Incredible opportunity to lead (imho) the world's leading policy institute centred on helping politicians consider where mindfulness can fit into public policy (cf healthcare, education, criminal justice, etc) - please spread the word 🙏🙏

Very on point…

I've started a Substack 🖊️ Short posts about culture, art, philosophy and spiritual practice... here's the first one - a 6-mins read - on being frazzled, George Orwell, and the endlessly fascinating cry of wild geese... #ThePerpetualBeginner open.substack.com/pub/theperpetu…

On learning to notice thoughts (without serving them tea) open.substack.com/pub/theperpetu… Jonathan Rowson Jonathan Garner Jasmin Khan Mindfulness Initiative PERSPECTIVA Bonnitta Roy Jack Kornfield Brett Scott Tom Chatfield

📢 We are excited to announce the launch of the LSE Inequalities blog! This new platform offers expert views and analysis on the various dimensions of inequality – from the social and economic through to the political and cultural. Read more here ⬇️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/

If elected, Keir Starmer would be the first PM since the War to have completed his first degree at an English university other than Oxford (Leeds). The son of a toolmaker and nurse, he's unusual in having strong working-class credentials. Analysis of PMs: blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2…

From Marx on inequality to Smith on slavery: an interview with Branko Milanovic blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2…

Austerity measures resulted in about 190,000 excess deaths, or a 3% increase in mortality rates, from 2010 to 2019 – including many “deaths of despair”. Yonatan Berman and Tora Hovland present findings on the human cost of austerity. #LSEInequalitiesBlog 👇 ow.ly/8BRo50SlsF2

'This 31-year-old question bridges the Labour government of 1997 and Keir Starmer’s newly elected Labour Party of 2024'. My piece in LSE Inequalities on Stephen Lawrence's image, racial equality in the UK and the unanswered questions for the new government blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2…

Pretty hard to find flaws in this basic argument from Branko Milanovic (which is also as eloquent as ever)

In our latest blog post, @ShirinMRai explains “depletion” in the context of social reproduction – the work of renewing and maintaining life itself. What does the depletion lens allows us to assess – and address? #LSEInequalitiesBlog ow.ly/36Aa50TMq3b

EVENT! Director of RefugeeStudiesCentre, @tomscottsmith will join Myfanwy James and Nick Henderson to discuss his new book on refugee housing Live (and online) LSE, Tuesday 19 November 2024 6.30pm to 8.00pm lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/11…

“Everyone’s day had to be structured the same, with fixed mealtimes, no facilities for cooking, and overhead lights turned on and off automatically” – @tomscottsmith on why autonomy is crucial for refugee shelter #LSEInequalitiesBlog ow.ly/zuXy50U4TOX