Smita Jamdar 🇺🇦
@smitajamdar.bsky.social
Head of Education Shakespeare Martineau, LFC, she/her
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Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@drpam.bsky.social
Well said @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Well said @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
The “Restore Trust claiming to speak for real National Trust members until they get their arses handed to them on a plate in the elections” cycle resets for another year…
National Trust council elections saw a defeat for the Restore Trust campaign.
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Voting results from the AGM
Read about the National Trust's 2025 Annual General Meeting and the results from the day.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The “Restore Trust claiming to speak for real National Trust members until they get their arses handed to them on a plate in the elections” cycle resets for another year…
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This - I despair about the "skills gap" talk after a decade of asking (esp. asking employers) to explain more carefully what the gap is.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This - I despair about the "skills gap" talk after a decade of asking (esp. asking employers) to explain more carefully what the gap is.
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💯 on micro & SMEs! Painfully clear in the creative sector
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
💯 on micro & SMEs! Painfully clear in the creative sector
But employers have been “in the driving seat” on skills policy for years and there remain massive gaps so I don’t think the answer is as simple as this. Plus when government talks about “employers” it usually means big employers which ignores the massive micro & SME employee base.
'This government's blind spot about employers is beginning to cause problems'
Ben Rowland of AELP on why employers are the most important stakeholders when it comes to skills reforms
Ben Rowland of AELP on why employers are the most important stakeholders when it comes to skills reforms
feweek.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
But employers have been “in the driving seat” on skills policy for years and there remain massive gaps so I don’t think the answer is as simple as this. Plus when government talks about “employers” it usually means big employers which ignores the massive micro & SME employee base.
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On Intersex Remembrance Day, we remember past harms and celebrate progress. Europe has taken a historic step and adopted the first-ever Recommendation protecting intersex people’s human rights. Here’s Kitty Anderson, co-chair of European intersex organisation @oiieurope.org, on what this means.
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On Intersex Remembrance Day, we remember past harms and celebrate progress. Europe has taken a historic step and adopted the first-ever Recommendation protecting intersex people’s human rights. Here’s Kitty Anderson, co-chair of European intersex organisation @oiieurope.org, on what this means.
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Threatening us with a good time again I see.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Threatening us with a good time again I see.
Genuinely baffled why Utd should get a penny of taxpayers’ money for this.
i Sport: Old Trafford regeneration delayed by Chancellor’s U-turn ahead of budget #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Genuinely baffled why Utd should get a penny of taxpayers’ money for this.
Was only thinking this morning how nice it was not seeing the likes of Rees Mogg, Mark Francois, that awful Jonathan chap regularly on my feed and lo and behold Braverman has popped up 🤢
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Was only thinking this morning how nice it was not seeing the likes of Rees Mogg, Mark Francois, that awful Jonathan chap regularly on my feed and lo and behold Braverman has popped up 🤢
What did everyone think would happen 🙄 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What did everyone think would happen 🙄 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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75 years of respect for human dignity and autonomy, of restraints on how the state can treat people, of internationalism over authoritarianism and fascism. You can see why the right hate it
📘 Today, the European Convention on Human Rights marks its 75th anniversary.
It is available in more than 40 languages on the Court’s website.
🔗https://www.echr.coe.int/european-convention-on-human-rights
It is available in more than 40 languages on the Court’s website.
🔗https://www.echr.coe.int/european-convention-on-human-rights
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
But all true patriots should only ever need the Union Jack to lift their spirits what ever time of the year surely 🤔
"They're trying to cancel Christmas!!!"
Reform UK Ltd Kent council can't put up Christmas decorations unless the flags are removed
They've said they can't remove the flags themselves
Reform UK Ltd Kent council can't put up Christmas decorations unless the flags are removed
They've said they can't remove the flags themselves
‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up
Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
But all true patriots should only ever need the Union Jack to lift their spirits what ever time of the year surely 🤔
I have made a huge mistake. I thought the Wednesday Addams program had 3 series and binge watched the first two and….there are no more
a girl with pigtails and a netflix logo on the bottom
ALT: a girl with pigtails and a netflix logo on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I have made a huge mistake. I thought the Wednesday Addams program had 3 series and binge watched the first two and….there are no more
Bring back the unelected technocrat….
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Bring back the unelected technocrat….
There is not a unit of measurement small enough for what dignity this man has left. Every time I see him he is having his a** handed to him on a plate.
All morning, Philp has toured studios spouting this guff. Look at his shock when @sophyridge.bsky.social challenges him.
"No, I'm not having this. Remind me, how long have the Conservatives been in power? I haven't got my history that wrong."
High hopes for the new Sky Ridge/Frost pairing. ~AA
"No, I'm not having this. Remind me, how long have the Conservatives been in power? I haven't got my history that wrong."
High hopes for the new Sky Ridge/Frost pairing. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There is not a unit of measurement small enough for what dignity this man has left. Every time I see him he is having his a** handed to him on a plate.
I think we should listen to him.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a teenager who was lured into the manosphere. Here’s how to reach young men like me | Josh Sargent
Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost, says Josh Sargent
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I think we should listen to him.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
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How to cope with loneliness in your first year of university
How to cope with loneliness in your first year of university
Many freshers come with high expectations of what they imagine will be the best years of their lives.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
How to cope with loneliness in your first year of university
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Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire
Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire
Number of injured taken to hospital after incident in Huntingdon, according to Cambridgeshire police
Two people have been arrested after stabbings on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Multiple people were taken to hospital after the incident, Cambridgeshire police said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire
He apparently protested that he “is not racist”.
This week British Catholic priest Mark Rowles admitting sending racist messages in neo-Nazi chat room. He discussed bombing mosques and shooting black people in the head. He was given 150 hours community service. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff Catholic priest Mark Rowles sentenced for sending racist neo-Nazi messages
Father Mark Rowles was arrested by counter terror police for extreme right wing activity on social media.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
He apparently protested that he “is not racist”.