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This Labour government has failed. People want real transformative politics – we will give it to them | Jeremy Corbyn More than 500,000 people have signed up to our new party to help build a genuine alternative to poverty, inequality and war, says former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

For too long, people have been denied a real political choice.

Not anymore.

My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

YouTube video by Linguriosa Hablemos de feminismo.

Wow! I did not know the origin of the term feminism!

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Gerson’s Magic Bullet Why have so many rejected established cancer therapies for juice cocktails and coffee enemas?

I wrote an article about the Gerson Therapy, and what it is about cancer and its history that attracts so many alternative treatments. For the @sciencehistory.org’s Distillations magazine www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

There has been a consistent decrease in crime (in the UK and elsewhere); actually, the good old days when you could leave your door open were quite an unsafe period. And of course none of us has ever seen a man with a balaclava on a train. But like numbers, the truth doesn't really matter.

Great to have you here!

"France is skint"... This is probably something that columnists in major newspapers should know. A country cannot be "skint". On the other hand, governments can enforce arbitrary austerity measures to prevent the redistribution of wealth. For avoidance of doubt, France has money, as does the UK.

Autistic woman conducts forensic investigation into why you’re mad at her An autistic woman plans to leave no stone unturned in her investigation into why you were a bit off with her, it has been claimed. Sarah Harrow, 25, couldn’t help but notice you seemed a bit short wit...

She said: “I know I’ve upset you, just tell me what I’ve done so I can try to make it right.” Speaking five seconds later, she added: “Are you ignoring me?”

In the Journals, June 2025 The website of Somatosphere

Very pleased to see that the last piece of the series "In the Journals" in #Somatosphere features the recent special issue of Anthropologie&Snaté "Globalised caesareans: between medical standardisation and local realities" Coordinated by Caroline Chautems, Irene Maffi, et Ainhoa Sáenz Morales

We're looking forward to hosting the Early Career Network Meeting and the In-Between Meeting of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) in Manchester in September.

eshs.org/2025/07/11/e...

#histsci #histstm

1 decade of Open Access, now 300 titles 🔓

Introducing 'Renaissance skin' by @evelynwelch.bsky.social - freely available to all students and institutions.

A magnificent feat for research in Renaissance art & #histmed

Read it here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

#Renaissance #OpenAccess

Longitudinal studies | Grant funding | Wellcome Wellcome are funding research teams to analyse longitudinal data to help identify mental health conditions early. See eligibility information and find out how to apply.

Only a week left to apply for our Mental Health Award ⏰

We’re funding researchers to use longitudinal data to find early signs of anxiety, depression and psychosis.

Find out more and apply by 22 July ⤵️
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‘Mango madness’: why does hot weather correlate with an upswing in violence? Studies show effect is real but there are different theories about what makes violence more likely in hot weather

I don't think that resurrecting the racist views of environmental determinism is the best way to discuss #climatechange. Yet, here we are..
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

The life swap dream – or a marketing gimmick? The Italian towns selling houses for €1 The long read: Frustrated with my life back in the US, I was captivated by the idea of a new home – and new life – for less than the price of an espresso. So I travelled to Italy to find out whether i...

The small village where I grew up and where my parents live seems to be part of the scheme.
If you buy a house there, my family will certainly invite you for lunch, so think about that :D
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Anne Reid on fame, desire and ambition at 90: ‘The most wonderful things have happened since I was 68!’ In her 20s, the actor says, casting directors didn’t rate her. In her 60s, she got her big break. She discusses fun, family, optimism, regrets – and wild sex on screen with Daniel Craig

I remember when someone told me: Do you want to understand the class divide in the UK? Watch Last Tango in Halifax.

