Sheila Hunt

I was about to hold forth about Stella. Take the new job. Ditch Pip! But my other half said ‘it’s not real’. I don’t believe him.

On page after page, even as she is recognised as the rising star of the SNP – hitched to Salmond’s runaway wagon – she records her insecurity, lack of confidence, imposter syndrome, the deflating balloon, the fear of failure✍️ Desmond Clifford wp.me/p8Mk4U-15E9

Also NHS refers to Fetal Alcohol spectrum disorder.

In the UK it is fetal not foetal.

Foetal alcohol syndrome?

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@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social responds to the ‘Island of strangers’ comment.

#poetry #immigration #humanbeings

The Brits mentioned in this headline are actually the Engish who will continue to pay for their prescriptions. The Scottish, Welsh, and N Irish govts have abolished prescription charges.

The Nasty Party is back The ‘nasty party’ is back—this time wearing a red rose. Labour’s Wes Streeting claims mental health is ‘overdiagnosed.’

“The ‘nasty party’ is back — this time wearing a red rose.” 🌹

This is brutal. 👇

'No-One Voted for These Cruel Cuts - We Need a Wealth Tax Instead' Keir Starmer must change course from this performative cruelty towards the sick and disabled, argues Neal Lawson

🔴‘No-One Voted for These Cruel Cuts – We Need a Wealth Tax Instead’

Keir Starmer must change course from this performative cruelty towards the sick and disabled, argues Neal Lawson

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My @cardiffuni colleague Prof Kevin Morgan - whose job, like mine, is ‘in scope’ for redundancy - speaking at the Wales in Europe conference

Cardiff University cuts: When education serves the market, society pays the price James Downs, Mental Health Campaigner Cardiff University’s recent announcement that it plans to cut 400 jobs – around 10% of its total workforce – alongside course closures and departmental mergers,…

‘If an institution’s ability to function is contingent on the financial choices of students from overseas, rather than the needs of the communities it serves, then it isn’t a sustainable or just system’ ✍️James Downs

At risk of redundancy letter

Just got my formal “at risk of redundancy” letter, as did all 126 of my fellow academic staff members at Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University. Now off to spend the day teaching undergraduates…

'Nye' starring Michael Sheen premieres on National Theatre streaming service Theatre fans will be thrilled to know that Michael Sheen’s critically acclaimed performance in The National Theatre’s NHS drama, Nye, is now available to stream via National Theatre at Home. The…

The acclaimed production starring the Welsh actor as Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan is now available to watch on National Theatre at Home