Ed Wilson
@eddwilson.bsky.social
Lefty liberal by temperament, exasperated by experience.
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Not strictly qualified for most arguments, but I do read a lot.
Stockport, UK
Reposted by Ed Wilson
“So now is the time to come to the aid of the BBC. It needs all the friends it can get (and that includes members of the current government, who might like to be a bit more voluble in their support).
Because I promise you this: you’ll miss it when it’s gone.” By @robinlustig.bsky.social
Because I promise you this: you’ll miss it when it’s gone.” By @robinlustig.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“So now is the time to come to the aid of the BBC. It needs all the friends it can get (and that includes members of the current government, who might like to be a bit more voluble in their support).
Because I promise you this: you’ll miss it when it’s gone.” By @robinlustig.bsky.social
Because I promise you this: you’ll miss it when it’s gone.” By @robinlustig.bsky.social
Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying children in big families should not be 'penalised' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves suggests two-child benefit cap will fully go, saying childen in big families should not be ‘penalised’ – UK politics live
Chancellor interviewed on Radio 5 Live and says it’s unfair to penalise children in bigger families
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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If this isn't enough to persuade you to support the BBC I don't know what would be
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If this isn't enough to persuade you to support the BBC I don't know what would be
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
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Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
Reposted by Ed Wilson
It's straightforward to find what Trump actually did say on January 6.
First he said they were going to walk down to the Capitol (which BBC used).
And cheer on our brave Senators and Congressmen.
Then he made it clear that the ones he meant were strong Republicans prepared to overturn the result.
First he said they were going to walk down to the Capitol (which BBC used).
And cheer on our brave Senators and Congressmen.
Then he made it clear that the ones he meant were strong Republicans prepared to overturn the result.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's straightforward to find what Trump actually did say on January 6.
First he said they were going to walk down to the Capitol (which BBC used).
And cheer on our brave Senators and Congressmen.
Then he made it clear that the ones he meant were strong Republicans prepared to overturn the result.
First he said they were going to walk down to the Capitol (which BBC used).
And cheer on our brave Senators and Congressmen.
Then he made it clear that the ones he meant were strong Republicans prepared to overturn the result.
Reposted by Ed Wilson
Last night, Dick Tice launched Students4Reform (See what they did there, the scamps? They replaced "for" WITH THE NUMBER).
It will be led by Matt Goodwin, a man in his mid-forties, and it looked exactly like you imagine. ~AA
It will be led by Matt Goodwin, a man in his mid-forties, and it looked exactly like you imagine. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Last night, Dick Tice launched Students4Reform (See what they did there, the scamps? They replaced "for" WITH THE NUMBER).
It will be led by Matt Goodwin, a man in his mid-forties, and it looked exactly like you imagine. ~AA
It will be led by Matt Goodwin, a man in his mid-forties, and it looked exactly like you imagine. ~AA
What court might hear a charge from Trump - US court, UK court? And what charge might he try to make?
The way he's extorted money and obedience from US media outfits makes me fear the prospect.
#PoliticsLive #WATO
The way he's extorted money and obedience from US media outfits makes me fear the prospect.
#PoliticsLive #WATO
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What court might hear a charge from Trump - US court, UK court? And what charge might he try to make?
The way he's extorted money and obedience from US media outfits makes me fear the prospect.
#PoliticsLive #WATO
The way he's extorted money and obedience from US media outfits makes me fear the prospect.
#PoliticsLive #WATO
Trump incited violence on 6 January 2021.
An outside producer made a bad edit when there's plenty of material to show that.
Today Trump is granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC doesn't report, but flagellates itself.
#WATO
An outside producer made a bad edit when there's plenty of material to show that.
Today Trump is granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC doesn't report, but flagellates itself.
#WATO
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump incited violence on 6 January 2021.
An outside producer made a bad edit when there's plenty of material to show that.
Today Trump is granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC doesn't report, but flagellates itself.
#WATO
An outside producer made a bad edit when there's plenty of material to show that.
Today Trump is granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC doesn't report, but flagellates itself.
#WATO
BBC Chair Samir Shah's letters to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
www.publicnow.com/view/ED1D4E5...
#PoliticsLIive #WATO
www.publicnow.com/view/ED1D4E5...
#PoliticsLIive #WATO
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
BBC Chair Samir Shah's letters to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
www.publicnow.com/view/ED1D4E5...
#PoliticsLIive #WATO
www.publicnow.com/view/ED1D4E5...
#PoliticsLIive #WATO
This bill is not "another demand from the Labour government". It's not even a real private member's bill.
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This bill is not "another demand from the Labour government". It's not even a real private member's bill.
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How's water supply in Syria nowadays? Shortages contributed to the civil war, as they did in Yemen.
What's water shortage going to do to Iran?
#PoliticsLive
What's water shortage going to do to Iran?
#PoliticsLive
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
How's water supply in Syria nowadays? Shortages contributed to the civil war, as they did in Yemen.
What's water shortage going to do to Iran?
#PoliticsLive
What's water shortage going to do to Iran?
#PoliticsLive
The structure of BBC management needs some attention, by people who know what they're doing, not just "an outsider who knows how to turn organisations around".
The director generalship is a huge job - editor-in-chief and operation of a £6bn organisation. Maybe just split those roles.
#PoliticsLive
The director generalship is a huge job - editor-in-chief and operation of a £6bn organisation. Maybe just split those roles.
#PoliticsLive
I agree with @arusbridger.bsky.social about BBC governance. Although v hesitant about another rearrangement, the single corporate-style board is massively flawed, not least because there needs to be some distance for the governors/board members from editorial decisions
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The structure of BBC management needs some attention, by people who know what they're doing, not just "an outsider who knows how to turn organisations around".
