No one can reasonably expect Keir Starmer to hold abolitionist politics. But this would have been an ideal way to begin a conversation about funding mental health care, education, social services instead of just locking people up.

Amazing new video by @MorrellKate developed from research initiated while an artist in residence in Bogotá ✨

TALKER, Gustav Metzger and I will be in the cam room 2-7pm Sunday 27th September as part of AspFair - THE SIXTH 100% online Drop in to chat about issues #1 – #8 and other upcoming stuff. Talker is an interview zine about performance gilesbailey.com/talker-95

Biden is ahead even if polls are as wrong as they were in 2016. But my q is: what if polls are MORE wrong this time around? What if people are even more reluctant to disclose that they support Trump after 4 years of his presidency than they were after 4 months of his candidacy?

Part of this little beauty of a show Artspace Aotearoa curated by supremeness Tendai John Mutambu. In another world wouldn't mind going to see it in the flesh..

"To what extent is your ‘dance’ innate or learned?"

TALKER #9 with Clifford Owens is out! A zoom conversation from the pandemic’s early days. Cliff shared insights into his working process, formative experiences and realising his projects ‘Anthology’ and ‘Photographs with an Audience’. gilesbailey.com/talker-95#/tal…

Thank you,Giles Bailey, for reaching out to me to talk about my processes in photography, performance art, and drawing.

Does anyone have a Japanese-made maui blue squier stratocaster that they need taking off their hands?

The workshops are free and open to everyone. There are 15 places for each session. Duration will be approximately 90 minutes. If you are interested please sign up. eventbrite.com/e/i-am-terrifi…

TALKERs #8 and #5 with @paulmaheke and Spalding Gray/Kathy Acker interviews are back in stock (£5 including postage) --> gilesbailey.com/talker-95.

Hi. On Sunday I’m going to be 40. By coincidence, it’s also the day of the 40th Great North Run. I’m running, and if any of you were able to spare £5 for @medicalaidpal (MAP), I’d really appreciate it. There is a link here: justgiving.com/fundraising/gi… Thanks! Giles.

The Summer Tape is out today. The Bandcamp-industrial complex is waiving it’s fee for ‘Bandcamp Friday’ so please act in haste if you’d like a copy. It comes in a screen-printed box with a lyric book and download code included. There are 100 copies. summerband.bandcamp.com/album/summ-er-…

Exactly this 👇 Many of our members don’t even earn £50,000 in a year let alone spending £50,000 on gas, electricity & cleaning. Enough is enough, make sure when you receive your reballot you vote YES Let’s extend our mandate and keep up the pressure 👊 Vote YES #ucuRISING

THEIR TONGUE from The SUMM ER T APE. Out now --> summerband.bandcamp.com/album/summ-er-… Extremely physical version comes with a screen-printed box with little lyric book and download code and costs £8. Digital version is £5. Thanks

The new show by Ghost and John opens at Streatham Space Project on 20 April —> streathamspaceproject.co.uk/whats-on-calen… Highly recommended 🪐

Upcoming launch of TALKER #12 with Agus Nur Amal at Cafe OTO. Live performances and DJ sets from Dr Hannah Catherine Jones and @barbyasante --> cafeoto.co.uk/events/talker-… Friday 23 June!

Richard hall is fundraising for MASS Action (who support grassroots projects with dignified and sustainable initiatives for migrants and asylum seekers). Donate here --> justgiving.com/fundraising/ri…

OUTSET CONTEMPORARY ART FUND ARTWASHES SETTLER COLONIALISM, APARTHEID AND GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE STRIKE OUTSET IS A GLOBAL LABOUR BOYCOTT OF OUTSET CONTEMPORARY ART FUND AND ALL ITS PROJECTS strikeoutset.org #strikeoutset

A full-scale Israeli military assault on Rafah is taking place. Thousands of people have been killed and all main hospitals have shut down. The UK must suspend arms transfers to Israel to prevent their use in further atrocities. #CeasefireNOW map.org.uk/campaigns/susp…