Socialist, corpus linguistics researcher at UCL, UCL UCU secretary, NEC member. Personal capacity. Repost ≠ endorsement Blogs about CL/statistics at https://corplingstats.wordpress.com Stood for election for UCU VP in 2026, see https://seanwallis.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/seanawallis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/seanawallis.bsky.social/post/3mwtn3frowc2aGood. This is a start. But a trade union is a collective. Where is the call-out from UCU to build solidarity? What about a solid guarantee to support strikers with proper strike pay for the duration of each strike? For example, organising a solidarity tour around other UCU branches would be easy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ldvcitxc4nyds3ioldtgongj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtn3frowc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seanawallis.bsky.social/post/3mwtmqbu7zs2aPostulate: Critical thinking is an intellectual enterprise, not a 'language skill'. Discuss. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ldvcitxc4nyds3ioldtgongj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtmqbu7zs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seanawallis.bsky.social/post/3mwtm6kaaxk2aA serious fight for the future of Higher Education is taking place in Scotland right now. Dundee and Edinburgh UCU branches are all out for 5 weeks against mass redundancies due to government cuts. That's half of the first student term, or around a quarter of the year's key teaching period. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:ldvcitxc4nyds3ioldtgongj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtm6kaaxk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seanawallis.bsky.social/post/3mwtluuqjzc2aNew proposal. Let refugees in. Kick racists out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:ldvcitxc4nyds3ioldtgongj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtluuqjzc2a