Former top civil servant Matthew Rycroft said he was “not pressing the panic button but I am ringing the alarm bell” in his report about risk of foreign interference in UK political system. Full write up from @rowenamason www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Für einen gerechten #Sozialstaat: 14 zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen mit gemeinsam über 20 Millionen Mitgliedern haben ein Bündnis für einen starken und zukunftssicheren Sozialstaat gegründet. (🧵 1/6) @igmetall.bsky.social 📲 Mitglieder & Ziele des Bündnisses: www.igmetall.de/presse/press...

"Instead of working for a nice life, we're working to line the pockets of billionaires" "We are being bled dry" --- Hannah Spencer, MP #Green #Farage #Reform #deformers www.theguardian.com/politics/vid...

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task theconversation.com/its-never-to... via @theconversation.com #languagelearning #langsky

Orban using Russian oil money to infiltrate-trans policy in the UK, a Good Law Project report finds. goodlawproject.org/putins-megap... goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

The Green Party are favourites to win in Gorton and Denton. Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community. We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services. m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...

We don’t need more food banks, we need change. Repost if you agree.

Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will be on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. The theme this year is Work and Employment in an Era of Global Reordering. Please click the link for more details: www.linkedin.com/posts/ceric-...

PhD opportunity here at Leeds. Could this be for you? Take a look and find out. 👇

Hundreds of people are already out campaigning in Gorton & Denton. We vote on our candidate tonight. Tomorrow, the real work begins. An incredible time to be in the Green Party 💚 join.greenparty.org.uk

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees. Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says young people use its app more than their elders. www.theguardian.com/education/20... via @theguardian.com @richada.bsky.social

Language cold spots are emerging: the East Midlands provision is vulnerable if threats of closure at Leicester and Nottingham are carried out. Please sign their petitions! Links in comments.

Please consider signing against this nonsensical absurdity! c.org/vGgNqmXhNx

'Das Erbe der Enkel': the grandchildren of the Stauffenberg conspirators discuss the legacy of 20 July 1944 www.deutschlandfunk.de/hitler-atten...

Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party | Polly Toynbee

'She rejected the view that humanities and social sciences were less useful...than some other subjects, such as maths and science, describing them as “absolutely essential . . . both to living a full and prosperous life but also to addressing many of the challenges we face”.'

A great afternoon in Westminster thanks to the APPG ML. We presented our collective response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/06/23/c... Was pleased to be there to represent @ucflangs.bsky.social with @wendya-b.bsky.social & @marcecazzoli.bsky.social

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

This week on Wonkhe: New research from Public First shows that every UK resident is better off due to international students. Charlie Jeffery explains why it’s vital this message cuts through

‚Tracks II ist ein faszinierender Deep Dive in die Kreativität Springsteens, ein Einblick in die unterschiedlichen Spielarten uramerikanischer Musik‘ www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik... ‚Zwei der Alben gehören vielleicht zu dem Besten, was der heute 75-Jährige je produzierte.‘ www.br.de/nachrichten/...

Good grief, Rachel Reeves... www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/9vtymFBVFh

“Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for a decade. For the first time a UK government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed” 👏 bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...

Free online course from the University of Leeds, please re-post: www.futurelearn.com/courses/clim...

Immigration is a beautiful thing and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise ❤️

Super day, thanks so much! Great to be part of this inaugural event & here's looking forward to what follows as a result.

I'm going on Wednesday

Germany's far-right AfD party officially classified as 'extremist' organisation news.sky.com/story/german...

REF2029: 'shatters the artificial barrier between “prestigious” research and real-world impact.'. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/lets...

It's a straightforward relationship: high #inequality leads to the triumph of the far right. It will keep winning until governments deliberately seek to make societies more equal. I'm looking at you, Keir Starmer. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It was an honour and a pleasure to host Claudia Rapp last month for her invigorating and scholarly British Academy Lecture on Christianity as a framework for social connection in Byzantine society. Do find out more in our latest news piece ahc.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

For the latest updates on @rob-eagle.bsky.social Sapling funded project 'A Teaspoon of Shampoo' take a look at our webpage. This project is going from strength to strength and we're excited to see how it develops going forwards. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/the-sapling-...

We're delighted to announce that the LUCAS-LAHRI Virtual Visiting Research Fellowships are open for application. Our theme is 'Africa's Entanglements in a Global World'. Full details can be found on our webpage. Deadline for applications is 20 May at 12 noon UK time lahri.leeds.ac.uk/lucas-lahri-...

You have to love Led By Donkeys Here they projected onto the giant screen at the far-right Reform UK conference yesterday

You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

The car tariffs have holed the Reeves budget on the waterline. Trump will expect massive concessions by the UK to avoid them. This is Brexit making the UK vulnerable to attack by larger forces. Time to pivot to the EU while we still can.

NEW: Drivers on the M8 in Glasgow gave their opinion of Elon Musk as a global day of action targeted the company's showrooms #elonmusk #tesla #teslatakedown

Don't mess with archivists. We keep receipts. "The Danish National Archives holds a ground-breaking document (...) With a single stroke of a pen, the USA accepted that the whole of Greenland was Danish territory". jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE1...

Weltweit renommierte Faschismus-Forscher verlassen die USA mit den Worten "Meine Vorfahren sind auch 1939 aus Deutschland geflohen" und hier wird noch über das F-Wort diskutiert.

Privatisation has failed. My Private Members Water Bill is an unmissable chance to put public ownership of our water back on the table as a solution. In less than 2 minutes, you can make sure your MP attends my Bill’s crucial debate on 28th March: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

Dr Rory Padfield will deliver a webinar: ''Food on Film': Community-led film making in the context of Bradford food' Rory led the project in partnership with Bradford Council. It trained Bradford community organisations in film-making & critical sustainability storytelling. Wed 4th June, 12.00pm 👇

Rory will reflect on the merits of storytelling approaches in the context of sustainability challenges, as well as the efficacy of participatory film-making as a tool for community-run organisation. Our webinars are free and open to all. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/food-on-fi....

The result is 5 unique & powerful documentary-style films on food sustainability themes. The films are currently live on the GFEI YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis... 👇

Memoirs of a POW - @cgregoriou.bsky.social, George Rodosthenous and partners present a new dramatization of a British Army Second World War POW memoir. Performances are open to the public at 4 venues across Yorkshire between 7-10 May 2025. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/news/memoirs...

FYI @juliachapman.bsky.social -a bit late for all things DDA but you never know when some sheep and wool history could come in handy!