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A question on #ParkHomes #Sales tabled by Sir John Whittingdale on 14-10-2026 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-14/35082
October 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
tomokane053.bsky.social
Look at the politicians that have broadcasting in their brief? Who runs your political programmes on CBC? Who are the news editors?

If they're normalising things that don't stack up: get curious!

John Whittingdale's an 'In Plain Sight' example in the UK

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John Whittingdale could be probed by British intelligence services
Pressure mounts on the Culture Secretary whose lovers have included former erotic actress, the daughter of a Soviet military officer and a dominatrix
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October 20, 2026 at 5:52 AM
jamesoflynn.bsky.social
There's an argument for it, certainly, but the 2010-2020 Govt basically answered that when John Whittingdale threatened to (and kind of did) destroy their funding cos the Government didn't like what they were saying.
October 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
dbist-answers.bsky.social
A question on #Russia #LiquefiedNaturalGas tabled by Sir John Whittingdale on 09-10-2026 has been answered by Blair McDougall. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-09/32781
October 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
josh.politics.co.uk
The political secretary to Thatcher at the time, John Whittingdale, later recalled having to explain the joke to the prime minister

“I was never sure that she entirely grasped why it was funny.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/people/...
Margaret Thatcher didn't get Monty Python's 'dead parrot' gag
'It is not merely stunned, it has ceased to be, expired and gone to meet its maker'
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October 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
maestroc.bsky.social
My odious ex MP (I moved) was chairman: John Whittingdale. He is famously attracted to eastern European ladies but has gone very quiet on Russia since the invasion.
October 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
billigerent.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2020/07/24/s...
SWEENEY INVESTIGATES: From Russia With Leave – The Curious Case of John Whittingdale
With the Labour Opposition calling for RT’s license to be revoked, John Sweeney investigates whether the Government minister responsible has a conflict of interest
bylinetimes.com
October 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
worldimpactnews.bsky.social
earn 7.5% more than non-disabled colleagues. Former Culture Secretary Sir John Whittingdale said BBC employees should be paid according to the “value and merit they contribute”, regardless of race, sexuality, or gender.
October 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
dameknittingcat.bsky.social
The Conservative Friends of Russia knew.
Especially Alexander & Carrie Johnson & Whippy Whittingdale.
hornist24.bsky.social hornist24.bsky.social @hornist24.bsky.social · 7d
Farage and Spaffer Johnson know better, of course.
October 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
lucyham.bsky.social
Oh this is…fun? A “founding member” of Conservative Friends of Putin, sorry Russia. Matthew Elliott. Pivotal 🇬🇧 Atlas Network guy, self-styled “think tank entrepreneur.”
If the UK is now looking into Russian interference in Brexit, maybe a key might also be “Tufton St” (approx 🇬🇧 Atlas).
#UKpolitics
= YORKSHIRE BYLINES Nalobin, a diplomat suspected of being a Russian agent. He was the first secretary in the Russian embassys political section and son of Nikolai Nalobin, a former KGB general, who left the UK in 2015. He wanted to build closer ties with the Conservative Party and, strangely, was interested in the rivalry between Boris Johnson and David Cameron. The group launched at the Russian embassy in August 2012. Then minister John Whittingdale was the group's honorary vice-president. He attended the opening with then office aide Carrie Symonds, now Carrie Johnson, wife of Prime Minister Johnson. Another founding member of the group was Matthew Elliot, chief executive of the official Vote Leave campaign. Whittingale was also one of six Cabinet ministers to favour Brexit during the 2016 EU referendum. There seems to be a specific correlation between many of Brexit's most prominent supporters, who are anti-EU yet enamoured with Russia. Renaming the group Backgrounu Matthew Elliott is the founder and former chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance, a British lobby group which campaigns for a low tax society. Elliot founded the group in 2004 with his wife Florence Heath, a former petroleum geologist. 3 4 5 Matthew Elliot sits at the nexus of a group of "hard Brexit" campaigners closely linked to the UK'S climate science deniers and other anti-regulation think tanks. ® Elliott was the chief executive of Vote Leave, the official campaign group pushing for Brexit ahead of the 2016 EU Referendum. The group was responsible for the false and misleading campaign message: "Give our NHS the €350 million the EU takes every week". Elliott also founded the pro-Brexit organization, Business for Britain, from which Vote Leave emerged.? 8 9 A year after the EU referendum, Elliott was hired as Senior Political Adviser to Shore Capital, a Guernsey-based investment bank founded by outspoken Brexiteer, Howard Shore, with a view to providing guidance on the implications of Brexit. Shore donated a total of €50,000 to Elliott's Vote Leave campaign and has given the Conservative Party over £442,000 since 2011, according to Electoral Commission records. 10 11 12 Elliott was credited with trying to replicate the U.S. Libertarian Tea Party movement in Britain. His other affiliations include being on the advisory board of the right-wing think tank The New Culture Forum
October 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
hackedoff.bsky.social
Anti-SLAPP laws are meant to stop the powerful silencing critics. What happens when the powerful party is the newspaper?

