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Another big beautiful trail with Peter this morning.

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We've been up Sedgley Beacon this morning

We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of our tribunal case against UCU - University and College Union It should be coming through quite soon. If you are wondering why we would take our own union to tribunal - read here:thecritic.co.uk/union-blues/?f…

The brilliant Kathleen Stock being brilliant again

Excellent article on chatbot cheats here

Terrifying and tyrannical

Morning #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity I'm on Brum Radio this morning with the lovely Rick Sanders - so If you fancy some chilled chat & a few poems about pylons, birds & things, tune in at 10. There's 2 mins of ads at the start, but no more after that... brumradio.com/player/

Always worth sending your best work to the brilliant editors of this excellent journal

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This month see's the launch of The School of Creative Industries Degree Show where our students will be showcasing their amazing work for the public. The show opens this Friday and will be running for two weeks 📆 6th June 🕰️ 17:30 - 20:30 More info ➡️ bit.ly/4e31Xps

If one believes in a God, why not leave it up to them to deal with offences against their teachings? This is not about that really, but about protecting *politicised* religion and the global political institutions and governments which benefit from it.

Another nasty slip towards tyranny. Appalling.

I’ve posted this before but want to do so again: Tony Harrison’s television poem ‘The Blasphemers’ Banquet’ (1989), written in response to the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, during the period while Rushdie was in hiding. youtube.com/watch?v=p19sQw…

As a lover of the humble spud and brother of a potato farmer I approve of this clever little poem

Don't miss this at the Arena Theatre this weekend

Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful transparency measures for the use of rightsholders’ works in AI systems, many of which are being used without recognition, permission or remuneration. (1/3)

We love working with all our writers. Carole Bulewski especially. Her new book is now on sale. War time tail unlike any other. A great #writing style.