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Alistair Clark
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Retired UWE Maths academic from Bristol, Labour supporter. Professor de matemática aposentado da vida universitária - e brasileiro também!
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Opinion | What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education (Gift Article)
A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.
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March 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
UK public opinion would surely support rejoining the EU, but the price would probably be ditching the £ and adopting the €. Fine with me!
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Do go and see the Brazilian film "I'm still here" if it's shown near you. It's tough viewing and I had to brace myself beforehand. I haven't felt so emotionally moved by a film for some time. #I'mStillHere www.youtube.com/shorts/t_8co...
#FernandaTorres wins Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama. #GoldenGlobes
YouTube video by IMDb
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January 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@rachelc899.bsky.social Welcome! 😀❤️
January 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I asked Googe's Gemini the following question: "The Economist states that while low inflation may seem like a blessing, it reflects inadequate spending and increases the real cost of borrowing. Why?". How would you respond?
December 9, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Tories oppose 20 mph urban speed limits that have reduced the number of people killed or injured by 30%, made residential areas more appealing, and reduced car insurance costs by £50. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:42 PM
China wants to buy what Brazil is selling. China imported huge amounts of Brazilian oil, iron ore and soyabeans though the 2000s as the Chinese middle class grew rapidly. It overtook the United States as Brazil’s biggest trade partner in 2009. www.economist.com/the-americas...
Brazil courts China as its Musk feud erupts again
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, spies a chance to draw Brazil closer
www.economist.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:34 AM
60 years since the Bristol Bus Boycott which forced the outlawing of racial discrimination in the UK Race Relations Act of 965. www.debbonaire.co.uk/uncategorise...
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott in Parliament - Thangam Debbonaire
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott. Yesterday, I welcomed Bristol’s pioneering elders along with their families and campaigners to Parliament. It was an inspiring and em...
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October 24, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Thangam Debbonaire, my local MP in Bristol, now Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, giving a rousing short speech at Labour's national Conference in Liverpool earlier this month. youtu.be/HSUgtyHkzfY
My speech from the Labour Party Conference 2023, in Liverpool.
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October 19, 2023 at 5:33 PM
The Brazilian government has already evacuated a thousand of its citizens from Israel. Now it is awaiting approval from Egypt and Israel to evacuate a group from Gaza. www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...
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October 16, 2023 at 6:49 PM
The priorities of David Lammy, the British shadow Foreign Secretary, in a future Labour government.
David Lammy at Labour Party conference
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October 16, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history” in The Economist www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history”
A former prime minister says “destroying Hamas” is unrealistic
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October 16, 2023 at 4:31 PM
On Thursday, I hope Labour win the Tamworth by-election in the formerly "safe" Tory seat. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves says Labour is ‘back in the game’ for Tamworth byelection
According to shadow chancellor, ‘no-go areas’ don’t exist for party now, as close fights loom for two previously safe Tory seats
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2023 at 7:59 PM
On 19 October 2023, Alistair Strathern (not me and not in the photo) will be the Labour candidate in the parliamentary by-election for Mid Bedfordshire, following the resignation of the disgraced Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries.
October 12, 2023 at 12:34 PM