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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3h

A much needed corrective by @chrisgiles.ft.com to the "welfare is out of control" narrative, drawing on research by my colleague @benbgeiger.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/ee67...

No need for a moral panic about the welfare system

It’s far from perfect, but the UK’s spending is broadly controlled and employment is high

www.ft.com

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks but dont undersell yourself. The ability to research deeply and communicate well are rarely found in the same academic!

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 7h

Good luck with jay-walking Londoners and badly disciplined cyclists. The @google.bsky.social world & London are badly aligned.

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 8h

It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance

b/w photo of a man in socks and sandals, jacket, short and jumper, in front of a wall with a bike leaning on it, and with a pipe in his mouth. If you wanted one image to sum up the word ‘nonchalant’, this would be it

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 10h

UK records rare burst of productivity growth, think-tank says - on.ft.com/3J9yIXv

When people complain about weak employment growth AND weak productivity, I want to shout "you get to pick ONE horse!". Good work from @resfoundation.bsky.social

UK records rare burst of productivity growth, think-tank says

Resolution Foundation estimates output per hour worked rose 1.6% over past year

on.ft.com

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sure you are too busy but surely this is a YouTube opportunity. My only exposure to medieval midwives comes from novels & the British Library exhibition on Medieval Women. l would love to know more of the practical realities. Seems an important thread of continuity between generations of ♀️.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 8h

I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...

Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right

The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s mo...

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 8h

The new edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social goes to the printers tomorrow.

And we go where others fear to tread…

Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door

subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 7h

Online or in person?

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 7h

The amount of global installed renewable power capacity increased by 14% last year (extra 582GW!).

It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good.

New @irena-official.bsky.social report:
www.irena.org/Publications...

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 7h

#Solar cheapest source of energy. “Over the past five years, soaring gas prices have averaged 130% higher than solar, yet we still let gas dictate our #electricity prices."
#climate #renewables
www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-centre/

Greenpeace UK Press Centre

For journalists and media professionals: breaking news, comments, pictures, resources and the Greenpeace press team contact details.

www.greenpeace.org.uk

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8h

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 8h

Unexplained wealth & Farage 👇 Avoidance of stamp duty & HMRC? No reporting of supplementary income to Parliament? Russia & petrodollars links & Reform?

Nope nothing except @Bylines.bsky.social.

Tinpot Teflon gets a free ride from the BBC & the MSM.

LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 9h

That £900k house in Frinton. Has anyone mentioned how it was paid for yet? Any laws broken, or all above board?

Anyone investigating? Media grown a conscience? Any journalist working for the British people? Anyone?

Half way through another week of silence then.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 8h

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 1d

💡New! As the ESRC, the UK’s leading social science funder, moves to deprioritise research on economic models beyond growth, ImogenHamilton-Jones and Catarina Heeckt defend the academic legitimacy and societal relevance of post-growth thinking.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Beyond economic growth – the case for researching alternatives | British Politics and Policy at LSE

As the ESRC moves to deprioritise research on economic models beyond growth, we need to defend the legitimacy and societal relevance of degrowth thinking.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 9h

I hear them through my bedroom window at night, from the woods that edge our back garden. Such a beautiful and evocative sound to fall asleep to.

Jackie Curtis @jcurtisart.bsky.social · 1d

Sound up!

Tawny owls last night.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 18h

In 1962, author Roald Dahl’s beloved 7-yr-old daughter, Olivia, tragically died from measles, This devastating loss left an indelible mark on Dahl, propelling him into a lifelong crusade to raise awareness about the importance of childhood vaccinations.
ifeg.info/2025/10/12/r...

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Deep breath. My publisher @johnmurrays.bsky.social informs me that my book about 🇬🇧,
"Fantastic Kingdom“
which will come out in June 2026,
is now available to pre-order, and that @waterstones.bsky.social is offering a 25% preorder discount this week.
www.waterstones.com/book/fantast...

Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck | Waterstones

Buy Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 9h

THREAD. When my parents' cat Bridget went missing, my dad, to try to ease his worry, painted her on a variety of historical adventures. These soon multiplied. Significantly.

After much nagging, he has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series:
michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com

Bridget Hangs Out With The Hunters In The Snow

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 9h

443 years ago, on the 15th of October 1582, the Gregorian calendar was first adopted causing many Catholic European countries to jump from the 4th to the 15th. The calendar was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII to regain a correct calculation of the date of Easter. #otd #history 🗃️

Lunario Novo, Secondo la Nuova Riforma della Correttione del l'Anno Riformato da N.S. Gregorio XIII, printed in Rome by Vincenzo Accolti in 1582, one of the first printed editions of the new calendar.

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 9h

Agree on the techno monsters fear. I would only support a scheme run by govt IT civil servants. There are many models of good systems design we can trial. The fact the @tonyblairinstitute.bsky.social is supportive should not blind us to the potential value of a govt operated digital identity scheme

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 9h

NATO is hunting for ways to plug holes in its vulnerable air defenses in response to growing incursions by swarms of drones and Russian jets brazenly entering its skies.

NATO scrambles to fix ‘patchwork’ air defenses as Putin lurks

Mounting drone incursions are sparking a debate on national rules that some see as limiting NATO’s top military officer.

www.politico.eu

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10h

'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 1d

‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay - Research Professional News

Two-week walkout planned on second anniversary of major cyberattack

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12h

Cryptocurrency is sold as radical innovation and financial liberation. In reality, it’s an old familiar story: fraud | Prof Richard Murphy

Cryptocurrency: lawlessness disguised as liberty

Cryptocurrency is sold as radical innovation and financial liberation. In reality, it’s an old familiar story: fraud

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Liz Crosbie #AllianceNowUK #RebootGB #FBPE @lizcrosbie.bsky.social · 18h

We are indeed. I am old enough to remember unions.🤔