@althighered.bsky.social
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Social media has not destroyed Reading! It is a perfectly fine Berkshire town that lots of people like, even if people on social media do not!
I’ll say it again: social media destroys reading comprehension. It’s depressing how often seemingly intelligent people misread even short posts. And it’s not down to education because schoolkids do get taught how to interpret tone, context, word choice, etc. It’s brainrot
this site seems to genuinely have an issue with viewing explanation as a form of endorsement
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Social media has not destroyed Reading! It is a perfectly fine Berkshire town that lots of people like, even if people on social media do not!
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Hundreds of posts here from other unsuspecting punters with similar issues. forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search?domai...
forums.moneysavingexpert.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hundreds of posts here from other unsuspecting punters with similar issues. forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search?domai...
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The Covid Inquiry report doesn't offer any surprises. The huge mistakes made were knowable at the time and repeatedly warned against by many of us.
And in relation to preparing for the burden of post viral chronic disease, I don’t think we’re in any better position with a future pandemic.
And in relation to preparing for the burden of post viral chronic disease, I don’t think we’re in any better position with a future pandemic.
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Covid Inquiry report doesn't offer any surprises. The huge mistakes made were knowable at the time and repeatedly warned against by many of us.
And in relation to preparing for the burden of post viral chronic disease, I don’t think we’re in any better position with a future pandemic.
And in relation to preparing for the burden of post viral chronic disease, I don’t think we’re in any better position with a future pandemic.
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This is a timely, excellent and important report on how "arms length" bodies in UK are vulnerable to political manipulation.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is a timely, excellent and important report on how "arms length" bodies in UK are vulnerable to political manipulation.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
Kudos @chrischirp.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social for putting this together.
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The whole framing here is about “Trump bombast” making the difference rather than, say: Israeli public opinion souring on its govt; various US constituencies turning against war; the extraordinary diplomatic isolation of Israel
All these things at best half nodded at
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All these things at best half nodded at
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The whole framing here is about “Trump bombast” making the difference rather than, say: Israeli public opinion souring on its govt; various US constituencies turning against war; the extraordinary diplomatic isolation of Israel
All these things at best half nodded at
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
All these things at best half nodded at
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
www.bbc.com/news/article... featuring tips on "how to make a palliative care playlist". Pretty
crass even by BBC standards...
crass even by BBC standards...
These are the songs I've chosen to help me prepare for dying
Music can evoke powerful memories and offers a sense of normality for people dealing with illness or death.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... featuring tips on "how to make a palliative care playlist". Pretty
crass even by BBC standards...
crass even by BBC standards...
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Buried in The Observer yesterday was this: UK police knocking on doors demanding details of social media accounts of people, to pass to a foreign government, simply because they happen to live near where a US politician wanted to have a holiday observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
August 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Buried in The Observer yesterday was this: UK police knocking on doors demanding details of social media accounts of people, to pass to a foreign government, simply because they happen to live near where a US politician wanted to have a holiday observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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By a fellow human being working incredibly hard to support themselves and secure a better life?
July 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
By a fellow human being working incredibly hard to support themselves and secure a better life?
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There’s a debate in the other place - if scientific bodies speak out when a president makes factually incorrect statements or disputes established scientific principles, are they being politically partisan? A short 🧵 with some scenarios to help us think this through.
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There’s a debate in the other place - if scientific bodies speak out when a president makes factually incorrect statements or disputes established scientific principles, are they being politically partisan? A short 🧵 with some scenarios to help us think this through.
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There's a good chance that Starmer's anti-disabled bill passes today. It will push hundreds of thousands of disabled people into poverty, and even cause more loss of life. Anyone voting for this abomination of a bill deserves the inevitable hammering by voters they'll receive for doing so. #r4today
July 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
There's a good chance that Starmer's anti-disabled bill passes today. It will push hundreds of thousands of disabled people into poverty, and even cause more loss of life. Anyone voting for this abomination of a bill deserves the inevitable hammering by voters they'll receive for doing so. #r4today
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The BBC's RFK Jr article is the worst "both-siding" I've ever seen
On one side we've named public health experts spelling out why RFK's cuts + vaccine misinformation are evil.
On the other side, you've unnamed "others" with "well, say what you like, he has energy".
