#OTD in 1847, at the height of The Great Hunger, the British parliament passed The Irish Poor Law Extension Act (promoted by the Liberal Party). It stated that despite Ireland being part of the UK, any famine relief must be paid back to Britain by the survivors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_P...

🛑NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY CENSURED BY UCU🛑 On 28 May @ucu.org.uk wrote to management @northumbriauni.bsky.social regarding censure.

@ducu.bsky.social @ucucommons.org @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @unisoninhe.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @chionwurah.bsky.social @newcastleucu.bsky.social

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members and @northumbriauni.bsky.social students using CRAFTIVISM to make their thoughts on bosses' plans to rip off pay and pensions clear... Bunting coming to a picket line near you soon! @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members and @northumbriauni.bsky.social students doing CRAFTIVISM to make bunting for future picket lines yesterday - amazing solidarity and support. Whatever bosses try to do we are united, resilient, and resolute - WE ARE THE UNIVERSITY! @ucu.org.uk @ucea.bsky.social

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social members and students on the picket lines fighting against plans from bosses @northumbriauni.bsky.social to rip off pay and pensions, rip up contracts, and rip the university out of national collective bargaining, which is bad for everyone. The fight goes on! @ucu.org.uk

@chionwurah.bsky.social @alancampbellmp.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.co.uk @theguardian.com @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social @universities-uk.bsky.social

@ucu.org.uk and @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social say: Jumping from the TPS to USS is not a choice we should be asked to make www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jump...

✊✊🥁Another day, another busy @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket line, in the fight for pay and pension justice @northumbriauni.bsky.social! @ucucommons.org @teacherspensions.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social

❤️💙💚🩷🧡@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket lines, day 18...still going strong in the fight for pay and pension justice! @ucu.org.uk @ucea.bsky.social @teacherspensions.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social

The Certificiation Officer has now ruled on the complaint against UCU bought by @ewanmg.bsky.social and @vickyblake.bsky.social. A summary of the decision can be found by following this link: www.ucu.org.uk/media/15693/...

🦅Today's @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social (virtual) picket line anthem, as our amazing members have a day to do whatever the hell they like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZZ...

@ukhenews.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social @workersliberty.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social

@drjogrady.bsky.social rocking it at the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social rally today - great support for and from @ucu.org.uk members.

UCU's President Elect @dyfrigjones.bsky.social telling it like it is in Newcastle at today's @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social and @ucu.org.uk national rally for pay and pension justice @northumbriauni.bsky.social - so proud to welcome him after he travelled so early and so far!✊✊✊❤️❤️❤️

@ucu.org.uk @ucea.bsky.social @teacherspensions.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social @georgeclarke.bsky.social

@qatar.bsky.social @saudiarabia.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social @wonkhe.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @labourunionsuk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @chionwurah.bsky.social @alancampbellmp.bsky.social @joekirwin.bsky.social

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social fight on to save pay and pensions.Thanks to everyone who came today, and honoured us with their time and energy: @drjogrady.bsky.social, @nasuwt-official.bsky.social @nasuwtnewcastle.bsky.social, @ntyneside-nasuwt.bsky.social, @newcastleucu.bsky.social, @ducu.bsky.social

@ucu.org.uk @georgeclarke.bsky.social @andylong6.bsky.social @chroniclelive.co.uk @danhollandnews.bsky.social @julietterowsell.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social @qatar.bsky.social @stateofqatar.bsky.social www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Oof! Well said @drjogrady.bsky.social! www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Northumbria management says it needs to cut £25m. But it spent £39.6m on capital projects last year an eightfold increase in four years. Staff are being asked to pay for that gamble with their pensions. Rally tomorrow: Newcastle Civic Centre, 12.30pm. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1444...

@nasuwt-official.bsky.social @nasuwtscotland.bsky.social @nasuwtnewcastle.bsky.social @ntyneside-nasuwt.bsky.social @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @labouruk.bsky.social @joekirwin.bsky.social @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social @chionwurah.bsky.social @alancampbellmp.bsky.social

🪗🎻🥁Music, sweet music, and sunshine 🌞😎🧴at the @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social picket lines today @northumbriauni.bsky.social - we go again next week, with the national rally on 25 March. See you there! ✊❤️💯

Yaaas Northumbria UCU! Loud fierce pickets and adorable dogs! Hands off the pensions! Let the VC take a pay cut.

Damp weather but not damp spirits I see! Give em hell Northumbria UCU ✊

Join a union www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

I went along to the Certification Office today, so you didn’t have to. A brief update on McGaughey and Blake vs UCU dyfrigjones.substack.com/p/brief-repo...

📣Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours. ‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.

Four months ago, I wrote about Andy Burnham's observation that the cliquish, centralised and factional decision making was damaging Labour. He was right. And as I said then, "Labour must change or die" Today it has doubled down ... inews.co.uk/opinion/andy...

Well, quite.

Any updates on how that's going?

I just signed a @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social petition - Guarantee a Fair and Open Selection for the Gorton and Denton By-election. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gu...

UCU - Northumbria University staff vote for strike action in pay and pensions row www.ucu.org.uk/article/14383

UCU - Write to your MP: Defending university staff pensions www.ucu.org.uk/DefendUniver...

@northumbriauni.bsky.social want to freeze the pay of staff if they stay in Teachers' Pensions. This hurts people now, whether they are in @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social or not, and will #TakeOurTomorrow. Does this represent the university's 'values and behaviours'? @ucu.org.uk

💥💥💥Please sign and share this petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no... @ucu.org.uk @unison.org.uk @tuc.org.uk

It’s worth repeating that when an anti-austerity movement finally arose organically from the public, these politicians worked hand-in-glove with Britain’s national news outlets to destroy it and hound it as far out of public life as possible. So that they could do this, to everyone you know.