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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 6

We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait | Jonathan Freedland

It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives This government must not fail. Let’s get that clear from the start. If Keir Starmer does not succeed, too many British voters will…

www.theguardian.com

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Henry Suárez 😷💚🇻🇪 @sciedhenry.bsky.social · Jan 1

@helengunter.bsky.social hope you and yours are safe from the flooding 😔

Reuters @reuters.com · Feb 3

Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, gave an update on the effort, saying they are working to shut down the US foreign aid agency USAID reut.rs/3WLWnB7

Musk says shutting down USAID in government cost-cutting drive

Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, gave an update on the effort early Monday, saying they are working to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Feb 23

DOGE isn't saving us money. DOGE is forcing us to DIY society--to manage all the costs, risks, and problems that government is best poised to solve.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Feb 28

Given that the Trump people did nothing to induce Russia to end the war, it’s fair to conclude that the whole idea of pursuing peace was just a pretext to renew relations with Russia.

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Keith Brymer Jones @keithbrymerjones.bsky.social · Mar 9

So folks ............don't forget @potterythrow The Great Pottery Throw Down FINAL ...........yes the final has been bumped an hour later for Crufts . So after the dogs have been brushed and jumped over obstacles in a large hall we'll be on at 9pm 😛

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Apr 6

Is this 1933 all over again? Leading Hitler historian Richard Evans weighs the evidence. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

Is Trump’s America a new reich?

Donald Trump poses a threat to American democracy. Historians agree that there are parallels with Hitler’s rise to power—and obvious differences

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Apr 12

NEW: As Parliament is recalled to discuss the crisis at British Steel, we have a special News Agents report from Scunthorpe. Can UK steel making be saved? And are we on the verge of a new era of nationalisation in the name of national security?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

SPECIAL REPORT: Will Keir Starmer save British Steel?

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 11/04/2025 · 40m

podcasts.apple.com

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Apr 26

Farage’s Reform UK eyes major gains in Kent’s local elections, threatening the Tory heartland with a new wave of populist disruption. 🤬

Reform UK and the battle for Kent: can Farage take the blue wall?

Farage’s Reform UK eyes major gains in Kent’s local elections, threatening the Tory heartland with a new wave of populist disruption

kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · May 2

Today's newsletter: some thoughts on the Runcorn by-election and What It Means:

Multi-party politics heightens danger for muddled Labour

Runcorn by-election points to risk of fragmented voter preferences and timidity in grappling with UK public realm

www.ft.com

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · May 3

Essential genetics debunking of very entrenched myths.

Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’

Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · May 2

Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n

Four images to illustrate some prominent single-gene myths. Top left shows a photograph of a person deftly rolling their tongue into a U-shape. Top right shows a photograph of a person’s ear, highlighting the shape and features of the earlobe and cartilage. Bottom left shows a close-up photograph of a person’s eye, with a vivid blue colouration. Bottom right shows a photograph of a person poised to write with their left hand on the blank white page of a spiral-bound notebook.

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Chris Swan @chrisswan.bsky.social · May 10

And, by the way, it's not a job I'd have done for precisely that reason. My natural habitat is the classroom and senior leadership and management would have taken me out of it. Perhaps that's something that also needs rethinking - should CEOs also teach? ( I think yes!)

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · Jun 26

Poll shows 100% of Reform Voters vote Reform and to spice it also polls ppl who don’t vote in order to make Reform, a party of just 5 MPs out of 650 in HOP seem v popular..

In poll which is as relevant to the next election as what I had for breakfast today..

But it gives MSM headlines🤷🏼‍♂️🙄

Reform would win most seats if general election took place now, new poll reveals

No party would win an overall majority, but a YouGov poll suggests Nigel Farage would have the most seats by far

www.independent.co.uk

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Jul 14

If you can't put the pieces together by now, we can't help you.

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Christian @ceebarnacles.bsky.social · Jul 12

Historical newspapers are still an underutilised resource full of stark testament to the true ‘national story’

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805 | Slavery | The Guardian

Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805

Ad, which states vessel can hold ‘about 185 slaves’, comes to light as city dock is being turned into ‘contemplation space’

www.theguardian.com

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Jun 26

Said all along next election will be a dangerous moment for UK. Would people really vote for private health insurance, the return of grammar schools, and ?

