Reposted by LizAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Of nearly 19,000 driving violations captured over two weeks, precisely zero drivers were prosecuted. This is because there isn't enough back-office capacity at West Midlands Police, and the process to issue fines hasn't kept pace with camera tech. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAI cameras spot nearly 19,000 road offences in West MidlandsCaptured images include a front-seat passenger holding a small child on her lap without a seatbelt. 1311247 0
Reposted by LizJim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026NEW on Wonkhe: As visa refusal rates climb, universities are revoking offers and cancelling CAS en masse to stay under the new BCA threshold. Jim Dickinson asks whether that’s lawful – and who ends up paying. wonkhe.com/blogs/who-pa...wonkhe.comWho pays the price when universities cancel offers to protect refusal rates?As visa refusal rates climb, universities are revoking offers and cancelling CAS en masse to stay under the new BCA threshold. Jim Dickinson asks whether that’s lawful – and who ends up paying. 123 0
Reposted by LizWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How else might we address the question of diagnosis? Some thoughts in advance of the welfare storm to come substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comWhat do want from diagnosis?Or how to circumvent a culture war 42716 0
Reposted by LizAsh @queerash.bsky.social · 29/09/2026what if we just get Man City to pay for the National Care Service 231588 0
Reposted by LizJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 1002216785 0
Reposted by LizEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right. 40900502 0
Reposted by LizProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I don't usually compare government attention to job losses in higher education to job losses in other industries, but this time I will because this has me utterly raging. JLR are in a mess due to their own market strategy and the cyber attack they weren't prepared for www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBusiness secretary to meet Jaguar Land Rover boss as thousands of job cuts expectedThe company is struggling with the impact of tariffs as well as the fallout from a major cyber attack last year. 67329 0
Reposted by LizRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035401066 0
Reposted by LizThe Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Excl: More people are commuting into central London via bike. But cycling infrastructure hasn’t caught up with them. Serious injuries have sky-rocketed by 21% in just one year. What's going on? We thought e-bikes would be to blame. We were wrong... It's a story about commuting. 1228 0
Reposted by LizHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Open letter in support of Ghent university’s suspension of Cofnas bsky.app/profile/ptrb... 1143 0
Reposted by LizAndrew McGettigan @amcgettigan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The important of this is that the 11% decline isn't distributed equally. wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/... that said, even some Russell Group universities are looking at getting only 1/3rd of the iPGT they were recruiting two years ago.wonkhe.comJuly student visa applications are down 11 per cent on last yearThe Home Office has published its monthly entry clearance visa applications going up until the end of July 2026 002 0
Reposted by LizMax Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🚨🎓 I wrote something about Number 10 North. Will it work? How could it change Manchester? And how will we know? maxnathan.medium.com/no-10-north-...maxnathan.medium.comNo 10 North: will it work? And how will we know?No. 10 North is the core of Andy Burnham’s devolution plans. Will it work, how, and can we track its effects? 6186 0
Reposted by LizJames Hawes @jameshawes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Tax SUVs much more heavily. Non-problematic because the principle of variable taxation for different kinds of cars is established and accepted. So just add in size and weight. 37024 0
Reposted by LizRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Darwin in my spirit animal 1023549 0
Reposted by LizDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026If you look closely, there’s some sort of pattern here. www.ft.com/content/9741... 7434140 0
Reposted by LizBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/07/2026“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 661246310 0
Reposted by LizThe Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes among those arrested on suspicion of fraud. It marks an unprecedented moment in British higher education - the first time a university vice-chancellor has ever been arrested in the UK as part of a criminal investigation. manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-vi...manchestermill.co.ukExclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes among those arrested on suspicion of fraudThe Mill understands the suspended university leader was held for questioning on Wednesday - along with his wife and a colleague 49077 0
Reposted by LizHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Sobering to see in one chart how June temperature records have been broken this year in so many European countries www.ft.com/content/5f06... 16466315 0
Reposted by LizKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 09/07/2026Have you considered simply not breaking the speed limit? www.thetimes.com/life-style/d...thetimes.comThe 20mph trap — I’ve got nine points!I was a model driver. Now I’m one fine off a ban. By Jack Burke 841257174 0
Reposted by LizPaula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Just starting the UCAS process with eldest. Wants to do Philosophy and it says alot about the state of HE that my first consideration is whether the course will be shut down in the next 4 years. 1303 0
Reposted by LizDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026What if Andy Burnham could raise £15bn – without a tax rise? There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem. Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why. Thread: 42540271 0
Reposted by LizProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026We limit the speed of ebikes "for public safety", yet this study shows we'd need to limit SUVs to 5.7 km/h for them to pose the same risk to other people #motonormativity findingspress.org/article/1587...findingspress.orgMotonormativity and Speed Limits | Published in FindingsBy Jeremy de Sousa, Alessia Vinet & 3 more. Cars pose a far greater threat to other road users than e-micromobility, raising a basic question for traffic safety: which modes should actually be limited... 52986369 0
Reposted by LizJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 23/06/2026Headteachers in London are being told to keep their schools open in the heat. Many are concluding they can’t. But they’re also worried about Ofsted attendance stats and whether they’re just sending kids home to cook in even hotter flats. www.londoncentric.media/p/londons-sc...londoncentric.mediaLondon's schools can't cope with the heatPlus: Boris Johnson's mystery plan for a second cable car • TfL hackers plead guilty • Brixton Market community bid submitted • It's really, really hot 169034 0
