This is the biggest news of the year. For many years. But on the same day we're cutting the budgets that would allow us to distribute the vaccine. x.com/UniofOxford/st…

Schools have been abandoned by the Government. More children isolating than at any point apart from Lockdown. School leaders daily on a knife-edge. Huge workload just dealing with it Schools limping towards a finish line. Yet, just silence from the DfE

Great to be quoted here. The current frenzy on ESG investing is creating false impression that we’re making a major difference on social and climate issues, former corporate executives say bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg. #GreenSwans, #RegenerativeEconomy, #TBL, Volans.

This series I recorded with James Cook and Joanna Jolly gives some context to the Russian Olympic Committee team in Tokyo and some questioning their participation. bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…

This is why #climatechange is a social justice issue as well as an environmental one. Study reveals poorer people are least responsible for the emergency but are most likely to be hit by the effects bit.ly/3k2in79

Why a human rights approach is the only way to meet your climate goals - twentyfifty twentyfifty.co.uk/2021/12/why-a-…

Jack Dromey's last speech in Parliament was just yesterday - urging against any watering down of the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme "We simply cannot let down those who trusted in our country & who now deserve nothing less than our full support in their time of dire need"

This on real food price inflation for those on the lowest incomes is a must read.

Final episode of Fairy Meadow just released. 🎧📻 ⁦BBC Sounds⁩ ⁦Apple Podcasts⁩ ⁦Spotify Podcasts 🎙⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p…

Please Boris Johnson follow through on this promise. This is a chance for the UK to form an international refugee coalition - and commit to match the proportion of refugees that Canada, the US and Sweden are taking from Afghanistan, Ukraine + elsewhere. We are shamefully behind.

Berlin and Prague now.

Ouch…searing from Morten Morland in the Times this morning #Ukraine

A few words of thanks to Shirley Hughes newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

Dept for Education now missing 3 ministers (resigned) plus vacancy caused by promoting Michelle Donelan upwards, if any parents were wondering how schools policy is going

Our thanks to Sir #MoFarah for having the courage to share your story. Last year in the UK alone, 5,468 children were identified as victims of #modernslavery and #humantrafficking. If you need help or support our Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline is here for you ☎️08000 121 700 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-621238…

Nice article from the Wild Swimming Brothers here: thewildswimmingbrothers.com/features/blog What isn't worth getting bothered about in swimming, and what is? Outdoor Swimmer @WildSwimBrother

It's been 2 years in the making but Bristol Youth Orchestra and Bristol Youth Choir are finally on tour and I couldn't be more proud of all these amazing young musicians! Bristol Beacon Creative Learning PS I'll be taking over the Bristol Beacon socials tomorrow for all things tour! 🎶

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Giving a talk at my lovely local book shop later this month about my Nazaré book. Details below.