Alex Stevens
@profalexstevens.bsky.social
Professor of Criminology, University of Sheffield. Trustee at Criminal Justice Alliance. Volunteer for Visually Impaired Sailing Association and Sheffield Jazz. Peak District walker. Drug policy geek.
But that won't stop some social scientists pretending they understand it in order to justify their ontologically constructionist views.
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 AM
But that won't stop some social scientists pretending they understand it in order to justify their ontologically constructionist views.
Here's the bill I received for having three rounds of brain surgery in one of the world's best places for neuro-oncology, King's College Hospital in south London. #LoveNHS.
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Here's the bill I received for having three rounds of brain surgery in one of the world's best places for neuro-oncology, King's College Hospital in south London. #LoveNHS.
Ugly all round.
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Ugly all round.
As if league tables actually improve performance www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
Measuring success: league tables in the public sector
This report examines the use of league tables in education and policing, and reviews the available evidence to determine the benefits and the problems associated with their use.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 AM
As if league tables actually improve performance www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
Couldn't we just report it and then move on? Does it need 20 minutes of analysis of how morally repugnant it is? Do we need further discussion of what a morally empty husk of a man he is?
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Couldn't we just report it and then move on? Does it need 20 minutes of analysis of how morally repugnant it is? Do we need further discussion of what a morally empty husk of a man he is?
Reposted by Alex Stevens
US sec of state Marco Rubio, May 2025: “Today, the US welcomed the historic agreement [on Chagos]. Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation” of the base at Diego Garcia.
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
US sec of state Marco Rubio, May 2025: “Today, the US welcomed the historic agreement [on Chagos]. Following a comprehensive interagency review, the Trump Administration determined that this agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation” of the base at Diego Garcia.
Banning X would feed the narrative of right-wing #fakefreespeech warriors. Better to leave it as a space where only trolls and fascists go.
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Banning X would feed the narrative of right-wing #fakefreespeech warriors. Better to leave it as a space where only trolls and fascists go.
Indeed. News has become a gossip mill, partly because of the death of local reporting.
December 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Indeed. News has become a gossip mill, partly because of the death of local reporting.
My AI_H_Index is climbing by the month.
December 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
My AI_H_Index is climbing by the month.