Gary Quick

The kneecapping of the BBC Is a horrific exercise in avoiding to pay for anything and hoping “efficiency savings” are enough to get by. Just fucking fund the BBC properly.

Musk is lying about Ukraine using civilian Starlink on combat drones. Since February, any Starlink terminal operating in motion has needed military Starshield authorization. No Starshield – no connection. Using civilian Starlink on drones was technically impossible. Period.

Sky wants to take over ITV. It could mean 86% of the UK's news run by either the BBC or Sky & spell disaster for UK media. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is thinking about intervening - tell her to stick to her guns & stop this deal. Sign the petition now: 38d.gs/xvqd

At last! Big congrats to all including @carolecadwalla.bsky.social As MP I was proud to join a court case to try to force ministers to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote & other recent elections - their lack of curiosity, from Boris onwards, was stunning …

It's important to recognise is that this *isn't* about the US getting "back" to business with Russia, because there's never been much US-Russia business of any kind beyond arms control. What the Trump admin is pushing for is an unprecedented alignment of the US with Russia.

NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her.. 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...

Best thing I read on the Tories this week? This counter to the emerging common wisdom by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk

Letter printed in The Times today

I wrote a little something about how we should better separate the legitimacy of the challenges people are experiencing from the legitimacy of what they're then holding up as the solution to those problems. dmitryopines.substack.com/p/on-legitim...

I listened to Ed Davey on the Today programme this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point. The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.

Besides Childline (obvs), that clip of Esther Rantzen getting arrested for obstruction is my favourite thing of hers. The way she rather sardonically responds in that slightly posh put upon way is hilarious. Especially sticking her head out the window. Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round!

For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

Reform won five MPs in 2024. Today’s YouGov MRP puts them at 123. Their polling has slipped but this would still mean the largest far-right presence in parliament in UK history. 🧵

🗣️ "League Two’s highest rated ground is Exeter City’s St James’ Park – ranked 31st with a score of 4.5!" Take a look at the Guardian's article on the highest rated stadiums in the UK ⬇️ theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/23/football-stadiums-highest-lowest-google-rating-the-knowledge #ECFC #OurWay

We should be proud that being British is something that unites people regardless of their skin colour. If today’s parties of the right want a backward-facing, exclusionary patriotism – Labour will fight against them, and we’ll win.

My Labour MP got both barrels on this very point in an email last night. They’re making it impossible for their core voters to support them.

Ryan Bridge, national leader of Raise the Colours, has been charged with 14 public order offences after RTC’s flag-raising activities in Oxfordshire. The charges relate to reported incidents between 31 January and 31 March, which includes the day when Bridge and acolytes “flagged” Abingdon Road.

Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests. Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.

All quiet on the frontal lobe.

This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚

Scenario - as a white male, you dare speak to ‘brown’ people and get set upon by ‘white’ knuckleads

🗣️ "The competition provides great experience, and not just for the ones in and around the first team." Matt Taylor on City competing in the Premier League U21 Cup again this season ⬇️ #ECFC #OurWay

Some interesting, and dare I say, realistic options for climate action and adaptions here which IF communicated well could IMO go down well with the public. #ClimateAction www.theguardian.com/environment/...

ANNOUNCEMENT: All our sundials will be out of order this evening between about 6pm and 8pm, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Normal service will resume tomorrow. In unrelated news, enjoy the eclipse later... Photos: Mike Selby, Annapurna Mellor, Chris Davies, John Millar

I wrote an open letter to David Ellison responding to his recent essay in the New York Times. Read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

Meaning of the word ‘notional’ - something that exists as a theoretical idea, estimate, or concept rather than as a real, physical, or actual fact Seems totally what you’d expect in a set of Reform UK accounts.

Forget the journalistic frustration for people like me and Carole that most ignored the Banks revelations, Russian links and Cottrell PayPal ruses, 7 or 8 years ago. More important is that Farage doubled up with his double dealings in the years since, because of sense of impunity

It's hard to believe that sixteen years have passed since we tragically lost Adam Stansfield at just 31 years old. We will never let you go, Stanno. ❤️

ITV news, Burnham day 2 Presenter - well the cracks are really showing aren’t they Correspondent - yes, appears to be some major divisions within the party Oh well, that’s that then, honeymoon period over. Let the crisis begin 😶 FFS can UK MSM just get some therapy!

Farage seems to have totally lost track of where all his money is coming from... He's got himself tangled in his own conflicting stories about donations. Very messy indeed. open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

Mic drop....:)

It's the Gulf of England now, I don't make the rules.

If Kansas Republicans try this, they will get sued and lose. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is fascinating. The BBC’s own scrutiny of its flagship TV News discusses its clear bias towards selective reporting of crimes committed by immigrants & asylum seekers and no one from the News team will defend it. What is going on behind the scenes? www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

I'm old enough to remember when Nigel Farage would hold a press conference at the drop of a hat. So why is he now launching his divisive policies in a blog post from the safety of his keyboard? I can think of 5 million reasons why…

⛽️❗️As expected, restrictions were introduced across the entire network of Tatneft gas stations in Russia. Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Udmurtia, Kazan, Cheboksary, Ulyanovsk and Kuzbass fell under the restriction of 20 liters of gasoline or 40 liters of diesel per check.

Politicians who fanned these flames should hang their heads in shame. Time and again we've seen this story play out. Single incidents used to fuel a far right narrative - and communities across the nation paying the price.

Just watch this… And for the love of God, please see Farage for what he is. His response to Sarah Everard Vs his response to Henry Nowak Jaw dropping.

@andyburnham.bsky.social will you take the UK government off the hellsite?

#FarageRiots