Dad, lecturer, cyclist, karateka - sometimes simultaneously. I work on EU/rope-US-China relations. IR + FPA. Usual disclaimers. PhD - Glasgow Postdoc - Nunn School @ GA Tech Now - Dundeehttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3muwbwvsbwc2jI think LinkedIn games might be broken today. It definitely took longer than two seconds... Queens #860 | 0:02 with no mistakes & no hints First 👑s: 🟪 🟧 ⬜ lnkd.in/queens. https://lnkd.in/queens07 Sep 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwbwvsbwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3muw4dvghdk2tMy kids (thankfully) don't need GP appointments very often. Whenever they do though, there's a screening call with a nurse or doctor first - and every time the tone and curt responses give the impression that they think I'm wasting their time. They're very reluctant to agree to see kid in person.07 Sep 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw4dvghdk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mulzlgthok24Binface vs Polanski in Holborn & St Pancras? [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulzlgthok24https://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mugythtyvk22I've only just stopped writing 2025 instead of 2026 and somehow it's September already.01 Sep 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugythtyvk22https://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mu57czsfz226While it's good that there is recognition that the challenges are structural in nature rather than isolated to particular institutions, the focus only (so far) on funding as a "cost" rather than an "investment" minimises the value of an educated society. Although the report looks at specific... [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu57czsfz226https://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mtyxrfo5fc2eSome of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses26 Aug 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyxrfo5fc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mtxzuwihfc2eBest day at work in ages.26 Aug 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxzuwihfc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mszsbs7pgk2vObviously not the first to use Wolverine, but this did okay on twitter during the great toilet roll shortage of early 2020. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszsbs7pgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3msl72gvu622qLogging on to LinkedIn on a Saturday to play the wee games like an absolute loser. Still refuse to have the app, though.08 Aug 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msl72gvu622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3msdv6ujfqs2oWow, Badenoch is *really* bad at this. "He added that Badenoch had instead offered him a position as an adviser to the party's Culture and Integration Commission, focusing "on how young men become radicalised"." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4kx8n2vwxo05 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdv6ujfqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3msas34hmss2h*people04 Aug 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msas34hmss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3ms7bholyc22yI listened to Radio 4's 6pm news and couldn't help but notice that there was no critique of Reform characterising refugees as an "invasion" that required a military response. Lots of praise for Rod Liddle though, albeit no mention of his egregious Islamophobia and racism.03 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7bholyc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mrssoed7k22aBrand New Day lives up to the hype. Best MCU film in a long time. Might be suffering from recency bias, but would go as far as to say it's the best Spider-Man film to date.29 Jul 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrssoed7k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scottawbrown.bsky.social/post/3mrplx3ugic2oPublic service announcement28 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:xunc2decbqjkv34rmdfcgtlr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrplx3ugic2o