drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Looking forward to taking about my new book on feminist social reproduction theory and social care, next Thursday 8th Oct. @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @thesociologicalreview.org @patrickneveling.bsky.social 011
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 03/10/2026Take a moment to feel the pain of the rich. By @dannydorling.bsky.social, Professor of Geography, Oxford An analysis of a defence, published in the Economist in 2026, of accumulated wealth westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/equ...westenglandbylines.co.ukTake a moment to feel the pain of the rich. By Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, OxfordAn analysis of a defence, published in the Economist in 2026, of accumulated wealth 63214
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Our AI-powered timetabling system has become self-aware and resigned from its position with immediate effect. 28535
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 17/09/2026Victory at Bournemouth and Poole College! After months of negotiations and strike action, UCU members have won reduced teaching hours, protected planning and marking time, improved pay and a full Christmas closure without using annual leave. This is union power. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1464...ucu.org.ukUniversity and College Union welcomes pay and workload victory at Bournemouth and Poole CollegeThe University and College Union (UCU) has this week welcomed pay rises and better working conditions at Bournemouth and Poole College following formal acceptance of a new workload agreement by branch... 096
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialDisability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The moment when months of fear exploded into 'overwhelming relief' as activists heard MPs had defeated the assisted dying bill by 286 to 270 votes. One said the disabled-led campaign had been a 'David v Goliath' battle. Many said the real fight started now: for decent social and palliative care. 1137
drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 15/08/2026paulddf.substack.com/p/who-killed...paulddf.substack.comWho Killed Jason Arday?Earlier this afternoon, my oldest boyhood friend, a distinguished international lawyer who received his doctorate at Cambridge, called me to share the tragic news that Jason Arday, the Black British a... 000
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Trump speaks live from the Make America’s Great American State Fair Great Again Fair! New Private Eye on shelves now. 312836
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Let’s not fudge why Starmer is in this mess. Yes, he didn’t have political instinct. Yes, the public is much less patient and more critical. But Starmer was also - to use his own phase - morally bankrupt on key issues of the day, from Gaza, disability benefits, to immigration. 1736686
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialJeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Burnham campaign HQ, The moment the result was declared in the Ashton-in-Makerfield by-election, about 3:30 this morning. Podcast about it here (or search for Culture, Power, Politics on any app): culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/19/e... 2126
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Regular reminder that what Britain desperately needs is “low skilled” care workers - and that these jobs are not actually low skilled at all and should be welcomed by an immigration system that appreciates their huge value. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comWes Streeting plans to increase high-skilled immigration if he becomes PMLeadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills 28460133
drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Blairism in its death throes. Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpIn highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election 000
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026From Tony Blair’s interventions, to the bond market’s reaction or privatised utilities warning of doom, the pattern is the same. When anyone suggests progressive change, those with wealth and power push back. Me for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe establishment reaction to Andy Burnham’s rise is a sign of the fight to come | Clive LewisThe old settlement will not politely bow out for its replacement – which is why progressives must take action on these three fronts, says Labour MP Clive Lewis 1414446
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 17/04/2026My favorite scene from the Bible 464155622208
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 17/04/2026The closure of Southend rips away jobs, education and the lifeblood of local businesses. The rationale? Barely fills an A4 page. In Westminister Yesterday MPs & union reps handed a vote of no confidence in Bowen to education minister Jacqui Smith. 0166
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 16/03/2026The student support we’ve received throughout the Essex campaign has been phenomenal. Here are just a few of the staff and students fighting back together. Sign the petition to save Southend. Strike days: 16-19. #SouthendSpeaks #SaveSouthendCampus 0123
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialJeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This is brilliant from @labourlewis.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... One can only hope that at least some of the Parliamentary Labour Party can derive some advantage, or at least insight, from Clive spelling out here WHY half of them are likely to lose their seats to Greens.theguardian.comWhile people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive LewisThe partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed, says Labour MP Clive Lewis 44916
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 25/02/2026Reform mayor of Lincolnshire has voted to slash ESOL. A clear signal of the damage Reform intends to inflict on our communities. Demanding migrants speak English then cutting the very provision that makes that possible. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1441...ucu.org.ukReform cuts ESOL funding as it doesn't help "native Lincolnshire people"Responding to a report that Reform mayor of Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns is pushing ahead with plans to scrap all funding for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) from 2027, UCU attacked the ... 01817
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialMissouri Workers Center @moworkers.org · 24/01/2026🧊❌BREAKING 🧊❌ 500 #MOworkers and community allies from across St. Louis just rallied to demand ICE OUT of our city! Solidarity with our siblings in Minnesota during their bold general strike to fight back ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽 12483491933
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy. Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼 action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...action.openrightsgroup.orgProtect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to ActTake action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o... 39929291
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security? 15539581196
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This, please. 16605224
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialJeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Entire political class cohering around the project of telling two generations simply to lower their expectations. Definitely going to end well. www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comUK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellorProf Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world 43815
drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 31/12/2025A brilliantly written piece, showing once again how privatisation and outsourcing fails people. 010
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 31/12/2025This year was also the year in which I failed to write a new end-of-year poem. 526569
