Dr Robin A Hadley

not an echo chamber: abstract v. introduction Imagine a doctoral researcher finishing their introduction. They’ve carefully crafted the opening pages that situate their research question in the existing literature. Then they turn to write the …

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How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky in a planetary alignment, and it will be visible from anywhere on Earth

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A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.

Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran?

Me neither.

Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.

First bird of my day: chirping sparrows alongside singing blackbirds. We are so lucky to share our home territories with birds. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours

No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton – podcast John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey chat through all the fallout from the Green Party’s historic byelection win in Gorton and Denton. And, look at what could happen next.

🚨No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton

Have a listen to our #PoliticsWeekly podcast for all the latest on this consequential by-election

With me, @johnharris1969.bsky.social & @kiranstacey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Starmer Countdown to May has begun and dejected Labour MPs want to see in that time PM is capable of change

MY ANALYSIS: Labour leadership truce holds for now but clock is ticking for Keir Starmer 👇

“I think it hastens everything. I thought we could maybe keep going for another year after May but definitely not now. I don’t think anything can save him now” - MP

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Celebrations, selfies and crowdsurfing: Greens relish seismic night in British politics Optimism and quiet confidence gave way to jubilation with party’s historic victory in Gorton and Denton byelection

Now's a great time: join.greenparty.org.uk

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I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a big Carl Sagan fan but I'm super dismayed out how many people these days seem to think that Nuclear Weapons are fine. And not, you know, a completely insane way for us all to live.

That's the way to do it. So good to see progressive politicians pushing back hard on Reform's messaging. Highly effective and so refreshing and Labour could learn a lot from Polanski in this regard. Take the attack to the Faragists - don't let them get away with it.

Reform conference held in Church of England headquarters angers Christian groups A number of Christian groups said the party's immigration policies were opposed to Church beliefs and teachings.

Attacking immigrants, demonising minorities, and targeting the needy is not what Jesus spoke about.

A Supreme Court Shield for Big Oil Would Come at Your Expense When we talk about someone wanting to both eat their cake and still have it, we’re using a logical impossibility to highlight the cake-haver’s delusional mental state. When it comes to the fossil-fuel...

"If you want to know who will ultimately pay in this scenario, just look in the mirror. Even as your home-insurance rates rise, so will your taxes. All of this will drive down property values, especially in the places most at-risk from climate disasters. And that will hurt muni finances even more."

Quite something that the fact 70% of voters seem to have rejected insular nationalism, out and out racism and the removal of workers rights doesn’t even seem to have occurred to Reform.

Long way to go, but still think I’m right in thinking the chances of Farage in No 10 remain non-existent.

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Chris Mason on the BBC's Gorton and Denton by-election 'Newscast' suggesting that Reform's massive defeat is somehow still good for them because they collectively (alongside the Greens) got such a large section of the vote, like in Caerphilly with Plaid.

I'm not sure that's how elections work...

Greens now have 5 MPs.

Reform has 8 - but four of those are Tory defections who were not elected on a REF ticket..

Bet Jenrick and Braverman are feeling a little sick this morning.

Now watch the billionaire media throw all the dirt it can at the Greens, who could thwart its dream of a Farage government.

Labour's ugliest-ever political strategy has utterly failed The Gorton and Denton by-election must be a wake-up call for the party – or it is doomed

The Gorton and Denton by-election must be a wake-up call for the party – or it is doomed inews.co.uk/opinion/labo...

Labour’s campaign was appalling no wonder she’s switched off replies. Shame on them

Left-wing MEPs push Commission to finance abortions in the EU Signed by 105 MEPs, the letter to Ursula von der Leyen calls for a European fund to ensure effective access to reproductive healthcare, a move one million European citizens have requested. #EuropeNews

105 members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, putting pressure on her to support the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”. It could improve access to safe abortion in Europe by funding travel from countries with less access.

Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

“In a battle between hope and hate, hope has won.”
Congratulations to new MP Hannah Spencer!
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& no coincidence that on a day when we perhaps ought be talking about Green policies, …

it’s the divisive & narrative of ReformUK that seems to dominate #r4today

Gorton and Denton goes Green "I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician. I'm a plumber."

"I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician. I'm a plumber." manchestermill.co.uk/gorton-and-d...

Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

In a battle between hope and hate, hope won out.

Why voters rejected the hateful politics of Reform and instead embraced the "Green Menace" in Gorton and Denton

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Northumberland: “George Stephenson would be proud”: Northumberland Line update The Northumberland Park station on the Northumberland Line has welcomed passengers for the first time

The Northumberland Park station on the Northumberland Line has welcomed passengers for the first time
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Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts Care roles hit particularly hard by UK’s lurch to the right on migration, according to analysis of Home Office data

"Ministers need to wake up."

Indeed. Some shift away from the exceptional levels of overseas recruitment 21-24 was natural/desirable.

But current "strategy" - no new visas and making life as unpleasant as possible for migrants already here - is madness.

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The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…