From Lagos to London, Afrobeats is becoming a defining sound of this century.
There is no greater symbol of Nigeria’s potential.
Both the UK and Nigeria benefit from this global phenomenon.
My first long read for @Telegraph on how British higher ed has ballooned since reforms brought in by Tony Blair. I spoke with Estelle Morris, former New Labour SoS for Education to get her view of the reforms 20 years on, as well as @Samfr and @nickhillman https://t.co/914BHtgKKK
Great to be in The Telegraph today grinding my favourite axe - pandemic university. Fully support lecturers seeking a better deal. But the huge cash surplus made by universities during Covid should be used to fund a rebate for online learning. https://t.co/mqJtVql1sf
“Unless he was able to raise leisure to a social art by means of millions, London energetically eliminated the idler, the mere observer, as a foreign body, instead of permitting him, as in Paris, to amble along contentedly in its bustling life.” Zweig - The World of Yesterday
Under the new student-loans repayment system, the highest earners will pay £20,000 *less* over their lifetimes. Middle-earners will pay £20,000 *more*, and lower earners £30,000 more. Astonishing figures from the @FT.
https://t.co/yOYS2ckYAF
It looks as if the government is not just planning to stop publishing its Covid data, but is going to stop the ONS publishing its much more reliable data too. With the end of access to Covid testing it’s as if they’re going to not ‘live with Covid’ but pretend it no longer exists
What an absolute mess. We were promised a “renaissance” and we got a cut and paste job from Wikipedia. It adds insult to injury.
https://t.co/mnxbqFjkjc
Rishi Sunak tells MPs it is impossible to “artificially” hold down energy prices.
In other news, Shell today announced their profits have increased by fourteen-fold and they plan to hand $8.5 billion back to shareholders.