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Parent, husband and historian 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇳🇿 Prof @universityofotago.bsky.social VProf @Birkbeck, U of London CI @deindustrial.bsky.social Editor @historyworkshop.org.uk Editor, Business and Industrial History Views my own .. more

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · Jun 25

New from John Holt, Duncan Connors and me in Otago Daily Times on Big Tech, AI and the threat to democracy, the environment and society.

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Democracy, society and hi-tech

Artificial intelligence is power-hungry in every sense of the term, Andrew Perchard, John Holt and Duncan Connors write. The Algonquian people...

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 12h

New out in Journal of Management Studies: Non-Market Strategy and Deglobalization: Firm–State Relations and the Historical Microfoundations of Corporate Political Activity

Non‐Market Strategy and Deglobalization: Firm–State Relations and the Historical Microfoundations of Corporate Political Activity

This study examines deglobalization through the lens of non-market strategy (NMS), focusing on the antecedents and microfoundations of corporate political activity (CPA) in the global aluminium indus....

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 16h

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

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It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay

As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy

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Congratulations Charlie.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 3d

Scotland has enormous resources and huge potential, but we are being held back by Westminster governments that treat us like an afterthought.

It’s time for a fresh start. An independent Scotland.

Today I have published our latest paper on what it could look like: www.gov.scot/publications...

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 3d

Business and Industrial History’s call for papers for its 2026 issue has been extended. We also welcome submissions for subsequent issues of the Journal. Details can be found here below.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 3d

A reminder for early career researchers working in the fields of business and industrial history of the call for the Moss and Richmond prizes. Details can be found by following the attached link.

2026 Issue: Essay Prizes | Business and Industrial History: A Journal of Archival Research

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 5d

It sounds like a scheme for the taxpayer to subsidise private education…

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d

Those of us in Scotland who are not of unionist disposition are well acquainted with Kuenssberg’s behaviours. Like father, like daughter.

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d

Fundily Murphy. Classic west of Scotland Liebour.

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d

Indeed we do!

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 6d

‘Tony Blair has remarkable influence over Keir Starmer’

I talk to the author of a new biography of Blair who reveals the powerful hold he has over Britain’s current Prime Minister

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551802...

New Steve Richards biography paints complex portrait of controversial PM

Our Writer at Large talks to the author of a new biography of one of Britain’s most controversial leaders

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d

Happy celestial birthday to the late great Jock Stein. The Lanarkshire coal miner who led @celticfc-mirror.bsky.social to European greatness and Scotland manager. 🏆☘️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d

More repressive and reactive proposals from @labouruk.bsky.social

Like its Tory predecessor characterised by one ill-conceived policy after another. Given who they’re taking their lead from internationally, it comes as little surprise…

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 7d

Vous prenez la tête M. le Président!

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 7d

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 7d

Which’ll make a difference from having the highest energy prices, along with Ireland, in comparison to our neighbours. I wonder why that might be… 🤨

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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 7d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 7d

Though you may find some difficulty persuading folk to carve neeps and guise rather than trick or treat… 😉

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 9d

And unlike Starmer and Labour @johnswinney.bsky.social @snp.org @scottishgreens.org @zackpolanski.bsky.social & @eddavey.libdems.org.uk amongst others have all demonstrated that there is still some moral courage amongst our politicians!

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 10d

Politics is not like selling biscuits, where the task is to find out what people like & flog it to them.

It's a moral activity. It's about arguing for the things you believe in. It's about *shaping* the "median voter".

Farage has moved the centre-ground of politics. His opponents can move it back.

The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 10d

Crying racism only hurts Labour

Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 9d

All demonstrating their subscription to the idiocracy

Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 9d

@will-davies.bsky.social on point in this essay on the rise of the idiocracy.

Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Greg O’Brien, Andrew Perchard

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 9d

What connects the Irish Famine, the Choctaw Trail of Tears, and seasonal stories of survival?

In this new article, Shelley Angelie Saggar from the @sharinglands.bsky.social project explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous and Irish food cultures.