Great article Adam. The idea that UK has ever had anything remotely like an open borders policy is laughable and Starmer knows that better than most!

A suspected danger to the state will always outweigh a real danger to the citizens of the state.

In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it now, says climate expert Aaron Thierry

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Cadwn ddolydd yr afonydd yn borfeydd neu’n barciau, yn barod i lyncu llifogydd dros dro.
Ymunwn gyda’n gilydd yn lleol.
Diolch @thierryaaron.bsky.social

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A reminder that the Royal Family claim £500,000,000 a year in benefits even though they have £22bn.

While 650 MP's get an extra £150,000,000 in benefits a year on top of their £94,500 salaries.

If we are cracking down on benefits, start here.

Awful to see this happening again!

Focus is my best guess. With Ethnography I think you’re looking primarily at the cultural norms of a group while Ethnomethodology you’re more focused on the methods a group of people would use to make sense and meaning of their existence via their interactions and communication with each other.

Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.

Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.

**Tell Everyone**

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Outrage as video shows fox caught in 'barbaric' snare trap on King's Sandringham estate

“This snare was placed alongside a rare Chalk Stream which is regularly used by otters”

Repost if you agree there should be a UK wide ban on these devices!

First day as well Sara. First impressions, Bluesky arrives with a welcome breath of fresh air.

Beautiful crisp morning in the Amman Valley

I abandoned my Twitter/X account ages ago for all of the reasons that I imagine many people here did, it feels like a good time to make a fresh start.