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Yes! I thought *exactly* this after speaking to several people in the sector recently.
Gaby Hinsliff@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · last yr.I'm currently at a housing conference & it's a slightly out of body experience politically, given the vibe here is thrilled with getting £39bn + basically all they asked for in spending review. Not that govt isn't in deep trouble elsewhere but it's a striking eg of how easily the popular stuff...
The Observer understands that the immigration white paper is scheduled for w/c 12th May - and the local election results have ratcheted up the pressure on DfE over foreign students observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour plots immigration blitz after Reform success at polls
No 10 and Home Office expected to ramp up curbs on foreign university students
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My default assumption about West Yorkshire police is not that they are too woke. But if the Telegraph says so…
“We lost a lot of people during Covid… and most of them are still alive.” Kept thinking of this Joe Rogan line while working on this project with @chefboibex.bsky.social
Tortoise@tortoisemedia.bsky.social · last yr.Introducing Hot Air – a searchable database of social media posts from almost 300 online actors posting about climate change, in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation. Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4 🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
A great listen that goes far wider than the memecoins scandal. Worth listening to the end!
Patricia Clarke@paticlarke.bsky.social · last yr.NEW 🎙️: Who profited from the launch of Trump's memecoin? A simple question that quickly became complicated and took me and @barneymac.bsky.social on a wild journey through the crypto world (with a brief detour in Argentina) w thanks to @coffeezilla.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
EV sales v Tesla sales Is it politics in China, or just that Chinese EVs are now better? Excellent Chart of the Week from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social
Isabel Oakeshott as a lagging indicator
Dubai’s Expat Influx Dents Plush Pay Packages and Lifestyles
Trefor Murphy, the head of recruitment firm Cooper Fitch, recalls a time when a Dubai job posting might have received just about 100 applicants. These days, some draw as many as 2,000 as foreigners fl...
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Enjoyed joining @paticlarke.bsky.social and Charlene White on the @tortoisemedia.bsky.social News Meeting, discussing: 🇩🇪 German elections 📱 Encryption ⚖️ Joint enterprise I changed my passwords after listening to Patricia!
Why has Apple pulled a data protection tool and will Germany stand up to Trump?
The News Meeting · Episode
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Wondered what it would take to split far right from centre right, and the two wedges so far are: - Ukraine - ethnic nationalism
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · last yr.Fraser Nelson arguing that Rishi Sunak is English, while podcast host Konstantin Kisin responds incredulously. [Kisin has previously described himself as a 'centrist', which is a bad joke.] youtu.be/dhdnZEZl1pk?... (starts from 1:04:00)
How was Konstantin Kisin ever a stand-up comedian? “An Englishmen, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. By this I mean all their parents are white. They have pure white blood. Anyway…”
Some amazing jobs in journalism here 👇🏾
Tortoise@tortoisemedia.bsky.social · last yr.📰 We are hiring for a range of positions at The Observer. 🔸Political editor 🔸Business editor 🔸Production Editor, Observer New Review 🔸Deputy Production Editor, Observer New Review 🔸Assistant Production Editor, Observer New Review Full info: torto.se/42TGwV1
Enjoyed hosting this podcast: discussing Joan Didion’s diary, the rise of Reform and US steel tariffs.
Tortoise@tortoisemedia.bsky.social · last yr.Joan Didion's diary is set to be published, but what are the ethical dilemmas of publishing a writer's private works after their death? Patricia Clarke and the team discussed this on the latest episode of the News Meeting. Available wherever you listen: lnk.to/dFg3cZIG
Joan Didion’s private diary is set for posthumous publication this April, even though she left no instructions for it. Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...
The rise and rise of Reform and the posthumously published diary of Joan Didion
The News Meeting · Episode
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Very easy to mock this, but “the affordability of good private schooling” is clearly something the British middle class took for granted in the 1980s and 90s, but no longer.
