The search is over: I found the Brexit benefit, on the shelves at Waitrose.

‘They have turned this down many, many times, so it is now time for them to allow us to do this.’ Fine authoritarian logic from Laura Trott on #r4today

And we’re saying it in the UK too. #EnglishCreates

Day after day of impressionist, anecdotal bumph on children & mobile phones on #r4today . Seems the country’s had enough of experts.

Wait until #r4today learn that puberty blockers have been used for many years, and continue to be prescribed, to non-trans children.

News from Australia.
- Rising demand for arts degrees DESPITE discriminatory fee structures
- Humanities grad employment rates up from 81.7% in 2021 to 86.6% in 2022
- Median grad salaries at $66,700 (vs STEMM at $66,000 and business and management $65,000 theguardian.com/australia-news…

Alec Hitchman Giving him far too much airtime. Inexplicable deference. #wato

Mind boggling how anyone can confront the reality of the slave-trade, and then say: ‘Those statues of traders: yes, jolly good thing. How could we possibly understand history without them?’ #r4today

Ministers ‘boast about how well Britain’s creative industries are doing and how many billions they contribute to the economy. Yet they seem … incapable of making the connection between growing this sector and educating the future workforce it needs.’ ⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/richar…

Just despairing at the shamelessness of these despicable zealots, misrepresenting Cass as a party-political win.

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For this sub-panel 27 veteran, the maths in this is 🤯, but the figures are seriously 👀

Those who argue that HE’s funding problems are unfixable really should read the Jo Johnson piece here. The core problem is that unis are losing money on teaching home UGs, and that’s absolutely fixable and really not complicated. But a couple of further thoughts… 1/3ish

This is quite a document: contains a series of clarifications from Cass / her team, which are at odds with the way her report has been received. It’s very good on: the 17-25 years proposal; puberty blockers & X-sex hormones. 1/2 thekitetrust.org.uk/our-statement-…

Ed Wilson That’s not at all how the questioning was framed today. Just watch how the Tories & media are misrepresenting this report, to support their own preconceptions.

The Columnist 🤷‍♂️ Exactly - thanks! Please feel more than welcome to promote #EnglishCreates at every appropriate moment. universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreates/

Whatever one thinks of Cass’s methods or recommendations, is it too much to ask that politicians might treat the issues with sensitivity?

Ben Bradshaw Indeed - thanks. And for all the faults of her report, 'ideology' is not Cass's terminology; it's a political interpretation. The word is not used once in her report.

Kevin Schofield Best for Britain More concerned to protect smokers than victims of modern slavery. Good work, guys. 👍