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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The rumour is being called, the Lib, Lab, Love, Bab coalition.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Birmingham needs Lib, Lab, Love, Bab* *and a little Independence [credit/blame for the coalition name idea @supergm.bsky.social ]

Birmingham City Council chart showing the multicoloured distribution o 10f seats by dots in a semicircle. 2 votes still to declare.

Text (in Yellow, Red and Green): Lib Lab Love

and a little independence

Conservative 16
Green Party 19
Reform UK 22
Labour and Co-operative Party 1
Labour16
Liberal Democrats 12
Independent 13

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Phil Burrows @supergm.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Share this, and we shall ✨manifest✨ progressy-vibes for Birmingham* LIB 💛, LAB ❤️, LOVE 💚, BAB 🩷 * I updated the graph after feedback from @mrmjprice.bsky.social

This horizontal stacked bar chart, titled "Reconstituted Right vs Lib, Lab, Love, Bab," displays the Birmingham Local Election Results for 2026. The chart compares two broad political groupings and a third "Unknown" category.

**Reconstituted Right (Total: 44 seats)**
This bar consists of three blue segments representing:

* **Conservative:** 16 seats
* **Reform UK:** 22 seats
* **ICA:** 6 seats

**Lib, Lab, Love, Bab (Total: 52 seats)**
This bar consists of four pastel-colored segments representing:

* **Liberal Democrats (Yellow):** 12 seats
* **Labour (Red):** 17 seats
* **Green Party (Green):** 19 seats
* **Progressive Independents (Pink):** 4 seats

**Unknown (Total: 5 seats)**

* A single grey bar representing 5 seats where the results or affiliation are unknown.

In this version of the data, the "Lib, Lab, Love, Bab" group maintains a larger lead of 8 seats over the "Reconstituted Right."

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Proposed Birmingham City Council coalition: Lib Lab Love, Bab #LocalElections #LE2026 #LibLabLove

Transcript: Reconstituted Right vs Lib, Lab, Love, Bab

Birmingham Local Election Results 2026

Reconstitued Right: Conservative
Reform UK
ICA

16 + 22 + 6 = 44

Lib, Lab, Love, Bab:
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Green Party
Progressive Independents

12 + 17 + 19 + 4 = 52

Unknown 5

via Phil Burrows

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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The biggest cause of censorship? Lack of funding. Far more books are never available to children & adults in the first place than are removed (though that's a growing problem too, it's far smaller) www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... Prison libraries are a right, school libraries should be too

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Prison libraries are a right - school libraries should be too say experts

At the London Book Fair, experts including author Juno Dawson discussed why school libraries aren't a legal right, warning that funding cuts and book bans are a threat to children

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hot job offer! Department of Psychology at Aston is looking for an Industrial Fellow in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Info ⬇️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQW469/i...

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Industry Fellow at Aston University

An academic position as a Industry Fellow is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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Aston Psychology @astonpsychology.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Read about the work of our Dr Laura Shapiro and its contribution to understanding of children reading and gaining pleasure out of it! #bookworm

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Dr. Laura Shapiro @lashaps.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Sunday Times Letter by @nuffieldfoundation.org cites our work: children need the skills to read effectively before they can access reading for pleasure and reading for learning @astonpsychology.bsky.social @rickettslara.bsky.social, report here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls...

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Reading and Vocabulary Project (RAV)

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Nuffield Foundation @nuffieldfoundation.org · 09/03/2026

#NuffieldFunded research from @lashaps.bsky.social at @astonuniversity.bsky.social recommends using screening and diagnostic tools early in secondary to identify pupils who need extra support, helping them to both catch up and develop a love of reading. Learn more about the findings: bit.ly/4rj0PDO

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How do reading ability and practice influence vocabulary? - Nuffield Foundation

This study will extend the Aston Literacy Project, a large longitudinal study of reading,...

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ISSBD @issbd.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Applications are open for ISSBD’s 2x2 Grant for Early Career Scholars! Open to doctoral students & postdocs (≤7 yrs since PhD), supporting diverse early-career researchers worldwide. Deadline: Oct 3, 2025. Apply 👉 issbd.org/issbd-grants/

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Could you be our next #Schools Lead? We are hiring an energetic, creative and community-focused Schools Lead to continue our impactful work on School Streets in Lambeth and Southwark in London, and across the country. Apply by 7th September! #AirPollution www.mumsforlungs.org/news/hiring-...

A picture of a brick school building with banners on its front railings. The banners say Support our kids, clean air matters. The overlaid text says We're hiring a Schools Lead, apply by 7th September.

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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

On the back of this article- a thread of useful places for schools/teachers who are interested in finding out more… as I say, this has been a serious issue for a long time… it would be powerful to get a serious handle on it (with obvious impact on ed outcomes). www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

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What schools are doing to tackle the speech and language ‘crisis’

The number of children with speech and language challenges is soaring. And not all of these pupils have SEND. Experts tell Ellen Peirson-Hagger how in-school intervention is possible - and highly effe...

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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This is an amazing opportunity! bsky.app/profile/lash...

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Dr. Laura Shapiro @lashaps.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Tenure-Track Research Fellowships are open for applications at @astonpress.bsky.social - if you're interested in child health/ child development/ developmental neuroscience, check us out here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls... we're a friendly bunch so pls get in touch with any qns ❤️📚🥦🏥🏫❣️

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Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment (IHN)

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Mat Tobin @mattobin.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Just read this excellent, research-led doc on reading in Secondary. Clear, practical, rooted in the SVoR, vocab, background know. & disciplinary literacy. Lovely to see how much it aligns with what we champion in Early Years & Primary. Real sense of continuity. Useful for CPD & cross-phase work! 👏

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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

If you are interested in having a voice about reading comprehension and how it is taught, follow the link below and get involved. 😊 @lashaps.bsky.social @ovendenlaura.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/dams...

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Dr. Laura Shapiro @lashaps.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Our seminar on promoting reading during primary to secondary transition hosted by @openuniversity.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social is available to watch- Prof. Jessie Ricketts and I talked about teaching reading skills and fostering reading engagement👇💙📚 youtu.be/dt9lXn2kxwA

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CLSJ Seminar: Promoting reading across transition: What do we know and what can we do?

YouTube video by OU Reading for Pleasure

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Matthew Courtney @mattcourtney.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

It was really interesting to join this @openuniversity.bsky.social seminar and hear about @lashaps.bsky.social and Prof. Jessie Ricketts’ work on teaching the skill of reading and fostering reading motivation as children move into secondary school @teresacremin.bsky.social

Promoting reading across transition: What do we know and what can we do?
DR. LAURA SHAPIRO PROFESSOR JESSIE
RICKETTS
Online Seminar
25th February, 2-3pm
CENTRE FOR LITERACY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Open University

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Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My PhD student @nataliakika.bsky.social is still looking to recruit parents of teens aged 12-18 years to take part in a 1-hour online interview about looking for mental health information online. These findings will inform intervention development, so we need to close recruitment asap! 🙌

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Dr. Laura Shapiro @lashaps.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This book looks fantastic, can't wait:

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