I used to live near this woman, who had been swinging the lead for years: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2019/06/08/woman-who-claimed-44000-in-disability-benefits-but-was-caught-playing-bowls-is-jailed-for-18-months/

Take note that she was claiming PIP despite being perfectly capable of independent living. She used to get cars on the Motability scheme as well.

Do you think she is the only one in the entire country who has been doing this?

I think it is clear to anyone in the UK. The disabled community is now under attack.

Well at least you’re not hysterical.

Disabled people will now no longer be constantly reassessed for benefits, so that’s a good thing. The rest of the changes are for those who take the piss.

Though we should really be going after the triple-lock as well to save even more off the welfare bill.

Brave New World is definitely the more prescient of the two.

1984 has elements to it that have come true, but the overall theme of BNW of oversaturation of entertainment is definitely accurate to reality nowadays.

Thanks for coming.

Out June 26th, with pre-orders starting from March 17th.

Sooner than I expected it to be out!

Columbia university is relevant to the conflict, because the US actually have a big stake in providing military aid to Israel.

We have no power over what happens there.

Wait until he finds out we can do fuck all about Israel-Palestine and he’s just wasted his time climbing a tower for nothing.

Deporting people who come here and commit crimes is a normal thing to do though?

I always thought Sarkar was leagues ahead of the rest of the Novara crowd

Not a high bar to clear, really.

Physical media has been dying for years. If you look at the sales statistics between physical and digital, it makes for grim reading if you care about physical media.

75% of game sales in Europe in 2024 were digital. In 2022, 90% of game sales in the UK were digital. It’s a similar story pretty much everywhere. And whilst there’s a lot of noise on the internet about how bad a digital-only future would be, the average consumer doesn’t care.

I’m like Karl Pilkington with pancakes.

Have 'em when you want.

Have you heard of these things called “vaccines”?

This is why I love the Quick Tap feature on Pixel phones.

I suppose it might go down well with some of his base who love the “macho” shit, but the rest of the world are looking on with disgust.

In some ways, this has probably worked out well for Ukraine, as it might focus minds in Europe. Though I do wish Zelenskyy had pointed out the $350bn in aid lie that Trump keeps spouting.

Yes, extra security for your personal information is so irritating.

Did Trump and Vance think this embarrassing display made them look the better of the leaders?

Because it really didn’t.

Trade unions stuck in the past shocker.

I really want this, but £55 for a 3.5 year-old game is a bit steep.

Also, a premium edition that gives you four days early access for a port of an old game is laughable.

You mean the Bullring?

It’s okay, and it’s not far from where I live but it’s not quite the same as the ones you see in North America. Though maybe they feel different if you don’t live there.

I’m in the UK but now I want to go and visit that mall. 😂

It reminds me of the West Edmonton Mall that I visited when I was a kid.