This is really good

Enjoyed reading this by @tjarnold.bsky.social

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing. if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

Somebody help me, my electoral system, he is very sick

Just 2 weeks to go until our 2025 annual lecture! Join us for a fascinating discussion on football's relationship with Liverpool, its economy and its people, featuring Keiran Maguire (Associate Professor in football finance) at @liverpooluni.bsky.social and more. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heseltine-...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Blur, Modern Life Is Rubbish, For Tomorrow

Your timeline is hereby thoroughly cleansed.

As Yom Kippur ends, it is terrible that a holy day has seen people killed at a place of worship in Manchester I hope many of us will express solidarity + support for Jews in Britain, and work with them + those of every faith and none to deepen our efforts to tackle antisemitism, hatred + extremism

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.

I'm glad Keir Starmer is finally stepping up the fight against Nigel Farage, and I hope this will mark the end of his government parroting Farage and copying his divisive politics.

... all we get are insults and hate because the major parties have decided their immigration policies are best shaped by extremists. This began with Brexit and now we are where we are with Reform as a result. I accept that the UK's media landscape does not help, but the problem is more fundamental.

Announcing the launch of new exhibition “Objects, war and memory in Ireland past and present” at Kilmainham Gaol, showcasing the precious things that refugees have brought with them to Ireland, and the moving stories of courage, resilience, love and hope that these objects have to tell.

Ian McShane is 83 On how he came to be narrator on Grace Jones’ Slave To The Rhythm: ‘I was in a chip shop with my wife Gwen, & Trevor Horn came in, who I’d known forever. He said ‘Ian, what are you doing after supper?’ ‘Why?’ ‘Well, I need a voice & Orson Welles is dead.’ youtu.be/nAerTAjLpF0?...

var can never do what fans thought it would do: make their team win more

Getting mighty tired of the meme on here of “oh, it is just so difficult for the government to set the agenda”. The government (which literally employs thousands of press officers) is setting the agenda - it’s just that it is setting it on toxic ground it can’t win.

Migrants already carry out work for their communities, it’s called ‘having a fucking job’ and it’s mandatory because we aren’t eligible for benefits

One paradox of our fragmented politics is that Labour going directly after Reform may make defeat to Reform more likely, if such a strategy alienates progressives who have exit options but doesn’t win any reform voters, who will generally prefer OG Farage to a half-hearted tribute act

Didn’t enjoy that

6. I should have known this from my own work on liberalism in the C19 British Empire. Liberal paternalists often recorded views that seemed progressive in the context of their times, but were are entirely at odds with the racist effect of their actions: www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...

You're right, but it's not just exam culture, it's the whole way we talk about education now - as a means to an end, a product. Your chosen degree being measured against other subjects in league tables of earning potential. The incentive to actually explore ideas, grow intellectually, shrinks.

Happy #caturday from Sinéad

spending my weekend apologising to AI for getting in the way and ruining the holistic view

If this intends to make it legally compulsory for every adult in Derry to carry something called a "Brit Card", then I'm willing to offer some high-paid consultancy on why this plan might be flawed.

Is it really *that hard* to say that it is totally morally wrong to say to people who have come here legally, worked, paid taxes, built their lives here, contributed to Britain, that they have to fuck off now, rather than "unfunded".

Cup crowds are the best crowds

I’d say Gove’s curriculum reforms were one of the biggest and longest lasting impacts of Cameron’s government (derogatory)

Moved to Liverpool 11 years ago today. It’s one of my better decisions.

It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor

Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart. Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point. Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.

To remove indefinite leave to remain from people who already have it they'd have to dismantle our entire system of rights legislation and probably end judicial independence. But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.

Imagine being Business Secretary of a country and going around telling investors that the students of said country lack drive and vigour... Talk about misunderstanding the assignment

Right. My students working two part time jobs and/or having an hour and a half commute to uni because they have to live at home due to the cost of student accommodation lack drive and vigour. Sure thing, Peter. The UK Govt still haven't a clue about the realities of universities today.

Enjoyed reading and reviewing this for @irishhiststudies.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Who woke up and thought - I know what will work - MORE Ofsted.

Griezmann looks like Paul Calf

I am honored to support the UK Together for Palestine concert

Also knows how to hook in West Wing stans! Nelly Bly was a favourite of the First Lady iirc

I am an oral historian but I do love a good archive and particularly a good material or visual source. I am interested in the modern and contemporary history of Ireland and also of English cities. My focus is the last 100 years but especially 1960 onwards. #history #historian #academicchatter

Don't read this. I didn't. But anyone who can even pose *or* publish such a question while there is a current excavation of the bodies of babies dumped by nuns in a septic tank has a huge issue with accepting historical truth.

Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.

Many Labour MPs will have been active in fighting the far right for their whole lives. Number 10's unwillingness to condemn racism and extremism will not help the PM's shaky position.

Home Time. It was a wonderful sitcom that didn’t get the plaudits it deserved

This is a jaw-dropping statement from anyone in a uni leadership role — but also — what exactly is ‘low-quality’ and ‘hobbyist’ research? Nearly every academic I know is burning the candle at both ends and STILL producing important work in their fields. This feels like an anti-humanities dog whistle

pronouncing shoegaze like foie gras

The title of the talk for the 17th October is 10/10

A debate Labour badly needs to have: