NEW: Ed Davey has said his party is open to accepting Conservative MP defections
Parties are sniffing blood around the Tories, but they are not down and out yet. I give them until May 2027 before it's terminal (May 2026 is already probably a write off), though they would linger on for a long time.
So I have £1.10 in my national lottery account and an expired debit card against it.
I can't update my debit card details because my account has a balance against it without phoning them up...
Given this is 2026 and they've just upgraded their website they seemed to have missed one of the most common requirements of any betting site which is making it easy to take money.
The Whitehouse has perhaps realised that it is only a matter of time before ICE murder a child on camera.
Despite the characteristically punchy initial defence of the last killing the reaction since then has been tellingly more cautious and concilliatory (in relative terms). Some kind of polling on it must have spooked Trump, or someone he really trusts told him this was not going to go as smoothly as other times even with the loyal media and courts.
The Guardian piece is a magnificent bit of dry humour about a film which makes any normal person want to throw up. It adds a touch of light to a dark place.
I especially liked:
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches.
The picture was slightly rosier at the Cineworld in Wandsworth, which had sold four tickets, while five backrow seats were also booked at the Cineworld in Broughton.
That use of the word 'backrow', at least to me being of an older generation, feels like a uniquely fine and beautiful and hilarious use of that evocative word.
The Whitehouse has perhaps realised that it is only a matter of time before ICE murder a child on camera.
Despite the characteristically punchy initial defence of the last killing the reaction since then has been tellingly more cautious and concilliatory (in relative terms). Some kind of polling on it must have spooked Trump, or someone he really trusts told him this was not going to go as smoothly as other times even with the loyal media and courts.
As bad as the two fatal shootings are they aren't even as crazy as some of the other stuff I've seen of these operations. It looks like they are either completely incompetent, genuinely so careless they shouldn't even be allowed firearms, or they are trying to provoke a firefight.
The Whitehouse has perhaps realised that it is only a matter of time before ICE murder a child on camera.
Despite the characteristically punchy initial defence of the last killing the reaction since then has been tellingly more cautious and concilliatory (in relative terms). Some kind of polling on it must have spooked Trump, or someone he really trusts told him this was not going to go as smoothly as other times even with the loyal media and courts.
Agreed it has the sense that even the Republicans (or Trump) realise it's gone too far*
*As in, from a polling perspective, not based on any sense of humanity as they clearly don't have any.
It shows American is still on the edge. It hasn't yet gone over. Contrast with Iran where the brutal murder of peaceful civilians is swept under the carpet.
Trump is still a narcissist who wants to be liked above any political convictions (other than maybe liking tariffs). If there's sufficient pushback against the worst of what he's trying to achieve then he may well fold.
The Guardian piece is a magnificent bit of dry humour about a film which makes any normal person want to throw up. It adds a touch of light to a dark place.
I especially liked:
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches.
The picture was slightly rosier at the Cineworld in Wandsworth, which had sold four tickets, while five backrow seats were also booked at the Cineworld in Broughton.
That use of the word 'backrow', at least to me being of an older generation, feels like a uniquely fine and beautiful and hilarious use of that evocative word.
There’s a Tory Party I’d vote for somewhere in the people that are left, especially if Labour get rid of Starmer and go to the left with Burnham “who cares about the bond markets anyway”.
Taking Braverman was a big strategic error in my view for Reform.
She's obviously a flake given her record of sackings and resignations, with a very high opinion of her own abilities not sured by anyone else. Zahawi, Jenrick and Braverman. Jeez, what a shower. These were always the sort of people who made you slightly embarrassed to be a Tory.
Luckily, there are only 5 of you Tory voters left in the entire UK. So the sum total of human embarrassment is modest
Mebbes. But the polling analysis from the new Tory ginger group ProsperUK (Andy Street, Ruth Davidson et al) shows a LOT of potential for a centre-right party. There are a few of us around, even now. And, let's face it, have you ever seen a more unprepossessing bunch of bampots than the Tory defectors (Danny Kruger possibly excepted). A bunch of entitled narcissists who would be at each others throats 5 minutes into govt.
