“As cliche as it sounds, to us, punk is very much an attitude rather than an outfit or a sound. It’s about going against the mainstream, doing things for yourself, being respectful of other people, and making different types of people feel welcome and included.”
via Morning Star
The Daily Mail Backed the Blackshirts. It Can Shut up About Antisemitism
via Novara
“I’ve been doing social media for nearly 20 years and I was brilliant at it, but today’s social media, all about reels and fancy videos targeted at the increasingly shorter attention spans of today’s generation mean this is a very different social media, far less fun.”
via the Coffee Ponce of SW8
“I remember the sort of grittiness. It was a mixture of the wonderful smells of the city mingled with the diesel from the buses and the coal dust in the air. The smell of the urban environment struck me as something I will always remember.”
via Left Lion
“This is difficult to explain and justify to those unfamiliar with what a Taiwo Awoniyi is. But trust us on this. Taiwo goals mean more. There is no equation, algorithm, or numbers to prove this: it just is.”
via the always excellent David Marples
“I don’t follow Forest for the logic of it, I follow them for the magic of it.”
via Forza
“If you have a head for heights, then a job as a crane operator must provide some fascinating views of both construction sites and the wider area, although I would not fancy the climb up the ladders within the central frame to reach the cabin.”
The Garden at 120
Away tickets for Premier League to stay capped at £30 for two more seasons
via Morning Star
Greenwich Labour councillors sit up late to restrict public scrutiny
“I know that such a documentary is the director’s construct, telling the story he wants you to know. But I really did come out of it feeling warmer about Elvis the human being, and even more regretful about the opportunities he missed.”
Richard Williams on EPiC: Elvis Presley
“There are also people out there who’d make appalling local councillors, not because you disagree with their policies but because their character is fundamentally flawed. They might be lazy, untrustworthy, clueless, toxic, fraudulent, even criminal… and a three week vetting process is never going to be able to weed out all the worst candidates.”
via Diamond Geezer
Everyone gains when more people cycle”: New report suggests cycling saving the NHS more than £72m per year
via road.cc
“The 13 players signed in a £200m summer recruitment campaign have contributed six goals between them. Two of those are from defender Nicolo Savona. Three of them have already left.”
“AI opens up graphic art to people who never thought they could do it. I bet you some absolutely fantastic artists are blossoming right now. Calling it slop is just as disrespectful as calling art expressed in software “code.” BTW they said the same bullshit about bloggers and we know how that turned out”
via Dave Winer
“Is reported that at former chief of staff McSweeney’s leaving drinks in a Westminster pub, the Prime Minister hailed him as the greatest political strategist in the world! Given Labour’s extinction-level polling position and the complete collapse of popular support for the government that is akin to hailing the military genius of Field Marshal Haig.”
McSweeney was a little shit in Lambeth. He took this forward in Westminster to become a little shit on a wider stage.
via Morning Star
High Court Rules in Favour of Owen Jones in BBC Gaza Libel Case
via Novara
“Your Party should have become the focus for the new mood to the left of Labour. Unfortunately, it is now undeniable that this historic opportunity has been well and truly squandered.”
via Socialist Worker
“I suggested Igor might like to write something about numberplate distributions, Merseyside statues or tube station passenger data, and he went very quiet after that.”
arf Diamond Geezer
Is the cycling industry back on track? UK bike market returns to growth for first time in four years, new report finds
via road.cc
