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by Ingrid Robeyns — Reposted by Stuart White

ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
Tomorrow afternoon (14:00-15:30 CEST), online event with Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe on democratic economy. info below.
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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 10d
The next Visions speaker series event is approaching!

On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'

Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together
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by Jan W. Mueller — Reposted by Stuart White, Jan W. Mueller

jwmueller-pu.bsky.social
"...some combination of anti-authoritarianism and anti-oligarchy may well be the only platform that can decisively overcome Trumpism."

Very helpful -- and actionable -- analysis of today's competing frames and narratives by Britton-Purdy and Pozen:
What Are We Living Through? - Boston Review
Three competing narratives of the second Trump administration.
www.bostonreview.net
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Reposted by Stuart White, Jennifer Bussell, Robert C. Richards , and 5 more

bakerdphd.bsky.social
Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter.

The clock is now on for all other institutions.

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
www.brown.edu
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Reposted by Stuart White, Martin O’Neill

fairness.bsky.social
In November's Budget, the Chancellor can reform taxes on wealth to achieve three wins - raising revenue, tackling inequality and boosting growth. Find out more at fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win
Win-Win-Win
Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth
fairnessfoundation.com
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Reposted by Stuart White

mariafarrell.bsky.social
YES. Today's Labour would have been far harsher in some weird time loop story where they were in power early enough to intervene - they'd have viciously snuffed out their own origins, hoping that would get them taken 'seriously'.
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by Jacob T. Levy — Reposted by Stuart White, Will Jennings

jacobtlevy.bsky.social
It’s a res publica, not a democracy, say people who support the wealthy demagogue ruling without the senate or popular assembly and suggesting paying the army from private funds.
atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"
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Reposted by Stuart White, Juan Cole, Aurélien Mondon

sjjphd.bsky.social
It’s almost like billionaires and strong vibrant institutions of civil society can’t coexist
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Reposted by Stuart White

quaker.org.uk
We welcome with deep relief and thanks the ceasefire in Gaza, the release of the living Israelis held hostage in Gaza and the release of Palestinians, including children, held in Israeli military detention.

(1/3)
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Reposted by Stuart White, Will Jennings, John Heathershaw

yougov.co.uk
Our latest Westminster voting intention (12-13 Oct) has the Greens on their highest figure ever recorded by YouGov

Reform UK: 27% (no change from 5-6 Oct)
Labour: 20% (=)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Lib Dems: 16% (-1)
Greens: 13% (+1)
SNP: 3% (-1)

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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Reposted by Stuart White

carolinelucas.bsky.social
Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Stuart White, Joanna Bryson, Daniel Ziblatt , and 13 more

jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism
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Reposted by Stuart White, Rupert Read

greenparty.org.uk
This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.

In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 105,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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by Stuart White

stuartgwhite.bsky.social
Welcome, Ben!
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Reposted by Stuart White, Steve Peers, Tobias Lock , and 9 more

aoifenolan.bsky.social
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
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Reposted by Stuart White, Safiya U. Noble, Christian Odendahl , and 4 more

fishkin.bsky.social
@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."

President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
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Reposted by Stuart White

andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social
Rob Kemp's Beatlesjuice! The House Band playing Goth Classics!

Get your tickets: deadlegcomedy.com
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Reposted by Stuart White

joshchafetz.bsky.social
Well done, MIT! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Stuart White, Steve Peers, Janet Murray , and 7 more

atrupar.com
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
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Reposted by Stuart White, Ben H. Ansell, Colin Murray

lewisgoodall.com
I do wonder if Labour might look at the sorts of people dominating the discourse and dominating the content wars and maybe, just maybe, rethink the sorts of grey figures they routinely put up for interviews, instructed at that to be as cautious as possible. Things have changed. Their comms hasn’t.
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Reposted by Stuart White

theguardian.com
Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic
Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic
Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser by the US technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic. The former British prime minister’s pair of new jobs emerged on Thursday in letters published by Westminster’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba). They add to his roles as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs International, the investment bank, and speechmaker to investment firms including Bain Capital and Makena Capital in the US, which have netted him over £150,000 a talk. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Stuart White, David M. Schultz, Steven French , and 1 more

james-bg.bsky.social
That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...
'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record
New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall
www.businessgreen.com
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Reposted by Stuart White

quaker.org.uk
Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are "not only unnecessary but dangerous".
Quakers warn new protest powers “dangerous and unnecessary”
Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are “not only unnecessary but dangerous”.
www.quaker.org.uk
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Reposted by Stuart White

electionmaps.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
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Reposted by Stuart White

eidlin.bsky.social
Today's Marxist Sociology Blog post is a banger from @lwestheuser.bsky.social & Linda Beck based on their Critical Sociology article. It examines how workers think about class & class politics. Against ideas that they are irrelevant or "lost to the right" 1/
marxistsociology.org/2025/10/work...
Workers’ Political Consciousness in Demobilized Class Societies: Redistribution, Recognition and Representation | Section on Marxist Sociology
A sole focus on right-wing ideology captures only a narrow part of working-class consciousness. Most workers—including many right-wing voters—are politically demobilized and distant from all politics,...
marxistsociology.org
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Reposted by Stuart White

zackpolanski.bsky.social
My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.
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Reposted by Stuart White

thetcpa.bsky.social
Pound’s Park is in the heart of Sheffield city centre & marks a bold commitment by the City Council to embed child-friendly principles into urban regeneration.
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/pl...

This case study is from a collection focused on child-friendly places from the TCPA & A Place in Childhood.
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Reposted by Stuart White

elliechowns.bsky.social
Kemi claims “work is the best way out of poverty" on the same day analysis finds an avg earner would need to save almost all of their income for 52 years to become as wealthy as the top 10%.

Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.
Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says
Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Stuart White, Stephan Lewandowsky, Steve Peers , and 7 more

sundersays.bsky.social
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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Reposted by Stuart White, Jonathan Portes, Ben H. Ansell , and 14 more

omaromalleykhan.bsky.social
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
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Reposted by Stuart White

samfr.bsky.social
Hadn't realised lots of trusts were no longer prescribing gluten-free food for coeliac kids.

My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS suggests coeliac children use food banks as doctors blast ‘cruel’ cuts
Clinicians warn of ‘shocking levels of ignorance’ over ‘cruel and risky’ decision to cut gluten-free prescriptions
www.independent.co.uk
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