Jane Franklin
@isobel24.bsky.social
feminist, political sociology, trans ally: walking, history, policy, politics, dogs 🏳️⚧️🌱🐝 ☕️💚
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🚨 We're hiring!
The LSE Department of Government is searching for a new #Assistant #Professor in #Political #Science.
Could it be you? 👀
🗓️ Closing date: 4 January 2026
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
The LSE Department of Government is searching for a new #Assistant #Professor in #Political #Science.
Could it be you? 👀
🗓️ Closing date: 4 January 2026
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Political Science
Assistant Professor in Political Science,
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨 We're hiring!
The LSE Department of Government is searching for a new #Assistant #Professor in #Political #Science.
Could it be you? 👀
🗓️ Closing date: 4 January 2026
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
The LSE Department of Government is searching for a new #Assistant #Professor in #Political #Science.
Could it be you? 👀
🗓️ Closing date: 4 January 2026
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
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How does today’s Autumn Budget affect health and social care?
Read the statement from our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇
Read the statement from our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇
Nuffield Trust response to Autumn Budget
Sally Gainsbury responds to the Autumn Budget.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How does today’s Autumn Budget affect health and social care?
Read the statement from our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇
Read the statement from our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social 👇
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Raiding the Warm Homes Plan to find the money for a one-off cut to energy bills is utterly perverse when the Plan exists precisely to insulate homes & thus keep bills lower in perpetuity- this simply isn’t serious #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Raiding the Warm Homes Plan to find the money for a one-off cut to energy bills is utterly perverse when the Plan exists precisely to insulate homes & thus keep bills lower in perpetuity- this simply isn’t serious #budget2025
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Frustrating to see the fuel duty cut extended again. This is a policy that benefits the richest households much more than the poorest as they spend more on petrol. That's without even accounting for the environmental impact.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Frustrating to see the fuel duty cut extended again. This is a policy that benefits the richest households much more than the poorest as they spend more on petrol. That's without even accounting for the environmental impact.
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
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This piece on the OBR echoes what we've been saying for a while: it's an institution that faces insufficient democratic accountability.
We have a plan for a new model: an Office for Fiscal Transparency. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We have a plan for a new model: an Office for Fiscal Transparency. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The difficult question about how powerful the Budget watchdog is
Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This piece on the OBR echoes what we've been saying for a while: it's an institution that faces insufficient democratic accountability.
We have a plan for a new model: an Office for Fiscal Transparency. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We have a plan for a new model: an Office for Fiscal Transparency. 1/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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👶| NEW BLOG: Migrant families are the missing piece in the UK’s child poverty strategy. Our new analysis sets out what must change to make it work for everyone. Read here ⬇️ www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
Making the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPR
At the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min
www.ippr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
👶| NEW BLOG: Migrant families are the missing piece in the UK’s child poverty strategy. Our new analysis sets out what must change to make it work for everyone. Read here ⬇️ www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been endorsed by Sunrise Movement! @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been endorsed by Sunrise Movement! @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
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I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
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Really sensitive words from @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Even though that evening was cold and windy, hearing this warms my heart. 💚
Even though that evening was cold and windy, hearing this warms my heart. 💚
Trans Day of Remembrance: Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London vigil
Written by Amelia Hansford
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/t...
Written by Amelia Hansford
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/t...
Zack Polanski and Kate Nash deliver powerful speeches at London trans vigil
Zack Polanski and several prominent campaigners joined together to host an array of candlelight vigils to mark Trans Day of Remembrance.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Really sensitive words from @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Even though that evening was cold and windy, hearing this warms my heart. 💚
Even though that evening was cold and windy, hearing this warms my heart. 💚
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402 signatures, over 100 a day.
My goal of 500 by Monday is within our sights.
Are you a supportive mum, dad, aunt, uncle, sibling, grandparent, extended family member, friend, neighbour, work colleague of a trans person?
Take a look at the Transparent Pledge and help Transparent Action grow.
My goal of 500 by Monday is within our sights.
Are you a supportive mum, dad, aunt, uncle, sibling, grandparent, extended family member, friend, neighbour, work colleague of a trans person?
Take a look at the Transparent Pledge and help Transparent Action grow.
I’m so proud to be part of this initiative.
Parents have set it up BUT we welcome ALL OF YOU to sign our Transparent Pledge in support of trans+ people.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
You can sign anonymously if you need to.
Let’s get to 500 signatures by Monday.
Share. Share. Share.
Parents have set it up BUT we welcome ALL OF YOU to sign our Transparent Pledge in support of trans+ people.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
You can sign anonymously if you need to.
Let’s get to 500 signatures by Monday.
Share. Share. Share.
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
402 signatures, over 100 a day.
My goal of 500 by Monday is within our sights.
Are you a supportive mum, dad, aunt, uncle, sibling, grandparent, extended family member, friend, neighbour, work colleague of a trans person?
Take a look at the Transparent Pledge and help Transparent Action grow.
My goal of 500 by Monday is within our sights.
Are you a supportive mum, dad, aunt, uncle, sibling, grandparent, extended family member, friend, neighbour, work colleague of a trans person?
Take a look at the Transparent Pledge and help Transparent Action grow.
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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Under new NHS puberty blocker trial protocols, trans youth are being subjected to more than 50 assessments, intrusive exams, and over 13 hours of intrusive testing - just to access lifesaving healthcare
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
Trans Young People Face 50+ Tests and Hours of Intrusive Assessments in the PATHWAYS Puberty…
The publication of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial protocols reveals how trans young people are required to complete more than fifty…
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Under new NHS puberty blocker trial protocols, trans youth are being subjected to more than 50 assessments, intrusive exams, and over 13 hours of intrusive testing - just to access lifesaving healthcare
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
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One of my favourite things this year was recording this episode of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions with Michael Berkeley where we talked about my favourite music from Limoz Dizdari to Hans Eisler’s Solidaritätslied via Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and more. Out now
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Lea Ypi
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of my favourite things this year was recording this episode of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions with Michael Berkeley where we talked about my favourite music from Limoz Dizdari to Hans Eisler’s Solidaritätslied via Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and more. Out now
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Some reflections www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar
To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global ...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Some reflections www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Open specialty. Ability to teach central topics at u/g and p/g level in ethics is essential. Also desirable, e.g. Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy (including post-Kantian Philosophy up to Nietzsche), Aesthetics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind. Closing date Dec 21 2025 #philsky #philjob
Assistant Professor in Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Philosophy with effect from 1 September 2026. This post requires teaching expertise at a level that is at the forefront of
www.cam.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care.
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...
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This is shocking. Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests
Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is shocking. Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day.
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns.
Maryam said: 'I think it’s important that all children in the UK have what they need to be happy and healthy.'
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford