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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 5d

Exclusive: Nigel Farage has not updated his register since May, despite continuing to present his GB News show, record Cameo videos and being a verified X user

Qus are now being asked about the non-registration of his shareholding in GB parent co All Perspectives

observer.co.uk/news/politic...

‘Nine-jobs Nigel’ Farage denies not declaring extra earni...

Roles outside Parliament make Reform leader the highest-earning MP, but register of interests has not been updated since end of May

observer.co.uk

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 10d

I don't get why this is a problem. My practice does this already and it's so much better. The form tells you repeatedly that this is only for non-urgent things and they'll respond within 3 days - you phone if it's urgent. No-one wants to spend an hour on the phone waiting to book e.g. a smear test.

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Gina Rippon @ginarippon.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you @katebarker.bsky.social . There was a section on the inaccurately negative impression of autism and autistic people that is part of this whole sorry saga. Got lost in the editing but important not to lose sight of it in the conversation 🤔😗

Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 16d

Proud of prof @ginarippon.bsky.social and her response to Trump's dangerous pronouncements on autism and paracetamol: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

It's far too simplistic just to blame paracetamol for autism

As a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, I've spent decades using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate the autistic brain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 16d

Proud of prof @ginarippon.bsky.social and her response to Trump's dangerous pronouncements on autism and paracetamol: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

It's far too simplistic just to blame paracetamol for autism

As a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, I've spent decades using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate the autistic brain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 17d

Duolingo channeling the zeitgeist

Junior in Duolingo asking me to translate the phrase “I fell on the ground during the protest”.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 20d

"Well what a huge surprise" - no woman, ever

Steve Senior @stevensenior.bsky.social · 21d

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities - on.ft.com/3IuZ5qz via @FT

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 23d

If you’re around in Chelsea next Wednesday afternoon…

chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/chf/blood-an...

Blood and Treasure - Chelsea Heritage Quarter

Duncan Weldon explores the important role of economics in all aspects of warfare from the age of the Vikings to the present-day war in Ukraine.

chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 23d

That’s terrific!

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 27d

I'll be talking about non-fiction book proposals at this online event on 23rd Sept. Come along and ask questions! www.eventbrite.com/e/fwn-live-m...

FWN Live: Mastering the Nonfiction Book Proposal

A live masterclass on nonfiction book proposals: what agents want, how to structure yours, and how to stand out.

www.eventbrite.com

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · 29d

No wonder I miss the '90s.

Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 29d

Very cool sentiment analysis using FT articles by @joelsuss.ft.com. Also brings home how precisely I missed the Good Times. www.ft.com/content/9a99...

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just wait until the BBC, Sky, Mail, Telegraph, Express, Sun, and GBeebies get hold of this story of obvious and deliberate tax avoidance!

JUST WAIT!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · Sep 4

You know when a famous person dies and you're surprised because you'd assumed they must already be dead? That, but for Nadine Dorries defecting to Reform.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · Sep 3

Americans! I am told this the three day 25% off Barnes & Noble sale period.
Well, here’s something you could preorder now to benefit from that discount.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-and-...

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I Am In Print @iaminprint.bsky.social · Aug 22

Attention #crimewriters! Ready to solve the mystery of getting published? Secure 15 mins of #Agent121 time with a #litagent who loves your genre. Book: iaminprint.co.uk #Amwriting

3 Sept - @litagentfran.bsky.social
4 Sept - @katebarker.bsky.social
16 Sept - Nicky Lovick
17 Sept - Clare Coombes

a woman with dreadlocks says it 's a crime in a prime video ad

ALT: a woman with dreadlocks says it 's a crime in a prime video ad

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · Aug 11

Very happy to receive finished copies of this cracking thriller by @kathrynsharman.bsky.social, out from @hodderfiction.bsky.social later this month.

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · Aug 8

Frankly amazed by Bloomsbury’s position here. Indefensible!

The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our campaign for the rights and interests of authors in the face of big tech companies using copyrighted work to train their generative AI models continues.

Read our views on Bloomsbury offering its authors an opt-in licensing deal with a 20% revenue share.

societyofauthors.org/2025/08/07/b...

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I Am In Print @iaminprint.bsky.social · Aug 1

#Crimewriters are you ready to make your move?
Would you like 15 mins of #Agent121 time with a #literaryagent who loves your genre? Then book at www.iaminprint.co.uk/agent121 with:

3 Sept - @litagentfran.bsky.social
4 Sept - @katebarker.bsky.social
16 Sept - Nicky Lovick
17 Sept - Clare Coombes

a woman is sitting at a table and says the plot thickens ...

ALT: a woman is sitting at a table and says the plot thickens ...

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Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hey up @latitudefestival.bsky.social goers. I'll be on the Apollo Stage on Saturday lunchtime with @garwboy.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social and @reggiewatts.bsky.social talking all things psychedelics. Join us at 1pm!

A screen grab of the Latitude app page about our event on Saturday 1pm on the Apollo Stage. More than a Mushroom: Psychedelics 101.

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · Jul 21

@ginarippon.bsky.social incisive as ever on autism and "over-diagnosis" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? It’s actually good news | Gina Rippon

A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people, says author Gina Rippon

www.theguardian.com

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Walter Scott Prize @walterscottprize.bsky.social · Jul 18

Writers 11 to 19, the #YoungWalterScottPrize is open for your entries! You could win a £500 travel grant, see your work in print, and visit one of the UK's best book festivals. Learn more at https://loom.ly/gr8Lmfk

#ywsp #creativewriting #writingcompetition #AndrewMiller #SophieBerry

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · Jul 17

I do hope that the next DCMS/DSIT working group on #copyright and #AI will include some creators' representatives. The attendees at yesterday's meeting were just big tech and big publishers.

Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · Jul 16

Creative and AI sectors kick-off next steps in finding solutions to AI and copyright www.gov.uk/government/n...

UK Government press release about launch of expert working groups. Unclear if representatives of "both" sectors will meet face to face.

#DataBill #genAI #IPlaw #techpolicy #fightclub

Representatives of the creative and AI sectors will now gather in London in the first of a series of regular planned meetings, with the groups made up of key industry figures. They include representatives of:

● News Media Association
● Alliance for IP
● Sony Music Entertainment
● Publishers Association
● The Guardian
● Open AI
● Amazon
● Meta

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lovely review of Blood & Treasure in the Economist.

economist.com/culture/2025...

In war, incentives matter more than courage

Economics is a useful tool for understanding conflict, as a new book shows

economist.com

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · Jul 10

‘Victory, in popular myth, depends on the exceptional courage and skill of the nation to which the mythmaker happens to belong. Mr Weldon offers more convincing explanations’.

economist.com/culture/2025...

In war, incentives matter more than courage

Economics is a useful tool for understanding conflict, as a new book shows

economist.com

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Kate Barker @katebarker.bsky.social · Jul 15

This looks like a wonderful opportunity for writers:
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...

RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature

Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...

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