#OtD 10 Nov 1891 Jewish Ukrainian anarchist, Simón Radowitzky, was born. At 15, he took part in the 1905 Russian Revolution, killed a police chief in Argentina at 18, endured 20 years of prison, fought fascism during the Spanish Civil War, and more stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1264...

Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix. Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!

Based in/near Newcastle? @drhick.bsky.social and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition now at the Farrell Centre. Contact me if interested in participating.

THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?

@catherinemax.bsky.social and I are convening a practitioner/policy/academic roundtable and discussion covering themes such as inclusion in public spaces. Also featuring the work of @draflint.bsky.social (who is speaking at the event) and myself as part of All Footsteps. Get in touch if interested!

Based in/near Newcastle? @drhick.bsky.social and I convening a roundtable on 18th, exploring how signs, fences and barriers affect our experience of place. Inspired by my “Keep On the Grass" exhibition now at the Farrell Centre. Contact me if interested in participating.

The Hercules statue was “disappeared” from Kew Gardens and packed off for the King’s personal pleasure, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social. Why would Charles do so when the royals’ wealth is under some scrutiny?

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

Always fascinating watching people underestimate the size of London vs other UK ciries. On an average weekday, more journeys are made on JUST the Elizabeth line than the ENTIRE population of Liverpool. If the Tube was a city, its average daily passengers would make it the 2nd largest in the UK.

Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place

Farage: epic grifter

‘We are paying attention because of who she says her abusers were, not because of the abuse itself.’ Powerful piece from @rmcunliffe.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...

Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

so much discourse about immigration, so little about aging

They are units not homes if there’s no community infrastructure.

Can’t stop thinking about Rosilla. Hoping it was her much younger lover who commissioned the gravestone.

Apart from anything else, what does “early” mean here? Is there a …cut-off date?

Walked through the airport and saw my face in Time, on the cover of USA Today, and my book on the shelves. So surreal. I’m counting every blessing and grateful for all who stand for truth and intellectual freedom. They tried to silence me. Wrong one. Cheers to the haters! 🥂 #Invictus

A 2025 review in the Lancet (www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... shows that our current spending on new medicines skews overall health spend away from more effective interventions. But it looks like we are about to spend more on meds, thus depriving our population of more effective healthcare.

If you want to read an actually good piece about integration in the United Kingdom, try @samfr.bsky.social:

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy. "BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

“Morally eggshell”

What happened to the young eager beavers on The Other Site who dealt promptly with customer service issues which would otherwise go into a black hole of online reporting?

Hate fuelling hate fuelling hate.

An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

Very excited to see that the American film The Librarians about book banning in America is being shown on the BBC this week - I'm assuming to tie in with #BannedBooksWeek I've been searching the cinema listings for somewhere showing it but this is even better 📚💙 #BookSky

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

Just a random, anonymous, woman, apparently.

Inspirational start to the day.

Loving that they lead with #TerryFarrell and high tech while illustrating with MI6 building. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

RIP Terry, you inspired, championed and challenged so many of us, and changed architecture & urbanism for the better

RIP #TerryFarrell. Currently organising an event at the Farrell Centre in Newcastle, set up to engage the public in urban design. An important legacy.

This is a very welcome development indeed IF the recurrent costs of funding school librarians is fully budgeted. ‘A pile of books is no more a library than a crowd of soldiers is an army’ to quote Gabriel Naudé who figured this out … 400 years ago… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Indeed. Like more hospital beds, it’s meaningless without the people to manage them, and those people need training, support etc. Adds plug for The Librarians doc.

Very much so.

Great stuff. Our recent event on intensification highlighted the even greater importance of investing in high quality public realm and active travel infrastructure given that we are building tall and on small sites, not to mention dreaded “permitted development”. @futureoflondon.bsky.social

Go see The Librarians documentary, if you can. Terrifying and inspiring in equal measure. All power to the brave, principled and compassionate school librarians (women, all) battling censorship, ignorance and prejudice. #books #reading #libraries thelibrariansfilm.com

His Oresteia cemented my wish to study Classics at university. #TonyHarrison

Here's the press release for digital ID and it is quite the shopping list of features. My first concern here is for the team who need to deliver quickly against the mix of a general purpose "do everything" app and a fairly specific set of features set out here www.gov.uk/government/n...

BREAKING NEWS: The campaign to save Bastion House and the former Museum of London (Powell & Moya, 1976-77) has won the right to present its case to the High Court. The Judicial Review will challenge the City of London's decision to demolish the buildings. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/museum-...

spokesperson for Sadiq Khan: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

Tom toured all “our” strangely compelling nuclear power stations so you can read all about their history, economics and architecture from the relative safety of your own home. #AtomicAlbion

"Standing up for Jews on campus means standing up for the rights of all Jews." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Lovely listen on subject of Essex Road’s Carlton Cinema as was, via the Deconstructed podcast. Looking forward to the tour in a few weeks! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o... @tpfilmclub.bsky.social @opencity-uk.bsky.social

One of the most depressing articles I have read in a long time. We need another public health commercial determinants of health campaign. “Beauty” industry meets social media meets children’s health. Especially girls, inevitably. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Don't attack them for being hypocritical, attack them for being homophobes. It is, again, something that sets them out from the British public, even on the right.

Timeline cleanse

Fast-tracking regulatory oversight to … strengthen US energy dominance and power AI? (yes, jobs, I do know). www.the-guardian.com/business/202...