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Why govts including+especially ours, need to realise their strengths+act to regulate #socialmedia. We’re in a bare knuckle fight for access to truthful information IMO. The defunding of the BBC,+its subsequent pivot to the American market, is risky for our democracy in the long-term. t.co/9UIV22smID

Farage confirmed POTUS’ “groom of stool” as he rushes to kiss Trump’s ring: Fact check confirms “No UK PM, or any other world leader, appears to have visited the United States at the time of any presidential inauguration going back to when records of visits began in 1874.” pa.media/blogs/fact-c...

BRB have a new funding model for my research (complimentary)

Wow, who would have thought that a billionaire raised in Apartheid would be a f4scist?

Quick reminder that the NHS was built just after the Second World War, when the population had endured unimaginable trauma and the country was broke.

The ‘it’s broken and it can’t be fixed’ line is just political rhetoric. Of course it can be fixed - it’s a question of political will.

Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands

This is unutterably stupid. Political donations should have been reformed YEARS ago.

We don't want a knee-jerk "stop-Farage" law; we just want a democracy that isn't a corruptible plaything of the rich, whether it's Lord Sainsbury, Frank Hester or Elon Musk.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Here’s our video for Now and Laughter from the new Christmasville UK EP, the 3 of us got together and filmed some festive fun.

It’s the first time we’ve appeared in a promo video in many years! Anyone remember the last time? 🎅🏻🎄

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qONR...

new game out: “Happy Guys Online”

Oh good that covers a single ER visit

Me pretending to pay attention during Zoom meetings:

Thanks so much, that was the night I was there with my best mate, he's sadly no longer with us.

Mogwai, Hoxton bar and kitchen, Feb 2011

Don't suppose you have any of the Jam at Bingley hall? 81 or 82 I think. 2 nights, one was filmed or televised.