I was going to say that this is my most misanthropic opinion, but tbh it probably isn't. Nevertheless, I hate it when supermarket checkout operators try to engage me in conversation, and even more if they comment on my shopping.
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Aileen McHarg
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Really shocking.
Plashing VoleMy dept is about to be reduced to 3 people covering 3 separate disciplines. The 25 PhD students will be left bereft of adequate supervision numerically and in terms of expertise. The government has decided that they should have no recourse (music to my university’s ears).
Good grief. Why does this make sense for Burnham?
Conor MatchettFull story: www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1658218...
Depressing
Caroline LucasHard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
I can sew and I'm a fairly resourceful cook, but I fear that's about it.
lifeofjeniusQuestion: What's your post-apocalyptic skill??
Anti-Gaelic road sign chat taken to the extreme. There's a word for people who try to suppress minority languages.
Adam BienkovReform UK plans to jail candidates for using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish on their election leaflets. Nigel Farage’s party propose amendment to the elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison bylinetimes.com/2026/07/13/r...
Feels like a bad sign that literally the first time I have heard of this institution is in the context of a fraud investigation.
The MillExclusive: 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...
In Scotland-is-a-poorly-governed-hell-hole news:
Laurie MacfarlaneBut what matters most is living standards. Since devolution, median weekly earnings have risen by 23% in Scotland, versus 15% in England, 16% in Wales and 20% in Northern Ireland. Scotland has overtaken England and now has the highest earnings of all UK nations.