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Stuart White
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I am an academic interested in political theory, anti-oligarchic political economy, and democracy. I post in a personal capacity and reposting does not necessarily mean agreement. He/him.

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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 3h
It seems the first of the new 'nine river walks' the Government announced in place of a real access policy... won't actually create any new access?

They're just upgrading the existing path and adding some signs and benches. A really rubbish level of ambition.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026
www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 2d
Here's me for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social arguing that the only way to forestall a Reform government is to make a more decisive break with neoliberalism than Starmer is ever going to, or most of the parliamentary 'soft left' still seem capable of imagining.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Why is Keir Starmer so unpopular?
Britain needs a leader willing to break with the legacy of Thatcherism
www.newstatesman.com

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 3d
Regulation has failed.
This government imposed a Bonus Ban, but water bosses and shareholders will always find ways to reward themselves for their failures, with eye-watering payouts.

It's high time for the whole English water sector to come into public ownership.

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Yorkshire Water boss 'mistaken' to keep £1.3m payment secret
Nicola Shaw says she was wrong in "not being transparent" about the extra money she received.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Oxford Mutual Aid @oxfordmutualaid.bsky.social · 3d
We are hoping to raise £5000 to allow us to increase our stocks and staffing to ensure we can support everyone who needs us this winter. Donate to our winter crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nobody-sho...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d
one of the critical things here is that 90 percent of journalism has been destroyed, and the remaining 10 percent is what was once the top 10 percent, highly status-driven, highly opinion-driven, and intensely New York/DC centered. there's no ladder to come up as a journeyman left.
joshuaerlich.bsky.social Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 3d
i say this with nothing but love for all of you to whom this applies, but the moral rot in elite journalism is because journalism is a trade and it should be done by tradespeople and instead it's been professionalized in a way that makes it cozy to capital instead

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 4d
Do Quakers do Christmas? Traditionally, Quakers don't celebrate special days, but today the picture is more complex.

Rhiannon Grant shares four questions she asks herself when thinking about whether and how to participate in Christmas activities.
Is your Christmas simple, radical, spiritual?
​Rhiannon Grant reflects on how Quaker traditions and testimony influence how she marks the festive season.
quaker.org.uk

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 4d
New Fairytale of New York lyrics just dropped... 😮‍💨

Grace Petrie 👏

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Right to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · 4d
Happy Winter Solstice, where we celebrate the returning of the light, on the shortest day and longest night.
On the solstice, when the land feels closest to its oldest stories, we’re reminded how much of England’s past remains out of reach.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention Two Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention. Amu Gib, 30, who was being held at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey while awaiting trial, is on day 50 of the hunger strike and 28-year-old Kamran Ahmed was being held at Pentonville prison in London and on day 42 of his hunger strike. The two are the latest of eight prisoners who have been admitted to hospital since the hunger strike action began on Balfour day, 2 November, according to Prisoners for Palestine. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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ProfAFinlayson @profafinlayson.bsky.social · 6d
A representation of entrenched inequality not just between generations but families. The politics which follows is a vast ideological effort to justify that inequality as natural & necessary, to ridicule critics & distract opposition while ignoring the fraying of society that is its consequence.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Jon Moses @jon-moses.bsky.social · 6d
A wee gift from @righttoroam.bsky.social this season: our first Christmas film!

It's a beautiful mini-doc profiling the concept of Wild Service on a neglected river in east London, now being restored by a community of guerrilla guardians...

Check it out here:

youtu.be/7sjOGOguq5A
The London barrister who declared a river sacred and began to fight for its rights
YouTube video by Right To Roam
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quaker.org.uk
Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 6d
Quakers in Britain are continuing to work to ensure that all Quaker communities are inclusive of gender diversity, following a decision in 2021. A new document provides both theological background for this, rooted in the commandment to love one another, and practical guidance. 1/4

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 7d
We are deeply concerned for the health of Qesser Zuhrah, who has been on hunger strike for 46 days.

