Pierre Purseigle
@purseigle.bsky.social
Historian at the University of Warwick
Writing a global history of urban disasters for
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Writing a global history of urban disasters for
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
En 2027, il y aura deux types de français. Ceux qui font la campagne présidentielle de N’Golo Kanté et les autres…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
En 2027, il y aura deux types de français. Ceux qui font la campagne présidentielle de N’Golo Kanté et les autres…
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Good to see @igmansfield.bsky.social has now got his numbers right
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good to see @igmansfield.bsky.social has now got his numbers right
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
Here is another petition I would rather not have to sign.
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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We Can Make an Impact.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester
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November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here is another petition I would rather not have to sign.
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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c.org/2g4WxGSwmX
Help protect Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester!
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🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick
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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
Please sign to protest the closure of Modern Languages programmes at Nottingham.
Solidarity with affected colleagues and students in Modern Languages and other departments.
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Solidarity with affected colleagues and students in Modern Languages and other departments.
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c.org/xYPmDLcXBn
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November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Please sign to protest the closure of Modern Languages programmes at Nottingham.
Solidarity with affected colleagues and students in Modern Languages and other departments.
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c.org/xYPmDLcXBn
Solidarity with affected colleagues and students in Modern Languages and other departments.
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c.org/xYPmDLcXBn
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An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Au lieu de pleurnicher, @lfi.bsky.social devrait plutôt se demander pourquoi son caractère antisemite est aujourd’hui en débat.
La question ne devrait pas se poser et ne se pose pas pour les partis véritablement de gauche et démocratiques. La poser y répond.
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
La question ne devrait pas se poser et ne se pose pas pour les partis véritablement de gauche et démocratiques. La poser y répond.
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Raphaël Enthoven relaxé du délit d’injure après avoir qualifié LFI de « profondément antisémite »
« Ces propos n’ont pas excédé les limites admissibles de la liberté d’expression », a estimé, jeudi, le tribunal correctionnel de Paris.
www.lemonde.fr
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Au lieu de pleurnicher, @lfi.bsky.social devrait plutôt se demander pourquoi son caractère antisemite est aujourd’hui en débat.
La question ne devrait pas se poser et ne se pose pas pour les partis véritablement de gauche et démocratiques. La poser y répond.
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
La question ne devrait pas se poser et ne se pose pas pour les partis véritablement de gauche et démocratiques. La poser y répond.
www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Tout ce qui améliore la vie des Français, nous le prenons !
Mais il reste aussi beaucoup trop d'horreurs, beaucoup trop d’économies injustes faites sur le dos des gens modestes qui travaillent.
🗞️ Retrouvez mon interview dans la Tribune Dimanche : www.latribune.fr/article/la-t...
Mais il reste aussi beaucoup trop d'horreurs, beaucoup trop d’économies injustes faites sur le dos des gens modestes qui travaillent.
🗞️ Retrouvez mon interview dans la Tribune Dimanche : www.latribune.fr/article/la-t...
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Tout ce qui améliore la vie des Français, nous le prenons !
Mais il reste aussi beaucoup trop d'horreurs, beaucoup trop d’économies injustes faites sur le dos des gens modestes qui travaillent.
🗞️ Retrouvez mon interview dans la Tribune Dimanche : www.latribune.fr/article/la-t...
Mais il reste aussi beaucoup trop d'horreurs, beaucoup trop d’économies injustes faites sur le dos des gens modestes qui travaillent.
🗞️ Retrouvez mon interview dans la Tribune Dimanche : www.latribune.fr/article/la-t...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
What happened after Tony Adams said, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ – ‘There’s more to me than drinking and football. Thank God’
What happened after Tony Adams said, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ – ‘There’s more to me than drinking and football. Thank God’
What happened after Tony Adams said: 'I’m an alcoholic' - 'Tony has changed lives. He has saved lives'
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
What happened after Tony Adams said, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ – ‘There’s more to me than drinking and football. Thank God’
What happened after Tony Adams said, ‘I’m an alcoholic’ – ‘There’s more to me than drinking and football. Thank God’
Wednesday: my employer sends a reminder about its ban on intimate relationships at work.
Thursday: the press back home…
Thursday: the press back home…
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wednesday: my employer sends a reminder about its ban on intimate relationships at work.
