Jonathan Preminger
@jonathanpreminger.bsky.social
Industrial relations, sociology of work, employee ownership, political economy, kayaking, music, Palestine, Israel
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Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
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Looking for ways to take action on ICE and keep the pressure up for Palestine? Join this week’s JVP Power Half-Hours to take action in the community together.
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Looking for ways to take action on ICE and keep the pressure up for Palestine? Join this week’s JVP Power Half-Hours to take action in the community together.
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Don't think this couldn't happed here. It will if we're not vigilant and prevent Farage implementing his Trumpist Agenda
US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women w...
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Don't think this couldn't happed here. It will if we're not vigilant and prevent Farage implementing his Trumpist Agenda
US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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BUIRA Annual Conference 2026: Regulation in a Time of Disruption, 23-25 June, Essex University. Call for papers now open: www.buira.net/2026/01/22/c...
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 AM
BUIRA Annual Conference 2026: Regulation in a Time of Disruption, 23-25 June, Essex University. Call for papers now open: www.buira.net/2026/01/22/c...
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The march will be from Russell Square to Whitehall
The Jewish Bloc will assemble at the SW Corner of Russell Square, (opposite Montague Street) WC1B 4JP from 12.00
#StopArmingIsrael
#IsraelOutOfGaza
The Jewish Bloc will assemble at the SW Corner of Russell Square, (opposite Montague Street) WC1B 4JP from 12.00
#StopArmingIsrael
#IsraelOutOfGaza
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The march will be from Russell Square to Whitehall
The Jewish Bloc will assemble at the SW Corner of Russell Square, (opposite Montague Street) WC1B 4JP from 12.00
#StopArmingIsrael
#IsraelOutOfGaza
The Jewish Bloc will assemble at the SW Corner of Russell Square, (opposite Montague Street) WC1B 4JP from 12.00
#StopArmingIsrael
#IsraelOutOfGaza
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The Trump administration announced that it will be moving to “phase 2” of the ceasefire plan. And yet, during the past three months that the so-called ceasefire has been in effect, the Israeli military has killed over 400 Palestinians...
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The Trump administration announced that it will be moving to “phase 2” of the ceasefire plan. And yet, during the past three months that the so-called ceasefire has been in effect, the Israeli military has killed over 400 Palestinians...
Anyone know how to get in touch with @newleftreview.bsky.social ? They're not answering my emails... Thank you
January 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Anyone know how to get in touch with @newleftreview.bsky.social ? They're not answering my emails... Thank you
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Superb new book on the 1926 General Strike in this 100th anniversary year @sslh.bsky.social @strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @iassc.bsky.social
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January 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Superb new book on the 1926 General Strike in this 100th anniversary year @sslh.bsky.social @strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @iassc.bsky.social
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Our Handbook on the Sociology of Work is out! With Chris Rees, @odulbozkurt.bsky.social and Stephanie Limoncelli, and many truly wonderful chapter authors: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
www.elgaronline.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Our Handbook on the Sociology of Work is out! With Chris Rees, @odulbozkurt.bsky.social and Stephanie Limoncelli, and many truly wonderful chapter authors: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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THREAD: The ceasefire isn’t stopping Israel from committing genocide in Gaza. Here’s how Israel is still killing Palestinians.
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
THREAD: The ceasefire isn’t stopping Israel from committing genocide in Gaza. Here’s how Israel is still killing Palestinians.
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Is academic research experiencing the same ‘enshittification’ that Cory Doctorow identifies in online platforms?
Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes!
A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation
Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes!
A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation
Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Is academic research experiencing the same ‘enshittification’ that Cory Doctorow identifies in online platforms?
Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes!
A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation
Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes!
A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation
Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
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Boycott Eurovision
Boycott every artist from the Eurovision
Boycott every song from the Eurovision
This competition is allowing a Genocidal, Murderer, Demonic country to participate and whitewash it's crimes
Boycott every artist from the Eurovision
Boycott every song from the Eurovision
This competition is allowing a Genocidal, Murderer, Demonic country to participate and whitewash it's crimes
December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Boycott Eurovision
Boycott every artist from the Eurovision
Boycott every song from the Eurovision
This competition is allowing a Genocidal, Murderer, Demonic country to participate and whitewash it's crimes
Boycott every artist from the Eurovision
Boycott every song from the Eurovision
This competition is allowing a Genocidal, Murderer, Demonic country to participate and whitewash it's crimes
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READ: Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and imperialism, the connections become clear. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/unde...
Understanding the relationship between Zionism and Fascism
Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and…
mondoweiss.net
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
READ: Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and imperialism, the connections become clear. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/unde...
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Homes haven't 'become' unaffordable.
They have been made unaffordable because they don't want you to be able to own your own home and live for 'free'.
They have been made unaffordable because they don't want you to be able to own your own home and live for 'free'.
