This is appalling
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
@carriepaechter
Professor Emerita, Nottingham Trent University. Sociologist of gender, childhood and youth, children’s identities, active girlhood, education, skateboarding, informal learning. Neurodivergent. Trainee Pilates teacher. Secular Jew. She/her. Views mine.
Measles can kill. Vaccinate your children!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
I have been watching, reading and listening intently over the last few days as Autistic people and the wider autism community dissect Autistic Barbie. Here are the things that have stood out to me the most about Mattel's newest doll.
Worth a read. I’ll be buying one
theconversation.com/how-realisti...
Vintage portrait of a smiling woman with neatly styled hair, wearing a light-colored blouse. The image includes a handwritten signature at the bottom.
12 January 1913 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marta Müllerová, was born in Mníšek pod Brdy.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
@moleymole.bsky.social is right here: repost, repost, repost, otherwise the good stuff doesn't get the audience it deserves
The BlueSky following feed is not algorithmic - you just see the things posted by those you follow
Which includes their reposts - so get reposting!
So terrible
The first day out of prison isn’t about rebuilding a life. It’s about surviving bureaucracy without slipping up.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare...
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Yes - it’s quite hard to get a private flu jab at the moment.
This is outrageous. @stellacreasy.bsky.social are you taking this up?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I give my second year students a handout of this speech at a lecture on the sexualisation of violence youtu.be/j9NwthcLGng?...
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Pretty shocking stuff in here about language competence of UK diplomats
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/proc...
This is just appalling . Surely if enough rogue landlords are fined and prosecuted the work would pay for itself
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Haven’t seen much discussion of this on #spéirghorm today - flagging it in case it winds up going under the radar.
Ah, ok. It‘s where the best work is being done in some schools - play based curriculum, etc!
Indeed. I think it probably helps that @beckyfrancis.bsky.social has kids who have actually gone through the current GCSE nightmare so knows first hand as a parent what it’s like
Definitely primary re the grammar! I‘ve not read the full report but I hope there is more, and some good early years too.
This looks pretty good, at least for secondary students. Congratulations @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and team!
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
European Movement signatories on a first draft of the ECHR. Credit: ECHR
75 years ago today, the European Convention of Human Rights, ECHR, was created. The UK played a key role in shaping it.
We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life.
We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!
Brilliant show - very funny but also moving