Dead ahead: years of snobbery, misogyny and hatred about a northern single mum from a council house. So that's not worth looking forward to either.
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Dead ahead: years of snobbery, misogyny and hatred about a northern single mum from a council house. So that's not worth looking forward to either.
I hear it so much, so much. Utterly miserable in its predictability.
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I hear it so much, so much. Utterly miserable in its predictability.
He's laughing at everyone, and getting richer and richer doing it. No-one can touch him. The worse thing? Many voters who hate this sort of thing will plump for Reform out of desperation.
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
He's laughing at everyone, and getting richer and richer doing it. No-one can touch him. The worse thing? Many voters who hate this sort of thing will plump for Reform out of desperation.
Oh sure, fair enough. No worries.
February 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Oh sure, fair enough. No worries.
Most MPs are honest, hard-working and clean as anything. Dragging Parliament through the dirt hurts everyone, especially the weakest in our society. Next time you wonder why governing has got harder, this type of a debacle is one reason.
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Most MPs are honest, hard-working and clean as anything. Dragging Parliament through the dirt hurts everyone, especially the weakest in our society. Next time you wonder why governing has got harder, this type of a debacle is one reason.
TBF, that's not what I said. It says 'Labour should make sure Reform don't get in': I didn't threaten anyone.
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
TBF, that's not what I said. It says 'Labour should make sure Reform don't get in': I didn't threaten anyone.
After everything - Horizon, expenses, Falkirk, Johnson's flat, Covid parties, contaminated blood, 'cash for ash', Cummings, Greensill, Pincher, Murrell, betting-gate, Nathan Gill - well, how did you think voters would feel? I love thinking and writing about politics, but there is a limit.
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
After everything - Horizon, expenses, Falkirk, Johnson's flat, Covid parties, contaminated blood, 'cash for ash', Cummings, Greensill, Pincher, Murrell, betting-gate, Nathan Gill - well, how did you think voters would feel? I love thinking and writing about politics, but there is a limit.
An awful but deeply revealing story about the structural power of wealthy patriarchal networks is in danger of becoming a story about some... powerful men. Ever noticed how quickly relegated and decentred women and girls in these stories are?
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
An awful but deeply revealing story about the structural power of wealthy patriarchal networks is in danger of becoming a story about some... powerful men. Ever noticed how quickly relegated and decentred women and girls in these stories are?
Just got back on the trains. Guess what? It's already late and it's not going anywhere for now. We're not moving cos there's a 'power outage'. Arrrrgggghhhh.
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Just got back on the trains. Guess what? It's already late and it's not going anywhere for now. We're not moving cos there's a 'power outage'. Arrrrgggghhhh.
The Labour Party has one mission: to stop the calamity of Reform UK, which in normal times would never get near power, entering govt. We've seen how that goes in the US, and the working class voters Labour seeks to represent would be hurt the most. If they can't even manage that they're a disgrace.
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The Labour Party has one mission: to stop the calamity of Reform UK, which in normal times would never get near power, entering govt. We've seen how that goes in the US, and the working class voters Labour seeks to represent would be hurt the most. If they can't even manage that they're a disgrace.
No problem! I just wish it mattered or would change anything.
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
No problem! I just wish it mattered or would change anything.
Although there will of course be commentary on the political fallout of the Epstein files, as that will likely be consequential, the number one focus and priority must be absolutely clear: the industrial scale abuse of women and girls by powerful, rich men.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Although there will of course be commentary on the political fallout of the Epstein files, as that will likely be consequential, the number one focus and priority must be absolutely clear: the industrial scale abuse of women and girls by powerful, rich men.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy!
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Thank you! Hope you enjoy!
The procession towards authoritarianism in the United States continues apace. Faster even than expected. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post undergoing significant layoffs as part of ‘strategic reset’
Employees were told Wednesday that the paper’s sports desk would close among other cuts and restructures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The procession towards authoritarianism in the United States continues apace. Faster even than expected. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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📚New Episode📚
A forty-year slow-motion disaster in higher education is reaching its climax – and Labour is left holding the bag. @gsoh31.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social & @hannahfearn.bsky.social to ask if the problems can be solved ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
A forty-year slow-motion disaster in higher education is reaching its climax – and Labour is left holding the bag. @gsoh31.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social & @hannahfearn.bsky.social to ask if the problems can be solved ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
📚New Episode📚
A forty-year slow-motion disaster in higher education is reaching its climax – and Labour is left holding the bag. @gsoh31.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social & @hannahfearn.bsky.social to ask if the problems can be solved ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
A forty-year slow-motion disaster in higher education is reaching its climax – and Labour is left holding the bag. @gsoh31.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social & @hannahfearn.bsky.social to ask if the problems can be solved ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
Thanks! Glad you liked it. 👍
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Thanks! Glad you liked it. 👍
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The latest Oh God, What Now? is really good on how government policies are threatening UK universities. @gsoh31.bsky.social is excellent here
Episode webpage: twitter.com/OhGodWhatNow...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The latest Oh God, What Now? is really good on how government policies are threatening UK universities. @gsoh31.bsky.social is excellent here
Episode webpage: twitter.com/OhGodWhatNow...
