Alex J-W
@alexjw.bsky.social
Maths educator. Often confused by the world. Follow me if you are interested in maths and stats education or professional development in general.
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The problem is always awful, immoral rich people who don‘t, in any meaningful sense of the word, *need* the money:
'Our £3.6m bill for flats too dangerous to live in'
'Our £3.6m bill for flats too dangerous to live in'
Two unsafe tower blocks in Kirkby, Merseyside, were closed down by the fire service in July.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The problem is always awful, immoral rich people who don‘t, in any meaningful sense of the word, *need* the money:
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The super-rich own the media, who spend all their time drip-feeding the idea that going after the super-rich is bad for all of us, because they’ll take their money away. Plus you might be rich one day. Plus there’s all these minorities you should be annoyed about.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The super-rich own the media, who spend all their time drip-feeding the idea that going after the super-rich is bad for all of us, because they’ll take their money away. Plus you might be rich one day. Plus there’s all these minorities you should be annoyed about.
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
If the budget’s income tax threshold freeze tells us anything it’s that we probably need more bands as the doubling from 20-40% and 0-20% hammers people at these cliff edges who are not in either case especially high earners. - a 10% and 30% buffer band could be paid for with a lowering of the
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
If the budget’s income tax threshold freeze tells us anything it’s that we probably need more bands as the doubling from 20-40% and 0-20% hammers people at these cliff edges who are not in either case especially high earners. - a 10% and 30% buffer band could be paid for with a lowering of the
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Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
🆕 SPOILER ALERT - Unpicking the Budget 📈
The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
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The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
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Unpicking the most-leaked Budget in history, with Vicky Pryce
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 26/11/2025 · 1h 18m
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November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
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I think it's time to post this again (since the thresholds have been frozen).
www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
[please note this for INCOME TAX only]
www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
[please note this for INCOME TAX only]
It's almost a new tax year. Here's my visualisation of how income tax works (or did in 2023-24).
Explainer vid: youtu.be/zXJCyffu8Og
Interactive version: www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
Explainer vid: youtu.be/zXJCyffu8Og
Interactive version: www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I think it's time to post this again (since the thresholds have been frozen).
www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
[please note this for INCOME TAX only]
www.geogebra.org/m/p97htgc3
[please note this for INCOME TAX only]
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much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
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Okay, but why *do* I feel so angry about this whole AI thing?
The Bullshit Maximiser
This week, a very quick take on what the Budget says about the state we are in; but mostly, a not-at-all quick list of all the reasons I despise AI.
jonn.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Okay, but why *do* I feel so angry about this whole AI thing?
And the evidence base for this judgement….
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
And the evidence base for this judgement….
The state of our politics is always made plain come budget day when commentators try and stir up outrage about changes that amount to a few quid a week either way for most people rather than asking questions about the overall direction of travel of the gvt. What is the bigger picture?
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The state of our politics is always made plain come budget day when commentators try and stir up outrage about changes that amount to a few quid a week either way for most people rather than asking questions about the overall direction of travel of the gvt. What is the bigger picture?
We could take stats produced my SLT more seriously if they could use something other than excel to analyse it!!
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We could take stats produced my SLT more seriously if they could use something other than excel to analyse it!!
The passive aggressive ‘reminders’ from Duolingo when you miss a day are quite off putting!
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The passive aggressive ‘reminders’ from Duolingo when you miss a day are quite off putting!
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The inanity of the answers rewarded by this inane markscheme is NOT a mistake.
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Is there Salvation for the GCSE Conversation?
In a previous post , we looked at how this definition of "good development" is a joke. AQA exemplification of "amount of information" in th...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The inanity of the answers rewarded by this inane markscheme is NOT a mistake.
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
This exam was always intended to test items (3) of language, not the ability to use the language to communicate, create meaning, say something worthwhile.
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/is-t...
Sliding doors: Man Utd decide to build a team around McTominay and not Bruno Fernandez?
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Sliding doors: Man Utd decide to build a team around McTominay and not Bruno Fernandez?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... here we go again. Kremlin rejects amendments. So there can be no ceasefire whilst their position is that Ukraine has to become a vassal state in all but name….