The director generalship is a huge job - editor-in-chief and operation of a £6bn organisation. Maybe just split those roles.
#PoliticsLive
The director generalship is a huge job - editor-in-chief and operation of a £6bn organisation. Maybe just split those roles.
#PoliticsLive
Trump incited violence on 6 January 2021.
An outside producer made a bad edit when there was plenty of unedited material to show that.
Today Trump's granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC flagelllates itself.
#PoliticsLIve
An outside producer made a bad edit when there was plenty of unedited material to show that.
Today Trump's granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC flagelllates itself.
#PoliticsLIve
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Trump incited violence on 6 January 2021.
An outside producer made a bad edit when there was plenty of unedited material to show that.
Today Trump's granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC flagelllates itself.
#PoliticsLIve
An outside producer made a bad edit when there was plenty of unedited material to show that.
Today Trump's granting pardons to dozens of people involved in that day's attempt to sabotage the handover of power.
The BBC flagelllates itself.
#PoliticsLIve
The BBC...
Charles Moore: a gigantic self-satisfied bureaucracy
Dorothy Byrne: makes stupid, basic mistakes and is hopeless at PR
David Yelland: It was a coup
Me: I see a self-flagellating organisation. It is self-satisified sometimes, refusing to accept minor criticisms
#PoliticsLive
Charles Moore: a gigantic self-satisfied bureaucracy
Dorothy Byrne: makes stupid, basic mistakes and is hopeless at PR
David Yelland: It was a coup
Me: I see a self-flagellating organisation. It is self-satisified sometimes, refusing to accept minor criticisms
#PoliticsLive
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The BBC...
Charles Moore: a gigantic self-satisfied bureaucracy
Dorothy Byrne: makes stupid, basic mistakes and is hopeless at PR
David Yelland: It was a coup
Me: I see a self-flagellating organisation. It is self-satisified sometimes, refusing to accept minor criticisms
#PoliticsLive
Charles Moore: a gigantic self-satisfied bureaucracy
Dorothy Byrne: makes stupid, basic mistakes and is hopeless at PR
David Yelland: It was a coup
Me: I see a self-flagellating organisation. It is self-satisified sometimes, refusing to accept minor criticisms
#PoliticsLive
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The BBC's depressing lack of inherent institutional strength
The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution
By me
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-d...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution
By me
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-d...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
The BBC's depressing lack of of inherent institutional strength
The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution
emptycity.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The BBC's depressing lack of inherent institutional strength
The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution
By me
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-d...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution
By me
Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-d...
Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
David Elstein (ex-BBC, ex-ITV, lots more) on BBC News: BBC Arabic works to the Foreign Office, not the BBC Board.
I think that's overstating it, but the FCDO certainly does control some of the budget, and takes an interest in its operation.
Newsreader tries to ignore the Arabic story, move on.
I think that's overstating it, but the FCDO certainly does control some of the budget, and takes an interest in its operation.
Newsreader tries to ignore the Arabic story, move on.
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
David Elstein (ex-BBC, ex-ITV, lots more) on BBC News: BBC Arabic works to the Foreign Office, not the BBC Board.
I think that's overstating it, but the FCDO certainly does control some of the budget, and takes an interest in its operation.
Newsreader tries to ignore the Arabic story, move on.
I think that's overstating it, but the FCDO certainly does control some of the budget, and takes an interest in its operation.
Newsreader tries to ignore the Arabic story, move on.
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
We've heard several times this morning that the US senate has passed a biil to end the government shutdown at least temporarily, and the House of Representatives now has to pass it.
That's the House which has been closed for three months to stop a swearing in and a vote on Epstein stuff.
#R4Today
That's the House which has been closed for three months to stop a swearing in and a vote on Epstein stuff.
#R4Today
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We've heard several times this morning that the US senate has passed a biil to end the government shutdown at least temporarily, and the House of Representatives now has to pass it.
That's the House which has been closed for three months to stop a swearing in and a vote on Epstein stuff.
#R4Today
That's the House which has been closed for three months to stop a swearing in and a vote on Epstein stuff.
#R4Today
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Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
‘Hero’ crew member injured in train mass stabbing regains consciousness
Samir Zitouni was wounded as he protected passengers during attack on an LNER train travelling from Doncaster to London
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
I'd call the BBC a pro-Trump organisation.
The slightest thing he says tends to be in the headlines, they've hardly ever looked at his criminal charges and anti-constitutional operations, and they've never considered his mental capacity.
#R4Today
The slightest thing he says tends to be in the headlines, they've hardly ever looked at his criminal charges and anti-constitutional operations, and they've never considered his mental capacity.
#R4Today
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I'd call the BBC a pro-Trump organisation.
The slightest thing he says tends to be in the headlines, they've hardly ever looked at his criminal charges and anti-constitutional operations, and they've never considered his mental capacity.
#R4Today
The slightest thing he says tends to be in the headlines, they've hardly ever looked at his criminal charges and anti-constitutional operations, and they've never considered his mental capacity.
#R4Today
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Inside the mind of a 16-year-old: From Andrew Tate to Bonnie Blue to Nigel Farage – what do first time voters think about social media, politics, the state of Britain and their futures?
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
#R4Today
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
#R4Today
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Inside the mind of a 16-year-old: From Andrew Tate to Bonnie Blue to Nigel Farage – what do first time voters think about social media, politics, the state of Britain and their futures?
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
#R4Today
demos.co.uk/research/ins...
#R4Today