@bobhudson.bsky.social

Reform can’t even have ‘a serious conversation’ about a tourist tax, never mind Brexit.

Embarrassing!

Dearie me #r4today - yesterday Tice, today Farage. Haven’t they got their own TV station?

Kudos to @joshhalliday.bsky.social and @patrickjbutler.bsky.social for pulling this off with some good old-fashioned investigative journalism… www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Waking to #r4today examining who’s upset, who’s angry, who’s in favour. There’s never any focus on the benefits of Brexit that would be at risk is there? Funny that!

Serbia has voted for a galaxy of PhD students with no experience of government to run the country - astonishing and fascinating politics… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Please, make it go away!

The asset-stripping of Durham High School (and others) by shadowy Chinese buyers is an outrageous running sore… www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2666850...

Why is HM Government wrongly proposing to abolish Local Healthwatch? We need to talk more about this. My view 👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substack.com/p/wholl-look...

Can we increase this to 1000 days please? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How is it possible to have an ‘honest conversation’ with the owners of these right-wing rags?

Waking to news that the rise of the populist right is not inevitable.

Houchen was seen as the likely saviour of the Tory party not that long ago. Now mired in controversy and scrutiny… northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

There’s a pattern settling in here isn’t there? The days of Farage as a shoe-in for PM seem very distant.

Good for him! But it’s increasingly hard to have an ‘honest discussion’ in this post-truth society isn’t it? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

John Humphrys used to infuriate me on #r4today but this👇is a compelling personal account of the #Aberfan tragedy… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Badenoch is ridiculing Burnham’s ‘little fixes’. She’s making a mistake argues @josh.politics.co.uk in this interesting piece www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/burn...

Fascinating discussion of Trump’s fixation with male beauty - he’s losing the last shreds of inhibition. open.spotify.com/episode/6ipX...

Only too believable from Private Eye 👇

How about holding a referendum asking for approval to hold negotiations with a view to rejoining? This would create a renewed ‘will of the people’ - one way or the other.

A metaphor for the ages… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Umm…if you say so.. 😮

The shockingly botched NHS reorganisation drifts on while the author of the change drifts away to another job. All explained by @roylilley1.bsky.social myemail.constantcontact.com/Behind.html?...

Older People: Talking ‘Bout My Generation! What is wrong with you? Why would you not support the founding principles of the NHS? Are you ignorant of pre-NHS access to healthcare? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

There’s another big election this weekend and it should concern us all - Serbia. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Yes, 100% Yes! 👇

Just listened to @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social on #r4today. Dealing well with a very tricky brief.

Anyone heard from Hancock today? Or Johnson? No…me neither! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Anyone remember when politics was the art of reaching for compromise to find solutions that everyone could find acceptable? Badenoch thinks the purpose of politics is to stoke hate and division.

Could this be more damning?Johnson merrily broke the rules. Hancock casually lied about ‘a protective ring’ around care homes. Their pals profited from flawed contracts for PPE. Residents and care staff died. And now Badenoch turns her back on solution talks? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Tough one…who to believe? Rubio or Zelensky? 🤔

USA: The French learned their lesson in 1956. We didn’t. Have we now? To the point blog by @jontybloom.bsky.social. jonty.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...

Who is out of step here then?

Rifkind says what everyone else is thinking - the Emperor is naked.

‘We have a higher standard of vetting than other parties’ claims Farage… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform: Can a rabble of political amateurs be professionalised and packaged? This is very good from @josh.politics.co.uk www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/is-t...

‘Balance’…Would the BBC have invited Goebbels to get an alternative to Churchill? Truth is not the midpoint between a fact and a lie says @baghdaddi.bsky.social. bylinetimes.com/2026/10/15/t...

Today’s headlines are (once again) all about Trump. We can’t rationalise his behaviour any longer - he’s just nuts says @arusbridger.bsky.social. alanrusbridger.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

What a circus - what can you expect with the performing seal in charge?

Pass the sick bag somebody…this is sheer Trumpism. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Listening to Robert Jenrick on #r4today whinging about the ITV scrutiny. He assures us Reform has the best vetting of any party but the odd bad apple gets through. So there you go…🙄

You just despair don’t you?

I’m old enough to remember when Durham County Council was a major organisation engaged in serious local decision-making. And now…this? www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2663729...

There’s a lot more to come out here. Reform come across as more narked they’ve been found out than concerned about the findings… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What!? First he posts the video of the attack and then he mocks the victim. And we all have to keep on humouring him?

Try watching this without cringing!

If there’s a lower rung on the moral ladder you can be sure Trump will mount it… www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Doubtless Farage will be apologising for denying this…?

Are we supposed to take these goons seriously? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage could teach the Russians a thing or two about manipulating the democratic process couldn’t he? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...