@psymonbee

Physics teacher and NEU Rep. Ex Exec member. Personal account. Tweets reflect my own views. Retweets don't necessarily imply support. He/him

Joined October 2009
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44 motions and almost certainly some emergency motions on top. It’s going to be busy and intense!
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Overall crime levels are down more than three quarters on their peak in then mid-1990s. Violence in Britain has hit its lowest level since records began as crime continues to fall across the country, according to a major annual survey. joe.co.uk/news/lawless-brita…

Lawless Britain latest: violence hits record low

Violence in Britain has hit its lowest level since records began as crime continues to fall across the country, according to a major annual survey.

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Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners theguardian.com/global-devel…

Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees

Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners

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"Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack. US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident" theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack

US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident

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Good to meet the Chancellor today ahead of the Budget. We need to see a sustained improvement in school funding. The majority of the £3.3bn saving on employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme is currently set to be taken from schools and colleges and clawed back by the Treasury. If that money remained in education, it would be transformational - taking us around two-thirds of the way towards restoring school funding. Right now, it is earmarked for spending elsewhere. That needs to change.
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Trott is factually incorrect in her portrayal of the situation at Bristol Brunel Academy, and it is ill-befitting of any politician to make such inaccurate statements. As she should be aware there have been two reviews which have cleared the school and its culture of any antisemitism. The targeting of individual union activists in the current political climate is deeply irresponsible and dangerous. The NEU will robustly defend its representatives.
Laura Trott MP
@LauraTrottMPOct 21
Trade unions get a free ride under Labour. When union officials fuel antisemitism, they must face consequences and be nowhere near the classroom. Asking unions to mark their own homework is a joke. Those responsible must be held to account.
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Larry the Cat
@Number10catOct 21
60 years ago today 144 people died in the Welsh village of Aberfan when a colliery spoil tip collapsed onto them. 109 of those were children attending the village school. A tragedy that broke hearts, which remain broken now. The strength and courage shown by that community is an example to us all.
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neu.org.uk/latest/press-rele…

NEU responds to Bell review on antisemitism | National Education Union

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Replying to @Peterhardwick17 @oldandrewuk @WhensTheCricket
For a champion of the 'knowlege-rich curriculum', our Mr Old seems to like disrespecting people with knowledge.
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If you've misplaced a tortoise, @RoryStewartUK, he's BEHIND YOU.
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Donald Trump canceled his scheduled Oct. 16 deposition in his lawsuit against the BBC because of "matters of national importance." The BBC alerts the judge that those matters were: a rally in Dalton, Ga. and a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.
The BBC submits this Notice to raise newly available information regarding the “matters of national importance” that Plaintiff claimed kept him from his scheduled deposition. As the BBC now knows, on October 16, Plaintiff attended and addressed a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, alongside Plaintiff’s favored candidates in Georgia’s upcoming U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections. Plaintiff subsequently traveled to his resort club and residence at Mar-a-Lago for a Republican National Committee fundraising event.

ALT The BBC submits this Notice to raise newly available information regarding the “matters of national importance” that Plaintiff claimed kept him from his scheduled deposition. As the BBC now knows, on October 16, Plaintiff attended and addressed a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, alongside Plaintiff’s favored candidates in Georgia’s upcoming U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections. Plaintiff subsequently traveled to his resort club and residence at Mar-a-Lago for a Republican National Committee fundraising event.

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OMFG! This response from @AbdulElSayed to a completely bigoted question is probably the best thing I’ve heard all year. Every bigot in America needs to listen to this three times.
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Shepshed (Leicestershire) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 32.8% (+14.9) ➡️ RFM: 31.3% (-13.6) 🌳 CON: 23.1% (-2.4) ◼️ RES: 6.4% (New) 🔶 LDM: 3.2% (-3.4) 🌍 GRN: 3.2% (-1.9) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.
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Some Reform councillors were filmed making racist comments by an undercover journalist, who used a sneaky tactic to elicit the remarks: letting them speak
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..which it used to be back in the days when we talked of 'speaking-listening-reading-writing' as a continuum of interdependent activities.
Tes magazine@tesOct 15
Education secretary @LucyMPowell says oracy will be given ‘equal status’ with reading and writing in the revised national curriculum tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Powell: Oracy will have ‘equal status’ with reading and writing

Education secretary also reiterates the ‘need for change’ with Ofsted inspections, saying school leaders are being ‘penalised or downgraded for doing the right thing for their children’

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Andy Burnham
@andyburnhamOct 15
Five years ago today, Sir David Amess was killed while serving the people of Southend West. I knew David as a kind, tireless colleague who dedicated his life to public service. His death was a terrible reminder of the risks faced by those in public life, and of our responsibility to ensure that everyone can serve their communities without fear. Today, we remember David’s extraordinary commitment to the people he represented, and the lasting loss felt by his family, friends and all who knew him.
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Brendan May
@bmayOct 13
The President of the United States just posted some video footage of the vulnerable man being mauled to death by the tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park saying ‘don’t mess with nature’ and I don’t know what to say about anything anymore.
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Ed Davey
@EdwardJDaveyOct 14
This is chilling. I feel for anyone watching this tonight who is frightened to see such racism and hatred festering in their community. It's the very worst of what we’re seeing in Trump’s America. We can’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
ITV News
@itvnewsOct 14
Inside Reform: Councillors and candidates' extreme and racist views on camera itv.com/news/2026-10-14/insi…

Inside Reform: Councillors' extreme and racist views on camera | ITV News

Footage captures Reform councillors calling Muslims “parasites” and describing black children as “animals”. | ITV National News

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There are only three things in life you can be certain of: Death Taxes President Donald Trump acting like a complete dick. 🇺🇸
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Ed Krassenstein
@EdKrassenOct 14
A man dies and Trump takes time out of his day to actively mock him, all while his family makes billions off the presidency, oil prices and grocery prices soar and he bombs schoolgirls in Iran. Is this what you voted for MAGA?
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I thank His Majesty King Charles III for the audience. It is important for me to have the opportunity to personally thank him for his unwavering support for Ukraine. We appreciate all the assistance provided by the United Kingdom. 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 @RoyalFamily Pictures are by Aaron Chown from Press Association.
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