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French/German/Spanish teacher. Cinema. WW2 history. Rejoin.
Something I've written about Johnson and the Resignation Honours scandal
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/04/01/revealed-leaked-memos-lay-bare-sunaks-war-with-johnson-over-pm-gongs/
REVEALED: Leaked Memos Lay Bare Sunak’s War with Johnson over PM Gongs – Byline Times

Correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals all manner of advisors, relatives, friends and animals being lined up for honours by the former Prime Minister

Byline Times

If you like the idea of OER/Open resources, you should be aware of the OpenStax project. Since 2012, OpenStax has created peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks, which are available in free digital formats and for a low cost in print. You can see a list of the subjects here

https://openstax.org/subjects

#moodle #edtech #oer

OpenStax | Free Textbooks Online with No Catch

OpenStax offers free college textbooks for all types of students, making education accessible & affordable for everyone. Browse our list of available subjects!

Register to vote: The British government has now made it harder to vote. So make sure you have the papers you need to access the polling station. ➜ https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-that-you-can-use-in-uk-elections-and-how-to-get-it/
#NoVoteNoVoice #RegisterToVote #UK
Voter ID that you can use in UK elections – and how to get it

For 2023’s local elections, all voters will need to bring a form of photographic identification to vote.The government has now confirmed in secondary legislation which photo IDs will

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/20/taliban-bans-women-all-afghan-universities/ #Atrocity #WomensRights #Oppression #Afghanistan #Taliban The world needs to be screaming about this. Every country broadcasting condemnation. Barbaric!
Taliban bans women from all Afghan universities

It's the latest in the extremist group’s ongoing attacks on women’s rights since it took control of the country again after the U.S. withdrawal.

The Washington Post

Why do you appreciate unions?

I’ll start:

Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits

RT @[email protected]

If you support our nurses RT this widely. Let’s make sure the public know the TRUTH https://twitter.com/peterstefanovi2/status/1604883397515431936

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PeterStefanovi2/status/1604884697976291329

Peter Stefanovic on Twitter

“The Government is engaged in a shameless campaign of misinformation & outright lies to undermine the nurses strike In PART 2 I look at the outrageous claims made by the Government including its claim a real terms pay rise will cost every household £1,000 - it’s complete boll****”

Twitter
Hey everyone, sorry I'm late to the party 👋. I'm a Digital Historian and Digital Humanities consultant. Together with @quinnanya and @annakijas I co-founded SUCHO.org (Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online). I'm obsessed with maps and love cinema. Bear with me while I learn the ways of 🐘 . @dh @histodons #introduction #histodon #dh

David Frost handed £26,000 after quitting as UK’s Brexit negotiator

Frost, who quit last December, received taxpayer-funded payout for ‘loss of office’ after nine months as minister

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/17/david-frost-handed-26000-after-quitting-as-uk-brexit-negotiator

David Frost handed £26,000 after quitting as UK’s Brexit negotiator

Frost, who quit last December received taxpayer-funded payout for ‘loss of office’ after nine months as minister

The Guardian

Singer Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris. She was a spy for the French Resistance during WWII & secured passports for Jewish citizens fleeing Nazi territory.

Her marriage to a Jewish businessman drew the attn. of Hermann Göring, who poisoned her. Members of the Fr. Resistance rescued her; she recovered.

She was awarded the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre & the Rosette of the Resistance. In 2021, she was inducted into Panthéon, France's hallowed tomb of heroes. #BlackFriday

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Merseyside staff laid off as PPE deals went to Tory linked firms
PPE manufacturers trading 20 years, ignored by Hancock
Other PPE suppliers ignored by Gov had to sell it abroad
Hancock busy giving billions to his mates
#Ridge #matthanock #BBCLauraK
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mersey-company-forced-lay-staff-19311174?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mmaher70/status/1599315618544553984

Merseyside staff laid off as PPE deals went to Tory linked firms

"Only last year we were picked out by the government as one of four model successful factory firms - yet we weren’t model enough to even quote for a contract"

Liverpool Echo