Koldo Casla
@koldocasla.bsky.social
Leire eta Nahiaren aita; Dad of two • Senior Lecturer, Essex Law School & Human Rights Centre @universityofessex.bsky.social • Politics, Law, Social Rights • Author ‘The Social Right to Property: Social Function & Human Rights' ✍️ 📖
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Koldo Casla
@koldocasla.bsky.social
· Dec 10
"Litigation on the Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Under What Conditions May It Be Strategic?" A paper co-produced by a team of human rights academics and practitioners. Supported by @slsauk.bsky.social cbeh.cat/wp-content/u... cc @essexhrc.bsky.social
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Join our team at @iipp-sea.bsky.social!
We’re hiring a Programme Manager to lead SEA’s work on pushing the boundaries of new economic thinking and amplifying the voices of women economists and leaders on industrial policy, global finance and state capacity in the Global South.
We’re hiring a Programme Manager to lead SEA’s work on pushing the boundaries of new economic thinking and amplifying the voices of women economists and leaders on industrial policy, global finance and state capacity in the Global South.
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Join our team at @iipp-sea.bsky.social!
We’re hiring a Programme Manager to lead SEA’s work on pushing the boundaries of new economic thinking and amplifying the voices of women economists and leaders on industrial policy, global finance and state capacity in the Global South.
We’re hiring a Programme Manager to lead SEA’s work on pushing the boundaries of new economic thinking and amplifying the voices of women economists and leaders on industrial policy, global finance and state capacity in the Global South.
The inequality of inflation.
Chart of the week gives you a sneak peak into 'Unsung Britain' – a new book we're publishing on Tuesday.
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
It shows that in the six years leading to last autumn, annualised inflation experienced by the poorest families ran at a rate that was 0.7 percentage points faster than for the richest families
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The inequality of inflation.
I read @dianaskelton.bsky.social 's "Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati", and I loved it, so I wrote this review for the Journal of Human Rights Practice because I thought you may love it too. doi.org/10.1093/jhum...
Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati
Abstract. Joyful Revolution honours Mary Rabagliati’s life and legacy in human rights advocacy against poverty. Rabagliati was a pioneer, an inspiration an
doi.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I read @dianaskelton.bsky.social 's "Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati", and I loved it, so I wrote this review for the Journal of Human Rights Practice because I thought you may love it too. doi.org/10.1093/jhum...
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Looking forward to this important discussion with members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on how Treaty Bodies shape standards and monitor countries.
Vital for anyone working on ESCR, accountability and the UK review.
12 March | Hybrid 👇
Vital for anyone working on ESCR, accountability and the UK review.
12 March | Hybrid 👇
Join us for a discussion with two members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Joo-Young Lee & Julieta Rossi) on the role of UN Treaty Bodies in norm setting and country monitoring.
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
UN CESCR, norm setting and country monitoring: General Comment No. 27 and the UK review | University of Essex
UN CESCR, norm setting and country monitoring: General Comment No. 27 and the UK review.
www.essex.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Looking forward to this important discussion with members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on how Treaty Bodies shape standards and monitor countries.
Vital for anyone working on ESCR, accountability and the UK review.
12 March | Hybrid 👇
Vital for anyone working on ESCR, accountability and the UK review.
12 March | Hybrid 👇
Join us for a discussion with two members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Joo-Young Lee & Julieta Rossi) on the role of UN Treaty Bodies in norm setting and country monitoring.
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
UN CESCR, norm setting and country monitoring: General Comment No. 27 and the UK review | University of Essex
UN CESCR, norm setting and country monitoring: General Comment No. 27 and the UK review.
www.essex.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Join us for a discussion with two members of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Joo-Young Lee & Julieta Rossi) on the role of UN Treaty Bodies in norm setting and country monitoring.
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
🗓️ 12 March
⏰ 13:00 - 14:30 (UK time)
Hybrid event
Details 👇👇👇
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2026/...
Wealth is the new class divide.
Occupation is no longer a reliable indicator of who someone votes for. But property ownership is—and it shows why the UK’s old parties are in decline, writes Tom Clark
Class, but not as we know it
The property-ownership divide is another way of making sense of the decline of the UK’s old parties
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Wealth is the new class divide.
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‘Perhaps it’s time for all of us to face up to what the victims of empire and colonisation have known all along: for generations, humanity’s hopes for a better future have been built on a gross distortion of history.’
David Wengrow on ‘rules-based’ order, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
David Wengrow on ‘rules-based’ order, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
David Wengrow | Against the Grotian Tradition
The World Economic Forum in Davos is ending with talk of a rupture in world affairs, a collapse of international law, a...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
‘Perhaps it’s time for all of us to face up to what the victims of empire and colonisation have known all along: for generations, humanity’s hopes for a better future have been built on a gross distortion of history.’
David Wengrow on ‘rules-based’ order, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
David Wengrow on ‘rules-based’ order, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
*The effect of property on political enfranchisement* Drawing of a survey of 10,000 adults in the UK, this paper finds that homeowners are significantly more likely than renters to feel listened to by politicians, and that the system works for them. doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Homeownership and political efficacy: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard
Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:27 AM
*The effect of property on political enfranchisement* Drawing of a survey of 10,000 adults in the UK, this paper finds that homeowners are significantly more likely than renters to feel listened to by politicians, and that the system works for them. doi.org/10.1080/0140...
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400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close.
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it.
