Martin Lewis
@martinnhw.bsky.social
Welsh European in northern England.
Art, science, higher education, libraries, politics, Cymru, Iceland (background: Natthagi, Reykjanes).
Dysgwr Cymraeg.
Useless at saving money.
Art, science, higher education, libraries, politics, Cymru, Iceland (background: Natthagi, Reykjanes).
Dysgwr Cymraeg.
Useless at saving money.
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"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
The Plan to Bring Down a Giant: How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"One irony of this situation is that while those on the British left tend to defend the BBC on principle, they are often exasperated by its deference to the right-wing press..."
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
Exactly.
"The Plan to Bring Down a Giant." www.cjr.org/the_media_to... in Columbia Journalism Review.
Recommended.
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Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
This is excellent news and long overdue.
We are grateful to the government for their support in ensuring that our beloved memorial is preserved. ❤️
NEWS: In a moving and poignant case study for modern heritage, the government has announced that the National Covid Memorial Wall in Lambeth will be permanently preserved, less than five years after its creation. Detailed feasibility studies will determine the best methods of ongoing conservation.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is excellent news and long overdue.
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The cruelty is the point. Shameful.
"Outside of the most exceptional circumstances family reunion, will not be possible [for refugees]" Shabana Mahmood tells MPs
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The cruelty is the point. Shameful.
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So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
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Thread from a Labour MP:
We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel.
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thread from a Labour MP:
No, your phone lines are not much busier than normal. And no, your website does not answer my enquiry. It's late morning on a regular November Monday. Your first half 2025 profits were nearly €7 billion. Employ more people.
#capitalism
#capitalism
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
No, your phone lines are not much busier than normal. And no, your website does not answer my enquiry. It's late morning on a regular November Monday. Your first half 2025 profits were nearly €7 billion. Employ more people.
#capitalism
#capitalism
Mahmood's diagnosis is correct. But instead of going aggressively after these "dark forces" with legislation and arrests, the government keeps appeasing and validating them.
Madness.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Madness.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Shabana Mahmood warns Labour MPs ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration
There is understood to be growing unease in party over home secretary’s sweeping overhaul of refugee rights
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Mahmood's diagnosis is correct. But instead of going aggressively after these "dark forces" with legislation and arrests, the government keeps appeasing and validating them.
Madness.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Madness.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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when I hear Starmer speak about immigration and race he's spitting in the face of the Labour voters I knew growing up in Manchester, who put themselves on the line against the National Front - and often the police - in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ultimately the vision of britain that starmer has is profoundly cynical, nasty and just not true. He thinks that abidicating his responsibility in showing that another option is maturity and doing the difficult thing, but he's literally just creating the hateful country he is so afraid of
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
when I hear Starmer speak about immigration and race he's spitting in the face of the Labour voters I knew growing up in Manchester, who put themselves on the line against the National Front - and often the police - in the 1970s and 1980s.
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Excellent piece. This image from 6 July 2024 (by Simon Dawson) felt hugely reassuring precisely because we expected calm competence from Starmer, in contrast to his Tory predecessors.
It's hard to acknowledge that this confidence was misplaced.
It's hard to acknowledge that this confidence was misplaced.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Excellent piece. This image from 6 July 2024 (by Simon Dawson) felt hugely reassuring precisely because we expected calm competence from Starmer, in contrast to his Tory predecessors.
It's hard to acknowledge that this confidence was misplaced.
It's hard to acknowledge that this confidence was misplaced.
The Christmas cake is in the oven and suddenly it's 1961.
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Christmas cake is in the oven and suddenly it's 1961.
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I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I say it over and over again: when you have that much money, you want to live where you want to live and you are simply not going to relocate because of marginal tax rates
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
Alan Dershowitz will never leave Martha’s Vineyard and they won’t even sell him a pierogi
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🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it?
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics.
@commonswec.parliament.uk
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft, two probes on their way to Mars.
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft, two probes on their way to Mars.
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
The rocket's first-stage booster, "Never Tell Me The Odds," successfully landed on Blue Origin's recovery barge, Jacklyn.
Reporting for Supercluster
Tens of thousands of Labour members screaming THIS at Rachel Reeves this morning 🧵
The clever thing about going for stuff like the cycle for work scheme is it’s really noticeable, affects people with lots of media access and platforms, annoys green groups, and raises almost no revenue at the same time. Real win/win/win there.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Tens of thousands of Labour members screaming THIS at Rachel Reeves this morning 🧵
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
As a biochemistry undergraduate, I was enthralled by the clarity of explanation & excitement in The Molecular Biology of the Gene. Few teaching texts could compare.
But this is the correct response to Watson's death, along with rejection of his incomprehensible later views on race and intelligence.
But this is the correct response to Watson's death, along with rejection of his incomprehensible later views on race and intelligence.
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As a biochemistry undergraduate, I was enthralled by the clarity of explanation & excitement in The Molecular Biology of the Gene. Few teaching texts could compare.
But this is the correct response to Watson's death, along with rejection of his incomprehensible later views on race and intelligence.
But this is the correct response to Watson's death, along with rejection of his incomprehensible later views on race and intelligence.
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UK-wide broadcasters framed the coverage of the Caerphilly by-election result not around Plaid Cymru’s victory but the implications for the Labour Party and Reform UK, according to research carried out at Cardiff University ✍️Martin Shipton nation.cymru/news/plaid-c...
Plaid Cymru's Caerphilly victory overshadowed by UK broadcasters' obsession with Reform UK and Labour
Martin Shipton UK-wide broadcasters framed the coverage of the Caerphilly by-election result not around Plaid Cymru’s victory but the implications for the Labour Party and Reform UK, according to rese...
nation.cymru
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
UK-wide broadcasters framed the coverage of the Caerphilly by-election result not around Plaid Cymru’s victory but the implications for the Labour Party and Reform UK, according to research carried out at Cardiff University ✍️Martin Shipton nation.cymru/news/plaid-c...
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I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
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House of Lords select committee takes up my Number 1 argument for reform of the UK's approach to science and technology. We need to retain our fastest-growing firms here in the UK. Now it's up to Peter Kyle to explain how he intends to achieve that.
UK’s failure to retain and scale science and technology causing economy to bleed out, warns Lords Committee - Committees - UK Parliament
The Committee’s report warns the Government that the UK’s failure to retain and scale its science and technology companies has now reached crisis point and is causing the UK economy to ble...
committees.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
House of Lords select committee takes up my Number 1 argument for reform of the UK's approach to science and technology. We need to retain our fastest-growing firms here in the UK. Now it's up to Peter Kyle to explain how he intends to achieve that.
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The lesson that politicians can lead public opinion seemingly needs to be re-learned by the Labour Party. It does also mean they need to develop an idea of *where* they want to lead public opinion, which is probably a bigger challenge
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The lesson that politicians can lead public opinion seemingly needs to be re-learned by the Labour Party. It does also mean they need to develop an idea of *where* they want to lead public opinion, which is probably a bigger challenge