Martin E Purcell

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The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

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University management teams when consultancy firms give them the same advice they've given everyone else:

In this exchange last week, the interim Principal at Dundee University can’t recall if anyone on UEG or Court thought that the idea of a £200k Transformation Director was a bad idea.

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“You’re saying that we got rid of the incompetent ones, and the ones that are left are fine.”

Manchester’s radical Black female activists: ‘We didn’t define ourselves as feminists’ Founded in 1980, Abasindi Co-operative fought systemic racial and gender inequalities. Nearly 50 years later, the group’s legacy is everywhere

Was just looking for a copy of Diane Watt and Adele Jones' book on #Abasindi, it's just been reprinted. This is a very timely piece of writing about #Black #Female #activism in Manchester, based on Diane's doctoral thesis. Great reading

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They're hanging up the hi-vis , but they've achieved their mission: no new oil and gas licenses is UK Govt policy .

So , top work Just Stop Oil– some may disagree with the method but they can't fault your motive .

The fight for a liveable planet continues .

Three Immediate, Cost-Free Interventions to Avert Collapse in UK Higher Education UK higher education (HE) is undergoing a profound and deeply unsettling crisis. Universities across the country including Newcastle, Cardiff, UEA, Dundee and many others (seemingly by the day) are …

Common sense stopgap measures to halt the meltdown in higher education? Or fiddling while Rome burns?

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.@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @georgiaes.bsky.social and I are today going public on our latest legal case - this is a dirty secret that businesses and regulators are in on.

All our legal work with @fightingdirty.bsky.social is crowdfunded. Please do donate. stop-uk-tyre-exports.raiselysite.com

Another story demonstrating tge human impact if these savage cuts.

Our students know the score, and who is responsible for the financial position at the University.

Executives, and Court members who continue to ignore attempts to engage with them, need to resign.

Our wonderful colleague Usha explains how the current financial crisis and proposed 632 FTE job cuts is affecting her right now. Many colleagues feel the same way.

The "recovery plan" needs to be scrapped. It's had a devastating effect on staff and students.

#WeAreThe632

#SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE

This is one of the most gruesome raptor persecution cases I have ever heard– yet incidents like this take place up and down the country every single year .

It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036

VIDEO: Chants of ‘shame on you’ as Dundee University staff and students hold campus protest University students and staff gathered on the Campus Green to express their anger at job losses.

VIDEO: Chants of ‘shame on you’ as Dundee University staff and students hold campus protest

Education, Children and Young People Committee | Scottish Parliament TV

“Crass and inappropriate”

Shane O’Neill agrees that including the number of proposed job cuts in the password for the “recovery plan” was wrong.

But as he says here, this was not the 1st time he heard. He had learnt about it at uni meeting with witnesses.

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Acting Chair of Court was “baffled” by the University of Dundee’s finances. And looks forward to the investigation helping to uncover what went wrong!

They still don’t know what went wrong at the University of Dundee.

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It is entirely right that the Scottish Parliament have invited Iain Gillespie to give evidence about the mismanagement uncovered at the University of Dundee.

He should attend and be held accountable.

The crisis at Dundee requires asking some hard questions and knowing what to do with the answer.

Yesterday, I sat with the some senior staff at @dundeeuni.bsky.social and asked them questions about the so-called recovery process, on behalf of staff and students.

History UK Disability and History Project The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…

History UK are recruiting disabled historians (and historians who work on disability history) to take part in focus groups to inform their fantastic Disability and History Project - do consider signing up! www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...

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Yesterday @maggiechapman.bsky.social asked Shane O’Neill about Equality Impact Assessments, which are designed to protect colleagues with protected characteristics during periods of change.

He said that an EIA had not been completed for the recovery plan.

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UCU on X: "🚨A MUST WATCH🚨 “Incompetence at the very top of Dundee University” @dundeeuni principal Shane O’Neill gets grilled for trying make over 600 staff pay the price for his mismanagement👇 https://t.co/ShmnwnARgh" / X 🚨A MUST WATCH🚨 “Incompetence at the very top of Dundee University” @dundeeuni principal Shane O’Neill gets grilled for trying make over 600 staff pay the price for his mismanagement👇 https://t.co/ShmnwnARgh

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#wearethe632

They need to move out of the way. Make space for people committed to sustainability of the institution based on humanist values, nit micro economic dogma, and on the advice on bean counters. #wearethe632

The cuts to 632 posts announced by university executives hide behind the numbers.

Every post is a person, a valued colleague.

We share their stories, as part of our grassroots We are the 632 campaign #WeAreThe632 #SaveDundeeUni

Up first is Anya who talks about how this will affect Dundee. 1/2

VIDEO: Chants of ‘shame on you’ as Dundee University staff and students hold campus protest University students and staff gathered on the Campus Green to express their anger at job losses.

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Proud of or CommEd students, standing up for the right to a broad education, and against the unjust cuts. #wearethe632

Coldplay join calls to overturn Kids Company report ahead of legal challenge Supporters of late founder Camila Batmanghelidjh say Charity Commission’s findings were unfair

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Not a minute too soon ... damned for daring to embrace love as a core component of work with young people.

Meet Glenn Massacre , nationally appointed Crime Reduction Czar for the driven grouse shooting industry .

He thinks it's ok that 134 hen harriers are 'missing' or have been illegally killed since 2018 , most on or close to grouse moors .

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YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!

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I feel your pain ...

The University Executive Group have imposed a recruitment freeze at the a University of Dundee.

However, they are so short of the relevant skills required that they are advertising for a £200k Director of Transformation.

It’s one rule for them and one rule for everyone else.

Dundee University staff begin three-week strike Members of the University and College Union are taking industrial action over potential job cuts

The BBC visited and reported our picket line this morning.

The comment from the University is wrong. We have already lost colleagues and many more are being threatened with redundancies.

We’re acting now to save your jobs, our jobs at the University of Dundee.

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STV Player | STV News - Dundee Mon 24 Feb, 6.00 pm Nine men have been charged in connection, with breach of the peace offences, on the day of a football match, between St Johnstone and Hibs.

Financial mismanagement.

STV reported on our strike yesterday. At the 9 minute mark, the Interim Principal owns up to financial mismanagement at the University of Dundee.

Where is the accountability?

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