Andrew Hobbs
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Historian of the provincial press,looking at how 19C local papers and 20C county magazines express our sense of place. Despairing socialist. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=20iBowIAAAAJ
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You may have noticed that I talk A LOT abt creative methods in my teaching. Well I’ve explained in this piece why it’s important for student learning& wellbeing as well as being fun. I use this as opportunity to define creativity & how we are creative teachers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
You may have noticed that I talk A LOT abt creative methods in my teaching. Well I’ve explained in this piece why it’s important for student learning& wellbeing as well as being fun. I use this as opportunity to define creativity & how we are creative teachers onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This is an unspooling thread of total joy. A slug of forgotten comedy history.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
The brilliant female clowns of silent cinema. This might be the most ALIVE thing you’ll see all day.
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Top Stanford economists:
By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
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By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report: siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Top Stanford economists:
By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report: siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report: siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Can someone explain this to me? If the audience isn't looking at web pages, what are they doing on the site? 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Can someone explain this to me? If the audience isn't looking at web pages, what are they doing on the site? 🤔
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the next couple of days are going to see a hell of a lot of "the rich declare themselves poor"
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
the next couple of days are going to see a hell of a lot of "the rich declare themselves poor"
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Let’s take a moment to remind ourselves what Farage thought of Truss’s budget that cost Britain about £30,000,000,000.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Let’s take a moment to remind ourselves what Farage thought of Truss’s budget that cost Britain about £30,000,000,000.
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
What is the legal penalty for not liking Richard Hawley's music?
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
What is the legal penalty for not liking Richard Hawley's music?
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New article! Joe Curran on '(Re-)Making the ‘Stateless Capital’: Edinburgh and Dublin in European Context, c.1820–1850'
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November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New article! Joe Curran on '(Re-)Making the ‘Stateless Capital’: Edinburgh and Dublin in European Context, c.1820–1850'
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New research project explores the role of stained glass in local communities. Further information 👇
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New Research Project Explores the Role of Stained Glass in Local Communities
New Research Project Explores the Role of Stained Glass in Local Communities
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November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
New research project explores the role of stained glass in local communities. Further information 👇
www.uwtsd.ac.uk/news/new-res...
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PROBLEM WITH YOUR LANDLORD?
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
PROBLEM WITH YOUR LANDLORD?
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
ACORN is a community union that empowers its members to take collective action on the issues that matter to us.
Report your problem: acorntheunion.org.uk/contact/bail...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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in 2026 we're bringing back consequences
June 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
in 2026 we're bringing back consequences
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We have a fascinating series on women journalists in the Lady's Pictorial, contributed by Philip Jackson. The second series was published #OnThisDay 1893, and featured a portrait of the prolific journalist, and novelist too, Eliza Lynn-Linton victorianweb.org/periodicals/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We have a fascinating series on women journalists in the Lady's Pictorial, contributed by Philip Jackson. The second series was published #OnThisDay 1893, and featured a portrait of the prolific journalist, and novelist too, Eliza Lynn-Linton victorianweb.org/periodicals/...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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if you are concerned that magistrates are being given more powers and you think that the demographics of magistrates might mean that these powers are unfairly deployed, a good thing to do is to look up the qualifications to become a magistrate and to think seriously about doing that yourself
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
if you are concerned that magistrates are being given more powers and you think that the demographics of magistrates might mean that these powers are unfairly deployed, a good thing to do is to look up the qualifications to become a magistrate and to think seriously about doing that yourself
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How it feels out there…
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How it feels out there…
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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“The presence of so much fakery makes it possible to cast aspersions on any piece of information, any actor, or any conversation to the point that the truth is effectively meaningless.”
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
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November 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“The presence of so much fakery makes it possible to cast aspersions on any piece of information, any actor, or any conversation to the point that the truth is effectively meaningless.”
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The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
Mon 8 Dec - a date for the diary for anyone interested in hearing more about #LeedsOtherPaper, courtesy of the Ford Maguire Society.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The story of Leeds Other Paper - two weeks from today ⬇️
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DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure
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‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak out
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The carer’s allowance scandal – a timeline
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after a damning official review concluded they had been left with huge debts because of government failure and maladministration.
The review, due to be published on Tuesday, was triggered after a year-long Guardian investigation revealed how carers had been hit with draconian penalties of as much as £20,000 relating to carer’s allowance. Some were plunged into hardship, others were jailed. Continue reading...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
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📽️ The recording from our widely popular #RSVPDigiEvent "How to Get Published in an Academic Journal" is now live. We had a record-breaking 101 registrants for this panel! Since we did not quite hit that number in attendance, we know many will be interested to watch/re-watch: youtu.be/sP5Y1iicKJ0
How to Get Published in Academic Journal
YouTube video by Research Society for Victorian Periodicals
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November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
📽️ The recording from our widely popular #RSVPDigiEvent "How to Get Published in an Academic Journal" is now live. We had a record-breaking 101 registrants for this panel! Since we did not quite hit that number in attendance, we know many will be interested to watch/re-watch: youtu.be/sP5Y1iicKJ0
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Thomas Martin Wheeler, London correspondent for the Northern Star, was born #OnThisDay 23 November 1811
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Thomas Martin Wheeler, 1811 - 1862 - chartist ancestors
A Chartist journalist, author and organiser, Thomas Martin Wheeler was at the heart of the Chartist movement throughout the 1840s, and went on to build one of Britain's biggest mutual societies. This ...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Thomas Martin Wheeler, London correspondent for the Northern Star, was born #OnThisDay 23 November 1811
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Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
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#Chartism #C19th #History
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Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
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November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y