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Blairism in its death throes. Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump?CMP=share_btn_url
5 days ago
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Clive Lewis MP
6 days ago
From Tony Blair’s interventions, to the bond market’s reaction or privatised utilities warning of doom, the pattern is the same. When anyone suggests progressive change, those with wealth and power push back. Me for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come | Clive Lewis
The old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/andy-burnham-labour-establishment-fight-to-come?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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about 2 months ago
My favorite scene from the Bible
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University and College Union (UCU)
about 2 months ago
The closure of Southend rips away jobs, education and the lifeblood of local businesses. The rationale? Barely fills an A4 page. In Westminister Yesterday MPs & union reps handed a vote of no confidence in Bowen to education minister Jacqui Smith.
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University and College Union (UCU)
3 months ago
The student support we’ve received throughout the Essex campaign has been phenomenal. Here are just a few of the staff and students fighting back together. Sign the petition to save Southend. Strike days: 16-19.
#SouthendSpeaks
#SaveSouthendCampus
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Jeremy Gilbert
3 months ago
This is brilliant from
@labourlewis.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One can only hope that at least some of the Parliamentary Labour Party can derive some advantage, or at least insight, from Clive spelling out here WHY half of them are likely to lose their seats to Greens.
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While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive Lewis
The partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/08/foundation-lives-crisis-debate-byelection-politics
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University and College Union (UCU)
3 months ago
Reform mayor of Lincolnshire has voted to slash ESOL. A clear signal of the damage Reform intends to inflict on our communities. Demanding migrants speak English then cutting the very provision that makes that possible.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1441...
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Reform cuts ESOL funding as it doesn't help "native Lincolnshire people"
Responding to a report that Reform mayor of Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns is pushing ahead with plans to scrap all funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) from 2027, UCU attacked the ...
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/14415/Reform-cuts-ESOL-funding-as-it-doesnt-help-native-Lincolnshire-people
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Missouri Workers Center
4 months ago
🧊❌BREAKING 🧊❌ 500
#MOworkers
and community allies from across St. Louis just rallied to demand ICE OUT of our city! Solidarity with our siblings in Minnesota during their bold general strike to fight back ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽
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Zack Polanski
4 months ago
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy. Urge your MP to sign
@sianberry.bsky.social
Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
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Zack Polanski
4 months ago
Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
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Brian Bilston
5 months ago
This, please.
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Jeremy Gilbert
5 months ago
Entire political class cohering around the project of telling two generations simply to lower their expectations. Definitely going to end well.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/03/uk-university-degree-no-longer-passport-to-social-mobility-says-kings-vice-chancellor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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A brilliantly written piece, showing once again how privatisation and outsourcing fails people.
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5 months ago
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Brian Bilston
5 months ago
This year was also the year in which I failed to write a new end-of-year poem.
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Clive Lewis MP
5 months ago
’Tis the season for presents and goodwill. In Westminster, especially over the Christmas period, the giving of gifts, freebies and swanky receptions for MPs, their advisors and colleagues go into overdrive. Read my article for
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/gif...
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Gifts, temptation and the colossal corrosion of politics
At Westminster, gifts and freebies aren’t simple goodwill, but rather part of the slow pull of money that turns heads, normalises privilege and corrodes public service
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/gifts-temptation-and-the-colossal-corrosion-of-politics/
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University and College Union (UCU)
6 months ago
🚨IT'S A WIN: 7% pay award at Runshaw College‼️ Well done to every member who voted to strike & forced management to make a decent offer✊ Time for other colleges to follow suit & pay up. If they refuse, strikes are set for the New Year❗️
#NewDealForFE
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1428...
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Strikes off at Runshaw College as staff win 7% pay award
Staff at Runshaw College in Leyland have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay offer of 7% and pull out of the England wide college strike action.
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/14280/Strikes-off-at-Runshaw-College-as-staff-win-7-pay-award
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The Sociological Review Foundation
6 months ago
JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 15 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in February 2026. Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community. ➡️ Deadline 5 December
buff.ly/wQQwoHU
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Disability Rights UK
6 months ago
🚨Our statement on
#Budget2026
Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change.
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
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@francesryan.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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University and College Union (UCU)
6 months ago
32 colleges hit the turnout threshold. 90% backed strike action. Our ballots have already won pay deals at 17 colleges now others must follow. College teachers are still paid £9,000 less than school teachers. This isn’t sustainable. Pay parity now.
feweek.co.uk/ucu-ballot-r...
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UCU ballot results: 32 colleges vote to strike over pay and workload
Pay deals were agreed at a further 17 colleges during the ballot window
https://feweek.co.uk/ucu-ballot-results-32-colleges-vote-to-strike-over-pay-and-workload/
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Disability Rights UK
7 months ago
🚨Liz Carr's evidence against the Assisted Dying Bill "Once [Assisted Suicide] becomes a medical treatment, then that’s when it terrifies me, because it happens behind closed doors and is based on medical subjectivity" More from
@johnpring.bsky.social
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www.disabilitynewsservice.com/health-and-c...
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Health and care funding crisis will create pressure to choose assisted suicide, MPs and peers are told
Many terminally-ill people would feel “duress” and “pressure” to choose an assisted suicide if it is legalised, because of the lack of funding for the NHS, palliative care and social care services,…
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/health-and-care-funding-crisis-will-create-pressure-to-choose-assisted-suicide-mps-and-peers-are-told/
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Bantshire University
7 months ago
This Black Friday - Every Course Must Go! ✅ 100% reduction of some subjects! ✅ Modules slashed! Study them before it’s too late!
