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Philly has beautiful murals all over the place. Here is one you can’t see from the ground - only from our hotel window
December 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Philly has beautiful murals all over the place. Here is one you can’t see from the ground - only from our hotel window
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In preparation for the official publication date of my new book Supply Chain Justice next week (December 17) I thought I should do a thread (assuming I can figure out how to do that) on what the book is about. Just in case anyone is looking for a last-minute Christmas present….
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
In preparation for the official publication date of my new book Supply Chain Justice next week (December 17) I thought I should do a thread (assuming I can figure out how to do that) on what the book is about. Just in case anyone is looking for a last-minute Christmas present….
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I was interviewed about the new translation of Capital -- and especially about my afterword -- by Gant Roberson for Public Seminar.
Reconstructing Capital - Public Seminar
Gant Roberson interviews William Clare Roberts about the evolving relevance of Marxist theory with the latest translation of Capital.
publicseminar.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I was interviewed about the new translation of Capital -- and especially about my afterword -- by Gant Roberson for Public Seminar.
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Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
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Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — there to be loved and squeezed and read and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — there to be loved and squeezed and read and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories
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⏱️ An 'independent' review of Oak National Academy will now not be published until early next year, with a new consultation launched for edtech firms to set out if the online school has impacted their business
Government delays Oak National Academy review
An 'independent' review of Oak National Academy will not be published until early next year, with a consultation launched for edtech firms to set out if the online school has impacted their business
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December 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
⏱️ An 'independent' review of Oak National Academy will now not be published until early next year, with a new consultation launched for edtech firms to set out if the online school has impacted their business
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@jimdickinson.bsky.social is presenting 'Belong' research on student working by @wonkhe.bsky.social / Cybil. 2/3rds of students are doing paid work just to pay bills. 1 in 6 needs to work to support their family. More than 1/2 work more than 15hrs/wk (the level considered detrimental to study).
December 10, 2024 at 12:12 PM
@jimdickinson.bsky.social is presenting 'Belong' research on student working by @wonkhe.bsky.social / Cybil. 2/3rds of students are doing paid work just to pay bills. 1 in 6 needs to work to support their family. More than 1/2 work more than 15hrs/wk (the level considered detrimental to study).
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🚨 The Government has announced an uplift to the early years pupil premium today.
This is great news, as we have been calling for an increase to the EYPP for several years - including in our recent manifesto of policies to improve social mobility ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
This is great news, as we have been calling for an increase to the EYPP for several years - including in our recent manifesto of policies to improve social mobility ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
December 10, 2024 at 1:16 PM
🚨 The Government has announced an uplift to the early years pupil premium today.
This is great news, as we have been calling for an increase to the EYPP for several years - including in our recent manifesto of policies to improve social mobility ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
This is great news, as we have been calling for an increase to the EYPP for several years - including in our recent manifesto of policies to improve social mobility ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
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These carolers know that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! #legokaren
December 10, 2024 at 11:39 AM
These carolers know that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! #legokaren
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🤖 The government has asked @ofstednews.bsky.social to carry out an independent review into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and colleges
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Ofsted to review use of AI in schools
DfE commissions watchdog to examine how AI can 'support teaching and learning' and manage admin
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December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
🤖 The government has asked @ofstednews.bsky.social to carry out an independent review into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and colleges
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Wasted goods, wasted lives: our #TSRWaste issue, edited by @asiyaislam.bsky.social , draws on thinkers from Françoise Vergès to Zygmunt Bauman to take a closer look at food apps, sanitation workers and fishing communities, floods of fast fashion in Ghana, and much more.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Wasted goods, wasted lives: our #TSRWaste issue, edited by @asiyaislam.bsky.social , draws on thinkers from Françoise Vergès to Zygmunt Bauman to take a closer look at food apps, sanitation workers and fishing communities, floods of fast fashion in Ghana, and much more.
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When you come here for a bit of a sanity and actual knowledge
December 7, 2024 at 6:11 PM
When you come here for a bit of a sanity and actual knowledge
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When university, or buying a house, are so expensive for young people, it’s no surprise that going to uni becomes more of a transaction - STEM a means to a stable job.
But English literature falling in popularity will leave us with dreary, diminished culture.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
But English literature falling in popularity will leave us with dreary, diminished culture.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:18 AM
When university, or buying a house, are so expensive for young people, it’s no surprise that going to uni becomes more of a transaction - STEM a means to a stable job.
But English literature falling in popularity will leave us with dreary, diminished culture.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
But English literature falling in popularity will leave us with dreary, diminished culture.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The best children’s books of 2024
The best children’s books of 2024
Get lost in a fox’s quest; plus snowman magic, a wily genie and cookery from around the world
From uplifting picture books to absorbing nonfiction, comic adventures to colourful fables, 2024 has produced a wealth of wonderful writing for children. Twenty…
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:03 AM
The best children’s books of 2024
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“Research is seeing what everybody else has
seen and thinking what nobody else has
thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgyi
seen and thinking what nobody else has
thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgyi
December 5, 2024 at 2:26 PM
“Research is seeing what everybody else has
seen and thinking what nobody else has
thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgyi
seen and thinking what nobody else has
thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgyi
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The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
The announcement that Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent is to stop offering English literature degrees has set several hares…
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
Okay so someone tell me why I have only just learnt horizontal Christmas tree lights vs having always wrapped 🤣
December 5, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Okay so someone tell me why I have only just learnt horizontal Christmas tree lights vs having always wrapped 🤣
Ever found a £ note in a library book - if you have is probably mine - enjoy
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Ever found a £ note in a library book - if you have is probably mine - enjoy
The best books in the library are those that people came before you have in pencil the bits you needed most - ( the bits you were already looking for )
November 26, 2024 at 8:53 PM
The best books in the library are those that people came before you have in pencil the bits you needed most - ( the bits you were already looking for )
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Great to hear my colleagues Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Richard Huzzey speaking about the findings from our project on petitioning in 20thc Britain!
Thoroughly enjoyed latest episode of Parliament Matters podcast featuring @estrangeirada.bsky.social and Richard Huzzey discussing Parliamentary petitioning, past and present. Read their @hansardsociety.bsky.social briefing here (what a brilliant picture!) www.hansardsociety.org.uk/publications...
What’s the point of petitions? What the last century reveals about petitioning and people power in modern Britain
Petitioning has been one of the most popular and persistent forms of political participation since the dawn of mass democracy in Britain. But little is known about its development throughout much of t...
www.hansardsociety.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Great to hear my colleagues Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Richard Huzzey speaking about the findings from our project on petitioning in 20thc Britain!
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Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays
Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays
A new generation is taking to the ocean in growing numbers – and fears over the environmental impact of cruise ships appear not to be denting their popularity
* Read more in this series
This summer was the first time 31-year-old Daisie Morrison had…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Selfies and surf simulators: the young cruisers driving boom in sea holidays
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The Guardian view on benefit reforms: ministers should enable work – not force it | Editorial
The Guardian view on benefit reforms: ministers should enable work – not force it | Editorial
Years of ugly attacks on benefit claimants mean Liz Kendall treads a delicate line as she sets out to boost employment
That one in eight young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training is a dismal statistic. Nearly a decade after the…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The Guardian view on benefit reforms: ministers should enable work – not force it | Editorial