@gotpenmustwrite

Writer of over 200 books/Publishing consultant/Educationist/Views my own.

 Bexhill-on-Sea
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Joined October 2013
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Mike Gould retweeted
Tom Moseley@moseleytomOct 15
The NUJ's just put this statement out on the BBC's decision to scrap You and Yours:
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Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @bbcnickrobinson
On the basis of the bit I watched, he’d have got as far as “right to” before being interrupted again. But - while I think there definitely *should* be a Jewish state, called whatever its citizens wish to call it - can a state be said to have rights? Honest question.
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Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @bbcnickrobinson
That's the issue though isn't it? Nick thinking he has a gotcha here when people who aren't just after a quick soundbite know it's more complicated.
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Tony Thorne@tonythorne007Oct 9
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @MichaelRosenYes
Ditto (in almost every respect), but teaching and writing were always under-rewarded in financial terms for most of us. What is depressing is how overpaid senior academics, HE managers and consultants are now, while junior staff immiserated.
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Replying to @DrMatthewSweet @BBCFreeThinking
"Inform, educate and entertain"
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Tony Thorne@tonythorne007Oct 6
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @ChrisHillidge
It's just another slur in bad faith by toxic bigots
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Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @thatmarkperkins
Just finished a marathon session of Canal Boat Diaries. Some of us know how to live.
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Mike Gould retweeted
Ally Fogg@AllyFoggOct 4
Randomly found myself listening to Somewhere in My Heart by Aztec Camera & what an unparalleled banger that record is. Honestly think it might be *the* definitive 80s pop song. It’s nigh on perfect, That’s all. As you were.
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Mike Gould@gotpenmustwriteOct 4
My 9 albums #my9albums my9albums.com/s/bF8xXTwvI7

My 9 albums

The Slider, Making Movies, Knife and 6 more. Pick yours on my9albums.

my9albums.com
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The transitions between each section are incredibly smooth. It’s so good that I got completely absorbed in this arrangement and almost forgot about the original soundtrack.
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Matthew Syed@matthewsyedSep 30
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @NikBoyle
Superb episode
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C_R_5@c_r_5Sep 30
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @NikBoyle
Is this a piece of your brain What do expect to see out of a [place name] window, the Sydney opera house, herds of wildebeest... You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and sky It's not big enough to drown a mouse I know nothing... Quotable, decades later!
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Tom@sonofswissSep 22
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @red_mutant_eyes
No Rumours totally checks out. I was 15 in ‘93 and remember FM being seen as terminally uncool 80s mum pop, anachronistic to Britpop, Mick a pompous celeb joke. I didn’t even hear Rumours till my 20s! I bet if the NME did this list now for Gen Z’s, it’d be top 10 at least
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Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @JamesMarriot
Stout fellow. Decline is evident.
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James@JamesFlSep 20
Could I perhaps ask why this Earl Spencer stuff/horseshit is the top story on BBC News for like the fifth day in a row while extremely serious things are happing in the world?
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5.0FOX 🇺🇸@JMW1985GTSep 17
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite @MarcBolan1977
For me it was Electric Warrior. Totally get how you felt.
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Pie Corbett@PieCorbettSep 14
Replying to @gotpenmustwrite
Agreed - that first chapter should be read by everyone who teaches writing. My worry is that his insights have no influence on the DfE writing framework, let alone the national curriculum…
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Mike Gould retweeted
John Bald
@JohnBaldLangLitSep 8
Questioning is a key factor in teaching. Even better if it is a two-way street. A DfE working group was surprised when I said I always made time for children to ask questions, as this gave insights to their thinking that could not be obtained otherwise. This should be systematic.
Mike Gould@gotpenmustwriteSep 7
Replying to @JohnBaldLangLit
I wish I could recall name & school - she was great - questions were carefully probing & developing skills & knowledge.
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Mike Gould retweeted
Simon Schama
@simon_schamaSep 6
This dangerous, fatuous naivete is what happens when you put real estate men in charge of foreign policy instead of people who actually understand power.
Scott Robertson
@sarobertson_Sep 6
Steve Witkoff: "I've made, I guess, about eight visits to Moscow to meet with President Putin and his team. And Jared and I together have made at least three. We've always been treated respectfully by President Putin and his team."
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Mike Gould retweeted
Helena@HelenaGoranssonSep 6
Norway's Prime Minister rips apart Trump's stupid letter. Love this! Every leader that receives a letter like this from DJT should do the same. Thanks for your attention to this matter! BRILLIANT!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
While the text is from a real Jan 2026 SMS exchange between Donald Trump and Norway's PM, the image showing a physical letter with a D+ grade is AI-generated and not an actual document sent by Trump or graded/ripped apart by the Norwegian PM. reuters.com/world/europe/e… commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dear…
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