-BBC vendetta to be called out for what it is.
Time for jeer-leader Boris Johnson to get his come-uppance, and for the anti-BBC vendetta to be called out for what it is.
Nick Robinson Blasts Boris Johnson Amid BBC Anti-Trump Bias Row
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nick-r...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nick-r...
Nick Robinson Blasts Boris Johnson Amid BBC Anti-Trump Bias Row
The veteran broadcaster hit back at the former prime minister in a lengthy post on X.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Bravo, Nick Robinson.
Time for jeer-leader Boris Johnson to get his come-uppance, and for the anti-BBC vendetta to be called out for what it is.
Time for jeer-leader Boris Johnson to get his come-uppance, and for the anti-BBC vendetta to be called out for what it is.
Heck. Saving the habitable world has now morphed into flag-waving patriotic duty and a miraculous money-making opportunity…
Cop THAT!
Cop THAT!
This is everything wrong with Starmer in one social media post. COP is about protecting the planet from becoming uninhabitable. It needs a coordinated international effort, yet Starmer is playing the nationalism and economic growth card, which is the opposite of what is needed on multiple levels.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Heck. Saving the habitable world has now morphed into flag-waving patriotic duty and a miraculous money-making opportunity…
Cop THAT!
Cop THAT!
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You think it'd be in Zia Yusuf and Reform's interests to be a lot more convincing than this...
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
You think it'd be in Zia Yusuf and Reform's interests to be a lot more convincing than this...
At least one law-abiding British citizen - Olivia Colman - may be on a US studios’s blacklist...
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
At least one law-abiding British citizen - Olivia Colman - may be on a US studios’s blacklist...
“If we can embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves…”
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“If we can embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves…”
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This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
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We each carry around six million variations in our DNA.
Henry Scowcroft explores how scientists like @gregfindlay.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social are helping unravel the effects of these variants, where even a small change can have a big impact on our lives.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
Henry Scowcroft explores how scientists like @gregfindlay.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social are helping unravel the effects of these variants, where even a small change can have a big impact on our lives.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
Variants: the typos turning loss into hope
Across the 3 billion ‘letters’ of our DNA, we each carry around 6 million variations. Researchers are unravelling their effects on our lives.
www.crick.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We each carry around six million variations in our DNA.
Henry Scowcroft explores how scientists like @gregfindlay.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social are helping unravel the effects of these variants, where even a small change can have a big impact on our lives.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
Henry Scowcroft explores how scientists like @gregfindlay.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social are helping unravel the effects of these variants, where even a small change can have a big impact on our lives.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
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Well, this is...not good. This looks like two prisoners were mistakenly released, so why the main focus on the immigration status of one, and not the utter cluster of the whole situation. The system "worked" as far as arrests go. Immigration status is irrelevant here.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Well, this is...not good. This looks like two prisoners were mistakenly released, so why the main focus on the immigration status of one, and not the utter cluster of the whole situation. The system "worked" as far as arrests go. Immigration status is irrelevant here.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
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This just-about-to-break story is clearly what James Cartlidge was keening after, but if anything it makes him and the Tories appear more treacherous - a live security issue clearly being lower priority than ‘nailing’ a gotcha question at #PMQs. #LowBarToryCabinet
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Police launch manhunt after Algerian man mistakenly released from London prison - live updates
The Met say they were told by Wandsworth prison on Tuesday that the prisoner had been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This just-about-to-break story is clearly what James Cartlidge was keening after, but if anything it makes him and the Tories appear more treacherous - a live security issue clearly being lower priority than ‘nailing’ a gotcha question at #PMQs. #LowBarToryCabinet
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...
Novel approach from Norfolk police:
“A police spokeswoman said…the case would remain closed pending new information.”
Criminal activity clearly now open for business *pending* (but unpursued) lawful arrest and prosecution.
“A police spokeswoman said…the case would remain closed pending new information.”
Criminal activity clearly now open for business *pending* (but unpursued) lawful arrest and prosecution.
Also zero coverage of this 68 year old man in Norfolk, beaten up by 4 thugs, for trying to remove a flag from a lamp post
Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags
Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Novel approach from Norfolk police:
“A police spokeswoman said…the case would remain closed pending new information.”
Criminal activity clearly now open for business *pending* (but unpursued) lawful arrest and prosecution.
“A police spokeswoman said…the case would remain closed pending new information.”
Criminal activity clearly now open for business *pending* (but unpursued) lawful arrest and prosecution.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Climate crisis latest!
More heat in the atmosphere means a higher frequency of extreme weather events... which is probably why my house flooded last night.
They've known about this since 1954 - and carried on regardless - so I'll invoice Shell and Esso for the clean up.
Hope you're all dry!
More heat in the atmosphere means a higher frequency of extreme weather events... which is probably why my house flooded last night.
They've known about this since 1954 - and carried on regardless - so I'll invoice Shell and Esso for the clean up.
Hope you're all dry!
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Climate crisis latest!
More heat in the atmosphere means a higher frequency of extreme weather events... which is probably why my house flooded last night.
They've known about this since 1954 - and carried on regardless - so I'll invoice Shell and Esso for the clean up.
Hope you're all dry!
More heat in the atmosphere means a higher frequency of extreme weather events... which is probably why my house flooded last night.
They've known about this since 1954 - and carried on regardless - so I'll invoice Shell and Esso for the clean up.
Hope you're all dry!
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Was literally writing the sentence “I’m as English as…” in a script earlier and struggling to find the perfect simile but will never top “fires in biffa bins and cholesterol”
🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Was literally writing the sentence “I’m as English as…” in a script earlier and struggling to find the perfect simile but will never top “fires in biffa bins and cholesterol”
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Samir Zitouni, 48, also known as Sam, was last night fighting for his life after trying to stop a knife attacker.
He was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday's 6.25pm LNER service.
Thoughts are with hero Sam and his family.
news.sky.com/story/train-...
He was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday's 6.25pm LNER service.
Thoughts are with hero Sam and his family.
news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Samir Zitouni, 48, also known as Sam, was last night fighting for his life after trying to stop a knife attacker.
He was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday's 6.25pm LNER service.
Thoughts are with hero Sam and his family.
news.sky.com/story/train-...
He was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday's 6.25pm LNER service.
Thoughts are with hero Sam and his family.
news.sky.com/story/train-...
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Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yes, because Badenoch’s was a criminal offence carrying a custodial sentence, whereas Reeves’ was not.