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'another Dr Compton' Londoner, #DigiEd, (gen)AI, #Assessment & Feedback , #ungrading, #HE (and #spurs) #COYS https://mcompton.uk/

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Wall display featuring framed portraits labelled Mahatma Gandhi, M. A. G. Osmani, Indira Gandhi, Genghis Khan, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Imran Khan, with part of a person wearing glasses visible in the foreground.

Wall display featuring framed portraits labelled Mahatma Gandhi, M. A. G. Osmani, Indira Gandhi, Genghis Khan, Siraj-ud-Daulah and Imran Khan, with part of a person wearing glasses visible in the foreground.

Especially for you

01.03.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😁

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A red poster mounted on a wall beneath a decorative light fitting, displaying twelve celebrity headshots arranged in three rows of four, each labelled with their names. The names shown include Angelina Jolie, Maria Sharapova, Sania Mirza, Shakira, Aishwarya Rai, David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shilpa Shetty, Richard Gere and Kiara Advani.

A red poster mounted on a wall beneath a decorative light fitting, displaying twelve celebrity headshots arranged in three rows of four, each labelled with their names. The names shown include Angelina Jolie, Maria Sharapova, Sania Mirza, Shakira, Aishwarya Rai, David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shilpa Shetty, Richard Gere and Kiara Advani.

Amongst a host of dodgy qualities in the restaurant we were in last night, the logic of the many poster montages eluded me. The political one included Ghengis and Imran khan and Deng Xiaoping

01.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is always a tweet.

28.02.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2512    πŸ” 929    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 40
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A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this | Simon Tisdall We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentat...

In only condemning Iranian attacks we become complicit in the terror being inflicted on Iranian people . It’s war built on the hubris of two men but the workd durrly knows this www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’m not going try to sugar coat it…” * gets out bag of sugar in studio*

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BREAKING: β€œI don’t think we should over interpret this result” says the governments Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander

Heaven help us

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Never again can Labour say that a Green vote is a wasted vote. You don't have to compromise and tacitly endorse Labour's concessions to the far-right anywhere. This is so so huge!

27.02.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Statement from Matt Goodwin,
UK candidate:


Reform


"Given the reports we are reading in
UK media about family voting and
sectarianism, I am deeply concerned
about the extent to which the Gorton
and Denton parliamentary by-election
is a free, fair, and democratic election."
11:21 pm . 26 Feb 26. 286K Views

Statement from Matt Goodwin, UK candidate: Reform "Given the reports we are reading in UK media about family voting and sectarianism, I am deeply concerned about the extent to which the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election is a free, fair, and democratic election." 11:21 pm . 26 Feb 26. 286K Views

Not just a loser.

But a bad loser.

27.02.2026 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2426    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 368    πŸ“Œ 85

Nationally, Labour is losing twice as many voters to Greens and Lib Dems as they are to Reform. (John Curtice on BBC)

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BREAKING: Green Party win Gorton and Denton by-election!

27.02.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 874    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 74

You got to feel for Matt Goodwin.

Sorry missed a word. You got to feel contempt for Matt Goodwin.

27.02.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1770    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 10
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Green Party takes Gorton and Denton from Labour in first ever Westminster by-election win The Greens' Hannah Spencer wins the Manchester seat, ahead of Reform UK in second and Labour in third.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...

You what now? Lurching to the right ISN’T good for Labour?

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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection in blow to Keir Starmer Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, with Labour coming in third behind reform UK

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

Morning!

27.02.2026 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! Obligatory pinned post to say that I'm a freelance journalist and you can find my portfolio at marieleconte.com and my newsletter at youngvulgarian.substack.com, and you can contact me on marie.s.leconte@gmail.com. Always looking for fun/interesting work so do get in touch!

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People don’t believe me when I say that’s how I was taught to write them at primary school. Muscle memory still kicks in from time to time

26.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh start, says Hannah Spencer, the Green party candidate in t...

