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I see from her home page that Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER was advised by William Labov, an absolutely seminal name in this field who I refer to in my book. I wish that what sociolinguists know about language were widely taught in schools too.

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

It’s true, we hand out sausage rolls every Sunday in lieu of communion and have anathematised jogging.

I was an academic for 40 years and saw a lot of shit go down, but this list of over 60 UK universities which are currently cutting staff, courses, departments, wages and research time is truly shocking qmucu.org/qmul-transform…

Finding myself again tracking some state-funded schools' control thru accounts and docs of multiple organisations.25 years ago,this would have been unknown territory.This is the world of multi-academy trusts, which I increasingly feel is Gove+Cummings' long-lasting legacy for ed.

Incredibly grim. And there are boroughs in London where more than 10% of children are homeless. We desperately need more housing in the capital, of all kinds.

This is very exciting, I would urge anyone wanting to develop their English practice & their department’s curriculum to look at this

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#Saltaire Advent Calendar Day 2 at 21 Mary St where John Benson, his wife & 5 children lived in 1871. 3 of the girls were spinners in the mill including 8yr old Annie, illegally employed by #TitusSalt who opposed the #ChildLabour laws. #TurnABlindEye

“There's no money in poetry, but there's no poetry in money, either.” Robert Graves, 24th July 1895 – 7th December 1985

This is so lovely! Look what my mum's old school have done: a photo of my mum in her class, a poem (by me) about that photo, and a lovely display in her school now! Connie Ruby Isakofsky (1919-1976).

This photo caption in The Guardian is the FIRST bit of national coverage I've seen about this disgraceful story of two years of neglect. Sometimes feels like austerity was a war on children. The courage, loyalty and resilience of Sacred Heart staff are epic

Dad fetched the big box of decorations from the attic. They spent a lot of time arranging them on the tree. When they had finished, they switched on the fairy lights and left the curtains open so that all the people passing by could see it. Alfie’s Christmas

Inexplicably assailed on the bus into work by a vivid memory of the first essay I was assigned as an undergraduate. “‘The limits of my language are/mean the limits of my world’ (Wittgenstein). Discuss.”

Hundreds of festive words from advent to yule with the stories of why we celebrate Christmas the way we do in Ireland and around the world. 🎄🎁 IreneReadsBooks (hardback & paperback) TheCompanyofBooks #Kindle #ChristmasGiftIdeas #etymology #history #nonfiction #irishauthor

“to talk about migrants as only a burden to this country, here on a scam, is the kind of language that people like me are used to catching after last orders on streets that suddenly don’t feel so safe. To hear them from our prime minister should shame him and his party.”

14 years old and a couple of beers later… Diolch yn fawr ❤️

1/2 HMG should stand firm on this. It may be a culpably belated realisation on Labour’s part but WASPI campaign is an unmeritorious cause with almost nothing to be said in its favour. Labour MPs confront Liz Kendall over ‘shameful’ Waspi decision. thetimes.com/article/1efb3e…

It's a strange feeling, seeing yourself teaching over 20 years ago... 😬