Andrew Miles
@profandymiles.bsky.social
Prof@MCRSociology. Researching culture, class and inequality, cultural policy, social & spatial mobility
MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... > Beggars belief. Even from this woefully incompetent administration.
MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases
The radical plan from David Lammy has been criticised by senior lawyers, who say it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
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November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov... > Beggars belief. Even from this woefully incompetent administration.
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'Many of the young people referred to Prevent need support from healthcare or social care services, not a counter-terrorism intervention.' Hilary Pilkington comments as final report of Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy & Practice published
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November 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'Many of the young people referred to Prevent need support from healthcare or social care services, not a counter-terrorism intervention.' Hilary Pilkington comments as final report of Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy & Practice published
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Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests www.theguardian.com/science/2025... Earth shattering news from @exeter.ac.uk
Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests
Animal behaviourists tested 61 gulls in Cornwall to find most effective method of countering feathery threat
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November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests www.theguardian.com/science/2025... Earth shattering news from @exeter.ac.uk
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial
Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
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November 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett
In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocrats, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
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October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Belgian government puts an unreasonable fear of losing money above the certainty of Ukrainians dying in Russia's war of aggression.
Belgium is morally bereft.
Belgium is morally bereft.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Belgian government puts an unreasonable fear of losing money above the certainty of Ukrainians dying in Russia's war of aggression.
Belgium is morally bereft.
Belgium is morally bereft.
‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins
Speaking at the London film festival, the triple Oscar-winner mounted a fierce defence of movies and method acting, although he conceded My Left Foot couldn’t be made today
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October 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
So far the clever lads Fry and Olusolga are being handed their behinds by comp school educated England prop forward Joe Marler #thetraitors
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So far the clever lads Fry and Olusolga are being handed their behinds by comp school educated England prop forward Joe Marler #thetraitors
Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary www.theguardian.com/politics/202... > Hooligan spawn of the architect of doom.
Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary
Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideas
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October 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary www.theguardian.com/politics/202... > Hooligan spawn of the architect of doom.
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit
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October 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GP www.theguardian.com/society/2025... As statements of the bleedin' obvious this is right up there.
Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GP
Study looks at how workouts can help those with hip, knee and back pain – and benefit UK economy to tune of £34bn
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October 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GP www.theguardian.com/society/2025... As statements of the bleedin' obvious this is right up there.
It is almost as though Houchen's struggles with morality, history, consistency of argument, etc. render him a "useless idiot".
Tory peer Ben Houchen calls a Jewish man who's attended pro Palestinian marches every week for the last 2 years a "useful idiot" #bbclaurak
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It is almost as though Houchen's struggles with morality, history, consistency of argument, etc. render him a "useless idiot".
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There is nothing wrong with being autistic.
I am autistic and I am f**king awesome. I've been designing levels and content for hit video games for over 20 years. I can build websites, I do graphic design, I can dress myself, and I can even cook my own food.
So, take as much Tylenol as you need. 💊💊
I am autistic and I am f**king awesome. I've been designing levels and content for hit video games for over 20 years. I can build websites, I do graphic design, I can dress myself, and I can even cook my own food.
So, take as much Tylenol as you need. 💊💊
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There is nothing wrong with being autistic.
I am autistic and I am f**king awesome. I've been designing levels and content for hit video games for over 20 years. I can build websites, I do graphic design, I can dress myself, and I can even cook my own food.
So, take as much Tylenol as you need. 💊💊
I am autistic and I am f**king awesome. I've been designing levels and content for hit video games for over 20 years. I can build websites, I do graphic design, I can dress myself, and I can even cook my own food.
So, take as much Tylenol as you need. 💊💊
#vjday2025 Dreadful images of Hiroshima razed to the ground #bbcnews. Looks like Gaza today in the midst of Israel's UK supported genocide of the Palestinian people.
August 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#vjday2025 Dreadful images of Hiroshima razed to the ground #bbcnews. Looks like Gaza today in the midst of Israel's UK supported genocide of the Palestinian people.
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say
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July 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Wrong-headed and dangerous.
Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails
Group will become first direct action protest group to be banned under Terrorism Act after unsuccessful action
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July 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Wrong-headed and dangerous.
www.bbc.com/sport/footba... At the end of a long day, the sadness just deepens #DiogoJota #YNWA #LFC @lfcr.bsky.social
Liverpool manager Arne Slot remembers 'friend to everyone' Jota after death in car crash
The Liverpool forward and his brother, André Silva, were killed on the way to catch a ferry from Spain to England for pre-season training.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
www.bbc.com/sport/footba... At the end of a long day, the sadness just deepens #DiogoJota #YNWA #LFC @lfcr.bsky.social
Seen 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack'?
Watch it here on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/g... Bravo #Channel4 @chanel4.bsky.social #FreePalestine
Watch it here on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/g... Bravo #Channel4 @chanel4.bsky.social #FreePalestine
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
A forensic investigation into Israeli military attacks on hospitals in Gaza
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July 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Seen 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack'?
Watch it here on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/g... Bravo #Channel4 @chanel4.bsky.social #FreePalestine
Watch it here on Channel 4: www.channel4.com/programmes/g... Bravo #Channel4 @chanel4.bsky.social #FreePalestine
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Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.
Genocide in Gaza is.
June 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.
Genocide in Gaza is.
Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows
Age and education now bigger indicators, according to study, which also shows record support for electoral reform
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June 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In any other walk of life, it’s called a bribe !!
June 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In any other walk of life, it’s called a bribe !!
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax bill www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Toddler wars. Meanwhile the world burns and Nazis crawl out into the sun. Wake up America!
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax bill
Tech boss has turned on his former ally, calling president’s proposed tax and spend legislation ‘the Debt Slavery Bill’
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June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax bill www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Toddler wars. Meanwhile the world burns and Nazis crawl out into the sun. Wake up America!
Public support for Israel in western Europe at lowest ever recorded by YouGov www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Public support for Israel in western Europe at lowest ever recorded by YouGov
Survey says fewer than a fifth of respondents in six countries hold a favourable opinion of the country
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June 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Public support for Israel in western Europe at lowest ever recorded by YouGov www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...