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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social

I note the headline has been updated pretty sharpish.

aug 23, 2025, 9:41 am • 5 0

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Edward @fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social

This is a recurring pattern, though. If I ran the country's biggest news entity, I would probably at least make sure an editor approved a headline before publishing it to the main page.

aug 23, 2025, 9:42 am • 13 0 • view
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Glenda Jackson’s Blairite Nation 1997 @joebaldwin.me.uk

Once again, yet another unfortunate mistake from the BBC that just so happens to favour the right wing, and you're stupid to think there is some sort of pattern, because the BBC is neutral.

aug 23, 2025, 9:46 am • 7 0 • view
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Edward @fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social

I think it's two different phenomena, though one of them exacerbates the other: 1) The BBC has terrible processes in its news and especially online operations that would be a problem regardless of politics and 2) There are people in the BBC actively normalising fringe right-wing agendas

aug 23, 2025, 9:54 am • 16 1 • view
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Edward @fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social

If it wasn't for 1, a lot of the attempts at 2 would be shut down before publication, but as it is badly run they have free rein.

aug 23, 2025, 9:55 am • 5 0 • view
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ambrosen @ambrosen.bsky.social

Especially as the headline that goes into the social media card sticks with the first version

aug 23, 2025, 10:21 am • 2 0 • view