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I think the only reason he's still in post is because he's being used (and will continue to be used) as the whipping boy / scapegoat for the education mess that the Tories have created over the past year (not that he isn't culpable for it, just that the leadership obviously think it is better to have 1 senior minister to blame rather than a succession of senior ministers to blame).

Out of all the rotten things the Tories have done over these past years, this has to be the most disgusting yet. Literally stealing food out of starving kids mouths and using that money to line the pockets of their donor chums.

I was expecting higher / a bigger timeshift for episode 1 of The Serpent after Black Narcissus opened with 7.16m (5.71m and 5.42m for episodes 2 and 3).

After a few listens, I've now decided to stan lmao

Omg!! This could at least match and even outpeak New Rules in the coming weeks?

Imagine the scenes as the influencers and z-listers rush back from the London Borough of Dubai and break the quarantine rules anyway when they miss the deadline @1348719529753534465

Save Your Tears top 40 and Good Days top 20 *.*

After over 80,000 deaths, 3 million cases and 10 months of the UK epidemic, Morrisons have become the first supermarket to confirm they will not allow entry to people without a face covering or proof of a medical exemption.

But of course the London Borough of Dubai remains open for influencers and z list celebs

I like "drivers license" but I really don't see how that's just flown to huge numbers with such ease. It honestly feels like one of the most random chart hits for quite some time?

I feel like that must be her best video in quite a while! A visual feast *.* I could've done without that awful mesh mask popping up every 2 seconds though. Lana can be such a troll sometimes :') The song is okay, nothing ground breaking. Can't really say much more than that :lol:

I can definitely see her team releasing another song from the original album later in the year (hopefully Cool or Love Again).

The artwork this era is not great so far :s I'm hyped for the title track tomorrow!

Very nearly Willow Smith at the age of 10 with a career defining bop </3

Recruitment agencies are essential workers that can't work from home 🧐

It's a great pop song - very Melodrama era Lorde and thankfully not awful first era Lorde x

I've never heard of Olivia Rodrigo but it's a great song and it's very refreshing to see a new pop artist do well with such ease in the streaming era!

Be The One vs. Don't Start Now Physical vs. Levitating

That has to be Aston?!

They don't even police wearing masks indoors in shops and on public transport, let alone expanding masks to outdoor settings. They really need to refuse entry to people not wearing masks in any indoor setting unless they can show a medical note to prove they are exempt. The rules have been too relaxed without any real attempt at enforcement for way too long.

10 weeks at #1!! It's a smash :o

Sweet Melody is a fab number one *.* Very well deserved!

Levitating back in the top 5 :cheeseblock:

Pooch Perfect did better than I thought, it looked like another sub-2m flop from the trailers. Solid as ever for Death In Paradise! They did well to get that produced and ready for its usual January slot.

I can't be worse than when Radio 1 butchered "S&M" and renamed it "Come On"...