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    An important paper about protecting science from political interference. Europe needs to defend its science against the kind of attacks unfurling in the US.
    By Martin McKee, Christina Pagel & Tiago Correia in the European Journal of Public Health:
    academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

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    Absolutely, definitely, not “the Establishment”…

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    There may be some clues here, who knows?
    “Fiona Cottrell’s son… had offered money-laundering services on the dark web and subsequently wrote a book called How to Launder Money”
    www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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    Jul 9, 2026
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    Well, it’s great to hear that after years of breaking their own impartiality rules, inviting Farage onto Question Time *how many times?!* they are now pursuing rigorous journalism.

    www.thenational.scot/news/2626517...

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    Jul 9, 2026
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    “She argues that the world needs to rediscover the idea of the common good, our shared fate that depends on equitably nurturing the bounty of our only planet.” Count me in, Prof Mariana Mazzucato!
    www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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    The thing is, England got invaded by a French force in the 11th century and those people are still basically in charge of everything. So I don’t know why we’re pretending otherwise. Although then a bit later England ended up being ruled by a Scottish king. The Auld Alliance. I’m half Welsh anyway.

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    Two episodes in the bag! I’m working with old friends on a brand new project - bringing British landscape archaeology to Channel 4… #Grounded #DreamTeam

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    I can’t quite believe this news - my book Domination is the NUMBER ONE topselling history paperback of 2026 so far! A huge thank you to all my readers! And all the booksellers of course!
    www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/...

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    Cycling across a historic monument!

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    Call me a pedant, but the singular is biceps. And to be really pedantic - biceps brachii is the one in the arm. (There’s another biceps - biceps femoris - in the back of your thigh).
    For more anatomy, check out my videos over on YouTube…
    youtu.be/ikduAmhtBQI?...

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    Congratulations to all my Spanish friends! ¡Enhorabuena!
    ¡Te lo mereces!

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    Remember the claim that a “quiet revival” of religion was occurring, especially among young people? It was utter nonsense, as Dr David Voas explains, in conversation with host James Hodgson:

    podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

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    That’s another episode of #Grounded in the can! We’ve had an epic time exploring history & landscape - and cultural connections through time - in beautiful Fife!

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    Well, this is fun! #BlackFlag

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    Reply to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

    This doesn’t seem like democracy.

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    Very much my decision - pastures new! But I have left it in excellent hands.

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    Love ya, Sarah!

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    See, the Roman Empire never went away.

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    Reply to @spockresists.bsky.social

    BBC studios is a independent, commercial production company. The BBC has been privatised by stealth, just like the NHS.

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    You tooooo! Anyway I’m cooking up a plot for a get together. Somewhere near the Nile!

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    Great stuff! Looks a bit less bumpy than the via appia antica!