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 24/12/2025’Tis the season for presents and goodwill. In Westminster, especially over the Christmas period, the giving of gifts, freebies and swanky receptions for MPs, their advisors and colleagues go into overdrive. Read my article for @eastangliabylines.co.uk eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/gif...eastangliabylines.co.ukGifts, temptation and the colossal corrosion of politicsAt Westminster, gifts and freebies aren’t simple goodwill, but rather part of the slow pull of money that turns heads, normalises privilege and corrodes public service 64717
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 04/12/2025🚨IT'S A WIN: 7% pay award at Runshaw College‼️ Well done to every member who voted to strike & forced management to make a decent offer✊ Time for other colleges to follow suit & pay up. If they refuse, strikes are set for the New Year❗️ #NewDealForFE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1428...ucu.org.ukStrikes off at Runshaw College as staff win 7% pay awardStaff at Runshaw College in Leyland have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay offer of 7% and pull out of the England wide college strike action. 0127
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialThe Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 26/11/2025JOIN US: The Sociological Review journal is recruiting 15 new Editorial Board members who will take up post in February 2026. Our aim is to recruit a cohort of globally minded scholars reflective of the richness and diversity of the sociological community. ➡️ Deadline 5 December buff.ly/wQQwoHU 032
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialDisability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025🚨Our statement on #Budget2026 Yet more Government actions that place the burden on Disabled people instead of taking responsibility for an unequal and inaccessible society that the Government has the power to change. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-... 02823
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 19/11/202532 colleges hit the turnout threshold. 90% backed strike action. Our ballots have already won pay deals at 17 colleges now others must follow. College teachers are still paid £9,000 less than school teachers. This isn’t sustainable. Pay parity now. feweek.co.uk/ucu-ballot-r...feweek.co.ukUCU ballot results: 32 colleges vote to strike over pay and workloadPay deals were agreed at a further 17 colleges during the ballot window 0123
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialDisability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 15/11/2025🚨Liz Carr's evidence against the Assisted Dying Bill "Once [Assisted Suicide] becomes a medical treatment, then that’s when it terrifies me, because it happens behind closed doors and is based on medical subjectivity" More from @johnpring.bsky.social 👇 www.disabilitynewsservice.com/health-and-c...disabilitynewsservice.comHealth and care funding crisis will create pressure to choose assisted suicide, MPs and peers are toldMany terminally-ill people would feel “duress” and “pressure” to choose an assisted suicide if it is legalised, because of the lack of funding for the NHS, palliative care and social care services,… 93621
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 14/11/2025This Black Friday - Every Course Must Go! ✅ 100% reduction of some subjects! ✅ Modules slashed! Study them before it’s too late! 1228
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Since 2023, 38 students have graduated from Bantshire University in error. We are conducting a full investigation into how this happened. 2275
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialHuffPost UK @huffpost.co.uk · 05/11/2025Progressive Zohran Mamdani had a simple, defiant message for President Donald Trump after he won the New York City mayoral election.huffingtonpost.co.ukVictorious Zohran's Message For TrumpProgressive Zohran Mamdani had a simple, defiant message for President Donald Trump after he won the New York City mayoral election. 0528
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/10/2025JUST UNDER 4️⃣ hours to go and we are LIVE! Tune in on X or YouTube as we go live! www.youtube.com/live/NynAXdu...youtube.comLIVE: LET'S GET THE VOTE OUT #WeAreTheUniversityYouTube video by UCU - University and College Union 043
drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 26/10/2025@patrickneveling.bsky.social @bournemouthucu.bsky.social 022
drrjread.bsky.social @drrjread.bsky.social · 26/10/2025#wearetheuniversity #ucu Just voted. Let's get the vote out for better funding and working conditions in higher education 000
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Reform's racism is dividing our communities. The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear. It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity. Join.greenparty.org.uk 626771
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 05/07/2025DMU Leicester faces a new threat from DMU Dubai De Montfort University Leicester now faces new challenges: legal and financial threats from its former partner, Study World in Dubaicentralbylines.co.ukDMU Leicester faces a new threat from DMU DubaiDe Montfort University Leicester now faces new challenges: legal and financial threats from its former partner, Study World in Dubai 12213
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialDr Tabbi B @drtabaker.bsky.social · 23/06/2025📣 @bournemouthucu.bsky.social 032
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBournemouth University UCU @bournemouthucu.bsky.social · 23/06/2025We'll be out again tomorrow. #bournemouthuni #bournemouth #highered #ucustrike ucubournemouth.uk 022
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 23/06/2025Day 3 of strike action at Bournemouth University. Staff are striking to defend jobs, courses and the future of their university. ✊ Show your support and solidarity with a repost to spread the word! 0309
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBournemouth University UCU @bournemouthucu.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Strike day 3: stop the job cuts #holdtheline #bournemouthuni #highered @ucu.org.uk 061
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 22/06/2025On war: a reflection www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06... This morning, it's worth recalling that around the world, the billions of people who populate this planet have vastly more in common with each other than they have things that separate them.taxresearch.org.ukOn war: a reflectionThere is, I think, a necessary twofold response when something as significant as last night's US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities takes place. The first, as I have already noted, is to note that ... 417552
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialThe Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 23/06/2025“The entire UK higher education sector is currently engulfed by mass redundancies and talks of ‘crisis’. Industrial relations between staff and employers in many institutions are at a historic low, and it seems that worse is yet to come.” Steven Brown reviews Shaping for Mediocrity buff.ly/vsJReUq 0119
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialBournemouth University UCU @bournemouthucu.bsky.social · 23/06/2025We're heading out again in the morning because our toxic trait is that we think students and research are important to universities @ucu.org.uk #bournemouthuni #bournemouth #stopthecuts #highered 021
Reposted by @drrjread.bsky.socialDisability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025🚨NEWS🚨 We are devastated to hear of the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill by 23 votes today. We extend our solidarity to all the Disabled people, DPOs, campaigners and MPs who have worked together to oppose this bill. Full statement👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/devasta...disabilityrightsuk.orgDevastation as Assisted Dying Bill Passes 51610
