@dominic-oakes.bsky.social
Musician, teacher, mathematics, anti-capitalist, Green, pro-love
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New: Not a single parent in evidence, anywhere in governance system of controversial traditionalist academy trust
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-a-s...
The Mossbourne Federation has no parents recorded as serving either on its overarching trust board, or on its schools’ governing bodies.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-a-s...
The Mossbourne Federation has no parents recorded as serving either on its overarching trust board, or on its schools’ governing bodies.
Education Uncovered | News| Not a single parent in evidence, anywhere in governance system of controversial traditionalist academy trust
The Mossbourne Federation has no parents recorded as serving either on its overarching trust board, or on the governing bodies of its schools.
educationuncovered.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
New: Not a single parent in evidence, anywhere in governance system of controversial traditionalist academy trust
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-a-s...
The Mossbourne Federation has no parents recorded as serving either on its overarching trust board, or on its schools’ governing bodies.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/not-a-s...
The Mossbourne Federation has no parents recorded as serving either on its overarching trust board, or on its schools’ governing bodies.
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He made the mistake of not doing what Israel wanted. The govt have made sure he paid the price.
Absolutely rancid from Starmer and Co. Rotten to the core. They work harder for the genocidal state than they do for us. 🤮
Absolutely rancid from Starmer and Co. Rotten to the core. They work harder for the genocidal state than they do for us. 🤮
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
He made the mistake of not doing what Israel wanted. The govt have made sure he paid the price.
Absolutely rancid from Starmer and Co. Rotten to the core. They work harder for the genocidal state than they do for us. 🤮
Absolutely rancid from Starmer and Co. Rotten to the core. They work harder for the genocidal state than they do for us. 🤮
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The BBC is nakedly peddling fake news - and refusing to apologise for doing so - in furtherance of its transphobic agenda. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The BBC is nakedly peddling fake news - and refusing to apologise for doing so - in furtherance of its transphobic agenda. 🧵
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New: Academy trust appears to pay its former chief executive £250,000 – for nine months’ work
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...
GLF Schools’ accounts disclose this top pay figure, even though their longer-serving CEO during 2024-25 left in May last year.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...
GLF Schools’ accounts disclose this top pay figure, even though their longer-serving CEO during 2024-25 left in May last year.
Education Uncovered | News| Academy trust appears to pay its former chief executive £250,000 – for nine months’ work
Relatively lenient disclosure requirements on academy trusts in terms of senior leader pay make it impossible to know for sure the recipient of the money. But its leader for most of the year was Julia...
educationuncovered.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
New: Academy trust appears to pay its former chief executive £250,000 – for nine months’ work
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...
GLF Schools’ accounts disclose this top pay figure, even though their longer-serving CEO during 2024-25 left in May last year.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...
GLF Schools’ accounts disclose this top pay figure, even though their longer-serving CEO during 2024-25 left in May last year.
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🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit
Wanna see? 🫣
New on Democracy for Sale:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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Each day they seem to wear their hatred and fear of women in ever brighter colours - why don’t they just say “some women do not obey and they must face the consequences”
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Each day they seem to wear their hatred and fear of women in ever brighter colours - why don’t they just say “some women do not obey and they must face the consequences”
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A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says
Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Utterly damning report from Office for Environmental Protection - the Govt’s not only missing its targets to protect wildlife in England, it’s also failing on *almost all* environmental measures - and in some cases actively destroying the natural world through its obsession with growth at all costs
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I keep referring to these recent stats from the TIMSS dataset, showing the proportion of England's pupils saying they dislike school doubled in 8 years, 2015-2023. I'm the only journalist to have picked up on it, I think,+ am now making the piece open access. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/proport...
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I keep referring to these recent stats from the TIMSS dataset, showing the proportion of England's pupils saying they dislike school doubled in 8 years, 2015-2023. I'm the only journalist to have picked up on it, I think,+ am now making the piece open access. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/proport...
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In an ever-changing technological world where screens have taken up so much of our children’s experience, Cuisenaire rods offer something unchanging and tangible; the joy of physically discovering mathematical relationships.
#cuisenaire #cuisenairerods #mathed #mathseducation #manipulatives
#cuisenaire #cuisenairerods #mathed #mathseducation #manipulatives
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
In an ever-changing technological world where screens have taken up so much of our children’s experience, Cuisenaire rods offer something unchanging and tangible; the joy of physically discovering mathematical relationships.
