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Helen Young

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Sociology of Education ~ Democracy ~ Climate Justice. Views my own. She/her. scholar.google.com/citations?user=7…

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 15/08/2026
Dr Arday’s tragic death was the direct, foreseeable result of press harrassment, with racism playing a key role We're asking the prime minister to commission an immediate public inquiry ito ensure we never see a tragic death like Dr Arday's again goodlaw.social/n1ck
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/07/2026
🚨The UK-US pharma deal with Trump will cost 229,000 lives in England. The deal is so bad that the editor of the British Medical Journal says it suggests "We’ll kill our poor people to make your rich companies richer”. Dear Andy Burnham, tear up this deal as Prime Minister. Thank you.
A graphic with pictures of Trump and Burnham, a Guardian headline screenshot that says "US-UK drug deal would result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests", and a demand that Andy Burnham "show Trump the red card and tear up the pharma deal"
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Helen Young @helenyoung.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Book review: Education and Learning for Sustainable Futures: 50 years of learning for environment and change journals.uclpress.co.uk/ijdeg/articl...
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The BBC 10 o’clock news says the right wing idea of ethnic minorities being given preferential treatment in criminal justice is likely to become a “growing fault line in our politics” WITHOUT POINTING OUT THAT IT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. What’s the point of the news if it doesn’t correct disinformation?
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Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What we accomplished in Santa Marta is, simply put, historic. We are building a coalition of ambitious countries willing to lead and break the consensus deadlock that has paralysed concrete action on fossil fuels in the UN negotiations. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits
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Extinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The critical AMOC Atlantic current is far more likely to collapse than was thought. Already at its weakest for 1,600 years because of global heating, a collapse would bring extreme cold to western Europe in winter, drought in summer and raise sea levels 50-100 cms www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
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Helen Young @helenyoung.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Great to see this Special Issue on Educational Activism is out: journals.sagepub.com/toc/esja/21/... @citizenlj.bsky.social @nathanfretwell.bsky.social
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Education, Citizenship and Social Justice - Volume 21, Number 1
Table of contents for Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 21, 1
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This guy has crafted some incredibly damaging trade and investment deals in the last 12 months, opening Britain to greater domination by Big Tech and Big Pharma. Those deals now must be reopened & rescinded. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Video footage shows former peer being driven away shortly after being escorted from his London home by officers
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
It would be good if the dehumanising and abusive way migrants still get treated in the UK got even half the coverage and attention as what is happening under Trump in the States bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/1...
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100 People Detained in UK Immigration Removal Centres Say They Are Subjected to Extreme Physical and Emotional Abuse
Individuals detained at two detention centres report experiencing physical, psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of officers
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/12/2025
BREAKING: At least 373 Palestinians have been killed and 970 wounded since the start of the ceasefire in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ro90fr
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier. The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 07/11/2025
‘To be held without charge and questioned under threat of criminal prosecution without a lawyer is otherwise unheard of in British law. At a port of entry or exit, this cornerstone of British justice no longer applies.’ Asim Qureshi on misuses of the Terrorism Act: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Asim Qureshi · Short Cuts: Misuses of the Terrorism Act
Thousands of people each year are detained and questioned under Schedule 7, the majority of them from ethnic minority...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 27/09/2025
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/09/2025
A Spanish naval vessel will join the Global Sumud Flotilla to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues, says Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez. Italy earlier announced it was dispatching a frigate after a night of drone attacks on the flotilla opposed by the Israeli gov't.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
In discussion with a computer scientist from the University of Cambridge last night: Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at? **pause** Him: "Anything where it has to be right".
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/09/2025
President Trump has fanned the flames of the far-right. And now a toxic form of politics is spilling out onto our streets. These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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After the far right’s march on our streets, Londoners must show Trump we reject his politics of fear | Sadiq Khan
These are dark times, but those who seek to divide us will not win. The capital’s soul and spirit are as inclusive and optimistic as ever, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 21/08/2025
Across 142 routes in Europe, trains are on average twice as expensive as flights On some routes, they are 26 times the price Low-cost airlines profit from unfair tax exemptions, but trains are burdened with VAT, energy taxes and high track fees Governments and the EU must stop rewarding polluters
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Low-cost flights up to 26 times cheaper than trains - Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels, 21 August 2025 – A new Europe-wide Greenpeace study shows that climate-damaging flying is still cheaper than taking the train on a majority of  cross-border routes – even though…
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJ ruling that a healthy environment is a human right could be a real turning point in setting out governments’ legal responsibility to tackle #climate crisis 👇
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Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling
Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states
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Double Down News @doubledown.news · 27/06/2025
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
This NEW Law is TERRIFYING & Will SILENCE Us All
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 25/06/2025
‘Given the size of Palestine Action and the breadth of support so far expressed for it, proscribing it could lead to a significant proportion of civil society being criminalised, including MPs, journalists and NGOs.’ New on the blog: Daniella Lock on Palestine Action. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
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Daniella Lock | Heavy Power
During a parliamentary debate on the Terrorism Bill in 2000, MPs asked whether the legislation could be used to...
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Professor Calvin Moorley @calvinmoorley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
So this hapoened today and I’m so humbled to have my contribution to health equity in nursing and academia recognised by the hoghest in the land. www.linkedin.com/posts/lsbu_c...
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⭐ Congratulations to Prof Calvin Moorley, Chair of Diversity and Social Justice in Nursing, who has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for outstanding contributions to nursing...
⭐ Congratulations to Prof Calvin Moorley, Chair of Diversity and Social Justice in Nursing, who has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for outstanding contributions to nursing...
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Nesrine Malik @nesrinemalik.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Appalling speech by Starmer. Dishonest, inhumane and most of all, cowardly.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 27/03/2025
‘There’s nothing surprising about Trump’s attack on the universities, or on the liberal law firms that he also despises. What is shocking is the ease with which his attack has so far succeeded.’ Adam Shatz on Columbia’s capitulation, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
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Adam Shatz | Submission
There’s nothing surprising about Trump’s attack on the universities, or on the liberal law firms that he also...
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
NEW: El Salvador has released this video of the deported men arriving in their country. Their hands & ankles are shackled and they’re manhandled by hooded guards. They have their heads shaven. Trump has published no names nor evidence. People ripped from their lives in the US with no due process.
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Craig Bennett @craigbennett3.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Yet again, #DowningSt shows itself to be trapped in a misinformation and disinformation bubble when it comes to nature laws. Meanwhile, the PM seems to have very little to say about housebuilders that are sitting on 100ks of granted planning permissions, but not actually building houses!
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
“The ‘war on woke’ did not suddenly appear. It is an idea deeply rooted in a form of scientific racism that has been laundered into the mainstream over decades by the Pioneer Fund and right-wing activists connected with this group” bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
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REPORTAGE in our series The Return of Trump: A New Order & What is Extremism? 

