“This is an act of breathtaking cultural vandalism from a company which has been busily acquiring local stations unchecked by regulators or government,” said the former Labour MP John Grogan

www.theguardian.com/media/202…

RT @Northern_Star7: If two vegans are arguing, is it still considered a beef? 🤔

RT @montie: Unexploded WW2 grenade found in #Salisbury today. Never a dull moment in this city.

RT @mitdasein: Is there currently a better general news source than the BBC?

Partly because I didn’t have many records and it seemed like I was getting double the value

And partly because the Sisters of Mercy used to do it live and it sounded much the same

#OldGoth

Apparently it’s now ‘a thing’ (@ColinMurray did it on the radio the other night) but I used to play Jolene at 33 rpm back in the 1980s

m.youtube.com/watch

Particularly with things that aren’t much discussed

It implies there’s a generally agreed league table of, say, Bucks Fizz B-sides

Or 1980s Second Division inside-lefts

Or Shadow Home Secretaries

These things can’t be under-rated because nobody is publishing ratings

….at least I don’t think they are, but I guess anything is possible on the internet

I’ll shut up now

Saying things you like are under-rated is over-rated

Shame, really

Good line from the Last Dance

‘Michael Jordan is as hot as a Cabbage Patch Doll right now!’

They aren’t making 6 part documentaries about the Dolls

A hint of sarcasm?

“In portraying a Conservative cabinet minister as narcissistic, self-interested and morally bankrupt, Hugh Laurie looks likely to stretch credulity to breaking point”

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra…

RT @guyrleech: Do you think “off of” as in “Go and jump off of a cliff” is acceptable English?

A really, really fond farewell to Spire FM……and something less polite to @bauermedia , their Greatest Hits, and whoever it is in government who’s presiding over the demise properly local radio

RT @davidhepworth: New rule. Columns exhorting people to get back to work to be accompanied by photo of columnist in the act of writing it.

Is blaming ‘a mutant algorithm’ the new version of saying ‘the dog ate my homework’?

www.theguardian.com/politics/…

Half of the glittering array of intellectuals here have the surname Trump

Given that this is the Republican Party…..they do look a bit like a Royal Family!

#RNCConvention2020 #RNC2020

I’m sure Messi would get a good reception at the Ray Mac, if he fancies it

RT @HighwaysEngland: Take a break at least every 2 hours when driving home and don’t drive tired. Keep your family safe this summer #enjoys…

“Boris Johnson’s greatest strength as a politician is that he isn’t afraid to U-turn: his greatest weakness is that he has to U-turn so often.”

www.theguardian.com/commentis…