@mbherbert.bsky.social
Sociological Review Fellow 2024/25.
Counsellor and researching with children who have experienced domestic abuse
Counsellor and researching with children who have experienced domestic abuse
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'Gopal described Israel’s actions in Gaza as...“a genocidal conjuncture,” questioning the muted response of Global South countries and blocs such as BRICS.'
Was privileged to give this keynote in Lagos, Nigeria. Always speak of Gaza when talking 'colonialism'
pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/01/06/r...
Was privileged to give this keynote in Lagos, Nigeria. Always speak of Gaza when talking 'colonialism'
pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/01/06/r...
Restructuring not solution to Nigeria’s problems, says Jeyifo at 80
Professor Biodun Jeyifo, renowned scholar, literary critic, public intellectual, Marxist and committed trade unionist, has criticised the manner in which successive Nigerian governments and political ...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:50 PM
'Gopal described Israel’s actions in Gaza as...“a genocidal conjuncture,” questioning the muted response of Global South countries and blocs such as BRICS.'
Was privileged to give this keynote in Lagos, Nigeria. Always speak of Gaza when talking 'colonialism'
pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/01/06/r...
Was privileged to give this keynote in Lagos, Nigeria. Always speak of Gaza when talking 'colonialism'
pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/01/06/r...
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Health concerns grow for Palestine Action hunger strikers
www.channel4.com/news/health-...
www.channel4.com/news/health-...
Health concerns grow for Palestine Action hunger strikers
An anti-Israel activist who's being held awaiting trial on charges of criminal damage has now been on hunger strike for 70 days, as concerns about her health grow.
www.channel4.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Health concerns grow for Palestine Action hunger strikers
www.channel4.com/news/health-...
www.channel4.com/news/health-...
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Palestine Action’s Muraisi ‘has no other choice’ but to hunger strike says friend
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Palestine Action’s Muraisi ‘has no other choice’ but to hunger strike says friend
We spoke to Heba Muraisi's friend and fellow activist Francesca Nadin.
www.channel4.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Palestine Action’s Muraisi ‘has no other choice’ but to hunger strike says friend
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
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Heba Muraisi is on day 69 of her hunger strike.
Kamran Ahmed is on day 62 of his hunger strike.
They are at risk of dying at any moment. This is a political choice by Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Immediate bail for remand prisoners NOW.
Kamran Ahmed is on day 62 of his hunger strike.
They are at risk of dying at any moment. This is a political choice by Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Immediate bail for remand prisoners NOW.
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Heba Muraisi is on day 69 of her hunger strike.
Kamran Ahmed is on day 62 of his hunger strike.
They are at risk of dying at any moment. This is a political choice by Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Immediate bail for remand prisoners NOW.
Kamran Ahmed is on day 62 of his hunger strike.
They are at risk of dying at any moment. This is a political choice by Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
Immediate bail for remand prisoners NOW.
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Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco
YouTube video by AudibleAnarchist
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January 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Umberto Eco’s essay ‘Ur Fascism’ seems more relevant - Ur or eternal fascism in 14 key features, and one is enough for hate to coagulate around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0u...
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This is going to be a great night in Glasgow for International Women’s Day raising money for Scottish Women’s Aid www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2026-...
Funk the Patriarchy II at The Glad Cafe, Glasgow on 08 Mar 2026
Buy tickets for Funk the Patriarchy II at The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
www.thegladcafe.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is going to be a great night in Glasgow for International Women’s Day raising money for Scottish Women’s Aid www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2026-...
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Eleven Palestinian students wounded as Israeli forces storm Birzeit University campus
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UPDATE: Eleven Palestinian students wounded as Israeli forces storm Birzeit University campus
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January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Eleven Palestinian students wounded as Israeli forces storm Birzeit University campus
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If John Pilger was around today, he'd have a lot to say about the Venezuela situation.
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
If John Pilger was around today, he'd have a lot to say about the Venezuela situation.
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In case anyone wants to do some reading
Saeed, Raza. "‘So, what’s wrong with colonialism?’ – Understanding colonialism’s political, territorial and epistemic injustice." International Journal of Law in Context 21, no. 1 (2025): 99-117.
Saeed, Raza. "‘So, what’s wrong with colonialism?’ – Understanding colonialism’s political, territorial and epistemic injustice." International Journal of Law in Context 21, no. 1 (2025): 99-117.
Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
January 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM
In case anyone wants to do some reading
Saeed, Raza. "‘So, what’s wrong with colonialism?’ – Understanding colonialism’s political, territorial and epistemic injustice." International Journal of Law in Context 21, no. 1 (2025): 99-117.
