“…government exists to serve and respect the people and can only do so by trusting the people; that every individual has the right to privacy and that personal information is exactly that — personal; that every individual has a right to justice — access to proper representation, to know the evidence against them, and be punished only if a normal court of law has decided the law has been broken; that every individual has the right to communicate, move about, assemble and express him or herself without the state obstructing, interfering with or monitoring those activities; that government and the state are not the same thing; that good government is only possible when these liberties are respected and government is fully accountable to the people.”
Excellent article by Henry Porter in today’s Observer newspaper about civil liberties under attack in the UK. Link below to the full text.
Pet Shop Boys’ brand-new album “Nonetheless” is out now on Parlophone Records.
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The cast of the new London production of “Closer to Heaven” has just been announced. Full details and ticket information at the link below.
Very happy to read the first “Nonetheless” album reviews and all your kind messages about our new album this week. x
Pet Shop Boys’ “Dancing star” is this week’s Track of the Week on Absolute Radio. You can hear it playing on the “Evening Show” all week long from 7pm BST today.
Thanks to everyone at the John Rylands Library, Manchester, for hosting our “Nonetheless” launch event in their spectacular building and to Jon Savage for interviewing us. And of course to everyone who attended the event!
(Photo: Jon Savage)
The Amazon UK “CDs and Vinyl” chart this morning, the day after the release of “Nonetheless” Thanks to everyone who has bought the new album!
This Sunday, 28th April at 4pm BST, Greatest Hits Radio will air “When Jackie Brambles met Pet Shop Boys”, a one-hour special featuring PSB music and an interview with Neil and Chris. Further details at the link below.
A new “Lunch with Pet Shop Boys” feature, including an interview with Neil and Chris, is now available to online subscribers of the Financial Times. Link to read below. The article will also be published in Saturday’s print edition.
Thanks to BBC Radio 2 for choosing “Nonetheless” as their new Album of the Week. x