James Partridge
@japcz.bsky.social
Lecturer, Institute of Translation, FF UK & Lecturer in English & EAP, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague.
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Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
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I am genuinely baffled and distressed as to why the UK government is intent on destroying UK's genuinely world-leading universities, who bring £265 billion into the economy and support more than 250,000 jobs.
This tax will kill us.
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This tax will kill us.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Student visas crackdown and new levies to cause ‘£1.8bn loss’ to UK economy
The Government has proposed a 6 per cent tax on international student tuition fees and a reduction in graduate visas
www.standard.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I am genuinely baffled and distressed as to why the UK government is intent on destroying UK's genuinely world-leading universities, who bring £265 billion into the economy and support more than 250,000 jobs.
This tax will kill us.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
This tax will kill us.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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A man whose patriotism is so fragile that he refused to watch his national football team because he didn't like them taking the knee.
Reform MP Lee Anderson has unveiled his education plan: “The Union Flag at every school and sing the national anthem every day.”
Good thinking, Lee. That will make the UK competitive on the international stage.
Good thinking, Lee. That will make the UK competitive on the international stage.
September 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A man whose patriotism is so fragile that he refused to watch his national football team because he didn't like them taking the knee.
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Quite apart from the fact that this is garbage, I see that Mr Free Speech "will not stand for" people teaching interpretations of the past that he doesn't agree with.
'“We refuse to have our kids’ minds poisoned in schools and universities with a twisted interpretation of the history of these amazing islands. We will not stand for it.”' (Nigel Farage). 3/3
September 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Quite apart from the fact that this is garbage, I see that Mr Free Speech "will not stand for" people teaching interpretations of the past that he doesn't agree with.
Thread.
1/5 A thread on the flag raising campaign:
Flags do not symbolise any stable, inherent message. Their meaning is entirely contextual. Union Jacks along the Mall on state occasions or the St George’s Cross at an England football match are symbols of inclusivity.
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Flags do not symbolise any stable, inherent message. Their meaning is entirely contextual. Union Jacks along the Mall on state occasions or the St George’s Cross at an England football match are symbols of inclusivity.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The questions about St George's and union jack flags lining British streets
With St George's and union jack flags appearing on many lampposts, we visit the epicentre of the phenomenon to find out why.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Thread.
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this piece unequivocally and rightly cites the 2004 scrapping of compulsory language learning up to 16 as the cause of this. What was it about the Blair government that was so pro-European yet with the strongest resistance to Britain embracing other European cultures? www.ft.com/content/b138...
Students in England shun foreign languages at A-level, report finds
Ofqual figures show a sharp fall in pupils taking exams in French and German
www.ft.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
this piece unequivocally and rightly cites the 2004 scrapping of compulsory language learning up to 16 as the cause of this. What was it about the Blair government that was so pro-European yet with the strongest resistance to Britain embracing other European cultures? www.ft.com/content/b138...
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Trump has rolled back protections on 59 million acres of federal forest land, jeopardizing a third of all protected federal lands.
FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social)
Trump has rolled back protections on 59 million acres of federal forest land, jeopardizing a third of all protected federal lands.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump has rolled back protections on 59 million acres of federal forest land, jeopardizing a third of all protected federal lands.
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The future has arrived. Happy Brexit Day to all who celebrate! 🤡
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 8:39 AM
The future has arrived. Happy Brexit Day to all who celebrate! 🤡
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By the time you’ve reached your forties you will have lived to see the newspapers that insisted that the country you grew up in was on the verge of social collapse portray those very same years of your youth as a period of blissful social cohesion.
June 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
By the time you’ve reached your forties you will have lived to see the newspapers that insisted that the country you grew up in was on the verge of social collapse portray those very same years of your youth as a period of blissful social cohesion.
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🏴 Our Scottish Languages Bill has passed, and will now become law:
✅ Gaelic & Scots gain official status.
✅ Better access to Gaelic education.
✅ Improving Gaelic and Scots in schools.
✅ Gaelic & Scots gain official status.
✅ Better access to Gaelic education.
✅ Improving Gaelic and Scots in schools.
June 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🏴 Our Scottish Languages Bill has passed, and will now become law:
✅ Gaelic & Scots gain official status.
✅ Better access to Gaelic education.
✅ Improving Gaelic and Scots in schools.
✅ Gaelic & Scots gain official status.
✅ Better access to Gaelic education.
✅ Improving Gaelic and Scots in schools.
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‘A number is a mystery, which God solves.’
For Bloomsday, James Joyce and Adolf Hoffmeister argue about a Czech translation of Finnegans Wake, in a rare interview from 1930.
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For Bloomsday, James Joyce and Adolf Hoffmeister argue about a Czech translation of Finnegans Wake, in a rare interview from 1930.
granta.com/the-game-of-...
June 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘A number is a mystery, which God solves.’
For Bloomsday, James Joyce and Adolf Hoffmeister argue about a Czech translation of Finnegans Wake, in a rare interview from 1930.
granta.com/the-game-of-...
For Bloomsday, James Joyce and Adolf Hoffmeister argue about a Czech translation of Finnegans Wake, in a rare interview from 1930.
granta.com/the-game-of-...
