The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning.
Two tier journalism
Wake up; open email; discover my humane, caring boss has been forced out with no notice; meeting called to announce the next stage of own redundancy process this afternoon. Feels like everything's collapsing round our ears.
'Union members at the University of Lincoln have declared “no confidence” in their senior leadership team while further strikes have been threatened at Northumbria University as concerns mount over job cuts in the English sector.' 1/3
'The way in which TQID has become a fixture in Top 100s of Greatest Albums Of All Time is reminiscent of Martin Scorsese belatedly winning an Oscar for The Departed when Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas went unrewarded'
#TheSmiths' The Queen Is Dead at 40
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Adam Bienkov
Yessssss
Honoured to win this prize for my collection of radical books and pamphlets! Read about the books and their authors in this wee article, ranging from lion tamers and no borders organising to anarchist printers and atomic radiation:
Sharon said I should do a Groundnut scheme thread
So, in the spirit of Mr. @garius.bsky.social of this parish, I shall embark on a short history of THE TANGANYIKA GROUNDNUT SCHEME, or the time the Attlee government tried to turn the worst land in east Africa in the world's largest peanut farm.
Plashing Vole
An Edwardian doll made from a shoe; part of the Lovett collection held at St Fagans museum. Found in a London slum, she’s made from a shoe, and black sock, and various fabric scraps. Currently back on display at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh alongside other dolls from the Lovett collection.
Margot Finn
Sam Grinsell
www.timeshighereducation.com
UCU declares ‘no confidence’ in Lincoln management while redundancy plans prompt fresh dispute in north-east
