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Tony Blairās essay VS the Popeās encyclical Blair essay: number 1 bit of advice, do not regulate AI (in which I have Ā£millions invested) Pope essay: we need the most rigorous constraints on AI 1/
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FIFA showing no respect for Scotland fans⦠š¤
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Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.
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THE NERVE
about 1 month ago
āIt is time for a collective awakening.ā GisĆØle Pelicot on the responsibility of all tech platforms to shut down websites and chatrooms that enable the sexual abuse and rape of women. They are āa tool of violence, a tool of masculine dominationā. Interview by the Nerveās
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Tony Blairās essay VS the Popeās encyclical Blair essay: number 1 bit of advice, do not regulate AI (in which I have Ā£millions invested) Pope essay: we need the most rigorous constraints on AI 1/
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Delighted to read this. Scurrilous slapp libel case against
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and editor
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personally, thrown out by judge. But the case has cost Mill M Ā£40k-unlikely to be recuperatedš¤Æ
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š“ Keir Starmer promised to crackdown on "Slapps" - abusive libel cases to silence journalists and critics Then Labour quietly dropped it We can reveal why: a three-year lobbying blitz by libel lawyers who've acted for Russian oligarchs, Epstein + more
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-lawyer...
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How lawyers to the super-rich strangled Labour's Slapp bill
Exclusive: A discreet lobbying campaign by lawyers who have acted for oligarchs and the super-rich told government that reforming England's libel laws was too difficult.
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-lawyers-to-the-super-rich-strangled
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Not sure exactly what these two approaches to Palantir reporting today by the new Observer - under Tortoise media - & the Nerve, set up by five former Obs journalists (me included) tells us, but I feel like itās definitely⦠something⦠š Oh and also Obs launched v nice-looking new mag. š that team
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3 months ago
Bruce Springsteen is making me a fan... Opening his concert in Los Angeles yesterday, worth the wait to see the transition to the opening song 90 seconds in. āļøā¤ļøšŗšø
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3 months ago
Tens of thousands chant āRussians, go home!ā at tonightās anti-OrbĆ”n concert in Budapestās Heroesā Square ahead of Sundayās Hungarian election.
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This weekās Nerve hotlist. Some gems here Always 100% tested. Think of us as Which? mag for arts and culcha
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Henry Dyer
3 months ago
Lots of sensible recommendations in this IMO. But many of them not new - so it is to see if the government will actually enact these, especially the parts which Rycroft suggests should be carried out through the Representation of the People Bill.
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The Rycroft Review: Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics
Report of the independent review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-rycroft-review-report-of-the-independent-review-into-countering-foreign-financial-influence-and-interference-in-uk-politics
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THE NERVE
3 months ago
The story of 'woke' FOr years. mainstream conservatives and even centrists rounded on progressive culture as though it were a threat to society. Now they see where the real threat lay Writer and critic
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examines the meaning of one of the defining terms of our age.
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Really sad to read this. Love and solidarity to all my former colleagues and anyone affected on the og Tortoise team š
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THE NERVE
3 months ago
NEW "I wouldn't trust the Americans one inch not to escalate" In an exclusive interview with the Nerve, former senior Nato commander and Iraq veteran General Sir Richard Shirreff gives his in-depth analysis on Trump's "war of choice and hubris" in the Middle East. 1/9š§µ
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Liam Thorp
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While this Labour government has had plenty of disappointing moments, this really is huge. Campaigners and experts have always told me this is the quickest and most effective way to immediately reduce child poverty. It took too long to get here but this is big.
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Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law
Historic legislation to end the two-child limit has become law, putting 450,000 children on a pathway out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/two-child-limit-scrapped-as-historic-bill-to-lift-450000-children-out-of-poverty-becomes-law
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Extraordinary development in this cynical case against local journalism outlet
@londonermag.bsky.social
The claimant didnāt turn up and sent a crap sick note. Total waste of public resources and court time and has cost the publisher Ā£20k already
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat
4 months ago
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Some community therapy from the Nerve (From our peerless cultural advice columnist Philippa Perry ā¤ļø)
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F*cking hell
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports
Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/
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Oh yes and there was this
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Caerphilly by-election, Oct 2025. Reform lost to the local, highly motivated and caring candidate Gorton and Denton, Feb 2026. Lost to the local, highly motivated and caring candidate So clearly the smart move is to carry on stoking division⦠š¤
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The Secret Barrister
4 months ago
Just canāt believe that wanting to financially punish women who miscarry didnāt swing the vote for him. Stupid woke voters.
