Adam Chapman

See @vanessathorpe.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social — a devastating story:

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I generally think that'd be good for everyone.

Katie Lam's plan would mean parents with settled status who have children who are British citizens potentially being deported. Wouldn't it?

Your regular reminder that scrapping ILR for people who have come here and played by the rules, which is what Lam proposes here, is a position supported by 3% of the public

This -official Conservative policy - is essentially identical to the Reform policy that the Prime Minister described as "racist and immoral" and would "rip out country apart".

Would be good if media and politicians pointed this out .

Why can't Reform answer this question? Plus predictions for the Caerphilly by-election

Try as I might, I can't get Reform to answer a simple question about their candidate in the Caerphilly by-election Llyr Powell.

When did he last have contact with Nathan Gill, the party's former leader in Wales who has admitted taking Russian bribes?
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/why-cant-r...

Still looking for potential venues for a book launch. All suggestions welcome.

'It was urgent': Minister and museums boss lift the lid on reasons behind National Trust's Ironbridge takeover A government minister and the boss of Ironbridge's museums have lifted the lid on the reasons behind the National Trust's takeover of the historic sites.

After sixty years of independent operation missed visitor targets and increasing costs such as employer's NI, are cited as the National Trust takes over the museums in Ironbridge Gorge, helped by a £9m sweetener from GOVUK.

Who's next and what does this say about sustainability in heritage world?

Over £900,000 repaid to London workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff The Government has named 66 employers who failed to pay the minimum wage, as part of ongoing action to Make Work Pay.

Over £900,000 repaid to London workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ove...

I can beat the medievalists! In 61 CE, revolting British natives attacked the Roman colony of Camulodunum (Colchester). In 2015, in a domestic space, archs found the remains of a whole box of coriander as well as fenugreek, poppy seeds, cumin, & other Indian spices. Homesick Roman women made curry.

Having - years ago - worked at the football with St John Ambulance, I can confirm that the most solid thing I ever saw thrown was an inflatable sheep (yes, the game did involve Cardiff...).

Assuming there were many such things in the ‘80s (I genuinely don’t know!).

This always translates to:
‘And did you go to university?’
‘Well of course I went to university, and my eldest is at oxbridge and our youngest will be joining them next year, but I don’t think OTHER peoples’ kids should go to University.’

Who’d be an early medievalist, eh? The art historians are good for this too..

I hope this is positive news for @ironbridgegmt.bsky.social but wasn’t aware that the IGMT was in trouble. Good to see @nationaltrust.org.uk & govt recognise the importance of industrial heritage

Needless to say it’s mportant to preserve jobs & heritage skills as well as the museums & artefacts

Me too - this led the news, for what seemed like forever, was certainly discussed on Newsround, and I am less than a year older than Mr Jenrick!

The chances that Robert Jenrick *literally* went to "more than a few football matches in the away end" at Villa Park *in the 1980s* (ie, before his 8th birthday on 8.1.1990) are vanishingly small to non-existent. (He may have been in the away end at Villa Park as a child or teenager in the 1990s)

This is painfully familiar. I‘m ready for my second cuppa already..

About your time machine…

Nearer 35 years! Even that may be a conservative estimate…

Professors *never* supply information. Students aren’t paying premium prices for ‘information’ at all. How can people who presumably have attended universities misunderstand their role so badly?

Him and me both.

I’m not sure we have the water pressure (though I do have enough hose…).

Who can say?

#ICYMI - coming soon, so if you're in reach of Taunton, why not book now and come along!

The garden is *still* full of acrid smoke...

You look at the degrees people in the City of London have and they're rarely Business Studies.

It's galling, isn't it? He's definitely burning wood, but it certainly is not ready for burning...

I do need to look into this - we're not in a town (well, not formally), so the woodburner per se isn't an issue. What *is* an issue is that his '70s bungalow was built with gas central heating and the chimney needs to be a couple of metres taller to lift the smoke properly

Or at least get some dry firewood...