Trump's War on 'Woke' and DEI: Incubated by a Nazi Eugenics Foundation Mainstream 

American conservative icons Christopher Rufo, Peter Boghossian, and Richard Hanania - who inspired Trump's assault on diversity - were bankrolled by the funder of a Nazi eugenics foundation 

By Nafeez Ahmed 

27 February 2025
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Tell Keir Starmer to bring in a wealth tax to fund public spending, rather than punish the poorest people in the world 👇 act.globaljustice.org.uk/dont-cut-aid...
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Prime Minister: Don’t Cut Aid, Tax Wealth
The prime minister has announced a brutal 40% cut to the UK aid budget, in the wake of Donald Trump’s calls for increased military spending. It's a wrong-headed move that represents a retreat from
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Tristan McCowan @mccowan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The climate crisis calls for a radical rethinking of education as a force for ecological and social renewal. 📢 Have insights? Share a short contribution by 28 Feb to help shape “Key Insights on Education for Planetary Futures”, launched at Climate Week NYC & COP30. 🔗 Submit here: lnkd.in/gMjkrMp4
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
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Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot
The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
#6 in HRER’s all-time most cited articles is by @citizenlj.bsky.social @annaliddle.bsky.social & @helenyoung.bsky.social - an analysis of the knowledge students drew on to discuss rights-based dilemmas and the implications for #HumanRights Education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Talking about Rights Without Talking about Rights: On the Absence of Knowledge in Classroom Discussions
This article reports on research in three secondary schools in England where students were engaged in deliberative discussion of controversial issues. The teaching resources used illustrated rights...
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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
"Keir Starmer’s Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance" bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
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Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance
The UK has joined with the United States and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*
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Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform
Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17/01/2025
I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once: - Things are going to get worse, no matter what - The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
a colourful blue, orange, red and purple chart showing a light and dar kblue history for temperatures, recent shifts upwards through orange and light red, and two futures: one of light and dark red (1.5c), and one of deep purple (3c and more)
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Helen Young @helenyoung.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Student rent strikes: The constitution of activist-learner identities journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
"I would like universities to commit to matching every dollar they spend on AI with a dollar spent asking critical questions about AI."
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