jamielivemusic.bsky.social
@jamielivemusic.bsky.social
artist, dog lover and avid reader
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
- Maya Angelou
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
- Maya Angelou
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I hate this so much. The BBC should be providing good quality, good value programmes that the private market won't cover. You and Yours (which I kind of hate), Thinking Allowed and Free Thinking are exactly the sort of programming that the BBC is i) good at, ii) not haemorrhaging money to make.
BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours
The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I hate this so much. The BBC should be providing good quality, good value programmes that the private market won't cover. You and Yours (which I kind of hate), Thinking Allowed and Free Thinking are exactly the sort of programming that the BBC is i) good at, ii) not haemorrhaging money to make.
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You’d have to be in thrall to the narrowest, most blinkered model of economics to believe that axeing Free Thinking and Thinking Allowed made sense. The amount of goodwill programmes like this earn from the BBC’s core supporters is way out of proportion to the pennies they cost to make.
October 9, 2026 at 8:15 AM
You’d have to be in thrall to the narrowest, most blinkered model of economics to believe that axeing Free Thinking and Thinking Allowed made sense. The amount of goodwill programmes like this earn from the BBC’s core supporters is way out of proportion to the pennies they cost to make.
Look and learn kids ….. Marcus knows a thing or two
@labouruk.bsky.social @libdemshk.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
@labouruk.bsky.social @libdemshk.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
Privatisation in a nutshell:
1) Steal from us something we own.
2) Sell us back an inferior service
3) Charge us a higher price.
The pattern is the same everywhere: royal mail, water, railways, the NHS, public services, council services…
1) Steal from us something we own.
2) Sell us back an inferior service
3) Charge us a higher price.
The pattern is the same everywhere: royal mail, water, railways, the NHS, public services, council services…
Failures of privatisation.
Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs
Foreign-owned RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets even after regulator lowered them.
Postage: 1st class, £1.80, 2nd class 91p.
When privatized in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Poor service at triple price. Customers fleeced.
Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs
Foreign-owned RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets even after regulator lowered them.
Postage: 1st class, £1.80, 2nd class 91p.
When privatized in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Poor service at triple price. Customers fleeced.
October 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Look and learn kids ….. Marcus knows a thing or two
@labouruk.bsky.social @libdemshk.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
@labouruk.bsky.social @libdemshk.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
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Coming on top of the axing of The World Tonight it really seems as if #BBC are determined to wreck R4. Especially depressing that Thinking Allowed will go - SFAIK it's the only programme in UK media dedicated to (mainly academic) social science research.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours
The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Coming on top of the axing of The World Tonight it really seems as if #BBC are determined to wreck R4. Especially depressing that Thinking Allowed will go - SFAIK it's the only programme in UK media dedicated to (mainly academic) social science research.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How soon can the plague get here?
October 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
How soon can the plague get here?
Getting funnier and funnier
Thanks team
Thanks team
October 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Getting funnier and funnier
Thanks team
Thanks team
Looks like a terrible film - saw the trailer the other day - I hope it isn’t ….
Also that wig!
Also that wig!
NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her..
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www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...
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www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...
THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Looks like a terrible film - saw the trailer the other day - I hope it isn’t ….
Also that wig!
Also that wig!
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It wasn’t this stupid back in school.
October 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It wasn’t this stupid back in school.
Sounds like a channel 5 9pm slot - sit back and watch the money flow
Dreamed about some guys called The Intuitive Six who are like a Famous Five gang but they're adults, and they don't look for clues and so on; just solve everything with good guesses. I'll let you know how this goes but I think it's likely I'll never have to work again.
October 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Sounds like a channel 5 9pm slot - sit back and watch the money flow
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A second Brexit referendum is a truly stupid idea. Straight to rejoin. No fucking about. There’s no logical argument, economic or otherwise, for not rejoining. The British electorate has proven that they don’t have a clue and are easily duped by disinformation campaigns and foreign interference.
October 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A second Brexit referendum is a truly stupid idea. Straight to rejoin. No fucking about. There’s no logical argument, economic or otherwise, for not rejoining. The British electorate has proven that they don’t have a clue and are easily duped by disinformation campaigns and foreign interference.
Sort of my dream home - I must try harder
Dave Brubeck’s 1960’s Connecticut home was as cool as his music.
October 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Sort of my dream home - I must try harder
This was the Brexit way - and it worked
October 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This was the Brexit way - and it worked
What a C**t
www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has funneled just over $100 million to a group trying to defeat a one-time state tax on California’s billionaires this November.
Brin’s net worth is estimated to be around $270 billion. He’d face a nearly $14 billion hit under the tax.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has funneled just over $100 million to a group trying to defeat a one-time state tax on California’s billionaires this November.
