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Jenny K
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"You were there, you witnessed it, you did nothing. Who are we to each other now?"

Enjoyed Yael van der Wouden's first novel, The Safekeep. The two main female characters drew me in. I found both sympathetic but not likeable. The twist in Part 3 got me thinking again about Parts 1 and 2.

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Author Yael van der Wouden on the history behind THE SAFEKEEP (Viking), a history that, for the most part, was discussed only within small Jewish communities in the Netherlands. We’re profiling our entire 2025 #WalterScottPrize list this season. Have you read them all? #booksky
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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632 job cuts have been proposed by the executive team at the University of Dundee.

Today we launch our first full-length video that highlights the devastating impact this news is having on staff, and how this will affect Dundee.

Please share to amplify our voice. #WeAreThe632

youtu.be/oXkCu-bruiI
We Are The 632: University of Dundee staff speak out
YouTube video by Dundee UCU
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March 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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And more fire-and-rehire.

Please, government, *prevent this* rather than make it clear after the fact that this shouldn’t have happened.
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Shocking fire and rehire scheme at The Open University 🚨

Forcing 160 lectures to accept lower pay is unacceptable 👇

"It is a very serious situation because everyone is worried if they get away with it once, then they will do it again"
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Open University lecturers in contract row - union
More than 160 lecturers were asked to sign new contracts amid concerns over hours, a union says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Stop fire & rehire at the OU! “the approach taken seems focused on damaging well-being, damaging motivation, damaging relationships and damaging the OU's reputation. I don’t think they want us here - we’re certainly not valued” www.change.org/p/stop-the-use-of-fire-and-rehire-by-the-open-university
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Stop the Use of Fire and Rehire by the Open University!
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October 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Shocking fire and rehire scheme at The Open University 🚨

Forcing 160 lectures to accept lower pay is unacceptable 👇

"It is a very serious situation because everyone is worried if they get away with it once, then they will do it again"
@oubucu.bsky.social
Open University lecturers in contract row - union
More than 160 lecturers were asked to sign new contracts amid concerns over hours, a union says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 11:14 AM