Quiet now…

My stu­dents are tap­ping away at the task I have given them. I know them well enough to know I do not need to wander behind their backs too often to check they are not just using the laptops to check their e‑mail. Instead I sit here and check...

Indymedia updates.… and academe

The serv­ers have been returned, but still with no inform­a­tion about what was going on or who actu­ally ordered the com­puters be seized. Go here to sign a peti­tion in solid­ar­ity with Indy­media arguing against this viol­a­tion of press freedom. As...

Things to be thankful for

I try to remem­ber that we are still alive. I try to find good things. Last night, as Latham star­ted his con­ces­sion speech, I star­ted to cry. I don’t think I had real­ised how strongly I felt about this until then. I feel so betrayed....