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Prof Mark Priestley
@markrpriestley.bsky.social
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Education Professor, Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making, University of Stirling. Mountain and prog rock enthusiast. European. Blog at http://mrpriestley.wordpress.com
Publications at https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/255862 .. more

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · Jul 28
Now available for preorder

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 5h
Sign up for the next @scrcm.bsky.social free webinar - Curriculum making in Wales: what does it mean to be purpose-led? - led by David Morrison-Love and colleagues

Wed 18 Feb 2026 4:00 PM

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Select tickets – Curriculum making in Wales: what does it mean to be purpose-led? – MS Teams
Curriculum making in Wales: what does it mean to be purpose-led? – MS Teams, Wed 18 Feb 2026 - Abstract Several countries are engaged in processes of curriculum reform which increasingly position the ...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h
Nigel Farage has declared that he is against working from home.

It's not a surprise given he is never in Clacton.

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Mike @mikem51.bsky.social · 10h
You Gov today shows 82% believe our media is not trustworthy anymore. It’s time that government regulation ensured that deliberate misinformation and overt bias was made illegal in media claiming to be news sources.

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 10h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Reposted by Jocalyn Clark, Elizabeth Stokoe, Mark Priestley

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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 13h
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 14h
Profit always trumps ethics and due diligence

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Experts sound alarm over UK exports to firm linked to Russian war machine
Exclusive: Multimillion-pound contract raises concerns about controls designed to prevent firms unwittingly aiding destruction of Ukraine
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Mark Priestley, Steven Fielding

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 19h
Grim morning for the Labour Party but it is healthier to live in a country where decisions have consequences than one where an administration steeped in contact with Epstein sails happily on, even as the resignations pile up across Europe

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare, John Foot, Mark Priestley

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 19h
Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.

Reposted by Els Torreele, Mark Priestley

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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 19h
Today MPs will debate Russian interference in our politics and democracy.

This is why a full inquiry is still necessary 👉 citizensreunited.substack.com/p/britain-st...
Britain still hasn't looked
A democracy that won’t investigate its own weaknesses - is a weak democracy. Let’s make sure Parliament doesn’t look away again.
citizensreunited.substack.com

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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 23h
Asking the right questions....

"Why did Putin not allow himself such brutal strikes on civilian infrastructure under Biden, whom Trump calls “weak,” but totally destroys peaceful cities and disregards the “strong Trump”?"
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The Ukraine War Grows Deadlier
More civilians are dying now than when Biden was president
open.substack.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d
anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/the-ukrain...
The Ukraine War Grows Deadlier
More civilians are dying now than when Biden was president
anneapplebaum.substack.com

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Turnipdodger @turnipdodger.bsky.social · 1d
Does anyone else long for the days when political journalism was about reportage and analysis rather than endless tittle-tattle and trying to shift public opinion?

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 1d
Deform UK up to their usual tricks. Blatant corruption, and when called out there is always someone or something to blame
dailyherald.bsky.social Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 1d
BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"

"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"

Reposted by Susan Young, Mark Priestley

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d
This powerful PSA from Epstein survivors will air during the Super Bowl. “Stand with us.” ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

[World Without Exploitation]

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

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Walt Watson Astrophotography @waltwatsonastro.bsky.social · 1d
The Surfboard Galaxy (M108) is a barred spiral ~ 46 Mly from Earth in the Ursa Major constellation. The view is almost edge on giving it a surfboard appearance. It contains a massive black hole in it's center about ~8x larger than the Milky Ways (Per Wiki).

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The Surfboard Galaxy (M108) is a barred spiral ~ 46 Mly from Earth in the Ursa Major constellation. The view is almost edge on giving it a surfboard appearance. It contains a massive black hole in it's center about ~8x larger than the Milky Ways (Per Wiki). Equipment: Telescope: SVBony SV503 80ed Camera: ZWO ASI533 mc pro Mount: ZWO AM5 FIlter: UV/IR cut Processed with SIRIL, Graxpert, Photoshop Total exposure: 3 hours

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 1d
BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"

"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 1d
🗳️ How young women would vote in #GE2029:

🟢 Grn: 44% (+21)
🔴 Lab: 21% (-21)
🟠 Lib: 19% (+3)
🔵 Con: 8% (+2)
➡️ Ref: 5% (-1)

Via @YouGov, 14 Dec - 9 Jan
(+/- vs GE2024)

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Stationery Explorer @stationeryexplorer.bsky.social · 1d
Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...
It’s outrageous that we can't kick out Lords. Sign now to demand an elected second chamber
It takes 30 seconds
action.electoral-reform.org.uk

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 1d
Spot on from @danigaravelli.bsky.social

Yes, some men will blame not themselves but 'bitches and whores who had it coming'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583530...
'A world where women are reduced to their genitals, and derided as bitches'
NOT so long ago Donald Trump — at the behest of his then pal Elon Musk — lashed out at Keir Starmer over the supposed cover-up of grooming gangs…
www.heraldscotland.com

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 1d
Barking mad? Or more likely a cynical and self-interested opportunist who knows the audience he is manipulating
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d
Terrifying that such powerful people have mad and dangerous religious extremist views.
whoa-magic.lol Áine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 2d
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example

fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...

*Not satire.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d
Terrifying that such powerful people have mad and dangerous religious extremist views.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 2d
At least 30 scientists, including famous paleontologist Jack Horner and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, have been named in the Epstein files so far. Once again proving that shitty men think with the wrong head no matter how smart they are.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
www.nature.com

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All the Galaxies! @allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org · 2d
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.

It is at redshift 0.37 (lookback time 4.17 billion years) with coordinates (149.95640, 1.78784).

52 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
A spiral galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 52 volunteers.

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 2d
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel  – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 2d
New reporting from the Epstein files shows how Brexit was welcomed inside elite billionaire networks as a “return to tribalism”. And when you trace the money, the data operations, the propaganda pipelines and the political networks behind Brexit, a clear pattern emerges. youtu.be/NDuMMlyntQc?...
Epstein, Brexit and the Oligarch Network
YouTube video by Truth To Power
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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 2d
Fabrication? Reform UK?

We’ll blow me down

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Disclosures show figures cited by authority’s leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers Reform UK’s flagship council has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation. Kent county council, which has a £2.5bn annual budget, is one of 10 where Nigel Farage’s party has outright control and is seen as a test case for whether the insurgent party can govern competently. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Coates @coatescan.bsky.social · 2d
While we should all be looking very hard at Starmer’s leadership, this week Nigel Farage decided that the people who vote for him would prefer to have cheaper beer at the expense of children being lifted out of poverty.