Glen Thompsett

I am deeply concerned by the @scott_mills story, following his sacking by @BBC. Mills was allegedly investigated by the Metropolitan Police, with a file handed to the CPS who decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. If an individual can be investigated, cleared of prosecution due to insufficient evidence, & still face professional ruin, then we are entering dangerous territory. Institutions must be very careful not to substitute due process with reputational expediency. Justice cannot operate on suspicion alone, nor can fairness be preserved if allegations—untested in a court of law—are treated as proof. We must ask ourselves: are we upholding justice, or quietly dismantling it?

That moment when you wake up and check the news headlines, my god what a gloomy picture it paints. #news #gloomy #Headlines

@RadioToday ….and why do so many of them try to emulate the big players. Stop it and be LOCAL….because nobody else is.

A community radio station has been found in breach of its licence for not providing any local content, whilst 17 others have been found in breach over payment issues radiotoday.co.uk/2026/03/presto…

Because of the ongoing war in be Gulf, the aeroplane designed to survive the unthinkable is being watched closely by many. When people talk about the “Doomsday Plane,” they usually imagine something mythical a secret aircraft waiting for the end of the world. The reality is both more sober and more fascinating. The aircraft in question is the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center, a heavily modified Boeing 747-200 built to function as a flying command post should the United States ever lose its ground-based leadership infrastructure. In the most extreme scenario, nuclear war, it would allow national command authorities to continue directing military forces from the air. In other words, it’s not a weapon. It’s a continuity plan. Inside, the aircraft is less airline cabin and more airborne bunker: hardened against electromagnetic pulse, filled with secure communications equipment, briefing rooms, and enough systems redundancy to operate independently for long periods. It carries battle staff, communications specialists, and aircrew trained for a mission nobody ever hopes to perform. One feature always captures people’s imagination. Trailing from the rear of the aircraft is a five-mile-long antenna… literally reeled out behind the aircraft in flight. This is part of a Very Low Frequency (VLF) communications system used to transmit signals to submerged ballistic missile submarines, the most survivable leg of the nuclear deterrent. VLF radio waves can penetrate seawater, allowing commanders to communicate with submarines even when they are hidden deep below the ocean’s surface. It’s a remarkable piece of engineering and a reminder that the 747 platform was never just a passenger aeroplane. The same aircraft that democratised long-haul travel also became a flying laboratory, a space shuttle carrier, a cargo giant, and, in this case, a last-resort command centre. In my book JUMBO, I explore how versatile the Queen of the Skies truly became. During interviews with crew members who have worked around these aircraft, one theme came through repeatedly: professionalism mixed with quiet humility. The mission is serious, but the people involved understand their real purpose is deterrence, ensuring the aircraft never has to do the job it was built for. And that’s perhaps the most important point. When tensions rise and rumours swirl online about “doomsday planes taking off,” it’s easy to imagine the worst. In truth, these aircraft exist precisely to prevent catastrophe, by ensuring that even in the most extreme circumstances, order and communication would endure. The Boeing 747 was built to connect the world. In one of its most extraordinary adaptations, it was also built to protect it. JUMBO, out now, tells the deeper story of how one aircraft evolved into many different roles across five decades of aviation history. From carrying holidaymakers across oceans…to quietly preparing for the day we hope never comes. 📷 (c) Boeing Images #Boeing747 #JUMBOBook #AviationHistory #AvGeek #DoomsdayPlane #E4B #QueenOfTheSkies #AviationTechnology #Airpower #Iran

First sunbathe of the year for Baxter, here’s to many more. ☀️🌞 #sunshine #februarysun #lazydays #lazydogdays

@johnstratford @IRNAwards @LBCNews Nice one John….👏👏

Very pleased to be nominated for this year's Commercial Radio News Awards @IRNAwards @lbcnews #RadioNewsAwards

@Matt_Pinner Absolutely

Do you agree?

Remember it well Ben. I was working @BBCRadioKent on that particular Sunday morning reading the 11am news bulletin when I was handed a short script towards the end of the bulletin with news of Terry’s passing, it was a tough read which I never had chance to pre-read.

10 years ago exactly since Terry Wogan died. Terry might not have had the creative genius of Kenny Everett, but he knew what made good radio and he knew his audience. He knew that radio was about speaking to just one person. He was a friend to those he'd never even met.

Well said Stuart, makes me mad when I hear radio presenters, mostly from TV land, say “hello everyone”….argh!

Times says @BBCr4today may sound very different soon as up to 3 presenters move on

@michaelkeohan Ooh I could challenge that one, Torbay of Hythe (Kent) takes some beating. Let the battle of the chippies commence. 🐟🍟

There isn't a finer chippy in East Kent.. No dispute, a straight up fact. I could write an entire love letter to that place alone...

Madonna is right, Margate is a place of absolute beauty. From Turner, to Empire of light, Chas and Dave to Madonna - everyone loves Margate. Best of all - Pete's fish factory.

@quentindab Hi Q, this sounds really interesting, will we get chance to watch a recording of the session later?

@theamelia__ Most people here have nailed it. Enough said.

@afneil Too late

Trump trying to make amends. Tho no apology. Pity he didn’t find it necessary to say any of this in his original disparaging remarks. He was attacking America’s allies in Afghanistan. We were by far its biggest ally. This has been dragged out of him because of the sh*tstorm he’s stirred up. Will he now do the same for Canada? France? Denmark? Poland?

A Prime Minister doing what prime ministers should do. Speak up for their nation.

Our new Botanic candle is making Baxter feel very studious ahead of his 13th birthday tomorrow. #beaglelife #dogsofinstagram #candles

That’s the way to do it…

“Under Trump, America is on the brink of becoming the enemy, not our most important ally.” Andrew Neil is chilled by Trump’s mission to become “imperial overlord of the whole Western Hemisphere.” @AFNeil | #TimesRadio

Amol Rajan to step down from Today programme Read more ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…