A really interesting reflection from a 1st timer on last weeks UCU National Congress. 👇 I've more pithy reflections on the prime policy development body of UCU (IMHO it's fundamentally unfit-for-purpose) but these reflections from Michael Bartlett are helpful. ucucommons.org/comparing-th...

Once again, Daily Mirror is the only newspaper with the right headline.

Very proud that all @plaidcymru.bsky.social MPs have signed this❤️

Email your MP! equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode Here's what I wrote: "Dear Afzal Khan MP, The latest proposed guidance from the EHRC on "single sex" spaces is unworkable, unjust, and oppressive.…"

Starmer: "Farage is calling for rage in the streets" Well, arrest him then! Starmer: "Musk is whipping up division in our society" Well, get the government off of his bloody social network! Starmer is the Prime Minister leading the UK Government. Actually lead instead of meekly complaining!

It’s always humbling when a family speaks out in the midst of their personal nightmare to try to do some altruistic good.

The violent unrest described in report #1 was stoked by the incendiary comments described in report #2. Nigel Farage MP should be arrested for inciting a riot.

Nigel Farage should be arrested for incitement His words have consequences and he knows it We have seen the results tonight on the streets of Southampton

Arrest Farage under Incitement to Racial Hatred - Part III Public Order Act 1986 A Labour Government that actually enforced the law would have had this poundshop Tommy Ten Names in handcuffs by now

Really good stuff from Bijan.

The worst possible way to honour the memory of Henry Nowak, victim of a horrible murder and a grave misjudgement by the police, is to do what Nigel Farage appears to want: turn it into an excuse for racial conflict.

So Nigel Farage, was this the response you were looking for? It doesn’t take away from the fact that you’re a money laundering scum bag, it just adds to it. You despicable vile human being.

Hey #UCU, I just released v1 of another @ucucommons.org project: JNCHES vs Inflation. Site: jnchesvinflation.streamlit.app Blog post: ucucommons.org/project-jnches-vs-inflation/ It's depressing but may be helpful!

Fab piece from our Michael. Well worth a read.

Once I have a few spare minutes, I’m going to jot down some thoughts about the @ucu.org.uk Congress that was held last week. But in the meantime, please read this, which is a lovely reflective piece.

Imagine going to these lengths to support a genocidal terrorist state Remember just a few months ago, Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood were frothing at the mouth & threatening the independence of the police who deemed the presence of Israeli football hooligans as not conducive to their city

Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer should hang their heads in shame.

The Fire Brigades Union has made a statement on the proposed EHRC Code of Practice on Services. Our message is clear. Equality matters, solidarity is essential, and we will continue to fight for both.

Happy Pride month ❤️ Mae Plaid Cymru yn ymrwymo i amddiffyn hawliau pobl LHDTC+, ac i bawb byw yn rhydd o ragfarn, anfoesoldeb a chasineb Plaid Cymru is committed to protecting LGBTQ+ rights of people in Wales, so that everyone can live free from prejudice, intolerance and hate

You need to read this by @matthewbarnard.phd on AI: 'It’s done, it’s finished. The experience you have with a free account using ChatGPT, Claude or DeepSeek is more or less as good as this particular technology is ever going to get'. matthewbarnard.phd/posts/llms-h...

Just started reading this book "How To Sell A Genocide" & I'm already outraged! The degree to which "mainstream" media outlets like MSNBC (now @ms.now ) & @cnn.com spread unverified Israeli propaganda as truth & lay the groundwork for genocide is criminal. No wonder they have no credibility now! 🤬

A day of alternating between being gaslit and tokenised as a casualised worker at today’s sector conference. Will be like this until more members decide to attend congress and vote in the best interests of their branches and members. Can’t say much more but am exhausted #UCU26

Just re-upping this, again. Please, please consider going to Congress on behalf of your branch next year. It is a tough environment but the more people do it, the better it will become. #UCU26

Sitting in Congress, I kept wishing that more people in UCU felt authorised to come along to this & better understood what gets set in stone (also what falls to wayside!) here & why we need broad membership representation in the room. (It took getting on NEC to give me the courage to register.)

Long overdue. PR actually represents the electorate Starmer's Labour received just a third of the vote at the last general election, but ended with a stonking majority That could easily be Reform next time around. Proportional representation will ensure that the electorate is actually represented

“Trans women are women” - our members.

So sorry we ran out of pizza almost immediately! We had a deluge.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our social event yesterday evening! It was amazing to see so many people there and it was a fitting opening to this year's Congress. #UCU

THIS IS NOT NORMAL

The very same vice-chancellors will be congratulating each other and telling themselves that taking ‘difficult decisions’ like this is what makes them worth their £350k salaries.

English exceptionalism. England's most deep-seated and lasting delusion.

Deliberately targeting medics and ambulance workers is an act of terrorism Israel is a terrorist state. The UK Government must freeze all Israeli assets, end all trade with Israel, and sanction the terrorist warlords that run its government and military. news.sky.com/video/share-...

For all attending #UCU Congress 2026! On Tuesday 26th May, 7–10pm, we are hosting an informal social event upstairs at North Bar, 2d Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DA. The first few arrivals can enjoy a drink (alcoholic or otherwise) on us, and there will be pizza available (also on us). 1/2

I love when all the folk who moved to Britain from hot countries finally experience a British heat wave and suddenly Understand

Starmer and Mahmood's response to this will be, maybe if we are even more fascist, we can bring back some of those voters who went to Deform.

It has literally been days since the Israeli military kidnapped UK citizens from the humanitarian flotillla and filmed them being subjected to physical abuse, with credible allegations of sexual assault. The spineless UK Government still sing their praises. www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-mini...

Equality is not conditional. Dignity at work is not negotiable. The EHRC Code of Practice has been published. UCU is examining it urgently. This is a significant and unsettling moment and we will not leave branches to navigate it alone. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1451...

Proud of my union for being unequivocal on this. More organisations need to follow suit #UCU

Will the BBC report on this? Don't hold your breath.

Remember, you won't read about this on the BBC because they're a mouthpiece for fascists. They are more concerned about "exposing" people for shedding light on Israel's war crimes than candidates for public office who express racist, dehumanising views toward the constituents they vie to represent.

Westminster still don't grasp that you can't pick and choose from EU membership, like an a la carte menu. It comes as a package. Either you accept free movement of goods, capital, services AND people, or you get none of it. Get it through your thick heads lads! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I'd much rather replace the union jack with the European stars 🇪🇺

Oh no, we can’t be upsetting dear leader Putin can we? Fuck i fwrdd lads. Both give Russian mole vibes 😤

So much this. The Supreme Court decision was disgraceful and paved the way. It beggars belief that the intended meaning of the Equality Act was so contrary to the *consensus understanding over the past 20+ years* that the idea that we must bathroom police is reasonable.

Cardiff University has admitted spending more than £1m in the last year on a controversial consulting firm as part of its ongoing cuts programme ✍️Martin Shipton

From September, secondary school pupils from families receiving Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals. This Plaid Cymru Government is clear about supporting families and tackling child poverty, to invest in Wales’ future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Excellent address from our first ever @plaidcymru.bsky.social Prif Weinidog @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social who chose @tuccymru.bsky.social Congress as his first public engagement Delegates gave a standing ovation at the end, as we look ahead to strengthen social partnership between govt & trade unions

Dreadful. Deserves to be put in the same bracket as Streeting and Mahmood as ‘person who should never be anywhere near a govt dept ever again’.

If this is how the terrorist State of Israel treats international citizens when the cameras are rolling, imagine what they do to Palestinians when the cameras are off.