Nick Pearce

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:

His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”

Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local growth England’s mayors will be able to invest in transport, infrastructure, and the visitor economy through a new levy on overnight stays.

A small, welcome step on the fiscal devo journey.

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BIG NEWS 📢 We've announced the 9 local authorities we're working with across England to drive transformation of children’s services through evidence use.

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Find out more 👇▶️

Today’s labour market statistics show that the labour market is weakening on multiple fronts, with unemployment reaching 5 per cent for the first time in almost a decade (pandemic period aside).

Here’s our @resolutionfoundation.org thread, from @nyecominetti.bsky.social and me.

How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China The $23bn Simandou mine in Guinea has taken almost three decades to begin operating but could tilt the balance of power in the global iron ore market

Guinea and the ‘caviar of iron ore’ that is transforming the country on.ft.com/43KzWzR

Planning for Retirement in Post-war Britain* Abstract. This article explores how Britons envisaged and planned for the end of working life across the second half of the twentieth century. It shows how

New article (OA): Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social on 'Planning for Retirement in Post-war Britain'

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'For the cost of living'. Map of UK on blue background, bubbles contain Living Wage Rates for 2025-26 - £13.45 UK Living Wage, £14.80 London Living Wage

📣The real Living Wage rates have risen!

⭐£13.45 across the UK
⭐ £14.80 in London

Half a million workers will get a pay rise thanks to the commitment of a growing movement of over 16,000 leading employers such as @ikeauk.bsky.social Everton Football Club and @avivaplc.bsky.social

Zahira apologized - she could not offer me tea as her house had been destroyed earlier this month. I apologized to her that the world failed her. #Gaza

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

Owen Hatherley · South London Modern In the late 1960s, the critic Bevis Hillier invented the term ‘Art Deco’ for the commercial architecture of the...

Owen Hatherley on the middle class, mid century modernism of South East London www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

New railway timepiece marks new beginning for Britain’s railway and celebrates 200 years of trains Today, Network Rail and partners across the Government and railway industry marked the launch of the railway’s first national clock design for over 50 years*, at London Bridge station.

Transport was always at the cutting edge of public design, so this is good to see. The first national clock design for the railways in 50 odd years, referencing Gerry Barney’s iconic double arrow logo www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-rai...

My statement today on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Constructing Disraeli in Twentieth-Century Conservatism* Abstract. Since the 1960s, when historians first dethroned the dominant view of Benjamin Disraeli as a Tory democrat and social reformer, his association w

Are we witnessing the end of the One Nation tradition in the Conservative Party? What is that tradition? Here’s my article on Constructing Disraeli in Twentieth-Century Conservatism* url: academic.oup.com/ehr/article/...

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone. We will not let hate or those who spread it win. We stand with you.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

Spies, eggcups and penthouses: Sir Terry Farrell’s best buildings – in pictures Sir Terry Farrell, the UK’s leading architect-planner and postmodernist, has died aged 87

Very sad - Farrell dies within weeks of Grimshaw. I like his architecture in China best myself, though his London buildings are landmarks of the pomo city. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Moldova has voted: PAS wins with 50.15%, beating the polls despite Russian interference.

The people chose a pro-EU, reform path. Meanwhile, the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc (24%) calls for protests. PAS must now deliver reforms & lead Moldova toward EU accession.

#Moldova #Elections #EU

🇲🇩#Moldova, parliamentary election results:

1680/2274 polling stations counted:

PAS: 44,4 %✅
PEB (PSRM/PCRM): 27,7 %
BA: 8,6 %
PN: 6,6 %
PPDA: 6,2 %
PSDE: 1,2 %
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#AlegeriParlamentare2025

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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New Towns Taskforce: Report to government The government has published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report.

I’m immensely grateful to the New Towns Taskforce, under the expert leadership of its Chair, Sir Michael Lyons, and Deputy Chair, Dame Kate Barker, for producing such a considered and comprehensive set of final recommendations 👇🏻

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I found out I had Parkinson’s at 52. It was like being coshed TV producer Rob Burley was 52 and had just lost his job at the BBC when he received his diagnosis four years ago. He reveals its impact — and what awaits him

TV producer Rob Burley was 52 and had just lost his job at the BBC when he received his diagnosis four years ago. He reveals its impact — and what awaits him ⬇️

Extremely sad that my much-loved friend and ally of over thirty-five years, the great poet, dramatist, socialist and acerbic wit Tony Harrison, died yesterday morning, peacefully, with his devoted partner, actress Sian Thomas, at his side. I'm so glad I visited them last week.

Tony Harrison obituary: acclaimed Yorkshire poet and playwright Writer whose poem V upset Mary Whitehouse and who was determined to show that the arts are not the preserve of the middle and upper classes dies aged 88

A fine obituary to the brilliant radical English poet www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...

Tony Harrison obituary: acclaimed Yorkshire poet and playwright Writer whose poem V upset Mary Whitehouse and who was determined to show that the arts are not the preserve of the middle and upper classes dies aged 88

Sad to read this. A wonderful poet. I remember - with great fondness and learning - seeing many of his film poems.

How Democracies Fall Apart - Dissent Magazine An interview with Adam Przeworski.

How Democracies Fall Apart -
An interview with Adam Przeworski www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...

Graphic with the headline “London is the greatest city in the world” set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline. The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the world’s best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.

Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website of an estate agent advertising a house for sale in Argentina. A photo shows the painting, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, also known as Fra’ Galgario, hanging above a sofa in the living room of the property, in a seaside town near Buenos Aires. Continue reading...

Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine.

Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

We must clear a path for young people outside full-time education As GCSE results land, we should realise that training alongside decent work is a better next step for some 16-year-olds

We should not accept 1 in 8 of our 16-24 year olds shut out of learning or earning. Dreadful for young people, economy & society.

Purposeful government can make a difference - but it will require learning lessons, real focus & new resource. Me in the @financialtimes.com

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