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Stuart White

@stuartgwhite.bsky.social

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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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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 11h

I do wonder if Labour might look at the sorts of people dominating the discourse and dominating the content wars and maybe, just maybe, rethink the sorts of grey figures they routinely put up for interviews, instructed at that to be as cautious as possible. Things have changed. Their comms hasn’t.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 17h

That England has had its three worst harvests on record inside the past five years really should be being treated as a much bigger cause for concern than is currently the case. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520171...

'This is what farming with climate change looks like': England endures second worst harvest on record

New analysis confirms three of the five worst harvests on record have occurred in the past five years on the back of extreme heat, drought, and rainfall

www.businessgreen.com

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 17h

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are "not only unnecessary but dangerous".

Quakers warn new protest powers “dangerous and unnecessary”

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are “not only unnecessary but dangerous”.

www.quaker.org.uk

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 1d

Pound’s Park is in the heart of Sheffield city centre & marks a bold commitment by the City Council to embed child-friendly principles into urban regeneration.
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/pl...

This case study is from a collection focused on child-friendly places from the TCPA & A Place in Childhood.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 2d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Hadn't realised lots of trusts were no longer prescribing gluten-free food for coeliac kids.

My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS suggests coeliac children use food banks as doctors blast ‘cruel’ cuts

Clinicians warn of ‘shocking levels of ignorance’ over ‘cruel and risky’ decision to cut gluten-free prescriptions

www.independent.co.uk

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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Stuart White, David Darmofal

Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 2d

"Precisely because they have been losing court cases over free speech and visas for foreign students, Trumpists now seek to entrap universities in a deal that effectively removes the protections of federal law and gives the administration arbitrary power over them."

US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps | Jan-Werner Müller

The administration is trying to make nine universities an offer they seemingly cannot refuse

www.theguardian.com

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 2d

NEW

Freedom is just another word for "a gap in the law"

The Home Secretary wants to ban more things

By me

Substack
emptycity.substack.com/p/freedom-is...

Personal blog
davidallengreen.com/2025/10/free...

Home Secretary tells Sky News that “there is a gap in the law” when it comes to frequent, repeated protests on the same issue. Hence she will be giving police greater powers to move them to another location or time.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 2d

The British government is Very Sensible and so can be trusted with the power to decide which protests have happened Enough Now and don't need to be heard from anymore thank you very much. It will be fine. When Reform get in they will be even more Sensible about all this.

inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Home Office could outright ban protests that risk ‘intimidation’ or ‘serious disruption’

The Home Secretary is considering giving police new powers to ban protests

inews.co.uk

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 3d

Guardian write-up states that the investigation ongoing, but hasn’t thus far turned up evidence of arson www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 3d

Whether workers can organize Amazon will be pivotal for the fate of the labor movement worldwide. Initial victories in Coventry, England, and elsewhere show that when unions put serious resources into organizing, they can win.

Organizing Amazon Should Be a Priority for Labor Globally

jacobin.com

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 3d

This should concern everyone.

Protest is a cornerstone of our democracy - without it, we wouldn’t have the right to vote. We must protect it at all costs.

After years of the Tories attacking our right to protest, this Labour government should strengthen our rights, not restrict them even further.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 3d

I am shocked and appalled by the arson attack on a mosque in Peacehaven, where two people were inside.

No community should be terrorised for their faith or in their place of worship.

At a time when Islamophobia hits record levels, we need urgent action from the top of government to confront it.

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Caleb Althorpe @calebalthorpe.bsky.social · 3d

The next Visions speaker series event is approaching!

On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters'

Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together

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Reposted by Daniela Gabor, Patrick Dunleavy, Steve Peers , and 3 more Daniela Gabor, Patrick Dunleavy, Steve Peers, Stuart White, Federica Genovese, James Connelly

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Edward Witten, Nando Sigona , and 10 more Anna O. Law, Edward Witten, Nando Sigona, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings, Michael A. Clemens, Leigh Sparks, Ralf Michaels, Nicolas Véron, Stuart White, Henry Jones, Prokla Redaktion, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 3d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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Paul Parker @rcquaker.bsky.social · 4d

For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer, and non-violent action are expressions of our worship. When this is criminalised, our religious freedom is under attack.

@quaker.org.uk

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Paul Parker @rcquaker.bsky.social · 4d

There is no need for further restrictions to protest based on the concept of cumulative disruption. Repeated protests can be evidence of strength of feeling towards an ongoing injustice and are an important democratic mechanism for citizens to have their voices heard.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

The move is not a ban on protests but

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

British Muslim Trust response to arson attack on East Sussex mosque, exemplifying fears of anti-Muslim attacks to 'retaliate' for the murderous attack at the Manchester synagogue. "We encourage everyone to come together in solidarity and stand united against hateful rhetoric against any community"

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 4d

I suppose I’m too old and cynical to expect ‘one nation Tories’ to stand up and be counted yet?

Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 5d

"I see gangs of masked thugs roaming the streets rounding up anyone the wrong colour, and I think: *this* is what Britain needs."

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 5d

Batshit.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 6d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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LSE Political Theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 7d

From political philosophy to political proposals via the social sciences. A lively debate, launching Tom Parr's new book. With Becky Clark (LSE), David Axelsen (Essex) and @brunoleipold.com .

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Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Robert Falkner, Martín Lodge , and 12 more Jan W. Mueller, Robert Falkner, Martín Lodge, Alexander Wuttke, Kurt Vandaele, Cornelia Woll, Nick Pearce, Jonathan Hopkin, Dagmar Hoffmann, Milena Büchs, Ben Rosamond, Stuart White, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Karsten Mäuse, Jeroen Van Bouwel

Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 7d

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

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Reposted by Simon Hix, Jonathan Hopkin, Stuart White , and 1 more Simon Hix, Jonathan Hopkin, Stuart White, Jeremy Ginges

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7d

My wife is supposed to be doing synagogue security duty on Saturday. It's terrifying.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings

Police say they are responding to an incident in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city. The force said: Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed. GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Manchester synagogue attack latest: police say suspect shot after four people injured by vehicle and stabbings

www.theguardian.com

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 8d

Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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