Tony Smith
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#Networks with #government, #thinktanks etc for #Birmingham, one of the UK's great but dis-empowered #cities. I own my views but they are socially constructed.
Do we get the journalism we deserve? What have we done to deserve this tedious, personalised, childish debate on the budget? #newsnight
It's not "We" who are "talking about Rachel Reeves and her errors". It's YOU who are trying to get us to do that, #Newsnight.
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Do we get the journalism we deserve? What have we done to deserve this tedious, personalised, childish debate on the budget? #newsnight
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It's not "We" who are "talking about Rachel Reeves and her errors". It's YOU who are trying to get us to do that, #Newsnight.
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's not "We" who are "talking about Rachel Reeves and her errors". It's YOU who are trying to get us to do that, #Newsnight.
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So, we're now expected to believe that the people who covered for Johnson's corruption, the Covid mess that killed thousands, party gate, openly supported Liz Truss and insisted that Brexit was a good idea, are now telling us dishonesty is bad #Newsnight
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
So, we're now expected to believe that the people who covered for Johnson's corruption, the Covid mess that killed thousands, party gate, openly supported Liz Truss and insisted that Brexit was a good idea, are now telling us dishonesty is bad #Newsnight
The OBR definitely has too much power and a right wing bias. Government has had to negotiate to get them to understand that public investment creates growth rather than crowding out private investment. That mentality is what has held us back #newsnight
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The OBR definitely has too much power and a right wing bias. Government has had to negotiate to get them to understand that public investment creates growth rather than crowding out private investment. That mentality is what has held us back #newsnight
When will people like this panellist get that most people receiving benefits are in work? Stop trying to divide people!! #newsnight
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
When will people like this panellist get that most people receiving benefits are in work? Stop trying to divide people!! #newsnight
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Common sense prevails. Does anyone yet know what the reason for the previous decision was. 🤷♂️
Common sense prevails. Does anyone yet know what the reason for the previous decision was. 🤷♂️
Manchester-London 7am ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Avanti service was to have been axed from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston
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December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Common sense prevails. Does anyone yet know what the reason for the previous decision was. 🤷♂️
Common sense prevails. Does anyone yet know what the reason for the previous decision was. 🤷♂️
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Anyone waking up to Today this morning will think they’ve gone down a rabbit hole (black hole?). The Budget story is just an exercise in semantic hair splitting. The ghost train still makes no sense to anyone and the SAS story is also about what is said when rather than the substance. #r4today
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Anyone waking up to Today this morning will think they’ve gone down a rabbit hole (black hole?). The Budget story is just an exercise in semantic hair splitting. The ghost train still makes no sense to anyone and the SAS story is also about what is said when rather than the substance. #r4today
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer
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November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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£ Paywall, but here’s the gist on Robbie Gibb: “He was not sure what he was accused of, he said. Inside the BBC, they are: political interference.”
£ Paywall, but here’s the gist on Robbie Gibb: “He was not sure what he was accused of, he said. Inside the BBC, they are: political interference.”
History is just one more battleground in culture war being fought over the BBC | The Observer
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November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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£ Paywall, but here’s the gist on Robbie Gibb: “He was not sure what he was accused of, he said. Inside the BBC, they are: political interference.”
£ Paywall, but here’s the gist on Robbie Gibb: “He was not sure what he was accused of, he said. Inside the BBC, they are: political interference.”
Growth in the UK has been low since 2008. There has been plenty of time to see how the “cut spending and public investment” approach works - it didn’t. Let the alternative have a chance. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Growth in the UK has been low since 2008. There has been plenty of time to see how the “cut spending and public investment” approach works - it didn’t. Let the alternative have a chance. #r4today
Never a truer word from Nick there…. #newsnight
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Never a truer word from Nick there…. #newsnight
Victoria, stop the hectoring aggressive approach. It’s out of place and unnecessary. And we learn nothing from it. #newsnight
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Victoria, stop the hectoring aggressive approach. It’s out of place and unnecessary. And we learn nothing from it. #newsnight
Sorry but “boring managerialism” is exactly what you’ve got. And Piers Morgan is talking absolute nonsense as always about a budget we haven’t seen yet. Why is he on?? 🙄😡 #newsnight
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sorry but “boring managerialism” is exactly what you’ve got. And Piers Morgan is talking absolute nonsense as always about a budget we haven’t seen yet. Why is he on?? 🙄😡 #newsnight
Not sure these guests are really adding much to our knowledge on the Russia/Ukraine war… no experts available? #newsnight
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Not sure these guests are really adding much to our knowledge on the Russia/Ukraine war… no experts available? #newsnight
No Mr Morgan, Trump wants peace because it’s good for business (especially his business) not for any moral reason - just look at the deal! 🙄 #newsnight
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
No Mr Morgan, Trump wants peace because it’s good for business (especially his business) not for any moral reason - just look at the deal! 🙄 #newsnight
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
MPs prepare to quiz BBC board over competence and conflict of interest | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM