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HEI Information Professional, STEM and Social Sciences. A little bit of #music, a little bit of #genealogy, a bit of #crafting, wistful #photography and endless curiosity (because that’s the bit #librarians do)
Wee ravenous beastie in the garden.

Staff at 11 colleges across England are on picket lines this morning as they begin three days of consecutive strike action over low pay and poor working conditions.

It's very disappointing some hold out college bosses have refused to give their staff the pay rise they deserve, given strikes have been called off at 32 colleges after pay offers at or above the 6.5% recommended by the employer body, the Association of Colleges.

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13284/Three-day-strike-over-low-pay-goes-ahead-tomorrow-at-11-colleges

#UCU #FurtherEducation #UKFE #RespectFE

Three day strike over low pay goes ahead tomorrow at 11 colleges

Staff at 11 colleges across England will be on picket lines tomorrow morning as they begin three days of consecutive strike action over low pay and poor working conditions.

Yep. I’m enjoying life #SlowSunday
Summer must be on its way. Back garden BBQ produced the goods.
And so the Easter period started with the blue hues of a full midnight moon. #RobbersMoon #BlueSkies

“This is a ringing victory for democracy… The government cannot tell citizens what they can or can’t read. Our nation was founded on the free exchange of ideas, and banning books you disagree with is a direct attack on our most basic liberties.”

Yes! https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/us/texas-book-ban-removed-library-replaced-judge/index.html Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours

This came into my timeline, but me being me, I thought more about what I could creatively do with the container rather than the contents

An album we grew up with and that runs through me like a stick of rock. Burt Bacharach was part of the soundtrack to my childhood.

https://youtu.be/5f8NPiCPjoo

Burt Bacharach - Promises, Promises (1967)

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In the 17th century, along the Cornish coast, pilchards became politicised. Find out about the regulations, including duty and tax, that Parliament tried to impose on pilchards and the reactions from merchants 👇 http://ow.ly/yUVZ50MyQTk

@histodon #Pilchards #Cornwall #Tax #17thCentury

Of Puritans and Pilchards

The History of Parliament
What a masterclass #happyvalley #HappyValley3 has been. Amazing TV drama and the Cast ensemble, writer and crew deserve all the Awards that are surely coming their way.