Liam Shields
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory @UoMPolitics. Former post-doc @stanfordethics Author of edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-just-enou…
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Minister: looking at which groups don’t enter HE ‘doesn’t matter’
Universities minister Michelle Donelan calls for focus to be on jobs outcomes and individual needs rather than ‘box-ticking’ access measures
Tory Chris Grayling denied chairmanship of powerful Intelligence Committee
Members of the committee - responsible for the Russia report - elected Tory Julian Lewis instead despite wide expectation No10 favourite 'Failing' Grayling would get the job
Pulp - Common People
Music video by Pulp performing Common People. (C) 1996 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Liam Shields
Sometimes I think that Common People is just a 90s version of Rich Girl. And that's why they think Marxism is ubiquitous in the creative class, who can blame them?
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Hall and Oates -- Rich Girl
High-quality original studio version of "Rich Girl" performed by Daryl Hall and John Oates. Lyrics: You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far 'Cause you kn...
Liam Shields
Sometimes I think that Common People is just a 90s version of Rich Girl. And that's why they think Marxism is ubiquitous in the creative class, who can blame them?
youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWg…
youtube.com/watch?v=oIAkRV…
15h
Positive news is coming on Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, writes Robert Peston | ITV News
But it remains relatively early days: No effective vaccine has ever been developed as rapidly as is being attempted for Covid-19.
Mike Otsuka
UK academics: Could you shed light on your university's policy regarding the possibility of conducting one's small group teaching entirely online rather than in person?
My understanding is that at...
Program | Normative Ethics Workshop
Arizona Workshop in Normative Ethics 2021 Program
No new coronavirus deaths recorded by hospitals in Greater Manchester
So far, 2,106 people have lost their lives to the virus in Greater Manchester's hospitals
How should humans relate to animals?
Can we betray an animal's trust in us?
Labour demands Boris Johnson answers questions on Liz Truss' 'extraordinary' leaked Brexit letter
Liz Truss' letter to Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak, obtained by Business Insider, warned that UK borders might not be ready for Brexit changes.
Grandad Jack: the family man behind the football legend | ITV News
ITV Reporter Emma Wilkinson shares her fond memories of her grandad Jack Charlton, who passed away aged 85.
Intensive care admissions of children with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) in the UK: a multicentre observational study
During the study period, the rate of PICU admissions for PIMS-TS was at least 11-fold
higher than historical trends for similar inflammatory conditions. Clinical presentations
and treatments varied. Coronary artery aneurysms appear to be an...
In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined
Philosophy is being embraced by a new generation of college students as they try to make sense of a world full of moral dilemmas, such as the Iraq war or the latest political scandal.
The Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay
Many American public-health specialists are at risk of burning out as the coronavirus surges back.
Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests
Exclusive: King’s College London team found steep drops in antibody levels three months after infection
The Pro-Privatization Shock Therapy of the UK’s Covid Response
There is a larger game afoot in the UK government’s privatization-friendly Covid-19 response. The outsourcing bonanza has coincided with Britain’s tense talks with the European Union over the terms of a new, non-member relationship. For Leave.EU...
Cases of child malnutrition in England double in last six months
Almost 2,500 children admitted to hospitals in England suffering malnutrition in 2020
Attitudes to education and children’s services
British public attitudes to education and children’s services: part of NatCen’s British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey.
Jack Charlton The Irish Years
Excellent documentary about the 10 years Jack Charlton managed the Irish football team. Hosted by Sharon Curley's Da.
Liam Shields
This is a very good documentary on the late Jackie Charlton youtu.be/y4OA2Ihm68w
RIP
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UK's only trans philosophy professor to JK Rowling: Harry Potter helped me become a woman
Sophie-Grace Chappell says it’s only those on the right who are benefiting from the row over trans women