danolner.bsky.social
Policy fellow @Y_PERN_ @SouthYorksMCA Data scientist / geospatial+economics / climate / political economy / "tepid centrist" / bit of sci-fi too danolner.net github.com/DanOlner
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Has there been any hint that the govt has an actual strategy for universities beyond "just let some fail" benign neglect? Given how vital they claim the sector is for UK growth...
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What about a strongly worded letter? No? *Very* strongly worded?
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For the life of me, I just can't compute why it is so intensely, pathologically and almost physically difficult for people and organisations to switch from one micro-blogging site to another that is virtually identical, except using it does *not* fund a nazi-salute throwing maniac
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What do you reckon to Monbiot's plan here? Chance of success or horrible risk of splitting vote and letting the Trump tribute band in? I really wish I had other options to the current gov, but that vote splitting risk gives me cold sweats. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We're wringing our hands, saying, "oh no, Farage will step into the vacuum. Well why don't we step into it instead?
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Some numbers? Even the #EU's own research arm acknowledges that a fifth or so ends up in landowners' accounts.
The true number is probably a lot higher. A study from Bavaria found that for grassland, 80-95% ends up with landowners.
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Got any theories? Cos I'm baffled. So many people including myself questioning if we could vote for them again. If they're relying on people's "have to vote labour to stop reform" urge, seems tenuous.
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Somehow we are taking the 'opportunity' presented by the attack on the US higher education sector and making ourselves substantially less attractive. I cannot believe the sheer amateur hour nature of this, just because Labour got scared about a few polls and the local elections.
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Oooh it's gone...
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I'm sure they'll sell this to themselves in No.10 as killing populism. It'll do no such thing. He is sacrificing the single greatest electoral and political opportunity he had: to stand up in four years time and show people that serious government works.