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From: S. maltophilia11/15/2025 4:25:55 PM
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The guy who blew up the BBC:

...According to reporting in the Guardian and the Observer, Prescott was hired as an adviser to the BBC on the advice of Robbie Gibb, a former Conservative press secretary, who is one of five political appointees on the board of the broadcaster. Before Gibb joined the BBC, under Johnson’s government, back in 2021, he helped to set up GB News, a right-wing cable-news channel. For years, he has been on a mission to undo the BBC’s perceived liberal bias, challenging appointments and questioning its coverage. “Gibb’s supporters say he is trying to save the BBC from itself,” the Observer reported. “He was also heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way, he would ‘blow the place up.’ ”...

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