I’m launching the paperback edition of Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters on September 1 at The Book Elephant in Elephant & Castle. I’m very lucky to have Juliet Jacques joining me for the Q+A. 🎟️ Ticket details coming very soon.
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I'm very, very, very bored hearing the news leading on small boat crossings when food and water shortages are clearly much more pressing areas.
I think Farage has used a similar line. He can't even be original in his whining.
Trump says he was “abused more than anybody in the history of our country.” Kinda goes with “slavery wasn’t all bad.” Has a whinier white supremacist bitch ever walked the planet?
I found a really old payslip from MTV recently which confused me as I had completely forgotten about working for MTV. Heady days.
Mogguh. Had een nachtmerrie. ~From the vast Darkness He appeared. A black entity, shrouded in shadows, carrying a long stick, announcing the arrival of Death.~
Video: The Shaman back Count Binface – Ebeneezer Goode reworked to boost the electoral hopes of the intergalactic space warrior http://dlvr.it/TTpTPH
Pete Weatherby KC opens the event on "Descent Into Authoritarianism?: The Rajiv Menon KC Case". He describes the "wholly unprecedented" and "extraordinary" first-ever criminal trial against a barrister for his closing speech to a jury.
And here is some of that "Mediterranean lifestyle", as reported by today's Telegraph website...
Meanwhile, look at the extreme discordance and dissonance of stories on this news page in the same edition...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... And international students too please!
Burnham says foreign care workers should be ‘welcomed’ and suggests they could be exempt from settlement crackdown – UK politics live
New PM implies care workers could be exempt from Home Office plan to make foreign workers wait longer until they can apply for indefinite leave to remain
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I don’t actually blame her. But media companies need to be responsible and check whether such stories stand up. Poverty is a real problem in the Uk. Let’s not falsify it.
Have you ever heard such heartbreaking news?
⏱️https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv4r5g55do
Isn’t this the job of a jury of twelve at the end of a criminal trial when you’ve been cross examined and evidence presented?
Original 1964 version of the song “Tainted Love” by Gloria Jones. Written by Ed Cobb, who first offered it to The Standells. A Northern Soul favourite, it was later covered to much success by Soft Cell. Jones later became Marc Bolan’s partner. #NorthernSoul m.youtube.com/watch?v=73Ih...
NEW * Tainted Love - Gloria Jones {Stereo} 1964
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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My new book: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/int... It looks at how law works (and doesn't work) on the internet - the idea is a critical and theoretical perspective rather than just looking at what laws exist. It's an academic book, but intended to be accessible and understandable...
Internet Law
This timely book provides a critical overview of internet law, exploring how well the internet is governed by a wide range of converging and overlapping laws. These include commercial law, intellectua...
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A new government is setting its direction. I and many others have just signed the European Movement’s petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on the EU and set out a plan for Britain’s European future. Why not add your name? Click here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
europeanmovement.co.uk
www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... You can now download my book for free and enjoy interviews with some of your favourite comedians and producers and even Lord Michael Grade about what makes the cut in political entertainment, what doesn't, and why.
The Law, Society, and Politics of Entertainment in Britain
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You'd hope they'd have been working on this for a while now.
Andy Burnham implores cabinet to examine ‘all possible ways’ to tackle cost of living crisis
I really wish the BBC licence fee campaign advertisement had been fronted by Philomena Cunk.
#WorldCup only the Muppets should be allowed. No. One. Else. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I know that Truss spends a lot of time in the States but now she is no longer an MP, can she still be recalled? Also, how is she finding the time to be sent to supermarkets whilst still managing to appear at all those right wing events? Baffling.
What we know so far is that the recalled iceberg lettuce was sent to Walmart stores and many major foodservice distributors, including Sysco, in 27 states between June 29 and July 16. The only product names we know are from Walmart: Marketside Bagged Iceberg Salad and Bagged Shredded Iceberg Salad
Forget pervert glasses - what about smart plugs? Me on domestic abusers taking over home devices as.ft.com/r/8f4ab2f1-4... How smart tech is being weaponised in the home
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Investigation into TikTok’s compliance with duties to protect children from encountering harmful content under section 12
Ofcom has today opened an investigation to understand whether TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited has failed, or is failing, to comply with certain duties under section 12 of the Online Safety ...
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What happens now? Do we have to get Trump to give Infantino a call? #EngArg