967 Bastards

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on twitter i was counting the Bastards in ukip and the brexit party. on here, not so much. more looking on as the united kingdom edges itself around the u-bend of hubris

brexit is still unicorn pish.

From Steven Loggins (not even sure about what platform):

"Something I learned from trail hiking is if you're ever lost in the woods, do not panic. Just say loudly and clearly 'Elon Musk is not a genius,' and several of the most unfuckable men alive will appear out of nowhere to call you poor, then you can follow them to the parking lot where their #Tesla exploded."

The existence of 20 private rail operators maintains the illusion of a privatised rail industry, but Britain's rail network has been (to all intents & purposes) almost entirely re-nationalised. Yet the government is hiding behind the train operators, without the latter being free to fix the problem. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/02/rail-firms-in-despair-over-uk-government-handling-of-pay-dispute-says-rmt-boss?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Rail firms ‘in despair at government handling of dispute’ as strikes restart

Passengers told to expect disruption over five days of stoppages amid claims from RMT boss of ‘radio silence’ from ministers

The Guardian
For a @[email protected] spokesman to deny the NHS is in crisis today is objectively bullshit of the worst kind. You can argue about funding and policy but let's not start dismissing people's actual avoidable deaths and horrible experiences waiting for care.
And he was repeating this falsehood about "gene therapy" on @[email protected] last night. It was not challenged by the presenter, Mark Dolan. The channel clipped the interview and have put it online.
This is false. Andrew Bridgen is now one of the sources of misinformation that his own government and the NHS are obliged to combat. Imagine being a doctor or nurse in his constituency who has worked through the pandemic to be faced by this. https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/why-mrna-vaccines-arent-gene-therapies/
Why mRNA vaccines aren't gene therapies - Genomics Education Programme

We bust another Covid-19 myth – this time about how mRNA vaccines work – in our latest blog post

Genomics Education Programme
i really hope this "put off jazzer" storyline doesn't end up quite as clunky as it currently looks #TheArchers
Christmas can now officially start, since the organ scholar at King's has played the "word" chord in verse 7 of O Come, All Ye Faithful
Management of UK govt's £158b property estate held back by failed IT project

'Plague' of ageing, inadequate data systems strikes again as state struggles to cut £22b maintenance bill

The Register