Rebecca Ryan

Lewis Goodall is as much of a Labour activist as Owen Jones. If they appoint him to replace Laura Kuenssberg it’ll be great for #DefundTheBBC as he’ll be our best recruitment officer, turning people off the BBC in droves. Thanks to @TVKev for having me on

Dear Starmer, we’re not lab rats. Fix the platforms if you think there’s a problem — don’t lock Gen Z out. 👉 Email your MP: freegenz.co.uk/email-your-mp Read it: theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…

@kateferguson4 @CamillaTominey The effrontery

Strictly come dancing practice in parliament today! Lindsay Hoyle and Angela Rippon lead the class

The BBC's BAFTA drama is "absolutely diabolical. [John Davidson] should have been protected by the BBC... Let's not waste license fee payers' money on this investigation." Campaign Director @BeccyRyan tells @iancollinsuk #DefundTheBBC

“There is a silver lining to the BBC licence fee hike - the nuclear option is now unavoidable… Raising it to £180 only strengthens the case, and proves just how disconnected the system has become from the people forced to fund it.” @BeccyRyan #DefundTheBBC

Defund the BBC's Rebecca Ryan says Jeremy Clarkson is right to say the broadcaster has left their audience, "the BBC has lost grasp on what people actually want to watch." @TVKev | @BeccyRyan

The question of how to fund the BBC is back on the table as the Government prepares to review the corporation's charter - but is the current model out of date? "We can wave goodbye to the rose-tinted glasses view of the past." @iancollinsuk | @BeccyRyan

🚨 "It's outrageous. This will be the beginning of the end for the BBC." Former Labour Minister Baroness Hoey tells Julia that Brits will not put up with benefit claimants receiving free TV licences. @JuliaHB1

🚨OUTRAGEOUS: Our Campaign Director @BeccyRyan reacts to Labour considering giving free TV licences for people on benefits, paid for by hardworking Brits. "It would be the just-about-managing families who would be having to shoulder the cost." #DefundTheBBC

The launch of the BBC Royal Charter review should be a moment for decisive action. Instead, the government is signalling cowardice — talking about “reform” while kicking the licence fee into the long grass and leaving the British public bullied into paying for another decade.

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The BBC is at breaking point! Scandal after scandal has rocked the broadcaster in recent months. We had Rebecca Ryan in from Defund the BBC to ask the question: what should happen next to the state broadcaster? Listen on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=zraoeU…

“BBC bosses are just desperately trying to search for some way out of this complete disaster they find themselves in… They said they took so long to apologise because they couldn't decide what they were apologising for. I mean, that's a five minute meeting, isn't it?” Our Campaign Director @BeccyRyan tells @JuliaHB1.

“The licence fee must be reformed. Non-payment should be decriminalised and the charge linked only to those who actually watch BBC content. You can’t coerce an audience into liking you. You have to earn it.” @BeccyRyan - Campaign Director #DefundTheBBC

How to legally cancel your TV licence and help Defund the BBC youtu.be/gr7vWslLTlA?si…

“Strong and valued”? Tell that to the millions criminalised for refusing to fund it. The BBC misled viewers, ignored whistle-blowers and broke trust — yet Ofcom still claps from the sidelines. Britain deserves accountability, not excuses. #DefundTheBBC

Stop the presses — scientists discover men are stronger than women. Next up: water is wet. dailymail.co.uk/sport/otherspo…

“We see time after time the BBC just trying to fend off any of these scandals that they find themselves in. They take no accountability whatsoever. And it's because they've got this guaranteed income that they are seeking to protect.” @BeccyRyan tells @GBNEWS #DefundTheBBC

#DefundTheBBC are calling for: • A full independent inquiry into editorial malpractice • Criminal accountability where laws were broken • An end to compulsory funding — let viewers choose The BBC was meant to serve the public. It’s the public who now need protection from the BBC.

Two resignations won’t fix a culture that rewards bias and punishes truth. The BBC takes billions in compulsory fees from households that have no real choice. That’s not accountability — it’s coercion.

🚨The resignations of BBC boss Tim Davie and News Chief Deborah Turness aren’t accountability — they’re an admission of institutional collapse. The BBC has stopped reporting the news — and started manipulating it for political ends 🧵 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…