Well, not exactly a sociology lesson, but certainly one of the best British TV shows.
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The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences

It's not actually a bad idea, but why didn't they just adopt the IPA? Millions of people around the world learn English (or any other pronunciation) through the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), and it's a very economical and effective system.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery riders

nationwide blitz’ against a guy who fled wars and torture, tries to survive with less than 200£ per month and occasionally might bring you a pizza to your doorsteps at 3 in the morning.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

In Salento manca il futuro - Il Delfino e la Mezzaluna - Fondazione Terra D'Otranto di Gianni Ferraris   Indicativo, congiuntivo, imperativo, infinito, gerundio, presente. Nel dialetto salentino manca il futuro, non esiste, si deve comporre.   Per il futuro semplice si ricorre al pre...

No, il futuro non esiste, occorre costruirlo, la saggezza antica lo chiede, e lo fa con i tempi verbali che si toccano, si palpano voluttuosamente, si accarezzano teneramente, anche nella loro ruvidezza. D'altra parte il salentino sa che: Ci vae ti ggiustu passu rria a ddo' ole."

Belated thanks for this post, I had missed it initially!

If anyone is interested in having a conversation about the social aspects of breast cancer this summer, let me know!

Happy author (me) holding a bunch of hardcover copies of _Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper_. I am a white blonde woman with short hair wearing a white top and in an office with bookshelves visible in the background.

Holding the hardcover version of _Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper_ up in front of two framed posters. The cover of the book shows a face being surgically reconstructed, in six steps, drawn with pencil on beige paper. The title (in caps) is backed by a dark red (the full title is Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper: How Art and Archives Defined Second World War Reconstructive Surgery in Britain).

The back of the book, held in front of the same two framed posters. The text isn't super visible, but it includes the blurb of the book from the publisher's website, and the bio of the author, Christine Slobogin, as well as the press's logo and the barcode. The beige text box is outlined in dark red.

The dedication page of the book reads "For my dad"

It's publication day!!

Thank you to all of the folks at @urochester.bsky.social press and @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social who helped to make this book so beautiful. And thank you AGAIN to all of the folks in my (very earnest) acknowledgments.

Epistemic preparedness Preparedness strategies for emergent infectious diseases have focused on microbial surveillance, medical stockpiling and healthcare infrastructure resilience. But what does it mean to be epistemically...

In BMJ Global Health, open access: epistemic preparedness. We argue for the social sciences and the humanities - expanding the category of expert - in preparing for the next pandemic!

#pandemic #epidemiology #histstm #histmed #sts
@nam.edu @humanitiesau.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social @apha.org

Critical support to the American who thought Iran was in Norwich.

The UK Child Protection Act says that children are entitled to safety and a family life, but apparently, this is a privilege only for some...

This feels like something old-fashioned that should be coupled with other old-fashioned things, such as GPs home visits 😀

British women are being jailed under archaic abortion laws. MPs can act to end that this week | Frances Ryan Women will really have the right to choose if politicians vote to revoke this Victorian-era legislation, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

British women are being jailed and shamed under archaic abortion laws. After more than a century and a half, this week, MPs could vote to change that.

My col. on decriminalising abortion - and giving tens of millions of women a genuine right to choose. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ignore the sunburnt-Brits snobbery: the new generation of all-inclusive resorts are paradise for parents | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett The holidays I dreamt of as a child have had an upgrade. And who wants to cook or plan with a toddler in tow anyway? asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

These kinds of tourist locations might be "a paradise" for upper-class parents, but they ban residents from enjoying many natural resources and have a minimal return for the local economy. But, hey, drinks are free, so who cares?

It's next week! 😀

I have reached that stage in my #migrant life where I occasionally watch videos teaching Italian as a second language to refresh my knowledge and revive some expressions and terms I don't get to use anymore. It's a strange feeling...

One question that usually makes people hesitant is "would you like your child/children not to go to university?". You would expect a sound "oh yes, of course", but many start to vacillate.
Apparently, vocational jobs are great, as long as someone else is doing them.

A framed picture of a Manchester grocery store and a framed photo of a Chantal Akerman poster, both placed on a wooden floor and against a wall.

Sunday morning framing life.