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This from Radio Wales is the most comprehensive take yet on @cardiffucu’s win in the @CardiffUni dispute. Worth a listen if you’re staff, a student, a trade unionist, or are just interested in the detail of what’s (& what fights remain ahead). @UCU âœŠđŸ”„đŸ’– youtu.be/l3hef_sm6SM?si=TKy4

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will never forget this list of organisations the police infiltrated - its practically a map of every organisation in britain from the 70s-00s fun game, see if your group is on there! theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i

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Despite state efforts to deter direct action, new groups are being formed and Elbit Systems continues to face significant disruption.
BREAKING: Nine arrested after they shut down an Elbit drone factory in Shenstone, Staffordshire. By putting our bodies in the way, we can shut Elbit down. With hundreds making a small sacrifice, Elbit would never be able to open again in Britain.
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Reform UK opposes what it calls “woke” attacks on free speech. But suppresses the free speech of people who criticise it. Needless violence used against peaceful protesters. SHAME!
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University councils act like corporate boards but with no accountability No scrutiny, no consequences as things go wrong & academic staff can’t challenge decisions Power without responsibility At least, corporate boards answer to shareholders, university councils to no-one
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Dundee University is in a management-made death spiral Funders hold back grants, doubting projects will be delivered Staff are cut. Student enrolment falls. International numbers drop And leadership keeps pushing Dundee Uni further down, down, down bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36d

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Hi Cai, Great to hear from you. You said a lot of stuff there so I thought I’d breakdown my reply: 1. An elected politician owns shares (worth at least 50% of their salary) in a company where roughly 90% of the profits are from fossil fuels. At the same time the politician is deriding and undermining efforts to tackle a climate crisis. A crisis which is driven overwhelmingly by fossil fuels. If you can’t work out why that’s a story - I can’t help you. 2. If you respond to requests for comment, your comments get published. You were asked for a comment by my team and you didn’t reply. In journalism, part of the research is approaching people and asking for their side of the story. You can’t whine about a lack of research while refusing to engage. 3. You say “the share price didn't fall” after the net zero announcement. I don’t want to preach to a seasoned investor but clearly UK net zero policy isn’t the only determinant on the share price of a Houston based oil company. The UK market is less than 10% of their revenue (did you not read your shareholders report?). 4. You say “virtually all of Will's subscribers are there for the Reform-bashing”. I am not sure what data you are drawing on here but I am impressed you can divine the motivations of over 15,000 people. 5. You talk about wanting scrutiny, but your party is the only one which relentlessly declines interviews and questions. I have literally written books about the failings of Labour, Plaid and the Tories, and they still grant interviews. By contrast your party, who say they advocated debate and free speech, relentlessly hide and dodge questions. If you actually welcome scrutiny, why not do an interview with me? Happy for you to even choose the topics. The NHS? Flags? Stickers in toilets? Up to you.
Will Hayward suggests that because I hold shares in Phillips 66, I have a financial interest in scrapping Net Zero. Ten minutes of real research tells a different story. In June 2019, the month the UK's Net Zero target was announced and then passed into law, the share price didn't fall. It rose by 14%. Whatever investors were reacting to, it plainly wasn't fear of Net Zero. Furthermore, the company has invested in developing the UK's Humber Zero project, one of the world's largest planned carbon capture schemes, part-funded by government decarbonisation money and needing more of it to go ahead. On Will's own logic, my shares would do better if Net Zero stayed. And yet I want it gone. I will always call for this economy-destroying target to be scrapped. It is killing British industry and loading some of the most expensive energy prices in the world onto hard-working families. If people want to scrutinise my interests, good. But start with doing proper research.
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Always an absolute pleasure with The Dissenter! Listen/watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=w5PgGG

New episode (1276), my second talk with Dr. Daisy Dixon (@daisyldixon). We talk about her book, Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art. #Philosophy #ethics YouTube: youtu.be/w5PgGGzVmR8 Podcast: bit.ly/4eWvunD
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Academics fear they are being “set up to fail” after several institutions finished the academic year by announcing fresh job cuts, casting doubt over who will return after the summer break, and what courses they will be teaching #highered #jobcuts timeshighereducation.com/new

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Replying to @DPJHodges
I refer the honourable gentleman to the video I posted some months ago.
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DEPRAVED is in Amazon’s top 10 hot new releases for philosophy đŸ€© if you’re interested in immoral art then please do pre-order if you can - this helps debut non-celeb authors so much đŸ„° thank you! đŸ€˜Pre-order here: linktr.ee/drdaisydixon
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Crazy that this is getting barely any coverage. This year’s European Press Prize was just awarded to an investigative report by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. It is entitled “What the Wounds Tell” and in it the journalists Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra document the cases of 114 children in Gaza under the age of 15 who were struck by a single bullet to the head or chest. Almost all of them died or were left severely disabled. They chose to document only the cases of boys and girls under the age of 15 (though often much younger: aged 3, 4 or 7) because these are children who can be immediately identified as such. “A single bullet in these parts of the body is a clear indication that these children were deliberately targeted“, the two journalists write. This is the article: volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2

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Nottingham VC Jane Norman called plans to cut 700+ jobs and axe 40+ degree programmes “exciting.” Staff disagree. Today a marking boycott begins. 62 days of strikes follow from June. We will keep fighting. ucu.org.uk/article/14509/62-

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Birmingham bin workers are striking over pay cuts of up to ÂŁ8,000.
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interesting to me that polo shirts are rooted in sport (polo, tennis, and golf) but seen are more respectable and even quasi-business attire simply bc upper class white men played these sports. football jerseys, basketball shorts, and women's athleisure are seen differently
Why do women no longer wear any real clothes and instead are always in athleisure? It’s grotesque. Every single woman at the cafe is dressed in this manner.
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I hate this government. Most people who are born in this country don't study A-level English or read/ write at that 'standard'.
From next year, migrants wishing to stay in the UK permanently will need to speak, listen, read and write in English to an A-level equivalent standard. It is right that those who wish to build a life here work hard, contribute and are able to play a full part in British life.
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Trade unions came together yesterday at the TUCG fringe to address assaults and threats faced by workers across the UK. Our president spoke about the reality facing members: worsening conditions, rising pressures and the need for a collective response. No worker should face violence or intimidation at work.
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Former PM David Cameron once called UK universities the “best part of Britain” Vice Chancellor of Birmingham says that "no political leader would say that now" True, but ... decline is mainly due to acts of politicians & University VCs timeshighereducation.com/new

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Today's the day folks! VALLEYS opening tonight, at Clwb Ffoto in Newport. Photos from the book, photos not in the book, limited edition prints, stickers... It's all go. See you there!
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When Labour loses the support of white voters in working class heartlands: 'We must listen, engage and rebuild trust.' When Labour loses the support of Muslim voters in working class heartlands: 'Dangerous sectarian voting!’
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From today, staff at Durham University begin working to rule. No more covering for the hundreds of jobs that have been cut. Staff will work strictly to contracted hours and withdraw goodwill. Universities cannot operate on unpaid labour. ucu.org.uk/article/14419/Dur

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