Remarkable similarities with the EHRC which also made the choice to take up arms against trans people and abandon what should have been its priorities.

The Clash's lesser known b-side

Whoa how white do you have to be to get a gig on that channel 😬

There was also literally a House of Lords inquiry and report on how bad, in value for money terms and much else, the OfS is for taxpayers. Changing who leads it or making it more about 'financial stability' does very little to change that.

A Danish study, perhaps the most comprehensive on the effects of solitary confinement, reveals that it significantly affects life expectancy after just a few days. Our own courts have held that tokenistic procedural safeguards render it lawful, even for children.

Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “This is an attack on Black political power. To take away our representation.”

Jay Davis, a teenager who spent almost two decades trapped in prison on an indefinite jail term, should have only received an 18-month sentence, judges have ruled www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Will he be back though? Probably, if management get their way. Ludicrous, and maddening.

There are people who think that equality means sameness, and so they do not want or seek equality for those who are not the same as them... and that is just not logical. folukeafrica.com/difference-e...

"Universities should be required by legislation to present young people with a more honest, nuanced story about the relative costs and benefits of undertaking the specific degree they have applied for..."

It's simple. If your beans come in a ramekin you are NOT in a greasy spoon.

I guess the problem with expecting the state to regulate against rightwing bias is that - across the political spectrum - rightwing bias is seen as useful, albeit to varying degrees. Accountability through the likes of select committees tends to become more about theatre than about change.

I've long known about state-sponsored scientology being pushed on to people imprisoned in England & Wales. I hadn't realised the 'practical morals' courses authored by L Ron Hubbard were "accredited by Laser Learning Awards, an Ofqual approved organisation affiliated with the University of Kent".

Parkruns are about mass participation and getting everyone involved. It’s bizarre to turn that into a highly policed event because it would drive people away. Yes, the trans people that the transphobia is targeting but also everyone else who doesn’t want to have their papers inspected before a run!

Helloooooo

My university hasn’t reached this level of clarity yet. Managers tell themselves it’s all going brilliantly *because* they’ve sacked so many people.

The appeal against Farbey J's decision in Tasib - which rejected the claimant's arguments that the principle of legality should be used to read down secondary legislation - will be heard by the Court of Appeal on 1 July. See my write up here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/t...

“Whatever the situation at some other UK universities, LSE is in a good financial position. The School does not need to cut costs and has no plans for redundancies.” - LSE Vice Chancellor, 13 February 2026 LSE proposes 52 redundancies in Section 188 notice - 21 April 2026

It's incredible how these awards master doublespeak. Accredited for success, as a reward for failure.

Black children across England and Wales are almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched by police than their white counterparts, and some searches are still being carried out in public view and with no appropriate adult present, report finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Academic freedom (right-wing nobheads need not apply) shouldn't be a postcode lottery. The variance in commissioned projects, and directions of scholarship across institutions is staggering...

Never thought I'd be agonising over the choice between Albert Camus and Arthur Miller on a planned trip to the cinema in 2026. What is this, my fecking A-levels??

How can I incorporate more dance into my working day without being sacked or sectioned? Ideas welcome.

The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.

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Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social strike this week: M20: strike day - virtual picket T21: picket lines 10-12; strategy meeting 1.00-2.30 W22: picket lines 9.30-10.30, free film screening 11.00-2.00 TH23: Craftivism - 10.00-12.00 F24: strike day – virtual picket

Yeah shocked and offended by how few plug sockets there are per classroom, how many of the toilets are clogged up and out of order, how ...well you get the idea.

Received my postal vote so sharing my Substack, originally commissioned by @bylinetimes.bsky.social Please share too, know that the right-wing are never friends of disabled people. #DisabledPeopleAgainstFascism #StandUpToRacism #DisabilityRights #Writerlife pennypepper.substack.com/p/the-tainte...

The idea that every social problem needs a technical solution is so myopic. If you're worried about the smarts of the population, why not just fund public education? And if you're worried about Skynet, maybe try regulating the AI industries...

who could have seen this coming

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BBC reports on rogue legal “advisors” promote *multiple* right-wing narratives - Binaries of good/bad; genuine/“bogus” asylum seekers - System is fair, places limited; “abuse” is the problem - LGBTQ+ people get “special” treatment - False accusations of domestic violence are rife #asylum #media

There's always a stench of deep racism in this kind of highly partisan reporting. The idea is that people of colour, and the kinfolk advising them, are out to trick you. Rather than the truth, which is that successive governments have robbed you blind whilst distracting you with this myth.

Today marks a year since the Supreme Court decision. We now know a revised version of the draft statutory guidance is due in May. We need to act fast to make sure it explains how trans people can still be included. Write to your MP to tell them what they need to do, using our quick and easy tool 👇

With an undergraduate degree in philosophy a career in tech may have looked unexpected. But that study gave me better tools than many of my peers. These days a lot of my tech work involves deeply philosophical problems around intentions and meaning. Never underestimate the humanities. #FreelanceLife

I remember my early days of practice, pleading for students who'd sent bank statements to the Home Office in a format arbitrarily not accepted, under the points-based system. This wqs nearly 20 years ago. Border control is inherently sadistic.

One of my mates had stocks in allbirds. Sorry i mean socks.

"Laughter is the habitual crying of the wise." — Magdalena Samozwaniec

You know you're deep in the toilet when Belgium has the moral high ground...

When you reach the point where the answer you reach for is 'let's get rid of a quarter of the people who actually make this place possible', you have GOT to ask yourself some questions about how bad you are at managing, no? #UKHE Solidarity with @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social

Healthcare outcomes for, especially, Black women are *profoundly* worse than for White women. Does Streeting mention this? Of course he doesn't.

Everyone says they hate partisanship but the NIMBY coalition is probably one of the most cross-partisan political groups across the Western world, but yinz ain't ready for that conversation 👀

(which in the pedagogical context specifically is a problem bc we know students *already* often think their profs want them to suffer for no reason — this is why, even ignoring AI, if you’re asking students to do something tedious it’s important to emphasize what that struggle accomplishes)

Pennsylvania has the nation’s highest per capita rate of people serving life without parole. More than a decade of abolitionist organizing helped pave the way for a state supreme court ruling that could shift the momentum. theappeal.org/pennsylvania...

“We must avoid the RSF-SAF dichotomy. They are not the only actors, although they do represent the visible face of the war. The conflict has many layers and involves countless actors with diverse motivations“ www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

I get about 20% of the jokes on here but take comfort in the fact it's....er....cool not to be plugged in 🥴