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Alex 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿For me, the one thing that <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a> has taught us is: Trying to work with 2 diametrically opposed governments does not work... Dump <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#westminster</a>... <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScottishIndependence</a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScottishRepublic</a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Independence</a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wales</a>...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OneIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OneIreland</a>...🇮🇪 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotlandinEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScotlandinEurope</a>... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿... 🇪🇺 ... <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/YouYesYet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YouYesYet</a> ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Research For Action⁉️NEW: A guide to councils in crisis and Westminster interventions👀Everything you ever wanted to know about councils getting taken over by the government. What’s a section 114? Who are commissioners & what do they do? What are different types of interventions?<a href="https://researchforaction.uk/guide-local-councils-in-crisis-and-how-westminster-intervenes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://researchforaction.uk/guide-local-councils-in-crisis-and-how-westminster-intervenes</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalDemocracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CouncilsInCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CouncilsInCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accountability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Governance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Devolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Councils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Councils</a>

Research For ActionGovt proposal to override the democratic will of Sheffield people re council governance is really worrying. Please read this statement from It's Our City! Sheffield and co- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Devolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalDemocracy</a> <a href="https://researchforaction.uk/sheffield-democracy-campaigners-respond-to-government-intention-to-overturn-their-governance-referendum" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://researchforaction.uk/sheffield-democracy-campaigners-respond-to-government-intention-to-overturn-their-governance-referendum</a>

Bc Clarity Carlton-MartinAnonymous (for obvious reasons) response to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> DEI pledge or get cut order 4-3-15. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essay</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Society</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#today</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tuesday</a> This is Speaking Truth to Power: ‘In response to this edict from the Trump administration giving every school district only 10 days to respond, one brave district superintendent wrote this. (Name was withheld for obvious reasons..) Still Not Signing: A Superintendent's Response to the Department of Education's Anti-DEI Ultimatum The federal government gave us ten days to sign away our values. Here’s our answer. April 8, 2025 To Whom It May (Unfortunately) Concern at the U.S. Department of Education: Thank you for your April 3 memorandum, which I read several times — not because it was legally persuasive, but because I kept checking to see if it was satire. Alas, it appears you are serious. You’ve asked me, as superintendent of a public school district, to sign a "certification" declaring that we are not violating federal civil rights law — by, apparently, acknowledging that civil rights issues still exist. You cite Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, then proceed to argue that offering targeted support to historically marginalized students is somehow discriminatory. That’s not just legally incoherent — it’s a philosophical Möbius strip of bad faith. Let me see if I understand your logic: If we acknowledge racial disparities, that’s racism. If we help English learners catch up, that’s favoritism. If we give a disabled child a reading aide, we’re denying someone else the chance to struggle equally. And if we train teachers to understand bias, we’re indoctrinating them — but if we train them to ignore it, we’re “restoring neutrality”? How convenient that your sudden concern for “equal treatment” seems to apply only when it’s used to silence conversations about race, identity, or inequality. Let’s talk about our English learners. Would you like us to stop offering translation services during parent-teacher conferences? Should we cancel bilingual support staff to avoid the appearance of “special treatment”? Or would you prefer we just teach all content in English and hope for the best, since acknowledging linguistic barriers now counts as discrimination? And while we’re at it — what’s your official stance on IEPs? Because last I checked, individualized education plans intentionally give students with disabilities extra support. Should we start removing accommodations to avoid offending the able-bodied majority? Maybe cancel occupational therapy altogether so no one feels left out? If a student with a learning disability receives extended time on a test, should we now give everyone extended time, even if they don’t need it? Just to keep the playing field sufficiently flat and unthinking? Your letter paints equity as a threat. But equity is not the threat. It’s the antidote to decades of failure. Equity is what ensures all students have a fair shot. Equity is what makes it possible for a child with a speech impediment to present at the science fair. It’s what helps the nonverbal kindergartner use an AAC device. It’s what gets the newcomer from Ukraine the ESL support she needs without being left behind. And let’s not skip past the most insulting part of your directive — the ten-day deadline. A national directive sent to thousands of districts with the subtlety of a ransom note, demanding signatures within a week and a half or else you’ll cut funding that supports... wait for it... low-income students, disabled students, and English learners. Brilliant. Just brilliant. A moral victory for bullies and bureaucrats everywhere. So no, we will not be signing your “certification.” We are not interested in joining your theater of compliance. We are not interested in gutting equity programs that serve actual children in exchange for your political approval. We are not interested in abandoning our legal, ethical, and educational responsibilities to satisfy your fear of facts. We are interested in teaching the truth. We are interested in honoring our students’ identities. We are interested in building a school system where no child is invisible, and no teacher is punished for caring too much. And yes — we are prepared to fight this. In the courts. In the press. In the community. In Congress, if need be. Because this district will not be remembered as the one that folded under pressure. We will be remembered as the one that stood its ground — not for politics, but for kids. Sincerely, District Superintendent Still Teaching. Still Caring. Still Not Signing.’

Simon JayMy City is considering plans to extend its boundaries following the Govt devolution agenda. This is obv a big thing and people should be able to give their views, so a consultation process has just happened. A report on the process contains the following: “The report also said that its analysis of local consultation responses had been compiled using AI (artificial intelligence) which, the council warned, could mean that the summary contained some inaccuracies.”How is this a thing?<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Devolution</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brighton</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayHmmm, as the devolution/reorganisation of the North West continues to be discussed & lobbied about, it looks Angela Rayner is thinking that Lancashire will get an elected Mayor....May the (shadow) campaigning begin!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Lancashire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lancashire</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7890jempmvo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7890jempmvo</a>

Clare RiceAbout time I updated my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a> after a Mastodon hiatus!So, hello 👋 I'm a postdoc academic and political analyst based in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthernIreland</a>. Currently on maternity leave but still popping up on TV, radio and in print discussing international current affairs, Northern Ireland, and politics in the UK and Ireland.My interests/teaching areas include <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpolitics</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NIpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NIpolitics</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PowerSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerSharing</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brexit</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EUlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EUlaw</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/constitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constitutions</a>.

Ed BridgesA bit about me:- Live and work in <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Cardiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cardiff</a> / <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Caerdydd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Caerdydd</a>- Football fan (<a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ncafc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ncafc</a>, <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/oufc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oufc</a>, any non-league; also help produce a <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/NewportCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewportCounty</a> podcast)- Dad to two boys- Like a bit of <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/running" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#running</a> - Non-religious but <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Quaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quaker</a>-adjacent- Apolitical but a committed <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/pacifist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pacifist</a> and <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#republican</a> (<a href="https://toot.wales/tags/NotMyKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotMyKing</a>)- <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/DysguCymraeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DysguCymraeg</a> - <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SocialScientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialScientist</a>, with a particular interest in <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SocialPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialPolicy</a> and <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a>- Founder of the <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars</a> hashtag - share your recommendations!

PaulBivandA quick <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a> in this place, having been on the avian dinosaur site for a while. I'm interested in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LabourMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourMarkets</a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a>,<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#statistics</a>, particularly <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rstats</a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> (inc really ancient like non-avian dinosaurs), <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policies</a>. I'm originally a <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/geographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geographer</a>, so partial to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#devolution</a>. Sometimes do <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/openstreetmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openstreetmap</a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cycling</a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/activetravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activetravel</a>. Retired from full-time work, last at @LearnworkUK on the avian dinosaur.

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