Pianist, Professor of Music, Culture and Society, @citysociology. Views here my own. Co-convenor @cityuniafaf, Secretary @lucaf_london

City of London, London
Joined September 2018
Prof Ian Pace retweeted
'Music is among a number of subjects in which vocational provision now dwarfs scholarly approaches. But the latter must be preserved, and grouping scholarship-focused students in fewer departments could be the best way to achieve that.' timeshighereducation.com/dep… via @timeshighered
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💬 A good definition of an effective teacher: “The effective teacher is best described as liberal, sociable, showing leadership, extraverted, non-anxious, objective, supporting, non-authoritarian, non-defensive, intelligent, and aesthetically sensitive.” 👇🏻
Dislike of teaching is an odd trait if your job is lecturer
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Long read: Music is among a number of subjects in which vocational provision now dwarfs scholarly approaches. But the latter must be preserved, and grouping scholarship-focused students in fewer departments could be the best way to achieve that. @drianpace runs the numbers #highered #music #scholarship timeshighereducation.com/dep…
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“A colleague of mine said to me, if you say you’re a Zionist at the BBC, you might as well say you had your foot on the neck of George Floyd. You’re a murderer. You’re an evil colonialist. You’re a racist. And I’m not any of those things. And neither are the other people I know who are Zionists.” Extraordinary testimony from the now ex-BBC Exec Producer @imluciekon here. I’ve nothing but admiration for her courage in taking this on. 👇🏼
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Replying to @drianpace
Brilliant, starts at 35:50 btw.
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Why the hell aren’t we talking about this book more
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the journal of controversial ideas is now on substack, if you want an easy way to follow them and read the papers they publish! 👇🏼 substack.com/@jconideas
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Replying to @bammybae_
I can’t speak for everyone, but I can speak for myself. I’m a third-generation immigrant. My family came here, assimilated, worked, paid taxes, educated their children and respected British laws and values without imposing their religious beliefs on anyone. That’s immigration I respect. What I don’t accept is uncontrolled illegal migration, criminals entering our country, women being subjected to violence, pressure to change our way of life or British families being overlooked for housing and support. Our borders need proper control, immigration laws must be enforced and those who commit serious crimes should face the consequences, including deportation where lawful. I have absolutely no issue with you, sister, or anyone who comes here legally, works, contributes and respects this country. But I will not apologise for expecting people who come here to respect our laws, our flags, our freedoms and our way of life. That’s my honest opinion, and I hope it helps.
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Oscar-winning ex-BBC producer Lucie Kon reveals horrific antisemitic treatment. Right after October 7 a BBC colleague said “Zionists are evil” and if she wanted to call the massacre an act of terror then Israel must be labelled a ‘terror State’. This is still going on. Shameful.
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'Children playing games would tell her, 'If you lose, you're a Jew!'' 'There were teachers telling her she should support Palestine' Journalist Hilary Freeman reveals she had to take her daughter out of primary school over antisemitic abuse
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Jane Birkin at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
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British pro-Pal Chloe says that the Palestinian flag represents “freedom from capitalism, imperialism and colonialism” from her nice house in London. In her plummy accent she claims to be like the “workers” in Palestine. I honestly don’t get these people.
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The Bell Report seems if anything to have emboldened the antisemites of every persuasion.
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Universities became more managed, for good reason, but along the way something of shared endeavour was lost. We need academic governance that can help shape our institutions, with all the responsibilities that entails. @profserious proposes profserious.substack.com/p/r…
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Please do come to this event on Thursday, 29 October, at 19:00 at Conway Hall. A mixture of comedy, music, drama and spoken word celebrating Jewish culture. I will be playing Stefan Wolpe’s Palästina-Notenbuch and also accompanying wonderful soprano Ilona Domnich in some songs of Rachmaninoff (who did much to support Jewish musicians). And please RT! bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/wh…
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The BBC has no business pushing a left-wing agenda on our children. Games urging pupils to campaign for Amnesty International, which branded gender-critical women’s rights organisations “anti-rights”, or promoting open borders are completely unacceptable. The BBC must be impartial & I’ve written to the BBC demanding these “educational games” be removed.
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HEAT (1995) is nearly three hours long, yet not a single thread feels disposable. Michael Mann weaves two men’s obsessions, doomed relationships and a meticulously planned heist into one inevitable collision. Every piece has a place.
What movie has you completely locked in from the opening scene to the final frame? Where every scene matters and even the end credits leave you sitting there thinking about what you just watched?
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I don’t know why Bond has to always be a contemporary character. How about an Elizabethan Bond, or a Victorian one? If you insist on making more films, for God’s sake show some imagination, take some risks.
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@DiscussingFilmOct 22
Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are among the actors in the mix to be the next James Bond. They are currently doing final auditions. (Source: Deadline)
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Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, warned that Britain’s enemies could be in a position to attack the country by 2030 and it must “be ready with our allies to fight and win”. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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