Jim
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Out now on Patreon! 50 truths about games journalism. It's less up its own arse than it sounds.
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Out now on Patreon! 50 truths about games journalism. It's less up its own arse than it sounds.
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
£4.50 tier gets you this and 80+ other episodes not available on the free feed: www.patreon.com/posts/144243...
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Thought for the day.
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Thought for the day.
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Here's my Kirby Air Riders review over at Nintendo Life.
Review: Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) - Incredibly Chaotic, But Satisfyingly Deep & Rewarding Racing.
Review: Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) - Incredibly Chaotic, But Satisfyingly Deep & Rewarding Racing
Air force one
www.nintendolife.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Here's my Kirby Air Riders review over at Nintendo Life.
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🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.
Get in there!
💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
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And as a PUNISHMENT he will be FORCED to use his ORDINARY FIRST NAME followed by a FAMILY NAME and he will be COMPELLED to live in this very VERY NICE HOUSE that is A BIT LESS MASSIVE than the last house, and it will be PAID FOR by his brother who gets his money from YOU
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
And as a PUNISHMENT he will be FORCED to use his ORDINARY FIRST NAME followed by a FAMILY NAME and he will be COMPELLED to live in this very VERY NICE HOUSE that is A BIT LESS MASSIVE than the last house, and it will be PAID FOR by his brother who gets his money from YOU
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This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
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👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃
🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑🤝🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!
Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!
Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!
OUT NOW
👃
🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑🤝🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!
Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!
Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!
September 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃
🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑🤝🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!
Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!
Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!
OUT NOW
👃
🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑🤝🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!
Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!
Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!
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Oh hey, just so you know, I'm available to review Hades II if you'd like words from someone who's written 500+ unbylined reviews for Edge magazine. I've put 60 hours into the various Early Access versions, if that helps sweeten the deal at all...
September 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Oh hey, just so you know, I'm available to review Hades II if you'd like words from someone who's written 500+ unbylined reviews for Edge magazine. I've put 60 hours into the various Early Access versions, if that helps sweeten the deal at all...
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My book, Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun, is out next February! It is a lively cultural history of the world's most beloved video game company, drawing from 20 years' worth of reporting and interviews. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/super_nintendo
September 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My book, Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun, is out next February! It is a lively cultural history of the world's most beloved video game company, drawing from 20 years' worth of reporting and interviews. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/super_nintendo
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Hope we can help. I don’t publish images of suffering children but that’s what Mohammed’s family appears to be dealing with. Please reference his account and share or donate if you can.
September 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hope we can help. I don’t publish images of suffering children but that’s what Mohammed’s family appears to be dealing with. Please reference his account and share or donate if you can.
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ICYMI, lots of big news yesterday
New album - “Selling A Vibe” out January, pre-orders available NOW
New single - “Summer Seizures” streaming everywhere NOW
New video - playing on YouTube NOW
UK tour - March 2026
Links to everything here - thecribs.ffm.to/selling-a-vibe
Love ya ❤️
New album - “Selling A Vibe” out January, pre-orders available NOW
New single - “Summer Seizures” streaming everywhere NOW
New video - playing on YouTube NOW
UK tour - March 2026
Links to everything here - thecribs.ffm.to/selling-a-vibe
Love ya ❤️
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
ICYMI, lots of big news yesterday
New album - “Selling A Vibe” out January, pre-orders available NOW
New single - “Summer Seizures” streaming everywhere NOW
New video - playing on YouTube NOW
UK tour - March 2026
Links to everything here - thecribs.ffm.to/selling-a-vibe
Love ya ❤️
New album - “Selling A Vibe” out January, pre-orders available NOW
New single - “Summer Seizures” streaming everywhere NOW
New video - playing on YouTube NOW
UK tour - March 2026
Links to everything here - thecribs.ffm.to/selling-a-vibe
Love ya ❤️
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Our first album in 5 years “SELLING A VIBE” will be released on January 9th 2026!
The lead single “SUMMER SEIZURES” is out NOW and streaming everywhere, along with the new video!
UK tour announced for March 2026!
The lead single “SUMMER SEIZURES” is out NOW and streaming everywhere, along with the new video!
UK tour announced for March 2026!
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our first album in 5 years “SELLING A VIBE” will be released on January 9th 2026!
The lead single “SUMMER SEIZURES” is out NOW and streaming everywhere, along with the new video!
UK tour announced for March 2026!
