Prof Bob Davis
@rokewood.bsky.social
Prof of Religious & Cultural Education, University of Glasgow. Chair of Philosophy of Education Soc. Religion, Myth, Arts, Humanities, Music, Education, football, birds. We’ve 3 sons—‘the crow makes wing to the rooky wood’—all posts etc personal
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Prof Bob Davis
@rokewood.bsky.social
· Feb 23
On the seemingly ruinous 2025 moment in which we live. Walter Benjamin & the Angel of History.
‘Awaken the Dead’
‘Awaken the Dead’
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A discussion with Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler on behavioural economics, nudging, organ donations, Bitcoin, mental accounting and much more...
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A discussion with Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler on behavioural economics, nudging, organ donations, Bitcoin, mental accounting and much more...
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Winner's Curse
A discussion with Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler
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December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New post just out:
A discussion with Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler on behavioural economics, nudging, organ donations, Bitcoin, mental accounting and much more...
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
A discussion with Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler on behavioural economics, nudging, organ donations, Bitcoin, mental accounting and much more...
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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The saving grace of the OBR is that they are the only people who are genuinely prepared to be honest with the British people about immigration
The Prime Minister and Home Secretary want to drive net migration lower than net 205k. The Chancellor could reduce borrowing £7.4 billion/year in 2029/30 using the OBR projection that it will return to net 340k later in the parliament
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The impact of migration on the fiscal forecast - Office for Budget Responsibility
Following the upwards revision to our migration forecast, this box explored the implications of higher migration on our central forecasts for tax revenues, spending and borrowing. We also drew on alte...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The saving grace of the OBR is that they are the only people who are genuinely prepared to be honest with the British people about immigration
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It gives me pause when I walk out from Holywood along the south side of Belfast Lough to think of the city and its history, tucked in to the left as if it’s not there, the centuries of dispute invisible in the sheltered air, the birds of the far north wintering out, as they have for millennia.
December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It gives me pause when I walk out from Holywood along the south side of Belfast Lough to think of the city and its history, tucked in to the left as if it’s not there, the centuries of dispute invisible in the sheltered air, the birds of the far north wintering out, as they have for millennia.
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I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I'm thrilled that Upon A White Horse is going to be Radio 4's Book Of The Week. The first episode, which is on Stonehenge, will be on December 8 at 11.45am – and then there will be a reading from a different part of the book every day up to and including December 12. I hope you'll enjoy listening.
A splendid BBCRadio3 celebration of #Advent 1—in the form of a whole schedule of programmes today devoted to the performance of carol-singing, traditional & new, across the UK. Maintenance & revival of regional #carols a true glory of Insular music-making
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BBC Radio 3 - Carols Across the Country - a Seasonal Journey, Live from the Peak District in Staffordshire
Mark Forrest at the Peak Wildlife Park with musicians Jackie Oates and Belinda O'Hooley.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A splendid BBCRadio3 celebration of #Advent 1—in the form of a whole schedule of programmes today devoted to the performance of carol-singing, traditional & new, across the UK. Maintenance & revival of regional #carols a true glory of Insular music-making
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Artist is a great descriptor. He didn't just use words because he knew how, he was present within them and everything he wrote. He shared himself. His passion for language - and people - shines no matter how many times you see or read his stuff #TomStoppardaaRIP
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Artist is a great descriptor. He didn't just use words because he knew how, he was present within them and everything he wrote. He shared himself. His passion for language - and people - shines no matter how many times you see or read his stuff #TomStoppardaaRIP
Don't miss this tremendous exhibition from @britishlibrary.bsky.social. An endlessly-rewarding deep-dive into Geography's secrets, reverberating with the insights of many recent groundbreaking studies. An awakening to the cryptography of maps familiar & strange
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
Secret Maps | British Library
Step into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps.
events.bl.uk
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Don't miss this tremendous exhibition from @britishlibrary.bsky.social. An endlessly-rewarding deep-dive into Geography's secrets, reverberating with the insights of many recent groundbreaking studies. An awakening to the cryptography of maps familiar & strange
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
#TomStoppardRIP. A great moral visionary & artist of the British stage who helped fashion a Golden Age of theatre.
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Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
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November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#TomStoppardRIP. A great moral visionary & artist of the British stage who helped fashion a Golden Age of theatre.
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
More truly shocking service from AvantiWestCoast. After Thursday’s debacle *from* Glasgow, we have a train running 25mns late *to* Glasgow; we’re informed that the Preston ‘catering staff’ are *on the train behind* (why??), & hence there’ll be no shop or 1st Class catering
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More truly shocking service from AvantiWestCoast. After Thursday’s debacle *from* Glasgow, we have a train running 25mns late *to* Glasgow; we’re informed that the Preston ‘catering staff’ are *on the train behind* (why??), & hence there’ll be no shop or 1st Class catering
At last, some good news for our distressed city & these iconic streets
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Revamp of Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries shopping centre approved
Work on the revamp of the shopping centre will begin in the second half of 2026.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
At last, some good news for our distressed city & these iconic streets
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Working in London & missed this story. Durrington Walls is turning into a prehistoric revelation, revising dramatically our understanding of the distant past & the meanings of #Stonehenge
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Huge Neolithic structure found in Stonehenge landscape
A study has confirmed 16 pits were dug close to the Stonehenge more than 4,000 years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Working in London & missed this story. Durrington Walls is turning into a prehistoric revelation, revising dramatically our understanding of the distant past & the meanings of #Stonehenge
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Black Friday all a bit much yesterday? Try my @theguardian.com country diary antidote, for something a little different...
