www.theguardian.com/education/20... sad in a way but the problem was embellishing his record - whilst it’s probably ok to be your own biggest cheerleader actually inventing things moves it into George Santos territory (ex Congressman who hadn’t even seen the university he said he went to) #Newsnight
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career
theguardian.com
Labour vet their candidates very carefully (I was in advance of standing for the Council last May) because if elected you have a Corporate Parenting Role in relation to looked after children. Is a jailed neo nazi an appropriate person to perform that role Kemi Badenoch? #r4today
Something of an Autumnal chill in the air this morning (always arrives some time in August) - 26 days and the season will be officially upon us. Yay! #r4today
Some of the papers this morning slagging Andy Burnham for going on holiday - same titles that used to celebrate David Cameron pointing at fish #bbcpm
Seen what Elon Musk that ‘free speech absolutist’ is doing now - blocking accounts critical of the Saudi regime. Yup! #bbcpm
They still haven’t sussed out how they’re going to fill the August News Vacuum this year - doubt this Spanish migrant ‘crisis’ will last the course. We’ll see what happens! #wato
That’s an editorial change for the better - instead of reporting the Reform wibble at the press conference #wato have used the opportunity to highlight the multiple corruption charges Farage and his crew are currently facing
No UK vessel, be it navy ship, dinghy or submarine with a cathedral organ on board is allowed to enter French territorial waters without permission so it’s hogwash to say the refugees will be returned ‘to their point of departure’ #wato
Reform talking gibberish about putting boat people ashore on French beaches. You’re not allowed to turn boats back under maritime law, you have to pick them up, those UK vessels cannot enter French territorial waters let alone approach beaches so you have to bring the migrants to the UK. Fact! #wato
Tory twonk Chris Philp describes himself as a ‘serial entrepreneur’ - creditors surveying the string of bankruptcies left in his wake say something quite different #r4today
So this part of ‘Spain’ is actually in Africa - aren’t they the real immigrants vs the Moroccans #bbcpm
Big Labour win is bad news for Burnham - of course that’s illogical but it’s Sky News editorial policy to put the boot in! #bbcpm
Doubt they can keep this FIFA story going for the entire August News Vacuum - suspect they’ll pivot to this immigration story from Spain #bbcpm
Lots of other psephologists out there but the BBC always use this guy because he’ll follow their editorial line of pouring cold water on Labour #bbcaq
1st August is Lammas Day - a near forgotten festival that marks the start of the harvest season #r4today #TheArchers
What if Trump ever discovers that Roman Emperors renamed July and August after themselves? There’s something to worry about! #r4today
Infantino doesn’t have a World Cup if Europe won’t take part! #bbcpm
news.sky.com/story/europe... Too right - now let’s hope they don’t bottle it #bbcpm
European nations agree to boycott World Cup if FIFA goes ahead with sell-off
European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with selling off part of the World Cup to private investors, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
Reform UK gave up on the Manchester Mayoral contest weeks ago - diverted their activists to Clacton where Farage is fighting a bin for his political survival. Big Labour win incoming tomorrow. #r4today
Met Police tell Farage “do one doofus” as they take no further action against Zack Polanski #Newsnight
29th July is Feast of St Martha - which is appropriate #TheArchers
Not more Bert - haven’t we suffered enough? #TheArchers
