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Mike Rowe
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Academic. Ethnographer of street-level bureaucrats and discretion, most recently police in particular. Liverpool.

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Northumbria UCU Branch @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 3d
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 8d
Oh hey it finally made the media, only a week after the letter was actually sent.
FWIW despite being legally obliged to share with all staff, he so far hasn't.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...
Birmingham reprimanded over its management of work-related stress
Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Mike Rowe @mikerrowe.bsky.social · 9d
@profgeoffpearson.bsky.social anything to add?

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Mike Rowe @mikerrowe.bsky.social · 9d
This was not a particular focus of our search (and it definitely was not systematic!), but we did observe officers going through GO WISELY. Many (even most?) did not ask the question. But more scrutiny of stop forms and BWC footage may have changed that?

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Sophie Duroy @sophieduroy.bsky.social · 14d
Since they're not restructuring, they're putting us all at risk because there may be a diminished need for "teaching and research", which are... the university's missions I guess?

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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · 14d
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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UCU Essex @ucuessex.bsky.social · 20d
In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door.

But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.

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Abi O'Connor @drabioconnor.bsky.social · 22d
Day 11 of our current strike at @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk …

The story goes that we can’t afford to keep staff in their jobs but we can afford this 👇

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · 23d
Just out: our report on #spycops boss Ben Gunn at the public inquiry. Managers have a lot to cover so reports are very long reads, but well worth it. Incredible admissions from Gunn: 'There was no legal basis for a lot of the work we were doing'
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/12/02/u...
UCPI Daily Report, 20 Oct 2025: Dennis ‘Ben’ Gunn evidence
A long-read report on the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning Dennis 'Ben 'Gunn, the Met Special Branch commander of operations 1988-91
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com

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UCU Essex @ucuessex.bsky.social · 23d
It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals.

Please share widely.

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · 25d
It's the 1st day of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning whistleblower #spycops officer, Peter Francis. So far today we've heard a lot about racism in the squad.

At the lunch break @tombfowler.bsky.social is joined by Heather Mendick.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAB9...
Spycops inquiry reaction: lunchtime of 1 Dec 2025 - Peter Francis evidence, day 1
YouTube video by Cops Campaign
www.youtube.com

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · 25d
Instant reaction from the morning at Undercover Policing Inquiry as we begin a week of questioning the only whistleblower #spycops officer, Peter Francis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJ_...
Spycops inquiry reaction: morning of 1 Dec 2025 - Peter Francis evidence, day 1
YouTube video by Cops Campaign
www.youtube.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Nov 19
On Nigel Farage's racism, of course it is possible that someone can believe one thing when they're a teenager and something completely different when they're an adult.

But where is the evidence that has happened in this case?

Instead all of the evidence points in the complete opposite direction
Nigel Farage Is a Racist
The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda
www.adambienkov.co.uk

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Nov 12
Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country.

Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com

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Joanne Cormac @jcormac.bsky.social · Nov 6
Heartbroken to share the news that recruitment to Undergraduate Music courses at the University of Nottingham has been suspended.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · Oct 27
And there goes another racist episode. Soon to be forgotten. Once the phone ins, the denials and the harsh words have ended. But many won’t forget. Yet again they’ll feel unwelcome. Some just accept it, suffer more and spend years fighting it rather than chasing dreams. But, integrate they say.

Reposted by Mike Rowe, Geoff Pearson

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N8 Policing Research Partnership @n8prp.bsky.social · Oct 16
We've got 2 upcoming events for #PGRs and #ECRs! Hear from experienced #policing researchers about how to get the most from #focusgroups (7 Nov) and using #creativemethods (2 Dec)

Registration below ⬇️

www.n8prp.org.uk/home/events/
Events
www.n8prp.org.uk

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Oct 6
At least five UK universities have told staff they will not be paying them the sector-wide uplift that was due in August for almost a year. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/five-uk-universities-tell-staff-they-cant-afford-pay-rises

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Mike Rowe @mikerrowe.bsky.social · Oct 2
newbooksnetwork.com/researching-... Shameless plug! #street-levelbureaucracy
Michael Rowe, "Researching Street-Level Bureaucracy: Bringing Out the Interpretive Dimensions" (Routledge, 2024) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · Sep 28
Richard Tice with his Reform chum Nathan Gill, who has just admitted taking bribes for spreading Kremlin misinformation. What could be more patriotic than that?

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · Sep 25
The #spycops scandal contains half a dozen aspects that frankly warrant an inquiry of their own. One of these is blacklisting. For decades, every constabulary's Special Branch routinely & illegally passed details of political activists to illegal employment blacklisting organisations. 🧵

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · Sep 18
Windsor Castle Tuesday night. Four of us arrested for 'malicious communications'. Now released.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V4...
Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Sep 3
Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".

Reposted by Steve Tombs, Mike Rowe, Nicola Carr

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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · Aug 30
Yesterday Panteion University of Social and Political Science withdrew its patronage from the Eurocrim2025 conference in Athens
#eurocrim #criminology #crimsky

via @brunildapali.bsky.social

www.panteion.gr/wp-content/u...
https://www.panteion.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ΣΥΓΚΛΗΤΟΣ_ΕΓΚΛΗΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ_ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ29.08.2025.pdf

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Aug 13
Reform just tell people whatever they think you want to hear.

And of course that includes former Tory Ministers turned Reform.

We must hold them to account.

Every. Single. Time.

Reposted by Mike Rowe, Els Torreele, Erica Weintraub Austin

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Aug 5
The Trump administration is fully aware that anti-vaccine disinformation campaigns can cause incredible harm.

After all, it is he who ordered the United States to do exactly this to
China. The difference is that this time The Regime is running the op on Americans.
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to incite fear of China vaccines
The covert effort began under Trump and continued into Biden’s presidency, Reuters found. Health experts say it endangered lives for possible geopolitical gain.
www.reuters.com

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · Jun 20
extremely insightful report from Liverpool Hope about the financial state of the university and the long-term risks posed by the course closures and redundancies.

drive.google.com/file/d/1qcu1...

#UKHE #SaveHe
Redundancies Are Not the Solution The VS scheme. Course closures. Promotion deferral. Deletion of course combinations. Redundancies. These have been some of the University's highlights for the past 1.5 years. Taken together, these actions represent a sustained and escalating attack on the livelihoods of dedicated staff at LHU and the integrity of the country's HE sector as a whole. None of these ‘solutions’ have made or will ever make LHU financially sustainable in the long-term. These are short-sighted and unjust initiatives that have eroded and will continue to erode the trust and morale of the very people who have committed their lives and careers to the mission of LHU: to inspire and support students from all walks of life and, crucially, to educate students in the round - i.e., to show them that learning is a quest for truth, honesty, and goodness. Redundancies may save some money in the short-term but universities around the country are consistently and repeatedly underestimating

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Jon Munitz @jonmunitz.bsky.social · Jul 24
Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

Reposted by Sarah Marie Hall, Mike Rowe, Fiona Measham

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Dr Sharron FitzGerald @sharronfitz.bsky.social · Jul 18
We’re looking for a new book editor. Details below. Please circulate in your networks. @bordercrim.bsky.social @daniellecitron.bsky.social @florarenz.bsky.social @illanwall.bsky.social @jenhendry.bsky.social
genderandjustice.bsky.social Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social · Jul 18
We seek a committed & dynamic feminist to join the existing team as a new book review editor @genderandjustice.bsky.social
Details:
✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST
✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org
✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j...
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Gender and Justice – Call for Book Editor – LEX Research Network
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