#1271

“Law and order enthusiasts”

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#1272

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funny way to spell “being a fucking racist”

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#1273

I’M NOT RACIST, IT’S MY STANCE ON RACE!

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#1274

Critical stance on anti-racism

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#1275

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#1276

Come on BBC twats, even Boris is calling them what they are

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Gammons on Parade
#1277

Dunno who this Twitter person is, but they’ve summed the coverage up here…

Additionally, on BBC Scotland News tonight at 22:35 this was covered, and the refugee/asylum seeker solidarity demo was referred to, at the very end of the report, in passing, as a “rival protest”.

Not fit for purpose.

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#1278

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Eurgh.

#1279
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#1280

In the best possible world interviewing the two men most responsible for setting the parameters of political possibility over the past two decades, and discussing the serious ramifications that had, would be a very good way to kick off a series about radical change. I sincerely doubt that’s how how it’s going to be framed though.

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#1281

Amol Rajan is pretty awful, and is only gonna get worse as he makes his way up the ladder. Can’t wait.

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#1282

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:thinking:

#1283

Jet fuel can’t melt steel beams

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#1284

Imagine paying £25 to stick a picture of Bin Laden in the stand at Elland Road.

#1285

That’s true - he was rumoured to be an Arsenal fan.

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#1286

puts debit card back in wallet

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#1287

This URL links to some interesting collections of stories based on major events or themes.

Except it kinda doesn’t. Because almost anything not really recent seems to get given the chop from the bottom of the list, and there’s no pagination to older stuff.

archive.org has it all logged, though, dating back to just over 10 years ago: 25th Aug 2010.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100825200329/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/

Starting there and clicking through is a real throwback. (Obviously there’s loads of older stuff on the BBC, some of it grouped together around specific events, but the ‘Special Reports’ page for listing the themed collections apparently only started in 2010.)

Not a revelation or anything, but I thought I’d chuck this in here for anyone who might be interested in it for research purposes, historical perspective, historical whimsy, aimless browsing, or whatever (and my future self when I’m bored/trying to find stuff).

Also, seeing as we’re only a couple of months away from the overlap, I’m wondering if there’s mileage in a rolling The News Ten Years Ago thread?

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#1288

It’s pay walled & The Times and I fully expect the right wing press to jump up and down about this today but, still:

Put’em on a fucking course.

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#1289

Sad news. :neutral_face:

#1290

Was Andrew Neil good or bad? Never watched it. Plenty of gammon complaining on twitter which suggests he was bad but I can’t tell anymore because literally everyone hates the BBC it seems.