Lionheart
@wjlionheart.bsky.social
Working class academic. Quantitative researcher. Democratic socialist (not identitarian). Corvid fan.
Check out my substack dealing hammy Shakespearean deaths to weekly events https://wjlionheart.substack.com
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Lionheart
@wjlionheart.bsky.social
· Sep 8
My X account has been suspended because it appears to have flagged me as a bot. I have appealed but apparently it could takes weeks for a reponse
My X account has been suspended because it appears to have flagged me as a bot. I have appealed but apparently it could takes weeks for a reponse
September 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My X account has been suspended because it appears to have flagged me as a bot. I have appealed but apparently it could takes weeks for a reponse
A update on my November piece on Assisted Dying open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
King Lear and Assisted Dying: Update
Tragedy and farce in the House of Commons Committee
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A update on my November piece on Assisted Dying open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
An update on my November piece on King Lear and Assisted Dying open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
King Lear and Assisted Dying: Update
Tragedy and farce in the House of Commons Committee
open.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An update on my November piece on King Lear and Assisted Dying open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
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You may not like Trump, but his power grab for the economic levers is right. Liberals, take note! | Leah Downey
You may not like Trump, but his power grab for the economic levers is right. Liberals, take note! | Leah Downey
The US president has recognised something that is rarely acknowledged: monetary policy is political. The question is how to make it democratic
If I asked you to list the things that make democratic politics meaningful, what would you include? Most likely…
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
You may not like Trump, but his power grab for the economic levers is right. Liberals, take note! | Leah Downey
Looking for something to make Christmas with the relatives bearable? While away the minutes with Lionheart's Top Trumps! open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
Dramatis personae (updated regularly)
Lionheart's Top Trumps of notable people and things
open.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Looking for something to make Christmas with the relatives bearable? While away the minutes with Lionheart's Top Trumps! open.substack.com/pub/wjlionhe...
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These statistics are crucial to a proper understanding of the current housing debate and the case for social housing - the state is spending *more than ever* on housing but it's spending it on benefits not bricks and mortar.
Craziest housing stat of the week: The state spends MORE today on housing than it did in 1976.
The key difference: we used to build council houses, now we spend it on subsidising private landlords.
Our housing system is completely broken.
The key difference: we used to build council houses, now we spend it on subsidising private landlords.
Our housing system is completely broken.
December 12, 2024 at 10:23 AM
These statistics are crucial to a proper understanding of the current housing debate and the case for social housing - the state is spending *more than ever* on housing but it's spending it on benefits not bricks and mortar.
My latest blog on the ousting of Louise Haigh and Labour's (left wing) woman problem. Link in bio
December 8, 2024 at 1:45 PM
My latest blog on the ousting of Louise Haigh and Labour's (left wing) woman problem. Link in bio
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Diane Abbott raises fears GPs will find it cheaper to promote assisted dying
Diane Abbott raises fears GPs will find it cheaper to promote assisted dying
MPs says what terminally ill people ‘really’ need is access to hospice care and proper end-of-life care
Diane Abbott has warned it could soon be cheaper for GPs to encourage seriously unwell patients to “sign on the dotted line for assisted suicide” than…
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Diane Abbott raises fears GPs will find it cheaper to promote assisted dying
"Far from copy nothing, the bizarre fashion theme and vaguely bohemian-looking figures with asymmetrical haircuts are lifted straight from a perfume advert. Like some 90s Eurodance pop video, all we need is a bit of thumping techno and jerky camera work and it’s full-on Haddaway."
My humorous take on the Jaguar furore. Please have a read. Link in bio!
November 27, 2024 at 1:34 PM
"Far from copy nothing, the bizarre fashion theme and vaguely bohemian-looking figures with asymmetrical haircuts are lifted straight from a perfume advert. Like some 90s Eurodance pop video, all we need is a bit of thumping techno and jerky camera work and it’s full-on Haddaway."
My humorous take on the Jaguar furore. Please have a read. Link in bio!
November 27, 2024 at 1:33 PM
My humorous take on the Jaguar furore. Please have a read. Link in bio!
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Mark Ritson of Marketing Week gives his take on the Jaguar campaign and begins: "Oh fuck, Jaguar, what have you done?" www.marketingweek.com/jaguar-rebra...
