And here's the Rock Family Trees documentary on the New York punk scene, featuring Television, New York Dolls, Blondie, Richard Hell, Ramones, Talking Heads, Wayne County, Patti Smith...
youtu.be/_9CUfdVAykQ
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To celebrate today's news that Pete Frame is still very much alive, here's a Rock Family Trees documentary inspired by his wonderful work. The New Merseybeat features Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Wah!, Big in Japan, Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes To Hollywood etc
youtu.be/jIhogeam58k
They were SO hot that night. Amazing.
One of the more hopeful signs in UK politics is that Reform consistently struggles to poll above the mid-to-high 20s - despite a deteriorating economy, the simultaneous implosion of both the traditional parties and a pet TV station.
Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.
Wow.
Yes. Let’s. I’ve messaged you:
Well, yes. I mostly agree. However, she voted Tory twice at crucial times. Unforgivable.
Brixton. In my area…
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
New PSA by the courageous Epstein survivors. This is must watch:
Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out
#SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL
"I was 14"
"I was 16"
"I was 16"
"17"
"14"
"There are about a thousand of us"
"It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows"
"It's time to shine a light into the darkness"
"Release all of the Epstein files"
We are failing our kids
I was going to buy one…
Fab. Will share and discuss in our next meeting. Thanks mate.
They were just so good.
Poorest man in the world
There are lots of unseen Source questions on the AQA Paper. But I’m sure that you know that.
In the 16 marks essay question in Topic 4 a wide range of sources are pre-given to students but they don’t know the question. Which is quite an interesting process. Designed to take up the lost course work.
Arthur - are you still in touch with Ros Ashby? She was my Tutor at IoE. I would love to be in touch with her.
I’d love a copy of the chapter too, if possible.
"What we see, I think, are a bunch of rich guys who have been comically out of touch with normal people for many decades, and more recently have blowtorched their brains into a smoking pile of ash on Elon Musk’s Twitter/X and in various group chats." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
Spare us the clutter…
I hosted a screening at school with Mick Jones, Jerry Dammers, Denis Bovell and Wayman from LMHR last term.
We were there a few years ago. It’s amazing.
I’m back home now!
Amazing. How are you guys?
Wow!
Scottish historian William Dalrymple lays out the roots of Britain’s role in Palestine, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the #GazaGenocide.
"I don't think the Palestinians would either be being bombed in Gaza today—if the British had not interfered in 1917."
Full i/v: youtu.be/M5uX0Iwv6Xw
Fab I spot Jason in the front row!
Such an amazing record.