I’m fed up with politicians saying we need to “respect” the 2016 Brexit referendum result.
A decision by a narrow majority 10yrs ago, that turned out to be a costly mistake, does not have to be “respected”.
If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be a democracy
In the last 48 hours I’ve been deluged with 100s of vile, misogynistic tweets and death threats. Why? For doing my job: asking @ZiaYusufUK questions about claims by @Nigel_Farage of 2-tier policing. I spoke about this on tonight’s show. Enough is enough. https://t.co/SSHiAI3Umc
A big FUCK YOU from Marks and Spencer to the anti trans people campaigners. Well done @marksandspencer . I hope other retailers follow the example set by M&S. ✌️💚🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
A retweet by Zack Polanski is now the main story across every single media outlet.
Two days ago, it was revealed that Nigel Farage failed to disclose a £5 million gift from a crypto-billionaire.
It gets nowhere near the media attention, for straightforward political reasons.
I found this whole exchange appalling to be honest…
I don’t know how to debate this
Genuinely
Rude, dismissive, and unable to acknowledge any role that the actions of the Israeli government plays in fanning antisemitism.
It’s genuinely weird that an ex-cabinet minister can be bothered to troll me. I investigated you & found you oversaw the biggest electoral fraud in modern UK history & got away with it. You won. Move on. Get a hobby or something.
I held back on posting because I couldn’t believe it was genuine. This is n exciting, Hollywood style movie they watch from the safety and comfort of afar their children, women, families not subjected to the terror too many in the Middle East endure daily, hourly, minutely… it’s beyond … anything… and then not..
Trump’s little ambassadors. All day long. Standing up for the draft dodger who said our forces avoided the front line. Campaigning on grooming gangs while ignoring the rape claims against Trump. Taking top dollar to slag off the UK at every turn. If that is patriotism I’d love to know what treason looks like.
Most people in this country aren’t racist
Most aren’t falling for the scapegoating
Most can see that blaming migration for everything is like blaming the fire brigade for the flames
Britain is a diverse, complicated, gloriously chaotic tapestry of cultures and communities
So tired of tax exile billionaires telling us what Britain is or should be. Pay your tax and then you earn a voice? #Tax4Good Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain has been colonised by immigrants
https://t.co/gRLfszDew6
@GordonFielden@BakerRay3@BBCBreakfast Compare that to the excellent Gary Gibbon on @Channel4News
Gibbon is one of the very best we have right now, acute insight, excellent analysis and a decent respectful journalist. You see we are not served well by Mason's agenda pushing and clownish antics.
@GaryGibbonC4
There is a growing frustration with Chris Mason’s reporting because too often it feels like opinion and speculation rather than established fact. Viewers are not looking for commentary or personal interpretation. They want clear, verified information and nothing more.
Political correspondents are not elected, nor are they there to shape events or elevate their own judgement above that of the public. Their role is to report what is happening, not to project opinion or construct a running narrative around the Prime Minister’s position.
Public frustration with the BBC is growing for a reason. Licence fee payers expect impartial reporting, evidence and accountability. Instead, too much coverage now rests on anonymous briefings, unnamed sources and speculation presented as political reality.
If individuals are prepared to criticise publicly, then their names and their reasons should be reported. Context matters. Attribution matters. That is what allows the public to judge the weight and credibility of what is being said.
The findings from the Cardiff University study have already raised serious questions about balance. The BBC should reflect carefully on its editorial approach before further trust is lost.
The public funds the BBC. It exists because of that trust. If audiences conclude that commentary has replaced reporting, the consequences for the institution itself will be serious.
The BBC must return to its core purpose: evidence, attribution and impartial journalism.
Lee Anderson today said @GoodwinMJ was a local candidate in the Gorton and Denton campaign.
He lives in London.
Goodwin grew up St Albans and lived in Salford for 3 years at Uni. That’s the closest he’s ever been to Gorton or Denton.
He then lived in Canada and did his PhD in Bath - he spent as much time there as Salford.
What a fake.
Sir John Curtice has confirmed it:
Liz Truss didn’t just wreck the economy 👉her mini-Budget killed the last remaining belief that Brexit would ever deliver growth.
Even Leave voters now say Brexit has harmed the UK.
And Curtice is blunt:
👉 Labour would gain electorally by moving closer to the EU.
So why are Starmer & Reeves doing the opposite?
❌ A farm tax designed for a US-style land grab
❌ A pharma deal with Trump that locks us out of the Customs Union
❌ Red lines that keep Britain poorer while pretending we’re “moving closer to Europe”
Stop the deceit!
The Guardian finally says it:
Labour can’t save the economy while defending Johnson’s Brexit.
It’s the contradiction that’s tearing the country apart and Reeves and Starmer still won’t face it.