Jacob-

Of all the results not to follow live. 😄 Had a great time catching up on this, don't remember seeing myself in 1st (certainly not a decent way through votes) on the scoreboard since The Midnight! Started to have notions when I saw that happening, was hoping for a top 5, but still very happy with 9th. Didn't expect that at all, you never know when something will click with so many people - thanks for all the points, especially all of those medals (18s from Terra Avium, Fljótavík and Summericia! ❤️). Like Bré said, it's only my 4th top 10 after Lights [5th in BJSC 96] , The Midnight [2nd in BJSC 110] and We Lost The Sea [7th in BJSC 157], so it's a big thing for Aelandor! 9th is an unique position too. Great way to close the year in BJSC. Congrats to Dan as well, great track, very happy to see it as a winner!

Voted! Thank you for the extension, it's been a busy week and was so useful to have this morning/ early afternoon to finalise votes.

A bit late but here for anyone who wants it: Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 179 • The Final by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 41 Songs

Apple Music - Web Player178 ◾FINAL by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 41 SongsAlso missing Scotland 2.

Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 178 SF1 by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 28 SongsApple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 178 SF2 by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 27 SongsScotland 2 also missing from semi 2 on Apple Music.

It's essential to distinguish between the "true believer" racists/ fascists and those swept up in the rhetoric, because unfortunately Reform has effective, powerful rhetoric (not helped by our awful right wing media, even the BBC is complicit in wildly disproportionate coverage of Reform and Farage). Reform correctly diagnoses problems, then provides either no solutions or disastrous ones that would actually exacerbate the problems but on a surface level sound good. People are suffering economically and want someone to blame, billionaires and corporations desperately want to distract people with something and immigration is the perfect scapegoat, there is a legitimate issue there due to the abysmal handling of asylum processing under the Tories and the still existing backlog in that system. The fact that small boats make up 2-3% of total immigration is irrelevant, politics is about narrative, and the narrative is "your life is worse due to public services and taxpayer money being strained by immigration", instead of "the top 1% are slowly acquiring assets ordinary people used to own". I have no sympathy for most of the flag shaggers marching yesterday, especially those lapping up words from Elon Musk of all people (aside, the irony of "patriots" cheering on a foreign billionaire directly attempting to interfere in our democracy is quite something) but we can't afford to lose everyone thinking of voting Reform forever, there will always be the 15%ish fascist rump and f*** them, they'll reveal themselves every time they open their mouths, especially as they've been emboldened in recent times. Others however, are understandably disillusioned with neoliberalism and a stagnant economy and in their minds see someone presenting an alternative to the status quo. They're wrong, I shudder to think what might happen to our country should Reform get anywhere near power, but the people who can be reached need to be reached, not with watered down right wing rhetoric that Labour are attempting to co-opt, but with a real alternative. If there's no political rehabilitation possible we might as well just give up. I know of people who have successfully pulled themselves out of ring-wing thinking, which is only really possible if there are lifelines from the left. All that said, outward bigotry should still be socially stigmatised, some of these bast*rds used to at least need to dog whistle.. :/

Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 177 Final by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 42 Songs

Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 177 SF1 by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 27 SongsMissing: Lookylion. Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 177 SF2 by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 27 Songs

So it has! Ah well, good to have it in anyway. Am out tomorrow. :O

Voted, prepped it hours ago but forgot to sent them oops, just got in before the deadline.

Finalising my list now, will be sending shortly!

Apple Music - Web PlayerFinal by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 41 Songs

Apple Music - Web PlayerBJSC 172 FINAL FESTA by Jacob Sturtridge on Apple MusicPlaylist · 42 Songs

Fixed!