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I have felt very guilty for decades because I find Thomas Hardy so dark as to be unreadable. At one stroke Mr Coe has washed that guilt away with his discerning wit and fine writer’s literary judgement. 🙄

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think it is essential to just say "Join'. That's the objective. Keep it simple. Many of the current population have never been members of the EU, as adults certainly.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That people sometimes don't see things for themselves is why they need leading. Opening minds to possibility, and to being prepared to be persuaded, is part of the leader role.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Where is your sang froid today?

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sometimes humans have to do things that are 'wrong', for the greater good. It matters that the decision is made by a human, and the moral weight is carried by a human, and remains with that human. Without the concept of a human with 'dirty hands' to help justify hard decisions, there are no limits.

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A civilised society has a problem when so many people are convinced that they have had enough education and just stop trying to think, with an open mind, and with a willingness to learn how to think better. This immature arrogance is fertile ground for demagogues and charlatans.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

better than a bit part though...

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Modifying Mark Twain: 'When a journalist quotes an idiot it is impossible to tell which one is which.'

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Trade Unions have a total number of members that can be the divisor on their collective political contributions to provide an 'each individual' contribution to be assessed against any individual cap.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My response precisely. We must not let their money get inside our heads. Although it must now be tempting for NF to take all the money and run, which would be glorious.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Given it is being spent in the country they won't pay taxes in it could be seen as a win for the economy.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One should be short with such people

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The value of any property depends on the context it exists in: this is one of the big risks in thinking 'ownership' of anything preserves its value against all changes in context. The flaw in 'gated communities' strategies, inter alia. Potholes and Porsches also.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When someone breaks your heart When someone breaks your heart, And someone will, Remember just to cry. It truly only happens once. And will protect you If you let it go. First breathe, reflect, then, sadly, Put away the hurt, And, don’t forget your smile.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It's also a free choice who we make friends with. This was interesting to read from a British point of view. It is quite hard to fathom how anyone could defend the morality or efficacy of many of the President's policy choices, let alone his actions against the spirit of the Constitution.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fair enough, but. When does technology have a meaning independent of its relationship to use? Even if that use is just an intention or possibility pre-deployment?

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

technology, when deployed, is a particular manifestation of social relations. So yes.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yes, but: deterrence. Which is one big reason why the US wasting so much of its strategic reserve of guided weapons on Iran is such a problem. History shows that stopping an 'Arms Race' once it has started takes enormous effort, or a very destructive war.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

@katherineschof8.bsky.social in Cambridge 7 Sep and could deliver the bike if you want it.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

'Save to spend' measures....

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When staying in Lublin I walked out to Majdanek and spent a morning walking the ground. There were only a handful of visitors. Moving, but also shocking how close it was to the city, and how visible from the road. To stand there was essential to a better understanding of all the written words.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Some citizens can pass down their citizenship to their children, some cannot: from .gov.uk "... might automatically become a citizen if you’re born outside the UK to a British parent. But your children will not automatically be citizens if they’re born outside the UK." A case of two categories.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Source please. I don't think it is the case in current law that there are 'only citizens'.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Greatly enjoying this London trend of planting ‘pollinator’ beds on wide pavements.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hi. I have just sent an email to the KCL address re making a contribution by donating a bike for sale. (jackspeke)

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Delighted to hear I'm not alone in taking the bus as a preferred means of urban transport - an excellent antidote to taking oneself too seriously.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Aside a slide, Away from good: A lot of loss.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Art becomes just a type of doing again, and cannot be property.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It's the 'loud and excited' on the bus that jars - not the objects of concern.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I appreciate more and more the modern Professor's eclectic cultural hinterland. Still waiting for MASH though.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I think we could do with a bit more clarity on what different forms of published writing are, and their purpose(s). Academic papers are not the same thing as reports produced as part of an institution's business. In each case authorship bears a different set of responsibilities, as do contributors.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

One simple step would be to change the passport colour back. As a signal of strategic intention.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Interesting that it has endured in the demographic for 90 years or so.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sunlight from cucumbers. Clever, but of what use; and, there are simpler ways to gain benefit.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Surely it is too soon to tell?

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It’s never ‘the last chance’. It’s not about ‘beating’. It’s the work of standing up to, and exposing, the nonsense, every day and everywhere.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We always have been, but we can choose to be good company and helpful neighbours.

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David Foster @jckspk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

And even the existence of a ‘self’ is created, sustained by, and inseparable from at least one ‘other’.

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