📍 Southend rally | 5 February
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The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
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Whatever the domestic political wisdom of Donald Trump's ambitions in Greenland — or strikes in Venezuela or Iran — there is no ready legal justification in international law. https://bit.ly/3YD4QHp
President Trump may disregard international law – but other countries want to make use of it
Non-superpower countries know that adherence to international law is not idealism, but the foundation of stable relations - and that it will only become more important in a rapidly changing world.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Whatever the domestic political wisdom of Donald Trump's ambitions in Greenland — or strikes in Venezuela or Iran — there is no ready legal justification in international law. https://bit.ly/3YD4QHp
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I recommend that people follow @poverty2solutions.bsky.social, co-founded by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social, and which is relaunching an A to Z of involving lived experience in policy making!
January 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM
I recommend that people follow @poverty2solutions.bsky.social, co-founded by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social, and which is relaunching an A to Z of involving lived experience in policy making!
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"It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience.
@hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
"It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience.
@hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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"It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience.
@hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
"It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience.
@hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
A Coruña se convierte en la única ciudad gallega que abarata los alquileres tras declararse 'zona tensionada' www.infolibre.es/1_20722e
A Coruña se convierte en la única ciudad gallega que abarata los alquileres tras declararse 'zona tensionada'
Entre julio y diciembre la ciudad herculina es la única que baja, mientras que en el resto de las urbes gallegas siguen registrándose subidas
www.infolibre.es
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
A Coruña se convierte en la única ciudad gallega que abarata los alquileres tras declararse 'zona tensionada' www.infolibre.es/1_20722e
Choose your parents wisely.
The housing wealth gap between the children of renters and the children of homeowners widened in areas with higher house price growth after the housing boom, however.
Children whose parents saw the biggest gains from house price growth were more likely to own expensive homes.
Children whose parents saw the biggest gains from house price growth were more likely to own expensive homes.
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Choose your parents wisely.
Test your attention span to question its meaning. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Opinion | The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Test your attention span to question its meaning. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
"This would not be socialism as we know it. A tiny elite would own AI’s 'commanding heights' and hand everyone else a check or some form of digital ration. The sum would be enough to live on, but not enough to challenge those in power." Noreena Hertz www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Silicon Valley Socialism
Noreena Hertz sees several problems with the kind of top-down basic-income schemes proposed by tech industry leaders.
www.project-syndicate.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"This would not be socialism as we know it. A tiny elite would own AI’s 'commanding heights' and hand everyone else a check or some form of digital ration. The sum would be enough to live on, but not enough to challenge those in power." Noreena Hertz www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
London landlords 400 years apart, pretty similar story. @londoncentric.media www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
A Tale Of One City And Two Henry Smiths
These two London landlords are separated by four centuries — but joined by a common name and business interests.
www.londoncentric.media
January 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
London landlords 400 years apart, pretty similar story. @londoncentric.media www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
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Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital
Protesters had gathered outside prison to demand 20-year-old, who is on day 46, receive urgent medical attention
A 20-year-old woman taking part in the hunger strike by Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners has been taken to hospital after protesters gathered outside the jail where she was being held to demand she receive urgent medical attention.
Qesser Zuhrah, who is being held at HMP Bronzefield, Kent, while awaiting trial, is on day 46 of her hunger strike. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital
Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says Social Mobility Commission chair www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says top government adviser
Exclusive: Warning from Social Mobility Commission chair comes after UK report found ‘entrenched disadvantages’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says Social Mobility Commission chair www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers. A charity run by landlords. @novaramedia.com novaramedia.com/2025/12/11/t...
The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers | Novara Media
The Canal and River Trust denies it’s a landlord, but routinely fines, evicts and even repossesses boaters’ homes. Guess who runs it? Cameron Baillie reports.
novaramedia.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers. A charity run by landlords. @novaramedia.com novaramedia.com/2025/12/11/t...
“todo parece ser revolucionario si es individual y nos permite autodescubrirnos.” Israel Merino www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025...
La autoficción se nos ha ido de las manos
No podemos explicar el mundo solo a través de nosotros mismos, no podemos obcecarnos en no contar más que historias personales, no podemos creer que todas nuestras acciones individuales son revolucionarias
www.elconfidencial.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“todo parece ser revolucionario si es individual y nos permite autodescubrirnos.” Israel Merino www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025...
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"The big-picture lesson for policymakers is that changes to one part of the benefit system can shift pressures elsewhere, rather than remove them entirely."
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"The big-picture lesson for policymakers is that changes to one part of the benefit system can shift pressures elsewhere, rather than remove them entirely."
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
Reposted by Koldo Casla
These effects reduce the fiscal saving from cuts to benefit amounts, but only modestly. Increased disability benefits only reduced savings by 1%-4% for the three cuts to benefit amounts we study.
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
These effects reduce the fiscal saving from cuts to benefit amounts, but only modestly. Increased disability benefits only reduced savings by 1%-4% for the three cuts to benefit amounts we study.
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Essex students found out their campus was closing from a link in a WhatsApp chat.
800 students uprooted.
400 jobs cut.
One university in crisis.
Students and staff deserve better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
800 students uprooted.
400 jobs cut.
One university in crisis.
Students and staff deserve better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Essex student 'devastated' by campus closure
Four hundred staff jobs are also being axed in cost-cutting measures by the University of Essex.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Essex students found out their campus was closing from a link in a WhatsApp chat.
800 students uprooted.
400 jobs cut.
One university in crisis.
Students and staff deserve better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
800 students uprooted.
400 jobs cut.
One university in crisis.
Students and staff deserve better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...