"For a party which claims to favour minimal state interference it is baffling that they think politicians should dictate the content and presentation of an exhibition" < Yes @prospectunion.bsky.social!

DEI under attack: why accessibility shows what we’re getting wrong : Conferences That Work As DEI under attack faces backlash, accessibility offers a clearer model: inclusion must be infrastructure, not optional.

"Accessibility isn’t a feature. It’s infrastructure" < Good post on the conceptualisation of equity by @ASegar@mastodon.social

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/fa...

Does your organisation look beyond individuals when describing extra-familial harm? < Helpful tool on contextual safeguarding linked to this paper on Unearthing the Cultural Facilitators of Contextual Safeguarding Structures www.contextualsafeguarding.org.uk/resources/to...

Arwr go iawn! Bydd hanes yn ddangos mae fe oedd un o'n goreuon

Nathan Hill Author of Wellness & The Nix

Have just finished Wellness by Nathan HIll, which I absolutely loved. Felt like an analysis of the modern human condition nathanhill.net #Booksky

Josh Widdicombe talking frankly about his struggles with antidepressants during a chat with Joe Marler. More of this please.

Embedding a Forum Theatre approach in online workshops How can we ensure an anti-racist approach within the workshops we deliver? Phil John explores how a Forum Theatre approach can support facilitators to navigate challenging issues safely and thoughtful...

"[Boal's] central belief was that people are not passive recipients of knowledge. They are active participants in shaping their world" < Love this post from my colleague Phil John on Forum Theatre www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-vie...

A Visit to the Schwalbe Headquarters: Circular Economy – John Watson After their Bespoked Dresden trip last year, Cari and John made the trip to visit the Schwalbe headquarters east of Cologne. Not knowing what to expect, their visit to the tire manufacturer left an im...

Whilst it's not about individual consumer choices but systems change, this confirms that Schwalbe are awesome and will be the company I buy all my tyres from https://
theradavist.com/Schwalbe-headquarters

The Dust-Up: Bikes are Political – Matt Mason Yes, bikes are political. Since their invention, they have been political. "Bicycle riding came to embody the individuality women were working toward with the suffrage movement. It also gave women a m...

Love the political nature of the latest Radavist newsletter. This post is really good on how party politics informs everything theradavist.com/bikes-are-po...

The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...

Saint Dwynwen's Day: The story of Wales' Valentine's Day Saint Dwynwen might be the Welsh patron saint of love, but she did not have much luck in that department.

Dydd Santes Dwynwen hapus! ❤️https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwnnwx4dk8o #SaintDwynwensDay #DyddSantesDwynwen

I need to read some more translated texts - so interesting to see how language shapes how we see the world!

One story, two languages: Yn y Tŷ Hwn / This House A translation into English of Sian Northey’s first novel Yn y Tŷ Hwn recently hit the shops.  It’s called This House and has been translated by Susan Walton. Here Sian and Sue give us their perspectiv...

The discussion around the process of translating the book into English is fascinating nation.cymru/culture/one-...

#NowReading Yn Y Tŷ Hwn by Siân Northey. I'll have to get my hands on the translation at some point because the Welsh version is the best book I've read for a long time waleslitexchange.org/books/yn-y-t... #booksky

Dwi'n darllen Yn Y Tŷ Hwn gan Siân Northey, ac mae'n y llyfr gorau dwi wedi darllen am sbel yn y Gymraeg neu Saesneg www.ylolfa.com/cynnyrch/978...

'Caring for’ which includes the physical aspects of hands-on care, ’caring about’, which describes our emotional investment in and attachment to other, and ’caring with’, which describes how we mobilise politically in order to transform our world.

#NowReading The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc... Really interesting and multifaceted definition of care in this section #BookSky

I can recommend it. Just need to be feeling steely when you start it!

Oooh, haven't heard of her but Reformatory sounds unreal. Added to my reading list - thank you!

The structure and narrative is very clever, but it is a brutal read, as it should be given the topic. I'll definitely give the second half a go when I have it in me. Hope you enjoy it when you get there!

REVIEW: Colson Whitehead Brilliantly Reimagines the Underground Railroad — The National Book Review A Novel that Explores Slavery and the Search for Freedom

Had a go at reading The Underground Railroad, which is rightly a very heavy read. It's something I'm going to have to come back to another time www.thenationalbookreview.com/features/201... #BookSky

Sgwrs ar y Beic - Emyr Davies | Manon Lloyd chats to downhill mountain bike racer Emyr Davies | S4C YouTube video by S4C Chwaraeon

Rili cŵl bod S4C yn hybu diwylliant amgen fel beicio mynydd, doedd e ddim yn naws y darlledwr wrth i mi dyfu i fyny.

Very cool that S4C is sharing content around alternative culture like MTB, didn't see any of this in the Welsh language growing up (subtitles available) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryIU...

Book Review: Malarkoi by Alex Pheby — EPIC Malarkoi is a strange and understandably divisive follow up to the cult hit Mordew. While the latter used its strangeness and overwhelming complexity to tell what was essentially a very tightly knit c...

Absolutely loved Mordew by Alex Pheby - probably the best fantasy book I've read. Really disappointed in the follow up, Malarkoi though. Felt much more focused on world building than characterisation www.epicindie.net/bookreviews/... #booksky

Dylai Jo Stevens meddwl ychydig am beth mae'r ffaith bod deinosor fel RT yn ei chefnogi yn dweud am ei safbwynt

‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country Trump administration policies slashing staffing and funding for public lands are waking a sleeping political giant in Montana. Will either party notice?

"I’m worried about what this means in the long term, what it’s going to look like in the future” www.politico.com/news/magazin... < A vision from the future of a future Reform government

Charities facing mission-limiting hostility, fear and intimidation A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.

A new report from NCVO explores impact of rise in extremism and social division on the voluntary sector.

via @ncvo.bsky.social

The New Absurd: Why the 21st Century Has Outgrown Its Myths by Phil John

"The 21st century is loud, recursive, flooded with information and tech we barely understand. The absurd is not a philosophical stance — it has become a material condition."
< My colleague Phil perfectly encapsulates my unease with the state of the world substack.com/inbox/post/1...

I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.

Rich and Tim discuss the Trauma Industrial Complex Podcast Episode · Messy Social Work · 14/11/2025 · 52m

Really good discussion around the power of lived experience in this Messy Social Work podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... It really makes me want to read Darren McGarvey’s The Trauma Industrial Complex!

A microwave with a picture stuck on the front showing Bruce Willis from the movie Die Hard, crawling in a ventilation duct

Just putting up the Christmas decorations in the staff room.