Reposted by Alice Lovegrove
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
Interesting overview in the piece below. Made me wonder if, perhaps, those of us who are Not Young won't necessarily publicly cite poor MH as the reason, even when it is.
Poor mental health is driving young people out of their jobs. My own journey showed me how to help | Fran Boait
Poor mental health is driving young people out of their jobs. My own journey showed me how to help | Fran Boait
We need to confront the social conditions that impact them – and the toxic working environments they’re trying to push back against, says banking campaigner Fran Boait
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July 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Interesting overview in the piece below. Made me wonder if, perhaps, those of us who are Not Young won't necessarily publicly cite poor MH as the reason, even when it is.
I just heard Alex say in this that he'd never needed to find a place to rent before the internet, and that is truly the difference between late gen X and millennials.
NEW EPISODE! There is a dead man on the other end of this fucking line, and fortunately it’s not Sarah, Alex, or our sassy pal @milesklee.bsky.social. Come along, gang, as we unpack the Michael Mann’s MANNsterpiece Heat.
a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone and says " what am i doing "
Alt: a man in a suit (de niro) and tie is talking on a telephone and says " what am i doing "
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February 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I just heard Alex say in this that he'd never needed to find a place to rent before the internet, and that is truly the difference between late gen X and millennials.
Absolutely wild product name
December 10, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Absolutely wild product name
So truthful, so compassionate, so rare.
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Meet the ‘sickfluencers’ of TikTok – and don’t be fooled by the outrage obscuring the real scandal | Frances Ryan
That desperate people have to look online for help accessing disability and sickness benefits is what should truly upset us, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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December 8, 2024 at 1:04 PM
So truthful, so compassionate, so rare.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We're watch the Matrix: Reloaded. They've done something to it that makes it look less like a movie and more like a bunch of actors on a set doing a pretend. It's weird and disconcerting.
November 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
We're watch the Matrix: Reloaded. They've done something to it that makes it look less like a movie and more like a bunch of actors on a set doing a pretend. It's weird and disconcerting.
Getting my tiny painting kit ready to do some watercolour doodles of the view from my Lisbon hotel room window.
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Getting my tiny painting kit ready to do some watercolour doodles of the view from my Lisbon hotel room window.