Overseas political funding capped and crypto donations blocked in blow to Reform UK Legislation subject to MPs’ approval but will be backdated due to urgency of threat to UK democracy, says minister

Former top civil servant Matthew Rycroft said he was “not pressing the panic button but I am ringing the alarm bell” in his report about risk of foreign interference in UK political system.

Full write up from @rowenamason

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

20Millionen Stimmen fordern einen gerechten Sozialstaat. Breite Mehrheit der Bevölkerung wünscht sich einen leistungsfähigen Sozialstaat. Sozialstaatsbündnis kritisiert Schieflage in der politischen Debatte.

Für einen gerechten #Sozialstaat: 14 zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen mit gemeinsam über 20 Millionen Mitgliedern haben ein Bündnis für einen starken und zukunftssicheren Sozialstaat gegründet. (🧵 1/6)
@igmetall.bsky.social

📲 Mitglieder & Ziele des Bündnisses: www.igmetall.de/presse/press...

Thank-you so much Corinne! ❤️

Hannah Spencer's victory speech after Gorton and Denton byelection – video The Greens’ victory in a Labour stronghold was its first ever in a Westminster byelection and establishes the party as a serious political force and a credible anti-Reform alternative

"Instead of working for a nice life, we're working to line the pockets of billionaires"

"We are being bled dry"

--- Hannah Spencer, MP

#Green #Farage #Reform #deformers
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It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life.

It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task
theconversation.com/its-never-to...
via @theconversation.com
#languagelearning #langsky

Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK

Orban using Russian oil money to infiltrate-trans policy in the UK, a Good Law Project report finds.

goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

goodlawproject.org/putins-megap...

Starmer KNEW about Mandelson! | Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski rally voters in Gorton & Denton YouTube video by Manchester Evening News

The Green Party are favourites to win in Gorton and Denton.

Hannah Spencer - a local plumber - who cares about her community.

We have a plan to lower bills, defend our NHS and rebuild our public services.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1f-...

We don’t need more food banks, we need change.

Repost if you agree.

Call for Papers - CERIC Doctoral Conference | CERIC (LUBS) Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will take place on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. Please see below for details 👇 A big shout out to this year's organisers Laura Rosa Berro...

Our annual CERIC Doctoral Conference will be on Friday 15 May 2026. Our call for papers is now live. The theme this year is Work and Employment in an Era of Global Reordering. Please click the link for more details: www.linkedin.com/posts/ceric-...

Reposting this for the evening crowd #phdopportunity #esrc #digitalfuturesatwork 👇

PhD opportunity here at Leeds. Could this be for you? Take a look and find out. 👇

Hundreds of people are already out campaigning in Gorton & Denton.

We vote on our candidate tonight.
Tomorrow, the real work begins.

An incredible time to be in the Green Party 💚

join.greenparty.org.uk

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

I was really happy when I found out about it! Will let you know my thoughts. Saving it for when I've finished my own proofs. Happy 2026 by the way.

Book called Westend with an older man, a younger man and a woman on the cover -the three main characters ihe book.

There's this - brings us to 1973. High on my to read list.

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says its app is most popular with young people

Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees. Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says young people use its app more than their elders. www.theguardian.com/education/20... via @theguardian.com @richada.bsky.social

Language cold spots are emerging: the East Midlands provision is vulnerable if threats of closure at Leicester and Nottingham are carried out.

Please sign their petitions! Links in comments.

Sign the Petition Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

Please consider signing against this nonsensical absurdity! c.org/vGgNqmXhNx

Hitler-Attentat vor 75 Jahren - Das Erbe der Enkel Am 20. Juli 1944 scheiterte das Attentat von Graf von Stauffenberg auf Adolf Hitler. Die mutigen Männer und Frauen rund um den Offizier wurden hingerichtet. Die Enkel der Attentäter setzen sich heute ...

'Das Erbe der Enkel': the grandchildren of the Stauffenberg conspirators discuss the legacy of 20 July 1944 www.deutschlandfunk.de/hitler-atten...

Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party | Polly Toynbee Keir Starmer has made a mess of dealing with this rebellion. Perhaps Tony Blair could give him some tips, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Bluster, bullying, suspensions – this is no way to run the Labour party | Polly Toynbee

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education

'She rejected the view that humanities and social sciences were less useful...than some other subjects, such as maths and science, describing them as “absolutely essential . . . both to living a full and prosperous life but also to addressing many of the challenges we face”.'

Response to the Interim Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR). In the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review of March 2025 , the subject ‘Languages’ was classified as requiring Category 1 intervention, i.e., a subject currently deem…

A great afternoon in Westminster thanks to the APPG ML. We presented our collective response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/06/23/c... Was pleased to be there to represent @ucflangs.bsky.social with @wendya-b.bsky.social & @marcecazzoli.bsky.social

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

International students benefit local economies, and this extends to those living and working there New research from Public First shows that every UK resident is better off due to international students. Charlie Jeffery explains why it’s vital this message cuts through New research from Public First...

This week on Wonkhe: New research from Public First shows that every UK resident is better off due to international students. Charlie Jeffery explains why it’s vital this message cuts through

Bruce Springsteen mit »Tracks II«: Und wenn »Born in the U.S.A.« nie erschienen wäre? Und wenn »Born in the U.S.A.« nie erschienen wäre? Auf den sieben bisher unveröffentlichten Alben des Boxsets »Tracks II« zeigt US-Rocker Bruce Springsteen, welche Abzweigungen er in seiner Karriere f...

‚Tracks II ist ein faszinierender Deep Dive in die Kreativität Springsteens, ein Einblick in die unterschiedlichen Spielarten uramerikanischer Musik‘
www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik...
‚Zwei der Alben gehören vielleicht zu dem Besten, was der heute 75-Jährige je produzierte.‘
www.br.de/nachrichten/...

Rules that protect UK homeowners from repossessions may be scrapped FCA boss says mortgage charter up for review amid pressure from the chancellor to remove red tape for firms

Good grief, Rachel Reeves...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Sign the Petition Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University

Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/9vtymFBVFh