Good to hear detailed coverage of the scandalous closure of the @essexuni.bsky.social #SouthendCampus on #bbcpm this evening @evanhd.bsky.social. We need to think differently about what a university is for.
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“With what can you whet our palate from the ballot Nick?” Asks Paddy O’Connell #newsnight #gortonanddenton
Spoiling a lot of takes but begging a large number of other questions... "Worsening graduate fortunes, it turns out, are a particularly British problem"
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Self-proclaimed ‘friend of the King’ suggesting there might be closet Republicans on #Newsnight undermining the royals is beyond parody. Who needs Republicans when the royals are busy sh*tting in their own best hat? #Andrew
Not for the first time…thank goodness for @carolinelucas.bsky.social and her knowledgeable take-down of right-wing nonsense on #Newsnight
Yet another “sex offender lied as well as abused people” surprise revelation
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Starmer has had his chips. I can’t see a way out of this. Barry Gardiner on #Newsnight unwilling to defend him (probably no surprise there, but still). The only question is will it be a slow or quick political death? #mandelson
You can’t call many things distinctively British, but the misnomer of ‘Humble Address’ for a political device that compels someone to disclose information is surely quintessentially so. #mandelson
Too arrogant to care.
What a tragic waste. The UK is completely wrongheaded about what the role of a university is and what it means for society. So weighed down by the baggage of elites and class contempt. #universities
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Dan Neidle’s analysis and his knowledgable eye for detail is precious in making sense of a murky story such as this #Newsnight @danneidle.bsky.social
Man implicated in multiple serious scandals with the rich and powerful over many years such that he was widely known as the ‘Prince of Darkness’ turns out to be massive moral-free zone shock #Newsnight #Mandelson
“Board of Peace” inaugural meeting.
The Greenland Minister @nathanielsen.bsky.social was excellent.
The patience of these two women calmly and intelligently rebutting the stupidly bizarre macho ramblings of this Republican on #newsnight is staggering
The fight for the right is not going to be just between reform and the tories but within reform. Farage has never had to deal with ambitious and ruthless competition for leadership before - he has specifically managed to avoid it - and will not handle it well. 🍿 #newsnight
“It’s been an explosive day in the fight for the Right” great intro sequence on #newsnight tonight. #Jenrick
The same policy will have v different meaning according to the party that promotes it. #DigitalID from Reform, for example, wd be seen as creating hostile environment for migrants. But from Labour govt it’s understood as meaning something else. Shift in public opinion is unsurprising. #politicslive
Mandelson’s apology over #Epstein about as sincere and credible as Zahawi’s explanation for defecting to Reform #Newsnight
“The key to understanding the relationship is recognition of the importance of empathy and emotion for political representation”
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An emotional connection cannot be conjured up by PowerPoint presentation. This deficit is another reason to listen to backbench MPs. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Fascinating and rare insight into this moment in history #TiananmenSquare
“I said I had a different opinion on this matter. I said this was a mass political incident, and it should primarily be resolved through political means.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Dao said its research had found 18- to 34-year-olds send two to three times as many letters as other age groups, citing the trend researcher Mads Arlien-Søborg, who puts the rise down to young people ‘looking for a counterbalance to digital oversaturation’.”
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A reminder, if any were needed, of how unpleasant Johnson was and still is. And the Daily Fail continues to give him space for this poisonous stuff.
🙄 This is not a new rule folks.