Jenrick is good. Talented. Ambitious. Clever. Like it or not - presumably not in your case - he understands social media and he knows how to use it and he is literally the only Tory to have made the political weather at any point (Badenoch excepted, but she’s the leader) since the election
And they’ve lost him. The Tory party is not in any position to lose raw political talent. About the only other one they possess is Katie Lam. And now she’s going too?
I do think this could be terminal
Katie Lam is probably too posh for Reform.
She dresses posh and codes posh and has Lottie as a middle name, but is she actually posh?
She went to a comprehensive.
She went to Guildford County School, where she was head girl. She studied Latin and Greek independently. Then went to Trinity College Cambridge to read Classics.
She was hardly Grange Hill.
Indeed, it was a grammar school originally
So? The sixth form college I went to was a naval training base. I barely know one end of a ship from another.
Nice comprehensive still isn't posh. Not like Dave, Boris or JRM are posh.
No, it isn't uber posh but then neither are grammar schools or minor public schools really but upper middle class.
Proper upper class posh is Eton, Winchester, Westminster, Harrow educated and maybe a few other major public schools too like Charterhouse, Rugby and Ampleforth and Fettes
Expect it isn't anymore, because the upper class posh can no longer afford to send their children there.
It's now Chinese and the international super-rich.
I know somebody who makes a fortune out of advising rich Chinese about private schooling in the West. Demand has never been higher apparently. And of course when the Chinese banned all their in person post-school tutoring services, having a Westeners with a polished CV doing Zoom coaching is also very popular.
Hmm. That's definitely not my experience actually working in the sector. Demand from China has dropped off a cliff in the last three years, for schooling and tutoring. When I first started I had 90% Chinese and Far Eastern clients, now I haven't got a single one. Similarly, one reason so many private schools are closing (the latest being Rendcomb in Cirencester) is they are international schools who cannot attract students.
On that subject, 105 private schools have closed or merged since last January when VAT came in. That's significantly above the long term (10 year) average of around 77 a year closing or merging.
While it would be silly to say it must be VAT - NI costs and fuel prices both seem to be playing a big part too - it's certainly one variable that could have had an impact.
And what's annoying, to come back to the main thrust of the reply, is that this used to be one of our biggest and best invisible exports. Not only did it earn us loads of cash, but it left a huge number of bright and influential people all around the world with a real affection for and connection to Britain which helped in a myriad of other ways too.
More or less on Radio 4 looked at VAT and private schools, and their data suggested it has made no observable diffeeence to the rate of school opening and closing
"China hacked Downing Street phones for years Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak" (£)
The Whitehouse has perhaps realised that it is only a matter of time before ICE murder a child on camera.
Despite the characteristically punchy initial defence of the last killing the reaction since then has been tellingly more cautious and concilliatory (in relative terms). Some kind of polling on it must have spooked Trump, or someone he really trusts told him this was not going to go as smoothly as other times even with the loyal media and courts.
Senior Labour figures have privately conceded that they expect to lose a vital by-election after Andy Burnham was blocked from standing. Some fear the party could be pushed into third place behind Reform and the Greens.
Assuming Labour lose, it will be embarrasing, but nothing will actually change. Had Labour lost the consequent Greater Manchester by-election, that would have been vital.
This isn't John Major, ca. 1996.
I suspect it was highly likely that Labour would lose to Reform (without Burnham) before the ludicrous Burnham drama this weekend. It is almost guaranteed now. As I wrote on Friday, losing the Mayoralty would be catastrophic.
And the Burnham pom-pom wavers have failed to address the issue of the resultant probable mayoral defeat.
At least Andy can get back to the job he loves and is 100% committed to.
Senior Labour figures have privately conceded that they expect to lose a vital by-election after Andy Burnham was blocked from standing. Some fear the party could be pushed into third place behind Reform and the Greens.
Assuming Labour lose, it will be embarrasing, but nothing will actually change. Had Labour lost the consequent Greater Manchester by-election, that would have been vital.
This isn't John Major, ca. 1996.
I suspect it was highly likely that Labour would lose to Reform (without Burnham) before the ludicrous Burnham drama this weekend. It is almost guaranteed now. As I wrote on Friday, losing the Mayoralty would be catastrophic.
And the Burnham pom-pom wavers have failed to address the issue of the resultant probable mayoral defeat.
