Tag Archives: politics

Thursday, 18th December (Cambridge)

Posted on December 18, 2025 by roycross

This slightly longer than normal Free Resources message will be the last one till Tuesday 6th January. If you’re celebrating Christmas, be sure to make the most of it, and I wish everyone peace and happiness for 2026! 1. The … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 28th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 28, 2025 by roycross

1. The big news this morning is that both the governing Labour party and the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, have hit an all-time low in popularity. I’ve just re-subscribed to The Times (for £1 for three months) and here’s their … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 26th June (Cambridge)

Posted on June 26, 2025 by roycross

Three on politics to start with today. 1. An engaging series for BBC Radio 4 from David Runciman, Postwar, in which he tells the story of the 1945 UK general election which rejected Winston Churchill and the dawn of a … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 27th February (Cambridge)

Posted on February 27, 2025 by roycross

1. Two recent posts about young children’s behavioural development on the BOLD blog: Do tablets help or hinder children’s play? with Salim Hashmi & Kathryn Bates https://boldscience.org/do-tablets-help-or-hinder-childrens-play/ When children are with another person, they tend to benefit from playing on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 25th February (Richmond)

Posted on February 25, 2025 by roycross

1. Lost England, a gallery of photos from 1870 to 1930 from The Guardian to start with today, including one of the labour-intensive construction of the Manchester ship canal in 1889 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/nov/28/lost-england-photographs-from-1870-to-1930 2. The longlist for this year’s International Booker … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 20th February (Cambridge)

Posted on February 20, 2025 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. SHORT NOTICE: 18:30 UK time tomorrow, Friday 21st February, an RSA online event, Russia’s war in a global perspective, with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and BBC journalist Clive Myrie. More … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 11th February (Richmond)

Posted on February 11, 2025 by roycross

1. Time flies! It seems only yesterday I mentioned a Macmillan online teacher festival (but it was November). Their 5th annual Global Teachers’ Festival has rather crept up on me: it started yesterday (it was all recorded, don’t worry!) and … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 30th January (Cambridge)

Posted on January 30, 2025 by roycross

1. Here’s the UK National Archives (NA) video on the Beveridge Report of 1942 https://youtu.be/e-vGHp4P9LU Sir William Beveridge’s report laid the foundations of the modern British welfare state and the National Health Service (in the middle of the Second World … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 7th January (Richmond)

Posted on January 7, 2025 by roycross

1. From NESTA, the UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, Future Signals – what we (NESTA) are watching for in 2025 https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/future-signals-2025/ Their list includes, among others The Minister’s menu: could the government subsidise healthy food through … Continue reading →

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