August 1st is Yorkshire Day. Jack Dee and contestants clarify phrases and proverbs. #Yorkshire #I'mSorryIHaven'taClue
Prof. David Kitchener
@davidbsky1.bsky.social
Retired Professor of Inclusion and Diversity in Education. Worked in a comprehensive school, PRU, special school, FE college as a manager and various universities.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Scrapping such legislation guarantees discrimination. UK lurching to the right. #inclusion #humanrights @hrw.org @inclusivelucie.bsky.social @eji.org @equalityalec.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @jonpoole.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social
Badenoch to vow to scrap public sector equality duty in effort to fend off Reform
In speech on Tuesday, Tory leader will claim obligation to consider equality being used to advance ‘divisive agendas’
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Why on earth do we aĺlow what is almost a feudal system to operate? All this and people struggling to pay fuel bills. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @socialismforall.bsky.social
Andrew sublet three cottages while paying ‘peppercorn rent’ to crown estate
Report into royal property affairs reveals disgraced ex-prince generated private income from Windsor Royal Lodge
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1975, In A Sentimental Mood, Sonny Rollins with McCoy Tyner. #SonnyRollins. What a talent. RIP.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m... She made me laugh out loud, grimace and sob. What a talent.
Caroline Aherne by David Scott review – portrait of a comedy maverick
A biography of the creative force behind Mrs Merton and The Royle Family focuses on the stories behind her work
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As a child, this was my Sunday. @desdelboy.bsky.social . Spent a lot of time reading newspapers. How times have changed, it was so quiet. Don't miss it one bit. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @culturecrave.co @fritters.bsky.social
@rethinkingmarxism.bsky.social #AlexeiSayle dances and clarifies. Perhaps not quite a Fred Astaire but we get the message. #socialism.
Happy #SocialistSunday. Enjoy the inspirational passion of the great #JimmyReid.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @theguardian1.bsky.social A well written article, I feel, that captures succinctly the madness of Trump. #Trump #Guardian #impeachment @democracynow.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social
Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik
Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Magnificent #PaulRobeson. Moving to see the admiration and reverence in the faces of the miners. He understood their plight. Wonder what he'd have said about Trump! Any ideas? @marcdavenant.bsky.social @fritters.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social #Trump
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... Esoteric, funny, passionate, caring, witty and so on. This is a sad day. Loved his Radio 3 work. @desdelboy.bsky.social @fritters.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social @internationaltimes.bsky.social @worldmusiccentral.bsky.social
Andy Kershaw obituary
Broadcaster who brought world music to a mainstream audience on BBC Radio 1 and travelled widely to report on conflict and the cultures that fascinated him
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www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m... Am I the only person in the country who has never heard of Scott Mills? #ScottMills #BBC #BBCRadio2 @desdelboy.bsky.social
Scott Mills was questioned by police over sexual offence allegations in 2018
Former Radio 2 presenter reportedly investigated over relationship with teenage boy but case closed through lack of evidence
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www.theguardian.com/education/20... #SuttonTrust #SEND #Inclusion Futher confirmation of deliberate discriminatory policies creating inequality. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @eji.org @elainedyson1.bsky.social @robertsmark.bsky.social #Specialneeds @mencap.org.uk @bladeofthes.bsky.social
Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive
School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests
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Always a pleasure to visit Salt's Mill. So much to enjoy. @desdelboy.bsky.social @lucypitman.bsky.social #DavidHockney #IanBeesley #Saltaire #SaltsMill #UNESCO #WorldHeritage.
www.theguardian.com/education/20... Revealing illustration of the potential of inclusion. #specialneeds #inclusion However, important to understand inclusion is for all children not just those carrying the negative SEN label.
‘A social justice issue’: London school believes it has model for Send inclusion
Founder and staff at TCES Nurture primary, which has not excluded a child in 25 years, say key factor is how support is delivered
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www.theguardian.com/society/2026... I've a lot of respect for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, years of revealing research, this latest a condemnation of government policies. Poverty is largely a political decision and entirely avoidable.
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... I suppose you have to be old and possibly decrepit, like me, to know of him and the #GratefulDead but he was very special. Sad news.
Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success
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www.theguardian.com/education/20... If this is tue it's a disgraceful decision. Private education is a big factor in creating inequality, wealth buying privilege, and maintaining the status quo. One of the most effective policies of creating a more just society would be to end the practice.
Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment
Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a ‘slap in the face’ for state-educated students
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www.theguardian.com/football/202... No hyperbole, John was one of the greats. His talent was more than entertainment, blurred the line between sport and art. #NottsForest. @news.forest.collabfc.com.ap.brid.gy @footballive.bsky.social @derbycounty.bsky.social
John Robertson obituary
World-class footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest twice
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Mist over River Hodder and Cornfield Lake, Padiham near Burnley today. #Lancashire #GawthorpeHall #NationalTrust @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Martin Parr was somehow a controversial photographer but I enjoyed his work, celebratory rather than patronising as sometimes interpreted. Whatever, a significant force. RIP. @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social #MartinParr @theguardian.com #WorkingClass
So, in what order do you read the contents? Mine's: 1. Cartoons @mooseallain.bsky.social 2. Letters @privateeyenews.bsky.social 3. Funny Old World Then start from front. @geordie-graham.bsky.social @chris-bhoy.bsky.social @desdelboy.bsky.social @jibac.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... Humbling and revealing. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @desdelboy.bsky.social @davidgleavephoto.bsky.social @theguardian.com
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
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www.theguardian.com/education/20... I wholeheartedly agree with the letter writers. Philistine view that STEM subjects more worthy because of employability. A good Humanities degree leaves you knowing more but understanding less. @insidehighered.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @marcdavenant.bsky.social
Degrees that teach critical thinking can never be a ‘rip-off’ | Letters
Letters: Readers defend courses that Kemi Badenoch has deemed not worthy of government funding
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s... More sadness, Brian Patten's passing. I can still recite Little Johnny's Confession from nearly 60 years ago. Remarkable love poet too. @poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk Memorable nights on stage.
Brian Patten obituary
One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s... Excellent Guardian obituary of Tony Harrison. Can't imagine he's resting in peace, not his style. @marcdavenant.bsky.social @theguardian.com @poetrysociety.org.uk @leedsunited.com @desdelboy.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Tony Harrison obituary
Outspoken poet and dramatist admired for his stage adaptations, including The Mysteries
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