At least Andy can get back to the job he loves and is 100% committed to.
Wasn't it mentioned here that there wouldn't have been a Mayoral election? The deputy mayor could have finished Burnham's term.
There are also plans to set up a new National Centre for AI in policing. The idea is to develop new AI tools for police officers to help with things like going through CCTV footage and transcribing and redacting documents.
Synthesia raised a load more money at a value double what is was last year. The London-based AI video startup raised $200M in a Series E round led by Google Ventures valuing them at $4bn (they turned down $3bn from Adobe a couple of moneths ago). Synthesia now sits among Europe’s most valuable AI companies.
And unlike 99.9% of AI start-ups they are profitable. No Russ Hamilton, gotta be pre-pre-revenue in order to raise.
I've said it here a few times in the past, but companies producing image and video creation AIs are the ones likely to make money because people and businesses will actually pay for those services if they're good.
Senior Labour figures have privately conceded that they expect to lose a vital by-election after Andy Burnham was blocked from standing. Some fear the party could be pushed into third place behind Reform and the Greens.
Assuming Labour lose, it will be embarrasing, but nothing will actually change. Had Labour lost the consequent Greater Manchester by-election, that would have been vital.
This isn't John Major, ca. 1996.
I suspect it was highly likely that Labour would lose to Reform (without Burnham) before the ludicrous Burnham drama this weekend. It is almost guaranteed now. As I wrote on Friday, losing the Mayoralty would be catastrophic.
And the Burnham pom-pom wavers have failed to address the issue of the resultant probable mayoral defeat.
At least Andy can get back to the job he loves and is 100% committed to.
Wasn't it mentioned here that there wouldn't have been a Mayoral election? The deputy mayor could have finished Burnham's term.
It has been discussed. Bearing in mind the consternation over postponed council elections, avoiding the Mayoralty election would have gone down like a bucket of cold vomit.
Synthesia raised a load more money at a value double what is was last year. The London-based AI video startup raised $200M in a Series E round led by Google Ventures valuing them at $4bn (they turned down $3bn from Adobe a couple of moneths ago). Synthesia now sits among Europe’s most valuable AI companies.
And unlike 99.9% of AI start-ups they are profitable. No Russ Hamilton, gotta be pre-pre-revenue in order to raise.
I've said it here a few times in the past, but companies producing image and video creation AIs are the ones likely to make money because people and businesses will actually pay for those services if they're good.
Where they were clever is from the being they had a very specific target market that although wasn't seen as sexy is extremely lucrative. Training, especially training videos. While a load of other starts up were we are going to kill Adobe, revolutionise graphic design, VFX in movies etc, Synthesia targetted corporates with a simple offer, we can make your training videos cheaply, and they can be instantly converted to every major language and they can be easily modified in the future. For the McDonalds of this world, with restaurants in every country, its an absolute no brainer to pay whatever the mega corp fee is, because it will be a fraction of making localised training content.
If they had been a pure text to video type play as so many others have been, they wouldn't be anywhere near as valuable, because the moat for the actual tech isn't very wide. In fact they basically scrapped the model they initially used (based on a load of academic research) for something much simpler. But in the meantime, they have built out this whole platform of upload a script, a powerpoint, etc and use their "video editor" tools to make / update these training videos.
Senior Labour figures have privately conceded that they expect to lose a vital by-election after Andy Burnham was blocked from standing. Some fear the party could be pushed into third place behind Reform and the Greens.
Assuming Labour lose, it will be embarrasing, but nothing will actually change. Had Labour lost the consequent Greater Manchester by-election, that would have been vital.
This isn't John Major, ca. 1996.
I suspect it was highly likely that Labour would lose to Reform (without Burnham) before the ludicrous Burnham drama this weekend. It is almost guaranteed now. As I wrote on Friday, losing the Mayoralty would be catastrophic.
And the Burnham pom-pom wavers have failed to address the issue of the resultant probable mayoral defeat.
At least Andy can get back to the job he loves and is 100% committed to.
Exclusive: Keir Starmer says the public have given him a personal mandate to lead Britain for five years
He vows to complete a full term, signalling to his Labour rivals that he won’t bow to pressure on his leadership
“I’ve got a five year mandate,” Starmer says in an interview with Bloomberg when asked if he’d stand in any leadership contest.
