BBC Proms 2026: James Bond and Prog Rock among the line-up Concerts celebrating Benjamin Britten, Steve Reich and Miles Davis also appear in the programme.

Very happy to hear there is going to be a prog prom this year.

These quotes show what a fanatical and ideological company Palantir is, obsessed by American force and power, wholly devoted to malign U.S. interests, and completely unsuitable as a contractor in any part of UK government, let alone the NHS. A company wedded to “might is right”. techrepublicbook.com

Reform deputy accused of tax avoidance – after slamming Rayner over stamp duty

Tice Tax

'The Sunday Times reported that these companies, linked to his investment firm Quidnet, did not pay tax on profits, which then benefited his investment company and led to significant donations to Reform UK.'

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Reform dragged into tax row by Richard Tice’s unpaid £100,000 The party’s deputy leader says he will ‘pay what is owed if numbers need rechecking’ after more revelations from The Sunday Times

'Reform dragged into tax row by Richard Tice’s unpaid £100,000
The party’s deputy leader says he will ‘pay what is owed if numbers need rechecking’ after more revelations from The Sunday Times'

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This is not news, it's propaganda regardless of whether you like Starmer or not.

Went to Waterstones this morning. It wasn’t even open yet. Will they stop at nothing to stop me from buying Britain’s number one selling paperback?

I wonder how much of that usage is "knowing usage", and how much is hidden from the user. Example: Google's top pick...

Moment Nigel Farage henchmen manhandle disabled OAP in parking row Henchmen working for the divisive Reform leader were seen on camera manhandling a retired engineer who was trying to park in a disabled spot to drop off his wife in Shetland

Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use.

Lovely People.

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Bad news! The Wayback Machine has saved my butt several times, finding sites/states that I couldn't find otherwise.

The internet’s time machine is starting to run out of time itself | Stuff Nothing on the internet lasts, and that’s why the Wayback Machine’s problem is your problem too. Soon, the internet will lose its memory.

Bit of a different column today, which I hope people find interesting: The internet’s time machine is starting to run out of time itself // Nothing on the internet lasts, and that’s why the Wayback Machine’s problem is your problem too www.stuff.tv/features/the...

Fantastic news!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 More work needs to be done in public health to encorage/spread the word about vaccines - a lot of idiocy remains from the covid era.

Intriguing... Drach is one of my favourite Youtubers, but V3 has been a disappointment. It'll be interesting!

Please repost if you agree that the BBC has been undermining democracy and enabling foreign interference in our politics by promoting and protecting Farage.

My grandfather made to 107 (and 2 days). Keep on truckin', Troy. :-)

The Brexit delusion is dead – so now Keir Starmer doesn’t need to pretend any more | Rafael Behr To rebuild relations with Europe in a dangerous world, the prime minister needs to win big arguments, not hide behind outdated red lines, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

This is right, but I'd go further: winning the domestic argument on the free movement of people is what's needed to unlock anything further than the reset. That means Starmer has to repudiate many of his own arguments on migration.
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I'm in the middle of a Xenonauts2 run, but will take another look at Stellaris after that, then. Thanks!

Yes, that's when. Version 4, iirc. What was familiar became unfamiliar, and I have other things and games!

Last time I played Stellaris was a while ago, but I found I was playing an entirely different game from the one I was used to, decided I couldn't be bothered learning it, and stopped.

Yougov/sky/times polling intention reform - 24, con - 19, greens - 18, labour - 17, lib Dem - 13

The hard work of the thousands of Green Party members is paying off.

Every conversation we have makes a difference.

Lower Bills. Protect the NHS. Keep us out of US wars.

Solid from Zack Polanski

Rejects the idea of pitting pensioners against students

Says the real divide is between the 99% and the 1%

And that we should tax the rich more

I wonder what chats he had with granddad Oswald Mosley.

One could argue that you could manage the flight of the monied following higher taxes by tying civic benefits to residency.

we had this already it was called “the entirety of fantasy, SF, and horror”

(also I will reiterate for the thousandth time that MORE DUDES SHOULD READ ROMANCE, you are missing out)

Info about an account sharing viral video of the moon saying it’s Artemis 2 but it’s not, and that account is blocking people who point it out

Just in case folks miss this due to the block

President Trump threatened to obliterate every power station and bridge in a country of 90 million people on Tuesday night in prime time and basically no one is bothering to even ask him how that is not a “war” that would require authorization from Congress under Article I of the Constitution.

Science shows what is possible. From breakthrough medicines and clean air to life-saving vaccines and new discoveries — science works for all of us, every day.

This #WorldHealthDay, let's come together and #StandWithScience. 💙

JD Vance due in Hungary to back Orban's re-election bid The US vice-president's visit is the latest show of White House support for the Hungarian leader.

JD Vance due in Hungary to back Orban's re-election bid - Direct election interference by the Trump regime.
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If we have to have change in British politics and government, I would be ok with a Green government (potentially likely with a LibDems as coalition partner if the numbers from that poll are to be confirmed).

For how how long have we been told that the US has this fabulous written Constition whereas we do not?

But the US Constitution has been shown to be the emperor with no clothes

It might as well be a blank sheet of paper

It might as well not exist

The US is acting entirely on the whim of one man