Garry Stone

Garry Stone

@garrystone.bsky.social

Blakean Aspiring poet Evidence, truth, kindness, love, common purpose. As far left as this sad world will allow.

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#r4today top marks Chris Mason for managing to both-side Russia's election interference and disinformation campaigns. Apparently Burnham "didn't offer any evidence" and "Russia deny any interference".

There is a shadow minister on Sky at the moment supporting the 'protests'. Ignoring the balaclavas, intimidation and the illegal blocking of roads. Ignoring who they are. We might look back at this weekend as the tipping point where the media and political class finally lost their bearings.

If the fascist 'protestors' didn't have migrant boats to get violent about they would find something else. And the media would call that violence legitimate too. It's not about boats.

Nick Robinson another disgraceful interview- this time Bardella. No questions, no investigation or pushback - simply a list of patsy cues to set up what he wanted to say and reinforce Reform - including Islamaphobia and 'replacement'.

OK I'm going to say it - this move to appropriate and desecrate cultural institutions through mob-style threats is straight out of the Hitler playbook.

Cleverly on #SkyNews right now arguing that the Tory attack on benefit claimants and EU citizens is better than Reforms attack on benefit claimants and EU nationals....

Turned on BBC TV News to witness a tidal wave of negative comments, quotes from the industry, and curated vox pops decrying the under 16 social media ban. With no other framing, interviews with ministers, campaigners, or those who have suffered tragedies.

Justin Webb #r4today arguing that we must be concerned about asylum seekers being a danger coming from violent regions - having spent 5 minutes excusing 'indigenous' masked rioters who enact a progrom, smash and burn streets and make families flee in terror. Make it make sense.

BBC radio #WATO seemingly flummoxed as to why people are unaware the immigration figures have plummeted. They ought to chase up the state funded national broadcaster and ask them why.

Notice how Starmers glasses weren't attacked because he broke the rules, but because he did it. With Farages £5m the issue is solely whether he broke the rules, not about the money...

Just like to share one of the most overused and necssary rules I learned in business. "The worst case always turns out to be way worse than any worst case scenario".

US children are growing up in a world where they carry documents and go to events and venues named to the glory of a proven and boastful sex offender. And this is normal and OK according to their parents generation.

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Can I suggest a definitive definition of 'woke'? It's someone who doesn't just not publish videos of black people as apes, or make excuses, or or blame others - it's someone who can't even comprehend that such videos even exist.

Looking for the line approaching that tells us we are lost, that we've gone too far - when the post war dream of common humanity and the victory of truth and love is finally gone. And realising we crossed that line some time ago...

Just watched Farage doing his ordinary chap just proud of his country schtick for his Party Political Broadcast. Serious question - was it directed by Chris Mason?

Wonder how Reform get away with their nastiest excesses? ITV local News has just reported that Labour and the Lib Dems have complained about some tweets posted by a Redcar candidate - whilst failing to mention what they were or even alluding to the content. Free ride.

Just heard Chris Mason's intro to Starmer's visit to China onR4 #WATO . Talking about him as if doing a voiceover to a true crime murder documentary describing the villain. Loathesome.

"US Vice President JD Vance says newly released footage shows the ICE agent was actig in self defence". This apparently is #BBCR4 impartiality and investigation of evidence. Gut churning.

Having previously described Rachel Reeves as a 'woman problem', this morning Kemi Badenoch referred to the Chancellor as 'that woman'. Just remember this casual misogyny next time she's moaning and all hurty.