We should try to bridge the gap, instead of picking on each other. Constantly arguing with folks on the same side effectively, (not just on EU-UK relations, but SO many issues) who agree on direction and destination, but suggest a different route or pace, while ACTUAL FASCISM is rising, is daft. 3/3

The steady pace of the crescendo is certainly very effective.

The full version will be on the forthcoming Cherry Mint Koala album 'Connections Drawn', which I had hoped to release at the start of August, but then stuff happened.*

So... Aiming for start of Sept now!

(*life, mostly)

And here's a links page to streaming options, my Bandcamp store and a YouTube playlist:

marknorthfield.com/streaming-links

It was choreographed by a marvellous work colleague Tierney Lawlor, and excellently filmed/edited by Adam Martin Media.

The music uses three themes from Beethoven's 'Waldstein' piano sonata to construct a flowing and emotive neoclassical epic. (The full version is over 7mins!)

I found @samfr.bsky.social's piece so interesting that I wrote a sort of companion piece on the role played by The Spectator @thespectator1828.bsky.social in this radicalisation. Sam doesn't mention it in his piece but I think it's an important part of the story. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

Cool. The additional fuck-ups were reliably enjoyable. Best of all tho was toggling between half speed (sleepy/drunk Ian) and double speed (pissed-off butch chipmunk Ian).

This may have slightly distracted from the text, but it was childishly entertaining.

Very few broke ranks - @rolandmcs.bsky.social is a very honourable exception - and so, I'm sorry, but Hannan does not just deserve ridicule. What he, Owen Paterson, and many others of that ilk did to our country deserves condemnation and utter contempt. 8/8