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is
Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.
Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!
Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.
Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!
June 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 is
Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.
Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!
Jeffrey Zuckerman's translation of Jellyfish Have No Ears (MacLehose) by Adèle Rosenfeld.
Many congratulations to to all the short- and longlisted translators!
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Národní filmový archiv spustil před 4 měsíci nový YouTube kanál. Filmová klasika se zaměřuje na staré české filmy, které jsou v dnešní době těžko k sehnání a nevysílají se v televizi ani na žádné ze streamovacích platforem.
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Filmová klasika
Celé české filmy v plné kvalitě
Národní filmový archiv uvádí vybrané české filmy ze své sbírky. Od němých filmů přes prvorepublikové komedie, budovatelská dramata a československou novou vlnu až po p...
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April 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Národní filmový archiv spustil před 4 měsíci nový YouTube kanál. Filmová klasika se zaměřuje na staré české filmy, které jsou v dnešní době těžko k sehnání a nevysílají se v televizi ani na žádné ze streamovacích platforem.
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New piece! Martin D. Brown (@martindbbrown.bsky.social) on the right-wing influencer Candace Owens, her forays into "hidden" histories, and the costs of the right's attack on epistemology. Check it out!
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Lost on the Wrong Side of History: The Case of Candace Owens illiberalism.org |
Martin D. Brown on the right-wing influencer Candace Owens, her forays into "hidden" histories, and the costs of the right's attack on epistemology.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New piece! Martin D. Brown (@martindbbrown.bsky.social) on the right-wing influencer Candace Owens, her forays into "hidden" histories, and the costs of the right's attack on epistemology. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
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My latest blog piece, a new instalment in my occasional series on Scotland's other languages. Scotland's severed tongues, Norn
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Scotland’s severed tongues: Norn
Some months ago I published a piece on Scotland’s severed tongues, Pictish and Cumbric, languages which used to be spoken in Scotland but which became extinct centuries ago. See Nevertheless,…
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April 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My latest blog piece, a new instalment in my occasional series on Scotland's other languages. Scotland's severed tongues, Norn
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/s...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/s...
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Brexiteers are hailing the 10% UK tariff rate (vs 20% EU rate) as a 'Brexit win'.
1. Brexit wiped out far more GDP growth & tax revenue than UK will save from 10% vs 20% rate.
2. Potential US trade deal won't compensate for lost EU trade.
3. Brexit won't insulate UK from a full global trade war.
1. Brexit wiped out far more GDP growth & tax revenue than UK will save from 10% vs 20% rate.
2. Potential US trade deal won't compensate for lost EU trade.
3. Brexit won't insulate UK from a full global trade war.
April 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Brexiteers are hailing the 10% UK tariff rate (vs 20% EU rate) as a 'Brexit win'.
1. Brexit wiped out far more GDP growth & tax revenue than UK will save from 10% vs 20% rate.
2. Potential US trade deal won't compensate for lost EU trade.
3. Brexit won't insulate UK from a full global trade war.
1. Brexit wiped out far more GDP growth & tax revenue than UK will save from 10% vs 20% rate.
2. Potential US trade deal won't compensate for lost EU trade.
3. Brexit won't insulate UK from a full global trade war.
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University management teams when consultancy firms give them the same advice they've given everyone else:
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
University management teams when consultancy firms give them the same advice they've given everyone else:
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BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days.
Ohio Gov. DeWine signs higher ed bill regulating classroom discussion and banning diversity efforts • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a massive higher education bill that would ban diversity and equity and prohibit faculty from striking into law into law Friday afternoon. The bill will take effect in 90…
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March 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days.
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A cluster of university failures is now a matter of when, not if. M'learned colleague @olimould.bsky.social suggests three quick fixes to avoid collapse: (1) emergency student number caps; (2) suspend REF 2029; (3) reverse visa policies. It's up to you.
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Three Immediate, Cost-Free Interventions to Avert Collapse in UK Higher Education
UK higher education (HE) is undergoing a profound and deeply unsettling crisis. Universities across the country including Newcastle, Cardiff, UEA, Dundee and many others (seemingly by the day) are …
tacity.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A cluster of university failures is now a matter of when, not if. M'learned colleague @olimould.bsky.social suggests three quick fixes to avoid collapse: (1) emergency student number caps; (2) suspend REF 2029; (3) reverse visa policies. It's up to you.
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
tacity.co.uk/2025/03/26/t...
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This story is incredible. And incredibly scary in its implications. Here’s a gift link:
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This story is incredible. And incredibly scary in its implications. Here’s a gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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It seem insane for a US Senator to say we've all been subjected to "a relentless bombardment of Marxist propaganda." But what he means by this is 1) there was a Burger King ad with an interracial couple and 2) Star Wars Episodes VII-IX had a female lead.
March 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It seem insane for a US Senator to say we've all been subjected to "a relentless bombardment of Marxist propaganda." But what he means by this is 1) there was a Burger King ad with an interracial couple and 2) Star Wars Episodes VII-IX had a female lead.
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This isn’t happening in a theocracy or a far-flung dictatorship. This is happening in the European Union.
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Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This isn’t happening in a theocracy or a far-flung dictatorship. This is happening in the European Union.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM