Michael Morris

Michael Morris

@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social

Philosopher (emeritus prof) of language, art, and metaphysics, plus Plato and Wittgenstein. Also interested in music, visual art, photography, and walking (when fit).

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Michael Morris
@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social

Absolutely this. A lot of the TEF 'teaching quality' metrics in fact test the economic and class status of the parents of the students who take particular courses at particular universities. If they're given 'teeth', they become a way of resisting social mobility.

Dr Naomi Scott@drnaomiscott.bsky.social

Indeed, a lot of those metrics are better proxies for your students’ economic/class background (completion rates, graduate employment statistics) than they are for anything that happens in the classroom.

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Dr Naomi Scott
@drnaomiscott.bsky.social

Your regular reminder that the Teaching Excellence Framework does not in fact evaluate teaching quality, but uses a bunch of proxy metrics that have bugger all to do with teaching quality.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social

'Revised proposals for the new English quality system unveiled on 22 October will see those dubbed below par subjected to harsher sanctions than first planned, with enforced reductions on student recruitment being mooted.'

timeshighereducation.comStudent recruitment cuts at poor performers as TEF ‘given teeth’Providers awarded ‘requires improvement’ rating to have cohorts reduced by 10 per cent a year as new OfS chief executives get tough on poor-quality provision

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Jonathan Portes
@jdportes.bsky.social

Sigh. Last line of this story "As a proportion of the economy, debt was ​lower than a year earlier, the ONS said."

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It's ME(Jaime)
@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social

This is the disease for which I research and advocate: #MECFS. Even mild presentation is life-changing, and this is what severe looks like. People are surprised so many of us were athletes. They want to believe this can only happen to people who were already unwell. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...

bbc.comBeth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosisBeth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

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We Own It
@weownit.org.uk

Our NHS has been hollowed out over the last few decades. Thank you @premnsikka.bsky.social The UK has 2.4 NHS beds PER 1,000 people Japan: 12.6 Germany: 7.7 Austria: 6.6 France: 5.4 OECD average: 4.2 This is why we have the disgrace of corridor care. It's time to invest and rebuild our NHS

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Richard D. Gregory
@richgreg3.bsky.social

‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record Nearly 1/2 of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️🐦 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on recordNearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanmn.bsky.social

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Resolution Foundation
@resolutionfoundation.org

The evidence is clear: countries with lower NEET rates than the UK get there almost entirely through higher rates of post-18 education. In these countries, more young people stay in education for longer and often combine it with work.

Michael Morris
@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social

This man is ridiculous as well as nasty.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

ONS briefing ignores known context (net migration fell by 25% from 230k in year to mid-2025 to 171k all of 2025) So mid-2025 did see pop rise as every year since 1982 Bigger story ignored. ONS stats show why 2025 will be first year of (marginally) falling population for 4 decades. 2026 bigger fall

Migration Observatory@migobs.bsky.social

The ONS estimates that the UK population increased by 228,000 between mid-2024 and mid-2025. Births only outnumbered deaths by 5,000. As a result, migration accounted for 98% of the increase (223,000). Here's the full publication 👉 www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...