Charlie Phillips
@charliechar.bsky.social
Documentary person doing documentary things. Formerly of the Guardian. Lots of #lufc stuff
This is really good as always
I wrote here about the BBC resignations, Farage’s schoolboy racism and the Government’s disgraceful asylum reforms, and why it is deemed legitimate to bring up Jewish experience and antisemitism in some of these cases but not others. www.toratalbion.org.uk/when-is-it-a...
When is it, and When is it Not About the Jews?
The Beeb, Farage, Asylum and Us
www.toratalbion.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is really good as always
Feels like we aren’t talking about how Google destroyed itself so quickly because of AI - it’s so annoying now
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Feels like we aren’t talking about how Google destroyed itself so quickly because of AI - it’s so annoying now
This is a lovely story www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This is a lovely story www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pathetic interview blaming those he insulted www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Pathetic interview blaming those he insulted www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Robbie Gibb had "no editorial role" at the Jewish Chronicle in the same way as Rupert Murdoch had no editorial role at the media outlets he used to exert political influence for many years.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Robbie Gibb had "no editorial role" at the Jewish Chronicle in the same way as Rupert Murdoch had no editorial role at the media outlets he used to exert political influence for many years.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
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It makes a change to see Farage being scrutinised. He insulted and belittled others on the basis of their race.
If that's not a textbook definition of racism, what is?
If that's not a textbook definition of racism, what is?
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It makes a change to see Farage being scrutinised. He insulted and belittled others on the basis of their race.
If that's not a textbook definition of racism, what is?
If that's not a textbook definition of racism, what is?
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The mind melting hilarity of The Dersh as charismatic aside. What I'm taking from this is, again, that what cancel culture reallly means is vicious, talentless, rightwing mediocrities with horrific political agendas being promoted beyond their abilities until they're the ones doing actual cancelling
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The mind melting hilarity of The Dersh as charismatic aside. What I'm taking from this is, again, that what cancel culture reallly means is vicious, talentless, rightwing mediocrities with horrific political agendas being promoted beyond their abilities until they're the ones doing actual cancelling
Course he did
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Course he did
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The great thing about this debate is that Zack comes armed with facts and figures whilst the Labour MP and the Tory only have the "it won't work" argument, whilst continuing to support a system that hasn't worked for over 40 years.
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The great thing about this debate is that Zack comes armed with facts and figures whilst the Labour MP and the Tory only have the "it won't work" argument, whilst continuing to support a system that hasn't worked for over 40 years.
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
We lost that because of Farke’s decision making. A good performance that became a bad one at the worst time, because he doesn’t know how to make the right subs. It’s time for him to go, it won’t get better under him. #lufc
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We lost that because of Farke’s decision making. A good performance that became a bad one at the worst time, because he doesn’t know how to make the right subs. It’s time for him to go, it won’t get better under him. #lufc
That’s unfortunate, it was definitely a handball. And you can’t protect against skill like Rogers’ free kick, but you can select a team and make subs that make the best of a good performance, and Farke hasn’t done that today. Again. Maybe we still get away with it. #lufc
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That’s unfortunate, it was definitely a handball. And you can’t protect against skill like Rogers’ free kick, but you can select a team and make subs that make the best of a good performance, and Farke hasn’t done that today. Again. Maybe we still get away with it. #lufc
Aaronson had a decent first half, but he’s been really bad this second half. It’s obvious to replace him. If he doesn’t, we lose this. If Farke then gets sacked it’s his own fault.
60 - 'He's here, he's there, he's every fucking where, Daniel James, Daniel James,' sings the South Stand. The Kop join in.
1-1
#lufc
1-1
#lufc
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Aaronson had a decent first half, but he’s been really bad this second half. It’s obvious to replace him. If he doesn’t, we lose this. If Farke then gets sacked it’s his own fault.
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"Thank goodness we disagree with him on NATO otherwise we'd have to support the take care of the poors anti-racism candidate not the vicious racist Labour right ghouls & that'd simply be too ghastly", the Sensibles all collectively sighed
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Thank goodness we disagree with him on NATO otherwise we'd have to support the take care of the poors anti-racism candidate not the vicious racist Labour right ghouls & that'd simply be too ghastly", the Sensibles all collectively sighed
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This might be one of the most disturbing pieces I’ve ever read. Staggering investigative work from Sirin Kale and Lucy Osbourne www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This might be one of the most disturbing pieces I’ve ever read. Staggering investigative work from Sirin Kale and Lucy Osbourne www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
That’s exactly how we should be playing. Still don’t think this is our best team but this aggression and discipline is exactly what we should be doing #lufc
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
That’s exactly how we should be playing. Still don’t think this is our best team but this aggression and discipline is exactly what we should be doing #lufc
If Farke goes, he’ll have his constant faith in Aaronson as a prime reason for why it happened. It makes no sense
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If Farke goes, he’ll have his constant faith in Aaronson as a prime reason for why it happened. It makes no sense
Even with the lowest of expectations of him, the accounts here of Farage’s racist bullying at school are a shocker podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nazi salutes and racism: the allegations about Nigel Farage’s school days
Podcast Episode · Today in Focus · 21/11/2025 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Even with the lowest of expectations of him, the accounts here of Farage’s racist bullying at school are a shocker podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...