We join those calling on the government to act now, and address the serious concerns raised by lawyers acting for the prisoners.
We are deeply concerned for the health of Qesser Zuhrah, who has been on hunger strike for 46 days, and we join those calling on the government to act now, and address the serious concerns raised by lawyers acting for the prisoners.

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notes on sudan @notesonsudan.bsky.social · 7d
Tomorrow marks the 7th anniversary of Sudan's December revolution, before it was superseded by another war that separated and scattered millions of people across countless countries and worlds. Will slowly be posting readings on the uprising here, focusing first on those by Sudanese 🧵
Image of a train in a sea of revolutionaries waving Sudanese flags. Protestors fill the image, including many standing on top of the train.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 8d
"Qesser Zuhrah has been refusing food for almost 2 months now"

#C4News last night. The first time I've seen the mainstream news cover the Palestine hunger strikers.

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James David Griffiths @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 9d
🚨 NEW BLOG

Labour have won every election in Wales for 100 years, but they are on track to (badly) lose the 2026 Senedd election - why?

@jaclarner.bsky.social and I have looked at new data, which shows how support is shifting within (not between) Wales's blocs!

blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
Consolidation, Not Conversion: Understanding Wales’s Ongoing Realignment
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 9d
⚡ Zelenskyy: Putin does not believe in people; he believes only in power and in money. He spends around 40,000 soldiers’ lives on the front every month. Not wounded, 40,000 each month killed.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 10d
Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · 10d
In many parts of Europe populist-right parties have moderated as they have grown, shedding unpopular policies and personnel. If anything, the AfD in Germany is growing more radical econ.st/3KSptMm

Illustration: Javier Palma

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Oxford Mutual Aid @oxfordmutualaid.bsky.social · 10d
We are hoping to raise £5000 to allow us to increase our stocks and staffing to ensure we can support everyone who needs us this winter. Donate to our winter crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nobody-sho...

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 10d
Do you condemn Mr Trump's remarks, Mr Farage?
Do you condemn Mr Trump's remarks, Mr Starmer?
Do you condemn Mr Trump's remarks, Ms Badenoch?

The only questions I want to hear from media in response to Trump's latest vomit.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 10d
The Republic Book IX remains the most essential political reading of the current era.

Reposted by Stephen Jones, Stuart White, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 11d
Heartbreaking reading

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who were the Bondi beach shooting victims? What we know
Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 11d
Honestly, I’m furious. Sandy Hook should have been the end of this. Yet on its anniversary more children are dead, injured, and traumatized. It is a horror that is entirely preventable. And we should prevent it. It is not impossible. No matter what the received wisdom has become.

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Stuart White @stuartgwhite.bsky.social · 11d
I strongly recommend the book. @bostonreview.bsky.social also did a symposium on it a few years ago which is well worth a read.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 11d
No campus means more to me than Brown's. Deeply horrified.

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Stuart White @stuartgwhite.bsky.social · 11d
Huge thanks to Sanat Sogani for this conversation for the 'Justice Everywhere' site, in which we discuss punk, anarchism, radical republicanism, and the relationships between them. justice-everywhere.org/general/beyo...
Punk Rock, Radical Republicanism & the Politics of Joy: Beyond the Ivory Tower with Stuart White
When I mentioned anarchism to friends or family, the response was always, “That’s impossible—get rid of government and you get chaos.” So I wanted real answers.
justice-everywhere.org

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12d
I'm on my way to a Chanukah event. It should be a celebration but instead our community is once again mourning.

I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.

We stand with you.

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Kim L. Scheppele, Stuart White , and 1 more

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12d
🇭🇺💥Thousands marched to Viktor Orbán’s office in Budapest on Saturday, led by opposition leader Péter Magyar, who called on the PM to resign over multiple child abuse scandals. Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!”.

🎥Timelapse video posted by Magyar.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12d
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament

Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!