@KennethLPearce@caseytaylor I haven't read all thread but wanted to recommend Susan Schneider's book on SF and Philosophy, jic you don't know it. My first thoughts were about free will and determinism - in e.g. different versions of the alternate history mode, TV series Devs, various Chiang short stories
@ucu@UkraineSol The extra meeting generously organised by @UkraineSol means those of us attending Cradle to Grave on 17/6 can still come together to organise practical support and solidarity work
If you're able to help, please donate to support costs of putting both conferences on here ⬇️
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It’s the active choice to reply *here* that fascinates me. Surely, you’d think, given everything - everything - just *on a tactical level* you’d save your angry tweet about Israel or the Labour antisemitism issue for a reply to *another* tweet. Just optics 101. But no. No.
Amazon strike: Hundreds of workers in Coventry walk out in pay dispute. This is one organisation that really can afford to give workers on very low wages a decent rise. https://t.co/59c74esBO6
@sundersays I find it dispiriting that the response is so factional - i.e. there seems a very vehement response from further left, nothing much from centre left. (Though this is possibly based on too cursory a search)
Labour should now disown/regret it.
(Wrong way to make their valid points about conviction rates & failing justice). Otherwise could exacerbate damage by senior figures will ne pushed on it & give shifting ambiguous answers, neither defend nor disown, (when next interviewed
Very good obituary of Dr Tom Mason (many years ago one of my PhD supervisors) by University of Bristol colleague Professor David Hopkins https://t.co/YQEWorMf8N
TOMORROW at 4pm CULC is very excited to welcome Dr Jonathan Davis, a celebrated historian of the Labour Party, to Hughes Hall. Davis is a Professor at Anglia Ruskin University and Director of the Labour History Research Unit. We look forward to seeing you there!
PLEASE Don’t follow the advice of The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Rt Hon Theresa Coffey @theresecoffey
Only use prescribed antibiotics
Finish the course
Don’t use left over antibiotics
Never share with others
(Share widely)