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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · Sep 7

Scotland’s leading academic on refugees warns that British political rhetoric is taking the UK ‘into the foothills of genocide’

Professor Alison Phipps, Unesco chair in refugee integration at Glasgow University, says demonisation will end in deaths

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663...

Professor Alison Phipps: "We’re in foothills of genocide" as far-right threat grows

Professor Alison Phipps is the nation’s foremost authority on asylum. She tells our Writer at Large demonisation has gone too far and Westminster…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Sep 4

No surprise here

Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · Sep 4

Well, there's a thing.

New research from Oxford University says that misleading media coverage is shaping UK public debate on immigration, human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR👇

🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09... via @bonavero.bsky.social

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’m at the #baal2025 conference at @uofglasgow.bsky.social . Lots of the sessions are taking place in the GU Union, and I’m getting flashbacks to my undergrad years. I’m pretty sure I saw the Tom Robinson Band here back in the day.

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is insane to me that the richest man in the world is using his global megaphone to call for millions of British people to be rounded up and deported (including my family) and somehow this isn’t even news.

Elon Musk « x@elonmusk•6h
Remigration is the only way
Steve Laws
@Steve_Laws_•18h
Go anywhere in the UK and look around, you'll just see foreigners everywhere.
It's truly sickening the damage that has been done to our nation and our people....

Steve Laws & @Steve_Laws_
X.com
Epping is everywhere.
12:02•8/29/25 • 275K Views

Elonmusk
All Britain is Epping

@Steve_Laws_
Keep highlighting this Elon, we appreciate it.

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 2

Smiles all round at graduation! ♥️

We love see our happy graduates on campus. All your hard work has paid off. Enjoy this moment!

#UofGgrad25 #TeamUofG

A laughing graduate standing in the quads.

A graduate in a tent holding a blue folder with the word 'Graduation' written in gold.

A graduate in the quads holding up the peace sign.

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BAAL Language Curriculum Special Interest Group @baal-lg-sig.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 Join the 1st #BAAL #LanguageCurriculum SIG Symposium! 🗓 19 June 2025 | ⏰ 9am–12pm BST | 💻 Online & Free for #BAAL members🎤 Plenary: Dr Suha Alansari + 6 talks
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/baalsig2025
@dariobanegas.bsky.social
@mqueroljulian.bsky.social
@tomaszjohn.bsky.social

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · May 16

More!

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · May 16

Great to watch some of my former students from @uniwestscotland.bsky.social and current students from @uofgtesol.bsky.social presenting their research at the Scottish TESOL/Applied Linguistics Research Conference

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Apr 13

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The rise of end times fascism

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Apr 11

Nice to get name-checked at an #IATEFL2025 plenary 😃. Thanks, Neil

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Apr 11

High point of #IATEFL2025 coming up, Neil McMillan’s plenary on #tblt followed by @seburnt.bsky.social’s talk on inclusive materials 😬😃

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Apr 8

Post-presentation pint with good friends and colleagues who I don’t see enough of #IATEFL2025

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Apr 8

Nice cosy room for my #IATEFL2025 talk, starting at 3.05pm today. Maybe see you there?

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Apr 8

All set for #IATEFL2025. Edinburgh this year, which seems strange to me for some reason. Lovely weather - so far.

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Mar 19

“Sponsored by…” 🙄

IATEFL @iatefl.bsky.social · Jan 8

Our Conference Preview Brochure, sponsored by TOEFL®, is now available: www.iateflconference.org/about-the-co...
In it you'll find:
- Our plenary speakers
- Our sponsors & exhibitors so far
- The outline of our academic sessions & speakers
- Our Pre-Conference Events
- How to book
and much more!

Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Mar 7

At this year’s #IATEFL2025 conference in Edinburgh, I’ll be exploring the concept of “empowerment” and “empowering ELT”, a popular phrase which, in my view, doesn’t adequately encapsulate what needs to be done. Come and join me on 8th April at 3.05pm.

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Jan 9

Last year I reviewed 5 books for the #ELT journal, which you can read here: academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…
Next Thursday at 4.30pm I’ll be presenting and discussing the relevance of these books to the U#ESOLOL context. You can register free here: forms.office.com/pages/response��

Validate User

https://academic.oup.com/eltj/article/7…

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Cathy Clarkson @cathywint.bsky.social · Dec 11

Day 11 ResearchAdvent I am excited for the January meeting of the ESOL Research Community, where @steve11brown.bsky.social will be exploring the relevance & application of current literature for ESOL. Deets and sign up here padlet.com/kathrynsidaw...

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Dec 6

Always great to celebrate graduation with my students. Here’s me with some 23-24 @uofgtesol.bsky.social graduates and colleagues the other day 😊

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UofGTesol @uofgtesol.bsky.social · Dec 3

Good to meet up with some students from last year's cohort before their graduation tomorrow! #tesol #graduation #23-24

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Nov 28

Looks like an interesting symposium, with a possibility to present online - for those of us who are concerned about the #ELTFootprint

socialjusticeinelt.com/Home/Symposi...

Social Justice in ELT

Social Justice in ELT, A Project on Raising Pre-Service English Language Teachers' Awareness

socialjusticeinelt.com

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Nov 26

Good advice, thanks.

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Nov 26

Does he suffer at all if we all leave though? Doesn’t it just allow him to normalise fascism for everyone else, without us being fully aware of what he’s doing?

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Nov 26

I feel the narratives that Musk is spinning are frankly pretty scary: destabilising the EU, supporting Tommy Robinson etc. But I feel I need to stay aware. We should try not to isolate ourselves in a bluesky echo chamber.

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Steve Brown @steve11brown.bsky.social · Nov 26

Should we be concerned about imposters using our names? Couldn’t they do that anyway?

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