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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Besides everything else wrong with this, I see we’re once again completely forgetting the existence of Northern Ireland and the GFA

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A different perspective. As a (recently again) stay at home Dad I find this chart disheartening, but not surprising. I remember taking wee man to toddler groups and 9/10 times I was the only man in the room (and even when not alone, I was invariably the youngest man; ie not a granddad)

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The thing about the whole reflecting pool in DC piece I don’t fully get is that we know how to manage algae in ponds. Oxygenating plants. Other plants. Wildlife. Why is dumping massive amounts of hydrogen peroxide the go to solution?

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Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetuni.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We're so #McrMetProud to be People & Planet's #1 sustainable university for a record-breaking fourth time!🌍 The recognition reflects the commitment of our entire community to sustainability, from decarbonising our estate to embedding climate change education. 🔗 bit.ly/4iNo3PI

Manchester Metropolitan University advertises being the number one sustainable university for a record-breaking fourth time, according to the People and Planet University League 2025/26.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Kicking off Monday at Labour Party Conference with a breakfast panel on mental health with @manmetuni.bsky.social’s Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof Deborah James

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Lots happening this year for Man Met at Labour Party Conference!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Anyone at Lib Dem conference this year? Give me a shout if you fancy a pint and a chat!

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In Quires and Places where they meme @quiresandplaces.com · 08/05/2025

The world "Habemus Papam?!" The chorister who's nicked off with the thurible:

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I realise this isn't the story (Habemus Papam!) but I was suddenly reminded of the social media fame that a seagull garnered during the last Conclave

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morrismummer @morrismummer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Sharing this because so much nonsense is written about Eostre. This is a great article, and the blog is great. (And - name dropping - I sat next to Ronald Hutton at a conference once. Lovely man. His books are the gold standard.)

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It’s been a while since I worked in health policy, but then question of what is going to happen to ICSs in the latest revamp of the NHS has been bothering me. Interesting to see discussion of it here

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Not just SpAds. Years ago I was able to give my now husband a tour of the Houses of Parliament. Towards the end he leaned over and whispered “who are all these children?” referring to all the parliamentary researchers walking around. To which I responded “they run the country”

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I’m just sat here minding my own business on the bus and unbidden into my head pops the memory of the weird part of the lockdown when there was a debate *among Government Ministers* about whether a scotch egg constituted a substantial meal

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Ah "probably" the kind of word markets just love.

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

It’s hard now to comprehend the levels of hysteria and hostility directed at #Eastenders and the actors (Michael Cashman and Gary Hailes) for allowing gays to be seen on TV. Questions were raised in Parliament; some MPs demanded the BBC lose its licence. It was courageous. #LGBTHistoryMonth

The Star front page headline:
Filth - get this garbage off TV
With pictures of Gary and Michael.

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

In honour of #EastEnders 40th anniversary, here’s its first gay kiss, which sparked tabloid outrage at the time. Brace yourself, it’s a bit racy!

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Ugh, Piero della Francesca sliding into my DMs again with his unsolicited diptychs.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

So one of the things that I can’t quite get my head around is *how many eggs are Americans eating!?*. I realise I’m probably an outlier not liking eggs on their own (as an ingredient- grand). But are they all eating like five a day, or something?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/02/2025

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/historians-p...

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Just reposting this again. Parliament is a *really* peculiar institution. And this can create issues for understanding who is in control. This becomes clearer if we look at the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

How long until there’s an Antipope in Pittsburgh or somewhere similar?

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Been thinking about this speech a lot lately. One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

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A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech

YouTube video by dniete97

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Delighted to be in Parliament today to talk to MPs and peers about the value of degree apprenticeships at the APPG for Apprenticeships’s Annual Fair for @manmetuni.bsky.social

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I am begging you people who claim to be smart to read one (1) history book.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Love this thread. My absolute favourite thing in any museum of the ancient world is when you happen upon a letter or a carving or a past time that makes you go 'oh, right. We're still the same dumb monkeys'. I find it magical and oddly comforting.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Explaining to our son that you only press the red ‘help’ button on the tram in an emergency. He nods, looking serious, and says “like tigers…or leopards on the track”. Not my first thought, but yes, that would certainly qualify as an emergency.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Not to mention the diminution of the power of the Tribunes of the patrician people in favour of the patrician class in the Senate, which feels prescient. Though Sulla is not the late Republic figure I associate Musk most with. That would be Crassus, one of the richest men in history

