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A week of all things early childhood...great to have @ruthswailes.bsky.social with us this week - both in and out of school!

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson Well worth a read observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

This. This is the way to do it.

Is anyone with a conscience, working in education still on X?

Far right protest today: 29 - police officers injured 9 - protestors arrested Proscribed group protests: 0 - police officers injured 1,600 - protestors arrested We have Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper to thank for this absurd anomaly

The Government proscribed Palestine Action as terrorists by claiming that secret intelligence justified doing so Newly leaked intelligence report reveals that most of their activity: - Couldn't be described as terrorism - Isn't violent but focused on property damage -Most of that damage is "minor"

The European Parliament voted no to a request to pay a minute of silence for Charlie Kirk.

No other party says the basic truth: migration is good for Britain. The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services. That’s driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants.

It is hard to adequately describe the betrayal to all humanity, his entire legacy, and place in history Keir Starmer is committing tonight, literally rolling out the red carpet for a war criminal instead of ordering his immediate arrest under international law

If you’re a working class woman and you make a tax mistake, you have to resign. If you’re a middle/upper class man who befriended a paedophile, and rapist to the extent they were ‘best pals’ you can just carry on with a shrug and just say “oh that’s a bit embarrassing”.

JFK's a crank, fascist and fantasist so it's tempting to dismiss everything that croaks out of his mouth. But what if there was a grain of truth and we all ignored it? This study points to correlation and can't prove causation but is it worth some debate? ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Okay, wait…They have actual fact checkers that know all the facts??? Why not just set up a channel on TV and just give us all the facts??? We can call it the News

This should be a moment of shame for the UK.

Kudos to Lush, but my god how embarrassing that a cosmetics/beauty company has more moral fibre than a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Imagine going to the seaside with your family (including young children) and experiencing racist aggression and abuse. Yes, racist demagogues have much to answer for, but so do the credulous idiots who follow them and 'mainstream' politicians who won't push back. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If only someone in the British media was capable of holding Farage to account like this.

Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".

So you can wish physical harm on transgender people and everyone will defend your right to free speech, but speak out peacefully against genocide and you'll be arrested. Got it.

So now you can be arrested for wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard that simply have the words Palestine and Action written on them, regardless of the order of the words? This is just mental. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

From next Monday, your rail commute will be cheaper. We’re scrapping peak rail fares in Scotland for good. Under the SNP, public ownership of rail means fairer prices – making travel cheaper, greener and easier for everyone.

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Get ready for #BTS2025 with another teacher wellbeing tip! Learn how to improve engagement and increase enjoyment in #UnchartedTerritories by @debrakidd.bsky.social and @hywelroberts.bsky.social: buff.ly/JI66cva

www.reddit.com/r/transgende... Guess what? The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions. Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her? Read her own account here.

What do a magistrate, a catholic priest, a military officer, a CEO and a television screenwriter have in common? They are all prepared to be arrested in order to oppose genocide. This is an incredible read and should be a source of shame for Labour.

Thinking about how different the experience of our 18 year olds is to those in Belgium. Here, no stressful and anxious waits all Summer for results. You got your high school diploma at the end of term. Grades don’t really matter because universities give everyone a chance. So Summer was relaxed. 1/2

Why was there a Kindertransport? Because we wouldn't let their parents come with them. Five years into the Nazi persecution, we wouldn't let their parents come with them. And we insisted every child had someone to meet their "costs". And we only agreed on condition most would "re-emigrate".

Can't wait for the wall-to-wall media coverage of What This Means, the endless thinkpieces about Green Party dominance in a working class community meaning Labour has to take their concerns seriously and pivot towards them, you know like we'd get if Reform had won.

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 5 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. The media, their framing, IS the problem

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

The ridiculously long wait for A Level results is so bloody stressful for families. Surely there's a way of bringing them in earlier? Especially stressful this year. Passes = residency; failures = deportation to Terf Island.

"It's a good moment for the party to clarify that we're challenging an unpopular Labour government,” says Mr Polanski. “We are not there to collaborate with them. We’re not there to be disappointed or concerned about them. We are there to replace them.” www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Those of us on the left, disillusioned by @uklabour.bsky.social - who would you be more likely to vote for? A Green Party led by @zackpolanski.bsky.social or this new @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social party? Personally very impressed by Zack Polanski but just interested in what others think.

'Harmful misinformation about the M&S ‘trans’ bra row is spreading – here are the facts' www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...

In a sane world, this would be considered a crime against humanity. www.bbc.com/news/article...

My son got married at the weekend and it was truly the most joyful day of my life. Complete with a north v south cricket match between the ceremony and reception 😂

It takes months to starve a population to death. We’ve all seen it coming for a long time and it’s just sickening to watch politicians only now acting concerned as if it was a complete surprise.

🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London. We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.

Diane was the first black woman ever to be elected. She's spent a lifetime fighting racism and she's the mother of the house. This will be her legacy. What's yours, Keir? "They do have the right to withold power and water from the Palestinians."

In pink, the very sweet and peaceful Anna, 80-year-old with serious health issues, well loved in our South East London community for her generosity and kindness, being arrested as a terrorist! @elliereeves.bsky.social, my MP, what is your government doing?? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Police arrest people for holding placards saying "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action" - one a woman in her 80s walking with a stick. Meanwhile Israeli forces continue to murder people queueing for aid. The UK has become a sick joke. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, proposes a new model of support for people in his area, based on their needs.

If I were interested in public service reform I would be looking at South Cambs which has made the four day week permanent for all staff following a trial where services improved or stayed the same, they saved money, and improved staff retention and well-being... www.scambs.gov.uk/news/council...

Exclusive: DfE’s new Writing Framework will “bore the pants off children,” says literacy expert whom it namechecked. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/dfes-ne... Prof Debra Myhill, cited as someone contacted in writing of the document, says it is “appalling”.

Please share my latest article in @northwestbylines.co.uk far and wide 🏳️‍⚧️ 'A recently published update to the government's guidance for educational settings in England has sent shock waves through the trans community' share.google/CQpZmZTYGi53...

Important to note that crap as it is, this guidance does not state that you can't discuss gender identity with young people, only that you can't 'encourage' young people to question their gender - which no-one does anyway. Who says 'hmm, are you sure you're a girl, wouldn't you rather be a boy?'

I wonder what all the headteachers who are happily praising the department for education at the moment for giving them a voice, think about this.

Depressing to see how empty the chamber is during this important statement.

Driving through Switzerland is incredible. We skipped the tunnel and took the mountain pass.