Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)

Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)

@colintalbot.bsky.social

Professor (Emeritus) U of Manchester ▪️Associate U of Bham▪️PhD LSE ▪️public management▪️co-ops and cooperation ▪️progressive pluralism▪️ex Aikidoka ▪️Arsenal ▪️Born Dover (that's my Castle)

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Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)
@colintalbot.bsky.social

LIVESTREAM OF EXECUTION CANCELLED? The time someone was executed by firing squad tied to a chair was by the British in Ireland in 1916. It was the Irish Republican socialist leader James Connolly. The manner of his execution was a huge spur to the subsequent Irish rebellion against British rule.

Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)
@colintalbot.bsky.social

LIVESTREAM OF EXECUTION CANCELLED? The time someone was executed by firing squad tied to a chair was by the British in Ireland in 1916. It was the Irish Republican socialist leader James Connolly. The manner of his execution was a huge spur to the subsequent Irish rebellion against British rule.

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Dr Malcolm Harvey
@malch.bsky.social

Replying to @colintalbot.bsky.social

I'm older than the manager of the Scotland football team... and I'm only in my early 40s...!

Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)
@colintalbot.bsky.social

Farage calls PM Burnham a liar for reporting what the Security Services told him about Russian attempted interference in the Brexit referendum. Simple point - how could Farage possibly know what Burnham was told? So his “liar” accusation is utterly baseless.

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The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

“You’re fake news… you’re fake news….” Trump lashes out like a toddler at reporters telling him his poll numbers suck (with Hispanics too) and there’s no proof of fraud with mail-in ballots despite his lies — both true ✅ ✅

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Brian Moore
@briantrumpet.bsky.social

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So am I, even if I haven't worked out why yet. Or what it's about. Still, it's not X or even American, so there's that!

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Tim Harford
@timharford.ft.com

My mother died 30 years ago after a long and difficult illness. I'm running the Oxford Half this October in her memory and to raise money for Occtopus, the Oxford Colon Cancer Trust. They do good work, and any donations would be gratefully received. www.justgiving.com/page/tim-har...

justgiving.comRaising money for colon cancer research in memory of Deb HarfordHelp Tim Harford raise money to support Occtopus Oxford Colon Cancer Trust

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS
@dankaszeta.bsky.social

The US government sabotaging the OPCW is very bad.

Paul Guinnessy@paulguinnessy.bsky.social

The USA has not paid its annual contribution to the Organisation for the Prohibition of #ChemicalWeapons. "Funding the #OPCW is clearly in the US interest as it has time and again kept chemical weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists who would...[use] such weapons against Americans."

armscontrolcenter.orgTime To Fund the OPCW - Center for Arms Control and Non-ProliferationBy John Erath Since 1993, chemical weapons have killed thousands, with many times more affected, often suffering for years. This despite the Chemical Weapons Convention ban on such activity and a gene...

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Anthony Painter
@anthonypainter.bsky.social

The big reforms Burnham outlined are interlinked. There will be no viable expansion of the social state without Brexit being resolved. To embed the UK's long-term relationship with the EU electoral reform is necessary to reduce minority disruption. Equally, for enabling devolution to work.

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David Higham
@oldtrotter.bsky.social

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Don’t know whether you’ve seen this? Burnham really isn’t a traditional tax and spend Labour politician with better Tik Toks but someone with a (not entirely developed) alternative theory of politics and power, who has a tendency to say things without always thinking through the consequences.

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Covie
@covie93.bsky.social

Fox News hosts spend their day telling their audience that Democrats are communists and communists are evil people, then in the evening they all got dressed up to attend a state dinner honoring a communist.

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Electronic Immigration Network
@ein-website.bsky.social

Lords committee raises concerns over Home Secretary’s power to change immigration rules with no parliamentary scrutiny www.ein.org.uk/news/lords-c...

ein.org.ukLords committee raises concerns over Home Secretary’s power to change immigration rules with no parliamentary scrutinySecondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee draws attention to powers under section 3(1)(b) of the Immigration Act 1971 after error in March's HC 1691

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Geoff
@geophreywilliams.bsky.social

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been there too Colin, frosted windows, inside, no central heating one coal fire. We wore jumpers indoors and ate root vegetable stews.....in the mid 60's my father was paid weekly and most Wednesday's mum cooked bacon bone broth, cheap. indeed i now live in a totally diff. world

Prof Colin Talbot (and the late Rory)
@colintalbot.bsky.social

(Re)reading this. Useful reminder that many organisations can improve productivity through people. As much, if not more, than through capital investment. And I’d add this especially applies to “human services” (people to people). Like education, health and social care. Andy Burnham please note