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Honestly, we need to be careful what we wish for with the BBC.
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That black is so black even the white bits are black
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I prefer that spelling. It’s more… breathy
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Release the sausaghes
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I’m thunderstruck tbh
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Hahah. It’s like 19°C! Porty beach looks like Torremolinos
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Boobs for me.
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Pleased to report it’s only Cowpox. More on Herr Hitler when news comes in
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I’ll take the lot
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A blow for the UK economy and us all, no?
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Yes. To my knowledge that either hasn’t happened or is a very rare occurrence
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Sorry to butt in. Agree there is accountability but the previous Principal / VC wasn’t scrutinised. The committee does want to hear from him and they can compel attendance…
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I think Sheffield (the city and universities) have had a heat network for a long time
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The frank assertion from the interim Principal that “perhaps there were some gaps in the competency of the leadership” must be what starts alarms going off
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Difference between one-off income and recurrent structural losses
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UCU have misled their members for years IMO. Not long ago, they said the sector was awash with cash. Perennial strikes and blaming VC salaries let policy makers off the hook for a system doesn’t work for HEIs, research or students, and UCU can’t suddenly pivot to the facts now. Tragic.