Coalition-builder by trade. Latest book 'The Starmer Symptom'. Member Lewes Labour Party. Co-founder Philosophy Football. Supporter Lewes FC.
Lewes, East Sussex, England
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“Bolsonarismo without Bolsonaro is now a real prospect — one that is not necessarily less menacing.”
Some important cautions about the aftermath of the Brazilian elections and the future of the Left from @jemfiori and Miguel Lago in @Equatormag
equator.org/articles/brazil-…
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Nationalisation back on the table:
Why is nationalisation is back on the table as the government takes greater control of essential
services?
From rail and buses to water and energy, the case for private ownership is being challenged.
A commentary:
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Yesterday, I was barred from entering the West Bank by Israeli officials, as part of a @ProgIntl delegation.
What's happening here in Palestine is unjust. We've just witnessed what Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and many others have called a genocide unfold in Gaza.
We came here to show the world, and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. The Israeli government didn't allow that.
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Plans to burn fossil fuels, in the year we learnt from national security establishment that climate crisis could realistic mean collapse of 3 ecosystems for critical for UK.
Short sighted climate destruction.
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham and John Healey are set to force the approval of Rosebank despite the Energy Secretary's reluctance
Minister: "Both Andy and John have decided Rosebank needs to go ahead. The economic and energy security case is so strong"
[@DPJHodges]
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Good morning Serbia.
I wrote this about the student protests in Serbia at the beginning of last year, for @NewLeftReview Sidecar. Re-sharing because a few people have asked about the background and because it's my favorite thing I wrote about the protests newleftreview.org/sidecar/po…
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ahead if @JohnHealey_MP budget, read how @andyburnham could get out of the bond vigilantes' hock in my @mainstreamlbr
Against Bond Vigilantes: reclaiming UK fiscal space
cc @labourlewis @johnmcdonnellMP
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🧵It’s Day 100 of the Burnham premiership. Burnham has made a good first impression personally and lifted the Labour brand, with Labour up 7pts since May. There are longer-term challenges ahead, but Labour has enjoyed a sustained rise in support since July. What's driving it?
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Still time to book (free). Details below
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Thank you @faizashaheen for hosting me in Woodford last night and thanks to everyone who came along to hear me chat about my new book!
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It's publication day!
An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class is published today, 27 October 2026, by @VersoBooks.
My book is a new history how Britain's formerly powerful working class was pushed to the political margins. Order🔽
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Today Israeli authorities barred me and other European elected representatives from entering the West Bank to meet Palestinian students and civil society leaders, as part of a @ProgIntl delegation.
We knew that by crossing into the occupied Palestinian territories, we risked being detained, interrogated and turned away by Israeli authorities. And that, alas, is exactly what happened.
For more than eight hours, we were held, interrogated and made to feel as though we had done something wrong simply by attempting to enter.
The simple truth is we had done nothing wrong. We went to show our support for the Palestinian people and highlight the terrible injustice and violence being perpetrated against them. We want to ensure that people back home do not look away from the reality of what is happening.
Ultimately, we went to show solidarity. But we left with an even greater determination to speak out. We will not be silenced, and we will not look away. None of us should.
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The An Injury to All Glasgow book launch is this Thursday!
I’m having a Glasgow book launch for my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, on Thursday 29 October.
All welcome! Sign up 🔽
eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-injury…
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for those watching the Ballon d'Or a reminder of where the real focus of global football is wp.me/p15p2Q-hVn
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Turned the volume up on SSN to hear one of the talking shop pundits saying how Kane wouldn’t have won the Ballon d’Or if he hadn’t had gone from Spurs to Bayern.
Maybe Sky should just say they think the Bundersliga is a better, more competitive, league before each PL live game.
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Big recommendation for this doc. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0033gx…
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Serbia's right-wing government was defeated last night by the Student List, a slate of candidates organized by student assemblies across the country.
The movement, born out of a student-led protest against corruption, now holds 141 of the Serbian National Assembly's 250 seats.
