Mukti Jain Campion
@muktijaincampion.bsky.social
Founder Culture Wise, international audio documentary maker for 25 yrs mostly for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. Inching towards retirement. Still very curious.
"Without facts you can't have truth. Without truth you can't have trust" - Maria Ressa
"Without facts you can't have truth. Without truth you can't have trust" - Maria Ressa
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My tribute to the Englishness of Sir Tom Stoppard
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On the Englishness of Sir Tom Stoppard - British Future
Sunder Katwala reflects on the life and shifting identity of playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 84.
www.britishfuture.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My tribute to the Englishness of Sir Tom Stoppard
www.britishfuture.org/on-the-engli...
www.britishfuture.org/on-the-engli...
"our song is data. The data always wins.” Mapping the global energy transition
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/fatih-birol-iea.html
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/fatih-birol-iea.html
Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"our song is data. The data always wins.” Mapping the global energy transition
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/fatih-birol-iea.html
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/climate/fatih-birol-iea.html
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🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.
oxford.ly/47i6K5j
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Net migration to the UK is falling rapidly. But how far will it fall? A new, detailed estimate by @jamesbowes01.bsky.social projects net migration in 2026 will be 70K to 170K.
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Net migration to the UK is falling rapidly. But how far will it fall? A new, detailed estimate by @jamesbowes01.bsky.social projects net migration in 2026 will be 70K to 170K.
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
This will have significant consequences, both economic and political.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Intense but inspiring event yesterday @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social celebrating 10 years of this brilliant online resource for teachers (and everyone interested in UK's long history of migration) www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Needed more now than ever.
Needed more now than ever.
Home
Our Migration Story: The Making of Britain presents the often untold stories of the generations of migrants who came to and shaped the UK.
www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Intense but inspiring event yesterday @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social celebrating 10 years of this brilliant online resource for teachers (and everyone interested in UK's long history of migration) www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk
Needed more now than ever.
Needed more now than ever.
Well worth a listen
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radical with Amol Rajan - Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince) - BBC Sounds
Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Well worth a listen
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Delve into the rich tapestry of South Asian experiences in the UK through our 13 theme pages. Each theme offers a blend of context, timelines and stories, linking individual lives and events across generations and geographies. southasianbritain.org/themes/
@UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
@UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
Themes — South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories
Find out more about the history of South Asians in Britain
southasianbritain.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Delve into the rich tapestry of South Asian experiences in the UK through our 13 theme pages. Each theme offers a blend of context, timelines and stories, linking individual lives and events across generations and geographies. southasianbritain.org/themes/
@UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
@UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
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Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.
At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.
The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.
At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.
The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.
At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.
The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.
At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.
The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.
It's happening
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It's happening
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sad to have to walk past the Far right march near Russell Square to reach Noor Inayat khan's memorial statue where we meet every September to celebrate the birthday of this war heroine.
September 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sad to have to walk past the Far right march near Russell Square to reach Noor Inayat khan's memorial statue where we meet every September to celebrate the birthday of this war heroine.
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There's a lot wrong with British democracy, but three things we should defend with iron determination:
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
August 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
There's a lot wrong with British democracy, but three things we should defend with iron determination:
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
- no party involvement in appointing judges;
- non-partisan drawing of constituency boundaries;
- limited party spending by comparison with the US - though this is now very much at risk.
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The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights warns that countries are becoming bolder in attacking dissidents in the UK. Russia, China & Iran are the worst, but Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, & the UAE have all attacked people here.
July 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights warns that countries are becoming bolder in attacking dissidents in the UK. Russia, China & Iran are the worst, but Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, & the UAE have all attacked people here.
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Happy South Asian Heritage Month! To mark the start of SAHM, we are excited to share that on Tuesday 22 July our landmark educational website, South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, will launch.
To learn more, visit: project.southasianbritain.org
#southasianheritagemonth #RootsToRoutes
To learn more, visit: project.southasianbritain.org
#southasianheritagemonth #RootsToRoutes
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy South Asian Heritage Month! To mark the start of SAHM, we are excited to share that on Tuesday 22 July our landmark educational website, South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, will launch.
To learn more, visit: project.southasianbritain.org
#southasianheritagemonth #RootsToRoutes
To learn more, visit: project.southasianbritain.org
#southasianheritagemonth #RootsToRoutes
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Highlands Rewilding founder and CEO wins top environmental prize. Our founder and CEO Jeremy Leggett has been awarded one of the world’s two top environmental prizes and its half million USD prize money. Past winners have included Jim Hansen, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and James Lovelock.
