Richie Venton: Careerism and shameful self-interest are a poison in our politics IF I had £1 for every time somebody told me “Politicians are all the bloody same, in it for themselves, in it for the money”, I’d be a…

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Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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Scotland has Britain's highest rate of serious attacks on school staff.

Channel 4 News spoke to a number of teachers impacted and NASUWT National Official @mikecorbett1.bsky.social

Personalised texts to parents 'can improve attendance' Schools could see a reduction in student absence by changing the way they message parents about non-attendance, research suggests

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Scotland facing 'system-wide' crisis in support for autistic people and those with ADHD The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland is calling for a new nationwide approach to meet the needs of neurodivergent people.

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Long-term Usage of ADHD Drugs Linked to Growth Suppression Extended use of ADHD drugs shown to stunt growth without significantly alleviating symptoms

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Scientist has a truly mindblowing explanation for what causes fascism “The tolerant brain is much better at recognising its own errors relative to the ideological brain,” says Zmigrod. “The ideological brain…

Lauded scientist has a truly mindblowing explanation for what causes fascism
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They were terrorists too, were they?

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

Virtue signalling from the Bearsden Bolsheviks won't beat the curse of racism Calling everyone scum and horrible people might evoke cheers and feet-stamping from the Bearsden Bolsheviks, but it merely deflects our gaze from…

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Migrants heavily contribute to the UK.

Those who don't yet - want to - but are prohibited from working while they await status.

Other countries grant asylum seekers the right to work immediately.

Our Gov CHOOSES to prevent people from working... AND labels them burdensome for not working.

These days, Europe's leading education system is - according to PISA - found in Estonia.

But how did the tiny Baltic nation become a schooling superpower?

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Can you find these Palestinian cities? Drop a pin to guess where each Palestinian city is, and uncover its history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.

Drop a pin to guess where each Palestinian city is, and uncover its history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.

We told young people that degrees were their ticket to a better life. It’s become a great betrayal | Gaby Hinsliff With the labour market declining and AI a threat to entry-level jobs, graduates have been sold a lie. It’s no wonder they’re angry, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The truth is that most grads, perhaps even the vast majority - even from Oxbridge - are not going to get a graduate job, let alone a high paying grad job.

Great article on what is happening and why.

Stagnant economy, the rise of AI, dominance of London etc.

Is this how work should be?

Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins

WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, sounds the alarm on Israel’s ongoing genocide operation in Gaza. Netanyahu has turned the strip into an open air concentration camp and is deliberately starving civilians.

Well done to the Aberdeen organisers and those who attended. 💪 #Dlúthpháirtíocht ✊️ #LáBealtaine

MayDay! le Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin

Is file, scríbhneoir, ceoltóir agus amhránaí í Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin. Tá mórán duaiseanna bainte ag a saothar scríofa agus tá a saothar léite aici ar fuaid na hÉireann agus in Latvia.

🔔TWO days until #PoetryDayIRL

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They want you to believe words are more harmful than genocide. Establishment figures, desperate to silence us, have combed through hundreds of hours of footage and interviews, extracting a handful of words from months or years ago to manufacture moral hysteria. Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation's history. We also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action. This distortion is not only absurd - it is a transparent effort to derail the real conversation.

All two million Palestinian people in Gaza are currently being starved to death by Israel. At least 20,000 children in Gaza have been killed. The British government continues to supply arms to Israel, even after scores of NHS doctors warned Keir Starmer in August that children were being systematically executed with sniper shots to the head. Instead of defending innocent people or the principles of international law, the powerful in Britain have abetted slaughter and famine. This is where real anger and outrage should be directed towards. To the Amess and Cox families, we send our heartfelt apologies, we never intended to cause you hurt.

Kneecap’s message has always been — and remains — one of love, inclusion, and hope. This is why our music resonates across generations, countries, classes and cultures and has brought hundreds of thousands of people to our gigs. No smear campaign will change that. Suddenly, days after calling out the US administration at Coachella to applause and solidarity, there is an avalanche of outrage and condemnation by the political classes of Britain. The real crimes are not in our performances; the real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power. Shame on them.

A Palestinian man stands by graffiti in Gaza that thanks Kneecap for "being the voice of the oppressed".

📣 KNEECAP STATEMENT:

For Socialist Psychologist Alfred Adler, Collective Feeling Was the Cure Alfred Adler was ahead of his time in centering what he called “social interest” in his psychological theories. His approach sought to combat shame and alienation and encourage concern for the common ...

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The Gary Lineker saga in one small clip.

He has upset Israel.

Just saying

Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory Group: initial teacher education intake figures 2024 Teacher Workforce Planning: initial teacher education intake figures 2024

Some worrying figures here:
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Your Worth is Not Your Productivity Labour’s swingeing cuts to benefits continue a long tradition of equating human worth with participation in paid employment — an unnecessary, immoral, counterproductive way to run a society.

'Instead of addressing the lack of accessible jobs, adequate childcare, or robust public services, governments are weaponising welfare policy to enforce the work ethic and establish an arbitrary standard of ‘deservingness’.'

‘There’s a significant change in where sexual scripts come from’ | BPS Health Psychologist and British Psychological Society Chartered Member Dr Jane Meyrick discusses the changing landscape of gender-based stereotypes, attitudes and sexual violence. As told to Ella Rhod...

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Pertinent article to the role of education in addressing gender-based stereotypes and sexual violence.

Stories in walls: south of Blackrock, granite is the most common rock in old walls while to the north, limestone is the most common. @dlrcc.bsky.social have published a series of geology guides to DLR co-funded by Geological Survey Ireland, this on Blackrock Park: mcusercontent.com/a64a5d861bd1...