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It being terrible for our democracy is precisely the aim. See Peter Thiel's speech to Libertopia in 2010: US technocapitalism has waged war on global democracies in order to force itself into our lives against our will. And it's won, because we've given it all our money.
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It being terrible for our democracy is precisely the aim. See Peter Thiel's speech to Libertopia in 2010: US technocapitalism has waged war on global democracies in order to force itself into our lives against our will. And it's won, because we've given it all our money.
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With the caveat that it's impossible to know what is really happening from such a short story, this is clearly a terrible idea www.theguardian.com/education/20...
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
With the caveat that it's impossible to know what is really happening from such a short story, this is clearly a terrible idea www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Very happy to share a film I made last year, commissioned to help publicise an incredible research project from University of York carried out by Ruth Patrick and Millie Light - Walking the Sharp Edge. You can watch the full film here - hannahbrewerton.com/walking-the-...
Hannah Brewerton - Walking the Sharp Edge
hannahbrewerton.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Very happy to share a film I made last year, commissioned to help publicise an incredible research project from University of York carried out by Ruth Patrick and Millie Light - Walking the Sharp Edge. You can watch the full film here - hannahbrewerton.com/walking-the-...
@aiannucci.bsky.social Sorry if you've received 1000 messages on this, but just in case: New Yorker has included the Day Today sketch on Sinn Fein censorship as if it was real www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... from 11:50
(can't believe the production team aren't aware... cheeky viral trick maybe?)
(can't believe the production team aren't aware... cheeky viral trick maybe?)
When a Crackdown Involving the I.R.A. Backfired, Comically, in “The Ban”
In 1988, when the British government declared that the voices of Sinn Féin or I.R.A. leaders were not to be heard, broadcasters soon discovered a loophole.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
@aiannucci.bsky.social Sorry if you've received 1000 messages on this, but just in case: New Yorker has included the Day Today sketch on Sinn Fein censorship as if it was real www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... from 11:50
(can't believe the production team aren't aware... cheeky viral trick maybe?)
(can't believe the production team aren't aware... cheeky viral trick maybe?)