Reposted by LizProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 20/06/2026🚨 New research by us! 📣 Most British drivers don't know how dangerous SUVs are to other road users, but adding information to SUV marketing materials seems to do almost nothing to change people's plans to buy SUVs Here's a 🧵 on why harder action is going to be needed 1/10 63867418 0
Reposted by Liz~daniel_barker~ @daniel-barker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Oh wow I can't believe they've finally arrested someone. www.lbc.co.uk/article/mult...lbc.co.ukMulti-millionaire banker with royal connections arrested in hunt for notorious 'Putney Pusher' | LBCThe dramatic arrest comes nearly ten years after CCTV images showed a jogger shoving a female pedestrian into the path of a double-decker bus on Putney Bridge. 1819163 0
Reposted by LizMax Nathan @maxnathan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026🚨 👩🎓 👨🎓 📚 PHD OPPORTUNITY! Fully-funded 3 year UCL PhD at @casaucl.bsky.social. Start in October 2026 or February 2027. Deadline to apply is Weds 1 July 23:59 BST. Please share widely! www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/cas...ucl.ac.ukThe CASA Dearden PhD ScholarshipThe Dearden Scholarship is open to UK/home students who wish to embark on PhD level study that links to the research interests of CASA academic staff and the research interests of Joel Dearden. 115 0
Reposted by Liz👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/06/2026I think every politician who proposes to ban anything on the internet for teens should be required to propose, as an alternate, a free and accessible and all weather space for teens to hang out in their own hometown 784347964 0
Reposted by LizPaul Harland @pabloredux.bsky.social · 05/06/2026LLMs inherit all their "as if" nature from our text performances. And, without acquiring any language 1st-hand, they highlight the extent of 2nd-hand language use (and acquisition) by us even in our 1st-hand situations. I guess we knew this but LLMs are still surprising in how well they exploit it! 123 0
Reposted by LizRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Nonomura Ninsei, active ca. 1646-77 Kyoto ware incense box in shape of crouching rabbit. Stoneware with enamels 1405124 0
Reposted by LizSam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor for three years in my teens. This is spot on. Non-paywalled version gcaptain.com/drowning/gcaptain.comDrowning Doesn't Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing, call for help that most people expect. In this article, Mario explains what drowning really looks like and how to recognize it when its happening. 8786536 0
Reposted by LizJoe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Number of universities in the QS Top 100 world ranking by country in 2026 USA = 27 UK = 17 Australia = 8 China = 5 South Korea = 5 A top five UK service sector export (c.£25bn) that we should probably support and champion more if we want to maintain an advantage. 312748 0
Reposted by LizMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16/05/2026One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided. 482426633 0
Reposted by LizThe Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"It was horrid, absolutely horrid. We felt a lot of pressure, which I think is his tactic." London lawyer Andrew Milne bought a strip of land. Then the threatening letters began. Featuring bee keepers, bikers and legal threats, it's a strange and disturbing tale... Check our latest piece below 👇theexchange.newsA London lawyer bought an ugly strip of land. Then the threatening letters began“It was horrid, absolutely horrid. We felt a lot of pressure, which I think is his tactic.” 54822 0
Reposted by LizLeighton Andrews @leightonandrews.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This is excellent from @samfr.bsky.social Why saving universities is far more than academic observer.co.uk/news/columni...observer.co.ukWhy saving universities is far more than academicModern Britain needs young people with degrees – here’s how to make sure they still have somewhere to study them 02315 0
Reposted by LizAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way 96155103051 0
Reposted by LizHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I hope the new Permanent Secretary at the Home Office is going to be able to look at the UK Visas and Immigration’s practices www.thetimes.com/article/1644... 1424998 0
Reposted by LizJared Moore @jaredlcm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Disturbing anecdotal reports of "AI psychosis" and negative psychological effects have been emerging in the news. But what actually happens during these lengthy delusional "spirals"? In our preprint, we analyze chat logs from 19 users who experienced severe psychological harm🧵👇 3224131 0
Reposted by LizNat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’. 141523646 0
Liz @lizmoor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in LondonTfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year 021 0
Reposted by LizKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/02/2026I'm sorry, but what in the actual blithering fuck?? "We will work to reduce the number of interventions in childbirth"??? 5223145 0
Reposted by LizMirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · 20/02/2026📣 2 x PhD studentships @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social funded by the Migrant Futures Institute: 1st studentship open to ALL subjects for UK applicants of migrant / refugee background. 2nd open to UK / international applicants on migration-related topic. ⬇️ @mediacomgold.bsky.social Please repost!gold.ac.ukMigrant Futures Doctoral StudentshipsThe Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully-funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships 032 0
Reposted by LizRonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing. 6834271565 0
Reposted by LizLynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social · 28/01/2026www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comDeborah Cameron obituaryLinguist, feminist activist and author of influential books on how language can shape gendered experiences 04330 0
Reposted by LizAlex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I wonder where it's all coming from? 420170 0
Reposted by LizRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 17/01/2026“If the government had underestimated the psychological hurdles, how could it be trusted with the practical ones?” My look into digital ID www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...newstatesman.comLabour's great digital ID fumbleEverything Starmer touches falls apart 3132 0
Reposted by LizRichard McElreath 🐈⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"You see, Christmas is not a holiday. It is an ideological apparatus of family unity and consumer fetishism. The magic of the film—what we enjoy without knowing—is this collision between sweet kitsch and brutal violence. This overlap is not accidental; it is the truth of Christmas under capitalism." 716157 0
