I imagine this is what my dog thinks when I won’t join him in chasing the squirrels in our garden
January 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I imagine this is what my dog thinks when I won’t join him in chasing the squirrels in our garden
I didn’t want to push my luck any more than I had already by questioning the answer but the strong implication of the was that insurers took an interest in the substance of health and safety policy when underwriting and it materially affected premiums 🤷
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I didn’t want to push my luck any more than I had already by questioning the answer but the strong implication of the was that insurers took an interest in the substance of health and safety policy when underwriting and it materially affected premiums 🤷
I challenged a former Vice-Chancellor on this a few years ago: “the causes of fire don’t change every two years, so are you wasting our time on this?” answer was along the lines of: “I know, I’m not a complete idiot, our insurance costs would be much higher without it so stop moaning & do it please”
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I challenged a former Vice-Chancellor on this a few years ago: “the causes of fire don’t change every two years, so are you wasting our time on this?” answer was along the lines of: “I know, I’m not a complete idiot, our insurance costs would be much higher without it so stop moaning & do it please”
Definitely a Christmas movie. All I want for Christmas are clear skies
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Definitely a Christmas movie. All I want for Christmas are clear skies
Suchet is Moore to Ustinov’s Connery
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Suchet is Moore to Ustinov’s Connery
Disappointing lack of cans of beer
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Disappointing lack of cans of beer
It’s the North RIDING of Yorkshire actually……
December 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It’s the North RIDING of Yorkshire actually……
Surely Jambonbrulee?!
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Surely Jambonbrulee?!
I understand why you moved to Toronto
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I understand why you moved to Toronto
Yes, only a minority are ever really engaged & many continuing to ignore clear and repeated guidance but % showing up to teaching is higher than last couple of years, & doing optional formative assessment doubled (although this is 1 academics experience at 1 university so was original post!)
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Yes, only a minority are ever really engaged & many continuing to ignore clear and repeated guidance but % showing up to teaching is higher than last couple of years, & doing optional formative assessment doubled (although this is 1 academics experience at 1 university so was original post!)
Yes, not real in my experience, this years 1st years more engage than last couple of years
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yes, not real in my experience, this years 1st years more engage than last couple of years
I’d agree with this. I’ve been covering a 1st year class for a sick colleague. There’s an optional formative assessment, in recent years only 25% have done it, this year I had 50%. Other colleagues report similar experiences
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I’d agree with this. I’ve been covering a 1st year class for a sick colleague. There’s an optional formative assessment, in recent years only 25% have done it, this year I had 50%. Other colleagues report similar experiences
Weird, I’m a northerner and I just press a button in the HL app and the money moves to my bank account?
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Weird, I’m a northerner and I just press a button in the HL app and the money moves to my bank account?
Yes, this a real tell about whether the author has experienced poverty or not. Paul Johnson’s Times article a particularly egregious case. No one who has experienced poverty would write this (eg compare with Tim Leunig)
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes, this a real tell about whether the author has experienced poverty or not. Paul Johnson’s Times article a particularly egregious case. No one who has experienced poverty would write this (eg compare with Tim Leunig)
I.e. Japan a really big version of Malta if Luftwaffe had continued to focus on it in 1942 & pedestal had failed
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I.e. Japan a really big version of Malta if Luftwaffe had continued to focus on it in 1942 & pedestal had failed
In ETO strategic bombing on its own could not have won the war on its own, so Harris’s counterfactual self serving nonsense. Not sure this would’ve been the case in Japan even without Atom bombs, strategic bombing + naval blockade could’ve starved Japan to collapse?
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In ETO strategic bombing on its own could not have won the war on its own, so Harris’s counterfactual self serving nonsense. Not sure this would’ve been the case in Japan even without Atom bombs, strategic bombing + naval blockade could’ve starved Japan to collapse?
LeMay had a better case than Harris?
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
LeMay had a better case than Harris?
Reposted by Andy Charlwood
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Just Transition in Chile: Balancing climate ambition with social justice
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November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New blog out summarising main findings from the report on Just transition in Chile business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r...
Tbf I don’t think I read anything written after about 1998 because they are so boring, but there were some good IPPR & Fabian ones in the mid 90s. Demos not so much. IPPR was important in terms of doing New Labour staff work. No one seems to do staff work anymore.
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tbf I don’t think I read anything written after about 1998 because they are so boring, but there were some good IPPR & Fabian ones in the mid 90s. Demos not so much. IPPR was important in terms of doing New Labour staff work. No one seems to do staff work anymore.
The point of pamphlets is the writing/thinking. I don’t want to read them but it is important to write them
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The point of pamphlets is the writing/thinking. I don’t want to read them but it is important to write them
This worked for me with skibidi toilet
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This worked for me with skibidi toilet
Keep going, in a few years time their friends will start commenting “your Dad’s really funny” at which point you’ve won
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Keep going, in a few years time their friends will start commenting “your Dad’s really funny” at which point you’ve won
This study clearly has limitations with measurement and inference but I’m sceptical that a study would necessarily produce better data. Getting people to complete surveys is hard and assumptions that non response is random seem optimistic
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This study clearly has limitations with measurement and inference but I’m sceptical that a study would necessarily produce better data. Getting people to complete surveys is hard and assumptions that non response is random seem optimistic
I’m curious as to why you think a study would be superior? Getting good data is really hard. Non-response bias, social desirability bias
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m curious as to why you think a study would be superior? Getting good data is really hard. Non-response bias, social desirability bias
Repeat please *disregards rules of engagement and shoots down Russian plane*
September 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Repeat please *disregards rules of engagement and shoots down Russian plane*