Thursday: the press back home…
Thursday: the press back home…
An excellent piece on the state of British (Conservative) politics and a reminder that, if left unopposed as they are today, these ideas will soon triumph.
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My piece on the death of one nation conservatism and the rise of blatant racism for the Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical | Jason Okundaye
In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot?’ Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
An excellent piece on the state of British (Conservative) politics and a reminder that, if left unopposed as they are today, these ideas will soon triumph.
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Je le dis de façon solennelle : si le bloc central n'est pas capable de justice fiscale, le débat budgétaire s’arrêtera très vite. Beaucoup de choses vont se jouer dès ce week-end.
Interview dans @leparisien.fr 🗞️ www.leparisien.fr/politique/be...
Interview dans @leparisien.fr 🗞️ www.leparisien.fr/politique/be...
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Je le dis de façon solennelle : si le bloc central n'est pas capable de justice fiscale, le débat budgétaire s’arrêtera très vite. Beaucoup de choses vont se jouer dès ce week-end.
Interview dans @leparisien.fr 🗞️ www.leparisien.fr/politique/be...
Interview dans @leparisien.fr 🗞️ www.leparisien.fr/politique/be...
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Britain now has two major radical right parties. Thankfully they are competing for the same voters.
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Britain now has two major radical right parties. Thankfully they are competing for the same voters.
Reposted by Pierre Purseigle
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
Capitalism is eating itself… and our communities in the process.
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Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Capitalism is eating itself… and our communities in the process.
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Where I try to explain why France is not going through an ordinary political crisis but that the Fifth Republic is a regime in crisis.
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle
The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Where I try to explain why France is not going through an ordinary political crisis but that the Fifth Republic is a regime in crisis.
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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Want to see Arsenal WFC in action this Sunday?
I'm looking to give away 2 tickets (adult + junior). My son and I sadly can't make it, but we're happy to share with members who can go in our stead. DM me!
@jamiespangher.bsky.social @tim-stillman.bsky.social
www.arsenal.com/tickets/wome...
I'm looking to give away 2 tickets (adult + junior). My son and I sadly can't make it, but we're happy to share with members who can go in our stead. DM me!
@jamiespangher.bsky.social @tim-stillman.bsky.social
www.arsenal.com/tickets/wome...
Ticket info: Arsenal Women v Brighton
Arsenal Women will play Brighton in their Barclays Women’s Super League sixth round fixture and ticket information is available here.
www.arsenal.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Want to see Arsenal WFC in action this Sunday?
I'm looking to give away 2 tickets (adult + junior). My son and I sadly can't make it, but we're happy to share with members who can go in our stead. DM me!
@jamiespangher.bsky.social @tim-stillman.bsky.social
www.arsenal.com/tickets/wome...
I'm looking to give away 2 tickets (adult + junior). My son and I sadly can't make it, but we're happy to share with members who can go in our stead. DM me!
@jamiespangher.bsky.social @tim-stillman.bsky.social
www.arsenal.com/tickets/wome...
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Par rapport à 2024:
Le RN confirme sa large domination (33-34%).
Le bloc macroniste recule nettement (14-16%).
LR remontent un peu (12-13%).
Reconquête en hausse (5-6%).
Le NFP, le meilleur scénario, mais il mais baisse par rapport à 2024 (-4%). Le PS confirme qu’il est le premier parti à gauche.
Le RN confirme sa large domination (33-34%).
Le bloc macroniste recule nettement (14-16%).
LR remontent un peu (12-13%).
Reconquête en hausse (5-6%).
Le NFP, le meilleur scénario, mais il mais baisse par rapport à 2024 (-4%). Le PS confirme qu’il est le premier parti à gauche.
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Par rapport à 2024:
Le RN confirme sa large domination (33-34%).
Le bloc macroniste recule nettement (14-16%).
LR remontent un peu (12-13%).
Reconquête en hausse (5-6%).
Le NFP, le meilleur scénario, mais il mais baisse par rapport à 2024 (-4%). Le PS confirme qu’il est le premier parti à gauche.
Le RN confirme sa large domination (33-34%).
Le bloc macroniste recule nettement (14-16%).
LR remontent un peu (12-13%).
Reconquête en hausse (5-6%).
Le NFP, le meilleur scénario, mais il mais baisse par rapport à 2024 (-4%). Le PS confirme qu’il est le premier parti à gauche.