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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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New motto for the Daily Telegraph just dropped.
October 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New motto for the Daily Telegraph just dropped.
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‘175 years ago this year, Queen Victoria gave her assent to “an Act for enabling town councils to establish public libraries & museums”, that enabled local authorities… to levy a ha’penny on the rates to establish a free public library.’ @richove.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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
observer.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
‘175 years ago this year, Queen Victoria gave her assent to “an Act for enabling town councils to establish public libraries & museums”, that enabled local authorities… to levy a ha’penny on the rates to establish a free public library.’ @richove.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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From this month's edition of The Onion.
August 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From this month's edition of The Onion.
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Always good to remember.
July 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Always good to remember.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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‘I think we have slightly forgotten the idea of this broader concept of hospitality as being quite necessary to the health of the host society, not just the incoming society.’
Wise words from @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Marina Warner
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Wise words from @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Marina Warner
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Marina Warner on how we forgot the meaning of sanctuary
Over tea in her attic study, the renowned cultural critic discusses the history of providing shelter to those who have none
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July 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘I think we have slightly forgotten the idea of this broader concept of hospitality as being quite necessary to the health of the host society, not just the incoming society.’
Wise words from @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Marina Warner
on.ft.com/3Tvd1D1
Wise words from @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Marina Warner
on.ft.com/3Tvd1D1
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The Immigration White Paper moots a levy in international student fees, perhaps at 6%. British Academy make the case against this
We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...
July 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Immigration White Paper moots a levy in international student fees, perhaps at 6%. British Academy make the case against this
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Tim Harford: The list of government actions that deliberately or negligently led to the deaths of more than a million people is short and ugly….. Incredibly, there is now a case for adding the Trump administration to the list.
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The unfolding tragedy of ending US aid
Funding cuts could result in one million deaths in the next year
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June 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Tim Harford: The list of government actions that deliberately or negligently led to the deaths of more than a million people is short and ugly….. Incredibly, there is now a case for adding the Trump administration to the list.
on.ft.com/3GiJp8I
on.ft.com/3GiJp8I
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If you are not alarmed at the type of thing these people now feel 100% comfortable saying out loud that they would have been scared to type into a group chat 10 years ago for fear that anyone might ever see it, I don't know what to tell you.
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, has sent a letter to Pam Bondi calling for Zohran Mamdani to be stripped of his citizenship and deported.
June 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you are not alarmed at the type of thing these people now feel 100% comfortable saying out loud that they would have been scared to type into a group chat 10 years ago for fear that anyone might ever see it, I don't know what to tell you.
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‘The argument with the public [about international aid] was not lost in the past few years, it was lost somewhere around 2012-2013.’
Great blog from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social with clear ideas on building the idea of development as solidarity
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Great blog from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social with clear ideas on building the idea of development as solidarity
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
What does the UK public really think about aid? From someone who knows. - Activism Influence and Change
David Hudson, an academic with years of research on public opinion on aid, responds to a UK Government Minister’s recent comments about public support (or in the minister's view, the lack of it). I co...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
‘The argument with the public [about international aid] was not lost in the past few years, it was lost somewhere around 2012-2013.’
Great blog from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social with clear ideas on building the idea of development as solidarity
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Great blog from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social with clear ideas on building the idea of development as solidarity
blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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‘Combined Classics’ - my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
June 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
‘Combined Classics’ - my cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
Quite so...
June 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Quite so...
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What kind of dumb people willfully undermine one of the brightest jewels of higher education, a magnet for talent and a driver of significant scientific and medical research?
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What kind of dumb people willfully undermine one of the brightest jewels of higher education, a magnet for talent and a driver of significant scientific and medical research?
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Well I have slept on it.
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
May 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Well I have slept on it.
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration wonkhe.com/blogs/an-end...
An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration
UUKi's Harry Anderson has some ideas for the UK government on developing a more sensible approach to immigration policy through its forthcoming white paper
wonkhe.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration wonkhe.com/blogs/an-end...
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What a wonderful idea…👇
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What a wonderful idea…👇
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
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The bullies have officially overtaken the schoolyard. They smash up whatever stands in their way, all while trying to make us believe that they are representing "conservative“ (what exactly are they preserving?) or "liberal“ (who exactly is allowed to be free here?) values.
February 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The bullies have officially overtaken the schoolyard. They smash up whatever stands in their way, all while trying to make us believe that they are representing "conservative“ (what exactly are they preserving?) or "liberal“ (who exactly is allowed to be free here?) values.
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The other place is lost, & I am glad to have reconnected with lots of interesting people here.
But.
I do dislike how too many on here seem to assume that we all agree on everything. We don’t.
Why would we?
It would be so boring.
But.
I do dislike how too many on here seem to assume that we all agree on everything. We don’t.
Why would we?
It would be so boring.
February 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The other place is lost, & I am glad to have reconnected with lots of interesting people here.
But.
I do dislike how too many on here seem to assume that we all agree on everything. We don’t.
Why would we?
It would be so boring.
But.
I do dislike how too many on here seem to assume that we all agree on everything. We don’t.
Why would we?
It would be so boring.