"Both sides" say the BBC.
On one side we've named public health experts spelling out why RFK's cuts + vaccine misinformation are evil.
On the other side, you've unnamed "others" with "well, say what you like, he has energy".
"Both sides" say the BBC.
July 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The BBC's RFK Jr article is the worst "both-siding" I've ever seen
On one side we've named public health experts spelling out why RFK's cuts + vaccine misinformation are evil.
On the other side, you've unnamed "others" with "well, say what you like, he has energy".
"Both sides" say the BBC.
On one side we've named public health experts spelling out why RFK's cuts + vaccine misinformation are evil.
On the other side, you've unnamed "others" with "well, say what you like, he has energy".
"Both sides" say the BBC.
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How many experts do we need to tell us we're not prepared for the next pandemic for this Govt to act?
Today at #covidinquiry it was @deenan.bsky.social 👇
@thrivingplanet.bsky.social @benking01.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @drjoepajak.bsky.social
Today at #covidinquiry it was @deenan.bsky.social 👇
@thrivingplanet.bsky.social @benking01.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @drjoepajak.bsky.social
"Shameful"
The Inquiry hears from expert virologist Prof. Deenan Pillay that the Government chose to spend billions on private consultants from Deloitte instead of listening to experts.
The labs they set up have since been dismantled.
'We've been left with nothing'.
The Inquiry hears from expert virologist Prof. Deenan Pillay that the Government chose to spend billions on private consultants from Deloitte instead of listening to experts.
The labs they set up have since been dismantled.
'We've been left with nothing'.
May 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How many experts do we need to tell us we're not prepared for the next pandemic for this Govt to act?
Today at #covidinquiry it was @deenan.bsky.social 👇
@thrivingplanet.bsky.social @benking01.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @drjoepajak.bsky.social
Today at #covidinquiry it was @deenan.bsky.social 👇
@thrivingplanet.bsky.social @benking01.bsky.social @ardernkate.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @drjoepajak.bsky.social
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I'd rather have norovirus
March 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'd rather have norovirus
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Yeah, I'll pass on that thanks, BBC News. If I want to hear from an arsehole, I'll fart.
January 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Yeah, I'll pass on that thanks, BBC News. If I want to hear from an arsehole, I'll fart.
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Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.
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Rachel Reeves decimating lives in the Spring Statement. After decades of cuts this is atrocious.
#UniversalCredit
#UniversalCredit
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rachel Reeves decimating lives in the Spring Statement. After decades of cuts this is atrocious.
#UniversalCredit
#UniversalCredit
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This must be absolutely terrifying.
And unforgivable.
And unforgivable.
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This must be absolutely terrifying.
And unforgivable.
And unforgivable.
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101 of these men had no criminal records at all. This is fascism.
The video of Trump’s deportees arriving in El Salvador is horrific.
This is 21st century Nazism.
Identities concealed, trafficked to a foreign labour camp. No due process, no evidence of crime. Dehumanised.
Where is the global outrage?
The crime is historic; the normalisation catastrophic.
This is 21st century Nazism.
Identities concealed, trafficked to a foreign labour camp. No due process, no evidence of crime. Dehumanised.
Where is the global outrage?
The crime is historic; the normalisation catastrophic.
March 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
101 of these men had no criminal records at all. This is fascism.
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“In line with Labour values” means cutting benefits for people who can't wash themselves below the waist. And apparently that’s the “moral” thing to do.
I feel sick.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
I feel sick.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
March 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“In line with Labour values” means cutting benefits for people who can't wash themselves below the waist. And apparently that’s the “moral” thing to do.
I feel sick.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
I feel sick.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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That’s this letter in the London Review of Books in 2013. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
February 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
That’s this letter in the London Review of Books in 2013. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
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Well someone doesn’t understand the Rule of Law.
February 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Well someone doesn’t understand the Rule of Law.
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The BBC has become a public disservice.
And at *this* point in our history too. Shameful.
And at *this* point in our history too. Shameful.
Kendal woman finds 'double banana' in fruit bowl
A banana importer says the fruit is
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The BBC has become a public disservice.
And at *this* point in our history too. Shameful.
And at *this* point in our history too. Shameful.
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Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?
‘Airborne’ seems to be the hardest word
Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?