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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

John giving @mrjamesob.bsky.social a wake up call this morning after the two guys from Brighton who are clearly developers 'involved in construction'. Construction is just another bosses & workers world and the guys that do the lifting get knackered.

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Gareth0108 @gareth0108.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

this is important to add

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Jason Arday's utterly sad death holds a stark mirror up to the dehumanising political-media-societal culture we are in – one we must all be honest about being complicit in – which forgets there is a human being at the centre of a story, a case study, an issue, a scandal. It is dehumanising.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We need something similar if not stronger to this in the UK, which should also bring in @justeats.bsky.social @uberuu.bsky.social etc. These bikes are a dangerous menace in London. Same in Glasgow last week where they hurtle up & down pedestrianised parts of city centre. Accident waiting to happen.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

43-time Club Champion.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Modern British myths. Economic competence of Conservative government The Loch Ness Monster Train Wi-Fi

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

On the #Burnham interview I think he did well & would rate it 7.5/8 out of 10. Good on domestic but needs stronger lines on Trump. Could also have challenged framing of #LauraK questions which were shallow & designed for gotcha headlines. A better journo would have done a more interesting interview.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's been instructive to watch the RW media wet itself this week with 'unfunded' stories & attempts to whip up 'tax bombshell' stories. This from @iandunt.bsky.social captures it perfectly.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Nice suits boys #SpaArg To be hoped Wayne, Joe and Micah do a Temptations song and dance after the final. The way you do the things you do...

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Catching up on #Gove doing media round to justify billions wasted on #Covid contracts reminded me of @sturdyalex.bsky.social observation that Gove is a 'Method Liar'. Completely correct. Gove should not be platformed on TV as he gets off on 'defending the indefensible'. He loves it. It's his 'thing'

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Very good of @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social to do #LauarK job for her today and raise Farage's grifting with crank supporter Zahawi. Laura now bowling underarm to Mel Stride while eulogising Widdecombe. It is staggering how bad Kuensberg is at her job as Political Editor of the BBC.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Admire @bbc5live.bsky.social John Murray and think he's a superb broadcaster, but that final question to Elliot Anderson was unnecessary. In that moment it was very badly judged, extremely unfair on the player & completely unnecessary. #ENGDRC

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Trying to watch #ENGDRC on a train, my experience seems to have been broadly the same since the England players #WorldCup2026

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Presumably Yaxley Lennon will have his boys marching to Stockport over this and we can expect to hear from #Farage very soon.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Watched @bbc Newswatch a few times recently in which the public make objective complaints about poor BBC news output.Yet it has no impact on largely rubbish BBC coverage of news & politics. What is the point of it? It's like a CSR department set up to be nice while everyday operations act poorly.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Question: Has anyone been listening to @thenewsagents.co.uk of late? Enjoyed it at first but then it got too overheated, dramatic & focused on intrigue. Has it calmed down yet as I always thought Emily was a fair & balanced analyst?

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Trev @caerleonite.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Well done @iandunt.bsky.social for not letting Reform cllr Alex Wilson take the high ground for what Farage did.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Every leak I am seeing about the England squad is leaving me staggered. It's as though Tuchel - who I have always rated highly - is doing everything to make things as difficult as possible and guarantee failure. Just confirms that being England manager drives everyone mad eventually. #ENG

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Burnham should use Streeting's intervention to "make the argument" for the EU and progressive politics. This is the biggest failing of Starmer/Labour they NEVER EVER make the argument.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social One of the most significant yet underplayed issues that has created the current mess is the rise of the "Bad faith poltician". The epitome of this are Johnson, Farage & Gove. 2 of them will now be given a 2 month platform to spout their betrayal narrative & spread their lies.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

No feeling for Man City but Antoine Semenya seems like a very nice chap, so nice to see him win ans score such as excellent decisive goal. #FACupFinal #MCICHE

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Well said Robbie and Judith on BBC Newswatch just now. Can we have more of them and less of Mason and #LauraK? Far more incisive and with much better journalistic values.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I know there is a lot going on right now but can we all please take some time to recall how much of a bellend @samcoatescymru.bsky.social made of himself yesterday when he poured petrol on the flames and ended up burning himself.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝖄𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖘 𝕬𝖌𝖔… The Eye delved into Christopher Harborne's background - his dual identity, his cryptocurrency connections, his enormous political donations - long before his undeclared £5 million personal gift to Nigel Farage. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1511, December 2019.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I cannot promise it will make anyone feel better. What I can promise is that being curious about stuff is always a balm, because it ensures a part of you stays detached, going "huh, I didn't expect that, how weird". I can also promise that @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social was as ever a brilliant partner.

