Ian Dunt

iandunt.bsky.social

20 October 2026 14:41

The hollowing out a priceless national asset, under a techbro vandal. As with higher education, this type of move might be tolerable if there was *any government policy at all* on what the ultimate plan is. But there isn't.

Finn Pollard

heresfinn.bsky.social

20 October 2026 14:40

Radio 4 Extra is a jewel in the BBC's crown and provides access to a huge range of programmes from the rich spoken word archive. It doesn't need to be a linear service but the BBC should guarantee if closing that service that it will continue to make available an equivalent amount of programmes.

Bertrom.

bertrom.bsky.social

20 October 2026 07:50

Explosive. I miss teaching La Haine. Mathieu Kassovitz took the film world by storm with a visually explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in modern-day France, specifically the low-income banlieue districts on Paris’s outskirts. Topical at this moment. youtu.be/FKwcXt3JIaU?...

100 years ago news

100yearsagonews.bsky.social

20 October 2026 05:50

Oct. 19, 1926: Marjorie Tallchief, a ballet star as principal dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet and other companies, is born in Denver. She was the younger sister of another ballet standout, Maria Tallchief; both were proud of their Osage Indian heritage.

Ian Dunt

iandunt.bsky.social

19 October 2026 17:35

Reformers will need to be much louder and more committed than they are now to secure change, particularly inside the Labour Party but also outside. They'll need to finesse their arguments and slogans for the tsunami of bullshit to come.