God this sounds awful. Also... isn't it his what happens in every pub anyway?

Evening dog walk...

So in a truly awful year it was so nice *not* to have to cancel something we've been looking forward to. Thanks Pierre Novellie and Phil Wang // Insta: @wangpix for a brilliant BudPod live. It was so good to spend a whole evening laughing madly.

These kinds of games are part and parcel of contemporary conspiracy theories. But this one definitely raised a smile.

So pleased to be hosting this KCL Department of Political Economy

Utterly shocking that this stuff now has a place in mainstream politics. Unsurprising but still shocking.

We shouldn't forget what frontline workers were having to do while he partied. We are still angry. x.com/Poppyjuice/sta…

Fantastic work by two KCL Department of Political Economy scholars!

Really interesting interview with Marianna Spring in The Guardian. A neat intro to the issues of misinfo and conspiracism that we've seen the last few years... theguardian.com/media/2024/oct…

This promises to be really good

I'm pretty sure I remember Tim Bale correctly calling the Tory leadership election result over a year ago. Spot on!

It is possible - with lots of work and mental immunity - to overcome this patternicity, but it isn't easy. It takes a LOT of work & painful self reflection, but if I did it....pretty much anyone can. But I don't think Wolf possesses the ability to admit she's wrong.

Indistinguishable from Infowars. Five years ago would anyone have believed an @ofcom regulated channel would publish a headline telling us that the CIA was planning to take over America if Trump won? And where is the duty of care of GB News towards Neil Oliver?

It is time... well yes for the US Election... but also to apply to one of our fabulous Nuffield PPRF postdocs. Closing date is December 5th. nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/jo…

Wonderful KCL Department of Political Economy community social event last night. Faculty and students coming together to share food and conversation, finding ways to make London feel smaller. And a reminder that we have the best views of any university. #wearekings

How to show you know precisely fuck all about being a firefighter

On Friday 13th(!) at 5pm Phil Tinline will be speaking Keble College, Oxford, on the significance of conspiracy theories for politics in the US (and beyond), drawing on his excellent book Ghosts of Iron Mountain. Oxford people, sign up here: bit.ly/43HGyxT