Oli Mould
@olimould.bsky.social
He/him. Academic at large, but lectures in human geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Researches anti-capitalism & cities. Christianarchist. Toffeeman. Interested in scifi, films, architecture, music and t-shirts.
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Researches anti-capitalism & cities. Christianarchist. Toffeeman. Interested in scifi, films, architecture, music and t-shirts.
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Oli Mould
@olimould.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Manchester University Press - Postcapitalist cities
Postcapitalist cities - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Postcapitalist cities by Oli Mould
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
I’m sure you’re all *thrilled* to hear what you can preorder my new book - Postcapitalist Cities - from the MUP website with a whopping 40% off till the end January. So yours for only £12.
Not only is the Winter Olympics basically sport for posh people, it's also really dull. Just endless time trials and judges scores. No actual races (other than speed skating which is over in seconds). The only watchable thing is the curling and that's only really because it's like a board game.
February 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Not only is the Winter Olympics basically sport for posh people, it's also really dull. Just endless time trials and judges scores. No actual races (other than speed skating which is over in seconds). The only watchable thing is the curling and that's only really because it's like a board game.
Imagine if you pitched the idea of the British Library now.
"Yes, we'd like to occupy prime real estate land for a building which is completely free for the general public, so they can get whatever information they want".
They'd laugh you out of the room.
"Yes, we'd like to occupy prime real estate land for a building which is completely free for the general public, so they can get whatever information they want".
They'd laugh you out of the room.
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Imagine if you pitched the idea of the British Library now.
"Yes, we'd like to occupy prime real estate land for a building which is completely free for the general public, so they can get whatever information they want".
They'd laugh you out of the room.
"Yes, we'd like to occupy prime real estate land for a building which is completely free for the general public, so they can get whatever information they want".
They'd laugh you out of the room.
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This sort of framing of stories about 'left behind' places is getting very tired. How have they been 'failed' by politics? They are the product of political choices - which organisations like the BBC have often failed to explain to people.
Inside Horden, the County Durham town failed by politics
In Horden, County Durham, Westminster slogans have long been left unmet as the population has plummeted.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This sort of framing of stories about 'left behind' places is getting very tired. How have they been 'failed' by politics? They are the product of political choices - which organisations like the BBC have often failed to explain to people.
If anyone's response the abuse Vinicius Jnr's got is, 'he shouldn't have been antagonising the crowd', then you're a major part of the problem. No actions 'deserve' racist abuse. None.
February 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
If anyone's response the abuse Vinicius Jnr's got is, 'he shouldn't have been antagonising the crowd', then you're a major part of the problem. No actions 'deserve' racist abuse. None.
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Publishing today!🏙️
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Publishing today!🏙️
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
In a world of environmental degradation, inequality and social strife, a vision for what comes next is vital.
@olimould.bsky.social takes readers from strikes in Santiago to urban commoning and Solarpunk, revealing how communities are making a new kind of city possible.
Title slide for my talk next week at the University of Bath’s Politics, languages and international studies dept hits hard, even if I do say so myself….
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Title slide for my talk next week at the University of Bath’s Politics, languages and international studies dept hits hard, even if I do say so myself….
Exhibit number 17,373 of how under fascism, the state is mobilised purely for revenge and oppression. Nothing else matters but to denigrate, immiserate and oppress.
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Exhibit number 17,373 of how under fascism, the state is mobilised purely for revenge and oppression. Nothing else matters but to denigrate, immiserate and oppress.
I admire their confidence in the lad, but I think he should finish his football career first before becoming Prime Minister?
February 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I admire their confidence in the lad, but I think he should finish his football career first before becoming Prime Minister?
Home time is great because gliding through suburbia by train, I can stare out of the window as the parallax of social and private worlds, public infrastructures, green margins and grey geometries slips and shimmers past, as it becomes a quietly arresting meditation on the urban worlds we’ve made.
February 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Home time is great because gliding through suburbia by train, I can stare out of the window as the parallax of social and private worlds, public infrastructures, green margins and grey geometries slips and shimmers past, as it becomes a quietly arresting meditation on the urban worlds we’ve made.
I'm halfway through season 1 of Paradise, after everyone raved about, but seriously, it's just another example of such sloppy writing it's doing my head in. Twists you can see a mile off, clunky conversational stuff that would never happen irl.
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I'm halfway through season 1 of Paradise, after everyone raved about, but seriously, it's just another example of such sloppy writing it's doing my head in. Twists you can see a mile off, clunky conversational stuff that would never happen irl.
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My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?
How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 AM
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
If your barometer for a country’s success is how many gold medals we get at the posh people’s Olympics, and not like, actual levels of poverty and the immiseration of the working classes, then I have some magic beans I can sell you
Wonder how many people notice that "broken Britain with a public sector that doesn't deliver" just helped us get three winter Olympic medals?
Once more for the slow crowd, a bit more delivery means nothing if everybody "knows" everything is broken. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Once more for the slow crowd, a bit more delivery means nothing if everybody "knows" everything is broken. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
GB chiefs hail greatest Winter Olympics day after super Sunday delivers two golds
Team GB chiefs have hailed Britain’s greatest day at a Winter Olympics after celebrating two gold medals in the mixed snowboard cross and mixed skeleton
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
If your barometer for a country’s success is how many gold medals we get at the posh people’s Olympics, and not like, actual levels of poverty and the immiseration of the working classes, then I have some magic beans I can sell you
She killed the Queen, let's hope her curse strikes again
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
She killed the Queen, let's hope her curse strikes again
I, for one, am happy that Restore Britain have formed. They will split the right by taking votes away from the Labour party.
February 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I, for one, am happy that Restore Britain have formed. They will split the right by taking votes away from the Labour party.
Wore this to church today to weed out the hypocrites
February 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Wore this to church today to weed out the hypocrites
An interesting take, if only because it highlights the university as the major anchor institution for growth. Add in the massive public transport investment and what we have is big case for urban socialist democracy. But… /1
Could Manchester be a model for the UK to kickstart growth?
With an annual growth rate of 3.1%, Manchester's economy has performed twice as well as that of the UK as a whole.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:26 AM
An interesting take, if only because it highlights the university as the major anchor institution for growth. Add in the massive public transport investment and what we have is big case for urban socialist democracy. But… /1
Everyday that Trump does something illegal and/or impeachable (not to mention how the 25th should be invoked), is another shift of the Overton window & another thing that whoever follows him (red or blue) can do with precedent. The inaction of the current US governance will take decades to undo.
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Everyday that Trump does something illegal and/or impeachable (not to mention how the 25th should be invoked), is another shift of the Overton window & another thing that whoever follows him (red or blue) can do with precedent. The inaction of the current US governance will take decades to undo.
Don't tell the US, or they'll want to invade it
There's a Dutch fishing village called Urk, which is infamous for extreme Calvinism, inbreeding and cocaine.
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Don't tell the US, or they'll want to invade it
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is blackout poetry to me
This is such a dumb question because being anti any country is a silly position. Do you mean the leader? The people? The landscape? The culture? It simply feeds a nefarious view of nationalism which is far too obstuse for this day and age.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This is such a dumb question because being anti any country is a silly position. Do you mean the leader? The people? The landscape? The culture? It simply feeds a nefarious view of nationalism which is far too obstuse for this day and age.
