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transitionsec.bsky.social
“The way US empire is being restructured adds to the existential threat of climate crisis — militarisation, a new Cold War and the formation of power blocs are carbon intensive undertakings.”

Read the introduction to our new series — Two Transitions

transitionsecurity.org/two-transiti...
Two Transitions
A series of essays on geopolitics, the climate crisis and collective safety in a multipolar world.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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davidwearing.bsky.social
This event is today. Sign up!

Very happy to say that I'll be a fellow of the new centre @TransitionSec, which investigates military industrial complexes as economic, climate and geopolitical threats.

If you're concerned about both UK arms exports and the climate emergency, this is for you.
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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transitionsec.bsky.social
🚨 ONLINE EVENT

Join us for a free panel on the war economy, the climate impacts of war & the geopolitics of the climate transition.

Speakers: @stephensemler.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social & @iliasalami.bsky.social, chaired by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social

📅 16 Oct 6PM BST
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September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
We’re collaborating with @cplusc.bsky.social to launch @transitionsec.bsky.social — a new research centre on the military economy and industrial alternatives, the climate impacts of war and the threats that US empire poses to a safe climate transition.

Sign up to attend the online launch event. 👇
transitionsec.bsky.social Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · Sep 10
🚨 ONLINE EVENT

Join us for a free panel on the war economy, the climate impacts of war & the geopolitics of the climate transition.

Speakers: @stephensemler.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social & @iliasalami.bsky.social, chaired by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social

📅 16 Oct 6PM BST
🔗 shorturl.at/NwJCL
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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turnbulldugarte.com
Using a triple-differences model, we show that the biggest negative effect of turning right was among the party’s own supporters
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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turnbulldugarte.com
Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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bethstratford.bsky.social
📣Hot off the press!
Taking Stock: A foundation for future housing strategy.

We challenge persistent myths about the housing crisis and highlight ways to meet housing need within environmental limits. First output for 🏠Homes that Don’t Cost the Earth🌍.

Read a 10 min summary: tinyurl.com/mu59kb29
June 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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rooseveltinstitute.org
We need public institutions that steer finance toward the public good.

Roosevelt Senior Fellow @stomarova.bsky.social reminds us the financial system isn’t neutral—it’s a powerful engine that can either entrench inequality or help build a fairer economy. fortune.com/asia/2025/06...
“It would be structured to serve a single purpose: to give the American public a seat at the table where banks make decisions on how to manage—or perhaps not manage—the risks we ultimately may have to bear,” she suggested in an opinion piece for the New York Times.
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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benbraun.bsky.social
"the same factory worker left behind by globalisation can be an investor, too" (sic)
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
The Pensions Review is a great opportunity to boost the UK economy & help savers — but it's being missed.

The state must use its fiscal might to enable better outcomes for both the economy & the public, while policymakers must be innovative & take risks.

www.common-wealth.org/publications...
To Unlock Pension Funds, We Need to Unlock the Pensions Review | Briefing | Common Wealth
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May 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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phenomenalworld.bsky.social
4 NEW pieces, with @cornelban.bsky.social + @jhasselbalch.bsky.social on state planning, @rosiecollington.bsky.social on planet-critical sectors, @shayaksengupta.bsky.social + Abhinav Jindal on multilateralism, and @brusselermel.bsky.social + @chrismwhayes.bsky.social on derisking

(Links below)
May 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
“Public development of renewable capacity ... isn't a suspension of the profit imperative but its subordination to social need”

@brusselermel.bsky.social @chrismwhayes.bsky.social on the UK’s CfD scheme & derisking energy.

🔗 @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/nod...
Nodes for Socialization | Melanie Brusseler & Chris Hayes
The UK’s carbon for difference scheme and the future of derisking energy
www.phenomenalworld.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
🚨 NEW: The gas sector is holding the country to ransom during peak demand.

Here’s why taking the sector into public ownership can put a stop to sky high bills.