SLAPPs and the press: why the Anti-SLAPP Bill is the wrong answer
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/s...
SLAPPs and the press: why the Anti-SLAPP Bill is the wrong answer
The private members Bill promoted by Baroness Stowell and Sir John Whittingdale would apply to any claim touching a matter of public interest, however meritorious and however properly brought. Hacked Off sets out why it would harm victims of press abuse, and why section 40 was the better answer.
www.hackedoff.org
October 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
hackedoff.bsky.social
SLAPPs and the press: why the Anti-SLAPP Bill is the wrong answer

The Bill would apply to any claim touching a matter of public interest — whether or not it is abusive, whether or not it is meritorious.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/s...
SLAPPs and the press: why the Anti-SLAPP Bill is the wrong answer
The private members Bill promoted by Baroness Stowell and Sir John Whittingdale would apply to any claim touching a matter of public interest, however meritorious and however properly brought. Hacked Off sets out why it would harm victims of press abuse, and why section 40 was the better answer.
www.hackedoff.org
October 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
foleyjerry.bsky.social
Signed & Shared 👌

Bring Back #BBC Accountability, Restore the #BBCTrust dismantled by then Conservative Minister (under Cameron's Coalition of Chaos, & Ideological Austerity) for CULTURE MEDIA & SPORTS John Whittingdale.
#SaveOurBBC

#ToriesGone818
October 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
volberg.bsky.social
Matthew Elliott, John Whittingdale, Carrie Symonds among many others were smooched via The Conservative Friends of Russia, a now-defunct pro-Kremlin parliamentary group run by Nalobin. More here.

newlinesmag.com/reportage/es...
September 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
keepingscoreadmin.bsky.social
On 23 February Sir John Whittingdale voted to keep the two child limit, a rule that denied support to 1.5 million children. The day before, he accepted BAFTA tickets worth £4,400. Five days later, BRIT Awards tickets worth £3,430. All declared. He scores minus 1.10.

#UKPolitics #ChildPoverty
KeepingScore: our verdict on John Whittingdale
The scores, the record and the full verdict, with sources.
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September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
stowmariesgwa.bsky.social
We were delighted to host the Chairman of Maldon District Council's Garden Party. The Chairman, Ron Pratt, invited MP Sir John Whittingdale, Mayors of Essex and County Council representatives to enjoy a tasty lunch in the relaxing surroundings of The Airmen's Mess at Stow
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
exrevtony.bsky.social
I did, but got an eloquent brush-off from John Whittingdale ...
"I was a strong supporter of Brexit, and I remain convinced that the right course is to make full use of the freedoms it secured rather than to drift back towards closer alignment with Brussels."
September 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
hoccommittees.parliament.uk
March 2026: Foreign Affairs Committee recommends the government establishes a centre for combatting disinformation ✍️

September 2026: The Prime Minister announces the creation of a National Centre for Information Defence ✅

Learn more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/78...
The government has adopted one of our key recommendations by announcing the establishment of a National Centre for Information Defence Foreign Affairs Committee “We welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement that the UK will establish a National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt information warfare from hostile states. This was a key recommendation in the Committee’s Disinformation Diplomacy report, published in March.” Sir John Whittingdale, Committee member “As recommended in our report, this should be a public-facing body, placed on a statutory footing, and accountable to Parliament. We look forward to helping ensure that this new centre is a success. We hope it demonstrates a new and robust response from the UK to hostile state information warfare.” Richard Foord, Committee member
September 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
wickens.bsky.social
The BBC budget was severely impacted by forcing the BBC to foot the bill for the over 75s free TV licence. This was introduced by John Whittingdale when Minister for Culture Media and Sport. He was also one of the founding members of “Conservative Friends of Russia” in 2012. 1/2
September 23, 2026 at 8:39 AM
fcdo-answers.bsky.social
A question on #Russia #LiquefiedNaturalGas tabled by Sir John Whittingdale on 11-09-2026 has been answered by Uma Kumaran. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-11/29085
September 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
exrevtony.bsky.social
Signed.
(Good luck with John Whittingdale!!)
September 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
beebwatch.bsky.social
Sir John Whittingdale negotiated the last BBC Charter and later steered the Media Act 2024.

On Beeb Watch he talks about this Charter review, the funding squeeze on the BBC, “trusted news” plans, GB News, billionaire-backed media and how far governments should shape PSB.

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September 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
lostinpompeii.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se...
Whittingdale as always is wrong. There a lot of public interest and support for the BBC.
‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future
The long read: Every decade, the BBC’s continued existence must be secured through an elaborate multi-year negotiation with the government. But what does charter renewal actually involve – and will it...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
hmt-answers.bsky.social
A question on #ElectronicCommerce #Taxation tabled by Sir John Whittingdale on 28-08-2026 has been answered by James Murray. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/19785
September 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
onebiskuit.bsky.social
And report of a speech in HoC by John Whittingdale, who’s brining a Private Members’ Bill in November.
I congratulate the hon. Member for...
Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:22 pm 1 September 2026
www.theyworkforyou.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM