Judith Fairbairn
@judithfairbairn.bsky.social
Enjoy discussing public service, education and urban planning.
PhD from UCL Institute of Education: What it means to speak on topic. Career in language testing.
Co-author https://api.equinoxpub.com/books/2874 and https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1210080
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PhD from UCL Institute of Education: What it means to speak on topic. Career in language testing.
Co-author https://api.equinoxpub.com/books/2874 and https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1210080
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Refugees will be encouraged to move to a work or study visa as soon as possible.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Refugees will be encouraged to move to a work or study visa as soon as possible.
That is not true.
The incentive will be for refugees to move onto work or study visas, if possible. Great idea!
The incentive will be for refugees to move onto work or study visas, if possible. Great idea!
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
That is not true.
The incentive will be for refugees to move onto work or study visas, if possible. Great idea!
The incentive will be for refugees to move onto work or study visas, if possible. Great idea!
They might be learning. MAGA red hat “build baby build” by Labour MP Steve Reed. ‘DOGE’ list of savings by Labour MP Luke Charters.
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
They might be learning. MAGA red hat “build baby build” by Labour MP Steve Reed. ‘DOGE’ list of savings by Labour MP Luke Charters.
Beautiful poem. Thank you Sir Sadiq Khan.
Love this poem too about London:
Love this poem too about London:
September 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Beautiful poem. Thank you Sir Sadiq Khan.
Love this poem too about London:
Love this poem too about London:
“Make no mistake - this is a law for the 97, but it is also a law for the sub-postmasters who suffered because of the Horizon scandal, the victims of infected blood, and those who died in the terrible Grenfell Tower fire.” Keir Starmer
September 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“Make no mistake - this is a law for the 97, but it is also a law for the sub-postmasters who suffered because of the Horizon scandal, the victims of infected blood, and those who died in the terrible Grenfell Tower fire.” Keir Starmer
Excellent article, as usual. I really hope Terry Burns is successful tomorrow. My view on the government would diminish if his amendment fails. It’s obviously the right thing to do.
July 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Excellent article, as usual. I really hope Terry Burns is successful tomorrow. My view on the government would diminish if his amendment fails. It’s obviously the right thing to do.
I’ve been thinking exactly the same. So depressing and frightening to follow. I hope they pull out of it.
July 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I’ve been thinking exactly the same. So depressing and frightening to follow. I hope they pull out of it.
I don’t really understand these comments. The ideology/narrative seems so clear to me, summarised below. Essentially, it’s about security: financial, environmental and personal.
July 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I don’t really understand these comments. The ideology/narrative seems so clear to me, summarised below. Essentially, it’s about security: financial, environmental and personal.
Agree. Here is the Labour mission. Clear to me and it is on track.
July 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Agree. Here is the Labour mission. Clear to me and it is on track.
Not really. We voted tactically to get rid of the Tories. My Labour MP won by 152 votes. There was no other option.
In FPTP, we have to compromise before elections. My constituency is very remain and so is our Labour MP.
In FPTP, we have to compromise before elections. My constituency is very remain and so is our Labour MP.
June 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Not really. We voted tactically to get rid of the Tories. My Labour MP won by 152 votes. There was no other option.
In FPTP, we have to compromise before elections. My constituency is very remain and so is our Labour MP.
In FPTP, we have to compromise before elections. My constituency is very remain and so is our Labour MP.
Great report above worth reading.
Maybe FoM isn’t the problem to closer alignment with EU? Could Labour have focused on food safety to gauge our appetite? Is European Court of Justice a bigger hurdle?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Maybe FoM isn’t the problem to closer alignment with EU? Could Labour have focused on food safety to gauge our appetite? Is European Court of Justice a bigger hurdle?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Great report above worth reading.
Maybe FoM isn’t the problem to closer alignment with EU? Could Labour have focused on food safety to gauge our appetite? Is European Court of Justice a bigger hurdle?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Maybe FoM isn’t the problem to closer alignment with EU? Could Labour have focused on food safety to gauge our appetite? Is European Court of Justice a bigger hurdle?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
It’s ambiguous how the audience is chosen. We wouldn’t expect to see SNP supporters in the audience outside Scotland.
QT is in Greenford next week- safe Labour seat, with not much Reform support (Tories #2 and Green #3). I wouldn’t expect a Reform representative 🤨
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_...
QT is in Greenford next week- safe Labour seat, with not much Reform support (Tories #2 and Green #3). I wouldn’t expect a Reform representative 🤨
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_...
