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Michael Abberton

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He’s Alive — the prescience of the Twilight Zone and the danger of Trump.

First broadcast on the CBS network in 1963, the Season 4 Twilight Zone episode He’s Alive depicts the rise of a neo-nazi movement in the…

Dec 1

Dennis Hopper as Petr Vollmer in uniform, staring skyward

Dec 1

Wish you were here?

A personal report from the far side of the 2024 UCU Congress in Bournemouth

Oct 22

photo of the UCU congress hall, empty, monochrome on the left and in colour on the right

Oct 22

UCU — Organising to Win

It’s time to decide — act now, or consolidate and grow to act tomorrow. We need to build the union and our resources to protect the sector…

Sep 15

UCU campaign materials stall at Congress 2024

Sep 15

Disregarding Democracy at the Heart of UCU— HEC Sets the Agenda

What the HEC?

Jul 13

Disregarding Democracy at the Heart of UCU— HEC Sets the Agenda

Jul 13

Vote for me in the UCU NEC election!

To restore confidence and transparency in the democratic structures of the union — and for a union that truly represents the majority of…

Sep 5, 2023

Vote for me in the UCU NEC election!

Sep 5, 2023

The Wizard of Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan’s flawed retelling of The Wizard of Oz and the disneyfication of history

Jul 28, 2023

Toto the dog sits in the foreground, on a yellow brick road leading to a nuclear mushroom cloud

Jul 28, 2023

A consultation denied? Has UCU delivered what the members wanted?

In an online survey at the end of March 2023, an undeniably overwhelming majority of UCU higher education members who took part expressed…

Apr 6, 2023

A consultation denied? Has UCU delivered what the members wanted?

Apr 6, 2023

What do YOU think?

Why is posing that question to UCU members in the current Higher Education dispute a problem?

Mar 25, 2023

What do YOU think?

Mar 25, 2023

UCU Elections Candidate Survey: E-ballots and Voting Transparency

There has been a lot of concern recently within the Higher Education element of UCU about how our democratic and member consultation…

Feb 5, 2023

UCU Elections Candidate Survey: E-ballots and Voting Transparency

Feb 5, 2023

HOW to vote in the UCU NEC elections

This is about HOW to vote using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, not WHO to vote for.

Jan 28, 2023

HOW to vote in the UCU NEC elections

Jan 28, 2023

Michael Abberton

Michael Abberton

he/him

Trade unionist (UCU), ex tomahawk thrower and rock musician, Japanese speaker and all around good guy.

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