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Alex J-W

@alexjw.bsky.social
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Maths educator. Often confused by the world. Follow me if you are interested in maths and stats education or professional development in general.

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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... another example of the success of privatising things that should be national assets
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Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in, that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You can’t see it?
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They probably have already done it, there is just a lag before Trump voters find out/work out
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Guy Standing: Why we all deserve a social dividend. In my latest podcast, I talk to Guy about the precariat, universal basic income, the rentier economy and the need to reclaim the commons. This is a very different view of the world. youtu.be/2CX2wlTWFDk?...
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Guy Standing: Why we all deserve a social dividend
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good overview of what the ADHD and autism review says is in the easy read. Normally my first go to... www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Looking into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report (easy read)
This report explains the final results of a review about mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
100 years war Clone wars Siege of Troy Mordor - Gondor Robot wars Warhammer Alabama-Alaska Klingon-federation
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The dems need to push this hard desperate president making terrible deals with warmongering dictator
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Traitor.
Donald J. Trump I @reaDonald Trump
I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And perhaps we could all just stop pretending that there are simple and quick fixes to “growth” gileswilkes.substack.com/p/please-sto...
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please stop asking prime ministers for their theory of growth
look, I said please
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It seems to be shrinking on a daily basis
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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today let’s remember the UK right’s collective adoration of Donald Trump. They championed him, said he was far better than the alternative, that he would deliver a New Jerusalem while owning the Libs. As with every other major call of the last 20 years, they were totally and unequivocally wrong.
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here’s the dates!
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... the same people who made Labour unelectable in many constituencies seem to have switched to Greens where they will cause the same problems…
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Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Greens - follow live
Sagal Abdi-Wali calls her victory an "extraordinary honour". Meanwhile, Polanski faces questions about his party's motion declaring Zionism a form of racism.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Two for liverpool now
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There is definitely a lot of gaslighting around Badenoch amongst the British media over the last year
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW | A corrective to the obituaries… HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
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Here lies Jeffrey Archer
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Surely it’s the average pay these days?
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To be clear, we're going straight back to Brexit chaos if the Conservatives or Reform are in power, and that is because of their commitment to withdraw from the ECHR, which would almost certainly mean parts of the TCA suspended and huge US diplomatic pressure. www.ft.com/content/f923...
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Tory plan to rip up UK-EU food deal risks ‘huge uncertainty’, producers warn
Food and drink industry fears it may be forced to comply with different regulatory regimes every few years
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The difference in time between now and the end of Thatcher’s pm ship is about the same as between the Second World War and the start of her pm ship. Makes you think
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... like seriously who cares? Dear bbc please stop putting this idiots utterances at the top of the news screen - I won’t read it - hopefully most other sane people don’t anymore either
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Press continue to hound tories on their fantasy spending plans.
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Tories pledge new 'Britannia Shield' UK air defence system
The Conservatives said their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... some interesting maths
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... interesting how this reports doesn’t ask how the tories will pay for a massive increase in prisons yet this is the normal response to any Labour policy.
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Laura Kuenssberg: Kemi Badenoch has cemented her image. Now she wants to take her party back to its roots
The Conservative leader is expected to set out a return to core conservative principles at the party’s annual conference.
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We should probably start by acknowledging that there are two types of pensioners - those who own a home and those who don’t. Pension credit then needs to do more to reflect these difference as it isn’t just about income?
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is it really though?
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And it soon becomes 100 different procedures - when really most of them are the same thing
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Confused kids bombarded what seems like multiple conflicting methods. Many of the online ones are redundant for other content. Who decided on this maths orthodoxy of approaches it’s like the ultimate mutation
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Really sick of all the online maths homework tools - all trying to ´teach’ kids how to do specific questions but all doing it in the same way - telling kids to follow their specific procedure. Most of these procedures are divorced from underlying meaning really undermines teaching for meaning
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👏👏
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I could think of another word than boss tbh
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wishing happy birthday to Mrs smith
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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Ken Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m sorry. Is the message “invest in us OR we’ll destroy humanity” or “invest in us AND we’ll destroy humanity“?
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Mr E @theniceman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What can we actually do to take steps in the right direction to move away from this system that stops people from learning languages? whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2026/08/chal...
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Challenging the System Part 6: Next Steps...
In a previous post, I offered a vision of what a functioning languages ecosystem in the English state sector could look like. With a posit...
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The idiot is called Philp - apologies for the misspelling
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... yes Mr Phipps we might need to pay for something we need. How else do you think we can provide social care to the elderly?? Cos we are borrowing to do it now
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Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes I meant - the act of making meaning lol
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We can have the infrastructure for potentially millions more; we have chosen to impoverish our own population by not building more of it
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why bother if as you suggested originally we can’t support even one more person??
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bollox
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meaning??
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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AI seems to follow a pattern common to communication, science and policymaking. That intelligence is all about words, content, language/output legitimacy (logos), neglecting values, goals and identities (ethos) and emotions/relationships/process legitimacy (pathos). #logosfallacy
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Alex J-W @alexjw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mark 12:17! Until we have a proper discussion and decision about what governance belongs locally, what regionally and what nationally we really are putting the devolution horse before the cart.
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another excellent piece by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social (English) Devolution, like so much else is turning into a binary issue where you either think it a waste of time and money, or a silver bullet to solve all our problems. www.ft.com/content/067a... The dangers of devolution dogma
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The dangers of devolution dogma
Viewing decentralisation as a silver bullet could lead to an unthinking rush to pass down power as fast as possible
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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