Some thoughts from me in the The Guardian on where we find ourselves now in relation to the recent riots: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Keir Starmer and Idris Elba launch project to tackle knife crime ‘national crisis’. Remember when it was Lilly Allen Labour drafted in? Clearly that totally pointless gimmick worked and it's why they are doing the same 'celebrity sorting it' again.... theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Pleased to report my new book will be out soon - the first from my The Leverhulme Trust funded project, The Politics of Nostalgia… ‘In generations gone by, parents looked to the future with optimism, confident their children would do better. Not anymore… bookstore.emerald.com/the-politics-o…

Apparently, ultra-realists are disciples of Steven Pinker (!?), talk about 'brain-shaping' (!?) and claim 'neoliberalism causes crime' (!?). These misunderstandings will be corrected in the second edition. Out next year. Watch this space! routledge.com/Revitalizing-C… Critical Criminology

Episode 3 of ‘our lives in the North’ focuses on legacy of conflict-paramilitaries, violence and criminal exploitation of children. Happy to have spoken with Una Kelly about my research Ending The Harm SSESW at Queen's SLSSHub rte.ie/radio/podcasts…

🚨New article by Mikey Hirst and me talking about lifestyle medicines, online advertising on social media, and direct-to-consumer services vs illicit markets: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…

A very enlightening start to the year where we considered all the factors that led to the August 2024 riots in England

Student loans to go up again. Anyone who knows even a little about economic history will understand that neoliberalism is an ancient system restored to dominance by the creditor class. Those who live off compound interest supplied by lifetime debt slaves. x.com/DerbyChrisW/st…

Important new research from Mark Bushell and Chelsea Braithwaite on violence against retail workers journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Anyone interested in studying a PhD at Teesside University in Criminology, Prisons & Policing, get in touch with me.

Young men are entering into an economy that is unequal, a society that is atomised and workplaces that are insecure. Right-wing influencers posing as self-help gurus are appealing directly to them. But an alternative is possible. Me for The Guardian. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Really pleased to announce I'm recruiting for this SENSS fully funded interdisciplinary studentship University of Lincoln, UK in collaboration with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire County Council to amplify the voices of young people with complex needs! Apply now! Deadline 24 February 2025.

3 reasons to study Criminology at the University of Lincoln! 🔍 youtube.com/shorts/VSDfPQI…

Watch this because Richard Murphy nails it. Only 9 minutes long. The kernel of neoliberalism's ideological strategy is to deny the fact that the government can 'borrow money' from the central bank, the Bank of England, by 'selling bonds' to it any time it wants. There is no

"People were clearly worried about him, but either he was never taken seriously, or no one quite knew what to do with him." Lots of detail here. Was his mental health raised during his trial or sentencing? theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

Out now! The Politics of Nostalgia: class, rootlessness and decline £17.99 but you can get 30% with the code EME30 on the Emerald website: bookstore.emerald.com/the-politics-o…

Study in a truly walkable city - MA International Relations at University of Lincoln youtu.be/a1c3t2uB5dY?si…

Excellent blog post from Mayra Barrera on the 'digital coliseum'. Engaging and thoughtful analysis of online culture, social media and our eagerness to share emotion, pain and vulnerability as spectacle. ultrarealists.com/the-digital-co…

My new article in Theoretical Criminology entitled 'The new debtors' prison: Conceptualising the relationship between prisoner debt, prison violence and prisoners crisis' is now available open access and free to read. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

There’s a persistent myth that our government is somehow at the mercy of the financial markets and that it has to dance to their tune. This is most definitely doing the rounds this week, mainly as a result of Labour's mismanagement of its own party, and Rachel Reeves' subsequent