You might have seen our talented friend Annalisa Dinnella's piece on #AccessToWork in the Guardian this week, a shortened version of a longer article - we're delighted to publish the full piece here: www.touretteshero.com/2026/08/17/i...

Is This Thing Working? ‘Access To Work’ and My Labyrinth of Doom  - Touretteshero

Last year I wrote extensively about the sudden cut to my Access to Work support that meant I had to stop doing the job I love for three months. While my support was eventually reinstated, many other w...

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📣 Contact welcomes Milburn intervention on work support with note of caution https://f.mtr.cool/lsekmipwcs

An interesting and intelligent analysis. "Media took the baton from Cambridge and ran with it [...] coverage was led by dominant UK and international publications, including The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Times (UK)." emeraldbook.org/news/aug-152...

How Cambridge University and the British Media Set Up Jason Arday – Emerald Book

◆ Emerald Pages ◆ Institutions / Justice How Cambridge University and the British Media Set Up Jason Arday Emerald Book Publication August 15, 2026 6 min read Cambridge University bypassed basic vetti...

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Pope Leo has joined those condemning escalating Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as settlers and soldiers continue to attack civilians, besiege families and block aid.

"hmm maybe this whole Arday affair shows that we need to have a Serious Conversation about whether Woke 1.0 overreached in manner X, Y, of Z" motherfucker you are generally in Fascism 487.0, as is this particular affair you're talking about. worry about *that*. /Final

Essential background to the Jason Arday story. www.varsity.co.uk/science/2740...

How Cambridge bred eugenics

Lorelei Booth unravels the University's historical relationship with eugenics

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Ok, some thoughts, as an olde tyme academic, on the Arday tragedy. First, allegations about causes. We don't know what was in his mind, but many people are keen to blame him, or woke lefties/academia, or the media. Some people are absolutely certain that the media are faultless. 1/

We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1

Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

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It is Indian Independence Day today. A day of celebration but also one of immense sadness as we recall the horrors of partition. Do listen to the words of renowned poet, Amrita Pritam who wrote ‘Ajj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu’ (Today I invoke Waris Shah), a poem recited by my gran and my mother.

1/8 Jason Arday’s tragedy reflects some terrible truths about our politics, media & institutions after a decade of vicious culture war over race. His suicide followed an unprecedented consensus between the racist Right and the antiracist Left, that his was a failed EDI appointment,

"At a time when antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and social division are causing real fear across our country, language of this kind is dangerous and irresponsible" Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy who co-lead the Movement for Progressive Judaism

Jason Arday's utterly sad death holds a stark mirror up to the dehumanising political-media-societal culture we are in – one we must all be honest about being complicit in – which forgets there is a human being at the centre of a story, a case study, an issue, a scandal. It is dehumanising.

Not often do I retweet Andrew Neil approvingly - but Jason Arday was a mutable, imperfect, and ultimately fragile human being. We can all change. We can all atone and improve. Until we can't - with the great big full stop of death My first ever comment on Jason Arday: RIP

Utterly awful news about Jason Arday. Thinking of his family tonight.

Blooming heck, I’ve just jumped out of my skin as my phone sent me a national alert!! ‼️ It was SO LOUD! Anyone else get it?

Activists say Israeli soldiers have prevented them from delivering aid to Palestinians who have been besieged by settlers outside their homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for nearly a week. We spoke to Jonathan Pollak from the Sumud Network.

And back we go to square one.

Victoria Derbyshire@vicderbyshire.bsky.social · last wk.

This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended

This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended

Victoria Derbyshire@vicderbyshire.bsky.social · last wk.

Nigel Farage has won Clacton by-election, which was boycotted by other major Westminster parties 
The contest was triggered when the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP while under investigation for £5m gift he didn't declare Now he’s been re-elected, that parliamentary investigation will resume

Quite something that Faraj and his gang partied through the night to celebrate beating a bin. #Binface

Amazing that none of the Reform MP’s were available to talk to Newsnight. I know they only have 6 of them, but still, bringing out Jaymey the councillor is a bit rubbish.

Katie Razzall coming across as a Nige Faraj superfan on Newsnight.🙄

And the world watches on.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last wk.

Israeli forces have ordered Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank to evacuate their homes in Qusra and taken up positions inside them. Residents say troops have further restricted access to besieged homes after days of settler attacks.

Fires burning in Stourbridge (near my parents) and fires in Castle Vale (near me). The world is burning and yet people still deny that climate change is a thing. 😡

These were children. The system has completely failed them.

@martinbarrow.bsky.social · last wk.

Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal

Figures emerge in critical letter to Home Office from organisation appointed to scrutinise detention facilities

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🔴 TV Host André Walker Found Guilty of Assaulting Climate Protester at Pro-Trump Dinner Presenter at Rupert Murdoch-owned station assaulted protester and NHS doctor Kush Naker, the court found Breaking report from court: bylinetimes.com/2026/08/13/t...

Talk TV Host André Walker Found Guilty of Assaulting Climate Protester at Pro-Trump Dinner

Presenter at Rupert Murdoch-owned station assaulted protester and NHS doctor Kush Naker, a judge finds

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🇷🇴 Romania has begun the complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube, used to cool the site, fell to a record low, the national nuclear energy company said. ➡️ u.afp.com/SH7K

I'm on my way to court to hear the judgment in pro-Trump Talk presenter Andre Walker's trial for alleged assault by beating Walker has been publishing a dizzying number of videos about the trial, a huge range of allegations against the justice system. Surprised he hasn't been called up for contempt

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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Good old Justin Webb (LSE graduate) on the Today programme speaking about "foreign students". Where have "international students" gone, and why? Not unlike substituting "DEI" for "EDI". Words matter.

Bin day is coming! Thought I should wear my T-shirt for luck!