“It’s a considerable mandate. I intend to deliver on that”
In the bunker...
"Labour got 9.7 million votes under my leadership. That's nearly as many as under Jeremy Corbyn, for heaven's sake!"
What a dumb post. Starmer won a landslide and Corbyn lost. If you believe that to be unfair on poor old Jezza you need to protest the unfair FPTP voting arrangement.
Synthesia raised a load more money at a value double what is was last year. The London-based AI video startup raised $200M in a Series E round led by Google Ventures valuing them at $4bn (they turned down $3bn from Adobe a couple of moneths ago). Synthesia now sits among Europe’s most valuable AI companies.
And unlike 99.9% of AI start-ups they are profitable. No Russ Hamilton, gotta be pre-pre-revenue in order to raise.
I've said it here a few times in the past, but companies producing image and video creation AIs are the ones likely to make money because people and businesses will actually pay for those services if they're good.
Where they were clever is from the being they had a very specific target market that although wasn't seen as sexy is extremely lucrative. Training, especially training videos. While a load of other starts up were we are going to kill Adobe, revolutionise graphic design, VFX in movies etc, Synthesia targetted corporates with a simple offer, we can make your training videos cheaply, and they can be instantly converted to every major language and they can be easily modified in the future. For the McDonalds of this world, with restaurants in every country, its an absolute no brainer to pay whatever the mega corp fee is, because it will be a fraction of making localised training content.
If they had been a pure text to video type play as so many others have been, they wouldn't be anywhere near as valuable, because the moat for the actual tech isn't very wide. In fact they basically scrapped the model they initially used (based on a load of academic research) for something much simpler. But in the meantime, they have built out this whole platform of upload a script, a powerpoint, etc and use their "video editor" tools to make / update these training videos.
I think you're right. Has anybody created a mashup of AI and something like Adobe After Effects/Blender/Maya? That person will win Oscars.
Where they were clever is from the being they had a very specific target market that although wasn't seen as sexy is extremely lucrative. Training, especially training videos. While a load of other starts up were we are going to kill Adobe, revolutionise graphic design, VFX in movies etc, Synthesia targetted corporates with a simple offer, we can make your training videos cheaply, and they can be instantly converted to every major language and they can be easily modified in the future. For the McDonalds of this world, with restaurants in every country, its an absolute no brainer to pay whatever the mega corp fee is, because it will be a fraction of making localised training content.
Agree, completely. Targetting your models at specific use cases that will demonstrably save time and money is the way to go. Training videos are boring but necessary and often expensive to produce, wave a big saving in front of a customer and they'll jump at using AI.
Most AI startups are going to die without making a penny because they don't think like that.
You cannot graft a Presidential mandate onto a Parliamentary system. It doesn't fit.
Several leaders have tried, but parties have shown that their gratitude at being led to a big victory only goes so far.
Certainly leaders are more important than ever for their party, but it means the pressure to replace them is even greater when they're struggling, and they can and will be replaced as soon as desperation passes a certain threshold, or a better alternative appears to be available.
We're not quite 19 months into this government. And for all that Labour won a landslide they did so on a share of the vote that had always previously lost elections. It was always the weakest of mandates and it was never Starmer's alone.
Where they were clever is from the being they had a very specific target market that although wasn't seen as sexy is extremely lucrative. Training, especially training videos. While a load of other starts up were we are going to kill Adobe, revolutionise graphic design, VFX in movies etc, Synthesia targetted corporates with a simple offer, we can make your training videos cheaply, and they can be instantly converted to every major language and they can be easily modified in the future. For the McDonalds of this world, with restaurants in every country, its an absolute no brainer to pay whatever the mega corp fee is, because it will be a fraction of making localised training content.
Agree, completely. Targetting your models at specific use cases that will demonstrably save time and money is the way to go. Training videos are boring but necessary and often expensive to produce, wave a big saving in front of a customer and they'll jump at using AI.
Most AI startups are going to die without making a penny because they don't think like that.
