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Happy Claire Rousay day

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“His lonely honk is occasionally the only one we hear, like a goose wondering where his friends have gone.”

Taylor swift there, with a Charlie Puth-shaped gift for SEO writers everywhere

1/ Brexit law- proposal to negotiate a youth mobility treaty between the EU and the UK

Press release - note basic rule would be a 4-year stay for 18-30 year olds who meet the conditions ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

But wait, there's more

Was very interested in this aspect of the story which reminded me of this from August 2022: twitter.com/CatNeilan/stat…

I can still only see one MP who has registered ££ received by a community fund but would be interested to know of any other examples or information on the topic.

utter crap

Advice for scholars: next time you lecture on Kant and revolutions at “Downing” (Darwin College) Cambridge, make sure your hair is neatly tied and that you’re not blonde. Or else your research impact will be on the The Spectator libido section.

a whole year of VAN for £16.04 is a bonkers deal imo

ICYMI, we published our 350th issue last week 🎉 Our gift to you through next Monday: Enjoy 50% off an annual subscription to VAN (and help us publish 350 more). van-magazine.com/product/van-fl…

Bristol and Llandudno have been dropped from Welsh National Opera's tour next year due to 'increasing financial challenges'. Arts Council England's 'levelling up' strikes again.

love lycett but the latest thing is iffy af

To add to this - I spent months last year trying to get media accreditation to visit Rwanda for my The Guardian Long Read on the deal, including via Rwanda's UK-based PR agent. They kept stalling, then refused my application a week or so after the piece was published.

This week, the UK will likely pass a law saying Rwanda is 'safe' to deport asylum seekers to. Meanwhile, I was recently denied boarding on a flight to Rwanda, presumably because of my journalism on the treatment of refugees there. (THREAD) 1/

'lack of resources in news leads to an over-reliance on PRs' ... not only for material within stories, but for the stories that then set agendas

debussy but it’s ravel open.spotify.com/track/4TQl2XHS…

Remembering the 97 people unlawfully killed at Hillsborough 35 years ago, thinking of their families, survivors, everybody affected;

Their long campaign for justice exposed police lies about Liverpool supporters, but still nobody held accountable.

#JFT97 theguardian.com/football/2024/…

reading this felt like exorcising a demon. if you're tired of heatherwick's whole schtick, you'll feel the same way. if you don't know who he is, you'll certainly get acquainted archpaper.com/2024/02/book-h…