Colm Murphy
@colmpm.bsky.social
Historian of UK and ROI politics and political economy. Senior Lecturer at QMUL and Deputy Director of Mile End Institute (https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/murphycolm.html). Book on Labour and 'modernisation' (https://tinyurl.com/37tzatvk).
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“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers” is deep wisdom and you don’t need to reproduce to embrace it!
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Some pretty worrying shifts identified in this new @ippr.org @yougov.co.uk data:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Some pretty worrying shifts identified in this new @ippr.org @yougov.co.uk data:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I don't think we should revoke citizenship because of some tweets
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I don't think we should revoke citizenship because of some tweets
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Die PDFs von "Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe", Band 1-7: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Die PDFs von "Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe", Band 1-7: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Very much enjoyed listening to @colmpm.bsky.social speaking recently about his book on the Labour Party and modernisation on this episode of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Colm Murphy, "Futures of Socialism: ‘Modernisation', the Labour Party, and the British Left, 1973–1997" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
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December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Very much enjoyed listening to @colmpm.bsky.social speaking recently about his book on the Labour Party and modernisation on this episode of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Between the postwar period and the 1970s, sterling went from about 80% to about 10% of globally disclosed foreign exchange reserves.
(Daunton, 2023, p.432)
The former number is inflated by the Second World War and the unique conditions that generated, but that really is an enormous change.
(Daunton, 2023, p.432)
The former number is inflated by the Second World War and the unique conditions that generated, but that really is an enormous change.
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Between the postwar period and the 1970s, sterling went from about 80% to about 10% of globally disclosed foreign exchange reserves.
(Daunton, 2023, p.432)
The former number is inflated by the Second World War and the unique conditions that generated, but that really is an enormous change.
(Daunton, 2023, p.432)
The former number is inflated by the Second World War and the unique conditions that generated, but that really is an enormous change.
This is a very interesting piece about a largely forgotten but quite revealing case study of worker cooperatives.
My new article explores the neoliberalisation of the British worker coop movement. A lost history that speaks directly to today’s debates about ownership and the future of work. It's Open Access, so if it interests you, take a look! tinyurl.com/27r9j957
From New Left to Social Enterprise: A Conceptual History of the Industrial Common Ownership Movement, 1971–2001 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
From New Left to Social Enterprise: A Conceptual History of the Industrial Common Ownership Movement, 1971–2001
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December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is a very interesting piece about a largely forgotten but quite revealing case study of worker cooperatives.
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Check out Colm Murphy's @colmpm.bsky.social latest article in Past and Present: academic.oup.com/past/advance...
The Political Crisis of British Keynesianism, 1973–1983*
Abstract. In histories of Western political economy in the 1970s–1980s, Keynesianism is conventionally depicted as a victim of neoliberal ascendancy. Build
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December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Check out Colm Murphy's @colmpm.bsky.social latest article in Past and Present: academic.oup.com/past/advance...
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On advance access "The Political Crisis of British Keynesianism, 1973–1983"
by @colmpm.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by @colmpm.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
The Political Crisis of British Keynesianism, 1973–1983*
Abstract. In histories of Western political economy in the 1970s–1980s, Keynesianism is conventionally depicted as a victim of neoliberal ascendancy. Build
doi.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
On advance access "The Political Crisis of British Keynesianism, 1973–1983"
by @colmpm.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by @colmpm.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
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Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
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Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
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It also means either rejecting the anti-fascist and anti-appeasement aspects of Labour history - which in the early 2010s seemed counterproductive, and today seems positively sinister...
Ben Jackson once wrote a good essay about the idiocy of taking a position that means one cannot celebrate basically most of Labour's actions in office. Ironic for a campaigner supposedly laser targeted on power seeking.
Think it was in this iirc:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rethinkin...
Think it was in this iirc:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rethinkin...
Rethinking Labour's Past
The Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn is charting a new direction. Here, Nathan Yeowell has brought together a remarkable array of contributors to provide expert…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It also means either rejecting the anti-fascist and anti-appeasement aspects of Labour history - which in the early 2010s seemed counterproductive, and today seems positively sinister...
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George Lansbury: the unsung father of blue Labour « Labour Uncut
labour-uncut.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is one of the clearest influences of actual Blue Labour (rather than just vibes Blue Labour) on McSweeney that I have seen.
