Michael Eades
@drmichaeleades.bsky.social
Head of Civic Engagement @GoldsmithsUOL. Into cities, engagement, research as practice. Writer and walker www.michaeleades.net
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Michael Eades
@drmichaeleades.bsky.social
· Apr 12
Playing the Archive
Playing the Archive: From the Opies to the digital playground reflects on a major study inspired by the work of citizen scholar folklorists Iona and Peter Opie. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Opies built...
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Delighted to have a chapter in ‘Playing the Archive: from the Opies to the Digital Playground’ out now (open access) from UCL Press. This is a personal creative
/ critical one for me, exploring family history, cities, archives, memory, modernism and… hopscotch… uclpress.co.uk/book/playing...
/ critical one for me, exploring family history, cities, archives, memory, modernism and… hopscotch… uclpress.co.uk/book/playing...
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What made this country great?
Immigration!!!
How are we going to make it great again?
Stopping immigration!!!
Immigration!!!
How are we going to make it great again?
Stopping immigration!!!
February 18, 2026 at 7:18 AM
What made this country great?
Immigration!!!
How are we going to make it great again?
Stopping immigration!!!
Immigration!!!
How are we going to make it great again?
Stopping immigration!!!
Out on the South Downs yesterday making the most of a brief break in the weather. Windmills, woodlands and dew ponds. Lovely.
February 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Out on the South Downs yesterday making the most of a brief break in the weather. Windmills, woodlands and dew ponds. Lovely.
UK construction and service sectors shrank in 2025. Both crucial sectors, particularly services. Higher Education also obviously shrank significantly. At least some of this will be driven by lower migration, which as ever is crucial to our economy: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK economy grew by 0.1% in final quarter of 2025
Manufacturing was the main driver of growth during the final three months of the year, official figures show.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
UK construction and service sectors shrank in 2025. Both crucial sectors, particularly services. Higher Education also obviously shrank significantly. At least some of this will be driven by lower migration, which as ever is crucial to our economy: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Lee Miller at Tate Britain. Beautiful images. Haunting images. Images of shattered worlds…
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Lee Miller at Tate Britain. Beautiful images. Haunting images. Images of shattered worlds…
Heartbreaking piece here on the closure of the University of Essex’s Southend campus. Unlike much that’s written about universities, it really captures the deep emotional connection between university and place, and what it means when that’s lost: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Heartbreaking piece here on the closure of the University of Essex’s Southend campus. Unlike much that’s written about universities, it really captures the deep emotional connection between university and place, and what it means when that’s lost: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Early signs of spring at the end of the garden, and a new guardian spirit to help them along….
February 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Early signs of spring at the end of the garden, and a new guardian spirit to help them along….
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Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
‘Lawless Britain’ update, in case you missed it. Homcides in England and Wales currently lower than at any point since the 1970s. Knife crime at its lowest level since 2003… Why aren’t we shouting this stuff from the rooftops? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
‘Lawless Britain’ update, in case you missed it. Homcides in England and Wales currently lower than at any point since the 1970s. Knife crime at its lowest level since 2003… Why aren’t we shouting this stuff from the rooftops? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Perhaps Jean Baudrillard was onto something after all… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House - and what they teach us
Under Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the trolling
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Perhaps Jean Baudrillard was onto something after all… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Oh my god, Reform have dredged up Matt Goodwin of all people to stand in Gordon and Denton… Seriously, people of Gorton YOU DESERVE BETTER!
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Oh my god, Reform have dredged up Matt Goodwin of all people to stand in Gordon and Denton… Seriously, people of Gorton YOU DESERVE BETTER!
A real honour to attend a Memorial Service marking the 45th anniversary of the New Cross Fire at St Andrew’s church, Brockley yesterday. A beautiful service honouring the 14 lives lost to this still unresolved tragedy, and the dignity and resilience of all those impacted by it.
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
A real honour to attend a Memorial Service marking the 45th anniversary of the New Cross Fire at St Andrew’s church, Brockley yesterday. A beautiful service honouring the 14 lives lost to this still unresolved tragedy, and the dignity and resilience of all those impacted by it.
This really can’t be repeated and shared enough…
Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This really can’t be repeated and shared enough…
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Trump to Iran: don't execute protesters or we'll bomb you
Trump to America: don't protest or we'll execute you
Trump to America: don't protest or we'll execute you
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Trump to Iran: don't execute protesters or we'll bomb you
Trump to America: don't protest or we'll execute you
Trump to America: don't protest or we'll execute you
Absolutely incredible evening at Goldsmiths honouring the great poet, musician and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson. A deep reminder from Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social and others, including students interpreting Linton’s poetry, of all the things that drew me to Goldsmiths in the first place…
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Absolutely incredible evening at Goldsmiths honouring the great poet, musician and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson. A deep reminder from Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social and others, including students interpreting Linton’s poetry, of all the things that drew me to Goldsmiths in the first place…
Another update from the front line of ‘Broken Britain’. London’s murder rate lowest in more than a decade and much lower than 20 years ago… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Another update from the front line of ‘Broken Britain’. London’s murder rate lowest in more than a decade and much lower than 20 years ago… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Hold back the edges of your gown, Ladies, we are going through hell.’
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Merry Christmas from the Goldsmiths campus. If Britain hadn’t switched to the Gregorian calendar back in the 18th century, this is what your Christmas Eve would be looking like..
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Merry Christmas from the Goldsmiths campus. If Britain hadn’t switched to the Gregorian calendar back in the 18th century, this is what your Christmas Eve would be looking like..
Quite! So sick of this nonsense. When people say ‘too many people are going to university’ it’s never their own kids or their friends’ kids that they have in mind…
Once again, the responsibility of government to manage the economy in order to maximise the opportunities for its citizens’ talents to produce greater wellbeing is denied in favour of accusations of “overeducation”…
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Quite! So sick of this nonsense. When people say ‘too many people are going to university’ it’s never their own kids or their friends’ kids that they have in mind…
Christmas is the time for… an emergency trip to the dentist when a MASSIVE piece of one of your teeth chips off when eating a Pret sandwich. Ffs…
December 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Christmas is the time for… an emergency trip to the dentist when a MASSIVE piece of one of your teeth chips off when eating a Pret sandwich. Ffs…
Just a friendly reminder that by all the measures that matter to people: the economy, a functioning NHS, good public services, strong research and innovation, a rich and exciting cultural scene, etc, a big drop in net migration is a REALLY BAD THING www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
The Office for National Statistics says the fall is driven by fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study, and a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just a friendly reminder that by all the measures that matter to people: the economy, a functioning NHS, good public services, strong research and innovation, a rich and exciting cultural scene, etc, a big drop in net migration is a REALLY BAD THING www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Sad news. I used to love the Roses as a teenager in Manchester. Weirdly I never realised then that at same time I was discovering his music, Mani was living literally ten minute’s walk from my mum’s house! An incredible musician and decent guy, by all accounts. RIP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63
Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sad news. I used to love the Roses as a teenager in Manchester. Weirdly I never realised then that at same time I was discovering his music, Mani was living literally ten minute’s walk from my mum’s house! An incredible musician and decent guy, by all accounts. RIP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
Terrible news coming out of Notts. I spent many years at this uni doing my MA and PhD, teaching and working in their arts centre (which is linked to the Music Dept). Tragic to see Music and Languages being decimated there, as at so many other unis… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Terrible news coming out of Notts. I spent many years at this uni doing my MA and PhD, teaching and working in their arts centre (which is linked to the Music Dept). Tragic to see Music and Languages being decimated there, as at so many other unis… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...