Lauren McCann
@laurenmccann.bsky.social
Middle aged human interested in most stuff who tries to enjoy everything & make a positive difference. Former teacher, currently Academic Developer/Learning Technologist in UK HE, trainee Counsellor & community activist. Optimist & lifelong learner :)
On this week’s Any Questions, AlexForsythBBC is joined in Watford by Baroness Bennett, Kate Ferguson, David Simmonds MP, and Baroness Smith.
Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on #BBCRadio4 or on demand on #BBCSounds. #BBCAQ
Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on #BBCRadio4 or on demand on #BBCSounds. #BBCAQ
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Hey Danny Kruger, you're lying again #bbcqt
Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network share.google/Pp3Ot1TL81OS...
Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network share.google/Pp3Ot1TL81OS...
Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network
The number of millionaires widely reported in the news to be leaving countries in "exodus" represented near-0% of all millionaires.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#bbcqt Everything panellists say should be #FactChecked & they should have to produce evidence to support their assertions - when diametrically opposed, they can’t both/all be right! Data & evidence would show what’s correct eg. as to whether the rich would leave if taxed more.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#bbcqt Everything panellists say should be #FactChecked & they should have to produce evidence to support their assertions - when diametrically opposed, they can’t both/all be right! Data & evidence would show what’s correct eg. as to whether the rich would leave if taxed more.
Lady in the audience worried about migrants and women’s safety will be shocked when she hears 1 woman in 3 days is killed by their partner.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
There has now been 9 episodes of #BBCQT since it returned from its summer break
A Reform representative/mouthpiece has appeared on 5 of them:
Kruger - Nov 13
Goodwin - Oct 30
Dorries - Oct 23
Yusuf - Oct 9
Tice - Sept 25
But please tell me more about the BBC’s left wing bias
A Reform representative/mouthpiece has appeared on 5 of them:
Kruger - Nov 13
Goodwin - Oct 30
Dorries - Oct 23
Yusuf - Oct 9
Tice - Sept 25
But please tell me more about the BBC’s left wing bias
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Come on #Labour! We’ve waited ages for you to govern. Don’t squabble between yourselves but concentrate on sorting out the country. Don’t let yourselves or the country down & don’t give your opposition ammo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Friends of the PM are worried his job might be under threat, perhaps as soon as after the Budget in a fortnight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A reminder to everyone in the #HouseOfCommons that we are watching #PMQs
Oh dear. #PMQs dominated by Westminster bubble pantomime. “He’s behind me!” “Oh no he isn’t!!!!” Seriously, this does no favours for Parliament.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A reminder to everyone in the #HouseOfCommons that we are watching #PMQs
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Genuinely would watch. I've not seen a Bond film for years (possibly since Casino Royale).
Right. Here's my big pitch:
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Genuinely would watch. I've not seen a Bond film for years (possibly since Casino Royale).
