"The trade was not that you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai."
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"The trade was not that you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai."
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Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
02.03.2026 18:10 — 👍 7611 🔁 1415 💬 89 📌 63
For @newstatesman1913.bsky.social I spoke to Natalie (name changed) about why probation services failed to track her ex-partner down after she reported him multiple times for breaching restraining orders, its woeful performance, and the legacy of austerity.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The long 2010s are finally over
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No one asked but I bought some lovely records down in Angel and I am very pleased with them
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Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...
24.02.2026 06:59 — 👍 1890 🔁 655 💬 108 📌 126A very good read from my colleague @rmcunliffe.bsky.social on the gnawing student loans scandal
24.02.2026 16:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Basically the next election is going to come down to whether or not "generalised, non-specific anger at the system" outweighs "realisation that the alternative is a bunch of weird freaks with deeply eccentric policy views".
24.02.2026 13:29 — 👍 64 🔁 20 💬 8 📌 2
a year is a long time in politics
23.02.2026 18:01 — 👍 2961 🔁 717 💬 69 📌 36
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
16.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 1324 🔁 122 💬 106 📌 91
Health visitors in England have been cut by 40% since 2015. A&E admissions for under-ones have risen 42% in the same period.
Since under local authority control, and not the NHS, health visitors occupy a weird institutional no man's land. Read my article below: www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/he...
King says 'the law must take its course' after Andrew arrest published at 12:01 12:01 Breaking We have just received a statement from the King following Andrew's arrest. Here it is in full: I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all. Charles R.
My penny's worth: This is the cleanest, shrewdest way for monarchy to cauterize the wound: misbehaviour while in a politically-appointed civil position, rather than alleged sex offences enabled by royal status. My hunch is that no UK police force would arrest the King's brother without a Palace nod.
19.02.2026 12:25 — 👍 579 🔁 116 💬 86 📌 10Good luck to anyone trying to publish any other news today.
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Anneliese Dodds: "I felt Peter Mandelson was a clear blackmail risk"
Samir Jeraj speaks to Anneliese Dodds for the Weekend Interview
Both @andyburnham.bsky.social and @metromayorsteve.bsky.social on stage at @ntiaofficial.bsky.social conference.
Burnham brings up a book they wrote about leaving Westminster called Head North. He said: "the sequel, Head South, is currently on hold, but may be available some time in the future".
Angela Rayner today wearing Superman socks (?) at the @ntiaofficial.bsky.social conference. She wants to see a new minister to cover the night time economy: bars and clubs etc.
End of Q&A: “What we expect is to be treated fairly with respect. If you play by the rules, the rules will protect you.”
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
Mornin’…
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England's children's care market is broken. Foster carers down 10%, costs spiralling, kids placed hundreds of miles from home. Can Greater Manchester's reforms fix a system in crisis?
Read my piece below for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
the local government theory of everything
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🚨 Exclusive: In a parliamentary question, the Department for Education confirmed it had not assessed how benefit reforms would impact its school readiness target.
Many teachers who spoke to me said it was "short sighted" to not do this.
Read more: schoolsweek.co.uk/benefits-cut...
Former schools minister Sir Nick Gibb has been recruited as a strategic adviser by a company that sells pouches to lock away children’s phones.
Read more below with @schoolsweek.bsky.social: schoolsweek.co.uk/ex-minister-...
Read more here with @schoolsweek.bsky.social: schoolsweek.co.uk/79-schools-w...
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A career first for me! Delighted to see myself and @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social appear in this afternoon's influential @politico.eu London Playbook newsletter for our story on primary schools dropping out of the government's free breakfast clubs
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Great scoop here from @lydiach.bsky.social - Ofsted is considering whether to rename its proposed 'secure' grade
There are concerns it's not obvious to parents what it means or where it sits on the five-point scale
schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-looks...
ICYMI: School caterers warn a return to the school meal standards of the 1990s is on the cards as schools grapple with inflationary costs.
Leaders who spoke to me say they are facing pressures from NIC rises and inflation costs. Read more below...
schoolsweek.co.uk/outsourced-c...
Given Adolescence is dominating news/teachers talk atm this quote from Kate is important:
“Young people’s political opinions about lots of things are diverging if you are a boy or a girl […]
“Oracy helps them learn, think, talk about their feelings, resolve conflict, and feel like they belong.”
🗣️ I’m here at The Speaking Summit in Bloomsbury with @schoolsweek.bsky.social.
Come say hello if you spot me.
@kateparadine.bsky.social tells the room Oracy is crucial in schools.
