Reposted by @jlhan.bsky.social
Really sad news about Michael Kiwanuka. All love to him in his recovery
theguardian.com
‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
The Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved
![[Scene is a TV news DEBATE FORMAT like Newsnight or Laura K.
In the studio, NIGEL FARAGE is a guest on one side, and the GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND is the other guest.]
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FARAGE:
It's simply outrageous!
2
FARAGE:
Replacing Sir Winston Churchill on the £5 note with a badger is woke madness.
3
BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR:
Mr Farage, I can assure you that I and my colleagues at the Bank of England have listened to your concerns,
4
GOVERNOR:
And we have gone to great length to ensure
that the badger is, in fact...
5
GOVERNOR:
...Anti-woke.
[The £5 note appears on the screen behind him. It shows a badger, with a black military cap on its head - looking suspiciously like a Nazi SS officer's cap.]
6
[Beat of Nigel Farage reacting silently to the image on screen]
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FARAGE:
The badger is anti-woke.
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GOVERNOR:
Indeed!
[Pointing at the design on the screen]
If you look down the bottom we've included a quote from him...
9
[Close up of the quote at the bottom of the new £5 note, which reads]:
"It's not racist to be concerned about immigration, Carol"
- The Anti-Woke Badger
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FARAGE:
The badger... said that?
GOVERNOR:
It's a comment he posted on Facebook.
11
FARAGE:
Well he's quite right! It's not -
12
[Farage pauses again, distracted by the image on the screen]
13
FARAGE:
What's with the hat?
GOVERNOR:
He's into history.
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