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Bantshire University
7 months ago
Since 2023, 38 students have graduated from Bantshire University in error. We are conducting a full investigation into how this happened.
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HuffPost UK
7 months ago
Progressive Zohran Mamdani had a simple, defiant message for President Donald Trump after he won the New York City mayoral election.
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Victorious Zohran's Message For Trump
Progressive Zohran Mamdani had a simple, defiant message for President Donald Trump after he won the New York City mayoral election.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victorious-zohrans-message-for-trump_uk_690ae935e4b0ccb451d79e84?utm_campaign=bluesky_feed
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University and College Union (UCU)
7 months ago
JUST UNDER 4️⃣ hours to go and we are LIVE! Tune in on X or YouTube as we go live!
www.youtube.com/live/NynAXdu...
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@patrickneveling.bsky.social
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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#wearetheuniversity
#ucu
Just voted. Let's get the vote out for better funding and working conditions in higher education
7 months ago
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Bradford District Green Party
7 months ago
Reform's racism is dividing our communities. The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear. It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Alan White
8 months ago
I ❤️ Viz
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Bylines Network
11 months ago
DMU Leicester faces a new threat from DMU Dubai De Montfort University Leicester now faces new challenges: legal and financial threats from its former partner, Study World in Dubai
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DMU Leicester faces a new threat from DMU Dubai
De Montfort University Leicester now faces new challenges: legal and financial threats from its former partner, Study World in Dubai
https://centralbylines.co.uk/region/east-midlands/dmu-leicester-faces-a-new-threat-from-dmu-dubai/
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Dr Tabbi B
11 months ago
📣
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
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Bournemouth University UCU
11 months ago
We'll be out again tomorrow.
#bournemouthuni
#bournemouth
#highered
#ucustrike
ucubournemouth.uk
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University and College Union (UCU)
11 months ago
Day 3 of strike action at Bournemouth University. Staff are striking to defend jobs, courses and the future of their university. ✊ Show your support and solidarity with a repost to spread the word!
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Bournemouth University UCU
11 months ago
Strike day 3: stop the job cuts
#holdtheline
#bournemouthuni
#highered
@ucu.org.uk
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Richard Murphy
11 months ago
On war: a reflection
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
This morning, it's worth recalling that around the world, the billions of people who populate this planet have vastly more in common with each other than they have things that separate them.
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On war: a reflection
There is, I think, a necessary twofold response when something as significant as last night's US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities takes place. The first, as I have already noted, is to note that ...
https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06/22/on-war-a-reflection/
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The Sociological Review Foundation
11 months ago
“The entire UK higher education sector is currently engulfed by mass redundancies and talks of ‘crisis’. Industrial relations between staff and employers in many institutions are at a historic low, and it seems that worse is yet to come.” Steven Brown reviews Shaping for Mediocrity
buff.ly/vsJReUq
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Bournemouth University UCU
11 months ago
We're heading out again in the morning because our toxic trait is that we think students and research are important to universities
@ucu.org.uk
#bournemouthuni
#bournemouth
#stopthecuts
#highered
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Disability Rights UK
12 months ago
🚨NEWS🚨 We are devastated to hear of the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill by 23 votes today. We extend our solidarity to all the Disabled people, DPOs, campaigners and MPs who have worked together to oppose this bill. Full statement👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/devasta...
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Devastation as Assisted Dying Bill Passes
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/devastation-assisted-dying-bill-passes
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Dr Tabbi B
12 months ago
☔️ Solidarity rain or shine!
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
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Dr. Jenny Alexander
12 months ago
No compulsory redundancies! Humanities teach humanity! Out on the picket line with 90 other staff
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
in the sun yesterday 🌞
#UKHigherEducation
crisis
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Raf Nicholson
12 months ago
#Solidarity
#stopthecuts
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
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Bournemouth University UCU
12 months ago
English summer picket
#bournemouthuni
#stopthecuts
#saveourjobs
#protectouruni
@ucu.org.uk
@bournemouthecho.bsky.social
@bournemouthuni.bsky.social
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Bournemouth university staff on strike today to protect jobs and working conditions
@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
@patrickneveling.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Dr Tabbi B
12 months ago
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@bournemouthucu.bsky.social
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Bournemouth University UCU
12 months ago
This us. Staff experience is student experience. Cuts are a choice.
#ucu
#strike
#savejobs
#tradeunion
#picket
#highereducation
#studentlife
#unilife
#university
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Bournemouth University UCU
12 months ago
“If the VC and her team succeed in [these] attacks, it will not only ruin the livelihoods of more than 100 of our academic colleagues but render the university unrecognisable, irreparably harming students’ education"
#bournemouth
#bournemouthuni
#highered
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2522297...
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University staff to strike after "disgraceful" job cuts plans
Bournemouth University staff will begin four days of strike action on Wednesday in opposition to a “devastating attack” by the university.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25222971.bournemouth-university-staff-strike-wednesday/
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Pleased to see Labour MPs opposing policies which attack disabled people. ‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
Dozens of MPs are angry at their party, despite frantic efforts by whips and government ministers to assuage them
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/the-whole-policy-is-wrong-rebellion-among-labour-mps-grows-over-5bn-benefits-cut?CMP=share_btn_url
about 1 year ago
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End Social Care Disgrace
about 1 year ago
Register
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A HUGE meeting exploring new ideas in social care AND resistance to the crisis! Speakers: Jan Shortt, Nat Pensioners Convention Rachael Tomlinson Disabled activist, with ESCaD and DPAC Simon Duffy Director of Citizen network
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