Serious people used to say this was impossible, and if it was possible it would be eye-wateringly expensive. Looks like they were wrong. businessgreen.com/news-analysis/… BG+

The great defenders of free speech on campus have gone missing. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/free-…

I vaguely remember Sunscreem having a bit of a comeback in 1996 but don't recall the tune at all. #totp

If boycotts don't work, why do supporters of Israel's massacre of Palestinians absolutely lose their mind over them?

Have been buying Neil’s wonderful drawings of Eurovision for the past three years. Absolutely gutted he won’t be drawing this year, but support him fully in taking a stand against Israel’s inclusion ✊ #Ceasefirenow

Never let them forget

5 years ago, a plurality of working age people voted for Labour instead of the Tories. The Labour party lost that election in 2019 because the vast majority of pensioners voted Conservative. The way this person goes on about it and has reacted since you’d think Labour got 0 votes

In the 24 hours since Natalie Elphicke's defection we've had Labour MPs briefing against the leader's office, the leader's office briefing against Labour MPs, and now the leader's office briefing against itself.

Not entirely convinced this was thought through

this is like in 2018 when half a dozen dweebs on here were launching their very own radical centrist party, except now it's happening on the fash adjacent right.

Understanding why Starmer happily accepted Elphicke's defection means getting to grip with his political project - the modernisation of the state by and for elites.

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Natalie Elphicke's neighbouring constituency Labour party issues a statement saying they are 'shocked and appalled' by the admission of such a 'toxic and divisive' figure into their party, and urge Labour members in Dover to apply for her membership to be rejected.

From the latest TCS issue: Peter J. Verovšek and Javier Burdman, 'Between Habermas and Lyotard: Rethinking the Contrast between Modernity and Postmodernity'. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Great to have Diarmaid Kelliher in the latest Tribune. His book is a must read!

for Verso Books online i wrote about book publishing and the labor that makes it happen versobooks.com/blogs/news/bad…

Did you know @UCL has locked the public and journalists out of its campus to isolate the student Gaza solidarity encampment?

I was refused entry yesterday. Why isn't this this a bigger story? Indefensible.

Understanding why Starmer happily accepted Elphicke's defection means getting to grip with his political project - the modernisation of the state by and for elites.

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What a ridiculous argument. Would the Conservatives welcome a communist?

The brass neck of this guy.

Join us tomorrow to hear Shamus Khan in conversation with Mike Savage 🎟️

Shamus will centre #families within the studies of the super-rich, arguing that the approach transforms what we see and find when looking at the social world.

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This is just blatantly false and every affiliated trade union knows it. They are deliberately using vague language and removing references to a whole host of previous commitments.