Reposted by Neil ChadbornPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 6hTimeline Cleanse 🎶 🎹 🎼 FRANZ LISZT : Consolation no.3 - Markus Schirmer 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Enjoy this little calm and beautiful piece ⚜️🎶⚜️🎹🎶⚜️ 🔊🔊🔊☺️ 1116
Reposted by Neil ChadbornMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026'A new messaging and payment “super app” [ZyMix] marketed at British students uses servers owned by a Chinese company that has been put on a US military blacklist for its alleged affiliation to the People’s Liberation Army.'theguardian.com‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklistZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation Army 161
Reposted by Neil ChadbornNadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Throughout this period, I have stood in solidarity with striking staff and met with university leaders, urging them to protect jobs and courses. It is not too late for the leadership to engage with @uonucu.bsky.social and its detailed counter-proposals. 1365
Reposted by Neil ChadbornNadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Many constituents have contacted me, devastated by the University of Nottingham’s decision to approve plans to close modern languages and music degrees, cut support services and end one-to-one personal tutoring. 311236
Reposted by Neil ChadbornDr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Brexit was an act of war by Russia against the UK and its home in Europe. It was an extension of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine that defeated the UK’s political establishment in 2016. Chronicling Russia’s war from the beginning, I called out Brexit for what it was more than ten years ago. 12326113
Reposted by Neil ChadbornOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 09/10/2026Happy Friday! Here's a site I've built because I've been thinking about it & want to see more of it in the world: a space for describing and sharing scholarly skills that I've picked up and nurtured over the years. Also this is a no AI zone in at least two ways: no talking about it and no using it.critical.computercritical.computer 813945
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRoyal Society for Public Health @rsph.bsky.social · 12/10/2026We welcome the Government's commitment to make dementia a national priority and accelerate research. Nearly one million people are currently living with dementia in the UK, and around in one two will be affected by it in their lifetime. 101
Reposted by Neil ChadbornGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Professor Peter Hallward was arrested on the National March for Palestine for holding a banner with a factually accurate legal statement on it. “In the UK it’s a crime to say I support Palestine Action” #ukterrorlaws #freepalestine 1521294
Reposted by Neil ChadbornTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 12/10/2026As a father and grandfather, I want the same for every girl as I want for my own daughters and granddaughters: to grow up healthy, safe, and free to pursue their dreams. But the reality for millions of girls is very different. 1186
Reposted by Neil ChadbornZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇 751580578
Reposted by Neil ChadbornFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 11/10/2026Breaking news: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has accused Moscow of meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and warns European voters of the Russian threat ft.trib.al/ucfuDpV 2420761
Reposted by Neil ChadbornMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...europeanmovement.co.ukAdd your name - Let's join the EU by 2036Add your name to back the ambition for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. Join thousands calling for a confident future at the heart of Europe. 1919575
Reposted by Neil ChadbornBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, the world’s largest steerable dish radio telescope at the time (now the third largest). was switched on in 1957 on this day. Built by Bernard Lovell, it was the only radar device that could track the carrier rocket of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik I. 723354
Reposted by Neil ChadbornJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 151150226470
Reposted by Neil Chadbornpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026TL;DR it'll be a plain text, one-minute read consisting of a list with 5-10 of the day or week's most important stories that are, in my professional opinion, flying under the radar or being overlooked otherwise—plus a sentence or two of context or analysis for each link. and that's it. 1402
Reposted by Neil Chadbornpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026i'm going to be piloting a new, free public health newsletter in the coming weeks. if you've been wanting to benefit from my public health news addiction and analytic experience in peace without all the shitposts or tangents in between, this is for you! 😊 1015625
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I'm generally not given to conspiracy theories - I think people are useless or unthinking rather than successfully evil - but if I was trying to destroy the long-term success of a democratic nation, then closing universities would be pretty high on my list. 2317
Reposted by Neil ChadbornProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Let me say more on this. The researcher has stated that she *knows* the hep B vax birth dose is proven to save lives. Her argument is that, since Guinea-Bissau is too low income to buy the birth dose, her trial at least helps to save lives among HALF the babies in her trial. That’s very problematic… 54611
Reposted by Neil ChadbornDorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is a very disturbing read by Philip Moriarty about the corporate consultants at University of Nottingham, whose "bloodless prime-LLM-grade corporate boilerplate" called Future Nottingham 2 is guiding decision-making - cuts, cuts and more cuts. muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2026/10/07/j...muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.comJust how much of Future Nottingham 2 was written by vastly overpaid consultants?PA Consulting misled a government department, threatened the press, and over-charged the NHS up to £2,500 a day. So why is a PA consultant listed as the author of the Future Nottingham 2 business c… 36337
Reposted by Neil ChadbornAmal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026It's out. The book that brings together so much that I think about, and speak of. Do read it. Do share it. Do talk about it. 43912
Reposted by Neil ChadbornYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Haaretz's detailed story on the Israeli gulags, in which nearly 10,000 Palestinians are held, vast majority of them have not been charged or convicted. These are crimes against humanity. archive.ph/LdVXQarchive.ph 12519283
Neil Chadborn @neilchadborn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I received a letter from NHS England /Crapita asking me to confirm I was still a GP patient. I have NHS App, I had recently responded to GP communication - I didn’t see the need to respond to NHS Engl. Maybe I’ll be de-listed - but what about my family?? 010
Reposted by Neil ChadbornJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 09/10/2026and now, young Jedi, witness the awesome power of fully functional health services and bureaucracy 24713
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Water firms made £340m+ from it. Works can’t remove most chemicals in contaminated Heathrow wastewater. PFAS anyone? It ends up in rivers, seas, farmland. With River Action I built a database of 26,000 consents to show the scale. And mapped it: watershedinvestigations.comwatershedinvestigations.comWATERSHED InvestigationsIndependent not-for-profit investigative journalism in the public interest. WATERSHED partners with national and international media to run high impact articles and investigations focusing on all aspe... 18740
Reposted by Neil ChadbornOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK aged 7 having fled the war in Somalia with her family. She has thrived. Leader of Camden council and now the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. A narrative that runs counter to all we are told about refugees. Congratulations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelectionVictory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics 912880531
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 09/10/2026I can't remember: when Thatcher wrote The Right Approach in 1976, did she also do this? 65715
Reposted by Neil ChadbornKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/10/2026Firmus has been telling an obviously absurd environmental / efficiency story and because Business Men genuinely have no critical faculties they all just believed it unquestioningly 710229
Reposted by Neil ChadbornAndy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 09/10/2026The accessibility page is just a button that says "Read the full brief" and it goes no where. Cool cool cool www.sovereignai.gov.uk/accessibilitysovereignai.gov.ukaccessibility 141
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRuth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026In my view, one of the most important innovations of the modern world. 123450
Reposted by Neil ChadbornDr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Victory for diversity and inclusion in London by-election (Holborn & St Pancras): Labour 45.2%, Green 32.8%; rejection of far-right Reform 5.92% and Restore 2.52% 1336
Reposted by Neil ChadbornEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 09/10/2026By August, some livestock farmers were already feeding their animals the supplies they'd put aside for winter. After five heatwaves and months of drought, the consequences for our food supply are becoming impossible to ignore. Martin Lines explainseastangliabylines.co.ukFood security and resilience vital after extreme summer droughtAfter this summer, the climate crisis is impossible to ignore. We need major changes to how we farm if our food system is to remain resilient 07237
Reposted by Neil ChadbornMindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It was a really successful International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society congress in Seoul this year for Indivi #MDSCongress #MDS2026 122
Reposted by Neil ChadbornClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom? 621029341
Reposted by Neil ChadbornTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Visa applications to study in the UK fell by 10.3 per cent for the key recruitment month of September, new Home Office figures show. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports #highered #visas #internationalstudents #edusky ow.ly/3LSs50ZVPAE 0113
Reposted by Neil ChadbornLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown. 12626275
Reposted by Neil ChadbornProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026RFK Jr is funding a grotesquely unethical study on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau; ethicists, pediatricians, clinical trial experts, & infectious disease experts are calling this horrific trial The New Tuskegee. It is unethical to withhold a life saving intervention from half of newborns FFS. 21520275
Reposted by Neil ChadbornTHIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 08/10/2026How should AI in healthcare be evaluated when technologies change rapidly and safety risks can be hard to predict? Join #THISspace2026 to examine these challenges and explore evaluation designs and innovation pathways that can address them. Register here: ths.im/2026 @nielspeek.bsky.social 013
Reposted by Neil ChadbornTim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Over 70 civilians have been murdered in Ukraine in just over 24 hours, by a state on the UN Security Council, which vetoes every action or even vote against it. Three more innocent people have died in Kyiv this morning, though here a very luck escape from one downed drone. 37934
Reposted by Neil ChadbornMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 08/10/2026in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern 111641
Reposted by Neil ChadbornChris @reallychris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026more about far right violence that really should be national news www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...manchestereveningnews.co.ukSalford mayor calls for city to unite'The spirit of Salford is what unites us' 47656
Reposted by Neil ChadbornMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'The UK government must urgently come up with a clear plan for what would happen to students who are left stranded by university closures, according to the Conservatives’ shadow education minister [Joanne Cash].'timeshighereducation.comLabour unprepared for universities going bust, says Tory peerParty’s higher education spokesperson calls for all university students to have at least English and maths GCSEs 2104
Reposted by Neil ChadbornEd Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When the ceasefire in Gaza was declared, a yellow line was drawn, with Israel occupying 52% (reports varied a bit) of Gaza. After a year of "ceasefire", Israel occupies two thirds of the area (BBC). The people face another cold, wet winter. #R4Today 387
Reposted by Neil ChadbornKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“To fight back, Americans need to learn the counterspy techniques of C.I.A. officers: using multiple sources to check information; testing those sources regularly for reliability; never getting complacent and trusting one source without thinking.” These are also known as critical thinking skills.nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back.In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth. 2227
Reposted by Neil ChadbornHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Archive of @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow Stuart Hall is now live. Includes looking at his impact on the history of communication theory, culminating in the architecture of contemporary AI models www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Archive link: stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...theguardian.comThatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved onlineProject lead says it celebrates ‘incredible contributions’ Jamaica-born sociologist made to Britain’s culture 5236153
Reposted by Neil ChadbornRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is a positive development, full stop. Anti-racism norms matter, elite cues on anti-racism norms matter, a broad political consensus on anti-racism norms matter so a strong signal from the leader of a party which has been blurring red lines lately is good news. 1738667
Reposted by Neil ChadbornBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Did a Scottish film 'beat Hollywood to the punch' as the first ever talkie? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWas Scottish film Till the Bell Rings the first ever 'talkie'?In 1927, The Jazz Singer made movie history with the first recorded dialogue on film - but new evidence suggests the first feature talking film was Scottish. 13011
Reposted by Neil ChadbornIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Obviously laughable. But a reminder of how these people would behave in power: Financially benefiting the journalists and pollsters who do their bidding, legally pursuing those who do not. 26552127
Neil Chadborn @neilchadborn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026IMHO management are completely blind / head-in-sand about research, and are living in fantasy-land that research income will continue, research reputation will continue, and presumably research-led teaching will continue. All they’ve said is that they will ‘invest’ in research, without any plan 060