Joanne Cawkwell

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

"we would all be better off in a world in which there weren't any super-rich people..."#goodreads

DOD (Daughter of Doncaster)

This book by @jonronson.bsky.social is the most entertaining and shocking book I've read all year #goodreads

Forgot to post about 'The Music is Black' exhibition at #V&AEast I visited last week. Really enjoyable, the personal audio guides were a great touch if a little bit temperamental

The role nostalgia plays in creating a mythical past and then is weaponized for a culture war. #culturewaes #goodreads

I've been loving @jonronson.bsky.social new book The Castle, bought a print copy but then been listening on audiobook on Spotify and run out of credits with 3.5 hours to go. The Bad Baby chapters are wild... The whole thing is wild!

This book by You Tube's Map Men is surprisingly entertaining. Who knew geography and maps could be so much fun #goodreads

Horrified how much this still relates today

Great to see a book which has been able to measure the benefit of the arts on health. Great case studies. #goodreads

This is a really smart book about the pros and cons or AI, really enjoying it #howtotalktoAI #goodread

EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come www.bl.uk/stories/news...

Another glorious #Lobdonpride 🌈Well done Kingston Uni and @kingstonunilib.bsky.social

Frieda: The Icon is a great exhibition, but don't mistake it for a retrospective #tatemodern

This has been a fascinating read. Abolitionists, women's suffrage and intersectionality.

Had such a nice time at the Watts Gallery at the weekend. Worth a visit if you are in Guildford #wattsgallery #artsandcrafts

As someone who works in a library I can sympathise with someone so passionate about books they have ended up with over 3,000

Great to be at #lethopeblossom today finding comfort and hope in nature and with others @nationaltrust.org.uk Morden Hall Park 🌸

Who has the bravery to be extraordinary when it is more comfortable to go along with the status quo?

Busting the myth of meritocracy

Maybe it is possible to make our politics fairer and the economy work for communities and the environment...

A soul laid bare at the Tracy Emin exhibition #Tatodern

"the closest thing we have to ruling powers now are nebulous, unaccountable interests exercising corporate irresponsibility."

If you have ever wondered what it was like for people behind the Iron Curtain in Hungary and East Germany this is a good read.

Great to get up to London to see the new BM exhibition #Samuri

events.bl.uk/exhibitions/... I'm pleased that I got to see this exhibition @britishlibrary.bsky.social A good reminder that all maps are political

Exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing how they all get on.

Not very seasonal, but I've fallen down a Jack the Ripper hole. Reading this and also listening to audiobook of The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

Arts Council England set for overhaul after criticism of funding 'straitjacket'

Nice to discover a new artist to me yesterday. Her art heavily influenced by her Long Island home #bettyparsons #delawarrpavilon

A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint

The government doesn’t see UK data assets as priorities at all - includes ONS. Did the idea of a ‘National Data Library’ & data infrastructure in the AI Opps Action Plan just evaporate?

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AI

Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given

You can see a recreation of one of these original turnip lanterns at the @nmireland.bsky.social, which as you can see were a bit less whimsical than the modern 'traditional' faces... www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...

Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I seem to have given in to the wave of 90s nostalgia sweeping through. Remembering my youth with Miranda Sawyer #britpop #90s

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Quite a big deal this - there will be a few VCs and governing bodies across UK reading the fine print… @wonkhe.bsky.social wonkhe.com/blogs/the-fi...

This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.

It's good to get angry about the patriarchy every once and a while. Women's lives are harder because research data is predominantly based on men, and men are still outnumbering women in board rooms. #Invisiblewomen

Great exhibition @Thephotographersgallery Dennis Morris has photographed a lot of icons spanning 70s, 80s and 90s

Really enjoying reading @patrickgrantism.bsky.social book Less. It really makes you think how making and consumerism have evolved (not for the better) #Less #circulareconomy

The Yoshimoto Nara exhibition @Hayward Gallery turned out to be the best possible place on this very hot day 🥵

Enjoying @chrisgpackham.bsky.social getting as many blur songs into #bbcSpringwatch as possible 😊

After walking up and down the street for a couple of minutes we finally found #gilbertandgeorgecentre off Brick Lane. It was a joy to see