1) Intend to somehow become world dominant though vague means and buzzwords 2) You can then make as much money as you want
Where they were clever is from the being they had a very specific target market that although wasn't seen as sexy is extremely lucrative. Training, especially training videos. While a load of other starts up were we are going to kill Adobe, revolutionise graphic design, VFX in movies etc, Synthesia targetted corporates with a simple offer, we can make your training videos cheaply, and they can be instantly converted to every major language and they can be easily modified in the future. For the McDonalds of this world, with restaurants in every country, its an absolute no brainer to pay whatever the mega corp fee is, because it will be a fraction of making localised training content.
Agree, completely. Targetting your models at specific use cases that will demonstrably save time and money is the way to go. Training videos are boring but necessary and often expensive to produce, wave a big saving in front of a customer and they'll jump at using AI.
Most AI startups are going to die without making a penny because they don't think like that.
I was pitching things like https://www.guidde.com/ to $work a couple of years ago and was met with apathy and vague eye-rolls. Now we're paying $enterprise consultants to produce the same things probably using the same software. Just for a few hundred-k on top.
God bless the taxpayer and how they fund our 'professional' management layer. Many of whom learned their 'craft' in the 1990s. Which is quite en-vogue, now that I think about it.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large," per The Atlantic.
Predict Trump will be calling a loser, everybody says so, I only hired him because other people told me he was amazing, I always thought he was low IQ.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Yeah, I saw that earlier today and thought it was a bit harsh. Jim Steinman was the songwriter of course but you'd think the performer would get slightly more. One of my favourite 80s songs.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large," per The Atlantic.
Predict Trump will be calling a loser, everybody says so, I only hired him because other people told me he was amazing, I always thought he was low IQ.
Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.
The Guardian piece is a magnificent bit of dry humour about a film which makes any normal person want to throw up. It adds a touch of light to a dark place.
I especially liked:
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches.
The picture was slightly rosier at the Cineworld in Wandsworth, which had sold four tickets, while five backrow seats were also booked at the Cineworld in Broughton.
That use of the word 'backrow', at least to me being of an older generation, feels like a uniquely fine and beautiful and hilarious use of that evocative word.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
The Guardian piece is a magnificent bit of dry humour about a film which makes any normal person want to throw up. It adds a touch of light to a dark place.
I especially liked:
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches.
The picture was slightly rosier at the Cineworld in Wandsworth, which had sold four tickets, while five backrow seats were also booked at the Cineworld in Broughton.
That use of the word 'backrow', at least to me being of an older generation, feels like a uniquely fine and beautiful and hilarious use of that evocative word.
The Guardian piece is a magnificent bit of dry humour about a film which makes any normal person want to throw up. It adds a touch of light to a dark place.
I especially liked:
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches.
The picture was slightly rosier at the Cineworld in Wandsworth, which had sold four tickets, while five backrow seats were also booked at the Cineworld in Broughton.
That use of the word 'backrow', at least to me being of an older generation, feels like a uniquely fine and beautiful and hilarious use of that evocative word.
Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
There are two different per stream rates: the rate when Spotify/etc chooses the music, and the rate when you choose. That's why Spotify wants to play you its "mix" rather than have you decide what to listen to.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
There are two different per stream rates: the rate when Spotify/etc chooses the music, and the rate when you choose. That's why Spotify wants to play you its "mix" rather than have you decide what to listen to.
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
The quote is "about nothing" which probably means "more than you'll ever see in your lifetime, matey, but not what I expect as a self-entitled aging pop star attempting to live off past glories"
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
The quote is "about nothing" which probably means "more than you'll ever see in your lifetime, matey, but not what I expect as a self-entitled aging pop star attempting to live off past glories"
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
The quote is "about nothing" which probably means "more than you'll ever see in your lifetime, matey, but not what I expect as a self-entitled aging pop star attempting to live off past glories"
i.e. not on the Noddy Holder pension plan...
Even Noddy might be feeling the pinch. Slade has been usurped by Wham! – Christmas number one for the last three years (if we count the week later in 2025) and no doubt again in 11 months' time.
But yes, Bonnie Tyler, like most of her peers, is almost certainly now earning most from touring – which used to be a loss-leader to sell records.
China hacked Downing Street phones for years Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f45713c8e6edabdb
Strange one from Bonnie Tyler, allegedly Total Eclipse of the Heart - one billion streams - has made nothing,
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Tellingly the actual figure is not given. Did the journalist even bother to ask?