Volodymyr Zelensky warns against giving away territory to Russia, as latest Ukraine talks end
There was optimism following the talks in Geneva, but no details emerged on how to bridge the huge divide between Moscow and Kyiv over territory and security guarantees.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... here we go again. Kremlin rejects amendments. So there can be no ceasefire whilst their position is that Ukraine has to become a vassal state in all but name….
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The White House quietly shut down the Department of Government Efficiency today.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The White House quietly shut down the Department of Government Efficiency today.
A bit less corrupt and a bit less inept than the last gvt is not really the outcome most of us were hoping for after the election
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A bit less corrupt and a bit less inept than the last gvt is not really the outcome most of us were hoping for after the election
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A source close to Rachel Reeves commented: “People are going to love this budget. She’s really done it this time and she will definitely, positively, not have to do another one like this.”
A market analyst said: “Hmmmmmmmmmmm.” 2/2
A market analyst said: “Hmmmmmmmmmmm.” 2/2
November 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A source close to Rachel Reeves commented: “People are going to love this budget. She’s really done it this time and she will definitely, positively, not have to do another one like this.”
A market analyst said: “Hmmmmmmmmmmm.” 2/2
A market analyst said: “Hmmmmmmmmmmm.” 2/2
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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
F@&k this guy www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Ukraine war: Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
Ukraine's allies have expressed concern that the plan favours Russia, but Zelensky says Kyiv's interests could be included.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
F@&k this guy www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
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In my new Edubook,
"Educating Gotham: not all teachers wear capes"
I will explore the impact of the Batman Effect as I ask teachers to don capes in an effort to secure outstanding behaviour.
Available in bookstores eventually.
"Educating Gotham: not all teachers wear capes"
I will explore the impact of the Batman Effect as I ask teachers to don capes in an effort to secure outstanding behaviour.
Available in bookstores eventually.
The Batman effect: A female experimenter, appearing pregnant, boarded the train. In the experimental condition, an additional experimenter dressed as Batman entered from another door. Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present (67.21% vs. 37.66%).
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In my new Edubook,
"Educating Gotham: not all teachers wear capes"
I will explore the impact of the Batman Effect as I ask teachers to don capes in an effort to secure outstanding behaviour.
Available in bookstores eventually.
"Educating Gotham: not all teachers wear capes"
I will explore the impact of the Batman Effect as I ask teachers to don capes in an effort to secure outstanding behaviour.
Available in bookstores eventually.
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I found 2024 incredibly frustrating. Because I (and lots of other people) kept explaining that the fiscal position of all parties was literally impossible but broadcast (in particular) was never willing to go that far.
The fact that in both 2019 and 2024, the winning party did so with a set of manifesto promises that could not be kept and dissolved upon contact with actual office is something that as an industry we should be much more bothered by than we are.
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I found 2024 incredibly frustrating. Because I (and lots of other people) kept explaining that the fiscal position of all parties was literally impossible but broadcast (in particular) was never willing to go that far.
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Used to hate cabbage as a child because we used to eat it ALL THE TIME but now one of my favourite foods. Cooking it in same way my mum (and countless other Bangladeshi mums) cooked it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Used to hate cabbage as a child because we used to eat it ALL THE TIME but now one of my favourite foods. Cooking it in same way my mum (and countless other Bangladeshi mums) cooked it.
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Please share the Bicen Maths Award with your A-Level students! 🏆
There are 5 scholarships of £150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social
Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! 🔁
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There are 5 scholarships of £150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social
Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! 🔁
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The Bicen Maths Award 2026 🏆
YouTube video by Bicen Maths
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November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Please share the Bicen Maths Award with your A-Level students! 🏆
There are 5 scholarships of £150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social
Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! 🔁
bicenmaths.uk/the-bicen-ma...
youtu.be/Le2W_X2GFlw?...
There are 5 scholarships of £150 each, plus 3 graphics calculators from @casioeducationuk.bsky.social
Tell your students to search on YouTube for details. Please repost! 🔁
bicenmaths.uk/the-bicen-ma...
youtu.be/Le2W_X2GFlw?...
These two day test matches will not catch on. #ashes2025
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
These two day test matches will not catch on. #ashes2025