Ivan Phillips

As an arty-farty member of the woke liberati it drives me mad when I see politics full of bigots

The voicemail transcription is ‘low confidence’ but far more poetic than the actual message from my garage

I imagine anything that prioritises empathy, the articulation of human complexity and the questioning of lazy assumptions must seem like a rip-off to someone like Badenoch, who seems to know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Assoc Prof Sam George launches the 2nd day of #gothicmermaids #seachanges @ogomproject.bsky.social Looking forward to more tales and tails of watery wonders - starting with the Ningyō

Back in the days when I had attack eyebrows and enjoyed eating items of religious symbolism while dressed only in bath towels

‘And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gaze into you.’

Thinking of growing (or perhaps buying) a Nietzsche moustache.

As has already been said, Gwenno gets (quite rightly) a lot of play. And the range of languages on Cerys Matthews’ show is immense. So yes, this must be a panicky and craven return of what used to be called ‘the Irish Question’.

UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’ Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers

Remember me telling you the university redundancy situation was far worse than it looked? Well, here's the evidence - not renewing contracts, forcing people to 'retire' and the like may not show up in the stats, but it cd double the losses number. (1/2) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

I know universities are worried about numbers but I didn’t know they’d started recruiting wildfowl…

For anyone whose thoughts are turning to the coast, beaches, the sea, floating, just floating, away, away, away

So proud of our graduating cohort of UH Model Design students and the fantastic team of dedicated colleagues who support them. 9 of 20 awards at New Blades 2025 yesterday - amazing achievement and fully deserved! Not only are they a phenomenally talented bunch but they’re also lovely human beings

And this is why UK HE is increasingly looking like a long dull scene from a particularly depressing dystopian film.

Marking final-year undergraduate essays: the post-retinal detachment method

Sensible policies for a happier Britain. Thank you Mr Wells.

(Image: Painted buffalo hide depicting the Battle of the Little Bighorn, by a Cheyenne artist, c. 1878; in the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City. 116 × 87 cm.)

Following his announcements on film industry tariffs and the reopening of Alcatraz, Donald Trump is now planning to tax unAmerican air and reenact both the American Civil War and the Battle of the Little Big Horn to prove the originals were fake news.

No, you’re not. And even if you were, I’m not the droid you’re looking for.

You never have to travel far down any thread on Lewis Carroll to realise why the world’s in the state it’s in…

Quite tempted to lift the lid…

A more than passing resemblance…? #doctorwho #metropolis #moloch #ai #robots

The train will be arriving soon! This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (13-15 March) I’ll be appearing in the Settlement Players’ production of The Girl on the Train. Please come and see us if you can. Tickets are £10, which is a pretty reasonable fare - and it’s going to be quite a journey…

Well thank fuck for that

People, please beware of vampire vegetables. Be especially wary of post-Yuletide pumpkins… 🎃 🧛🏻‍♂️

Source: Nick Groom, The Vampire: A New History (2018).

It’s possible I’ve just found my motto for 2025

She was also married to the actor Geoffrey Beevers, who played the Master in The Keeper of Traken (1981) and continues to be a stalwart of the Big Finish audio dramas.

For non-Who nerds, Caroline John (who died, sadly, in 2012) played scientist Liz Shaw, the first companion of Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor in the 1970 season.

especially as the recording was thought to be lost until 2010 and was the first British TV broadcast of the play. #doctorwho #shakespeare 2/2

On BBC4 now: Caroline John as in the 1967 Zeffirelli version of Much Ado with Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens & Ronald Pickup. As both a Who nerd & a Bard nerd this is a bit of a treat #doctorwho #shakespeare 1/2

Scrooge in towel form…

Merry Christmas one and all! x

Our soles fell apart at the same time on Christmas Eve. The boots are over 30 years old - we got them in the first year we got together - so they’ve done us all right 🥾 🕰️ 🎄 #sole #soul #homophone #boots #sharpenhoe #walking #christmas #wearandtear