Richard Woodcock
@zedwally.bsky.social
Old ex-academic, musician, crosswords, curious.
https://unclewallyandunclesteve.bandcamp.com
https://unclewallyandunclesteve.bandcamp.com
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The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
The Home Office continues to use language that its own data refutes
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Robin Lustig sums it up: open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
The US and Europe: the Great Divide
On Ukraine, democracy and the environment, Europe and the US are on different sides. It's high time we recognised reality.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Robin Lustig sums it up: open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
This is well worth a read if you can spare the time. And then check out "RAF" Menwith Hill.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This is well worth a read if you can spare the time. And then check out "RAF" Menwith Hill.
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As I was saying...
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
As I was saying...
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This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
Sometimes (not all the time) I wish there were elections for TV news and current affairs presenters. #newsnight
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sometimes (not all the time) I wish there were elections for TV news and current affairs presenters. #newsnight
Nigel Farage said yesterday that he can't remember everything he said all those years ago, so how can he come out with a categorical denial today? #newsnight
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Nigel Farage said yesterday that he can't remember everything he said all those years ago, so how can he come out with a categorical denial today? #newsnight
No mention of her earlier support for QAnon, or anything else that confirms her as completely bats. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What happens next for Marjorie Taylor Greene after exit from Congress?
The former Trump ally has decided to end her time in Congress early after a public fallout with the president.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
No mention of her earlier support for QAnon, or anything else that confirms her as completely bats. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's all this pitch-rolling talk all of a sudden? #newsnight
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's all this pitch-rolling talk all of a sudden? #newsnight
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We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe.
Here is the piece and an extract.
davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...
Here is the piece and an extract.
davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe.
Here is the piece and an extract.
davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...
Here is the piece and an extract.
davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...
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No, Fiona Bruce. The conclusions of the Covid inquiry are not Baroness Hallett’s ‘opinion’ - they’re the conclusions of the inquiry. #bbcqt
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No, Fiona Bruce. The conclusions of the Covid inquiry are not Baroness Hallett’s ‘opinion’ - they’re the conclusions of the inquiry. #bbcqt
This is so necessary - please sign and share. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is so necessary - please sign and share. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
What a surprise - from today’s New York Times..
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What a surprise - from today’s New York Times..
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
The final paragraph of this piece makes a crucial point - frightening.
The final paragraph of this piece makes a crucial point - frightening.
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
The final paragraph of this piece makes a crucial point - frightening.
The final paragraph of this piece makes a crucial point - frightening.
Why do I suddenly keep seeing the term "pitch-rolling"? It seems like it's only appeared in recent months. I wish someone would pull the stumps on it. #news #budget2025
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Why do I suddenly keep seeing the term "pitch-rolling"? It seems like it's only appeared in recent months. I wish someone would pull the stumps on it. #news #budget2025
More decent, common sense from Robin Lustig: open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
Cruel, immoral, inhumane ...
For the Labour party to pander to racism instead of confronting it is a disgrace.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
More decent, common sense from Robin Lustig: open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Excellent as always - Stewart Lee's writing for The Nerve feels more direct than his previous work for The Observer, and it's all the better for it.
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Excellent as always - Stewart Lee's writing for The Nerve feels more direct than his previous work for The Observer, and it's all the better for it.
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This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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I think this is the first time I've EVER heard a politician speak the unflinching truth like this instead of cowardly skirting round the issue.
In so doing, @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks up for all those groups threatened by Trump's actions.
We need far more of this courage in politics.
In so doing, @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks up for all those groups threatened by Trump's actions.
We need far more of this courage in politics.
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I think this is the first time I've EVER heard a politician speak the unflinching truth like this instead of cowardly skirting round the issue.
In so doing, @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks up for all those groups threatened by Trump's actions.
We need far more of this courage in politics.
In so doing, @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks up for all those groups threatened by Trump's actions.
We need far more of this courage in politics.
We should think seriously about how attitudes to politics and politicians have deteriorated since the advent of social media (not to mention 24-hour news). #bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We should think seriously about how attitudes to politics and politicians have deteriorated since the advent of social media (not to mention 24-hour news). #bbcqt
Interesting, thorough.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Interesting, thorough.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
From today’s Guardian. Meanwhile, small music venues and less-known musicians struggle to keep going.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
From today’s Guardian. Meanwhile, small music venues and less-known musicians struggle to keep going.
Bang on - this is serious. open.substack.com/pub/martha6j...
This is public life in 2025, who would volunteer?
Why the BBC crisis is not just a reflection of some bad editorial decisions and why it matters
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Bang on - this is serious. open.substack.com/pub/martha6j...