Louise Palfreyman
@louisepalfreyman.bsky.social
Writer, published in Best British Short Stories. Member of Writing West Midlands #Room204
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The cover of this week’s Economist.
April 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The cover of this week’s Economist.
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i am super biased here because i am an academic and would like to continue to be one *but* i do feel there comes a point where you have to ask yourself what the point of ‘the economy’ is if it doesn’t support education or healthcare or the arts or housing or food or water and utilities
not an original observation but i was just explaining that the UK higher ed sector is in a bad financial position to my mum (who’s lived in austria all her life) and it is actually a very strange thing to explain that the ‘education sector’ is struggling
December 2, 2024 at 8:28 PM
i am super biased here because i am an academic and would like to continue to be one *but* i do feel there comes a point where you have to ask yourself what the point of ‘the economy’ is if it doesn’t support education or healthcare or the arts or housing or food or water and utilities
Oh good!
EXCL: Caps on political donations are being considered by ministers as part of sweeping reforms to the UK electoral system @elenicourea reveals
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government may cap UK political donations to limit foreign influence
Proposal comes after billionaire Elon Musk reportedly said he would donate £79m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Oh good!
This is horrifying, if true (everything has to have that caveat these days). Starmer needs to take swift action.
I mean this obviously can't stand. You can't have a foreign extremist, who used social media to encourage & facilitate far-right violence, plough huge donations to his favoured British political party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
Is Elon Musk Planning To Make A 'F*** You Starmer' $100 Million Donation To Reform UK?
The tech billionaire has been at war with the PM for months.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 4:52 PM
This is horrifying, if true (everything has to have that caveat these days). Starmer needs to take swift action.
This is well worth a read…
So, it passed. Here were my thoughts on the assisted dying bill, again. eve.gd/2024/10/14/m...
My conflicted thoughts on the UK's assisted dying bill
The UK currently has an assisted dying bill going through parliament and I am very conflicted about it. On the one hand, I am a member of DIGNITAS, the organization that supports assisted dying and th...
eve.gd
November 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM
This is well worth a read…
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Regarding your question of 'what happened to us?' around Captain Tom, my colleague and I had a look into the political psychology of the case - here is our answer if its of interest!
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Hierarchies of Heroism: Captain Tom, Spitfires, and the Limits of Militarized Vicarious Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract. Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the label of “hero” assigned to an expanded range of unexpected figures, from carers to supermar
academic.oup.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Regarding your question of 'what happened to us?' around Captain Tom, my colleague and I had a look into the political psychology of the case - here is our answer if its of interest!
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
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Sorry but not surprised that the Today programme is losing its only journalist - it must have been difficult to intelligently explore stories when all her colleagues were meat-sculptures of Daily Mail editorials.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Today presenter Mishal Husain to leave BBC in new year
Presenter who joined BBC in 1998 says her time there ‘has involved many memorable moments’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Sorry but not surprised that the Today programme is losing its only journalist - it must have been difficult to intelligently explore stories when all her colleagues were meat-sculptures of Daily Mail editorials.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
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Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.
The Gold From The Stone Foundation
www.goldfromthestone.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.
I’ve been following #HanifKureishi on Substack since the start. I think of him as essential reading. This article introduces readers to his work.
Where to start with: Hanif Kureishi
Where to start with: Hanif Kureishi
It seemed the writer would have to retire after a devastating fall in 2022. But now, approaching 70, he has been more creative than ever. Here’s how you can get to know his work
Two years ago, on Boxing Day 2022, novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:27 PM
I’ve been following #HanifKureishi on Substack since the start. I think of him as essential reading. This article introduces readers to his work.
Why did it take me so long to leave The Dark Place? Feeling better already!
the sun shines through the trees on a dirt road
Alt: Sun shining through the trees
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November 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Why did it take me so long to leave The Dark Place? Feeling better already!