Reform have nothing to offer but divisive hate. Blaming migrants and communities struggling to get by.

Hannah Spencer understands Manchester, she knows the value of work and will actually get things done.

Thursday - it's Greens Vs Reform. Hope Vs Hate.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over β€˜antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign

Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over β€˜antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts

www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...

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Reform candidate attacks elites while flying around the world to speak with them In a speech after being announced as Reform UK’s candidate for Gorton and Denton, Mr Goodwin had bragged he was 'not part of the establishment', and has repeatedly criticised the 'elite class'

Reform candidate attacks elites while being paid to fly around the world to speak with them

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Every vote for Labour helps Reform. It’s vote Green or get Reform in Gorton and Denton.
#VoteGreen

20.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Poll showing voting intentions in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

32% Green
29% Reform
26% Labour

Poll showing voting intentions in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. 32% Green 29% Reform 26% Labour

If you’re a traditional Labour voter repeating the Labour spin that a Green vote will split the vote and is effectively a vote for Reform, this independent poll tells a different story.

Don’t be loyal to a party that has abandoned its Labour values. Vote Green.

The only vote to defeat Reform.

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a man with a beard wearing a black puma jacket Alt: Igor Tudor celebrates a goal by shaking his colleagues violently

Goddarnit, my hopes are up. Only way I’ve been coping this season is by feeling hopeless. #COYS

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More info, from the instagram account that posted the video

17.02.2026 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Roses are red
Spurs make me blue
Unless we get a miracle
We’ll be relegated like you

14.02.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Nigel Farage has called for an end
to working from home culture
because he believes it gets in the
way of 'hard work'

Nigel Farage has called for an end to working from home culture because he believes it gets in the way of 'hard work'

Nigel Farage missed debate
on Brexit reset because he is
holidaying abroad


Reform UK leader, who has made at least nine
trips overseas since general election, says he
will return to UK next week

Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad Reform UK leader, who has made at least nine trips overseas since general election, says he will return to UK next week

Nigel Farage skips
PMQs and local election prep
to fundraise for Donald Trump
at $450 MAGA dinner


And he told party members this week he'd be
away from London "canvassing, campaigning and
doing our best" until the local elections in May -
instead he's flown to the US again to speak at a
MAGA fundraising dinner

Nigel Farage skips PMQs and local election prep to fundraise for Donald Trump at $450 MAGA dinner And he told party members this week he'd be away from London "canvassing, campaigning and doing our best" until the local elections in May - instead he's flown to the US again to speak at a MAGA fundraising dinner

The Michelin guide says of the restaurant visited
by the Reform UK leader: 'A certain luxury is to
be expected when Buckingham Palace is just a
short walk away...' ( GoffPhotos.com)


EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage skips
Commons debate to enjoy
lunch at Β£68 tandoori lobster
restaurant

The Michelin guide says of the restaurant visited by the Reform UK leader: 'A certain luxury is to be expected when Buckingham Palace is just a short walk away...' ( GoffPhotos.com) EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage skips Commons debate to enjoy lunch at Β£68 tandoori lobster restaurant

Nigel Farage thinks Britain isn't productive because nobody goes into the office anymore.

Which will come as a blow to one particular MP ... called Nigel Farage.

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Sky is at least interesting

10.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kudos for unpicking all this in a way my brain can get around. Truly reveals how much reading between the lines, assumption and minute interpretations of even single words can, whichever way a case goes, have remarkable implications.

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a man with a beard looks at the camera Alt: a man looking ill and exhausted with a beard looks at the camera and swigs from a bottle of pink liquid

Why does pepto bismol taste like germoline smells?

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This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act

29.01.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2079    πŸ” 846    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 73

When you think of health and safety laws and human rights laws as β€œobstructive bureaucracy”, stopping you being as vicious and damaging as you want to be to immigrants - who you encourage voters to blame for your own abject failures - you’ve become a monster. Let’s hope it ends up devouring itself.

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