Thank you to @theguardian.com for covering our report into what’s taught in History lessons at Key Stage 3. Spoiler: mostly men. It’s time to end sexism in schools.

A disgraceful display of hate and division, spreading fear instead of fostering unity....

A devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever - but why so little media coverage......check it out for yourself......!

"By relentlessly painting refugees and migrants as a violent, existential threat, media outlets risk making racist attacks seem more acceptable, and fuelling far right terrorism.”

"What was striking about last weekend’s march wasn’t the turnout, easily matched by some of the protests about Gaza. It’s the lack of shame, the brazen insistence on an Englishman’s right to make others feel small."

Superb piece of journalism by Jennifer Williams (@JenWilliams_FT) ......... www.ft.com/content/7068...

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Excellent programme, worth catching on Sounds.

Excellent. Farage's plan would mean police -or new paramilitary forces - rounding up tens of thousands of people in *every major city* (hundreds of '000s in London). It really shouldn't be hard to make this politically toxic. www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk/p/it-wont-wo...

🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage plans to hand a massive fracking windfall to a Trump donor. Reform's policies would allow Lincolnshire to be drilled by a firm whose boss has given money to the past two Trump campaigns. 📝 @desmog.com scoop 👇

This is a really thoughtful reflection from Deborah Cameron on the ideas of Robin Lakoff (who died earlier this month) and her legacy. debuk.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/r...

Trust in politicians never been lower, says Farage. But his answer is to remove the protections we have from Governments abusing our rights. The Human Rights Act protects us all. Farage wrecked the economy with his Brexit, don't let him wreck your freedoms with this recklessness.

Exceptional piece, one of the best I’ve ever read on Wilder.

Canada is facing one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, and my home province is particularly hard hit. Seeing how false and misleading information about the fires is spreading online has only further convinced me social media, especially Facebook, is a social cancer.

Visited the stunning Jenny Saville exhibition at the NPG yesterday - so much to look at and reflect on. One piece, from her own collection, still resonates: Aleppo (2017-18), constructed like a pietà, captures that moment as well as other, more recent tragedies.

I’d really like the BBC to stand up for truth. ‘Xenophobic’ is the mildest description of Jenrick’s despicable attempts to join Farage & induce a moral panic over refugees & asylum seekers. BBC apologises after Jenrick accused of xenophobia www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why media studies is useful....

Not to be missed...... Don’t we all want to be happy? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

"Perhaps Vance will slink away from Chipping Campden for a quick protest outside an asylum hotel. These live interactive experiences are proving increasingly popular and he won't have to travel too far to find one."

Useful piece from Sam Freedman...... observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Trump might be taking the U.S. backward in technology, but China is jumping forward. They sold more EVs last month than the U.S. sold cars cepr.net/publications...

To lose 40 per cent of your MPs returned at the election is quite impressive

This Friday, MPs will vote on the assisted dying Bill. It all comes down to this - Tag your MP and ask them to vote yes. If it passes, the Bill continues its journey in the House of Lords - if not, it falls. This could be our last chance to secure a compassionate law.

Human tragedy, playing out before our eyes.....

Really thoughtful post.....

"Fascism,... becomes a serious political force when it taps into ‘a sense of overwhelming crisis beyond the reach of any traditional solutions’. In order not to arrive at that point, we could start by looking at what we stand to lose, and thinking about how we might preserve it." Excellent by Dan T

It's actually true that large parts of London are no go areas. For anyone earning under £150,000 a year, that is.

'we could devise some activities for children of this age (10 and 11) which would enable them to explore and investigate language-use in ways which would enable them to see that the language they use, hear and read is  a remarkable and wonderful tool that humans have devised.'

A remarkably well-preserved 3,400 year-old linen tunic with contrasting bands around the neckline and along the side edges. It belonged to an ancient Egyptian official named Kha. Excavated from Theban Tomb TT8 at Deir el-Medina in 1906. Muzeo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

FLOW at Broadway Cinema without using a word, asks the question - in a dangerous world, is it better to stay in groups of largely similar type, or to create communities around difference and variety? Great animation exploring profound ideas. Check it out.

Amid all the gushing tributes to Alan Yentob and his impact on culture and the arts on the BBC it might be nice to have some explanation of why there is now no arts and culture on the BBC.

A really significant study.......

Public book burnings to be next.....?

It's down to the BBC's obsession with a clueless, artificial 'balance'.....

The delusional fanatical hardline Brexit mentality which has inflicted such self-harm on the UK continues its fantasy world in the Mail & Express. Tragically successive UK Govts are influenced by such Brexit Derangement Syndrome.

Down the McSweeney plughole......

Even if you think genocide is not the right word, you should be able to see why people use it: the scale of devastation, death, blockade. If you can't, and you are offended, then either 1. You've kept yourself ignorant 2. You don't care if it's true or not 3. You think Palestinians deserve it

About time..........if true...

Great letter on fostering a lifelong love of reading in children, from today's Guardian.....

just the perfect story

It is quite incredible the extent to which Trump is routinely held to a lower standard than every other politician. This would pretty much end the career of any other national leadership candidate in any western democracy, except none would ever do it - at all, still less during a mourning period

@pennygowland.bsky.social Congrats Penny - a rare red glow in a depressing purple picture!

Entirely this: I’d add that being serious about climate change is a hygiene factor for many voters. In not a single UK constituency does concern about climate drop below 50% - hitting 68% in Clacton. There’s a debate on the ‘how’ and particularly how to do it fairly but much less on the principle.

Impossible to convey all the pleasures of this marvellous book in one post. Enough to say that one of the least of its glories is that it spends almost two pages tracing the affinities between Satie and Les Dawson.

UK Mini Trump 👇🏾 Farage sparks furious backlash after claiming children with special educational needs are ‘over diagnosed’ The Reform UK leader claimed GPs are over diagnosing adults with mental health problems and children with special educational needs

Trump attacks the press as the “enemy of the people,” insults journalists and even incites violence against them. Now, in his second term, his attacks have multiplied, not only on news outlets that report his abuses, but on the very existence of a free press. www.democracynow.org/2025/4/24/tr...

Superb @skynewsrss.bsky.social investigation into the Israeli Defence Force massacre of 15 aid workers of the Palestinian Red Crescent. Israeli lies & obfuscation exposed in what looks like a war crime. Question is: where is the accountability? news.sky.com/story/two-ho...

Excellent post .........

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💣 NEW 💣 Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years. goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...