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Some cracking reads in the Nerve this weekend, including this interview with Ash Sarkar in which she has some fascinating things to say about the state of politics - and why you should very much avoid going down the K-hole, kids (š§µ)
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šØOur BBC is under attack šØ I just signed this - the BBC is not perfect but it must be protected. Just looking at those who most want it to fail tells us all we need to know about how important it is to our democracy⦠Please add your name š
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Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
šØOur BBC is under attack šØ We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
https://38d.gs/cicq
4 months ago
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Stoked that Lyse is the Nerveās Recommender this week ā¤ļøšŖ
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Melania so elegantly dispatched by
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www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Melania review ā Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing ā there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/melania-review-trump-film-is-a-gilded-trash-remake-of-the-zone-of-interest
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Billy Bragg
5 months ago
This is the language of ICE right here in the UK
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Bruce Springsteen
5 months ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itās dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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Well this seems to have hit home⦠Worth taking a moment to appreciate human graphic design. Contracts data is boring. The names of government agencies are grey. IT language is dull. Convert it all into a single visual hit? BOOM! Thank you to Lynsey Irvine, the Nerveās genius creative director. šā”ļø
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Matt Goodwin of course has a long-standing and deeply emotional connection to Manchester
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NEW "Minneapolis is the model" Historian Robert Kagan says Insurrection Act will be invoked
YouTube video by The Nerve
https://youtube.com/shorts/d3lsOrtynIo?si=OWRD3wLD7I_YjW_3
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Prepare for a return to 19th-century Russia levels of absurdism in our culture⦠Clip from the brilliant
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on the ground in Minneapolis Follow them!
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Beautiful statement by Renee Goodās widow. Also that target vs raised ratio is v moving. We have to remember that most people, like Good, are good.
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hugely infectious giggle at the end of this reelā¦.š„
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SAVE ROWANāS FINSBURY PARK (iykyk) An old development proposal is back for 190 homes, possibly a tower at the site ⦠locals can contribute their thoughts by Dec 19 (link in next post). Also there is a petition:
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Save Rowans Tenpin Bowl
Rowans, a beloved North London institution, is under threat. Haringey Council is reviewing new plans that could see the iconic bowling alley bulldozed and replaced with up to 190 flats. The Council do...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-rowans-tenpin-bowl?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=f3c79f46-9321-4cd7-86d1-7ef0c16e242e
6 months ago
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Why artists are essential
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Luke McGee
7 months ago
This is the most alarming story Iāve read today. Giving up the fight before itās started
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Quite a week last weekā¦. š Thanks for all the great feedback š
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THE NERVE
7 months ago
The digital version of our Nathan Gill timeline is now online ā¬ļøā³
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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THE NERVE
7 months ago
Review of the week: Wet Leg live
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āļøāļøāļøāļø They may have started off as self-deprecating jokers, but this pulsating live show is final proof that the Isle of Wight rockers are now something much bigger, writes
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Russ Jones
7 months ago
45% of British voters are strongly opposed to Reform, and 33% favourable to Reform. 71% of 2025 Labour voters are strongly opposed to Reform. And immigration has fallen 50% in a year. What possible reason is there for this mess?
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THE NERVE
7 months ago
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... whoād want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would This weekās column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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The Obs has done lovely job collecting tributes to Rachel Cooke - her character jumps off the page. & an edit of some of her best writing including her famous recipe for parmesan biscuits. How nice if people would make these at Xmas and remember her with pleasure. The perfect Rachel tribute! links ā¬ļø
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Wonderful tribute by
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Rachel was always a wonderful colleague and over the past 14 months, during we experienced a horrendous period at the Guardian together, she became a cherished friendā¦. /cont. š§µ
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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/rachel-cooke-a-tribute
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āhave to say, I'm worried about your country. I've really developed a relationship with it, and it's so worrying to see the support for someone with absolutely no qualifications, like Farage, when he's absolutely, completely, utterly useless.ā Danish actor and šÆ dude Claes Bang talks to the Nerveā¦
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Great piece for the Nerve on the BBC sabotage (and the dire failure of the institution to stand up for itself). Also - acc to Guardian - the production co that made the Trump Panorama, is working on a film about Nigel Farage. So I guess thatās canned now? š¤·āāļø
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ian Dunt
8 months ago
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
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Peter Geoghegan
8 months ago
Almost most worrying is that if this recent
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podcast is anything to do back, culture secretary Lisa Nandy doesnāt understand broadcasting impartiality rules either
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
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Lisa Nandy: Weāre not afraid to regulate US big tech, no matter what Donald Trump says
The secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport talks free speech and the future of the BBC
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media-confidential/71128/lisa-nandy-were-not-afraid-to-regulate-us-big-tech-no-matter-what-donald-trump-says
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