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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 10d

It is, apparently, 120 years ago to the day that @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social admitted its first University of London students

Happy Birthday, Goldsmiths: here's a #HigherEducationPostcard to celebrate

An old colour picture postcard showing an imposing brick building with a formal drive and gardens

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R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · 7d

www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/vc...

Vice-Chancellor departs Goldsmiths

Professor Frances Corner OBE has stepped down with immediate effect as Vice-Chancellor of Goldsmiths. 

www.gold.ac.uk

R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · 8d

"In our society today we have even more billionaires than in the age of Andrew Carnegie. What are they doing to support the diffusion of knowledge and the mental culture of all? We need a new Carnegie."

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...

The spirit of public improvement that led to the legislation that created free public libraries 175 years go needs to be rekindled

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18d

What would happen if politicians actually answered the question?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 18d

Proud to contribute frontline testimony to tonight's enraging @itvx.com documentary "The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money".

Boris Johnson's govt squandered £8.7 billion on unusable PPE, while grifters like Michelle Mone made millions.

Tonight, 10.15pm, ITV1.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

TV tonight: an essential record of the Covid contracts scandal

An investigation into the extent of greed and deception in PPE provision. Plus: weird drama Coldwater goes off the rails. Here’s what to watch this evening

www.theguardian.com

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 18d

A woman with a speech bubble says “OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws”. A man opens a calendar to see ed Zitron, the smiling man

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danifarias @danifarias.bsky.social · 26d

We are in Vienna for a work thing, taking a leisure walk around the city center and then

AND THEN

WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAM WORLD CUP 2025

DREAMS DO COME TRUE

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 28d

Woke up in my hotel to find out it's the official headquarters of the first ever World Tramdriver Championship, and I'm so here for it.

World Tramdriver Championship 2025 Vienna

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R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · Sep 8

I chuckle every time I see this in joke 😃

@gavinjackson.bsky.social
@economist.com

#TheSimpsons

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · Sep 8

Unforgivable inaccuracy.

Judges always take off their ceremonial wigs when engaging in gavel-bashing.

This stuff is basic.

New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice

The artwork, which shows a judge hitting a protester with a gavel, was confirmed by the elusive street artist.

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MaidenOver 🧙 @judeet44.bsky.social · Sep 8

Judges don't use gavels, only auctioneers do.

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R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · Sep 8

Why has he painted an auctioneer threatening a protester?

R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · Sep 7

I've just watched all of 'The Turkish detective'. Ethan Kai should be pressing his agent to put him up for James #Bond. He's a really good action hero.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#acting #jamesbond #casting #drama #action #film #movie

BBC Two - The Turkish Detective

Crime thriller series based on the Inspector Cetin Ikmen novels by Barbara Nadel.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · Sep 7

Once again: even if vacating X is too much of a leap for the government to contemplate, cross post! There are apps (Fedica, Buffer, others) that allow you to send the same message to every site with no more effort. Call it being "platform-neutral". Help non-death-threat platforms to grow.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Sep 7

It’s wild. If a journalist accidentally said, e.g. the names of a minister‘s school age children on air, Downing Street would rightly lose it, yet death threats, conspiracies about the PM’s marriage, racism against ministers…all fine apparently!

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R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · Aug 14

@radiojottings.bsky.social Andy, I've only just happened across your excellent 100 years in 100 mins piece. I'm only halfway through but what a huge amount of work and effort! Thank you.

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100 Years Of Bbc Radio In 100 Minutes

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R Freeman @iamrobf.bsky.social · Aug 14

I've heard every single episode in the last couple of years. You can clearly hear how this contributed to modern police dramas like Danny Brocklehurst's Stone, and Roy Williams' The interrogation.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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#radio #audio #drama #police #crime

BBC Radio 4 - Stone

Detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · Aug 10

Looks like we’ll have to raid a lot of retirement homes after today.

Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · Aug 8

MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.

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Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join @coveringclimatenow.org on August 13 for a live training session and learn how to report climate with a justice lens. Explore how to recognize injustice, investigate responsibilities, and tell stories that reveal the full picture.

RSVP for the webinar here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Aug 2

#bluesky needs more baby goats... ☺️

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Aug 3

And expect that number to shrink further.

No matter how much the government, major parties, or tabloid press push “Brexit benefits…”

People know Brexit doesn’t.

Brexit leaves the UK in a structurally weaker position, bleeding money, time, efficiency and opportunity daily.

Sunday Times cover saying new poll shows only 29% would vote for Brexit now.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Aug 1

London Centric’s average payment time from receipt of a freelancer’s invoice is currently eight minutes.

And it’s a tiny operation but also it means people might actually want to work with you again in future? And freelancers talk to each other and say you pay promptly so pitch better ideas.

The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · Aug 1

Freelance journalists must be paid promptly and fairly for their work.

The UK government's consultation on poor payment practices offers an opportunity to right the wrongs of our industry.

pressgazette.co.uk/news/freelan...

Freelance journalists given rare chance to 'right wrongs' of unfair payment practices

Govt consultation provides opportunity for freelance journalists to improve their pay terms. The NUJ's Tim Dawson explains.

pressgazette.co.uk

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 22

PBS News is not going anywhere.

We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

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Shoaib M Khan @shoaibmkhan.bsky.social · Jul 15

In 2002, data leak at UK Ministry of Defence disclosed personal data of Afghans who supported British forces, putting them at risk. Govt obtained a superinjunction so media could not report it. The superinjunction has been lifted today, so it can be reported.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Thousands offered UK asylum in secret scheme after personal data of Afghans who helped British forces leaked by mistake – live

Dataset containing details of thousands of Afghans who applied for relocation to UK released ‘in error’ in 2022

www.theguardian.com

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