Why is the universities crisis being ignored?
Essential piece by @gsoh31.bsky.social for Arguably on the “grim dribbling away of one of Britain's great triumphs and economic advantages” – and why so few politicians seem to care. www.arguably.uk/p/the-quiet-...
"It is one of the accepted hypocrisies of modern British politics that when your side changes PM midterm, it is part of our distinguished constitutional heritage as a parliamentary democracy. When the other lot do it, it is an outrage." @philipjcowley.bsky.social
As ever, a fabulous listen but comes with a lovely passage by @petepaphides.bsky.social on why going back to these sources are so rich and important.
Robert Saunders
Around three-quarters of those who can vote in any contest on who succeeds Starmer are not Labour Party members
What are the best things you’ve read on the idea of Englishness? Novels/essays/travel writing/political writing/poems/whatever else
All referees should refuse to officiate at the World Cup until he's reinstated.
I hope Hull History Centre won't mind me sharing this lovely letter from Roy Hattersley's papers, on the sad news of his passing aged 93.
RIP.
'Let us digitize everything, and then cut off access to the originals,' Google said. 'We're the experts in digitization. You'll see: it'll be even better than using the originals.'
