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Maltese born, Edinburgh émigré. Lapsed journo. Writes as Jonathan G, Jack G & Jon CG. Doctoral candidate at St Andrews (weirdly). Owns cat that’s a drug addict. he/him ‘Triumphant…’ FT http://jonathangrimwood.com http://jackgrimwood.com http://j-cg.co.uk
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The word is steal. 'The creative industries are fighting back against UK government proposals to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.'

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

submitted 2 days ago • 539 comments

Gods. Apparently Ireland has forgotten how to play rugby, and the Welsh have finally remembered.... Not entirely sure this can last. #WALVIRE

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

No hell can burn hot enough.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I have three reviews to go for the Obs but today, after 180 of them, is my last column for OFM. So I thought I’d summarise my searing advice from the last 15 years: the wisdom, the provocations and the occasional stupidities. Enjoy. Or grind your teeth. Your call www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

submitted 6 days ago • 77 comments

There's still time to make a change 🗣️ Add your name to this author-organised letter and encourage the government to change its course on copyright exemption for generative AI use of creatives works docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #CreativeRights #ArtificalIntelligence #PayTheCreator

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

IBM 1979

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

Lol this sign "Do not bring food into the library Food residue will attract mice Mice will acquire knowledge in the library Get into university Then replace you" 😂

submitted 8 days ago • 47 comments

Please share :)

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

A reminder to universities that cutting frontline academic and professional services staff is the LAST thing you should do in a financial squeeze, because We. Are. Your. Only. Productive. Units.

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

'Also, we felt Golfo del Gringo Loco to be a bit too rude...'

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

The British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social have removed replaced "gender" with "sex" in their member equality survey, and erased the "non-binary" response option entirely. Love to see the professional body of sociology echoing Donald Trump.

submitted 14 days ago • 23 comments

Playing bag-person or academic in the rector's cafe at St Andrews. Pretty sure I've got a hundred percent hit rate so far.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Some days are better than others. Turns out this is one of them.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

'The government I represent respects Herr Hitler's strong and clear mandate for change...' We've been here before. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Labour's revolting attemps to out Reform the Reform party will lose them many from the liberals, SNP, and greens who held their noses and voted Starmer's way to get the even more revolting Tories out... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

"privilege escalation" - something a foreign adversary could do by, like, buying a political party on discount and using the resulting influence to install data thieves and ideological commissars across the national government, say

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Dreadful refereeing - but no doubt that stronger and better team won, regrettably. #ScovIre

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Perfect...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

It’s not a mystery HMT is demanding savings from every department in a classic Excelitis way. Anything which is uncommitted spend is first for the chop It’s another stupid piece of self-harm like Winter Fuel payments. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

He boasts about being a sexual predator, he's been accused by 25 women of rape, harassment or assault, a jury found he "forcibly and non consensually penetrated Carroll's vagina with his fingers," he supports banning abortion. But he hates trans people and so the Times calls him "a feminist hero."

submitted 18 days ago • 139 comments

It appears to be back! :-)

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Dear @bsky.app @Vizcomic.bsky.social is either: 1) a satirical magazine 2) a somewhat unsavoury publication you wouldn't want your children to read 3) sociologically, the most accurate reflection of UK culture produced in the last fifty years Not spam, not even spam & eggs

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

This is no surprise to those of us covid bereaved who remember 'let the bodies pile high'.

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

I've started a Substack where I interview neurodivergent authors about their writing, reading & advice to aspiring writers! It was a pleasure this week to speak to @rachelcdailey.bsky.social about her work, tips and books she loves neurodivergentnotesonwriting.substack.com/p/i-wanted-t... #BookSky

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

I'm a wee bit embarrassed posting this, given the bleakness of the news but....Dr Andrew Meehan from Strathclyde Uni is hosting this conversation on Miss Austen tomorrow evening. Please come along if you're around and free. You can just walk in, no need to register. Let me know if you're on for it

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

when they said the revolution would not be televised i gravely misunderstood which side were the revolutionaries and that the lack of broadcast was because the media was taking part, too

submitted 22 days ago • 5 comments

📸 Jeffmillenb

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Hmm, it's hard to believe people are looking across the Atlantic and thinking, 'I'd like some of that,' but hey... Apparently so.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments