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Aperil Ko-fi reward for @PheagleAdler Tthe wide received shifted into a massive Bigfoot! The new size and beastly intinimating feature helped him to make a goal with easyness~ The Bigfoot Jerky missed a big opportunity to get free advertising! #Wolfaroart #TFEveryday #Aperil #Cryptid #Transformation #Transfur #Growing #Fattening #Bigfoot #Wild #Primate #Devolution

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal and a…
#Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #ChiefExecutives #combinedauthority #Devolution #GreatBritain #localdemocracy #Localeconomies #Policy
https://www.europesays.com/uk/187627/

A classic bit of England-centric reporting on #r4today. The lead story was the extension of free school meals in England, and to discuss they had a talking head from the IFS and a plummy-voiced self-styled “food campaigner”.

Why not ask someone from #Scotland, #Wales or #NorthernIreland about whether their governments’ policies (which already go further than the proposed English one will) have worked, and their impact‽

#NotInventedHereSyndrome
#Devolution
#UKpolitics #UKpol

Does anyone remember the DEVO Chamber from the Super Mario Bros (1993) Movie? ~~> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIZSybic48

@Ferg @RStreetSweeper @onan @philo @Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat @mazigazi @samatari @minimallysimple @RevVeggieSpam

#devo #devolution #supermariobros #movies #dennishopper #devochamber #subgenius #slackfinds

The Narrative Episode 24 - Legacy of Devolution

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🎧 Excited to share Episode 24 of #TheNarrative: "Legacy of Devolution!" 🌍 Dive into the impact of devolved powers on communities and governance. Discover how local decisions shape our future! 🏛️💡

Listen now and join the conversation! [link]
#Podcast #Devolution #CommunityMatters #Empowerment

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June 02, 2025 at 04:48AM

"It remains to be seen whether the #devolutionWhitePaper can deliver transformative change if #Labour reverts to the same familiar patterns of #Britishgovernance to achieve its missions."

https://renewal.org.uk/blog/will-labours-governance-approach-lead-to-mission-success-or-mission-failure/

#ukgovernment
#devolution
#UKpol
#localgovernment

For me, the one thing that #devolution has taught us is: Trying to work with 2 diametrically opposed governments does not work...

Dump #westminster...

#ScottishIndependence ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ScottishRepublic ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#Independence for #Wales...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#OneIreland...🇮🇪

#ScotlandinEurope... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿... 🇪🇺 ...

#YouYesYet ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The flag of #Scotland... a mid blue background and a diagonal white cross...

For me, the one thing that #devolution has taught us is: Trying to work with 2 diametrically opposed governments does not work...

Dump #westminster...

#ScottishIndependence ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ScottishRepublic ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#Independence for #Wales...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#OneIreland...🇮🇪

#ScotlandinEurope... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿... 🇪🇺 ...

#YouYesYet ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scottish flag a blue background with a white diagonal cross...

Today we have published a policy briefing paper, sharing fresh insights into the public's attitudes towards devolution #SocietyWatch #SocialResearch #Devolution #Deliberation

https://natcen.ac.uk/publications/society-watch-delivering-governments-devolution-revolution

Big news coming soon! Stay tuned✨🌱

#gamedev #devolution

@anon_opin on the other hand #devolution has worked perfectly. It allows #westminster to keep the power but devolve the responsibility. The separation of power and responsibility is the guiding principle for all governments.

Anonymous (for obvious reasons) response to #Trump DEI pledge or get cut order 4-3-15.
#Education #USA #Essay #School #DEI #Fascism #devolution #Society #America #today #Tuesday
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.’

That was the question addressed by the writer Gerry Hassan in his Bella Caledonia article earlier this week (After Sturgeon & “Sturgeonism”: facing up to the undemocracy of Scotland). Tackling the legacy of the long Nicola Sturgeon administration, he characterised the SNP’s time in government as the “…politics of caution, management and administration”
Stands Scotland where it did? https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/03/26/stands-scotland-where-it-did-3/ #AlecRoss, #Devolution, #NicolaSturgeon, #Politics, #ScottishIndependence, #UKGovernment

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#dnalounge #satan #hellfire #devolution #metal #thrashmetal #speedmetal #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

♬️ SATAN at DNA Lounge tonight: Sat Mar 22, 8pm!
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Plan says new unitary authority proposal backed by Lichfield District Council will “hit the ground running”

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/03/21/plan-says-new-unitary-authority-proposal-backed-by-lichfield-district-council-will-hit-the-ground-running/

Lichfield District Council House sign. Picture: Alex Davidson

My 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?

#AI #Devolution #Brighton