Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Lecturer at @stirpublishing (opinions my own); researcher on smartphone storytelling for an AHRC CDP PhD at @BritishLibrary; journalist; writing a novel; He/him
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Backlist to the Future: a new business model for university presses and open-access books
As part of my efforts on Work Package 3 of the COPIM project I am engaged in a project that seeks to convert publishers to business models that will allow them to publish their books openly, without using unaffordable book processing charges (which...
Academic Publishing – October 2020
Cambridge University Press to be merged with Cambridge Assessment The University of Cambridge has announced that Cambridge University Press, the world’s oldest publisher, will be merged with the un…
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Featured in my academic publishing newsletter for @londonbookfair this month: @CambridgeUP @CEUPress @openlibhums @BrisUniPress @LivUniPress @PrincetonUPress @openathens!
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I'm Not Wearing Any Trousers: And Other Working from Home Truths
**THE PERFECT GIFT FOR OUR TROUSERLESS TIMES** Office workers of the world, unite! (remotely.) You have nothing to lose but your trousers. Working from home has liberated many of us from the annoyances of office life. We no longer need to queue for...
Downing Street has been nutmegged by Rashford: a U-turn is inevitable
Food is poison when it becomes politics. The French Revolution happened when the price of bread hit a record high. The repeal of the Corn Laws brought down a prime minister. Margaret Thatcher became “the milk snatcher”, while Theresa May’s suicidal...
Dorset police officer cleared of murdering lover after she told wife of affair
Claire Parry, a nurse, died in May during a ‘kerfuffle’ in Timothy Brehmer’s car
Claire Parry death: PC Timothy Brehmer cleared of murder
Timothy Brehmer, who worked for Dorset Police, strangled Claire Parry but says it was an accident.
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Sickening. How the hell do you strangle someone "by accident"?
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David Squires on ... Marcus Rashford v the Tory government
Our cartoonist on the striker’s mission to provide meals for children in need, and the grimly predictable obstacles in his way
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
That @squires_david has knocked it out of the sold-off-by-the-Tory-council park this week.
theguardian.com/football/ng-in… pic.twitter.com/JhCvD5k5m7
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UK coronavirus live: Covid-19 death toll passes 61,000
Total number of deaths from Covid-19 across UK reaches 61,116; 55 MPs sign letter to PM expressing fears that government’s ‘levelling up’ for the north is being abandoned
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
"Ministers are examining how holiday clubs could be used to feed hungry youngsters in England in an effort to solve the free school meals row [without making it obvious that they're climbing down]."
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The Lit Issue 3 Publication Launch Event
Join us for a digital glass of wine, as we introduce Issue 3 of The Lit; How the Light Gets In, on climate change and writing.
Harry Potter publisher says Covid has weaved magic over book sales
After shaky start in lockdown, Bloomsbury sales soar as people pick books over box sets
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Bloomsbury - or, as the Guardian would have it (*sigh*), the 'Harry Potter publisher' - has reported its most profitable first half-year in more than a decade, and reckons COVID-19 may be partly responsible.
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Open Library of Humanities Wins Small Digital Publisher of the Year
We’re delighted to announce that the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) has won the award for Small Digital Publisher of the Year at the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Digital Publishing Awards 2020 virtual ceremony, celebrated yesterday in...
Treasury rejects claims it refused extra £150m for free school meals
Education secretary Gavin Williamson did not ask for funds for half-term, say officials
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Government now fighting amongst themselves to escape the blame for choosing not to feed hungry children.
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Kevin McCarra was not only a great writer, he was a great man | Sachin Nakrani
I experienced the warmth and kindness of the Guardian’s late former football correspondent. It will stay with me forever
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
"To be in the presence of Kevin McCarra was to be in the presence of the nicest, kindest human being you could wish to meet."
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Rich Tory Donors Pay Ben Bradley's Legal Bills Over Corbyn Spy Tweet
Tory MP falsely accused Labour leader of 'selling British secrets to communist spies'.
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Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Do you reckon @BBradley_Mans would be a bit more careful about what he says on Twitter if he could escape his dependency on rich Tory donors bailing him out when he screws up? Time to take personal responsibility, Ben!
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Lawyers call for apology from Johnson and Patel for endangering colleagues
Letter signed by more than 800 ex-judges and legal figures also accuses PM and home secretary of undermining rule of law
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Former judges and lawyers call for @pritipatel and @BorisJohnson to stop their attacks on lawyers and apologise.
(Sadly, I very much doubt they'll stop until they've got someone killed.)
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The MPs' menu: Where a £31 meal costs £3.45
When you can dine lavishly within the House of Commons for less than a fiver, why would MPs go elsewhere?
Alastair, in the week before teaching be
Of course, when they *are* at the office, MPs' meals are heavily subsidised. Rather more than at your typical work canteen.
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