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · Jun 26

Poll shows 100% of Reform Voters vote Reform and to spice it also polls ppl who don’t vote in order to make Reform, a party of just 5 MPs out of 650 in HOP seem v popular..

In poll which is as relevant to the next election as what I had for breakfast today..

But it gives MSM headlines🤷🏼‍♂️🙄

Reform would win most seats if general election took place now, new poll reveals

No party would win an overall majority, but a YouGov poll suggests Nigel Farage would have the most seats by far

www.independent.co.uk

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · May 18

Dad’s 100th birthday today. Martin Stanton 1925-2019.

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · May 11

Agreed, but when education activities were financialised and costed post 1988 ERA the field of education management (now labelled leadership) collaborated, and the key message to the profession was that it was too costly for a person in a senior role to teach! This has to be challenged and changed.

Chris Swan @chrisswan.bsky.social · May 10

And, by the way, it's not a job I'd have done for precisely that reason. My natural habitat is the classroom and senior leadership and management would have taken me out of it. Perhaps that's something that also needs rethinking - should CEOs also teach? ( I think yes!)

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · May 3

Eugenics is still alive and well in UK government education policy for England!

Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · May 3

Essential genetics debunking of very entrenched myths.

Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’

Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · May 2

Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · May 2

I wonder if the people of Runcorn would trial the abolition of the NHS in the constituency? Then demonstrate to the UK that the Reform company (it is not a party) only works for wealthy elites.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · May 2

Today's newsletter: some thoughts on the Runcorn by-election and What It Means:

Multi-party politics heightens danger for muddled Labour

Runcorn by-election points to risk of fragmented voter preferences and timidity in grappling with UK public realm

www.ft.com

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you Walton Centre @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social

Thank you NHS
@england.nhs.uk
@nhsmillion.bsky.social

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Apr 27

So the people of Kent want to surrender the NHS rather than fight to rebuild it?

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Apr 26

Farage’s Reform UK eyes major gains in Kent’s local elections, threatening the Tory heartland with a new wave of populist disruption. 🤬

Reform UK and the battle for Kent: can Farage take the blue wall?

Farage’s Reform UK eyes major gains in Kent’s local elections, threatening the Tory heartland with a new wave of populist disruption

kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Apr 13

Why cant British Steel be owned by the UK population? So if the UK government wants to do a deal with a private business/consortium, why cant the UK population construct a business, sell shares, and we the people own shares in it? Why cant the workers own British Steel and we invest in them?

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Apr 12

NEW: As Parliament is recalled to discuss the crisis at British Steel, we have a special News Agents report from Scunthorpe. Can UK steel making be saved? And are we on the verge of a new era of nationalisation in the name of national security?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

SPECIAL REPORT: Will Keir Starmer save British Steel?

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 11/04/2025 · 40m

podcasts.apple.com

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Apr 6

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Apr 6

Is this 1933 all over again? Leading Hitler historian Richard Evans weighs the evidence. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

Is Trump’s America a new reich?

Donald Trump poses a threat to American democracy. Historians agree that there are parallels with Hitler’s rise to power—and obvious differences

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Apr 6

What if tech bros had held their nerve? What if ABC had told Trump they’d see him in court? What if Ivy League Universities had defended Columbia? What if big law firms had sued Trump? Cowardice is contagious. Welcome to the Great Grovel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious

From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more than ever...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Apr 3

Antarctica Tariffs Announced

It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...

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a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right

ALT: a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right

media.tenor.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Apr 3

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

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Dr Bee Hughes @beehughes8.bsky.social · Mar 31

Delightful English Lakes restorative, dreamlike, vital!

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Management in Education Journal @managementined.bsky.social · Mar 18

Welcome to our new @bsky.app account!

Have you explored the latest issue of @managementined.bsky.social yet?

Read and find out more about our journal here: journals.sagepub.com/home/mie

#Leaders #EdLeadership #EducationResearch #EdPublishing #EdWriting

Management in Education: Sage Journals

journals.sagepub.com

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Professor Helen M Gunter @helengunter.bsky.social · Mar 9

Great series. Thank you. So pleased James won! What a talent.

Keith Brymer Jones @keithbrymerjones.bsky.social · Mar 9

So folks ............don't forget @potterythrow The Great Pottery Throw Down FINAL ...........yes the final has been bumped an hour later for Crufts . So after the dogs have been brushed and jumped over obstacles in a large hall we'll be on at 9pm 😛

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