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Stuart White
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I am an academic interested in political theory, anti-oligarchic political economy, and democracy. I post in a personal capacity and reposting does not necessarily mean agreement. He/him.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 21h
And the two child benefit limit is abolished. An enormous victory for those who have campaigned tirelessly for eight long years through successive governments. This will lift at least 450,000 children out of poverty. Fewer kids will be hungry. No more women forced to disclose their rape.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h
Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.

Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.

This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social · 21h
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.

OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty

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Neil Goodrich @ngoodrichhsg.bsky.social · 22h
The two child benefit cap was one of the most regressive, mean-spirited and blatantly irresponsible pieces of welfare policy changes in living memory. Very glad to see it is going.

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 23h
A recording of my lecture is now available here. In the missing first 5m, Professor Berry tells the potted history of my rise from 2Cs and a D at A Level, to a Desmond from Nottingham Trent, then from Wollongong (MA) to toil at Aberystwyth, to finally graduating with a PhD from Loughborough in 2008.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d
No contrition for this despicable behaviour. And crucially, no honesty, even now. It's an old and familiar truth, but it bears repeating: bullies are cowards.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Finally, there is the suggestion from Farage that this was somehow normal 1970s banter that is being wrongly reinterpreted today to fit a contemporary narrative. The cruelty of Farage’s words transcended typical schoolkid banter even back then in the 1970s. Racist attacks are becoming normalised once again in the UK, fuelled by the rise of populism and the far right across the world, and, of course, the anti-immigration agenda. Given Reform UK’s policies, it is even more pressing that questions about Farage’s own “banter” and “misspeaking” are raised. I’d like to know why he has never shown the slightest contrition for the deep offence these allegations caused me and many others. And I’d like to know if what I view as his early racist mindset has truly changed with the passing of time. Because when I hear Mr Farage talking about rounding up and deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, and threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me and telling me that “Hitler was right”. Peter Ettedgui is a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director and producer.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.

Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d
Don’t want to be too moralistic about this, but it is an active disgrace what people are doing to a profoundly liberational scheme that costs relatively piddling amounts on the basis of a couple of right wing shitposters misrepresenting it on Twitter.

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 2d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · 2d
CFP: 5th Venice Multidisciplinary World Conference on Republics and Republicanism. June 26-28, 2026. Venice International University.
The conference is open to all work on republicanism, but with special focus on 'Power, Freedom and Oligarchy'.
Deadline: December 30

www.univiu.org/campus-servi...

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George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 3d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 5d
New substack: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/the-fiscal... The government's problem isn't merely how to raise tax: it's the more difficult one of reallocating labour.
The fiscal challenge
Reeves' problem isn't raising money: it's much more difficult than that.
chrisdillow.substack.com

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 5d
Labour is desperately trying to appeal to Reform supporters. In October, we asked people in the UK if they perceive a party as a "party for someone like them". Only very few people say this for both Labour and Reform. The correlation is negative. Labour is chasing an electorate that does not exist.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d
🚨 BREAKING 🚨

The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!

Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.

Join today to be part of it ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 170,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 5d
This is quite interesting as it ends the CTC and EITC and creates a big child allowance (5600/y), a 2k baby bonus and a 3k/y UBI for adults 19-67. The Policy Engine (CC: @maxghenis.bsky.social )folks did an analysis of the net impacts...

www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 6d
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?

White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%

Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 6d
The Covid enquiry's finding that Johnson's government was "toxic and chaotic" should prompt the question: what conditions must be in place for there to be good government, because the evidence before & since suggests it wasn't merely an individual failing? This question, though, won't be asked.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 6d
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
No prizes for guessing who grok chose sorry

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 6d
My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d
Hot take but the president openly calling for the murder of his political opposition should be grounds for immediate impeachment and removal for office.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.

We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.

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CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 6d
the right to trial by your peers is a cornerstone of our justice system, isnt it? So how can our courts minister say that wanting that, is “gaming the system”? www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com

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DannoVta @dannovta.bsky.social · 6d
Something to brighten your day amidst all the other darkness. Breaching humpbacks off Channel Islands National Park. 🌎🐋

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d
Entitled to lower bills.

Entitled to a liveable planet.

Entitled to make hope normal again.

Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.

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The revenge of the entitled. From Zack Polanski to Zohran Mamdani, the angry bourgeoisie is in revolt against populism

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 7d
Strongly suspect that this is what will happen here in 28/9. Tories will replace Badenoch with a leader prepared to try it and Farage (as per 2019 but this time as the senior partner) will continue to deny he'll do a stand-down deal - right up until the point he does one.
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 7d
I'm still buzzing from a BRILLIANT @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social new members meeting tonight.
Our second in one month!

Want to get involved?
We've got lots of events coming up:
greenoxford.com/events/

And of course: join.greenparty.org.uk
Huge group of 30+ green party members holding Vote Green signs and a unity union jack flag.

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Stuart White @stuartgwhite.bsky.social · 7d
Also Oxford from what I heard this evening...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 7d
The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.

US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.

open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

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Julie Beth Napolin @voicesbend.bsky.social · 7d
The New School is now a place where students cannot major in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Global Policy & International Affairs, Global Studies, Urban Studies, or Environmental Studies. And more pauses, closures, and mergers coming down the pike this week. The future is uncertain.