Jeremy, Zarah and the rest of the gang need to take a leaf out of the Mike Gapes political playbook - grow up and settle their ideological disputes over a cheeky Nando’s, as is customary

Starting to think history will demonstrate that, of the two recent attempts to split from the Labour Party, Change UK will be understood as the more successful

I just took the dog for a walk in a T-shirt in Leeds in November and he’s a whippet and he didn’t even need any of his chunky knitwear on cus it was so warm and all of the plants are starting to flower again but I managed to create an image of Starmer as an XL bully in 3 seconds on my computer

Why is it this hot in November? Anyway…on an unrelated note, I hope that new data centre in the north east creates lots of jobs and grows our lovely economy

All the rhetoric about ‘doing what’s right not what is popular’ is the same recycled crap both major parties have been peddling now for decades. They don’t even bother attempting to rephrase any of it. Just the same old lines, year in, year out. It’s no surprise both are in free fall

'AI things' are bad for young people and their mental health discourse 💯. However that discourse also produces 'yp are in constant crisis', 'yp have no resources', 'all online things are bad for yp'. Like 'hello'. If you're not interested in resourcing yp at least point them in the right direction

Wes Streeting's conversion to being progressive and styling himself as the new Mamdani didn't last long. Apparently, Maitlis on The Newsagents asked him why Labour aren't more like that and he turned into neoliberal jelly.

Labour came into govt promising growth, but have proven ideologically opposed to policies that would achieve this (ie. wealth tax, public sector spending) As a last ditch attempt at growth they are now betting the farm on a tech bubble, no matter how damaging AI is to the public #edusky #edpsychs

This is appalling and I find it hard to believe that the DfE is encouraging take up of such a potentially dangerous technology in schools. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

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Also Luke Akehurst: ‘what’s a North Durham?’

My partner hearing the sound of crying and maniacal laughing from the kitchen: ‘are you ok?’ Me: *sob, sniff, haha* ‘Just trying to boost my immune system’

Having a LinkedIn account is starting to do me real psychic damage.

Hey you! Are you on your lunch break? Do you have a spare 5 minutes? Do you work in education? Are you concerned that, despite all the good talking we do about good things, everything keeps getting worse? Then give my new blog post on edpsy a read! #edpsychs #edusky #psychology

Do ask any Labour MPs or centrist commentators congratulating Mamdani what they can possibly learn from some of his policies. Like these for instance.

This is a really excellent thread from @drleatongray.bsky.social. Well worth reading the whole thing. It really pinpoints why there's that sense of stasis and being trapped in certain ways of thinking in education atm. Thanks to @helenjwc.bsky.social for sharing.

Srsly tho….i don’t understand…who’s the mark? What’s your angle? Whose face are we shoving this in? etc etc

The Silicon Valley panopticon has gotten into our bones and changed our very subjectivities. Thanks to technological ‘progress’ we all behave as if we are being surveyed at all times, and some behave as if they have the right to survey others at all times.

I’ve seen what these guys are capable of and I have every faith in them creating something magical here www.thenational.scot/news/2559685...

Honestly, I think Mamdani could learn a thing or two from Labour’s social media strategy youtube.com/shorts/BgGJM...

The point I would make is that they are effective and *do* work, which is why they are widely used. The real question to ask is ‘what do they work to achieve?’ And the answer is - they work to incarcerate children, allowing govt to continue managing the decline and avoiding *real change* #edusky

And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.

When faced with complete societal collapse, I think we all have a personal responsibility to ‘live, laugh, love’ #psychology

I have to say, in the long history of “Marx failed to consider” takes by internet reply-guys, “Marx failed to consider the use-value of warm coats” should win its own category of award

All these lefties calling for the BBC to be abolished don’t seem to realise that would mean no more HIGNFY

Naive libs voted you in because they wanted an end to the Tory austerity you’re hell bent on replicating…not so you could create the social conditions whereby Victorian maladies long consigned to the dustbin of history could once again proliferate

UK based billionaires bracing themselves to make a hard choice between ordering champagne or swan’s blood at the start of a 12 course tasting menu

I am staking my entire reputation as a #pillarofthecommunity on a cast iron, 100% guaranteed prediction that in 2029, Prime Minister Wes Streeting and Deputy PM Zack Polanski will come together based on their shared interest and common goals 🙏

Anyone who wants to engage in a community learning day on inequality and psychology on the 9th Jan, but can’t afford the DECP event, you’re very welcome to join us. Excited to announce our first speakers shortly.

If you want to present at the DECP conference on ‘Applying Psychology to Challenge Inequity’ it would cost £243 to attend, £119 for accommodation and, £61.50 for the gala dinner (plus travel costs!) That’s at least £423…to *speak at a conference* on *inequality* #psychology #edpsychs #edusky

Tony Blair wants 40% of public infrastructure to be based on a James Corden AMA

This man has clearly read a book called *Good Thinking* and therefore I’m saying we should trust him unconditionally

Political wisdom does not in fact lie in shrinking and contorting yourself into whatever shape an imagined white conservative might find tolerable. You can be authentically, cheerfully yourself, and set your stall out on that basis.

Imagine having to sit in prison-like environs for two full days cus your boss didn’t like your hair. The normalisation of this kind of stuff in our schooling system really should be understood as a national scandal #edusky #edpsychs

Ah, a man famous for basking in the light of history’s forgiveness once more advising us on how to move forward without regret

Touch of class from King Charles here. Makes me proud to be British. Take note Donald Trump! This is what justice looks like! 🇬🇧

OMG! New discovery for me. Just finished reading a book called The Salt Path. Authentic, honest, and so beautifully told. Really gets to the truth of what it is to be human. 10/10

Spare us from people insisting that telling Andrew he can't call himself Prince anymore is doing fucking anything at all.

Hey all, This is a totally DIY event. We’re putting it on in our own time with no funding or institutional support. Anyone who can afford to pay, please do so that those who can’t afford to pay can attend for free, and so we can pay our speakers! #edusky #edpsychs #psychology

Pictured: Rachel Reeves, Rt. Hon MP representing M1 Northbound (jct 1 - 43)

Goodnight you glorious fuckers-Happy Halloween Eve!

BBC definition of ‘author and academic’

Yep 👍🏻💚 @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social cc @ruthswailes.bsky.social @signoramac.bsky.social @helenjwc.bsky.social @thepetitioner.bsky.social @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social @eyfsclaire.bsky.social

Polanski Is Equivalent? That doesn’t make any sense? Why would she say this?

Thanks! It wasn’t easy but we kept on reading Foucault to our most impressionable family members and now we’re finally making inroads! 👏