Flagging for new followers. i am not meaningfully on here & i don’t engage on here. #DigitalFriday #MondayNetwork and even #NoodleTuesday are now thriving on 🔵 sky

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The Electric Cinema 115 Years Old The UK's Oldest Cinema Shut Down by Glenbrook Boarded up for 175 days All for a 50 floor tower of "luxury" build to rent flats that'll probably be sublet into AirBnB's or too expensive for most Brummies 💔 Say No: change.org/saveoldstation…

The undergrad Black Studies degree has been cancelled by BCU. We still have MA but this is an institutionally racist move that continues the attack on Black thought in higher ed. Full vid pouring (but not spilling) the tea on Make it Plain podcast: youtu.be/g7-oQU2XTNY

Psa for people struggling to get click throughs & engagement on here for blogs, articles, art sales etc. recently been a big (& ongoing) influx to 🔵 esp from British accounts.

180 days since the UK's oldest cinema, Birmingham's The Electric, was shut by Glenbrook to gut for a 50 floor tower. LeaderofBirmingham Shabana Mahmood MP Lisa Nandy MP we need action on the cultural vandalism by negligent developers on Station Street's venues. change.org/saveoldstation…

happy to report another selfish driver in Brum is getting a letter from the police because I uploaded photos of their dangerous parking to nextbase. It works, and it *doesnt* have to be video, stills are fine: nextbase.co.uk/national-dash-…

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They closed the UK's oldest Cinema. One of the UK's most important music venues is rotting Developers don't care, but the organic weird corners of a city, like Birmingham, make it worth living in. Save Station Street. The Electric & Crown are iconic sources of civic pride

Here to say I will be at the #ESHS2024 but due to funding not for whole conference. If you're coming please say hi (my panel is Fri morning) & find me on bluesky if you want to meet up for drinks/dinner. Also, have had ZERO info emails from organising committee which is... odd?

Hi Virgin Media ❤️ any reason why you think it's OK to dig up pavement outside my house without even bothering to put a note through the door to alert me to significant noise disruption that's apparently going to last several days? Great for people who work at home! BCC Customer Service

shocked again by appalling state of Brum’s traffic/road network. Every day it has a physical & mental toll on brummies, not to mention economic impact. And zero leadership from those paid to fix it; almost zero willingness to give up personal driving. Astonishing. #FailedCity

Have any +ve results from round one AHRC Catalyst Awards been announced? Would like to see what successful projects look like - please link if you know one! #Twitterstorians

Has LeaderofBirmingham made any comment or response to this cultural heritage at risk? Tbh kinda struggling to figure out what he *has* done with his tenure so far (cycling reforms, etc)

Hi Stagecoach Midlands why haven’t you provided Transport for West Midlands with up to date timetables for the bus stop signs in Birmingham? These were updated for 1 Sept but are showing old and routinely incorrect info for the 41 heartlands/QE route.

#InternationalDayOfBirmingham would be a good moment for LeaderofBirmingham to step up & say something about protecting the Electric from greed.

Still desperately seeking examples of successes (and failures !) for AHRC Catalyst. Of most interest : are they serious that the eligibility is “never been lead PI on a project” or do they secretly mean “within x years of PHD or gtfo”