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Increased higher education participation has failed to deliver big improvements in social mobility across wealthy countries, according to new research. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/social-mobility-flatlining-despite-increased-he-participation
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/social-mobility-flatlining-despite-increased-he-participation
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Increased higher education participation has failed to deliver big improvements in social mobility across wealthy countries, according to new research. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/social-mobility-flatlining-despite-increased-he-participation
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/social-mobility-flatlining-despite-increased-he-participation
Come on #Labour! We’ve waited ages for you to govern. Don’t squabble between yourselves but concentrate on sorting out the country. Don’t let yourselves or the country down & don’t give your opposition ammo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Friends of the PM are worried his job might be under threat, perhaps as soon as after the Budget in a fortnight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Come on #Labour! We’ve waited ages for you to govern. Don’t squabble between yourselves but concentrate on sorting out the country. Don’t let yourselves or the country down & don’t give your opposition ammo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why did #bbcpanorama edit that #Trump documentary? He nor his Press Sec need any ammunition: BBC director general and News CEO resign over Trump documentary edit www.bbc.com/news/article... #BBC
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign after criticism Panorama misled viewers with an edit of a speech by Donald Trump.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Why did #bbcpanorama edit that #Trump documentary? He nor his Press Sec need any ammunition: BBC director general and News CEO resign over Trump documentary edit www.bbc.com/news/article... #BBC
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This week on Wonkhe: When universities and FE colleges collaborate amazing things can happen, to the benefit of the local area and beyond. Lisa Roberts and John Laramy share practice from Exeter
New heights in tertiary partnerships
When universities and FE colleges collaborate amazing things can happen, to the benefit of the local area and beyond. Lisa Roberts and John Laramy share practice from Exeter
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week on Wonkhe: When universities and FE colleges collaborate amazing things can happen, to the benefit of the local area and beyond. Lisa Roberts and John Laramy share practice from Exeter
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This week on Wonkhe: As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education
Universities in England can't ignore the curriculum (and students) that are coming
As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This week on Wonkhe: As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education
Wow, what an indictment of today’s society that a WWII veteran says the wartime sacrifice wasn’t worth it #bbclaurak #BBC #Rememberance
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Wow, what an indictment of today’s society that a WWII veteran says the wartime sacrifice wasn’t worth it #bbclaurak #BBC #Rememberance
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The recording for Webinar 1 of the SEDA Autumn Event Series 2025 "An Educators’ Guide to Multimodal Learning and Generative AI" is now available.
www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/...
www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/...
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The recording for Webinar 1 of the SEDA Autumn Event Series 2025 "An Educators’ Guide to Multimodal Learning and Generative AI" is now available.
www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/...
www.seda.ac.uk/seda-events/...
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By replacing classroom work and exams with real-world projects, educators build soft skills and foster industry partnerships that prepare students for dynamic careers: https://ow.ly/c3HL50XolP3 #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Try a ‘not by the book’ teaching approach for student-centred, industry-focused learning
By replacing classroom work and exams with real-world projects, educators build soft skills and foster industry partnerships that prepare students for dynamic careers
ow.ly
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
By replacing classroom work and exams with real-world projects, educators build soft skills and foster industry partnerships that prepare students for dynamic careers: https://ow.ly/c3HL50XolP3 #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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NEW on Wonkhe: Educator expertise is needed to work out how AI can uplift, not constrain, cognition bit.ly/49CG1BW
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEW on Wonkhe: Educator expertise is needed to work out how AI can uplift, not constrain, cognition bit.ly/49CG1BW
#Newsnight #PostMistress Betty Brown - what a legend #PostOfficeScandal #PostMasters #Horizon
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
#Newsnight #PostMistress Betty Brown - what a legend #PostOfficeScandal #PostMasters #Horizon
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat: A human-centred approach to digital leadership: lthechat.com/2025/11/03/l... . Weds 8-9 in Blue Sky. Follow the hashtag - Join the conversation - all welcome!
LTHE Chat 342: Digital Leadership for Inclusive and Strategic Change
Join us on Bluesky with guest Alison Purvis (@dralison.bsky.social) and Beth Fielding-Lloyd (@bethflloyd.bsky.social) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 20:00 GMT Digital leadership in higher educa…
lthechat.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat: A human-centred approach to digital leadership: lthechat.com/2025/11/03/l... . Weds 8-9 in Blue Sky. Follow the hashtag - Join the conversation - all welcome!
#PMQs Not a good look with the men either side of the MP standing in for Badenoch whispering to him. Makes him look like he doesn’t know what to say. Have they just wasted their question allowance without even referring to the economy & Reeves’ announcement?
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#PMQs Not a good look with the men either side of the MP standing in for Badenoch whispering to him. Makes him look like he doesn’t know what to say. Have they just wasted their question allowance without even referring to the economy & Reeves’ announcement?
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NEW on Wonkhe: As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education buff.ly/Ku62Yni
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: As Bridget Phillipson unveils “landmark reforms” to the schools curriculum in England, Jim Dickinson explores how curriculum and qualification redesigns are reshaping the pipeline to higher education buff.ly/Ku62Yni