trans people exist. billionaires shouldn't.

the one good thing about this guy winning his seat at the last election will be him losing his seat at the next one

1/ A first pass at this HO paper it begins with usual caveats (‘decent, compassionate, tolerant country that celebrates diversity’ (p. 7), before blaming this ‘comparative generosity’ (p. 30) and for making the UK ‘the destination of choice in Europe’ (p. 9) (and which we are not btw)

Nice wee place at the end of our road.

I can't bear the way government ministers are suddenly talking about immigration. They did this to trans people too - complete U-turn and descent into what would previously have been considered blatant bigotry. I look forward to my Labour MP's useless reply in about six months...

People are probably calling Labour racist because Labour keep being racist. If they want to stop being called racist they should stop doing racist things.

This is how I would die but at least I'd die laughing.

“Is this civilisation? Is this all we’re gonna be? A helpless United Nations A censored BBC War in the African nations And in the Middle East Just a mess of frustration waiting for release. When they beat the drum it’s too much to swallow When they beat the drum it just sounds so hollow…”

🌍 42.5m refugees Over 70% of them are hosted by low- and middle-income countries. 🇬🇧 548k refugees = 0.78% of the UK population. It is not refugees who tear our country apart, it is the mainstreaming of far right policies. And that’s a risk to all of us. My letter to my MP. #asylum #Mahmood 🧵

Is "learning science" being appropriated by Big Tech to justify its expansion into education? Absolutely. Here's Microsoft calling the new "Teach" mode of Copilot "learning science" - which means of course an "advanced agent" it will push at schools like it or not.. www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...

Someone should ask Starmer and Mahmood whether they think the Kindertransport, for example, should have been a return ticket. Whether Alf Dubs, rather than becoming a Labour MP and now Lord, ought to have been sent back with his family to Czechoslovakia once it was liberated from German rule.

Scotland have Greece right where they want them now. 🤣

What in hell is that awful font on the Scotland shirts?

Have to say I find the proposals to take away the route to permanent settlement of refugees both shocking and repulsive. It's code for 'whatever you do and contribute you can never become one of us so we won't allow you to try.' Racism, pure and simple.

Proofs of my book are at YALC this weekend!! Alas I am in Glasgow, but thinking fondly of my book living it up in London. Maybe it will go see Hadestown.

I wonder how many Labour MPs thought that this was the sort of thing they were signing up for when they applied to be parliamentary candidates.

We took the third set of flags down that had been put up in our village. We went in daylight, openly, chatting as we went to so many supportive people. We were thanked and bought cookies in thanks from the village cafe.

New Substack: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-incompe... Parts of the Labour party and BBC simply don't know what their jobs should be.

If you think this is badass, wait until we win. katforillinois.com/legal

Incredibly excited to share the US cover of my debut fantasy novel, out with Del Rey 07/26! This cover of my *dreams* is illustrated by the incredible Chay Ruby, who captures the characters better than I envision them in my own head tbh. Available to pre-order! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-inn-at...

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique

Fascinating.

My cozy fantasy novel inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons, will be out next July!!

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Last couple of days to sign up to the next @scrcm.bsky.social session. I'm looking forward to presenting a spotlight on antiracism in education here in Scotland alongside my fab pal @msahinkley.bsky.social #decolonising maths education. Join us 👇🏽 www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

We've now suffered the tragic loss of Tatsuya Nakadai (92), Japanese film icon, and my personal favorite actor. He's the GOAT. I want to go through all of the films of his that I've seen to pay tribute to such a wonderful and talented actor.

It's remarkable how little impact the crisis in Scotland's prisons appears to have. Jails are fit to burst, hundreds of inmates are now routinely let out early as a result, and the Justice Secretary says everything is fine as "stringent safeguards" are in place.

Yes, "pregnant people" is inclusive language that describes pregnant cis women AS WELL AS trans men and nonbinary people, a lot of whom can get pregnant. But it also describes, like, 12-year-old girls who get pregnant. Do centrist pig-dogs think THEY are "women" too? Coz...bit of a red flag, that.

Throwing random numbers on a field 15-years long should become an Olympic sport. ↓

“BBC News has learned that President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action.l The BBC has confirmed it has received the letter and will respond in due course” The ONLY suitable response 👇🏻

Well…there’s that “one good decision per year” that we get from this shitty Supreme Court. Very relieved. But waiting nervously for their next opportunity to fuck us over.

I wrote this piece for @antipodeonline.bsky.social on street names as anticolonial traces, looking at Lusaka's map as a cartography of solidarity. Though these solidarities are less vivid today, I suggest these traces continue to hold revolutionary potential antipodeonline.org/2025/11/06/c...

The big problem with the BBC isn't so much a bias against left or right, but a bias against understanding: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/being-a-ne... There's little chance that a change of DG will remedy this.

No, it’s rarer.

As the BBC gives in to US government, we consider selling ITV to a US company…

Maybe this is Slot setting up for winning the league from a ‘challenging’ position rather than just at a canter. Just to mix it up.

A cracking Sunday Post interview with my goddaughter Rebecca Hanssen who plays Queen Meve in The Witcher. As I think you can tell from the piece, she is a lovely human being, as modest as she is talented.

Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful!

This is exactly it. 👇

This is but one of a whole number of brilliantly put criticisms of the ‘new’ curriculum review in England.

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

Amongst many lovely comments at Cardinal Wiseman School today, a particular standout was the headteacher saying that the ‘learning and how it happens’ section of Power Up Your Questioning is one of the best distillations of key messages he’s come across. Available here: amzn.eu/d/2KQvxVX

Said it before and I’ll say it again; in education and in life, you can’t have a champagne service on an Irn Bru budget. The more I see of ‘transformative change’ the more I worry it’s about budgets not learners.

Just seen this and am so grateful to have done so.

Educators are being made to feel inadequate for not realising AI’s potential. They must submit, adapt, augment themselves, and become ‘AI literate’ or risk obsolescence.

It’s out! The Cabinet of Curiosity should be in the hands of readers today. If you know it all already you can correct my mistakes, if not then there may be a new fascination for you lurking in its pages. #EdSky #UkEd #Curiosity @hachettelearning.bsky.social