June 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Highlands Rewilding founder and CEO wins top environmental prize. Our founder and CEO Jeremy Leggett has been awarded one of the world’s two top environmental prizes and its half million USD prize money. Past winners have included Jim Hansen, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and James Lovelock.
BBC News - Bygone photos show life in Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community
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#berthardy #tigerbay
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#berthardy #tigerbay
Tiger Bay: Exhibition shows memories of bygone Cardiff community
Four friends reminisce about growing up in Cardiff's Tiger Bay in the 1950s.
www.bbc.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
BBC News - Bygone photos show life in Wales' oldest multi-ethnic community
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#berthardy #tigerbay
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#berthardy #tigerbay
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@nandosigona.bsky.social and I have come off our podcast hiatus to talk about the new immigration white paper and the Brexit-sized elephant in the room (as well as the dogwhistle politics) Listen wherever you get your podcasts or visit our website:
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
S3 E11 Labour’s new immigration plan is anything but Brexit
Michaela and Nando discuss the UK’s Labour Government 2025 promise to restore control over immigration by reducing net migration and how Brexit remains the elephant in the room.
whodowethinkweare.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@nandosigona.bsky.social and I have come off our podcast hiatus to talk about the new immigration white paper and the Brexit-sized elephant in the room (as well as the dogwhistle politics) Listen wherever you get your podcasts or visit our website:
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
whodowethinkweare.org/podcasts/who...
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This is terrific - moving and at the same time enraging that the Government want to make it harder for refugees to gain citizenship. MPs should read this before voting on that!
A more personal substack post today about the first refugee I hosted through @refugeesathome.bsky.social .
It's not something I talk about much but I felt I needed to write something in response to the increasingly hostile environment for refugees.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-path-t...
It's not something I talk about much but I felt I needed to write something in response to the increasingly hostile environment for refugees.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-path-t...
The path to citizenship the UK has choked off - to our detriment
A story of hope and anger and one man called B.
christinapagel.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is terrific - moving and at the same time enraging that the Government want to make it harder for refugees to gain citizenship. MPs should read this before voting on that!
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Are you working in museum collections, digital storytelling, or projects featuring migration history? Join us for the first event in the Migration Network series, focused on how digital tools are being used to document and share migration stories through collections work.
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Are you working in museum collections, digital storytelling, or projects featuring migration history? Join us for the first event in the Migration Network series, focused on how digital tools are being used to document and share migration stories through collections work.
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Starmer's language was deplorable.
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Starmer's language was deplorable.
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
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Every family has a migration story.
What ONE object represents your family story?
And why?
We’d love for you to share in the comments to help us think about a future collection.
What ONE object represents your family story?
And why?
We’d love for you to share in the comments to help us think about a future collection.
April 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Every family has a migration story.
What ONE object represents your family story?
And why?
We’d love for you to share in the comments to help us think about a future collection.
What ONE object represents your family story?
And why?
We’d love for you to share in the comments to help us think about a future collection.
Ritu Kapur, Quint: Two facts can be true but contradict each other when presented without rigorous arguments. Just puts off audiences, may not distinguish bet. reliability of content from journalists/influencers. How to build trust & make impact in era of fast-scrolling content consumption? #ijf25
April 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ritu Kapur, Quint: Two facts can be true but contradict each other when presented without rigorous arguments. Just puts off audiences, may not distinguish bet. reliability of content from journalists/influencers. How to build trust & make impact in era of fast-scrolling content consumption? #ijf25
Matt Wells CNN: People on their smartphones now struggle to discern what is true, even on traditional media. People living in parallel universes of facts, this creates an existential crisis of identity for news media. Our job is to report on what is consequential and follow it through #ijf25
April 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Matt Wells CNN: People on their smartphones now struggle to discern what is true, even on traditional media. People living in parallel universes of facts, this creates an existential crisis of identity for news media. Our job is to report on what is consequential and follow it through #ijf25
Natalia Antelava: The piping for distributing facts is broken. Plethora of social media platforms are driving this. Mostly now full of sewage, so even if you add pure water, people are still drinking sewage. Journalism needs to not ally with tech platforms who do not serve public interest. #ijf25
April 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Natalia Antelava: The piping for distributing facts is broken. Plethora of social media platforms are driving this. Mostly now full of sewage, so even if you add pure water, people are still drinking sewage. Journalism needs to not ally with tech platforms who do not serve public interest. #ijf25