@tjgale.bsky.social
Bristol-based academic specialising in tourism and hospitality, marketing and strategy. Geographer. Welsh. Ferroequinologist. AFOL. Curious about the future. Views my own.
"The height of surveillance capitalism." Digital billboards with built-in cameras to monitor viewers' reactions to adverts and public service messages are installed in accommodation blocks, attracting privacy and other concerns #marketing #advertising #technology www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK campaigners condemn ‘creepy’ digital billboards that can track viewers’ responses
Tech company has installed the advertising screens in hundreds of apartment blocks across 20 British cities
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December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"The height of surveillance capitalism." Digital billboards with built-in cameras to monitor viewers' reactions to adverts and public service messages are installed in accommodation blocks, attracting privacy and other concerns #marketing #advertising #technology www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future
Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future
Livery for renationalised railway features red, white and blue alongside familiar double arrow symbol
No matter how much train fares cost under Great British Railways, no one can accuse the government of wasting money on an expensive redesign.
The logo, branding and livery for the impending renationalised and reformed railway will be unveiled by ministers at London Bridge on Tuesday. It is red, white and, yes, blue. Continue reading...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future
Trains return to Cirencester after 60 years. (Well not exactly, but the station was open to visitors over the weekend and one of the old diesel railcars that used to work on the branch line to Kemble was parked outside, and started up.) Nice to see.
October 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Trains return to Cirencester after 60 years. (Well not exactly, but the station was open to visitors over the weekend and one of the old diesel railcars that used to work on the branch line to Kemble was parked outside, and started up.) Nice to see.
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So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I've been reading the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper. There's some good things in there. But when it comes to universities there's very little to cheer. The situation is very tough and will get worse. The last chance to preserve what we've got has passed. Let me explain why. (1/?)
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I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Somewhere in the Department for Education, a phone is ringing
On October 20th at a bit after 5pm, the UK government introduced its Education and Skills white paper to Parliament, to absolutely no…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Interesting critique of Amazon, the poster child of ‘enshittification’ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Interesting critique of Amazon, the poster child of ‘enshittification’ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject by subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects Continue reading...
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September 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
Overtourism in Lisbon blamed for recent funicular disaster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Lisbon’s funicular tragedy struck a city that is struggling to balance old and new | Larry Ryan
Any large, historic city is a fragile thing – but Portugal’s property and tourism boom has intensified this sense of vulnerability, says writer Larry Ryan
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September 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Overtourism in Lisbon blamed for recent funicular disaster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The reason I list these Higher Education futures in such stark terms is to tease out the gap between institutional incentives at the micro level and the macro-level interests of the state. (1/2)
There are only a handful of futures ahead for most Anglosphere universities:
*Continued piecemeal retrenchment, just cutting courses all the time;
*Reinvention as technical/ training hubs for regional business;
*Backroom co-operation and shared functions. (1/3).
*Continued piecemeal retrenchment, just cutting courses all the time;
*Reinvention as technical/ training hubs for regional business;
*Backroom co-operation and shared functions. (1/3).
August 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The reason I list these Higher Education futures in such stark terms is to tease out the gap between institutional incentives at the micro level and the macro-level interests of the state. (1/2)
Life as a young person in a seaside town #Morecambe #tourism #regeneration www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home
The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left be...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Life as a young person in a seaside town #Morecambe #tourism #regeneration www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Here's one of the main things we'll see from the government in the Post-16 Skills White Paper. Legal and competition rules will be changed to allow universities to merge and/ or be dissolved, while protecting creditors. So that's all good good good cool cool cool.
August 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here's one of the main things we'll see from the government in the Post-16 Skills White Paper. Legal and competition rules will be changed to allow universities to merge and/ or be dissolved, while protecting creditors. So that's all good good good cool cool cool.
I’ve found my tribe! #ShatteredBritain
The Incrementalist Left share many of the same inclinations as Progressive Activists but they tend to favour gradual, in system change and are more politically disengaged. They can have a tendency to “opt out” of issues or debates that feel fraught. t.co/VOVTHAvQFu
July 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve found my tribe! #ShatteredBritain
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5 facts about how the world’s population is expected to change by 2100
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5 facts about how the world’s population is expected to change by 2100
The world's population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in 2084 and then decline to 10.2 billion through the end of the century.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
5 facts about how the world’s population is expected to change by 2100
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One thing I'm proud of from my time serving on the Bournemouth University Business School Executive Committee is the work that we put into embedding #foresight and #futures literacy in our undergraduate degrees. The brief presentation I use(d) to 'make the case' is included as a .gif with this post.