December 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Homes haven't 'become' unaffordable.
They have been made unaffordable because they don't want you to be able to own your own home and live for 'free'.
They have been made unaffordable because they don't want you to be able to own your own home and live for 'free'.
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What Palestinians actually mean by “one democratic state,” and what liberation can look like when the settler society refuses to leave.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
The Settlers Are Not Leaving: Decolonization, not coexistence
What Palestinians actually mean by “one democratic state,” and what liberation can look like when the settler society refuses to leave.
mondoweiss.net
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What Palestinians actually mean by “one democratic state,” and what liberation can look like when the settler society refuses to leave.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-...
#Palestine #Israel
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Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza's landscape through force in what they call a “second Nakba.” mondoweiss.net/2025/12/isra...
Israel’s military chief says the ‘Yellow Line’ dividing Gaza will be Israel’s new border. Palestinians say this is a ‘second Nakba.’
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the “Yellow Line” dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza’s landscape…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza's landscape through force in what they call a “second Nakba.” mondoweiss.net/2025/12/isra...
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Israel is occupying Gaza
There is no ceasefire
It’s all lies
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There is no ceasefire
It’s all lies
⬇️⬇️⬇️
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza's landscape through force in what they call a “second Nakba.”
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Israel is occupying Gaza
There is no ceasefire
It’s all lies
⬇️⬇️⬇️
There is no ceasefire
It’s all lies
⬇️⬇️⬇️
Now open access! How to invest in alternative organisations so both employees and investors are protected, without employees losing control. This will boost the number of organisations able to switch to employee ownership (and other alternative organisational forms): www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses
Purpose. Employee ownership (EO) and profit sharing have numerous benefits. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are proliferating, but EO could grow faster by harnessing “non-interfering”, risk-sharing i...
www.emerald.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Now open access! How to invest in alternative organisations so both employees and investors are protected, without employees losing control. This will boost the number of organisations able to switch to employee ownership (and other alternative organisational forms): www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
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BUIRA History of IR study group seminar: The Marriage Bar in the UK - Case Studies from the BBC and Teaching.
2 Dec 17:30-19:15 with Kate Murphy and Harriet Samuels
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2 Dec 17:30-19:15 with Kate Murphy and Harriet Samuels
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-marria...
The Marriage Bar in the UK: Case Studies from the BBC and Teaching
BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group in association with ProBE Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment
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November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BUIRA History of IR study group seminar: The Marriage Bar in the UK - Case Studies from the BBC and Teaching.
2 Dec 17:30-19:15 with Kate Murphy and Harriet Samuels
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-marria...
2 Dec 17:30-19:15 with Kate Murphy and Harriet Samuels
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-marria...
“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses:
Guy Major and I continue to develop our model for external investment while retaining full worker control to promote democratic business.
www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
Guy Major and I continue to develop our model for external investment while retaining full worker control to promote democratic business.
www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses
Purpose. Employee ownership (EO) and profit sharing have numerous benefits. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are proliferating, but EO could grow faster by harnessing “non-interfering”, risk-sharing i...
www.emerald.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses:
Guy Major and I continue to develop our model for external investment while retaining full worker control to promote democratic business.
www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
Guy Major and I continue to develop our model for external investment while retaining full worker control to promote democratic business.
www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
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ERU is delighted to start the year with a panel on Digital Work, in collaboration with @cusocsci.bsky.social, featuring Agnieszka Rydik @agnirydzik.bsky.social and Mattia Dessi @mattiadessifrau.bsky.social, Nov 12 at 12:00, @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
ERU is delighted to start the year with a panel on Digital Work, in collaboration with @cusocsci.bsky.social, featuring Agnieszka Rydik @agnirydzik.bsky.social and Mattia Dessi @mattiadessifrau.bsky.social, Nov 12 at 12:00, @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social
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Save the date!! BUIRA 2026 conference will be held on 23-25 June in the Wivenhoe campus of Essex University
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Save the date!! BUIRA 2026 conference will be held on 23-25 June in the Wivenhoe campus of Essex University
אדם רז ואסף בונדי @assafbondy.bsky.social נותנים פרספקטיבה חשובה על מלחמה שכולם מעורבים בה - ואיך נוצרה קהילת פשע
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כל החברה מעורבת בפשעים, והם מגובים ומטויחים. קשה לסיים ככה מלחמה | דעה
בשלהי מלחמת העולם השנייה כתבה הפילוסופית חנה ארנדט, שבחברה שבה כולם מבצעים פשעים, לא ניתן לאתר פושע אחד. בשנתיים האחרונות בנתה ממשלת בנימין נתניהו את המערך המאפ
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October 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
אדם רז ואסף בונדי @assafbondy.bsky.social נותנים פרספקטיבה חשובה על מלחמה שכולם מעורבים בה - ואיך נוצרה קהילת פשע
www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/202...
www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/202...