Media file: pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffi...
Episode webpage: twitter.com/OhGodWhatNow...
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Blair had a strategy: can Labour find one now?
Author @gsoh31.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2026/01/blai...
His new book, New Labour, New Britain? is out next month.
#Labour #Starmer #booksky
Author @gsoh31.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2026/01/blai...
His new book, New Labour, New Britain? is out next month.
#Labour #Starmer #booksky
‘Blair had a strategy: can Labour find one now?’ – LabourList
The Labour Party is very good at losing General Elections. It has only ever ‘won’ eleven of them, if by ‘winning’ we mean taking or…
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February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Blair had a strategy: can Labour find one now?
Author @gsoh31.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2026/01/blai...
His new book, New Labour, New Britain? is out next month.
#Labour #Starmer #booksky
Author @gsoh31.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2026/01/blai...
His new book, New Labour, New Britain? is out next month.
#Labour #Starmer #booksky
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Great listen this. Even if it gets four listeners, I want that teased REF deep dive too.
I've been busy this week... third and last, I've been talking on the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast. A bit about my book, a lot about the disaster now unfolding in Britain's universities. It's an hour, but it's fun: www.podmasters.co.uk/oh-god-what-...
Oh God, What Now? Podcast | Podmasters
Oh God, What Now? combines top-quality guests, expert analysis and poor-quality jokes to make the unbearable bearable. Launched from the anti-Brexit movement in 2017, Oh God, What Now? is on a mission...
www.podmasters.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Great listen this. Even if it gets four listeners, I want that teased REF deep dive too.
I'll be launching my book on the Blair governments in London on Monday 9 March! Between 6.30pm and 8pm. We'll be at the Gilded Acorn bookshop between LSE and the Hunterian... Come along! Booking details below:
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New Labour, New Britain: How the Blair Government Reshaped the Country
Join Glen O'Hara at the Gilded Acorn, where he will be discussing his new book: New Labour, New Britain!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'll be launching my book on the Blair governments in London on Monday 9 March! Between 6.30pm and 8pm. We'll be at the Gilded Acorn bookshop between LSE and the Hunterian... Come along! Booking details below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour...
In case you missed it earlier, I've been talking to the
@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
megaphone.link/NSR1340804685
@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
megaphone.link/NSR1340804685
The Universities’ Doom Spiral – Can Britain avert disaster? by Oh God, What Now?
megaphone.link
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In case you missed it earlier, I've been talking to the
@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
megaphone.link/NSR1340804685
@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
megaphone.link/NSR1340804685
In case you missed it earlier, I've been talking to the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Oh God, What Now? - Podcast Episode | Global Player
The Universities’ Doom Spiral – Can Britain avert disaster?
www.globalplayer.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In case you missed it earlier, I've been talking to the @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social podcast about my new book on the Blair governments and the crisis in Higher Education... Take a listen!
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Not particularly I'm afraid - it's one of the toughest times in HE there has ever been. All I can say is - you need some evidence of covering most elements, not a huge amount, but some: so one article on the way, some lectures, some seminars, some evidence of experience outside academe. Good luck!
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Not particularly I'm afraid - it's one of the toughest times in HE there has ever been. All I can say is - you need some evidence of covering most elements, not a huge amount, but some: so one article on the way, some lectures, some seminars, some evidence of experience outside academe. Good luck!
No, Scotland's universities are even worse off and the Welsh are in the worst crisis of all.
February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
No, Scotland's universities are even worse off and the Welsh are in the worst crisis of all.
I've been talking to the Swedish press about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read all about it here!
www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/skar...
www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/skar...
Skarpt läge för den brittiska universitetssektorn | Tidningen Curie
Landet är en av världens främsta forskningsnationer. Trots det befinner sig universitetssektorn i Storbritannien i en djup kris. Under förra året blev 15 0000 anställda på universiteten av med jobbet,...
www.tidningencurie.se
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I've been talking to the Swedish press about the crisis in UK Higher Education. Read all about it here!
www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/skar...
www.tidningencurie.se/nyheter/skar...