Everyone: We should tax the banks. Banks: This would be a disaster! Also banks: We are all making so much money it wouldn't even materially affect us.

Many degree programmes do no more than “eat three years” of students’ lives, according to the shadow minister for work and pensions #highered #education #CPC26 timeshighereducation.com/new…

An iconic Hexagonal Emerald Cased Verge Watch carved from a single large Colombian emerald crystal around 1600 AD. This piece is part of the Cheapside Hoard, a buried collection comprising around 500 pieces of jewelry and gemstones from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. The hoard was hidden for safekeeping around 1640 during the English Civil War and remained undisturbed until June 1912, when workmen discovered it by chance while excavating the cellar of a building in Cheapside, London. The watch is one of the most extraordinary and famous pieces of jewelry from the early 17th century. The body and hinged lid of the case were meticulously carved from a single, naturally hexagonal Colombian emerald crystal. The craftsman cut the top slice to serve as a translucent lid and hollowed out the center of the main crystal to house the watch mechanism, which dates to approximately 1600. The emerald crystal was mined in Colombia—likely at the famous Muzo mines—and traded by the Spanish until it reached Europe, while the precision-engineered internal mechanism is of Swiss/Genevan origin; the gold dial features engraved Roman numerals and is decorated with a layer of translucent dark green enamel that perfectly matches the gemstone's hue. It is currently part of the permanent collection at the London Museum. #drthehistories

Strange Case of the China Forum at Jesus College Cambridge Donations from Huawei followed by favourable papers Director (Prof Nolan) warned students against debates on Uyghur human rights Shut in 2025 as it "had completed its scheduled remit" telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09…