🧵

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nationalise gas power plants to boost energy security, thinktank urges UK ministers
Common Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply
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April 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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the-breakdown.bsky.social
LAUNCHING…. The first issue of our new journal – now available to pre-order on The BREAK—DOWN website 👇

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April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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benbraun.bsky.social
First edition of the eagerly awaited @newjawnfades.bsky.social and Samir Sonti newsletter on the political economy of pensions and finance in the US. A little topic of utmost, global, economic and political importance. Amen to this:
Quote from the post: "The main point we hope to get across is that the U.S. system of retirement savings has been structurally integrated into a financial system whose operation works counter to the interest of the workers and the planet. In short, the logic of the system by which retirement security is provided in the U.S. actively harms workers. The only real solution to this problem is a fully public system – for instance, a far more robust Social Security system – which treats the economic security of elders as a public good."
March 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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brettchristophers.bsky.social
What sort of owner might KKR be?

The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
Thames Water selects KKR as preferred bidder
Private equity interest comes as UK’s largest water utility is fighting to avoid renationalisation
www.ft.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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kanejim.bsky.social
After a little delay, we finally got moving with this thing. The first post -- a short intro -- is up now.

substack.com/home/post/p-...
Text says: "Welcome to This is Fine(ance) Capital" Image is the "this is fine" meme with the dog saying, "so, we have a new substack."
March 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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kanejim.bsky.social
The aggregate differences in portfolios for PE-backed insurers vs non-PE-backed insurers (from a Moody's note yesterday).

The former hold less corporate debt, less government debt, more affiliate debt, more CLOs, more other ABS, and more MBS. Fund financing (loans to PE funds) is gaining steam.
Text says: Alternative asset manager-backed insurance companies generally hold more structured assets, many originated by affiliates When navigating the private credit market, US life insurers typically opt for investment-grade assets, because lower-rated assets carry higher capital charges. In some cases, they take below-investment grade underlying investments and structure them into different investments, some of which have investment-grade ratings. One trend gaining momentum, particularly among AM-backed insurers, is investment in assets backed by funds (fund financing). Additionally, a number of insurers invest in private structured securities backed by more esoteric collateral, such as music royalties, rail car leases, or sports-related investments, to name a few. Another common investment is CLOs, specifically middle-market CLOs (as opposed to CLOs backed by syndicated loans). The exhibit below shows the differences in investment portfolios between life insurers owned wholly or in part by asset managers and a benchmark group of publicly traded or mutual insurance companies, with an appendix providing a comprehensive list of the firms within each category. Next, there are two pie charts, asset manager-back insurer portfolios on the left, mutual/public insurer portfolios on the right. The asset manager-back insurers hold less corporate debt, less government debt, more affiliate debt, more CLOs, more other ABS, and more MBS.
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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cmmonwealth.bsky.social
🚨 What connects Thames Water, Panama Canal and the UK's power networks?

The Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.

🧵 See our thread to find out just how of Britain he owns.
February 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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kanejim.bsky.social
"KKR Is Said to Make £4 Billion Equity Bid for Thames Water"

Time to once again refer the Labour government to @chrismwhayes.bsky.social's detailed diagram.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Three intersecting circles labeled "essential service", "private ownership," and "natural monopolies." The intersection is labeled "dumb."
February 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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sfrost.bsky.social
Important report on the planning system from @msingerhobbs.bsky.social

Too many homes are being built that lack good transport links and lock in costly car dependence.

We need more and better planning to guide development and ensure homes and infrastructure are built in the right places.
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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ippr.org
We don't need to rip up the planning system to build 1.5 million new homes. Thousands of homes are granted planning permission every year but never get built.

The gov should consider measures to force developers to build, or face sanctions.

Read more: www.ippr.org/articles/str...
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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indy.bsky.social
Part of what makes the UK a fundamentally unserious country these days is we're incapable of choosing strategic objectives and committing to them to shape the future, rather than attempting to optimise a vision of an ever-lasting present. 3/3
February 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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dsquareddigest.bsky.social
in which, I diagnose the real problem of British building - it's not NIMBYs, it's NOMFUPs open.substack.com/pub/backofmi...
the only growth industry is excuses
anel y trefniant yw be mae'n eu wneud
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February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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the-breakdown.bsky.social
🌟We're recruiting!🌟

We're looking for a Digital Strategy Officer to join our growing team.

If you've got an eye for impactful social media content and are passionate about climate and ecological crisis, we'd love to hear from you!

Deadline: February 26th.

www.common-wealth.org/vacancies/di...
Vacancies | Digital Strategy Officer — The Break Down
Remote (UK-based).
www.common-wealth.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM