Orian Brook
@orianbrook.bsky.social
Social and spatial inequalities in the creative economy (and elsewhere).
Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Culture is bad for you http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164
Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Culture is bad for you http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164
Sorry but whatever their failings, this story is fake (apparently) bsky.app/profile/cjay...
It's a misleading nonsense headline from early February. As recently as September Sarwar explicitly ruled it out: www.politico.eu/article/scot...
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Sorry but whatever their failings, this story is fake (apparently) bsky.app/profile/cjay...
Reposted by Orian Brook
Similar thing from the music world: Dmitri Shostakovich attended a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Similar thing from the music world: Dmitri Shostakovich attended a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
This was a COVID lockdown project - Giuliana and I both juggled childcare with working on this, and the first time we met in person was after her contract had ended!
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This was a COVID lockdown project - Giuliana and I both juggled childcare with working on this, and the first time we met in person was after her contract had ended!
We also use Understanding Society to see if multiple jobholders move to one job over time (no) or leave creative work (also no) - combining creative and other work is a relatively stable way of maintaining a creative career, it seems. It's particularly likely for people working outside London.
September 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We also use Understanding Society to see if multiple jobholders move to one job over time (no) or leave creative work (also no) - combining creative and other work is a relatively stable way of maintaining a creative career, it seems. It's particularly likely for people working outside London.