Saeed, Raza. "‘So, what’s wrong with colonialism?’ – Understanding colonialism’s political, territorial and epistemic injustice." International Journal of Law in Context 21, no. 1 (2025): 99-117.
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No degree of expertise on colonialism & colonial extraction will convince white folks/countries that they're huge beneficiaries of that plunder & of the systems they put in place & 'continue' to benefit from it.
Nevertheless, we must make the point & repeat it in the hope that the point gets across!
Nevertheless, we must make the point & repeat it in the hope that the point gets across!
Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
No degree of expertise on colonialism & colonial extraction will convince white folks/countries that they're huge beneficiaries of that plunder & of the systems they put in place & 'continue' to benefit from it.
Nevertheless, we must make the point & repeat it in the hope that the point gets across!
Nevertheless, we must make the point & repeat it in the hope that the point gets across!
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Growing numbers of over-60s Britons facing homelessness.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Growing numbers of over-60s facing homelessness, charities warn
Housing crisis reaches UK’s oldest generations as high private rents and lack of social housing hits pensioners
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Growing numbers of over-60s Britons facing homelessness.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
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They bombed apartment buildings in Caracas
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
The Associated Press (AP) on Instagram: "Venezuelans on Sunday remained shell-shocked a day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation, with an uncertain futu...
342 likes, 15 comments - apnews on January 4, 2026: "Venezuelans on Sunday remained shell-shocked a day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation, with an un...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They bombed apartment buildings in Caracas
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
Every time I see the photos I’m just … stuck on this
www.instagram.com/p/DTGYfl1DlQ...
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While the US has a history of such actions - in and beyond the South and Central America (see School of the Americas and War on Terror at least) - it has rarely been so brazen, transparent and without fake appeals to the constitution and international law. 1/
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
U.S. strikes Venezuela and captures Maduro; Trump says "we're going to run the country" for now
After the U.S. carried out an attack inside Venezuela, Trump said Maduro was captured and flown out, and the U.S. would "run" Venezuela for now.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
While the US has a history of such actions - in and beyond the South and Central America (see School of the Americas and War on Terror at least) - it has rarely been so brazen, transparent and without fake appeals to the constitution and international law. 1/
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
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At the height of the British Empire, the conditions of the British Working-Class were atrocious with the riches of Empire going to the Aristocracy
Those in the American Working-Class cheering Trump/Musk should read history & realize that the Wealth plundered from Venezuela won't be going to them
Those in the American Working-Class cheering Trump/Musk should read history & realize that the Wealth plundered from Venezuela won't be going to them
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
At the height of the British Empire, the conditions of the British Working-Class were atrocious with the riches of Empire going to the Aristocracy
Those in the American Working-Class cheering Trump/Musk should read history & realize that the Wealth plundered from Venezuela won't be going to them
Those in the American Working-Class cheering Trump/Musk should read history & realize that the Wealth plundered from Venezuela won't be going to them
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Send this to anyone in your life who pretends this is about defending Venezuelan democracy or whatever
In November, I sat with two Venezuelans who fled the country after protesting Maduro.
Trump's masked ICE agents had just taken their son.
The boy's mother told me, "In Venezuela, if they take you, you don’t come back. This left me with the same impression.”
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Trump's masked ICE agents had just taken their son.
The boy's mother told me, "In Venezuela, if they take you, you don’t come back. This left me with the same impression.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-a-h...
How a ‘Habeas Machine’ Reunited One Family That Was Pulled Apart by ICE
The agents were on the hunt, but as they staked out the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Send this to anyone in your life who pretends this is about defending Venezuelan democracy or whatever
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Reform and the Tories must be outraged by the two tier health system.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Ethnic minorities in England less likely to have access to diabetes tech – study
‘Concerning’ disparities in access to continuous glucose monitors despite black and south Asian people being more likely to live with condition
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Reform and the Tories must be outraged by the two tier health system.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
www.mariecurie.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
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Israel have been targeting Christians but they haven't batted an eyelid
St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church, 3rd oldest church in the world
Bombed by Israel
St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church, 3rd oldest church in the world
Bombed by Israel
CONFIRMED: Bombing of St. Porphyrios
St. Porphyrios Orthodox ChurchGaza City 19 October 2023 We have just received confirmation from multiple
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November 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Israel have been targeting Christians but they haven't batted an eyelid
St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church, 3rd oldest church in the world
Bombed by Israel
St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church, 3rd oldest church in the world
Bombed by Israel
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"Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have been enlisted to fight with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF)"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’
Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely suspected of war crimes in Sudan
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Hundreds of former Colombian military personnel have been enlisted to fight with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF)"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
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Open letter to UCL student Qesser Zuharh held at HMP Bronzefield.
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Open letter to UCL student Qesser Zuharh held at HMP Bronzefield.