Daz Wright

This is very exciting news. Today my album - No Interference From Humans has been released. It's taken 2 years but here at last. open.spotify.com/album/6hV08kOB…

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Some raucous rock n roll out today thanks to @kinggizzard @TheeOhSees and @FUCKEDUP Lots of other worthy contenders for your ears too. Turn it up! :) youtu.be/GSwg5tn81_E #NewMusic #NewMusicAlert #NewMusic2024 #newmusicfriday

You, know if you get bored of all the absolute toxicity on here there are alternatives. I like Bluesky. It's nice bsky.social/about

@AlexTheGuiri @s8mb @willperrin That's true but give the rest of us at least one little line and we could try and beat it.

@dazwright @s8mb @willperrin An understandable request, but one in six of all rail journeys in Britain are on Crossrail 1 - now the Elizabeth Line - 700,000 a day…

New from the Greater London Project: a plan for a leaner, more affordable Crossrail 2 that can actually get built. Only needs three new stations (not 10) and 13.5 km of new tunnels (not 35km) and involves upgrading a lot more existing lines rather than building new ones.

This is bizarre. Not the nickname thing. The willfully being offended thing. Whether you agree with the Government's response to fascist riots is one thing, pretending the Government have said nothing about it is odd. It takes less than 5 minutes to find out this is just wrong

@Frances_Coppola @FlipChartRick It's taken 8 years to build the thing I'm not in a rush to understand it

@dazwright @FlipChartRick I'll have a closer look and write something. Won't be for a while though as I am going on holiday on Wednesday and have a shedload of work to finish before then.

I held my nose and dived deeply into Thames Water's murky accounts. Here's the result. Coppola Comment on Thames Water and its dividends: where has all the money gone? #longread cc: @FlipChartRick coppolacomment.substack.com/p/thames-water…

@Frances_Coppola @FlipChartRick This is the stuff I don't know about

@dazwright @FlipChartRick I don't think so. From what I saw it appeared to be ring fenced from the rest of TW's operations and separately funded.

@Frances_Coppola @FlipChartRick It's something I want to understand more. The narrative, to me, has always been "Thames Water have done nothing but take profits" but I'm aware they have funded one of the most amazing infrastructure projects in the UK. I'd be interested to know if that helped sink them

@dazwright @FlipChartRick I decided not to talk about that in this piece, as it muddies the already murky waters. Might write about it separately.

@R_de_Gerber @VictoriaAtkins @Keir_Starmer It really hasn’t. I started working on it in 2003. I’ve had two different careers since then and it’s still not open

@dazwright @VictoriaAtkins @Keir_Starmer Having worked within the NHS I'd suggest that one has been expedited

Labour should come clean about their cuts to the Conservatives’ New Hospital Programme that was set to deliver 40 new hospitals for communities by 2030. A thread: (1/6)

@VictoriaAtkins @Keir_Starmer I would suggest that the 9 years it's taken to build the hospital in Sandwell is possibly not something to boast about

@Keir_Starmer And for the record, the New Hospitals Programme has seen 6 hospitals open, with another 2 opening by the end of this financial year, and a further 18 under construction or with work ongoing to prepare the sites. (6/6) questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-0…

@rudebwoyben1 @CharlesTTHF Dementia care is really really expensive

@dazwright @CharlesTTHF That is an insane amount.

Rachel Reeves says she will not take forward adult social care charging reform and the cap on care costs. During the election campaign Wes Streeting said Labour were committed to the cap. 1/3

@CharlesTTHF I'm not sure they really understand quite how much care costs at the moment. Care for both my parents is currently £16k a month. This is just a mind boggling amount of money

Whilst our pre-welfare state social care charging system continues to exist, people will continue to face a care cost lottery - with those with the greatest needs bearing the highest costs. The cap could have been a first step towards Labour's National Care Service. 3/3

@Sharl @joriamramos That should say "I've never quite got on with Nick Cave"

@Sharl @joriamramos I've quite for Nick Cave. I've tried really hard and given him more money than I ever intended to but cannot get through more than two or three listens of his albums. I realise that is a minority view amongst men of our age

I really miss 'the album' as a piece of art. Any recent bands/groups still making great albums? I'd love some recommendations And no... setlists are... not the same

@joriamramos Troy Kingi is always a good man to go to for concept albums

@dazwright I think 'something with a concept' is pretty much what I'm looking for I'm quite eclectic (from ululating religious chanting to prepared piano experimental pieces), but I tend to gravitate towards progressive rock and french house, if that helps