Dear @bbcquestiontime
Tom Skinner on Question Time is the BBC equivalent of inviting the loudest bloke in the pub because he “speaks his mind.”
Great for viral clips, terrible for actual political debate.
Skinner isn’t there to inform anyone — he’s there because he shouts, he mugs for the camera, and he trends. That’s it. No expertise, no depth, no grasp of policy beyond “common sense” clichés you could hear from a taxi rank at 2am.
Putting him on Question Time doesn’t elevate the conversation.
It drags the show down to the level of a breakfast‑TV soundbite factory.
Every time the BBC hands a seat to a reality‑TV personality instead of someone who actually understands the issues, it proves the show cares more about engagement metrics than meaningful discussion. Not that this is surprising anymore!
If the goal is serious debate, Skinner adds nothing.
If the goal is cheap entertainment, just say that — and stop pretending it’s public service broadcasting.
#bbcqt
I was once a free speech absolutist. I have since changed my stance: free speech for those who uphold free speech; censorship for those who advocate censorship.
Make your opponents live by the principles they preach. Allowing free speech to censors puts you in a perpetual defensive position. Tit-for-tat, on the other hand, is an antifragile stance. and the best defence against subversion.
This mirrors my position on violence: non-violent toward those who are non-violent; violence (with extreme prejudice) against those who are violent.
Stop being politically squeamish. You know bombing the shit out of terrorists who would bomb the shit out of you is the right thing to do. You’re just hoping they won’t really bomb the shit out of you because you’re a long way away - so you go on the ‘stop the war’ marches like a cowardly wanker to continue presenting yourself to your mates as a “nice person” who doesn’t think bombing the shit out of terrorists who would bomb the shit out of you is a good idea. Keep your mates - leave Iranians to be murdered and oppressed by Islamist warlords. 👌
Or,
You actually support terrorists.
Or,
You’re actually a fucking idiot.
@HesperionXX1@JeanHatchet We have had enough of pointless Middle Eastern wars that only serve to weaken our country. Craven, supine cowards are those who sit behind a screen and demand others fight in a conflict they themselves will not.
We don't have enough troops to conquer Iran as it stands.
We're going to need another 500-750k to be in a position to actually take it, and control it.
The public support for the war or a draft is currently not there, and the robots aren't in place to enforce draft dodgers, so they're going to need a false flag followed by a mass media push to manipulate the public into supporting it.
My guess is the target will be religious, maybe during the National Anthem of a sporting event.
Turning Point USA will be a massive part of the recruitment, remember Posobiec's line "With the armor of god."
This is why Charlie Kirk was killed.
@JeanHatchet Yes it’s tragic that we can’t defend our owns bases from attack, especially given Britains naval history. But we are still a NATO member and there are a lot of US bases in Britain, so it is unlikely they would refuse to help us if we were being bombed.
@KultronM We don’t need to bomb any fucker. We needed to say - “what do you need us to do to help?” and Starmer failed. Now any fucker can bomb us anytime. No one running to help us out. We have an underfunded military and we are basically fucked.
@theenglishwitc1@JeanHatchet Iranian politicians and theocrats have made many bold claims, almost non of which have come true. I would argue that, if the domestic threat is so high, it makes sense to keep out armed forces at home, rather than send them to yet another endless war in ME.
@KultronM@JeanHatchet Iran said in December 2025 that it was, and I quote, “in a full fledged war with Israel, the USA, and Europe”. We are in it already. Our agencies foiled 20 Iran backed terror plots in the last year. We don’t have a choice because it’s been made for us.
@JeanHatchet Surely Britain bombing Iran would make us more likely to be bombed (if they can)? Also, when the inevitable mass-displacement of Iranians reaches Europe, our military involvement will be used as a justification for Britain accept asylum seekers en mass (including extremists)
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Do you think we have an invisible force field around the UK? We can’t even muster one fucking aircraft carrier to defend Cyprus right now.
There are Islamist extremists mourning the death of the Ayatollah in Manchester and thousands of idiots marching in the streets to give them backing for their brutal regime. The threat to the UK is already here.
An “ooh not for me” approach is not really enough to keep the threat from your door. Maybe stick a white flag out of your letter box and a note saying “don’t hurt me - I’m not involved”. I’m sure that is a bloody good nuclear deterrent. Give it a go.
Cousin rape of a 5 year old
Gamer, 33, who used his PlayStation and Xbox to groom a five-year-old boy he went on to rape up to 100 times is jailed for 21 years
03 Aug 2018,
•Anwar Ali, 33, invited the boy to play computer games with him in his bedroom
•He was raped up to 100 times between 2003 and 2007 and now has severe OCD
•Ali has been jailed for 21 years and after his release will be on licence until 2043
@CestrianRRF@AngryBootneck Just because 1 Duncun did a thing, doesn't make the name Duncan cool forever. Its not even as cool as the US named ship on that list, Barry. And thats a very low bar Barry and Duncan were last seen fighting over a bag of chips spilt on the wet floor of a Northern High Street
I love the yank Op names, in the UK we are boring and use random non political words.. at 42 Commando we went on Op Palliser, Op Herrick, Op Telic. Northern Ireland was Op Banner. The yanks always had cool names like Op Screaming Skull and Op Ten Million Souls Shrieking In Hell
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump is furious with how events have unfolded over the past hours, and did not want to get involved in a prolonged conflict with Iran.
@drlsmittal@PolitlcsUK Exactly, I would assume this will require everyone to upload copies of their ID in order to be able to use any social media- and these companies are (pretty much) all notorious for leaking private data.
🚨 BREAKING: The Lords have voted to ban under-16s from using social media
Ban: 261
No ban: 150
The Government can try to scrap the amendment but most Labour MPs support a ban and would be risking a rebellion
@joshua_purnell@5021Truths51011@jimbo1YNWA@antmiddleton Anders Lassen won the VC, but he was technically in the Special Boat Section. Either way, it’s possible many SAS soldiers have performed actions worthy of being awarded VCs but don’t because of their role.
@joshua_purnell@5021Truths51011@jimbo1YNWA@antmiddleton Depends on how your defining great I suppose. I would say technical ability is a better way of judging greatness than bravery, because all soldiers who faced combat are brave. VC winners typically don’t think of themselves as greater than their comrades, just luckier.
@KultronM@5021Truths51011@jimbo1YNWA@antmiddleton That’s surely a prime example of what a great soldier is. Selfless and doing what they can to complete the mission or save the lives of their fellow soldiers. I’m not disputing that to be in the elite levels of the military you have to be a top soldier. But greatest ever isn’t it