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The bairns ruminate #Scotland’s chances …. #WorldCup2026

@jaredstacy.bsky.social you were great today on Radio Scotland!

This is *really* extreme message from Nigel Farage to Reform supporters this morning Britain is racist against white people and the press is lying to you so you can only believe me Properly anti democratic

Music is surely 1 of the most contentious zones of AI activity today. I’m not sure the optimism here from BBCRadio3 finally persuaded me, but of course it needs to be heard. 1 for eg & @amwilson.bsky.social & many others www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Catching up with the latest vintage of R4TheVerb & @ianmcmillan.bsky.social Some real bangers here (though you’ll never persuade me it’s Sunday evening listening). www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Copy by copy, every hard-earned sale of a poetry collection is an act of trust, a contract between the poet and the reader that reaches far beyond cash. This is why I refuse to shy away from reminding you about Whatever You Do, Just Don't. Drop me a DM and I'll sort out your signed copy for you...

Illegal waste dump left rotting for months in Makerfield is “symbol of north-south divide” It is - it’s also a symbol of how waste crime has become a huge industry, due to deregulation & defunding of the Environment Agency. Fixing illegal dumps = reversing that www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Absolutely stunned to hear of the passing of Rosamond McKitterick, who did me (like many others) a number of good turns at crucial points in my career. My thoughts are with her family and her many devoted students. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. #MedievalSky #Skystorians

the dismal lives of unemployed young people; book censorship in the UK; the Oklahoma communities gutted by ICE; community energy under threat in the Outer Hebrides; Nonesuch by Francis Spufford; Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia

One of the things the civil service decided to do in the early stages of its consideration of @curlewaction.bsky.social Mary Colwell's brilliant idea for a Natural History GCSE was to strip out literary & creative elements. Have your say in the consultation: consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-a-l...