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
The quote is "about nothing" which probably means "more than you'll ever see in your lifetime, matey, but not what I expect as a self-entitled aging pop star attempting to live off past glories"
i.e. not on the Noddy Holder pension plan...
Even Noddy might be feeling the pinch. Slade has been usurped by Wham! – Christmas number one for the last three years (if we count the week later in 2025) and no doubt again in 11 months' time.
But yes, Bonnie Tyler, like most of her peers, is almost certainly now earning most from touring – which used to be a loss-leader to sell records.
I think Noddy will be ok.....royalities for Slades hit song were revealed to be £500k+ a year alone, yet alone other brand deals that get done. And that has been the case for what 40+ years. So he been earning £250k minimum a year out of it (as there was another co-writer).
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I can't update my debit card details because my account has a balance against it without phoning them up...
Given this is 2026 and they've just upgraded their website they seemed to have missed one of the most common requirements of any betting site which is making it easy to take money.
*As in, from a polling perspective, not based on any sense of humanity as they clearly don't have any.
It shows American is still on the edge. It hasn't yet gone over. Contrast with Iran where the brutal murder of peaceful civilians is swept under the carpet.
Trump is still a narcissist who wants to be liked above any political convictions (other than maybe liking tariffs). If there's sufficient pushback against the worst of what he's trying to achieve then he may well fold.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002pqgv
One of the few adults in the whole building.
...except Prince
At least Andy can get back to the job he loves and is 100% committed to.
No Norman Foster inspired headquarters? No logo? No art for the foyer?
What kind of austerity nonsense would that be?
Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it.
https://x.com/krassenstein/status/2015911471507530219
If they had been a pure text to video type play as so many others have been, they wouldn't be anywhere near as valuable, because the moat for the actual tech isn't very wide. In fact they basically scrapped the model they initially used (based on a load of academic research) for something much simpler. But in the meantime, they have built out this whole platform of upload a script, a powerpoint, etc and use their "video editor" tools to make / update these training videos.
https://x.com/Osint613/status/2015835655012508016
https://x.com/alexwickham/status/2015917905582424295
Exclusive: Keir Starmer says the public have given him a personal mandate to lead Britain for five years
He vows to complete a full term, signalling to his Labour rivals that he won’t bow to pressure on his leadership
“I’ve got a five year mandate,” Starmer says in an interview with Bloomberg when asked if he’d stand in any leadership contest.
“It’s a considerable mandate. I intend to deliver on that”
Mandy Rice-Davies applies. It doesn't mean circumstances ensure it shakes down the way Starmer hopes and suggests.
Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE
Most AI startups are going to die without making a penny because they don't think like that.
We're not quite 19 months into this government. And for all that Labour won a landslide they did so on a share of the vote that had always previously lost elections. It was always the weakest of mandates and it was never Starmer's alone.
2) You can then make as much money as you want
Never fails.
God bless the taxpayer and how they fund our 'professional' management layer. Many of whom learned their 'craft' in the 1990s. Which is quite en-vogue, now that I think about it.
I'm not sure how that works. Typically it is 0.2p (ish) per play for creatives. 0.2p times one billion is £2 million, and it (or a bigly chunk of it even allowing for piracy etc) has gone somewhere.
Screwed by only being the performer?
Bonnie Tyler's classic hits 1bn streams - but singer reveals it 'makes nothing'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ppnlmed8o
Predict Trump will be calling a loser, everybody says so, I only hired him because other people told me he was amazing, I always thought he was low IQ.
Spotify replaces two things: radio and CD sales. I suspect as a radio replacement the royalties are fine (they are, after all, industry-agreed). But as a replacement for radio and CD sales taken together, perhaps not.
https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/2015939758858371393
Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.
https://youtu.be/g4fNaIurb04?si=jjDLmv9C7XlDn6UL
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3e53e34klo
https://www.ft.com/content/c3098552-7204-4a93-844c-1b8569c9dcb2
But yes, Bonnie Tyler, like most of her peers, is almost certainly now earning most from touring – which used to be a loss-leader to sell records.
Spying operation targeted senior government members, including aides to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f45713c8e6edabdb
Gift link so not paywalled.