The recent parliamentary committee hearing on music streaming was interesting. It’s been acknowledged that the income from the burgeoning music streaming services favours few artists and the major record companies. The input from artists such as Nadine Shah and Guy Garvey (amongst others) underlined the unfairness and injustice of the system with the result that [...]

Rufus Wainwright UNFOLLOW THE RULES. BMG

Emily Barker A DARK MURMURATION OF WORDS. Everyone Sang/Thirty Tigers

Jim White MISFIT’S JUBILEE. Loose

Tankus The Henge LUNA PARK! Tankus The Henge Records

Chilly Gonzales A VERY CHILLY CHRISTMAS. Gentle Threat Ltd

Katie Melua ALBUM NO. 8. BMG

Bob Mould BLUE HEARTS. Merge Records

Jesse Mac Cormack NOW. Secret City Records

OHHMS CLOSE. Holy Roar Records

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Trump’s pre-election rhetoric which included voicing strong doubts about mail-in voting (predicted to be widespread due to Covid) and voter fraud. These declarations peppered the campaign despite no evidence to support such claims. His personal lawyer Giuliani regularly appeared with a gang of supporters in tow, giving notice of legal challenges with virtually each Biden [...]

Her first book, as both author and photographer, My Passion For Design, was critically acclaimed and debuted at Number 2 on the New York Times bestseller lists. Recipient in 1995 of an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Humanities from Brandeis University and an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013, [...]

There is no indication that Drach did not believe in the positive power of nuclear energy when he wrote the verses that helped improve his standing with the authorities. But there is ample evidence that he regretted his enthusiasm for nuclear power and the nationalization of the atom following the accident. The Chernobyl disaster put [...]

Matt Hancock - Secretary of State for Health & Social Care
In November 2018, Hancock was criticised after appearing to endorse a mobile phone health app marketed by the subscription health service company Babylon in the Evening Standard. Babylon allegedly sponsored the newspaper article. Justin Madders wrote to Theresa May accusing Hancock of repeatedly endorsing [...]