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.
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Turns out (says @jburnmurdoch.ft.com) it's not so much an oversupply of graduates in the UK (the same would be true of other similar countries but it's not) as an undersupply of the kind of jobs that a better-performing, more productive economy would supply.
‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question
The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think
www.ft.com
February 20, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Turns out (says @jburnmurdoch.ft.com) it's not so much an oversupply of graduates in the UK (the same would be true of other similar countries but it's not) as an undersupply of the kind of jobs that a better-performing, more productive economy would supply.
“Cats may hold clues for human cancer treatment”, but they won’t want to share them with us because they feel we’re clearly beneath them as a species
February 20, 2026 at 7:12 AM
“Cats may hold clues for human cancer treatment”, but they won’t want to share them with us because they feel we’re clearly beneath them as a species
The Democratic campaign ads pretty much write themselves these days
February 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The Democratic campaign ads pretty much write themselves these days
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"Seeing the City: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Urban" edited by Nanke Verloo and Luca Bertolini. #Free2DownloadAndRead
A fantastic book on how to study cities from a qualitative research standpoint.
library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
#UrbanStudies #Ethnography
A fantastic book on how to study cities from a qualitative research standpoint.
library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
#UrbanStudies #Ethnography
library.oapen.org
February 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
"Seeing the City: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Urban" edited by Nanke Verloo and Luca Bertolini. #Free2DownloadAndRead
A fantastic book on how to study cities from a qualitative research standpoint.
library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
#UrbanStudies #Ethnography
A fantastic book on how to study cities from a qualitative research standpoint.
library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
#UrbanStudies #Ethnography
Strong work by the BBC photo editor to chose a shot that makes him look like he’s just seen his life flash before his eyes
February 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Strong work by the BBC photo editor to chose a shot that makes him look like he’s just seen his life flash before his eyes
Just had Terry Christian like and comment on one of my videos and the 90s child in me is totally crashing out fanboy style
February 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Just had Terry Christian like and comment on one of my videos and the 90s child in me is totally crashing out fanboy style
So Starmer has chosen today - the first time a royal has been arrested in centuries - to do 2 things that would otherwise be front page news (appoint Antonia Romeo who has been accused of bullying and now halting the return of Chagos because something something Trump).
And it's not even lunchtime.
And it's not even lunchtime.
February 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM
So Starmer has chosen today - the first time a royal has been arrested in centuries - to do 2 things that would otherwise be front page news (appoint Antonia Romeo who has been accused of bullying and now halting the return of Chagos because something something Trump).
And it's not even lunchtime.
And it's not even lunchtime.
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The entire Chagos Islands deal is being done to help the US keep its dammed military base. How much political capital is Keir Starmer willing to spend trying to save Donald Trump from himself? Especially when Trump cannot remember his stance on this from one day to the next?
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has delayed the legislation handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
February 19, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The entire Chagos Islands deal is being done to help the US keep its dammed military base. How much political capital is Keir Starmer willing to spend trying to save Donald Trump from himself? Especially when Trump cannot remember his stance on this from one day to the next?
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Abolish the monarchy. Make all Crown lands common lands. Share their wealth out to all Britons and the former colonies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Abolish the monarchy. Make all Crown lands common lands. Share their wealth out to all Britons and the former colonies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
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I bet he's sweating now
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I bet he's sweating now
Aphex Twin playing a blinder here
February 19, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Aphex Twin playing a blinder here
This is important to call out obviously, but I'm not sure it matters to people who ardently vote Reform. They actually like the faux-meritocratic vibes it gives off because they can excuse poshness if it gives an intellectual credence to their racism.
Welcome to Reform’s front bench
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
February 19, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is important to call out obviously, but I'm not sure it matters to people who ardently vote Reform. They actually like the faux-meritocratic vibes it gives off because they can excuse poshness if it gives an intellectual credence to their racism.
Muppet, Muppets, Muppet 3.
Full Muppet Jacket
Muppet and Commander
February 19, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Muppet, Muppets, Muppet 3.
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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...