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Deleted my Twitter (X) account. Been putting it off for a while but couldn't in good conscience stay.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I didn’t talk about faith on social media often. Perhaps I should. But even assuming a closed reading of the passage, this is an *insanely* wilful misinterpretation. And then there’s *literally all the rest of scripture*.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I’ve just seen a picture of Mark Zuckerberg wearing a T-Shirt with “Carthago delenda est” emblazoned on it and I can’t help but wonder what Cato would make of him

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Remy Dee @remydee.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I am so DEEPLY ANGRY at how clever this is.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

With five or six party politics in every single seat, and many slim starting majorities, patterns of tactical squeezing will likely determine dozens of results next time. This is not something MRP can capture well even close to elections. Zero chance it is being captured now.

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Ah we don’t need an MRP on a Saturday night four and a half years before an election now do we

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James Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Didn't have the yanks being scared of the night's sky again on my bingo card, but I shouldn't really be surprised.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I am *begging* Acast to switch out the advert for adult maths education in Caerphilly in its podcasts. I’ve heard it about a gazillion times now and every time it gets more grating

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Aside from all the other observations (you still have lunch even if you get someone to bring it in; who defers to *steak* etc) can we just pause on word choice. Why go for moist when soggy is right there?

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

Well this is grim

weird interaction with a student this week. they kept coming up with weird "facts" ("greek is actually a combination of four other languages") that left me baffled. i said let's look this stuff up together, and they said ok, i'll open a search bar, and they opened... ch*tgpt

and i was like "this is not a search bar" and they were like "yes it is, you can search for anything in here"

the thing that made me feel crazy is like. every kid that's using this as a browser is getting new BESPOKE false "facts." this isn't "a widespread misconception about X that stems from how it's taught in schools." each individual kid is now hooked into a Nonsense Machine

with the "widespread misconception about X" you can start at a baseline. like, ok, in tenth grade we all talk about X thing from history, and that leaves us with some misguided concepts about X, but we can correct that as students get broader understandings of the world

but with this, each child is getting UNIQUE wrong facts they are SURE are correct... because they did what we told them to do! they "looked it up"! they got it from somewhere! it's not a kid making up a belief on hearsay and assumption... it's something they think they LEARNED

this kid was extremely combative with me, and i understood why. i was sitting in front of him and telling him that the internet, a computer, technology, all these supposedly authoritative things... were wrong. and that i, one person, was right. he basically *couldn't* believe me.

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he decided that i was simply a teacher who'd made a mistake. he could check it, after all! he could look it up! he could find the REAL facts. i obviously hadn't done that, i was just an adult who'd decided i was smarter than him. hence the defensiveness. like i said: i understood

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it was so fucking rough. i did my best, but i am one person trying to work against a campaign of misinformation so vast that it fucking terrifies me. this kid is being set up for a life lived entirely inside the hall of mirrors

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

This is what I keep coming back to. This isn’t a new constituency. It’s one that went back into the Conservatives in the wake of Brexit and Johnsonism and the re-emerged post-Covid

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Theo Bertram @theobertram.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Is Reform really a new phenomenon? How is it different to the previous incarnations? There were 4.3m voters for UKIP, now 4.1m for Reform.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 05/12/2024

YMCA is a gay song. It's a camp classic. The song and the whole aesthetic of the band deliberately targeted the gay market from the get-go. Sue me. www.starobserver.com.au/news/ymca-wr...

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YMCA Writer Claims Hit Song Is NOT A Gay Anthem And Threatens Legal Action - Star Observer

The lead singer of the Village People and one of the song writers responsible for the hit song YMCA says the song is not a gay anthem

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This is an extraordinary picture

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The truly impressive thing about this is Dan Hannan was a MEP when the Conservative Party was still in the same European Parliament group as Fine Gael

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

So it looks like we’re doing this Choral Advent calendar again, this time on Bluesky! Each day I’ll post a carol or piece of music associated with Advent or Christmas, with a little explainer. Hope I don’t scare off too many followers…

media.tenor.com

a group of children singing christmas carols with candles

ALT: a group of children singing christmas carols with candles

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Really interesting report from the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on the need to look beyond retail to save the high street, which one of my Man Met colleagues, Dr Lucy Montague, supported as a special adviser www.mmu.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Look beyond retail to reverse high street decline, says Manchester Met-backed Lords report

Dr Lucy Montague is special advisor to government’s inquiry into high streets

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