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Reader of books. Feeder of hedgehogs. Grower of flowers. Devotee of (too much) football and cricket on the radio . Escaping X
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Possibly exploiting kindness
substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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A lot of discussion lately about the reasons for the decline of Eng Lit A-level.

Are the Gove curriculum & exam reforms to blame?

I don't think so, because the decline of Eng Lit / the humanities more broadly is a global trend.

More here.
The fall of Eng Lit
What is the cause, is it a problem - and if so, what can we do about it?
buff.ly
November 16, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I have had a pretty mixed relationship with Booker Prize winners over the years, but Orbital by Samantha Harvey is absolutely stunning
November 16, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Ok. I guess I really do need to start over on here properly
the baby is wearing a striped shirt and covering his face with his hand .
ALT: the baby is wearing a striped shirt and covering his face with his hand .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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ICYMI yesterday, I've written for @thenacbs.bsky.social on the financial decline of Britain's universities... Part of the problem is that they have totally misunderstood the nature of economic life itself, as I explain: www.nacbs.org/post/a-perfe...
A Perfect Storm is Hitting the Humanities in British Higher Education
Britain’s Higher Education system is in a total mess, but the causes are particular as well as general. It is sometimes easy to gesture at broad trends as explaining everything, for instance governm...
www.nacbs.org
January 31, 2024 at 11:55 AM
A blue sky for a first Bluesky post
November 20, 2023 at 11:57 AM