Jaguar has rebranded when it needed to revitalise
Jaguar's bizarre new campaign marks a complete overhaul of its positioning, when instead it should have celebrated and updated what once made it great.
www.marketingweek.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Mark Ritson of Marketing Week gives his take on the Jaguar campaign and begins: "Oh fuck, Jaguar, what have you done?" www.marketingweek.com/jaguar-rebra...
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US photographer
Berenice Abbott,
Manhattan Bridge, 1935
Berenice Abbott,
Manhattan Bridge, 1935
November 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM
US photographer
Berenice Abbott,
Manhattan Bridge, 1935
Berenice Abbott,
Manhattan Bridge, 1935
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Important intervention from Gordon Brown, calling for a commission on palliative care as an alternative to assisted dying. I'm so glad to see him write that people on all sides of the debate share a compassion for those suffering at the end of life.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Gordon Brown: improve end-of-life care rather than allow assisted dying
Former PM, whose daughter died aged 11 days, says debate is moving too fast and calls for commission into palliative care
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Important intervention from Gordon Brown, calling for a commission on palliative care as an alternative to assisted dying. I'm so glad to see him write that people on all sides of the debate share a compassion for those suffering at the end of life.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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"There is something ludicrous about a guy poised to roll out cars that are going to start at a hundred grand boasting about being mega-inclusive." 🎉 Marina Hyde lays into woke capitalism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hats off to Jaguar’s ‘inclusive’ new branding: now people of all backgrounds won’t buy its cars | Marina Hyde
In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, the ad already looks like a period piece. But aside from that – I mean, seriously? says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:44 PM
"There is something ludicrous about a guy poised to roll out cars that are going to start at a hundred grand boasting about being mega-inclusive." 🎉 Marina Hyde lays into woke capitalism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German naturalist and scientific illustrator and engraver who created influential work in botanical science
November 21, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German naturalist and scientific illustrator and engraver who created influential work in botanical science
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We're hiring
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We're recruiting for someone to lead our Westminster parliamentary liaison work
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❗️PUBLIC AFFAIRS VACANCY❗️
We're recruiting for someone to lead our Westminster parliamentary liaison work
🌟Substantial contract. 1 year in first instance.
Interested❓
See ⬇️ for more info on role & remuneration
labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/senior-consu...
SENIOR CONSULTANT TO LEAD ON POLICY, PARLIAMENTARY LIAISON & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
We are hiring! Labour Women’s Declaration Working Group is recruiting a Consultant Lead on Policy, Parliamentary Liaison And Public Affairs to help us deliver our core aim of holding Labour to account...
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November 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
We're hiring
❗️PUBLIC AFFAIRS VACANCY❗️
We're recruiting for someone to lead our Westminster parliamentary liaison work
🌟Substantial contract. 1 year in first instance.
Interested❓
See ⬇️ for more info on role & remuneration
labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/senior-consu...
❗️PUBLIC AFFAIRS VACANCY❗️
We're recruiting for someone to lead our Westminster parliamentary liaison work
🌟Substantial contract. 1 year in first instance.
Interested❓
See ⬇️ for more info on role & remuneration
labourwomensdeclaration.org.uk/senior-consu...
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My latest: Assisted dying advocates have much to learn from the legalisation of abortion
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Assisted dying advocates have much to learn from the legalisation of abortion
The two proposals are taking a strikingly similar route through parliament.
www.newstatesman.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:42 PM
My latest: Assisted dying advocates have much to learn from the legalisation of abortion
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
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"If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws and the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s and girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away."
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world
In just four years, Afghan women have lost the right to work, speak in public and go to university.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:38 AM
"If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws and the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s and girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away."
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
theconversation.com/how-womens-b...
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November, 1879. By John Atkinson Grimshaw who upset his family by leaving his job on the railways at the age of 24 to pursue a career as an artist. He was entirely self-taught.
November 21, 2024 at 8:35 AM
November, 1879. By John Atkinson Grimshaw who upset his family by leaving his job on the railways at the age of 24 to pursue a career as an artist. He was entirely self-taught.
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“MPs must make laws based on their effect on every member of society, not just those whose profile gives them a prominent voice”. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our politics could not be more different – but we’re united against this dangerous assisted dying bill | Diane Abbott and Edward Leigh
There can be no safeguards that would prevent an assisted dying law from being abused. It must remain illegal, say Labour MP Diane Abbott and Conservative MP Edward Leigh
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:02 PM
“MPs must make laws based on their effect on every member of society, not just those whose profile gives them a prominent voice”. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson