Professor Peter Matthews
@urbaneprofessor.bsky.social
Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
Looks like these poor passengers on this fight from Athens aren't going to make it home to Edinburgh any time soon. I wonder why there was a go-around in the first place?
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Looks like these poor passengers on this fight from Athens aren't going to make it home to Edinburgh any time soon. I wonder why there was a go-around in the first place?
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December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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YouTube Music guessed my star sign as part of my annual recap, rather than giving me a music age.
Apparently I'm a Virgo 🤷🏻♂️
Apparently I'm a Virgo 🤷🏻♂️
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
YouTube Music guessed my star sign as part of my annual recap, rather than giving me a music age.
Apparently I'm a Virgo 🤷🏻♂️
Apparently I'm a Virgo 🤷🏻♂️
Just recalled that the last time I had indigestion this bad was when I got Dolly Parton's COVID vaccine in December 2022 - it's a quite rare side-effect of it!
My dinner yesterday has repeated on me so badly I was tempted to post "Can you actually die from indigestion" but then realised I'd have someone in my mentions saying you can.
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Just recalled that the last time I had indigestion this bad was when I got Dolly Parton's COVID vaccine in December 2022 - it's a quite rare side-effect of it!
My dinner yesterday has repeated on me so badly I was tempted to post "Can you actually die from indigestion" but then realised I'd have someone in my mentions saying you can.
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
My dinner yesterday has repeated on me so badly I was tempted to post "Can you actually die from indigestion" but then realised I'd have someone in my mentions saying you can.
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
(I know this to be a thing - there's a condition where your body makes uncontrolled stomach acid and it can be lethal)
This is a Good News story. But it says so much about how the transphobes are bankrolled by "her" that it got this far - most trade unions try not to go to Tribunal now as it's so risky and expensive.
Oh, and she's going to appeal. Again, something most employees can't afford to do.
Oh, and she's going to appeal. Again, something most employees can't afford to do.
Good news for trans workers
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Woman loses sex discrimination case after toilet complaint - BBC News
Maria Kelly took legal action against Leonardo UK alleging harassment and discrimination after seeing a trans colleague in female toilets.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is a Good News story. But it says so much about how the transphobes are bankrolled by "her" that it got this far - most trade unions try not to go to Tribunal now as it's so risky and expensive.
Oh, and she's going to appeal. Again, something most employees can't afford to do.
Oh, and she's going to appeal. Again, something most employees can't afford to do.
I swear Spotify wrapped gets earlier every year
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I swear Spotify wrapped gets earlier every year
A perfect thread of "you can fit an awful lot into a normal sized vehicle" examples 😆
As someone who has crammed an entire PA into the back of a Kia Ceed, I’m not sure this justifies an SUV either, tbh
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A perfect thread of "you can fit an awful lot into a normal sized vehicle" examples 😆
Two thoughts on this piece on wank panzers: SUVs becoming the most popular car because people need to ferry three kids around. Yeah, but average family size is dropping like a lead balloon, and you could fit three kids in the back of a Cavalier/Sierra...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Two thoughts on this piece on wank panzers: SUVs becoming the most popular car because people need to ferry three kids around. Yeah, but average family size is dropping like a lead balloon, and you could fit three kids in the back of a Cavalier/Sierra...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And tomorrow's Radio 4 news will no doubt, yet again, feature the rants of listeners to Nicky Campbell on 5 Live about this. Like that actually matters.
This is the point where the anti-Reeves stories tip into madness. Criticise her performance all you like but what the hell is this?
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And tomorrow's Radio 4 news will no doubt, yet again, feature the rants of listeners to Nicky Campbell on 5 Live about this. Like that actually matters.
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Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
The HE Ballot failed, now what?
If you’re reading this it is because today the UCU’s 2025 national ballot over pay and conditions in universities has failed. The last time…
hitchcockian.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Unfortunately the HE 2025 ballot failed at 39% turnout. I have written about why and about what desperately needs to change in UCU's national structures off the back of this result. Some HEC members need to chi up and understand their role in all this, and how disconnected they are from members.