The lead single “SUMMER SEIZURES” is out NOW and streaming everywhere, along with the new video!
UK tour announced for March 2026!
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"Same MO, same morally bankrupt policies, same love if corporatism, same fascist tendencies..."
via David Taylor
via David Taylor
July 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Same MO, same morally bankrupt policies, same love if corporatism, same fascist tendencies..."
via David Taylor
via David Taylor
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Donkey Kong Bananza takes a moment to find its feet, but once it does it's every bit as glorious as you'd hope from the brains behind Odyssey, Galaxy and the like. Few better feeling games.
Donkey Kong Bananza review - delirious destruction derby takes hammer to platforming conventions
Given that its hero can smash through any barrier – which is delightful fun in itself – Nintendo’s new 3D platformer has a surreal freeform audacity
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Donkey Kong Bananza takes a moment to find its feet, but once it does it's every bit as glorious as you'd hope from the brains behind Odyssey, Galaxy and the like. Few better feeling games.
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‘When 12 people were killed in Charlie Hebdo attacks, World Leaders thronged to Paris for a Solidarity March.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 60,000 civilians, 20,000 children, 237 UN aid workers, and 225 journalists in Gaza.’
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 60,000 civilians, 20,000 children, 237 UN aid workers, and 225 journalists in Gaza.’
July 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
‘When 12 people were killed in Charlie Hebdo attacks, World Leaders thronged to Paris for a Solidarity March.
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 60,000 civilians, 20,000 children, 237 UN aid workers, and 225 journalists in Gaza.’
But no world leader has organised a march to protest killing more than 60,000 civilians, 20,000 children, 237 UN aid workers, and 225 journalists in Gaza.’
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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
July 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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Perfect front page layout on the Guardian today.
June 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Perfect front page layout on the Guardian today.
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"If you believe that what a satirical band who play characters on stage do is more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians, then you need to give your head a fucking wobble.”
We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury with the Guardian...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury with the Guardian...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation
The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, the...
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"If you believe that what a satirical band who play characters on stage do is more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians, then you need to give your head a fucking wobble.”
We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury with the Guardian...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
We did a wee feature interview ahead of Glastonbury with the Guardian...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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My statement on the government's absurd and authoritarian proposal to proscribe Palestine Action.
June 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My statement on the government's absurd and authoritarian proposal to proscribe Palestine Action.
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"I'm not sure it would've been smart as a company to say, 'we are going to compete with the biggest game on the planet.'"
The big Leslie Benzies interview: MindsEye, Everywhere, and the double-edged sword of GTA
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-lesl...
The big Leslie Benzies interview: MindsEye, Everywhere, and the double-edged sword of GTA
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-lesl...
The big Leslie Benzies interview: MindsEye, Everywhere, and the double-edged sword of GTA
As the producer behind the Grand Theft Auto games from GTA 3 through to GTA 5, as well as Red Dead Redemption and LA No…
www.gamesindustry.biz
May 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"I'm not sure it would've been smart as a company to say, 'we are going to compete with the biggest game on the planet.'"
The big Leslie Benzies interview: MindsEye, Everywhere, and the double-edged sword of GTA
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-lesl...
The big Leslie Benzies interview: MindsEye, Everywhere, and the double-edged sword of GTA
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-lesl...
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I've just heard our group of runners for @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social have almost raised a collective £15K!!!
We are just under £500 off our target!
My JustGiving page closes on Sunday... can we do it before?!!
All shares/donations count!
Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
www.justgiving.com/page/amy-mci...
We are just under £500 off our target!
My JustGiving page closes on Sunday... can we do it before?!!
All shares/donations count!
Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
www.justgiving.com/page/amy-mci...
May 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I've just heard our group of runners for @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social have almost raised a collective £15K!!!
We are just under £500 off our target!
My JustGiving page closes on Sunday... can we do it before?!!
All shares/donations count!
Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
www.justgiving.com/page/amy-mci...
We are just under £500 off our target!
My JustGiving page closes on Sunday... can we do it before?!!
All shares/donations count!
Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
www.justgiving.com/page/amy-mci...
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Some sound heads in London made this graphic.
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
May 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Some sound heads in London made this graphic.
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
They'll be at court on June 18th, 9am
Bring your flags, instruments, banners, and your mates.
Show solidarity with Liam Óg. Stand against political policing and attempts to silence and restrict Kneecap.
We will fight them in their court
We will win
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The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
Another record year for the Green Party 👏
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales
Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.