Exploring the transformative potential of Social Value - fascinating online seminar this Wednesday afternoon. eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-th…

So much misinformation around today on who will be affected by changes to inheritance tax - and lobbyists pretending the data isn't clear to obfuscate. We have detailed data on estates so the truth is in fact very clear if you care to look 🧵

The latest Culture, Power and Politics discussion of UK (and US) politics, with me and Alan Finlayson, is now in the podcast feed and online at culturepowerpolitics.org/2024/11/19/us-….

Just hear me out for a moment. What if we’re in the midst of a historic economic, social, political and environmental crisis that can’t actually be solved by really competent management? theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Really proud of this new issue of New Formations edited by Anna J. Secor and Ben Anderson.

The less a party is committed to any kind of substantial political project, the more it descends into petty tribalism and bureaucratic centralism. This is an iron law. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

What could possibly go wrong?

This is exactly right.

Academic: University league tables are rigged, decontextualised nonsense that reproduce privilege and disproportionately punish under-resourced organisations Same academic: I am so proud of our staff. Our university placed in the THE top 10 institutions for research excellence

This recent Culture, Power, Politics podcast with Jeremy Gilbert and Alan Finlayson is a must listen. Two Americans, Jem and Alan, consider the potential effects of the Budget, Trump's election and a new Tory leader on the future of British Politics. culturepowerpolitics.org/2024/11/19/us-…

Tom Fowler Great social history lessons from Helen Steel evidence at the #spycops inquiry today. And great guerrilla reportage by Tom Fowler. Love & Solidarity ❤️👊

Paul Robeson on the cover of the Lebanese communist magazine al-Thaqafah al-Wataniyya (1954)

I have vested interests promoting this book. 1) I have a short chapter in it 2) I’m currently employed by WCML to research Big Flame 3) I love all ex-flamers immensely wcml.org.uk/news/the-year-…

Lou Haigh story absolutely stinks of an internal political hit.

Politico reports that Labour has gone further than the Tories in its love-in with the City ‘even asking the industry for help rewriting the guardrails put in place after the 2008 crisis’ And the reason? Starmer’s disastrous obsession with growth. politico.eu/article/uk-lab…

BREAKING!!! Tens Minutes Rule Bill on vote on #PR 138 in favour 136 against We’re coming!!!

Very interesting. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The latest Labour Left Podcast is with Prof Harvey J Kaye who explains to us why we must have a history from below & then he picks apart the US elections. Have a watch on YouTube or your favourite podcast channel (links below) 1/5

Blaming the civil service. Pathetic. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…