Rob Burley
@RobBurl
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Author, journalist. Hon Fellow @LivUni LFC. Ex-BBC. @timesradio got PD https://t.co/B8fgP68YgU: Agent Jack Fogg at https://t.co/9npWoR0qnu
Joined April 2010
My book tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. Next year a new @Channel4 drama based on my book will land, starring Harriet Walter & Steve Coogan, script by @mrJamesGraham, directed by Stephen Frears.
deadline.com
Channel 4 has set Margaret Thatcher Drama 'Brian & Margaret' With Harriet Walter, Steve Coogan, Stephen Frears, James Graham
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Had a chat about the BBC to Stephen Nolan…
Does resignation of Director General and Head of News represent a crisis for the BBC? @RobBurl | @BBCSounds
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This is very true: the shocker in the Prescott memos is the way the Trump edit is brought to the attention of Munro and Turness who defend the edit.
Call me m naive, but were I a senior BBC executive, I would have thought that the best way to avoid playing right into the hands of people who want to see the BBC destroyed would have been to deal with the obvious bias problems when the internal reports were presented to you.
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Well this has become a deep crisis for the corporation now - but it could also be an opportunity, let’s hope so, because the BBC remains a vital part of national life
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Tim Davie enacted a madcap reorganisation that led directly to the hollowing out of experienced BBC staff. I had one meeting with TD & raised my concerns I also told him to pull out every possible stop to keep @afneil - he ignored me on both and I was out the door before long! 🤷‍♂️
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Think it’s possible to think the BBC is under concerted attack and think that it’s made lots of mistakes and also think Davie was not a good DG.
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A big danger now for BBC- Samir Shah- a weak Chair- will appoint successors in an attempt to please the right wing papers…while failing to address main problems- lack of clear purpose in BBC News, lack of accountability amongst its many managers below the top two..and fear of
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
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Hard to think of a worse DG than Davie. Embarrassing. And Turness out of her depth. All US tv hype. Davie was a massive negative for political coverage. https://t.co/YEg1nIdpLP.
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Rob Burley, a former head of the corporation’s live political coverage, lambasts Davie for waving through cuts and shedding experienced interviewers
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Opinion | We know that Farage really does want to be our next prime minister. It is time we all took that prospect seriously, and stopped treating him as a pantomime villain in the national soap opera đź–‹ @bbcnickrobinson Read more: https://t.co/eotjj5TZ2r
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Apart from anything else going on, Patti Smith's Horses must be the actual best album of all time. I mean, it's peerless.
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Great article from my friend Rob
Opinion | "Who knows what awaits Keir Starmer on the morning of 8 May, 2026. It could be a new dawn, or it could be Shaun of the Dead," writes Rob Burley https://t.co/rnKsY1LNcp
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This is worth a read.
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This is worth a read.
Opinion | "Who knows what awaits Keir Starmer on the morning of 8 May, 2026. It could be a new dawn, or it could be Shaun of the Dead," writes Rob Burley https://t.co/rnKsY1LNcp
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Opinion | "Who knows what awaits Keir Starmer on the morning of 8 May, 2026. It could be a new dawn, or it could be Shaun of the Dead," writes Rob Burley https://t.co/rnKsY1LNcp
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A brilliantly entertaining read from someone who knows more than a bit about politics and the media. Starmer & Co are very much masters of their own misfortune and seem impervious to learning from their errors.
I’ve written about Labour’s bad week. Which comes on the back of a bad year. “Starmer isn't just unlucky and accident prone – he's giving it away”
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I’ve written about Labour’s bad week. Which comes on the back of a bad year. “Starmer isn't just unlucky and accident prone – he's giving it away”
inews.co.uk
Just 17 per cent of the public would vote Labour if a general election were held now
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Good God @PennyMordaunt just repeated to @Jo_Coburn on @TimesRadio her 2016 claim that the UK government did not have a veto over whether Turkey would join the EU. It’s so bizzare! Read all about it
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Sad news. Love the first Soft Cell album and some classic singles later on like What! And Torch. Thank you for the music Dave.
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Bandmate Marc Almond paid tribute, saying: "He will always be loved by the Soft Cell fans who love his music and his music and memory will live on."
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Another lovely Bastard verdict ⬇️👍🙏 Thanks so much Diane!
@RobBurl I’m reading it now and can’t put it down..so well written and knowledgeable. Thank you!
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