Cait Rickard
@caitmr.bsky.social
Socialist tired of waiting for the Great Leap Forward!
Appalling but sadly unsurprising. I have just listened to your excellent (censored!) lecture and commented that it was likely to cause another BBC moral panic but I didn’t anticipate that they had already self-censored…
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Appalling but sadly unsurprising. I have just listened to your excellent (censored!) lecture and commented that it was likely to cause another BBC moral panic but I didn’t anticipate that they had already self-censored…
The far right bigots who label people ´foreigners’ don’t care when they or their ancestors arrived in the UK - if they are less than blindingly white, they will always be foreigners to these racists!
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The far right bigots who label people ´foreigners’ don’t care when they or their ancestors arrived in the UK - if they are less than blindingly white, they will always be foreigners to these racists!
Best book I read last year - also wish I hadn’t read it!
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Best book I read last year - also wish I hadn’t read it!
Totally not a Dylan fan but loved it - a snapshot of a disappeared NYC
January 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Totally not a Dylan fan but loved it - a snapshot of a disappeared NYC
For Scots everywhere - Francie and Josie!
January 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
For Scots everywhere - Francie and Josie!
Brave! Looks magnificent Lewis…
January 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Brave! Looks magnificent Lewis…
I’ve still got one of those - just moved home with me for the 5th time!
December 20, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I’ve still got one of those - just moved home with me for the 5th time!
Gisèle Pelicot is the true Person of the Year!
December 19, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Gisèle Pelicot is the true Person of the Year!
Totally see the resemblance!
December 7, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Totally see the resemblance!
No one (least enough me) is saying that a cabinet comprised only of those state educated is a panacea, but they are at least representative of the vast majority of the population and have life experiences and influences shared by the majority of the population that they govern.
November 29, 2024 at 10:34 PM
No one (least enough me) is saying that a cabinet comprised only of those state educated is a panacea, but they are at least representative of the vast majority of the population and have life experiences and influences shared by the majority of the population that they govern.
Class is different - it is the hidden ism in Britain and the most powerful and insidious. An important moment!
November 29, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Class is different - it is the hidden ism in Britain and the most powerful and insidious. An important moment!
What a cycle ride that would be!
November 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM
What a cycle ride that would be!
Of course - for teachers the staff snowline was still going up to 5 years ago!
November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Of course - for teachers the staff snowline was still going up to 5 years ago!
A car in 1970’s Paisley!
November 20, 2024 at 11:31 AM
A car in 1970’s Paisley!