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Holger Nehring
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Contemporary historian #ColdWar #diplomacy

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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 13h
Campus this morning.

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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 1d
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stephenkb.bsky.social Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d
Essentially the best way to run a railway is for it to be owned by a development corporation, and then frankly whether that corporation is state owned or privately owned is sort of a much of a muchness:
The missing piece in Labour’s rail renationalisation scheme
Whether trains are public or private is not the deal-breaker for a well-functioning service — it is about a better delivery model
www.ft.com

Reposted by Holger Nehring, Paul Nightingale

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d
Essentially the best way to run a railway is for it to be owned by a development corporation, and then frankly whether that corporation is state owned or privately owned is sort of a much of a muchness:
The missing piece in Labour’s rail renationalisation scheme
Whether trains are public or private is not the deal-breaker for a well-functioning service — it is about a better delivery model
www.ft.com

Reposted by Steve Peers, Holger Nehring

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, there are spending multipliers etc - and yes, Kuenssberg spouted vacuous talking points.

BUT.

There is a bond market (or more generally a macro) constraint to borrowing, as there was in the 2010s - we just weren't near it then. Dodging the issue/pretending it doesn't exist isn't a policy.
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on the importance of spending multipliers & borrowing to invest

Zack is, without doubt, a great communicator. And on him talking about democracy & the bond markets I'm reminded of Eddie Dempsey at the Durham Miners Gala when he asked "who elected the bond market?"

Reposted by Holger Nehring, Jonathan Birch, Catriona Seth

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago
UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d
As many of you know, I do a lot of volunteer work with asylum seekers and refugees. One thing that’s going on is that Labour’s hostility towards migrants and the counterbattery from Tories and Reform is causing horrific fear and anxiety among vulnerable people who deserve our protection.

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 2d
Lots of things to dislike about Lord Glasman. A small one of them is repeating private conversations to the press.
danielsohege.bsky.social Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d
Why is transphobia the default state for so many arseholes?
Perhaps more than anything, Lord Glasman wants a return to sanity. He is repulsed by the officious, rules-based, professional classes who preach that “up is down, men are women, right is wrong”. Who tell us that truth is subjective and must be suborned to kindness. He recently took part in a Newsnight panel alongside a doctor. “In the lift afterwards, I asked him, ‘If a bloke comes to you with a penis and says they’re a woman, you’ll accept that?’ And he replied, ‘Of course.’ This is bonkers.”

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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 6d
'We brought in the heavy artillery: we brought in the King and Queen of Sweden. It doesn't get any better than that.'
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.

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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 6d
Chrystia Freeland will be the next Warden of Rhodes House, from July 2026.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 6d
NASA's pix of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are now up science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️
A blurry white fuzz in the center of a black frame.

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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 7d
Looks warm and cozy.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d
Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week
Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week
Prime minister tells cabinet budget leaks and infighting are distracting from priorities and delivering change * UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has warned senior ministers and officials to stop briefing against one another and leaking details of the budget as he pleaded for his embattled government to unite. The prime minister told his weekly cabinet meeting that last week’s political turmoil had distracted from voters’ priorities, and ministers needed to work together and start delivering rather than talking about the government itself. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 8d
The most differentiated and thoughtful write up of Labours new immigration policy by @stephenkb.bsky.social this morning.

#giftlink
Labour needs a way out of the infernal circle of immigration policy
Politics today is about ‘open vs closed’, but the UK government’s approach risks appeasing no one
on.ft.com

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 8d
Well..
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Holger Nehring, Christina Pagel

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 12d
Whatever it doesn’t take

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 12d
Verdict of one Labour grandee I just bumped into: “Ed Miliband is the person most likely to be the most next Prime Minister”.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13d
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 13d
Well, Epstein dead-catted the BBC bullshit thing

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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 13d
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Holger Nehring @holgernehring.bsky.social · 17d
While free water fountains pop up everywhere, giving the impression it's there in abundance. A scarce resource needs to have a price. And I get the whole reducing plastic/ access to water is important thing. But something's gotta give.
jwsidders.bsky.social JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 17d
I've been talking about this on here for a while. We just assume it will always rain enough, so the management of water in the UK is totally disastrous. Now, after a relatively few dry months, we are approaching a calamity. We have done it to ourselves. Yet again. We are a deeply unserious country.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Holger Nehring

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 17d
I've been talking about this on here for a while. We just assume it will always rain enough, so the management of water in the UK is totally disastrous. Now, after a relatively few dry months, we are approaching a calamity. We have done it to ourselves. Yet again. We are a deeply unserious country.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 17d
Road violence in Birmingham is completely out of control

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 17d
And there are a lot of Labour held places up for election with large numbers of such voters - London of course, and also other big cities with Labour councils - Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds. Could be big swings to Greens in many such places.

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 18d
You won't find a better. short explanation of what the government needs to do to genuinely reduce spatial inequalities than this. The next UK Government has an opportunity to finally recognise the devolution dividend | British Politics and Policy at LSE share.google/VnTRZHvbAxs0...
The next UK Government has an opportunity to finally recognise the devolution dividend | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Alan Harding discusses what a new government would need to do to ensure a devolution dividend is realised and that inclusive growth is achieved both between and within UK regions.
share.google

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 19d
The EU makes many mistakes and should show far more flexibility towards North and West African states in trading relations.

That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Holger Nehring

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 19d
More first rate reporting from @manchestermill.bsky.social The point about “southerners” being used to long commutes is a good one (my dad would have been horrified to live further than 30 minutes from work) and there’s an important point right at the end
Some said the BBC had ‘lost its marbles’. But was the move to Salford such a disaster after all?
Over a decade on, we caught up with the London relocators of 2012
manchestermill.co.uk

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 19d
No one is forcing HMT to fly these kites. The idea that this is all made up by the Tory supporting media is ludicrous.

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Dominika Tronina @dom-of-tronina.bsky.social · 19d
Neue Publikation: Meine Rezension 'Bewegungsparteien der extremen Rechten in Europa' ist im Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen erschienen

Über das Buch von @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it zu hybriden Strategien der extremen Rechten zwischen Protest & Parlament

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Bewegungsparteien der extremen Rechten in Europa
Article Bewegungsparteien der extremen Rechten in Europa was published on November 30, 2025 in the journal Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen (volume 38, issue 4).
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