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Nic Wilson
Purwell Ninesprings, Hertfordshire: A chilly evening spent interpreting rustles and admiring the silhouetted trees – now that’s what I call a bargain
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November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Black Friday all a bit much yesterday? Try my @theguardian.com country diary antidote, for something a little different...
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
#countrydiary #naturewriting #BlackFriday
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Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Europe must wake up: Trump’s Ukraine plan hands victory to Russia
President Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that must wake European leaders up to the reality that we cannot rely on…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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I remember it well. Not one of her better moves. 'Charles Powell later admitted: "It was an unmitigated disaster and she should never have done it."' (Wikipedia)
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I remember it well. Not one of her better moves. 'Charles Powell later admitted: "It was an unmitigated disaster and she should never have done it."' (Wikipedia)
#FergusKerrRIP
A great Christian, priest, Dominican, theologian. Passed away aged 94
A great Christian, priest, Dominican, theologian. Passed away aged 94
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
#FergusKerrRIP
A great Christian, priest, Dominican, theologian. Passed away aged 94
A great Christian, priest, Dominican, theologian. Passed away aged 94
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“What is analytic philosophy? A vexed question indeed. Whatever it is, it gets a thorough bashing in Christoph Schuringa’s new social history, an unremittingly hostile survey of the subject.”
The opening of Sarah Richmond’s superb review of Schuringa’s new book.
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
The opening of Sarah Richmond’s superb review of Schuringa’s new book.
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
What they mean
What is analytic philosophy? A vexed question indeed. Whatever it is, it gets a thorough bashing in Christoph Schuringa’s new social history, an
www.the-tls.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“What is analytic philosophy? A vexed question indeed. Whatever it is, it gets a thorough bashing in Christoph Schuringa’s new social history, an unremittingly hostile survey of the subject.”
The opening of Sarah Richmond’s superb review of Schuringa’s new book.
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
The opening of Sarah Richmond’s superb review of Schuringa’s new book.
www.the-tls.com/philosophy/h...
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Imagine waking up this week thinking, “what primary school shall we terrorise today?”
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Imagine waking up this week thinking, “what primary school shall we terrorise today?”
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Wim van Hanegan, Johan Cruyff, Robin Van Persie, Pierre Van Hooydoink and Van Bronkhurst.....your boys took a helluva beating!
@celticfc.bsky.social
@feyenoord.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Wim van Hanegan, Johan Cruyff, Robin Van Persie, Pierre Van Hooydoink and Van Bronkhurst.....your boys took a helluva beating!
@celticfc.bsky.social
@feyenoord.bsky.social
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@celticfc.bsky.social
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Wonderful to see @arnoudvisser.bsky.social reviewed in the latest issue of @thespectator1828.bsky.social! Learn more about this fascinating history of the pedant here—
The pedant’s progress through history
No one likes a pedant. But over the past few millennia, people have shunned pedants, bores and know-it-alls for a wide range of different, often conflicting, reasons. They have been accused of…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Wonderful to see @arnoudvisser.bsky.social reviewed in the latest issue of @thespectator1828.bsky.social! Learn more about this fascinating history of the pedant here—
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Is Dream Phone Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Dumb fucks say it's time to consider whether they're onto something x
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Is Dream Phone Conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Dumb fucks say it's time to consider whether they're onto something x
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@elliechan.bsky.social is very impressive!
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
@elliechan.bsky.social is very impressive!
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Privilege to be at @uofgeducation.bsky.social with @tedpal.bsky.social and @rokewood.bsky.social to give an overview of our @erpioe.bsky.social Teaching for Digital Citizenship research project. Data justice and the genealogy of citizenship as response to social crises.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Privilege to be at @uofgeducation.bsky.social with @tedpal.bsky.social and @rokewood.bsky.social to give an overview of our @erpioe.bsky.social Teaching for Digital Citizenship research project. Data justice and the genealogy of citizenship as response to social crises.
vintage episode of BBCFreeThinking where @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social navigates transformative thinking afforded by geology, deep time, & OOO. With @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, Rosemary Hill, @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, @objectoriented.bsky.social
Sarah Jackson
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Sarah Jackson
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BBC Radio 4 - Free Thinking, Rocks
How can earth sciences like geology transform our understanding of history and society?
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
vintage episode of BBCFreeThinking where @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social navigates transformative thinking afforded by geology, deep time, & OOO. With @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, Rosemary Hill, @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, @objectoriented.bsky.social
Sarah Jackson
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Sarah Jackson
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There will come a day when I tire of reading about the Your Party uncivil war.
Today is not that day.
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Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There will come a day when I tire of reading about the Your Party uncivil war.
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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He’s basically Draco Malfoy.
New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
He’s basically Draco Malfoy.