Today, 76 yrs since the first nuclear bomb was dropped, we remember the victims of the #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki bombings, and stand with them to call for an end to all nuclear weapons everywhere. Find a local remembrance event, or join us online on Monday: banthebomb.org/index.php/news…

A concern for the environment... This is happening in the UK as well. washingtonpost.com/food/2020/10/2…

Thank you SGSAH for organising the launch and the opportunity to present my research.

Despite the best efforts of #R4Today to suppress information that might embarrass the government, a professor being interviewed just slipped in a golden nugget. The crisis with CO2 supplies, triggered by a rise in natural gas prices, has occurred because the UK has… 1/2

Perfection. Total perfection.

People seeking asylum get £37.75 a week to subsist on in the UK; in France, it’s £42.84, and in Germany £65.63. In France, people seeking asylum can apply for a work permit after 6 months, in the UK they’re not allowed to work even if their applications take years to process.

Silenced Voices disq.us/t/2odu9kn Interesting how some stories from history are brought to our attention, while others are forgotten... #Archives #Hiddenvoices

Wanted: New housemate for Westminster based feline. Recently decorated house includes excellent security, lightly used office space and large garden, suitable for hosting parties. #PMQs

There seem to be more riot police protecting an oligarch’s mansion in this clip than the number of Ukrainians we have allowed to resettle in Britain so far.

Student mobility exchanges between Germany and the UK will be cut by half and work placements for German students could dry up completely when the UK’s Turing scheme replaces Eurasmus - Nic Mitchell reports #Turing #Eurasmus #Intled universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

You see all those female MPs and journalists tweeting their rage at this story? It’s because nearly every single one of us has experienced something like this in the course of doing our jobs - often repeatedly - and we are utterly, utterly sick of it.

I’m with Italy on this one… BP profits soar as calls for windfall tax grow bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

It is a catastrophe Edwina! While there are steps people can take to help themselves (I explain them in todays email mse.me/latesttip) Energy bills by Jan will cost on avg over half the full state pension & bigger proportion of basic UC. No sensible steps cover that!

Kwarteng denies, straight to camera, that his tax cuts favour those at the top. Given such a denial of plain fact - is there actually any point in interviewing him?

On the 27th, I'll be reading a nice little 'crawler' by the great #AlgernonBlackwood as part of an evening of delicious terror. Come along, and be horripilated for a couple of hours. Then go out into the dark, dark night...

The Ross Fountain has frozen ❄️

Nobody crosses the channel in a dinghy unless they are utterly desperate. We must make the moral case for a humane asylum system grounded in dignity, empathy and care. The only way we can defeat a politics of hatred is with a politics of compassion.

Enjoyed the last two days spent at Sheffield Hallam University, so many interesting conversations… #heritagecommunityarchives2023

Interesting how some things haven’t changed… Have a watch. Cost of Living youtu.be/23gNHStA5Cw via YouTube

Franki Raffles and Joanne Coates review – studies of women and class show how little things have changed theguardian.com/artanddesign/a…