Alastair Slater

Not to be difficult but I just don’t think David Bowie should be dead, I think they should change that

Honestly also the brass neck of this paper, which cheered this asymmetric trade deal at the time and advocated that Liz Truss, the Cabinet minister who signed it should become *prime minister*.

Didn't know you were a Blackburn Rovers supporter? Grim innit!

The most sickening aspect of the bullying of President Zelensky by President Trump and JD Vance was their demand that he show them gratitude. It is the Ukrainians who are shedding blood, losing loved ones and enduring the destruction of their homes and cities. Of course they are motivated by the desire to preserve their country but their defiance is also necessary to show that military aggression and the violation of sovereign states should not succeed. If anything, it is we who owe the suffering Ukrainians gratitude for their struggle in this cause. During the Cold War, every US administration understood that necessity. Terrifyingly, that no longer seems to be the case. Michael Grenfell London NW11

Reams of letters have been sent to newspaper editors in support of Ukraine over the past week.

One of the best, in the Times.

Superb track ❤️👌

Stay strong. What you & your country have had to endure is unbelievable. I pray that the Russian economy collapses soon or something that means they have to withdraw their forces but I’m probably being overly optimistic. Big love from the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️

How do you think the war might end?

This is not what he said and they know it. Something very disturbing has happened to much of the British press and a fair amount of conservative politics. The extremist Musk tail wagging the formerly mainstream dog.

Superb album 👌❤️

Happy new year Jim. Hope you enjoyed the ‘Cunk on life’ experience as much as we did 😄👌❤️

‘Ardent Brexiteer’ James Dyson describing the last budget as an ‘egregious act of self-harm’ in the Telegraph.

Massive Brexiter says what now?

Charli XCX’s victory lap A recent London show proved Brat is the album of the year, and she is the artist of the moment. Am I too old to join in?

So I wrote a long piece about Charli XCX and Brat and the concert the other night - "The whole thing treads that line between minimal and maximal in a way that is so Charli – stripped down to basics, but every single one of those basics working its arse off." www.newstatesman.com/culture/musi...

Our film is out on the 27 November which includes our Manchester performance at New Century this year plus interviews with the band and fans. It All Comes Down to This

Sign the Petition Moth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application

Moth Club is one of the very best small venues in the whole of the UK. The fact that it's under threat is appalling. Please sign.

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Amazing album, still sounds great today ❤️👌

Hi. We’re on Bluesky! Neil and Chris xx

Welcome to the good place!

Disc of the day #7: one a day, every day. Randomly pulled from the racks, purposely selected or newly arrived.

A timely reminder that Todd is god.

youtu.be/-z4W5p-P4BQ

Great stuff. Thanks for helping a newbie out 👍

Bookmarking function!

A free trade deal between the UK and the US is so unlikely, I would not get yourselves into a tizzy about the imaginary details involved.

That didn’t take you long

Ooooh no adverts for weird, useless crap. Like this place already 👍❤️

They should have called this site AFC Twitter

Is there a way of bookmarking posts on Bluesky?

Here you go, a starter pack of Independent Record Shops to follow (pass it on, guessing they’d appreciate that) go.bsky.app/FFCkVXG

Great work Tim! No sign of my favourite Piccadilly Records yet though. Hopefully they’ll be on here soon?

Really great. Thanks for setting this up 👍