@BirminghamUCU@ucu 2/2 I feel it sends the wrong message to students who are missing out the most from these strikes without having any support from the university. Have already emailed the VC and been the picket line
@BirminghamUCU@ucu 1/2 I completely understand, I’m not disputing your legal right to strike. What I find inappropriate as a struggling student (who’s missing 70% of classes due to the strikes) is my lecturer bragging about time off during paid taught hours which are now even more valuable
@CrossCountryUK Why are so many of your trains overcrowded? Currently on the 12:04 to Oxford and it's rammed. Seems like you enjoy turning a profit more than the safety of your passengers, these are not suitable trains for standing in.
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
The severity of wars are determined by the western concept as a precondition to how ‘civilised’ the nation is. It completely undermines the suffering of peoples across the world that don’t fit into that category and recent media further confirms that
#nuclearwar
If confirmed, this could be the funniest part of Russia's war with Ukraine. Today, a Ukrainian farmer stole a Russian military track using his farm tractor.
A group of Ukrainian border guards were stationed on Snake Island, in the Black Sea south of Odessa, when a Russian warship ordered them to surrender under threat of attack.
Their response: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
They held their ground. All 13 were killed.
On the day Boris Johnson hosted an illegal party in Downing Street, @MetPoliceUK posted a tweet laying out the law. Time for a criminal investigation (Location: Scotland Yard)