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Nick Clifton

@frannystash.bsky.social

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Economic Geography Prof at Cardiff Metropolitan University, affiliated Member at CIRCLE, Lund University. Father of 2, European, follower of #SaintsFC, lately obsessed by trees. Personal views, RPs≠endorsements, blah etc. .. more

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 15d

Ha!

Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 15d

My money is on Mads Mikkelsen

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 15d

My money is on Mads Mikkelsen

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 17d

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Efforts to deal with this would be a little more convincing if the #EPL wasn’t a rapacious money-hoovering machine in its own right, never mind the illicit activities that surround it. Also this piece seems to conflate organised touting & fake / scam ticket sellers

Premier League tickets: Touted resales exposed by BBC highlighted in Brighton vs Spurs match

The BBC examines Brighton's ticket operation to explore the scale and human impact of touted Premier League tickets.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 17d

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 26d

Thought exactly the same thing..!

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Indeed. We had this experience in South Wales a decade ago, words such as efficiencies, synergies and critical mass are bandied about without any real definition of what these actually might be, and how achieved in reality (and what resources might there be to do so...)

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Assume you're right, legal entity only I guess. Not sure who exactly would apply to "London and South East University Group" 😱

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Is it just me or is that an awful name

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Will never catch on

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 8

The fact that Owen himself felt the need reply in the way he did tells you all you need to know about his character.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · Sep 7

Can we all buy Fred rounds of beers for life? 😂😅🤣

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 14

The second amendment “rise up against government tyranny” folks are also real quiet.

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Aug 14

Can we assume said chefs came last & second last or is that too cynical?

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Aug 9

Stick that up your Disney Channel 🙃 #SaintsFC

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · Jul 29

Dear U.K. Labour. The fact that VPNs can easily bypass large parts of the Online Safety Act is *not* a reason to ban VPNs. It’s a reason to rethink the Online Safety Act.

We did tell you. Many times.

Don’t throw good money after bad.

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David Bennun @davidbennun.bsky.social · May 20

I get how Keir Starmer has pissed off all manner of people but I'm at a loss to work out exactly what he did to so infuriate the New Romantics.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · May 12

everyone's said pretty much all there is to be said on the 'island of strangers'/'incalculable damage' stuff, so just sharing this by a migrant care worker on how it feels to hear yourself discussed like this while looking after people's loved ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now…

Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hugely honoured to join @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social as a Fellow, looking forward to getting involved!

Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru | Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social · Apr 29

The 56 new Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows announced by the Learned Society of Wales show how Wales has answers to many of the most pressing questions we face today.

www.learnedsociety.wales/welcome-to-o...

Welcome to our new Fellows 2025: solving the challenges we face - The Learned Society of Wales

The 56 new Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows announced by the Learned Society of Wales show how Wales has answers to many of the most pressing questions we face today. Our new Fellows are drawn from acad...

www.learnedsociety.wales

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Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru | Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social · Apr 29

Welcome to our new Fellows 2025: solving the challenges we face - The Learned Society of Wales

www.learnedsociety.wales

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 14

Ha!

Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · Apr 3

Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax

Them: What band are you in

Me: Erm, The Charlatans

Them: Your council tax band?

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 14

I'm sure they've all done the ethics training 😱

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Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · Apr 3

Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax

Them: What band are you in

Me: Erm, The Charlatans

Them: Your council tax band?

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 1

Ha! I’ve been employed at my present institution ie another UK university for over 15 years, perhaps they might have noticed if I didn’t have the right to work in the UK🤷‍♂️ Honestly who makes up this bullshit procedures?

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 1

What the fork is it with UK Universities right to work nonsense for external examiners? I’m undertaking a PhD viva for a fee of £200, not becoming Vice Chancellor. No I'm not going to pay to have my passport verified at the fricking post office and a copy sent to you FFS

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Dan Emerson @danemers.bsky.social · Mar 25

“You guys have a group chat?”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Mar 23

See, it's funny cuz it's true. 🤣

(also: #sad) 😞

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Reuters @reuters.com · Mar 11

BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he has instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50% reut.rs/3DBcyuz

Trump says he will double tariffs on Canada metals to 50%

President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total to 50%, in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the U.S.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Mar 11

Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

Picture of police guarding a Tesla dealership.

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Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social · Mar 11

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Mar 7

Look at him, on the bone of his arse the poor dab