Daniel Katz

How do we even tolerate this for one second? What is wrong with all of us? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

My guess is they won't be star salaries and when the US based academics see what they're in for here they either won't come or won't stay. It's actually going to be terrible PR for UK higher education.

When I first got to Paris in the 80s, the "quartier latin" was completely lost to tourism and the marais was still vibrant. These days, I'd say the Marais is potentially the most touristy part of Paris, and the quartier latin is actually more interesting.

This has been true for more than 40 years. I can't imagine it getting worse. The transformation of the Marais, however, has been insane.

Perhaps the craziest photograph in the history of the world.

Thanks so much for having me, Kamran! It was a blast!

I think one of two things has to happen: either Starmer's technocratic management has to be so great that people feel things are getting batter fast OR he has to set out a clear idea of what country he wants and the MAJOR changes he favours to make it real. I think neither will happen.

Hard agree! But Farage's implicit assumption (or at least what he's selling) is that the status quo is NOT tenable, and I don't think "Starmer" gets how many people in the country believe that, even those who detest Farage and everything he stands for (me, for example).

Starmer's view is that the status quo is more or less tenable with good management. He hasn't shown that to be the case--because he's made bad moves, or because his core assumption is wrong? I think: both.

Yeah, it's insane. They literally create a system where that's the only source of income, and then complain that universities went along with it. Of course, the VCs themselves could have insisted on an ethical alternative back in the day but oh well.

This seems right, yes.

I'm really looking forward to meeting Kristin and talking about Bob Kaufman's "Second April" at the same event.

"but first you must learn to smile as you kill..."

What about Arabic?

Precisely!

Why, on the contrary: REF comes ever nearer to its ideal form!

Can't wait to talk about Bob Kaufman's "Second April" at this conference, which has loads of great speakers. Hope to see you there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-aesthe...

By definition, universities should be free of any government "mission." Once a Minister says "we expect you to support our mission," academic freedom is dead. Sorry, but this is true.

"You must" would be the primary sense they're expecting a response to.

It's really fantastic, I can hardly contain my joy.

Exactly right. But the UK is already doing this with many expensive to produce jobs, like doctors. Let foreign countries spend the money producing them, and then pay them more off the fortune the UK has made off of, um, marketing.

didn't the same thing happen to the East Village around 1995?

Regulator to write to universities in England over transgender equality policies Universities with policies similar to University of Sussex, which received £585,000 fine last month, will be contacted

The OFS is a joke, with ZERO credibility. But it's a sick joke, and this is just a fraction of the damage it is doing to HE in the UK. They have no authority to "regulate" us, because they have no understanding of what we do, or what universities are for. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Friends in UK HE: as global stock markets crash, reflect on how changes to our pensions mean that WE take the hit for this in the rather large "DC" portion of our benefits. And dwell on this fact next time your line manager asks you to "go the extra mile."

Yes. It's not true that universities are overwhelmingly "leftwing." For a long time they were a place where leftwing positions could be taken in public with no consequences. Now that there are consequences, we are learning how "left" they really are.

We're thrilled too, Myka!

We're not the ones who should be embarrassed, however.

We all knew the Tories would be eager to show MAGA that they want to join the club, but it's incredible to see Labour doing the same thing. These people are so incredibly turned on by power. Even when it's used against them, they still can't contain their excitement.

How anxious the Labour Party is to follow Trump's example! So disgusting! Solidarity to trans students and colleagues!

Defund the OFS.