Stephen Woods
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Another opening ceremony ruined as neither BBC or Discovery will allow you to watch without inane commentators telling you what you can see.
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Another opening ceremony ruined as neither BBC or Discovery will allow you to watch without inane commentators telling you what you can see.
I really hate this conflating of nationality and values
If a British value is good it should be defended because it's a good value, not because it's British. And if a British value is bad it shouldn't be defended, regardless of its nationality.
If a British value is good it should be defended because it's a good value, not because it's British. And if a British value is bad it shouldn't be defended, regardless of its nationality.
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I really hate this conflating of nationality and values
If a British value is good it should be defended because it's a good value, not because it's British. And if a British value is bad it shouldn't be defended, regardless of its nationality.
If a British value is good it should be defended because it's a good value, not because it's British. And if a British value is bad it shouldn't be defended, regardless of its nationality.
She actually says that grief will be one of those emotions.
Melania Trump: "It was wonderful to have so many world leaders with me on Saturday from all different fields, and we were celebrating it and the reception of the movie, of the film, was very warm ... the audience will experience many different emotions"
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 PM
She actually says that grief will be one of those emotions.
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It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
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We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
Assumed this had to be fake, but it's real.
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Assumed this had to be fake, but it's real.
But wasn't George Washington a traitor, having taken an oath to obey the King?
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
But wasn't George Washington a traitor, having taken an oath to obey the King?
He's made this exact same sorta h do many times, surely somebody's asked him to list all the wars America won between the two world wars.
Trump: "We have officially renamed the Dept of Defense back to the original name, Dept of War. And remember we won World War 1, we won World War 2, we won everything in between. We won everything that came before. And then we brilliantly decided to change the name. We became politically correct"
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
He's made this exact same sorta h do many times, surely somebody's asked him to list all the wars America won between the two world wars.
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You still have to read as far as the title, Elon. You know, to make sure you are listening to the book you intended to.
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You still have to read as far as the title, Elon. You know, to make sure you are listening to the book you intended to.
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
I'd love it if the BBC refused to quote Trump again unless they quote verbatim the entire speech or tweet.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'd love it if the BBC refused to quote Trump again unless they quote verbatim the entire speech or tweet.
Remember when we had to leave the EU to get our sovereignty back?
🔴GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports Josiah Mortimer
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Remember when we had to leave the EU to get our sovereignty back?
"they are from a foreign country". Trump wants only Americans to run the BBC.
It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"they are from a foreign country". Trump wants only Americans to run the BBC.
"The electric grid's 200 years old. "
Trump on AI: "They're building their own electric utility plant. They become a utility if you think about it. They're building the utility & electric right alongside - this is where they have their transformers - they're building the most expensive electric plants you've ever seen. Some by nuclear."
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"The electric grid's 200 years old. "
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Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
Is this what Americans mean by "due process"? Presenting the prosecution case on TV before it gets to a jury.
here are the details of the alleged fraudulent poker games involving Chauncey Billups, as explained by an FBI official. It sounds extremely sophisticated.
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Is this what Americans mean by "due process"? Presenting the prosecution case on TV before it gets to a jury.
Why does not one in the US government know how percentages work?
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Why does not one in the US government know how percentages work?
So the US navy is going to take care of the Democrats?
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
So the US navy is going to take care of the Democrats?
You're bankrupt? What happened to that $17 trillion the rest of the world gave you?
Ron Johnson: "In the private sector, when a company is bankrupt - and let's face it, our nation is bankrupt - employees are laid off & they have to go find jobs elsewhere. Which quite honestly shouldn't be that difficult if federal workers lose some jobs. In Wisconsin, you can't find enough workers"
September 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
You're bankrupt? What happened to that $17 trillion the rest of the world gave you?
They go from "everyone in the army had to be a manly hunk of muscle" to "everyone has to have pretty paper with gold lettering".
Trump to generals: "We have beautiful paper, the gorgeous paper. I said, 'throw a little more gold on it, they deserve it. I want the A paper not the D paper.' We used to sign a piece of garbage ... I want to use the big beautiful firm paper."
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
They go from "everyone in the army had to be a manly hunk of muscle" to "everyone has to have pretty paper with gold lettering".
So many words just to say "we commit war crimes"
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
So many words just to say "we commit war crimes"
He doesn't seem to know anything about it. Maybe they are planning a coup against him.
REPORTER: Secretary Hegseth is inviting military leaders from all over the world to a big meeting
TRUMP: I think it's great. Why, is there something wrong with it? Why is that such a big deal?
TRUMP: I think it's great. Why, is there something wrong with it? Why is that such a big deal?
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
He doesn't seem to know anything about it. Maybe they are planning a coup against him.
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Trump's UN speech was his most embarrassing showing since the "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL" one
September 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump's UN speech was his most embarrassing showing since the "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL" one
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Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
"it can only good happen"
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"it can only good happen"