THOM

Well done to the Greens

A real wake up call to Labour

The BK Bacon Double Cheese XL is very nostalgic for me

From my early 20s when I was doing job interviews across the country, I would get a late train back to Suffolk from Liverpool Street with this burger for company.

The smell still reminds me of failure, but it still slaps

Links Awakening screen shot, showing Link with a Ghost

On Zelda's 40th Anniversary, my earliest Zelda memory is deleting my brother's Links Awakening save file on the Gameboy.... because I couldn't read and had no idea what I had done.

Sorry Bother many, many years later

Angel opening a Door by Marcel Osterzone

Previously at the Travis Art Gallery

The end credit screen for Animal Well. The little guy is holding a lamp, watching the fire works

Rolled (probably only the first) credits on hit game Animal Well

If you are reading this in the past, I recommend playing this in 2024, when it came out

Sorry, we're playing it

Fiona from UK Traitors. My current guess for the secret traitor

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#traitors

Merry Christmas! Visiting in-laws in France and @kllery.bsky.social made a Pavlova, so yes, it's been a pretty good day

scrooge boopin' a little muppet mouse on the nose while souls text reads "MEESES CHEESED"

i had to drop what i was doing to make this

If you see this, QTP with a game that released the year you were born.

Finally someone respect on hotel dusk

They're all in on it! How deep does this go!

No no, I think you are onto something here. You keep an eye on this, and let us know when you find something. We have our best on this

You are onto something here. You know who else published a manifesto? Hitler

Makes you think

She takes office in January. Check in with you then friend

Andrea will only be taking her salary as a social worker, which I am not sure is enormous

My warning as the new head of Unison: never again will we prop up politicians hostile to unions | Andrea Egan I have been appalled by Wes Streeting’s attacks on resident doctors. The destructive right wing of the Labour party should know that this is a new era, says the general secretary-elect of Unison, Andrea...

My warning as the new head of Unison: never again will we prop up politicians hostile to unions

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Congratulations!

I am delighted to announce I have been elected General Secretary of UNISON. This win, above all, is a win for ordinary UNISON members. We public sector workers are on the frontlines of chronic underfunding, low pay, and outsourcing. We bear the brunt of it all. UNISON's central task is to change that reality - our reality. But that will only be possible if we recognise that an organised membership is our greatest strength, if we put faith in our collective decisions, and if we stand up to any employer or politician who acts against our interests. I would like to pay tribute to Christina, who has served our union for many years, and to thank her for fighting an energetic campaign. I will work night and day to transform this union, but I cannot do it alone. Because this isn't about me as an individual. It's about ordinary UNISON members taking charge collectively. We are going to need everyone - members, branch reps, grassroots activists, and our staff - pulling together. Then we can transform our union, and with it the lives of public sector workers across this country. Andrea Egan Andrea Egan UNISON General Secretary

🚨I am delighted to have been elected as UNISON's next General Secretary.

This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:

General secretary election 2025 - UNISON National Andrea Egan has been elected UNISON general secretary in the 2025 general secretary election. Voting in the ballot was as follows: Andrea Egan              58,579 (59.82%) Christina McAnea     …

UNISON members have elected Andrea Egan as the union’s next general secretary.

Full details and turnout information are available here ⬇️ unsn.uk/43AqMWf

This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

TDoR Edinburgh

@getplayedpod.bsky.social @mattapodaca.bsky.social listening to your Mortal Kombat episode in London

Never forget, Joe was right

Why you should vote for @andrea4gs.bsky.social

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It's a when not an if

T shirt looks sick. So rad, I have just put your game on my wishlist!

Perfect from when you come in from school (work) and you can talk about tomorrow in the playground (over a tea break)