Phil Burton-Cartledge
@philbc3.bsky.social
Does political sociology @DerbyUni | Blogger | Author: 'The Party's Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak' | Bylines @Tribune & @Jacobin | Bits of SF too | Writes things: http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk
Teaching Donna Haraway this morning, so here she is having larks.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Teaching Donna Haraway this morning, so here she is having larks.
Hands down the best front page ever.
November 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Hands down the best front page ever.
And this is why you shouldn't believe any old crap published about Your Party. It's always more complex and reflects badly on the faction that did the press briefing.
October 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
And this is why you shouldn't believe any old crap published about Your Party. It's always more complex and reflects badly on the faction that did the press briefing.
After abandoning this 25 years ago, recently reading Baudrillard and teaching him for the first time in a while has rekindled my interest.
Also find myself now wanting to collect these "vintage"
@theoryculturesociety.org titles
Also find myself now wanting to collect these "vintage"
@theoryculturesociety.org titles
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
After abandoning this 25 years ago, recently reading Baudrillard and teaching him for the first time in a while has rekindled my interest.
Also find myself now wanting to collect these "vintage"
@theoryculturesociety.org titles
Also find myself now wanting to collect these "vintage"
@theoryculturesociety.org titles
Totally unserious comment from a totally unserious minister. Every bit as bad as her Tory predecessors. Except, perhaps, they might have acknowledged the huge job losses we're seeing across universities.
October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Totally unserious comment from a totally unserious minister. Every bit as bad as her Tory predecessors. Except, perhaps, they might have acknowledged the huge job losses we're seeing across universities.
Levels of bad faith on the right must be really high for Fraser Nelson to break ranks.
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Levels of bad faith on the right must be really high for Fraser Nelson to break ranks.
Can't disagree with Gavin Barwell. It's high time the right in this country cleaned house.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Can't disagree with Gavin Barwell. It's high time the right in this country cleaned house.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
They won't though, because this is what the right have become. The likes of Barwell are very much a minority.
The "poor little me" posturing of the extreme right is something to behold.
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The "poor little me" posturing of the extreme right is something to behold.
This could be Keir Starmer's last Labour conference as leader.
September 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This could be Keir Starmer's last Labour conference as leader.
