Dr Robin A Hadley

How times change. There was a coal mine in Bradford, inner-city Manchester, until 1968. The site was beside what is now the Etihad Stadium (Manchester Libraries).

Andrea Ashworth wrote a classic of Mancunian literature. Why did she vanish from view? My search for the author of ‘Once in a House on Fire’ led to the other side of the world - and to a tantalising revelation

manchestermill.co.uk/andrea-ashwo...

He doesn’t care about average Americans. Could it be any plainer?

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner 2 months after confirmation The former Republican congressman served only two months in the role, and is the sixth to lead the bureau this year.

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner 2 months after confirmation

Frontiers | Reproductive capital: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from the workplace IntroductionThe workplace encompasses structural and personal tensions related to both reproduction and non-reproduction, as well as ambiguity and ambivalenc...

'Fertility was an issue... I knew it was my fault'
Find out more about the factors that influence reproductive attitudes, choices and outcomes in this #Free to download #Openaccess paper. @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
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China turns to gun silencers to stifle boom from 370mph trains Super-fast locomotives produce shockwaves when they exit tunnels audible a mile away

Chinese railway engineers solve problems ours can only dream of as 370mph train due to run in five years bit.ly/4owOwDK by which time HS2 will barely be half built between a London suburb and one in Birmingham

Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

Reeves ‘vastly underestimated’ scale of private school parents’ VAT rebellion Treasury was not expecting so many to pay fees in advance to avoid levy, documents show

Treasury underestimated how many wealthy people would spend £££ hundreds of thousands to save a few bob in tax bit.ly/4ljeCr2 they paid £515m in advance - some could afford to pay five years in advance. Don’t try to tax us we’re too rich and too clever!

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg A possible Putin-Trump summit: what are the Russian papers saying?

Russian press reaction to potential Putin-Trump summit range from “hastily organised summits risk unrealistic expectations” to “real chance for deal on Ukraine.” Meanwhile “In Russia risk of recession in 2026” & “Russia’s budget deficit up by a trillion roubles.” #ReadingRussia

Employee ownership, far from being a fringe idea, has been an element of the American experiment, from George Washington to the present.

Building socialism in the US means building on what you have.

🕯️🇺🇦 During the combat mission, 39-year-old Maryna Hrytsenko “Mary” — a combat medic of the 3rd OSHB, the chief custodian of the funds of the Chernihiv Art Museum — died.

Maryna died on the morning of August 7, 2025, along with two comrades, as a result of an attack by a Russian drone.

When do they just cut straight to Arbeit Macht Frei?

England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds Experts warn country is in danger of becoming ‘dirty man of Europe’ as it falls to bottom of bathing water leaderboard

💩 England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds 💩

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

You just gotta LOVE MAD MAGAZINE!!!

A landlord being a totally profiteering c*nt & kicking people out for bigger profit, has been caught at it.
It just happens she's the Minister for Homelessness in this, a Labour government.
Did you think that Labour represented the working class?
Yeah, so did I.
Now, they are your landlord.

Tots, bots, measles and the surging distrust in vaccines How does the decline in take-up of the measles vaccination tell a tale of our times?

How does the decline in take-up of the measles vaccination tell a tale of our times? | Liz Crosbie

Frontiers | Reproductive capital: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from the workplace IntroductionThe workplace encompasses structural and personal tensions related to both reproduction and non-reproduction, as well as ambiguity and ambivalenc...

'Fertility was an issue... I knew it was my fault'
Find out more about the factors that influence reproductive attitudes, choices and outcomes in this #Free to download #Openaccess paper. @frontiersmedia.bsky.social
bit.ly/4frMctw

Workplace Fertility Struggles Highlight Call for Change Many employees undergoing fertility treatment feel excluded at work and face financial, emotional, and structural barriers to support.

www.psychreg.org/workplace-fe...

How is a Man Supposed to be a Man?: Male Childlessness – a Life Course Disrupted | Berghahn Books Independent Publishing since 1994

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We’ve gone from talking about American ultimatums & deadlines to ‘Let’s have a summit.’ Our latest report from Moscow for @BBCNews on the day the Kremlin announced that Vladimir Putin & Donald Trump would meet “in the coming days.”

I am so sick and tired of seeing MPs and the media shit themselves over refugees arriving in small boats over the channel.

If your initial reaction to seeing these boats is anything other than “those poor bastards, I hope they make it across” then you have failed as a human being.

A federal judge has ordered Florida to pause construction of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the remote Everglades for 14 days.

Heinous.

Pleased to have finished my paper for the @asleuki.bsky.social conference in Galway, ploughing my usual cheery furrow of ecological and existential angst. Includes climate projections, coastal erosion, Stoicism, bitterns, and texts by Algernon Swinburne, W. G. Sebald, and Juliet Blaxland.

Light Brown Apple Moth.

For want of anything better, here’s a Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) from this morning. Much nicer than my only other photograph of this species. Fortunately I don’t get a lot of these, though it is a nicely patterned one. #teammoth

A row of preserved human footprints in a sandy, muddy beach, with red flags marking their locations

As part of our theme #OutintheField, we’re sharing recent discoveries made by National Trust archaeologists and partners alongside current fieldwork.

Did you know that the Sefton Coast at Formby in Lancashire contains tantalising glimpses into the lives of our hunter-gather ancestors? 🧵

Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month Rushanara Ali, who has spoken out against 'unreasonable rent increases', relisted her four-bedroom townhouse in east London for £4,000 a month

Labour homelessness minister Rushanara Ali threw out her tenants before relisting her East London townhouse for £700 a month more in rent. The Bethnal Green and Stepney MP has previously spoken out against against “private renters being exploited”.

Vicky Spratt in @theipaper.com

Puffin in hiding

Puffin on the cliff top

Lichen covered wall at Sumburgh Head

Sea stack at Sumburgh Head

Bright and blustery morning at Sumburgh Head - still puffins to watch! #Shetland

Jordy Meiselas: ICE didn't just lower the age requirement—they removed the age requirement. Now, at any age—you can go and join. They've riled up their base and have given them one lane to occupy: take out your anger, become an ICE agent, and chase down migrants. They are preying on people's hate.