Ep.89 - Ivor Novello, Mercury Prize & Paulette Wilson

In a week where:

1. Boris Johnson admits the Government could've done better in the early months of the pandemic.
2. RIP Fleetwood Mac Co-founder Peter Green dies aged 73. 
3. Wiley goes mask off.
4. Google tells its employees to work from home until 2021.

In Music: (9:52) The Ivor Novello & Mercury Prize nominations have dropped and there's a lot for me to be happy about. But of course, there's always a gripe to have.

In the 1st of two Life segments: (23:55) Paulette Wilson, one of the loudest voices in the Windrush Scandal, has died aged 64. I felt like her name needed emphasis as if it wasn't for her, we might not have been aware of the scandal as early as we did.

In Sports: (42:40) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is back with another one, this time, talking about racist owners of sports teams. Whilst they can't be forced to sell their stakes for their views, they can certainly be routinely chastised for it.

Lastly, in the 2nd Life Segment: (53:55) The containment of Uighur Muslims by the Chinese Government has come into the news again, even though it hasn't stopped since the initial leaks in October last year. (& WG episode in November) The UK is talking about it, but nothing concrete as of yet.

Vox' "Worldly" episode on the treatment of Uighurs.

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Interlude - "Vista" By Poldoore
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