Yup. Fit young women have brains too. News at ten.

The world we live in, eh?

Fuck knows, Paul. Can't believe what I'm seeing.

Society of the spectacle.

I read today that the BBC's "code" is over 400 pages long. If that's the case, then no one can understand it. Something that size is not remotely a useful guide to anything or anyone.

c/w the interpretations of religious scripts and the rules of golf that are far larger than their source.

Tips for the next DG:

1 - Don't stake your future on impartiality. Perfect impartiality is impossible. Focus on accuracy and accountability. Let journalists and producers do their job. If they get it badly wrong, sack them.

2 - Reverse the deliberate, prolonged cut to arts programming.

And in any case, 3d-printing sharp objects – or even firearms – is bordering on trivial now.

That hurts. I mean, you're scoring goals – just not enough in this case. I'd take the +ve.

There's hope while there's goals.
— Plato, Olympus AFC, 400 BC

Oh, I agree. But they do have a technical purpose. One thing they do is control the proroguing of Parliament. See Trump currently, in effect. And see what Liz didn't do when Johnson prorogued illegally. In Ireland, that power is invested in the President.

ime, because a lot of folk think the alternative is a president. Then they point to the US. Very few folk know of alternatives to the US system – which, again, few understand. Point to the Irish system, and most folk look blank.

We are very, very stuck.

Three main things, imo:

1. Capitalism – the reward function is money, so money is the goal, which is orthogonal to "society".
2. Lack of discussion about the kind of society we want to live in.
3. FPTP - which is combative rather than collaborative, and tends to authoritarianism.

Imagine how they feel in Norn Irn ;-)

I agree, though. I've spent nine years, in total, living in Scotland, and it always felt like a world away from England – in a good way. I remain broadly in favour of independence, especially as I might qualify for a passport :-)

I agree. But more than that, Zack is saying: "this is what I think", "this is what I represent", "this is where I'm taking you." And he invites us in.

I'm prime Labour material, if they could connect. But they can't.

I've flipped LibDem/Green, but Zack has pulled me back. Sincerity has value.

We could make it a bit simpler and have them transcribe a two minute conversation between a Geordie, a Cumbrian, and an Aberdonian.

Redcoats in the village and there's fighting in the streets
Indians and the Mountain Men are talking when they meet
The king has said he's going to put a tax on tea
And that's the reason y'all Americans drink coffee