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

A wall of crypto money is powering Nigel Farage, both politically and personally. And much of the British media just shrugs app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73421/...

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

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#Politics Who gets heard – and who doesn’t – on UK broadcast? | Be Broadcast

New analysis of 1.5m mentions reveals which UK parties are overexposed or underrepresented on broadcast – from Labour and Reform to the Conservatives and Lib Dems.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Media refusal to acknowledge madness of Trump shown y'day when John Kay on Bkfast asked Darren Jones "why is relationship with USA so bad?" Like it isnt glaringly obvious! Maybe Kay should have said "how difficult is it for govt to deal with such an unpredictable US leader?"

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social going in on a fascinating subject today. Why do some people support racism that, if taken to its natural conclusion, would harm them and their family. Will be interested to hear what people have to say on this as its an issue that leaves me puzzled.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Sounds like Dacre adopted the "confused old man" successfully deployed by Murdoch at The Leveson Enquiry @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The UK media's positioning of the Royal Firm as 'concerned citizens' & everyday dupes that are getting information in the same way as the rest of us (while previously pony-ing up £10m to keep the victims quiet) says so much about what is wrong with public life today.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Just caught up with the latest episode of #TheApprentice and think that @vizcomic.bsky.social may want to get its copyright lawyers to take a look after the boys team blatantly ripped off its incomparable Dr Poo comic strip.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Another example of actual proper journalism by @thenewworldmag.bsky.social. Who'd have thought it...turns out the apolitical (yeah right) author of the dossier admonishing the BBC for doctoring quotes actually doctored quotes in his report.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This is well worth a read. Great insight on Panarama issue and wider issues in the way the BBC operates.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Important but rarely made point by Maitlis about how journalists should ”know when to believe”. In a world of bad faith actors too many journalists persist with 2-sides approach & come across as guileless stooges that let bad people get away with lies & deceit by failing to call it out.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Not a surprise to see @susannareid100.bsky.social & Ed Balls on willfully misunderstand #GaryNevilles point that the 'stoking of division' is the danger - when #GMBs idea of how to address a political issue is platform division by getting 2 people who will never agree to debate it.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The snideness of the coverage of Angela Raynor in The Times today is something to behold. They might as well have just said: working class northern women are not allowed to achieve or have any pleasures in life - and if they do, we will hound them for it. Awful.The Times under Gallagher is a rag.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Well done to The Times today. The paper of record now acting as a propaganda weapon to whip up far right hatred. Tony Gallagher is a little known figure but is managing to become of the most unpleasantly insidious figures in British public life. @sturdyalex.bsky.social @jamesobrien.bsky.social

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Good to see the @eplscores.bsky.social can call on rules no one new existed and that never get applied, when it needs to ensure the decisions favour the big teams. Once again Eze and #CPFC done out of an opening day goal. #CHECRY

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Chelsea not a team I like, but bloody hell, Palmer is playing like peak Zidane here.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Farage and the far right in general come from a grievance culture. If you do what they want, even maximally – Brexit – they’ll move the goalposts and keep moaning. If you engage seriously with their concerns, they’ll find new ones. You will never satisfy them, because they don’t want to be satisfied

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

@sturdyalex.bsky.social On a scale of 1-10 how much do you expect BBC & other outlets to overstate Reform performance & provide more Oxygen for Reform? They've won an early term by election by 6 votes & a mayoralty in the heart of a County where people want to live in the 1950s. Hardly a landslide.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Not a good night for smart arse penalty taking so far. Maybe just put your foot through it next time. #NEWCRY #RMAARS

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Rye chuckles Paul is v indicative of a rarely talked about Brexiter/Trump fan. Financially comfortable & probably a closet bigot but crucially with no skin in the game, who just like idea of giving it a whirl.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Frustrated with Labour but then you see Tory Mel Stride on TV & are reminded of their mendacity. Moans about LAB not conducting a trade deal with USA despite them failing to do so when in power, then lies about the benefits of Brexit (vaccine) despite being a remainer #ToryVandals

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Barnstorming performance from Jeremy Lee on #SaturdayKitchen. Hilarious. And the food looked great.

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leemurg.bsky.social @leemurg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

@goodmorningbritain.bsky.social attempts at 'politics' tell you everything about how badly our media fails in this regard. A cosy, friendly chat of two opposing views, neither of which has any skin in the game & one of whose (Kwarteng) biggest contribution to public life was to crash the economy.

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