Lee D

leedon1982.bsky.social

17 August 2026 08:48

Oh this is AMAZING TimeGuessr #1174 — 45,200/50,000 1️⃣ 🏆9,899 · 📅 1y · 🌍 1.9km 2️⃣ 🏆7,961 · 📅 4y · 🌍 838.7km 3️⃣ 🏆8,248 · 📅 7y · 🌍 12.9km 4️⃣ 🏆9,101 · 📅 2y · 🌍 199.4km 5️⃣ 🏆9,991 · 📅 0y · 🌍 436m timeguessr.com

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)

sundersays.bsky.social

09 August 2026 16:45

Serious racist violence in Thetford two decades ago. A mob of 200 attacked a Portugese-run pub after Portugal beat England in Euro 2004. There were 20 convictions & a dozen jailed. The sizeable Portugese population seen as well integrated into the towm today news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england...

Ben Newmark

bennewmark.bsky.social

09 August 2026 10:42

I agree. My issue is really the idea we can just port stuff easily and get the same results. Specifically I'm concerned about how our class system culture always messes up tech curriculum stuff.

TheSecretDiplomat

thesecretdiplomat.bsky.social

09 August 2026 10:42

If you're interested in the particulars of the SCP in Ireland you can find a recent report on it in the link below. For the period 2023/24 just under €32m in funding was allocated. Broadly speaking, it's considered to be a valuable strand of Ireland's overall DEIS strategy.

Alex J-W

alexjw.bsky.social

09 August 2026 10:17

What other countries doing something better than us?