I'm a passionate defender of the BBC licence fee, but it's to ensure we have essential media and content the commercial market can't or doesn't provide. In this context it's impossible to justify a mass audience music channel with so little news.

You’re not the only one wondering where all the buses have gone…

Labour will give every community the power to take back control of their buses.

If you're a student from a lower-income background looking to get into TV, our bursary scheme might be for you.

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I had forgotten my favourite OJ Simpson fact (probably my favourite fact), OJ Simpson was a sprinter before becoming an American footballer, he took part in a race in 1967 won by a British athlete who ran under 10.2s for the second time that year

That athlete, Ming Campbell

Our marketing F*ck Ups podcast, Socially Unacceptable, now has over 50,000 downloads - I am staggered. Thanks to everyone who has helped by coming on the show and sharing their biggest mistakes. And an even bigger thanks to everyone who has listened. Thanks to the guests including Gerry White SEO geek…

Brilliant results. Fantastic to see co-chair of Leeds Labour Students Ruby Herbert elected as national chair of Labour Students.

Clear explanation from Louise Haigh on how Labour would use profit from profitable bus routes to subsidise routes communities really need. The Tory approach means cutting essential routes or subsidising them with tax payers' money while bus companies cream off the profits.

Here’s a plan for how we’d do this. Launching ‘Protect Britain’ to sit outside and alongside the NHS:

institute.global/insights/publi…

Which British TV channel will do general election night as well as this?

City of York Council and 💙Rachael Maskell MP doing all we can to get the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to see the case here. Schools were rightly supported with help to address RAAC, so why not our nationally significant museum with RAAC in the roof?

A preponderance of suits, shoes, ties etc make politicians (especially male) look like cartoon characters from a bygone era. You don't see uniformity in many other workplaces, other than those that actually require uniforms. 'Smart casual' is fine, just not 'scruffy'.

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Not surprised Queen tops the bill by a considerable margin. Out of the top ones Queen are easily my first choice. Then out of those listed Elvis.

🚨 Bad SEO Agency:

Our client sells swimwear, so let's target the keyword 'swimwear' — 70,000 searches per month, so ranking for that keyword will drive a ton of sales.

👍🏽 Good SEO Agency:

Our client sells swimwear, but we're not going to be able to rank them for the keyword…

Mine went into my spam folder, so it's worth looking in yours if you can't remember receiving it.

NEW: Labour's plan for high streets:

✅ 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs
✅ Guaranteed face-to-face banking in every community
✅ Replace business rates
✅ Stamp out late payments
✅ Revamp empty shops, pubs, and community spaces

Looking forward to this next week.

I lost my Mum to MND so it's impossible to put into words what it means to me that Andy and Tracy Brabin 🌹 are doing this. Mum only knew my daughter as few months old baby. If only Mum could see her now as a 16-year Strictly fan. Thanks Andy and Tracy 🙏❤️

Horrible attacks on Kharkiv which I visited in September to cement our Sister City relationship.

The UK should be doing more to support air defences and other NATO countries need to start supplying F16s now pilots are completing training.