#cuisenaire #cuisenairerods #mathed #mathseducation #manipulatives
#cuisenaire #cuisenairerods #mathed #mathseducation #manipulatives
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Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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New (open access) post:
Huge disparities in "topslice" amounts being charged to schools within different academy trusts should prompt questions about the policy:
open.substack.com/pub/warwickm...
A look at the topslice amounts at Arthur Terry MAT, vs one of the largest trusts, OGAT.
Huge disparities in "topslice" amounts being charged to schools within different academy trusts should prompt questions about the policy:
open.substack.com/pub/warwickm...
A look at the topslice amounts at Arthur Terry MAT, vs one of the largest trusts, OGAT.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
New (open access) post:
Huge disparities in "topslice" amounts being charged to schools within different academy trusts should prompt questions about the policy:
open.substack.com/pub/warwickm...
A look at the topslice amounts at Arthur Terry MAT, vs one of the largest trusts, OGAT.
Huge disparities in "topslice" amounts being charged to schools within different academy trusts should prompt questions about the policy:
open.substack.com/pub/warwickm...
A look at the topslice amounts at Arthur Terry MAT, vs one of the largest trusts, OGAT.
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It may not be the worst aspect of the US invasion of Venezuela, but the fact that Trump cites Venezuela's failure to pump enough oil out of the ground as one of his reasons for invading is nevertheless deeply depressing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It may not be the worst aspect of the US invasion of Venezuela, but the fact that Trump cites Venezuela's failure to pump enough oil out of the ground as one of his reasons for invading is nevertheless deeply depressing.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Real change is coming.
2026 is the year we really turn things around.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...
2026 is the year we really turn things around.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...
Exclusive: Green Party Leader Zack Polanski On Why 2026 Will Be The Year Of Hope
Writing for HuffPost UK, the rising politician explains his plan to battle the country's despair.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Real change is coming.
2026 is the year we really turn things around.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...
2026 is the year we really turn things around.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...
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The Telegraph highlighting - yet missing - two vital points here.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Our movement is building.
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
2025: The rise of Zack Polanski
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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December 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our movement is building.
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
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Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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New: Ofsted’s apparent failings on Mossbourne inspection appear part of a pattern
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/ofsteds...
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/ofsteds...
Education Uncovered | News| Ofsted’s apparent failings on Mossbourne inspection appear part of a pattern
Education Uncovered investigations into six other schools repeatedly showed documentable concerns emerging, but with little acknowledgement of them in Ofsted’s published reports, or impact on their ra...
educationuncovered.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New: Ofsted’s apparent failings on Mossbourne inspection appear part of a pattern
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/ofsteds...
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/ofsteds...
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Unexpected email from Jonny Griffiths telling me there's a new 2026 update of his RISPS book, that's great investigations for impressionable A Level students. Download it now from www.risps.co.uk with links to Geogebra and Excel files
@jonny-griffiths.bsky.social
@jonny-griffiths.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Unexpected email from Jonny Griffiths telling me there's a new 2026 update of his RISPS book, that's great investigations for impressionable A Level students. Download it now from www.risps.co.uk with links to Geogebra and Excel files
@jonny-griffiths.bsky.social
@jonny-griffiths.bsky.social
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It's done! And ahead of schedule... (for once!)
A fully revised 2026 version of the Risps PDF eBook is now available for free, from
www.risps.co.uk
and from Payhip.
payhip.com/b/RGKPF
An early Ch-risp-mas present?
With best wishes of the season,
Jonny
A fully revised 2026 version of the Risps PDF eBook is now available for free, from
www.risps.co.uk
and from Payhip.
payhip.com/b/RGKPF
An early Ch-risp-mas present?
With best wishes of the season,
Jonny
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's done! And ahead of schedule... (for once!)
A fully revised 2026 version of the Risps PDF eBook is now available for free, from
www.risps.co.uk
and from Payhip.
payhip.com/b/RGKPF
An early Ch-risp-mas present?
With best wishes of the season,
Jonny
A fully revised 2026 version of the Risps PDF eBook is now available for free, from
www.risps.co.uk
and from Payhip.
payhip.com/b/RGKPF
An early Ch-risp-mas present?
With best wishes of the season,
Jonny
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We join the many urgent calls on the Justice Secretary David Lammy and the British government demanding emergency medical assistance is granted for Qesser Zuhrah, who is detained at HMP Bronzefield and now 46 days into a hunger strike.
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We join the many urgent calls on the Justice Secretary David Lammy and the British government demanding emergency medical assistance is granted for Qesser Zuhrah, who is detained at HMP Bronzefield and now 46 days into a hunger strike.
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I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital.
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital.
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar