Eleanor Porter

S1 Ep2: A Journey to the Top of the World with Dwayne Fields

What’s your map is great. Just listened to Dwayne Fields one
@jerrybrotton.bsky.social

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Yes. My daughter went to an open day at Bham Uni in 2019 and a member of staff asked her (in front of class mates) if she shouldn’t be using the men’s toilets. Needless to say she didn’t apply there.

Imagine if Jeremy Corbyn had reportedly sung disgusting antisemitic songs and been vilely racist at school - it’d be all over every newspaper and tv station in the country.
(Of course even the idea of it is ridiculous)

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.

Palestinians across Gaza are cold and soaked following recent rains. Frustration grows as floods rise and what little they have is destroyed.

UN and partners are mobilizing to help, but much more is needed.

Remaining restrictions must be lifted to urgently get more aid in.

Yes, absolutely. I’m no fan of Lammy, but it was unpleasant- it felt racist and snooty.

An LLM-produced essay is tangible proof that a student doesn’t care, and yet responding to it properly requires hour upon hour of careful work. It’s asymmetrical and overwhelming.

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Framing violence: How Israel shaped the narrative and its impact on Dutch politics | The Full Report

A very good analysis of how the violence and thuggery of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and other hooligans before, during and after Maccabi lost 5–0 to Ajax on 7 November 2024 got misrepresented as “anti-semitism”

This is just excellent

Ok. But are there any downsides?

Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.

Yes. Driven by big tech money. Enshittification

Absolutely. OU had a two week “FAIESTA” with wall to wall sessions to encourage us to celebrate using AI in our teaching.

Zack on Bold Politics podium

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

Artificial intelligence is the opposite of education Or: what if there is no middle ground?

I think it’s pernicious and the best we can do is keep resisting. Helen Beetham is wonderful helenbeetham.substack.com/p/artificial...

This is such a nuanced, compassionate response. So impressive

@lewisgoodall.com on @newsagents.bsky.social last night said Israel has ‘allowed’ a genocide to take place- this is so disappointing. Israel hasn’t simply ‘allowed’ the genocide - they’ve deliberately engineered it.

Right now, Donald Trump is at a lavish banquet at Windsor Castle, while in Gaza a genocide is unfolding.

He alone can stop the assault on Gaza City, end the aid blockade and secure the release of hostages - Keir Starmer must make that clear to him before this visit ends.

Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.

From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:

guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

YouTube video by roterote Right on Right Crime, Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk,& Brain Rot Meme Culture - Groypers Explained

You can watch it on youtube m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Sj...

Thousands of Gen Z’ers Don't "Feel Bad" About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why. The online reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination reveals a generational (and partisan) disconnect on issues of gun violence, systemic injustice, and the nature of political hatred.

Please read Kahlil Greene, best analysis I’ve seen open.substack.com/pub/historyc...

Thousands of Gen Z’ers Don't "Feel Bad" About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why. The online reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination reveals a generational (and partisan) disconnect on issues of gun violence, systemic injustice, and the nature of political hatred.

Compelling read in today's History Can't Hide substack by Kahlil Greene: "Thousands of Gen Z’ers Don't Feel Bad About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why." Fascinating, complex, makes you think a little harder about what just happened and why.
historycanthide.substack.com/p/thousands-...

The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Gaza Doc Vows To Return Despite Horrific 'Double Tap' Attack

Profoundly moving episode (thanks - always such a reliably good podcast) - open.spotify.com/episode/0JTN...

Traji works very hard to make these videos to talk to people gofund.me/8bc2934b

The question bears repeating: why are the establishment UK news media continuing to claim that mass anti-migrant protests are erupting across the country when they are simply not?

While relatively small gatherings of far-right protesters are reported as the start of some kind of national civil revolt, much larger protests on other issues are routinely ignored at best, and openly demonised at worst www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/anywhere-b...