Here lies the remains of Britain’s only truly europhile prime minister. Salisbury Cathedral.
01.03.2026 22:05
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I’m really enjoying reading this. It’s a real page-turner. The adopted long-term perspective on the relationship between UK and EU brings fresh insights @tommctague.bsky.social
01.03.2026 18:20
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Swarkestone Bridge near Derby. Most southerly point reached by the Jacobites in 1745.
01.03.2026 16:33
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: Half of UK universities face a deficit next year. Up to 50 could close.
That is a sector in crisis. Simply blaming a tuition fee freeze and nudging fees up with inflation is not a plan. Where is the long-term strategy for higher education?
#Universities #HigherEducation
24.02.2026 17:02
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£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
“I believe funding study from general taxes is a good thing for the UK and despise the older generations who went to university for not paying their share and lumping it onto my generation.” www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
06.02.2026 16:20
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The Universities’ Doom Spiral – Can Britain avert disaster?
Podcast Episode · Oh God, What Now? · 03/02/2026 · 1h
This is excellent -highly recommended. I say this as someone who has worked in the university sector for 40 years. Cap doff to @gsoh31.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...
04.02.2026 11:39
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Winter Sun. On campus @uniofreading.bsky.social
14.01.2026 10:05
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It all started with the Trent Outrage..
09.01.2026 22:16
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It all started with the Trent Outrage…
09.01.2026 22:15
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Cold snap grips UK and Europe – in pictures
UK weather warnings for frost and ice have been extended into next week and temperatures are forecast to plunge across central, western and south-west Europe
Note the increasing tendancy of specifying the UK and Europe as if they are separate places. Geographically (and meteorologically) the UK remains part of Europe. “Cold snap grips Europe’ would have been fine. www.theguardian.com/world/galler...
05.01.2026 13:48
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Surely it’s some sort of spoof?
02.01.2026 10:19
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Hairy Turkey Tail?
31.12.2025 12:15
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There are those who still maintain it’s in Berkshire
30.12.2025 12:30
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It’s possible to have a nice evening walk even if you live in Reading. Fabulous campus @uniofreading.bsky.social
26.12.2025 17:57
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City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive
Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’
City & Guilds is a brand that is synonymous internationally with skills and training. The headlines are entirely predictable following its acquisition in October by an offshore commercial entrepreneur. The irony is rich. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
14.12.2025 08:17
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Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work
The government says it will fund training and work experience for 350,000 not in work or education.
It would be nice if this initiative formed part of a coherent strategy which included quality of training provision and productivity improvement. Systemic problems need systemic solutions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
07.12.2025 09:01
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UCU strike ballot fails after 60 per cent of members don’t vote
UK’s biggest academic union unable to pursue national industrial action over pay and job cuts after it fails to meet minimum turnout threshold
There are no winners here. The 39% partication rate speaks to the desperate sense of disillusionment among HE staff. This is unlikely to improve given the brutal context of ongoing cuts and redundancies. I fear for the future. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-str...
02.12.2025 20:14
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It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals.
Please share widely.
02.12.2025 16:52
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