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I just can’t get past Labour winning 65% of seats off 34% of the vote. Absolutely wild mismatch between the headline result and, well, everything else. Britain is now a multi-party system, and first-past-the-post can’t cope.
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Joe Lycett
@joelycett14 Jun 2024
I hear the press have got hold of some pictures and so I have been forced to make this statement. Needless to say, I apologise. shorturl.at/nENOY
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theguardian.com/film/article…

Film-making only for wealthiest as accessible routes disappear, MPs told

Diverse and working-class talent unable to enter industry after cancellation of initiatives and development projects

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NewWaveFilm@New_Wave_Film6 May 2024
The @BFI Southbank's Italian Neorealism season continues tomorrow at 20.30 with Alessandro Blasetti's Four Steps in the Clouds + intro by season curator Giulia Saccogna. For 2-4-1 tickets for this and all other films in the season quote: "ITALY".
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RIP the legendary David Bordwell, who has died at 76. His blog is one of the greatest resources on film criticism, analysis, and history: davidbordwell.net/blog/
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Stunning film. On the making of 'Lone Star': theguardian.com/culture/2024…

‘I recently went back to the Texas border – and urinated on the wall’: how we made Lone Star

‘The film was 20 years ahead of its time. Look at what we’re dealing with now – border conflict is a nightmare’

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Loved the moving & funny script and performances. Watch Bafta-winning short film 'Jellyfish and Lobster': youtu.be/NfMWBR12GXU
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Sky News
@SkyNews16 Feb 2024
'No pension, no career, no future': Grim reality behind the scenes of British TV and film industry Read more 🔗 trib.al/JVBvnyc

'No pension, no career, no future': Grim reality behind the scenes of British TV and film industry

New research conducted exclusively for Sky News by the broadcasting union BECTU paints a bleak picture of what life is really like for ordinary workers within the British TV and film industry.

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We're on the look out for a brilliant new Director to lead #MedicalAidFilms in its next chapter! Initial review of applications will begin on Feb/19/2024. Check out the link below and apply. docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews29 Jan 2024
Death in the Channel - what led a 14-year-old boy to make fatal journey? bbc.in/49fPjR3

Death in the Channel - what led a 14-year-old boy to make fatal journey?

A teenager was among the first to die in 2024 trying to cross in a small boat - the BBC investigates why.

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BFI
@BFI7 Oct 2023
Remembering Terence Davies (1945-2023), one of our greatest filmmakers, known for his poignant dramas infused with memory and melodies. theb.fi/3F7EeEx
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Ros Atkins
@BBCRosAtkins5 Sep 2023
As the schools concrete crisis continues, we've looked at government spending on education infrastructure (including school buildings) by the Tories since 2010 and by Labour before then. Produced by Michael Cox, Mary Fuller, Robert Cuffe & Anthony Reuben. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66713…
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NEW: we need to talk about the dire state of British transport infrastructure. Of the 52 UK cities with 250k+ people, only 8 (15%) have a tram or metro. In France & Germany it’s 80%, Poland is on 60%. Even *American* cities are better served, and the US hates public transit!
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Mesmerising short film featuring hundreds of photos of arts and crafts from Istanbul by @WarefAbuQuba youtu.be/dlc_2ZVz3io

TAKRAR (Patterns of Istanbul) | تكرار

Takrar or Repetition is an #experimental #shortfilm that celebrates...

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Excellent article on the facts on ULEZ and similar schemes by top researcher. Highly recommended.theguardian.com/environment/…

The evidence is clear: low-emission zones like London’s Ulez work

Looking at the health problems caused by air pollution, poorer communities have most to gain

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Christopher Smets@CWSmets7 Jul 2023
I think about this Tom Waits story all the time.
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Britain’s shorter children reveal a grim story about austerity, but its scars run far deeper | Michael Marmot theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Britain’s shorter children reveal a grim story about austerity, but its scars run far deeper |...

Since 2010, our five-year-olds have been showing signs of reduced growth, a likely symptom of policies that have led to impoverished lives

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Great interview with Scorsese.Hope he keeps making 'em. deadline.com/2023/05/martin-…
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