Beth Pope
@bevel2.bsky.social
UK education, reading, dyslexia, literacy difficulties, books, politics, climate, skiing, sailing, maps, sewing, swimming... in some sort of order.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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When you could code silly quizzes on Facebook, it was FULL of "what would you be in medieval times?!" etc.
I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"
People got SUPER mad with it.
Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree
I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"
People got SUPER mad with it.
Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree
The subtext of ‘we should be more like Dubai’, beyond the obvious racism, is ‘I should have a servant’.
October 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When you could code silly quizzes on Facebook, it was FULL of "what would you be in medieval times?!" etc.
I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"
People got SUPER mad with it.
Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree
I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"
People got SUPER mad with it.
Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree
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The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
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'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
August 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
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@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social migration might not but such a ‘prominent issue’ if you didn’t keep giving it and F**rage airtime
August 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social migration might not but such a ‘prominent issue’ if you didn’t keep giving it and F**rage airtime
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Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
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British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
July 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
Good news! www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thousands of children with SEND to benefit from assistive tech
Government launches innovative pilot with up to £1.7m available to help children with SEND achieve and thrive at their local school.
www.gov.uk
June 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good news! www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going.
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June 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going.
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There is a common misconception, amplified by certain politicians and pundits who claim the whole world wants to come to their country, that seeking asylum, in general, is easy. It isn't. Imagine you had to flee from your home right now. What would you take. 1/
To where pray tell? Tehran is the most populated city in Western Asia. Most people, in general, cannot afford to just up and leave. Are the countries supporting Israeli strikes planning on ensuring Iranian civilians have access to routes out and asylum? No, of course not. 1/
June 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
There is a common misconception, amplified by certain politicians and pundits who claim the whole world wants to come to their country, that seeking asylum, in general, is easy. It isn't. Imagine you had to flee from your home right now. What would you take. 1/
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Evergreen commentary.
June 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Evergreen commentary.
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I wonder which cabinet minister this is www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
June 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I wonder which cabinet minister this is www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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What do we think?🤔
Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious.
Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story!
So, what’s going on here?
Let’s take a look!👀
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1/13
Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious.
Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story!
So, what’s going on here?
Let’s take a look!👀
🧵
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June 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What do we think?🤔
Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious.
Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story!
So, what’s going on here?
Let’s take a look!👀
🧵
1/13
Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious.
Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story!
So, what’s going on here?
Let’s take a look!👀
🧵
1/13
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One is the world’s most powerful man, the other is world’s richest man.
One has the codes for the nuclear weapons, the other has nearly all of your personal data.
But which one is better…
One has the codes for the nuclear weapons, the other has nearly all of your personal data.
But which one is better…
a bald man in a suit and glasses says there is only one way to find out
ALT: a bald man in a suit and glasses says there is only one way to find out
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
One is the world’s most powerful man, the other is world’s richest man.
One has the codes for the nuclear weapons, the other has nearly all of your personal data.
But which one is better…
One has the codes for the nuclear weapons, the other has nearly all of your personal data.
But which one is better…
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Labour's attempts to blame rising small boat numbers on the weather are "pathetic" says Shadow Conservative Home Secretary Chris Philp
In other news, here's Chris Philp, when he was Immigration Minister, blaming rising small boat numbers on the weather
In other news, here's Chris Philp, when he was Immigration Minister, blaming rising small boat numbers on the weather
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Labour's attempts to blame rising small boat numbers on the weather are "pathetic" says Shadow Conservative Home Secretary Chris Philp
In other news, here's Chris Philp, when he was Immigration Minister, blaming rising small boat numbers on the weather
In other news, here's Chris Philp, when he was Immigration Minister, blaming rising small boat numbers on the weather
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"Morning, Jim!"
"Hey, Tom."
"Hey, Tom."
June 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Morning, Jim!"
"Hey, Tom."
"Hey, Tom."
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I'm deadly serious in saying that one incredibly cheap way for the Government to make a tangible improvement to British social cohesion and cultural impact is to pass a law requiring all new TV remotes to have an iPlayer button.
I love how a decade of reinventing TV later we’ve ended up with “Brits just want to watch old ITV dramas and Channel 5 documentaries but they don’t know where to find them until you let them just hit the big Netflix button on their remote”.
What is going on?? metro.co.uk/2025/06/01/n...
June 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm deadly serious in saying that one incredibly cheap way for the Government to make a tangible improvement to British social cohesion and cultural impact is to pass a law requiring all new TV remotes to have an iPlayer button.
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It’s overwhelmingly mothers who fight these SEND battles, who leave their jobs, who have their lives turned upside down, & who keep on fighting for others
I wonder if the No10 strategy and comms bros who’ll sign this off have clocked this
I wonder if the No10 strategy and comms bros who’ll sign this off have clocked this
This is a full page in The Sun. It's going to be an interesting summer.
May 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s overwhelmingly mothers who fight these SEND battles, who leave their jobs, who have their lives turned upside down, & who keep on fighting for others
I wonder if the No10 strategy and comms bros who’ll sign this off have clocked this
I wonder if the No10 strategy and comms bros who’ll sign this off have clocked this
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He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers.
This is a great photo and also the funniest possible way to promote the idea that Brad Pitt is a credible F1 driver
May 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers.