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Paul Stanistreet

@paulstanistreet.bsky.social
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Writer on #education, #adultedu, #lifelonglearning, social and environmental justice, #leaderhood. Editor of @intreved.bsky.social. Blogger: thelearningage.wordpress.com. Scouse. Hamburgist.

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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Liberal England: A podcast on Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-po...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If only there was some way of knowing why Nigel Farage is so against a new national centre to tackle disinformation and deepfakes from hostile states such as Russia
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Paul Stanistreet @paulstanistreet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Most of the wars Trump claims to have 'settled' are either ongoing or never happened. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/p...
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Fact check: Trump’s false claims to the United Nations | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, for a moment there we had the fleeting possibility that women of all shapes and sizes might be confident enough not to pour all their resources, potential and time into fitting an incredibly narrow beauty aesthetic. ‘Thank goodness that didn’t happen’ says Michael Deacon.
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Slim, beautiful women are back in fashion. Thank God for that
After years of using 'inclusive' models to appease the woke crowd, advertisers have realised that people are attracted to attractive people
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/09/2026
I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames
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I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames
I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing, says conductor and composer Robert Ames
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not.
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s remarkable and depressing that this needs saying. But don’t mock, deride or chant about terrible tragedies at football matches. It can have devastating consequences.
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My dad died at Hillsborough. It's time to end tragedy chanting .
Charlotte Hennessy's dad was one of 97 Liverpool fans unlawfully killed at the 1989 disaster. She still can't let her kids go to live matches for fear they will hear his death being mocked by rival fa...
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 31/07/2026
Large crowds busked yesterday evening in Dublin in honor of Glen Hansard 🙏🏻🎶 RIP via conorpope on IG
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Isabel Rogers @isabelrogers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."
The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in
FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.
This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain.
Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Britain "embracing the Mediterranean life" 🤦‍♂️ Record-breaking consecutive rainy days to record hottest June & ‘exceptionally serious’ drought #ClimateEmergency
https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/weather/somerset-farmers-battle-worsening-flood-crisishttps://www.scotsman.com/news/wildfires-are-burning-now-scotland-needs-a-dedicated-aerial-response-8808942https://www.ft.com/content/e185a6f7-afa6-4b9e-8d6e-278c47095a67?syn-25a6b1a6=1https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgljz92j0j0o
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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Paul Stanistreet @paulstanistreet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Pure self-sabotage #engarg
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/07/2026
Burnham hails Hillsborough law as ‘rewiring of the state’ as MPs approve bill
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Burnham hails Hillsborough law as ‘rewiring of the state’ as MPs approve bill
PM-in-waiting says bill is major step towards securing accountability families had fought for, in rare moment of Labour unity Andy Burnham has hailed a power shift from the state to the people as MPs finally passed the stalled Hillsborough law, a rare moment of Labour unity with the bill set to be a key legacy of Keir Starmer’s government. In his first intervention in the Commons since returning as an MP, Burnham said the bill was a significant step towards securing the accountability the Hillsborough families had fought for – but should never have had to do. Continue reading...
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Absolutely the saddest story I've heard about AI-fabricated references is kids being penalized for them in science competitions. The discourse is that AI will help them but it's really not - it's getting them disqualified. www.snexplores.org/article/dont...
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Don’t trust AI for help with citations, science-fair judges warn
Fake, AI-generated citations have begun disqualifying major science-fair projects. Such ‘ghost’ references even haunt research journals.
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Dr. Art Garfunky @chimpvsdog.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The only mainstream journalists speaking truth to power these days are cartoonists
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Diane Messias @comedywriter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"The King has sought to be a servant to his people." Alastair Bruce, Sky News. Not sure how many servants charge ambulances for rent, or the RNLI for crossing his beaches when trying to stop people from drowning, or cancer charities... With servants like these. 😶 #AbolishTheMonarchy
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Powerful stuff.
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Shane Anderson 🏳️‍🌈 @shaneanderson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
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Pictures of Nixon @picturesofnixon.com · 15/12/2025
not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Paul Stanistreet @paulstanistreet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Weathering the storm or changing the weather? Challenging the dominant narrative about adult education thelearningage.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/a...
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Adult education: Weathering the storm or changing the weather?
What is the point of adult education? For several decades, the dominant narrative in adult education has concerned adaptation and resilience. In times of uncertainty and rapid change, whether techn…
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Paul Stanistreet @paulstanistreet.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
False hearts and fake awards #Trump #FIFA and the crisis in democratic leadership thelearningage.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/f...
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False hearts and fake awards
Shakespeare called it ‘mouth honour’; the sort of empty, insincere and superficial praise, delivered with a ‘false heart’ and a ‘false face’, with which tyrants such as Macbeth must make do in the …
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood after new Hillsborough report
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Calls for Norman Bettison to be stripped of knighthood
Former chief constable would have gross misconduct case to answer over Hillsborough if he were serving today, new report finds
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/12/2025
Hillsborough disaster report live: bereaved and survivors angered as ‘no one will be held to account’
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Hillsborough disaster report live: bereaved and survivors angered as ‘no one will be held to account’
Condemnation of system that ‘allows officers to simply walk away, retiring without consequence’ * Full report: 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases * Timeline: decades seeking justice and change Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was one of the 97 people unlawfully killed, has criticised the lack of accountability. I cannot accept or understand how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable,” she says. “I recognise that the IOPC and Operation Resolve have worked hard and some of these findings are strong. But it’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” Continue reading...
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/10/2025
The writer-activist argues that online platforms are getting worse, fast — and proposes radical regulation as the cure on.ft.com/46AfjYU
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Enshittification by Cory Doctorow — a manifesto for fixing the internet
The writer-activist argues that online platforms are getting worse, fast — and proposes radical regulation as the cure
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Freedom is just another name for “a gap in the law”.
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The WEA @weaadulted.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
"A cut in adult education budgets coinciding with challenging new benefit rules will remove a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable in our communities." Read @simonparkinson.bsky.social response to the government's Spring Statement: www.wea.org.uk/news-views/n... #SpringStatement
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International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In March 1955, the first issue of the International Review of #Education hit the shelves. Seven decades later, the journal is still sparking global conversations on #LifelongLearning! Editor @paulstanistreet.bsky.social shares why this anniversary matters 👉 tinyurl.com/jctp2rsp
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International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The new issue of the International Review of Education is out now. Articles from four world regions on women's literacy, flexible learning, non-formal education, learning environments and more, plus reflections on 70 years of continuous publication. link.springer.com/journal/1115...
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International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The International Review of Education has published continuously for 70 years. The introduction to our new issue (out in full next week) describes how UNESCO's founding mission to promote international solidarity and cooperation shaped the journal's unique identity and outlook. rdcu.be/ecBLp
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Verna Kale @vernakale.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump hates Zelensky because Zelensky has courage, something Trump can’t buy or fake or steal.
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Chris Butcher @weachrisbutcher.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Can participation in adult learning grow to meet need? Where can the funding be found to invest in provision which benefits everyone? Join us on the 13 March as we host expert speakers exploring current practice and future challenges #lifelonglearning #adulteducation
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Free event: reconstructing adult learning | WEA
Join our special free webinar on Thursday 13 March from 4 pm-5.30 pm.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/02/2025
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war. Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
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RV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
People from working class backgrounds can't afford to focus on their creative work. I'm guessing Eton alumni don't have the same issues...Tom Hiddlestone...Eddie Redmayne etc must have relied on family to support them before they became famous and rich.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 16/02/2025
Why is it more expensive to be poor in Britain? Low-to-middle income households in Britain fare worse than their German. French and Dutch counterparts.
infographic showing that adjusting calculations of cost of living to better reflect the spending habits of poorer households, the disparity for poorer households in Britain is even worse compared to the OECD average. Infographic showing that for food, communications and clothing - the UK is cheaper than the OECD average. Despite this, poorer households in Britain pay more for housing compared to higher income households. And housing in the UK is particularly expensive compared to OECD averages. The high cost of housing, and the higher amount of their budgets that poorer households spend on this, means that the UK is relatively more expensive for poorer families than it is for the population as a whole.
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/02/2025
who will be right in the end, who will have fathomed the right. Of chance they sing descending. Of chance. And the winds blow. And the motives hiss. ‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘The Falling’
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“At the museum I learn I am as tall as some bombs.” — Steven Duong, “Ordnance,” At The End Of The World There Is A Pond
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At the museum I learn I am as tall as some bombs (5'7"). The bombs in question are dumb bombs, which means they do not question gravity. They just land where they land, bury what they can. Placed in rows they look something like soldiers. Dumb soldiers. The placard explains how all bombs used to be dumb, how the term was coined retroactively by whoever made them smart, taught them about lasers, thermo-dynamics, critical theory, all the things a contemporary bomb must know to stay competitive in a growing field.
War was simpler when my dad lived here.
It was called Saigon then & the bombs were so dumb they didn't even know it. All they had to do was their jobs. Christ. This place has no damn AC. The casualties are colorized, the tourists are foreigner than me, & Lennon serenades us on a loop, asking us every three & a half minutes to imagine no possessions. My phone dings.
Take museum with salt, texts Ba. It's propaganda.
Fish sauce, I reply. I send him photos: me standing in front of a nearly
forgotten apartment, an elementary school, a wildlife sanctuary. I allow him to imagine me happy. I tell him on Tuesday I fed mangoes to a ten-year-old elephant. I do not tell him it was recovering from a land mine blast.
I do not tell him his friend groped me last night at the bar, & I definitely do not tell him I am a communist. The world is a list of things I keep from my father. Before I leave, I run my hands over the shell of another sleeping bomb. But I'm not the only one, sings John. We're dumb as hell. Full of hurt.

Excerpted from "At the End of the World There Is a Pond: Poems." Copyright © 2025 by Steven Duong. Published by W.W, Norton &
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Never forget that Trump's idea of heaven is the Gulf States, where migrant workers die in the tens of thousands building megaprojects for the rich.
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International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
To mark 70 years of IRE we are making selected articles from our archive available open access, each for two months. The first - Forty-six years of IRE: A statistical and documentary survey, by Knut Schwippert - analyses trends in authorship, research focus, methodology & more. shorturl.at/dhk0a
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Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Yes, research that has been carried out across the 21st century so far shows the over- arching factor most negatively impacting on development is poverty. Kate was never going to be a good figurehead for this project. She means well, but… #EduSky yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/sch...
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School, stress and poverty: a psychobiological reflection
Instead of school initiatives to close the education gap, we should look at the environments in which children live
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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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Historians call for 30th January to be a public holiday to mark the first ever Parliamentary Democracy
London Socialist Historians Group Contact Dr Keith Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social 30th January Historians call for 30th January to be a national holiday to mark first ever Parliamentary Democracy Th…
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"Imagine a world in which an A.I. can analyze your reading patterns and alert you that you’re about to buy a book where there’s only a 10 percent chance you’ll get past Page 6..." Fuck off. That's not empowerment, that's outsourcing your soul. That's outsouling. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
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Opinion | AI Can Work for Us
A.I. can be designed to dramatically enhance individual empowerment.
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International Review of Education @intreved.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Hello Bluesky! It's great to be here and to see so many familiar faces! Follow us to hear more about open access articles, calls for papers and special issue proposals - as well as our plans to mark 70 years of continuous publication of IRE this year with a double special issue and launch event!
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
remember: british people who like nfl are just pretending.
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