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I travelled from the UK to see @thechicks at Hershey this summer (as well as the wonderful @ladya) . The Chicks were utterly brilliant: if you can get tickets to this tour, go !
Finally ... a PM willing to acknowledge that Britain needs a formal, written constitution to set in stone the relationship between the State & its citizens. Now get on with it.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
I rarely share Amazon reviews of my work, but I'm v grateful for this of my @iconbooks Spycatcher title
"I was absolutely gripped by this book, I've never read a book so quickly! Very detailed & thoroughly researched ... this could definitely be made into a film or mini series."
At what point will @RFU wake up and realise that Borthwick is hopelessly out of his depth as @EnglandRugby head coach ? It's long, long past time to get rid.
Utterly pitiful from @EnglandRugby v France. Not the team's fault: Borthwick's (lack of) tactics once again the problem. No offloads, no disguised runners, no speed, no intelligence. Sack him.
All the replacements in the world won't fix the fundamental problem. @EnglandRugby are slow & utterly lacking in any form of attacking coherence. Yet another example of Steve Borthwick not being up to the job.
Since Lord Grade has crawled out once again from under his stone, blessing @GBNEWS with his admiration, it's worth recalling that Grade was utterly useless in every senior role he occupied with broadcasters (I had direct experience). Best to ignore him.
theguardian.com/media/2026/j…
I have a copy of the only extant PIE membership list. There are no recognisable BBC names - management or otherwise - on it. The reason the list has not been released is simple: to do so would be a breach of privacy (PIE was vile but not illegal - though it should have been.)
Why has the BBC never released the list of 300 PIE members, and every organisation, charity, school, university, civil service or government position they held?
The BBC are happy to name-and-shame when it suits them, but pedo's always get a free pass..🧵
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq62…
Yet again @carolecadwalla is absolutely spot on correct. Brittin should be nowhere near the BBC - and companies using illegally scraped content to power their AI must be stopped. (Declaration of interest: 18 of my books have been stolen for or by AI LLMs.)
A fine and important piece from @arusbridger. But I'd add the context that @Ofcom has been a non-regulating regulator for many years before the advent of @GBNEWS. That's why all British Public Service Broadcasters have been allowed to reduce drastically their PSB content.
Since @Ofcom seems to have given up, we asked 20 experienced journalist from a wide range of backgrounds to watch multiple hours of @GBNEWS . Their conclusion: the supposedly regulated channel has, in effect, become Reform TV. How did it happen? thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbr…
Dear God. @EnglandRugby are abysmal. And this dire performance has Borthwick's useless fingerprints all over it. He has to go.
Hey @EnglandRugby: try watching @FranceRugby vs Italy (happening now). Pace, power, precision & adventurous offloads, not box kicks & programmed players fitting into a dull pre-ordained 'system'. Guess what - it's great to watch.
If @EnglandRugby lose this - & I wouldn't be remotely surprised on current performance - Borthwick & Wigglesworth need to be sacked.
Absolutely spot on. @EnglandRugby planned to kick & were useless in the air. Steward far too slow; Freeman abysmal; Dingwall anonymous. Truly dire.
Absolutely dire. So many problems - front row, Itoje not firing, Mitchell getting slow ball: but above all Freeman is useless.
Two England players costing the team - Steward & Freeman. Very poor both
14' | SCO 17-0 ENG
Jamie Ritchie scores for Scotland.
Conversion good.
#GuinnessM6N | #SCOvENG
A fine & timely piece by @AdamBienkov. His description of 'managerial timidity' at the BBC is reminiscent of Britain's truly lousy managements in the car industry & Fleet Street in the 1970s. You may recall how they ended up ...
🔴The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the ‘Right-Wing Coup’ Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @AdamBienkov
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t…