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Joss @josstified.bsky.social · 16d

Why are you threatening #UCU staff with pay deductions for ASOS?

UCU policy is to oppose punitive deduction for ASOS

And why are you asking staff to fill out a form when UCU members at QMUL were advised not to do this?

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Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · 16d

Paracetamol during pregnancy does NOT cause autism. More bollocks non-science shaming pregnant people is JUST what we don't need. We are already told what to do and what not to do so much during pregnancy (much worse in the states of course). This has made me furious tbh.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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jpdownunda.bsky.social @jpdownunda.bsky.social · 21d

Well said by @dougiamas.bsky.social at #mootglobal25

“Getting an AI to do your assignment for you is like getting a friend to go to the gym for you.”

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Aug 24

Don’t be a dope.

Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yes. We have.

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Aug 19

Add in more children, growth spurts, kids in different schools - so no hand me downs.

But some Tory will always say "don't have kids if you can't afford them" ....🙄

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Aug 19

£165 for uniform w/ 1 skirt, 1 jumper/cardigan, sports kit, blazer & 4shirts. Most kids will need at least 1 more jumper & 1 more skirt/pants so now £197.
Underwear, socks/tights, school shoes, sports trainers, a school bag & a winter coat & you are prob c £400 for 1 child.

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Aug 19

You simply cannot equate 68yrs ago with 2025. Nobody is staing that uniform costs are not new, but people are literally starving to be able to provide it.

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · Jul 21

ANU cuts are impacting an innumerable amount of people. Here are just some of their stories. www.shoesofanu.com

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Jon Munitz @jonmunitz.bsky.social · Jul 24

Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jul 24

Poverty is a political choice.

Homelessness is a political choice.

Suffering is often a political choice.

People are much closer to becoming disabled/unhoused than they realize.

Help us build networks of community care and better social supports.

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Emu Hp @emuhp.bsky.social · Jul 24

Lxds, do me a favour and sign/repost this please. We need a boost

Petition - Call on Westminster to give carers the legal right to a break share.google/rfATvbZmG7RK...

Sign the petition: Give unpaid carers the right to a break

Millions of unpaid carers need a legal right to a break. Sign our petition today and help carers get the support they deserve.

share.google

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jul 21

A study in Nature Human Behaviour finds that four-day work weeks without a reduction in income boost workers’ job satisfaction and physical and mental health, driven by enhanced work performance, lower levels of fatigue and fewer sleep problems. go.nature.com/3Um75MP #econsky 🧪

This is figure 2. The plot shows the distribution of work hours at baseline (in red) and at endpoint (in green). Panel a presents company-level average work hours. Panel b presents individual-level work hours.

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · Jul 21

(Though I suspect if they go after Pensions the backlash will be much more, because ableism etc. means far too many are okay with disabled folk being killed… and many more are ignorant to the fact that the state pension is a benefit)

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · Jul 21

If you are shocked at the government is now “reviewing” the state pension age… you didn’t really think they’d stop a disability benefits did you?

Once you open the door, they come after the entire welfare system.

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’m a staunch brackets user. Used to be … and trained myself out of that.

Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Jul 3

Very much saddened by the devastating loss of Diogo Jota and his brother. I'm hardly the biggest football fan, but the lovely tribute below, and those from his colleagues all add up to the loss of a very good person. Condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

Yardie Ball @yardieball.bsky.social · Jul 3

A great tribute to Diogo Jota by @hersport.bsky.social .

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Jul 1

A Glastonbury chant caused a national meltdown, but the Bear’s incisive analysis reveals the real story.

Don't miss this insightful dive into Britain's moral panic.

Who decides what’s ‘hate speech’ and what’s dissent?

A single Glastonbury chant shattered the illusion of free speech, exposing Britain's fragile moral panic machine

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jun 30

BREAKING: Labour MP Rachel Maskell has tabled a new reasoned amendment, designed to defeat the welfare bill at tomorrow’s second reading vote 👏

So far it has the backing of 35 Labour MPs, with organisers suggesting more could add their names

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · Jun 25

”Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.”
George Orwell, English novelist, journalist, critic, born #OTD 1903; author of Animal Farm (1945), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
BBC Archive | UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jun 25

“Almost every cabinet minister was asked to call up Labour MPs to get them to back down and the numbers just went up”

Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman tells #BBCBreakfast about the growing rebellion from Labour MPs over the government's planned welfare changes

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Jun 24

Surely you know you’ve got this completely wrong when kemi says they will support you???

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Glen @drgp.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join with us to fight redundancies at Liverpool Hope University. The branch website is liverpoolhopeucu.github.io/home/ and you can read about upcoming events, why you should join UCU, and how to donate to the local and national fighting funds.

UCU@Hope

Providing Liverpool Hope UCU Branch Members with information about the committee, events, campaigns and more

liverpoolhopeucu.github.io

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Jun 3

This is a hell of a thing to read.

Diabolus Ex Machina

This Is Not An Essay

open.substack.com

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