Martin Heneghan
@martinheneghan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Public and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham
I do sometimes think the Times Higher entire business model is built upon rage baiting academics.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I do sometimes think the Times Higher entire business model is built upon rage baiting academics.
The dot com era infrastructure does not translate directly to AI with LLMs. Chips seem to be becoming obsolete very quickly requiring continuous upgrading.
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The dot com era infrastructure does not translate directly to AI with LLMs. Chips seem to be becoming obsolete very quickly requiring continuous upgrading.
Post 9/11. The ‘war on terror’, conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the poppy became about ‘our boys’ rather than remembrance. The ritual of repatriation of British casualties at Wootton Basset played on our TV screens regularly. Its meaning changed during this time.
November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Post 9/11. The ‘war on terror’, conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the poppy became about ‘our boys’ rather than remembrance. The ritual of repatriation of British casualties at Wootton Basset played on our TV screens regularly. Its meaning changed during this time.
The left behind story tends to ignore urban deprivation where Reform support will be very low. Reform tends to draw support from places in demographic decline, largely deindustrialised regions with older populations and fewer graduates.
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The left behind story tends to ignore urban deprivation where Reform support will be very low. Reform tends to draw support from places in demographic decline, largely deindustrialised regions with older populations and fewer graduates.
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Substantial speeches help you communicate on TikTok and also in fragmented media environment more broadly because they tell people, including your own comms and activists, what you’re about and that helps them. But the problem is her speeches are not substantial.
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Substantial speeches help you communicate on TikTok and also in fragmented media environment more broadly because they tell people, including your own comms and activists, what you’re about and that helps them. But the problem is her speeches are not substantial.
What is the best way to communicate in 2025? Selfie video walking down the street posted on TikTok? This generation of leading politicians is incapable of doing that. I guess Trump gets his message across with long rambling press conferences.
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
What is the best way to communicate in 2025? Selfie video walking down the street posted on TikTok? This generation of leading politicians is incapable of doing that. I guess Trump gets his message across with long rambling press conferences.
Do you not think it’s a bit complicated for Labour though? Its voter base is now markedly middle class.
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Do you not think it’s a bit complicated for Labour though? Its voter base is now markedly middle class.