AzumahCarol
@azumahcarol.bsky.social
Professor of Education, Policy and Practice at Open University.
Writes about post-16 education. Drinks wine (occasionally). Completed C25k and still running. Likes interesting people.
Proud owner of colour coded bookshelves.
DM 📧 = instant unfollow
Writes about post-16 education. Drinks wine (occasionally). Completed C25k and still running. Likes interesting people.
Proud owner of colour coded bookshelves.
DM 📧 = instant unfollow
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Have they run out of names?
Bob owns a dog named Bobby.
A cat named Cato.
A baby named 'the baby'.
Other names are still available. Rover and Fiddles for example.
#TheArchers
Bob owns a dog named Bobby.
A cat named Cato.
A baby named 'the baby'.
Other names are still available. Rover and Fiddles for example.
#TheArchers
October 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Have they run out of names?
Bob owns a dog named Bobby.
A cat named Cato.
A baby named 'the baby'.
Other names are still available. Rover and Fiddles for example.
#TheArchers
Bob owns a dog named Bobby.
A cat named Cato.
A baby named 'the baby'.
Other names are still available. Rover and Fiddles for example.
#TheArchers
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September 27, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Helen the most insensitive person ever.
Thanks to all your hard work Tracey I can take my kids on a day out your kids could never have had.
She increased the number of cows by 33% #TheArchers
Thanks to all your hard work Tracey I can take my kids on a day out your kids could never have had.
She increased the number of cows by 33% #TheArchers
September 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Helen the most insensitive person ever.
Thanks to all your hard work Tracey I can take my kids on a day out your kids could never have had.
She increased the number of cows by 33% #TheArchers
Thanks to all your hard work Tracey I can take my kids on a day out your kids could never have had.
She increased the number of cows by 33% #TheArchers
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So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people.
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
londondaily.com
September 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people.
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
Dear Jazza
Lovely as you are, no one needs you whittering on about inconsequential stuff to do with pigs when they are learning to drive.
A gentle, slow down, indicate, handbreak is ok as a reminder. Don't screetch it angrily when they forget.
Brad - get a proper driving instructor.
#TheArchers
Lovely as you are, no one needs you whittering on about inconsequential stuff to do with pigs when they are learning to drive.
A gentle, slow down, indicate, handbreak is ok as a reminder. Don't screetch it angrily when they forget.
Brad - get a proper driving instructor.
#TheArchers
September 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Dear Jazza
Lovely as you are, no one needs you whittering on about inconsequential stuff to do with pigs when they are learning to drive.
A gentle, slow down, indicate, handbreak is ok as a reminder. Don't screetch it angrily when they forget.
Brad - get a proper driving instructor.
#TheArchers
Lovely as you are, no one needs you whittering on about inconsequential stuff to do with pigs when they are learning to drive.
A gentle, slow down, indicate, handbreak is ok as a reminder. Don't screetch it angrily when they forget.
Brad - get a proper driving instructor.
#TheArchers
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Just Zia Yusuf having a pop at his parents.
September 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Just Zia Yusuf having a pop at his parents.
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Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you…
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
September 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you…
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
September 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I've waIted years fOr tgatvkine. Thank you Jolene.
"Get outta my pub."
"Get outta my pub."
September 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I've waIted years fOr tgatvkine. Thank you Jolene.
"Get outta my pub."
"Get outta my pub."
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Ed “Hell yes I’m tough enough” Milliband versus Ed “give me some duct tape, a precision screwdriver and 15 minutes alone with him” Milliband.
May 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Ed “Hell yes I’m tough enough” Milliband versus Ed “give me some duct tape, a precision screwdriver and 15 minutes alone with him” Milliband.
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The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
September 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
I sense plumbing noises are on the way.
schlooop, schwolp, spluop
Next week: Harrison has to explain away the black eye abd bruising Kenton gave him.
#TheArchers
schlooop, schwolp, spluop
Next week: Harrison has to explain away the black eye abd bruising Kenton gave him.
#TheArchers
September 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I sense plumbing noises are on the way.
schlooop, schwolp, spluop
Next week: Harrison has to explain away the black eye abd bruising Kenton gave him.
#TheArchers
schlooop, schwolp, spluop
Next week: Harrison has to explain away the black eye abd bruising Kenton gave him.
#TheArchers
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This lemur seems to have figured out a way to express its desire to be touched.
August 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This lemur seems to have figured out a way to express its desire to be touched.
