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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7h

Death by a thousand cuts as universities revoke international offers "en masse" of prospective students from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan to avoid losing ability to recruit international students. More job losses and course closures predicted in consequence. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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UK universities withdraw offers from international students to avoid blanket ban

Pullback comes in response to doubling in number of study visas being refused by the Home Office in the first six months of 2026

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Due to **declining soil quality**, nutrients in fruit & vegetables are sharply lower Researchers at Deep Science Ventures found twice the fruit & veg need to be eaten today to get the same level of minerals like potassium, magnesium or copper than 60 yrs ago www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Vegetables are half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts now know why

Fewer than a third of wheat varieties used in bread released since the 1960s meet the recommended zinc target, due to poor soil quality

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tower Hamlets refused the Brick Lane data centre unanimously. The govt approved it in Angela Rayner's name. Her partner, Sam Tarry, is senior adviser at NorthPoint Strategy, a lobby firm working in AI, crypto and energy, chaired by Tory peer Lord Wharton.🧵 europeanpowell.substack.com/p/free-zones...

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Free Zones are Stepping Stones to Free Cities: Brick Lane, Teesside and the Road to Próspera

Tower Hamlets Council unanimously rejected the Truman Brewery scheme. Labour approved it anyway

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not necessarily. Sometimes parishioners objected to incumbents so did their rituals at home

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.” #quote @BenjaminFranklin

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Tidepool of memory” lovely phrase by Tim Finn

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We are actively looking for new proposals for Elements in Folklore so if you have an idea for a shorter book (max 30k words) on ANY aspect of folklore, please do get in touch with me or Tabitha

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James Blunt @jamesblunt.com · 07/10/2026

I think he's going to like this one 🥹❤️🙏

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And have led other animals in escaping aquariums

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My sister asked grandparents if they had trouble with dinosaurs when walking to school

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How did she get away with this? System Failing to protect kids

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Much of the #research for my book on #WifeSelling was in the @BritishNewspaperArchive. Unfortunately it picked up many household auctions which included the word ‘likewise’ which used the Roman double s symbol which appeared in searches as an f. #Grrr!

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Debenore @debenore.uk · 08/10/2026

In 2024, England's pipes leaked over 500 times the water drawn from the public supply by data centres. And even if the government's own targets for leak reduction are met, and we build all the data centres the government has in its plans, leaks will still outstrip data centres by a factor of 10.

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Only one I’ve seen so there must be a story behind it

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How did I miss this incredible #film @TheChildrenOfMen on release? Based on @PDJames utopian novel. Great cast including @CliveOwen. Intense, violent, #MustSee on @MUBI

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

UK govt plans £1bn energy bills help for poorer households. How about cutting energy profit margins, 100% windfall tax on excess profits before turning to the public purse. UK energy sector is mostly foreign-owned. Dividends paid without any UK tax deduction. End this perk, raise billions.

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Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills

Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers

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Stephen Old @stephenold.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I just signed to stop killer robots: weapons that attack people with no human in control. No law stops them yet, but we can change that. In November, governments decide whether to start writing one. Public pressure can tip the balance. Sign too: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...

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Stop Killer Robots

Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Stop Killer Robots

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

No idea. Recall story of masons carving offensive images high up on columns of their masters

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Council chiefs in Bristol changed the rules to allow developers to build without having to include any ‘affordable’ homes at all - just eight weeks after being asked to at a meeting with one of the city’s biggest developers. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Affordable housing rule dropped weeks after meeting with key Bristol developers

New documents reveal developers L&G specifically requested the policy be relaxed

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social)

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BINGO!💥

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

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On Superpower Suicide

And the recovery of justice

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Um... 'PM Herbert Morrison, made a speech which included the following statement: "The men who built Waterloo Bridge are fortunate men. They know that although their names may be forgotten, their work will be a pride and use to London for generations to come".' english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

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How 350 women rebuilt London’s Waterloo Bridge under Nazi bombings

Their incredible work was almost erased from history, but thanks to the documentary ‘The Ladies Bridge’ and the efforts of filmmakers Karen Livesey and Jo Wiser and historian Christine Wall, their con...

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