Matt Billing

Essays on Britain, culture, and politics.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

An essay on the Crisis of Competence in Britain.

https://t.co/nO6MDtH3Xg

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https://t.co/CQ9GwksquU

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There’s a secret I need to let you in on. I’ve been sitting on this for a while, but things have got so bad out there that I feel I must share it. Are you ready?

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

I created a 10 step guide to figuring out if what you think is true, really is.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

Disappointed, But Not Surprised

On the Children's Wellbeing Act, the AI Action Plan, and the gap between them.

https://t.co/20exQSXWPO

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https://t.co/d2G8c1GnKY

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70% of the UK music industry comes from higher socioeconomic backgrounds.
Only 1 in 5 people working in music come from working-class origins.
Nobody planned it that way, but it has a cost.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

In 2024, Springsteen played Hyde Park. Frank Turner supported. Turner went to Eton.
Neither is a fraud. But who else was there that could have played?

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Louis Dunford's England 'Til I Die is one of the most shared England football anthems of the last few years.
Listen carefully and something's slightly off. He's drawn the England fan from headlines and social media, the version that circulates in his world.

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On a train departing 35 minutes later than our booked one #eurotunnel is not that bad. Got in the queue off the M20 at about 3.45 on the train waiting to depart now. Allez allez allez @LeShuttle

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@elderofziyon Are you sure @ConceptualJames , @peterboghossian and @HPluckrose didn't write this?

[Adrian Gray @AdrianRMG]

Hi @VeilBroadband. I have been having a series of problems with my wifi and have had no response from your customer service team via email. I will detail the problems here to see if I can get a response. Here’s a thread:

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

@follydodger But with the same name? I didn’t realise you could do that.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

@follydodger I’m confused. Wasn’t this your original account? From way back when. It says you joined in March this year.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

@Cricket_Ali They haven’t picked the team yet.

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@Cricket_Ali France.

[Matt Billing @mattbillinguk]

Well done @joed1986. Great to see you dig in and get your first test 50.