I do not agree with the analysis.
I do not agree with the analysis.
One interesting nugget in this piece could explain the (otherwise baffling) appearance of Ramsay MacDonald in a 2024 Labour Party Election Broadcast
December 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is one of the clearest influences of actual Blue Labour (rather than just vibes Blue Labour) on McSweeney that I have seen.
I do not agree with the analysis.
I do not agree with the analysis.
The closeness of the vote is slightly surprising to me given the labour market data
BoE razor thin margins rn, interesting to watch.
*BOE CUTS KEY RATE BY 25BPS TO 3.75%; EST. 3.750%
*BOE SAYS RATES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ON GRADUAL DOWNWARD PATH
*BOE: JUDGMENTS ON FURTHER EASING WILL BECOME A CLOSER CALL
*BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE TO 3.75% IN 5-4 VOTE
*BOE CUTS KEY RATE BY 25BPS TO 3.75%; EST. 3.750%
*BOE SAYS RATES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ON GRADUAL DOWNWARD PATH
*BOE: JUDGMENTS ON FURTHER EASING WILL BECOME A CLOSER CALL
*BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE TO 3.75% IN 5-4 VOTE
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The closeness of the vote is slightly surprising to me given the labour market data
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Great stuff from our beatnik colleague, @sajuria.com
Chile's president-elect close to other far-right leaders "culturally and ideologically"
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Great stuff from our beatnik colleague, @sajuria.com
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🧵/ How has political opinion changed over 2025?
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🧵/ How has political opinion changed over 2025?
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
In voting intention, Labour have made the biggest losses, while the Greens have gained most, and Reform UK have established a clear lead
Ref: 28% (+3 from 12-13 Jan)
Lab: 18% (-8)
Grn: 17% (+9)
Con: 17% (-5)
LD: 14% (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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Some thoughts about the Chilean election
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December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Some thoughts about the Chilean election
The @politicalquarterly.bsky.social's special collection on housing, guest edited by Christine Whitehead, is now online. Contributors debate the roots of the housing crisis, dissect the govt's focus on planning, and illuminate the resultant policy dilemmas.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...
politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...
The Politics and Policy of Housing
Housing is among the most intractable problems of contemporary politics. It is a cauldron for class, regional, and generational inequality, a subject of conflict and negotiation between the public and...
politicalquarterly.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The @politicalquarterly.bsky.social's special collection on housing, guest edited by Christine Whitehead, is now online. Contributors debate the roots of the housing crisis, dissect the govt's focus on planning, and illuminate the resultant policy dilemmas.
politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...
politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...
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For a while, I collected the worst jokes UK political correspondents ascribed to MPs, especially those sent via WhatsApp.
Because I despise you, I'm migrating the thread here, starting with this absolute *shiter* from 2022, so we can share in the horror together. Please send me the worst you have.
Because I despise you, I'm migrating the thread here, starting with this absolute *shiter* from 2022, so we can share in the horror together. Please send me the worst you have.
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For a while, I collected the worst jokes UK political correspondents ascribed to MPs, especially those sent via WhatsApp.
Because I despise you, I'm migrating the thread here, starting with this absolute *shiter* from 2022, so we can share in the horror together. Please send me the worst you have.
Because I despise you, I'm migrating the thread here, starting with this absolute *shiter* from 2022, so we can share in the horror together. Please send me the worst you have.
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Big deal in Labour land…
December 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Big deal in Labour land…
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Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
Bombshell polling for Wales
If this is correct we are seeing a seismic shift
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
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Not a good set of labour market stats.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Employment down, real wages slowing, unemployment up.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Employment down, real wages slowing, unemployment up.
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Not a good set of labour market stats.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Employment down, real wages slowing, unemployment up.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Employment down, real wages slowing, unemployment up.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final @mileendinstitute.bsky.social event of 2025 last week, where we marked the publication of "The British General Election of 2024" with own very own @timbale.bsky.social, @psurridge.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social and @rmcunliffe.bsky.social!
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final @mileendinstitute.bsky.social event of 2025 last week, where we marked the publication of "The British General Election of 2024" with own very own @timbale.bsky.social, @psurridge.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social and @rmcunliffe.bsky.social!