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Is this really why Labour MPs think they were elected: to strip some of the most vulnerable children in the country of their right to a decent start in life?
My @theipaper.com column on looming SEND reforms inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...
My @theipaper.com column on looming SEND reforms inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...
Parents of SEND children should fear what Starmer is planning
This Government seems intent on shredding the rights of the vulnerable
inews.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Is this really why Labour MPs think they were elected: to strip some of the most vulnerable children in the country of their right to a decent start in life?
My @theipaper.com column on looming SEND reforms inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...
My @theipaper.com column on looming SEND reforms inews.co.uk/opinion/pare...
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"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."
archive.is/hvRv2
archive.is/hvRv2
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FREE FOOD... if you know where to look 👀
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
FREE FOOD... if you know where to look 👀
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Latest from me, and one of the most important pieces on Special Needs I've written so far: "In fifteen years of political journalism, I don’t think I have seen anything quite like this: a mad game of briefing, counter-briefing and official stonewalling."
maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...
maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...
Why the politics of media leaks, briefings and "sources" is only spreading dread and fear
The painfully long story of the government's SEND reforms has pushed exactly those buttons, among people already used to a level of anxiety that may soon get even worse
maybeimamazed.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Latest from me, and one of the most important pieces on Special Needs I've written so far: "In fifteen years of political journalism, I don’t think I have seen anything quite like this: a mad game of briefing, counter-briefing and official stonewalling."
maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...
maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...
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In the Emily Holmes' original "tetris can help reduce PTSD" study, what was found was that tetris is an activity which busies the part of working memory called the visuospatial sketchpad: imagining the rotation of shapes.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
Tetris used to prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms
A single dose psychological intervention, which includes using the computer game Tetris, can prevent the unpleasant, intrusive memories that develop in some people after suffering a traumatic event.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In the Emily Holmes' original "tetris can help reduce PTSD" study, what was found was that tetris is an activity which busies the part of working memory called the visuospatial sketchpad: imagining the rotation of shapes.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
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to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
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Former New Labour guy Alan Milburn here in today's Times. Joins Farage in citing 'SEND diagnoses' which don't actually exist. Would love to see data on the bigger claim. Anyway, this is how "overdiagnosis" is being woven through govt policy. Getting support at school = on the fast-track to the dole
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Former New Labour guy Alan Milburn here in today's Times. Joins Farage in citing 'SEND diagnoses' which don't actually exist. Would love to see data on the bigger claim. Anyway, this is how "overdiagnosis" is being woven through govt policy. Getting support at school = on the fast-track to the dole
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Hey! Teachers! Latest from me, on the (free) Maybe I'm Amazed Substack: one big & overlooked part of The SEND reform story is what it'll mean for people in schools who deal with the issues every day maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/special-ne...
Special Needs reforms mean huge changes for already-overstretched teachers: how will they make it all work?
"I’d pay good money to watch a Labour MP spend a week in my classroom," says one teacher: their anger and worry are already impossible to ignore
maybeimamazed.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Hey! Teachers! Latest from me, on the (free) Maybe I'm Amazed Substack: one big & overlooked part of The SEND reform story is what it'll mean for people in schools who deal with the issues every day maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/special-ne...
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up now at rolling stone: my report on the perilous state of the touring business for indie acts.
"It was definitely much, much, much more doable just a few years ago. It’s not even about making a profit. It’s about actually being able to do it at all."
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
"It was definitely much, much, much more doable just a few years ago. It’s not even about making a profit. It’s about actually being able to do it at all."
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Is the Touring Business Broken for Indie Acts?
Artists, agents, and managers say that touring is more expensive than ever, and it's becoming harder for indie artists to make money on the road
www.rollingstone.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
up now at rolling stone: my report on the perilous state of the touring business for indie acts.
"It was definitely much, much, much more doable just a few years ago. It’s not even about making a profit. It’s about actually being able to do it at all."
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
"It was definitely much, much, much more doable just a few years ago. It’s not even about making a profit. It’s about actually being able to do it at all."
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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It's "Blue Monday", which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about New Order and the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday (THREAD 1 of 10)
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
It's "Blue Monday", which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about New Order and the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday (THREAD 1 of 10)
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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People on IG are doing this "post pics from 2016" trend and literally you could not pay me to go through my pics from that year in a nostalgic way lol like fuck off
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
People on IG are doing this "post pics from 2016" trend and literally you could not pay me to go through my pics from that year in a nostalgic way lol like fuck off
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Latest from me on Substack (and it's free!): on EHCPS, rights, and why cutting them back would be the cruellest move maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/the-four-l...
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Latest from me on Substack (and it's free!): on EHCPS, rights, and why cutting them back would be the cruellest move maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/the-four-l...
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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This on the ongoing SEND mess, by @catrionamoore.bsky.social, is a must-read www.specialneedsjungle.com/leaks-denial...
January 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This on the ongoing SEND mess, by @catrionamoore.bsky.social, is a must-read www.specialneedsjungle.com/leaks-denial...
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The trick to using linux is that everything is broken all the time and you learn how to unbreak the things you need when you need them.
March 24, 2024 at 11:47 PM
The trick to using linux is that everything is broken all the time and you learn how to unbreak the things you need when you need them.
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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With impeccable timing, the Maybe I'm Amazed Substack is back, and it's free maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/and-so-it-...
And so it begins: 2026 will be the year of a huge Special Needs battle, and this is why
Amid briefings, whispers and rumours, off we go: in an increasingly toxic atmosphere, basic educational rights look set to be one of this year's biggest issues
maybeimamazed.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
With impeccable timing, the Maybe I'm Amazed Substack is back, and it's free maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/and-so-it-...
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2/2 from today's Times. NB there's no clear line between "severe" & "moderate", not least when it comes to autism.
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
2/2 from today's Times. NB there's no clear line between "severe" & "moderate", not least when it comes to autism.
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If rumblings about Special Needs changes are true,they'll place huge pressures on schools, in the absence of the necessary resources.Also, taking rights away & putting schools in the driving seat would be a retrogressive move: the Labourism of institutions rather than the empowerment of families 1/2
January 1, 2026 at 9:16 PM
If rumblings about Special Needs changes are true,they'll place huge pressures on schools, in the absence of the necessary resources.Also, taking rights away & putting schools in the driving seat would be a retrogressive move: the Labourism of institutions rather than the empowerment of families 1/2
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Ringing in the new year like
December 31, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Ringing in the new year like
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