Spent the day on Substack still getting pushed stories of Jason. Left Twitter after foolishly visiting it in passing. My studied conclusion:
THESE GHOULS ARE FUCKING BAT SHIT CRAZY PROPONENTS OF PHRENOLOGY. I NEED A DARK ROOM AND SILENCE.
Mighr just read Okello instead.
THESE GHOULS ARE FUCKING BAT SHIT CRAZY PROPONENTS OF PHRENOLOGY. I NEED A DARK ROOM AND SILENCE.
Mighr just read Okello instead.
August 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Spent the day on Substack still getting pushed stories of Jason. Left Twitter after foolishly visiting it in passing. My studied conclusion:
THESE GHOULS ARE FUCKING BAT SHIT CRAZY PROPONENTS OF PHRENOLOGY. I NEED A DARK ROOM AND SILENCE.
Mighr just read Okello instead.
THESE GHOULS ARE FUCKING BAT SHIT CRAZY PROPONENTS OF PHRENOLOGY. I NEED A DARK ROOM AND SILENCE.
Mighr just read Okello instead.
Lillyson Harrilly
What ... you've not even submitted papers for divorce yet.
Bit soon. Bit tasteless. #TheArchers
I do not approve.
What ... you've not even submitted papers for divorce yet.
Bit soon. Bit tasteless. #TheArchers
I do not approve.
Big Bird Scared
ALT: Big Bird Scared
static.klipy.com
August 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lillyson Harrilly
What ... you've not even submitted papers for divorce yet.
Bit soon. Bit tasteless. #TheArchers
I do not approve.
What ... you've not even submitted papers for divorce yet.
Bit soon. Bit tasteless. #TheArchers
I do not approve.
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When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...
Equality Act 2010
An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economi...
www.legislation.gov.uk
August 19, 2026 at 10:24 AM
When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...
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I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end
August 20, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end
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On BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze tonight: “Slavery - Right or Wrong?” Some people say it’s morally wrong. On the other hand, it makes a tonne of money. On the panel: Edward Colston, King Leopold II, Tommy Robinson and Matt Goodwin. Join us as we discuss one of the great moral dilemmas of the day.
August 20, 2026 at 5:55 AM
On BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze tonight: “Slavery - Right or Wrong?” Some people say it’s morally wrong. On the other hand, it makes a tonne of money. On the panel: Edward Colston, King Leopold II, Tommy Robinson and Matt Goodwin. Join us as we discuss one of the great moral dilemmas of the day.
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It's a pity Jason Arday wasn't a rightwing journalist arrested for beating his pregnant girlfriend. The obituaries would have been somewhat more sympathetic then.
August 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
It's a pity Jason Arday wasn't a rightwing journalist arrested for beating his pregnant girlfriend. The obituaries would have been somewhat more sympathetic then.
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The British media hounded a man to his death claiming it was in the public interest. Is investigating that story in the public interest?
August 16, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The British media hounded a man to his death claiming it was in the public interest. Is investigating that story in the public interest?
The problem tends to be not that institutional equality work has become too radical, but that organisations have become extremely adept at domesticating its radical implications.
Lee Jasper.
leejaspersnr.substack.com/p/white-fail...
Lee Jasper.
leejaspersnr.substack.com/p/white-fail...
White Failure Is Personal. Black Failure Becomes Political.
Proffesor Jason Arday has questions to answer, but his mistakes must not become an indictment of Black academics, EDI or the legitimacy of Black advancement.
leejaspersnr.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 2:42 AM
The problem tends to be not that institutional equality work has become too radical, but that organisations have become extremely adept at domesticating its radical implications.
Lee Jasper.
leejaspersnr.substack.com/p/white-fail...
Lee Jasper.
leejaspersnr.substack.com/p/white-fail...
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The very media who have hounded Jason Arday to death have spent decades legitimising Andrew Wakefield’s lies and David Starkey’s racism.
August 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The very media who have hounded Jason Arday to death have spent decades legitimising Andrew Wakefield’s lies and David Starkey’s racism.
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Desperately sad news about Jason Arday, hounded to his death by a media witch hunt initiated by an actual Nazi.
August 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Desperately sad news about Jason Arday, hounded to his death by a media witch hunt initiated by an actual Nazi.
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Jason Arday has been found dead after being subjected to an endless media campaign fueled by racism and far right bigotry that drove him from his job. Might as well state what happened out loud.
August 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Jason Arday has been found dead after being subjected to an endless media campaign fueled by racism and far right bigotry that drove him from his job. Might as well state what happened out loud.