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At PMQS today Theresa May confirmed the extra £20bn for the NHS will come from a non-existent Brexit “dividend” and then insulted NHS workers, Teachers, Police, Firefighters & millions of workers by suggesting wages have risen when they’ve all seen real terms pay cuts!

The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines rolls into UK bookshops this week. Here's the first installment of @jeremylev3tt 's A-Z account of the ideas and artists behind it. philip-reeve.com/an-a-z-of-the-…

“You’re too young to be political.” - Youth mental health crisis - School funding crisis - 130,000 homeless children - 4.1 million children in poverty - Discrminatory minimum wage - £9250 tuition fees - Climate change - Zero-Hour Contracts No, I’m not too young.

I left the piece on the Houston/Bowery wall on Friday morning to start a conversation about guns in America. The next day,11 people were killed in Pittsburgh by a guy with an AR15. Violent antisemitism here again That same night, people have started a conversation on the wall

First day new venture... excited! lynharrisonportraits.co.uk first time website builder...

Don't look now, but @BostonDynamics' robot Atlas is back. And now it can do parkour.

Researchers ranked the 100 most powerful solutions to reverse climate change. Here's why educating girls was #6 on the list: bit.ly/2CyGZjP

Pumpkin carving...in a snap. #tbt 🎃

"If we don't fail in some way shape or form every day, are we even doing our job properly?" I made this video to remind you that there's no such thing as a perfect lesson or a perfect teacher. Watch the full video here - facebook.com/IctWithMrP/vid…

Instead of appointing a Minister for Suicide Prevention, perhaps the Tories should stop appointing Ministers for Policies That Cause It.

This is important. In 1999, "How people learn" provided an authoritative survey of research on learning. The latest edition adds research on neurological processes, individual and cultural variability, sociocultural factors and the role of technology: bit.ly/2ybu5Vc

"I wish my teacher knew..." Via @kylemschwartz #ukedchat #aussieed #PupilPremium #sschat

New trailery thing:

Hera Hilmar is Hester Shaw. #MortalEngines, in theaters December 14.

No, no, no, no... NO!!!!

Can someone in the PM’s office please let her know we have 4.5 Million kids living in poverty, two thirds of them in WORKING FAMILIES, 19 Million Workers on the verge of poverty & 17 Million with less then a hundred quid in savings! Poverty wages have left millions destitute

If you haven’t please watch my @BBCPanorama on the crisis in our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b…. I didn’t know what CAMHS were until my son fell ill. You could find yourself in the same situation. They are crucial for our kids. #SaveCAMHS

It’s clear from this evidence that we need an independent inquiry into the foreign funding of right wing political groups in this country and the role, aims, & influence of these organisations, including their links to the Conservative politicians & Party. theguardian.com/politics/2018/…