July 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One thing I'm proud of from my time serving on the Bournemouth University Business School Executive Committee is the work that we put into embedding #foresight and #futures literacy in our undergraduate degrees. The brief presentation I use(d) to 'make the case' is included as a .gif with this post.
Grim reading for anyone who cares about UK #highered www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/08/t...
The state of the UK higher education sector’s finances - HEPI
In recent years, financial pressures have mounted across the entirety of the UK higher education (HE) sector, and have left many institutions in an exceptionally vulnerable position. In England alone,...
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July 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Grim reading for anyone who cares about UK #highered www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/08/t...
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Dear Lord, university finance figures are bad. 40% of them have negative Net Cash Inflow; their assets to liabilities capacity is declining rapidly; 24 of them had fewer than 30 liquidity days on hand even in 2023/24. 😓😱 www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/08/t...
The state of the UK higher education sector’s finances - HEPI
In recent years, financial pressures have mounted across the entirety of the UK higher education (HE) sector, and have left many institutions in an exceptionally vulnerable position. In England alone,...
www.hepi.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dear Lord, university finance figures are bad. 40% of them have negative Net Cash Inflow; their assets to liabilities capacity is declining rapidly; 24 of them had fewer than 30 liquidity days on hand even in 2023/24. 😓😱 www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/07/08/t...
Those of us who live, work or have relatives in seaside towns will be acutely aware of the consequences - and will have a view on the causes - of social exclusion, and how this affects the lives and life chances of young people in these #leftbehind places www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Those of us who live, work or have relatives in seaside towns will be acutely aware of the consequences - and will have a view on the causes - of social exclusion, and how this affects the lives and life chances of young people in these #leftbehind places www.theguardian.com/environment/...
First spot of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail and it’s a Norbot! #SweetandTidy
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
First spot of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail and it’s a Norbot! #SweetandTidy
A bruising week and a reminder of the precariousness of working life, and of life itself. Time to be thankful and to be hopeful
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A bruising week and a reminder of the precariousness of working life, and of life itself. Time to be thankful and to be hopeful
Life as a digital nomad isn’t always sunshine and roses #work #tourism www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
‘My mind was shrieking: “What am I doing?”’ – when the digital nomad dream turns sour
Working remotely from a beach in a far-off land sounds like bliss – and the number of people doing it has soared since 2019. But between bouts of illness, relentless admin and crushing loneliness, man...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Life as a digital nomad isn’t always sunshine and roses #work #tourism www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
A walk through Weymouth’s seaside history with Allan Brodie, arranged by the Seaside Heritage Network. A favourite holiday destination for the Gale family, back in the day #tourism
June 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A walk through Weymouth’s seaside history with Allan Brodie, arranged by the Seaside Heritage Network. A favourite holiday destination for the Gale family, back in the day #tourism
Spare a thought tonight for colleagues throughout UK #highered at risk of redundancy or who feel they have no choice but to leave voluntarily. A loss of talent and know-how to institutions and, for those exiting academia, the sector :(
June 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Spare a thought tonight for colleagues throughout UK #highered at risk of redundancy or who feel they have no choice but to leave voluntarily. A loss of talent and know-how to institutions and, for those exiting academia, the sector :(
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Worst decision universities ever made was to sell themselves as building 'work-based practice' and 'real world skills'. That's not what a university does, and as soon as it claims that it loses all relevance. The sector has painted itself into the tiniest of corners.
June 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Worst decision universities ever made was to sell themselves as building 'work-based practice' and 'real world skills'. That's not what a university does, and as soon as it claims that it loses all relevance. The sector has painted itself into the tiniest of corners.
The root of the problem- neoliberalism #tourism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How Lisbon made itself irresistible to tourists – and became the least affordable city in Europe | Agustín Cocola-Gant
Tourists stay in short-term rentals and foreigners buy second homes, while residents of the city rent rooms, not apartments, says researcher Agustín Cocola-Gant
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June 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The root of the problem- neoliberalism #tourism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...