Brin’s net worth is estimated to be around $270 billion. He’d face a nearly $14 billion hit under the tax.
A Google co-founder is spending $100 million to defeat California’s wealth tax. It could become one of his best investments | CNN Politics
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has funneled just over $100 million to a group trying to defeat a one-time state tax on California’s billionaires this November.
www.cnn.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:11 PM
What a C**t
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This seems the inevitable result of putting a tech bro (former Google exec) in charge of the largest company within the creative industries in the UK.
September 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This seems the inevitable result of putting a tech bro (former Google exec) in charge of the largest company within the creative industries in the UK.
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Student finance is uncomfortable territory for Lib Dem’s, but we can't just bury our heads in the sand.
Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable.
My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇
www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...
Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable.
My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇
www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...
Winning back a generation starts with fixing the broken student loan system
For too long, student finance has been the subject our party would rather avoid. I understand why. It is uncomfortable territory. The scars of the coalition run deep, and many of us have heard about t...
www.libdemvoice.org
September 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Student finance is uncomfortable territory for Lib Dem’s, but we can't just bury our heads in the sand.
Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable.
My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇
www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...
Those of us in positions of responsibility have a duty to fix what's broken, even when it's uncomfortable.
My piece for Lib Dem Voice👇
www.libdemvoice.org/winning-back...
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It’s not 25 years anymore, it’s 40. They’re paying 9% more tax almost their entire working lives because, thanks to interest, the loan gets bigger each year. Makes it very difficult to buy a property/have children etc which we all need them to be able to do or the economic pyramid collapses.
September 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
It’s not 25 years anymore, it’s 40. They’re paying 9% more tax almost their entire working lives because, thanks to interest, the loan gets bigger each year. Makes it very difficult to buy a property/have children etc which we all need them to be able to do or the economic pyramid collapses.
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If anyone thinks you can’t remove the triple lock whilst being fine with charging our kids 6% interest on the colossal loans they need to take for a higher education we got for free, then frankly I don’t care much for your opinion. Either we’re all important or we live in an angry, divided society.
September 29, 2026 at 10:17 AM
If anyone thinks you can’t remove the triple lock whilst being fine with charging our kids 6% interest on the colossal loans they need to take for a higher education we got for free, then frankly I don’t care much for your opinion. Either we’re all important or we live in an angry, divided society.
Enough with the AI bullshit
We need people not bots
We need people not bots
Biggest applause in Labour conference fringe by education unions today was when @pepediiasio.bsky.social suggested bringing back Every Child Matters so we could go full circle!
‘Services designed around people….prevention not crisis’ Lou Haigh promises Total Place principles at Labour conference today.
September 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Enough with the AI bullshit
We need people not bots
We need people not bots
Let’s hope it collapses on his head
September 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Let’s hope it collapses on his head
Stop using Palantir
September 27, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Stop using Palantir
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"If 20 people come, that would feel like a lot to me," librarian Shea Wert told Business Insider. https://bit.ly/47nuCU8
This small town librarian offers a 'Bye, Bye AI' class to take AI off your phone. Now everyone wants in.
A library in upstate New York is going viral for helping people turn off AI. The librarian behind it is happy to help people with AI too.
www.businessinsider.com
September 27, 2026 at 9:55 AM
"If 20 people come, that would feel like a lot to me," librarian Shea Wert told Business Insider. https://bit.ly/47nuCU8
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Can recommend Hey Broadband
£75 for you and £75 for me if you use code
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Can recommend Hey Broadband
£75 for you and £75 for me if you use code
HeyJamieH44
September 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Anyone needing new broadband supplier ?
Can recommend Hey Broadband
£75 for you and £75 for me if you use code
HeyJamieH44
Can recommend Hey Broadband
£75 for you and £75 for me if you use code
HeyJamieH44
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Leveson Part Two was promised to the victims of press abuse. It has still not happened.
The Hillsborough Law proves that unfinished business can be finished when people keep pushing.
Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
The Hillsborough Law proves that unfinished business can be finished when people keep pushing.
Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
September 23, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Leveson Part Two was promised to the victims of press abuse. It has still not happened.
The Hillsborough Law proves that unfinished business can be finished when people keep pushing.
Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
The Hillsborough Law proves that unfinished business can be finished when people keep pushing.
Rally for Justice, Liverpool, Monday 28 September, 6–11pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hillsborou...
Boris is largely to blame
Release the Russian Report. The Tories let people down and oor nations security put at risk🙄
BBC News - Russia report: UK 'badly underestimated' threat, says committee - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
BBC News - Russia report: UK 'badly underestimated' threat, says committee - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
Russia report: UK 'badly underestimated' threat, says committee
Russian influence in the UK is now
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Boris is largely to blame