Seeing this, I looked-up what the Scouts are doing. They're still very clearly trans inclusive, with a great story for Trans Day or Remembrance.
It's great that Scouts are still trans inclusive. But also SIGH.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's great that Scouts are still trans inclusive. But also SIGH.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seeing this, I looked-up what the Scouts are doing. They're still very clearly trans inclusive, with a great story for Trans Day or Remembrance.
It's great that Scouts are still trans inclusive. But also SIGH.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's great that Scouts are still trans inclusive. But also SIGH.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Way to get an academic to REALLY focus on a task they'd really rather not do and complete it in record time - send it to them when they ALSO have a pile of marking to do........
a cartoon of a skeletor with the words laughs in evil below him
ALT: a cartoon of a skeletor with the words laughs in evil below him
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December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Way to get an academic to REALLY focus on a task they'd really rather not do and complete it in record time - send it to them when they ALSO have a pile of marking to do........
The housing association I used to be heavily involved with has just constructed 21 new one and two-bed flats (taking them just over 1,000 units). Because they work so closely with their tenants, they've just posted that 13 of them are being let to downsizers, releasing bigger properties for families
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The housing association I used to be heavily involved with has just constructed 21 new one and two-bed flats (taking them just over 1,000 units). Because they work so closely with their tenants, they've just posted that 13 of them are being let to downsizers, releasing bigger properties for families
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Oh, you all think the "Last Christmas" from Vienna is unhinged? That's cute.
The Batshit Classical Holiday Mixtape
John Brown, Bertolt Brecht, and George Michael
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December 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Oh, you all think the "Last Christmas" from Vienna is unhinged? That's cute.
Beginning to think Past Me is my greatest mortal enemy... curse you with infinite hexes...
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Beginning to think Past Me is my greatest mortal enemy... curse you with infinite hexes...
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Lol #R4Today referring to the 2008 financial crisis as having been 17 years ago. They really should check their basic maths before they report that- oh, shit.
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Lol #R4Today referring to the 2008 financial crisis as having been 17 years ago. They really should check their basic maths before they report that- oh, shit.
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the coop this evening with possibly the most baffling musical choice i have ever experienced in a supermarket
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
the coop this evening with possibly the most baffling musical choice i have ever experienced in a supermarket
Sat on the sofa in my PJs and dressing gown, post-turbo session, drinking a cup of peppermint tea and foam rollering my calves, and I'm in my middle-aged man bliss... 🥰
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sat on the sofa in my PJs and dressing gown, post-turbo session, drinking a cup of peppermint tea and foam rollering my calves, and I'm in my middle-aged man bliss... 🥰
Mine would be Greggs sausage rolls 🥰
My phone generated a photo album called like "loving memories" with a photo of me and my partner at dinner as the cover, and when I opened it it was just various pizzas I've eaten over the last few years with sentimental music.
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mine would be Greggs sausage rolls 🥰
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My phone generated a photo album called like "loving memories" with a photo of me and my partner at dinner as the cover, and when I opened it it was just various pizzas I've eaten over the last few years with sentimental music.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My phone generated a photo album called like "loving memories" with a photo of me and my partner at dinner as the cover, and when I opened it it was just various pizzas I've eaten over the last few years with sentimental music.
I've realised I once also "hacked" the OBR website to access the latest Welfare Trends Report
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've realised I once also "hacked" the OBR website to access the latest Welfare Trends Report
Reading about phenomenology, so there's only one thing for it: youtu.be/Dnk0Be4a0aw?...
Muppets Phenomena
YouTube video by Catherina Sammons
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December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reading about phenomenology, so there's only one thing for it: youtu.be/Dnk0Be4a0aw?...
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It comes around quicker every year.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It comes around quicker every year.