Jake R-Steel
@jakersteel.bsky.social
Geography and Politics teacher
London
London
V interesting polling research on Reform weaknesses. TLDR: reduce salience of immigration as an issue & frame conflict with Reform around economic issues, and attack Reform on links to Trump and corporate lobbying.
🚨 How to defeat Reform - *Exclusive* with political polling analyst Steve Akehurst | The New Statesman: politics and culture
shows.acast.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
V interesting polling research on Reform weaknesses. TLDR: reduce salience of immigration as an issue & frame conflict with Reform around economic issues, and attack Reform on links to Trump and corporate lobbying.
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The earthquake that hit Russia today is the 7th largest quake in the last 100 years. Watch out for plenty of aftershocks too.
July 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The earthquake that hit Russia today is the 7th largest quake in the last 100 years. Watch out for plenty of aftershocks too.
"How is this a government still not decisively cut off, sanctioned and embargoed? How is this a government, still, that David Lammy thinks he can “urge” to do the right thing?"
Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik
Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"How is this a government still not decisively cut off, sanctioned and embargoed? How is this a government, still, that David Lammy thinks he can “urge” to do the right thing?"
Few shots from Brazil. Loved the diversity, street vibe and architecture in Rio/Sao Paulo.
April 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Few shots from Brazil. Loved the diversity, street vibe and architecture in Rio/Sao Paulo.
Really interesting documentary series covering the Balkans, which I'm hoping to get out to this summer. Great for A level Geography #geography
The Balkans: Europe’s Forgotten Frontier - Series 1: Episode 1
The BBC's Europe editor, Katya Adler, travels to Croatia, Bosnia and Albania. Thirty years on from the Yugoslav wars of independence, she discovers a beautiful region undergoing rapid change.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Really interesting documentary series covering the Balkans, which I'm hoping to get out to this summer. Great for A level Geography #geography
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Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov", claims a former Soviet intelligence officer.
uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...?
uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...?
Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy
Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB with the codename 'Krasnov', claims an ex-Soviet spy.
uk.news.yahoo.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov", claims a former Soviet intelligence officer.
uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...?
uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...?
Demon Copperhead was excellent. Both harrowing and entertaining at the same time. Second great Barbara Kingsolver novel I've read, alongside the Lacuna #booksky
February 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Demon Copperhead was excellent. Both harrowing and entertaining at the same time. Second great Barbara Kingsolver novel I've read, alongside the Lacuna #booksky
Interesting proposal from the Senedd, and v topical in the current debate about free speech and truth. Going to use as a starting point for a debate with my politics class next week.
Welsh politicians caught lying could lose seats in Senedd
But calls for deception by Senedd members to be made a criminal offence are rejected.
www.bbc.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Interesting proposal from the Senedd, and v topical in the current debate about free speech and truth. Going to use as a starting point for a debate with my politics class next week.
Finally got round to watching Anora. Mikey Madison deserves her Bafta for the acting. Felt it lost its way ever so slightly in the chase scenes, but overall a very good film with a poignant ending.
February 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Finally got round to watching Anora. Mikey Madison deserves her Bafta for the acting. Felt it lost its way ever so slightly in the chase scenes, but overall a very good film with a poignant ending.
War crime after war crime and zero consequences.
February 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
War crime after war crime and zero consequences.
4th or 5th cold this winter (losing count). Definitely the worst thing about working with kids. At least meteorological spring starts in 13 days ☀️
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
4th or 5th cold this winter (losing count). Definitely the worst thing about working with kids. At least meteorological spring starts in 13 days ☀️
Just started watching Ted Lasso. Lots of good quotes in it. Particularly like this one:
Be curious, not judgemental
Be curious, not judgemental
February 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Just started watching Ted Lasso. Lots of good quotes in it. Particularly like this one:
Be curious, not judgemental
Be curious, not judgemental
The new Ofsted report card doesn't meaningfully improve things. Ofsted should be primarily focused on informing govt of failing schools & providing support rather than giving parents a subjective, simplified report of a school. Why not a written report?
February 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The new Ofsted report card doesn't meaningfully improve things. Ofsted should be primarily focused on informing govt of failing schools & providing support rather than giving parents a subjective, simplified report of a school. Why not a written report?
An interesting bit of context to the discussion surrounding Ukraine at the moment. Trump clearly thinks the Russians have something on him.
Russian Interference: Recruiting Donald Trump – the Early Years
Russian Intelligence expert Zarina Zabrisky tracks back the decades-long dossier on the US President.
bylinetimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
An interesting bit of context to the discussion surrounding Ukraine at the moment. Trump clearly thinks the Russians have something on him.
Really don't want to go on strike again but 2.8% is a joke when there's a recruitment crisis.
The government pay offer for teachers is beyond belief.
2.8% to come out of EXISTING budgets.
If this goes ahead, it will mean per-pupil funding dropping to the lowest real-terms levels in England for at least 15 years. My latest column.
hyphenonline.com/2025/01/28/t...
2.8% to come out of EXISTING budgets.
If this goes ahead, it will mean per-pupil funding dropping to the lowest real-terms levels in England for at least 15 years. My latest column.
hyphenonline.com/2025/01/28/t...
Where teachers go, the rest of our public services will follow
Faced with bare-bones budgets, increased demands and an exodus of talent, education unions are primed for more strikes in 2025
hyphenonline.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Really don't want to go on strike again but 2.8% is a joke when there's a recruitment crisis.
Saw Blitz this week. Normally like Steve McQueen stuff but it felt disjointed and contrived, and the script was weak.
January 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Saw Blitz this week. Normally like Steve McQueen stuff but it felt disjointed and contrived, and the script was weak.
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The number of Brits who think leaving the EU was the right decision is at its lowest level EVER.
This is a moment.
New polling from @yougov.co.uk five years on from Brexit.
This is a moment.
New polling from @yougov.co.uk five years on from Brexit.
January 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The number of Brits who think leaving the EU was the right decision is at its lowest level EVER.
This is a moment.
New polling from @yougov.co.uk five years on from Brexit.
This is a moment.
New polling from @yougov.co.uk five years on from Brexit.
Was wary about indulging Robbie's arrogance but this felt sincere and heartfelt. Also, really well produced and choreographed.
January 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Was wary about indulging Robbie's arrogance but this felt sincere and heartfelt. Also, really well produced and choreographed.
I understand that Lab don't want to reopen the Brexit divisions but this completely ignores where public opinion is at on this issue. Closer EU relations are popular with the public and would help boost growth.
UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says – UK politics live
Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussions
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I understand that Lab don't want to reopen the Brexit divisions but this completely ignores where public opinion is at on this issue. Closer EU relations are popular with the public and would help boost growth.
Bir Tawil is a 2,000km area of unclaimed land on the Egypt-Sudan border, which neither country claims due to a border dispute. #geography #geographyteacher
January 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Bir Tawil is a 2,000km area of unclaimed land on the Egypt-Sudan border, which neither country claims due to a border dispute. #geography #geographyteacher
So Elon Musk does a Nazi salute twice and this is how the BBC report it?
January 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So Elon Musk does a Nazi salute twice and this is how the BBC report it?
Always find this a great way to start teaching economic migration. The UAE has one of the world's most gender imbalanced populations (70% male) #geography #geographyteacher
January 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Always find this a great way to start teaching economic migration. The UAE has one of the world's most gender imbalanced populations (70% male) #geography #geographyteacher
Wonder if Trump even knows how much land the US would gain from invading Greenland and Canada... #Geography
January 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Wonder if Trump even knows how much land the US would gain from invading Greenland and Canada... #Geography