June 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It’s ambiguous how the audience is chosen. We wouldn’t expect to see SNP supporters in the audience outside Scotland.
QT is in Greenford next week- safe Labour seat, with not much Reform support (Tories #2 and Green #3). I wouldn’t expect a Reform representative 🤨
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_...
QT is in Greenford next week- safe Labour seat, with not much Reform support (Tories #2 and Green #3). I wouldn’t expect a Reform representative 🤨
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_...
Reminds me of the Brexit protest march. Only protest march I’ve ever been on. A million people showed up. No incidents, very civil. No media coverage.
June 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reminds me of the Brexit protest march. Only protest march I’ve ever been on. A million people showed up. No incidents, very civil. No media coverage.
I feel the same about the Greens. The environment is one of my top issues. Although this is what happened last time I voted Green. It’s why I dislike FPTP so much and support tactical voting.
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I feel the same about the Greens. The environment is one of my top issues. Although this is what happened last time I voted Green. It’s why I dislike FPTP so much and support tactical voting.
I recently bumped into an American family at the JFK memorial at Runnymede. We had a nice talk about democracy. They were worried, maybe even scared. I’ve thought about them a lot.
By the way, Runnymede near Heathrow is an excellent place to go right now to think about freedom. Very inspiring.
By the way, Runnymede near Heathrow is an excellent place to go right now to think about freedom. Very inspiring.
June 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I recently bumped into an American family at the JFK memorial at Runnymede. We had a nice talk about democracy. They were worried, maybe even scared. I’ve thought about them a lot.
By the way, Runnymede near Heathrow is an excellent place to go right now to think about freedom. Very inspiring.
By the way, Runnymede near Heathrow is an excellent place to go right now to think about freedom. Very inspiring.
He needs to balance highlighting Farage’s inconsistencies with telling us what he’s doing to make our lives better.
Is a mission the same as a vision? Here are Labour’s five missions:
labour.org.uk/missions/
Is a mission the same as a vision? Here are Labour’s five missions:
labour.org.uk/missions/
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
He needs to balance highlighting Farage’s inconsistencies with telling us what he’s doing to make our lives better.
Is a mission the same as a vision? Here are Labour’s five missions:
labour.org.uk/missions/
Is a mission the same as a vision? Here are Labour’s five missions:
labour.org.uk/missions/
It was at the home of the Magna Carta. An inspiring place (Runnymede). A much needed reminder about freedom under law and a must visit place for everyone. Hope Trump sees it when he comes for the state visit.
May 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It was at the home of the Magna Carta. An inspiring place (Runnymede). A much needed reminder about freedom under law and a must visit place for everyone. Hope Trump sees it when he comes for the state visit.
Visited the JFK memorial in UK yesterday. Had a lovely moment with some American tourists ❤️
“Let every nation whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price bear any burden meet any hardship support any friend or oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty”
“Let every nation whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price bear any burden meet any hardship support any friend or oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty”
May 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Visited the JFK memorial in UK yesterday. Had a lovely moment with some American tourists ❤️
“Let every nation whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price bear any burden meet any hardship support any friend or oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty”
“Let every nation whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price bear any burden meet any hardship support any friend or oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty”
Attenborough for the Nobel Prize
May 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Attenborough for the Nobel Prize
Photo taken from my window. Lest we forget WWll. That generation who understood fascism will soon not be with us.
May 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Photo taken from my window. Lest we forget WWll. That generation who understood fascism will soon not be with us.
Agree re hereditary peers in the House of Lords. They need to go.
One of my favourites re tactical voting:
One of my favourites re tactical voting:
April 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Agree re hereditary peers in the House of Lords. They need to go.
One of my favourites re tactical voting:
One of my favourites re tactical voting:
Ahh, Mr. Dressup (lovely person) with Casey and Finnegan.
March 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ahh, Mr. Dressup (lovely person) with Casey and Finnegan.
And recommended by an FT journalist
March 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
And recommended by an FT journalist
Chaminda Jayanetti
March 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Chaminda Jayanetti
Would have loved to vote Lib Dem but this was my choice. Labour won by 152 votes. In our system, you have to compromise before the election. The country was not ready for FOM at the time.
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Would have loved to vote Lib Dem but this was my choice. Labour won by 152 votes. In our system, you have to compromise before the election. The country was not ready for FOM at the time.