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Andrew Perchard
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Prof @universityofotago.bsky.social
VProf @Birkbeck, U of London
CI @deindustrial.bsky.social
Editor @historyworkshop.org.uk
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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · Oct 11
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....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 2d
Wondered if you two were having a bake-off inadvertently and then saw the feed 😆

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 2d
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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 2d
No surprises that Russia has found it easy to compromise the UK and US. It’s almost as if a pursuit and celebration of wealth accumulation above all else wasn’t such a wise idea…
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 2d
🤨 haven’t seen this but as someone with West Cork flowing through my veins I’m inflamed!

Reposted by Andrew Scott, Andrew Perchard

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 2d
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.

observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk

Reposted by Andrew Perchard

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d
“In at least three of the cases, [out of seven lawsuits] the AI explicitly encouraged users to cut off loved ones. In other cases, the model reinforced delusions at the expense of a shared reality, cutting the user off from anyone who did not share the delusion.”
ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy | TechCrunch
A wave of lawsuits against OpenAI detail how ChatGPT used manipulative language to isolate users from loved ones and make itself into their sole confidant.
techcrunch.com

Reposted by Leigh Sparks, Andrew Perchard

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: This is worth your time.

@thenerve_news has the receipts.

A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.

Please read & share.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 3d
We just made a similar point in a position paper about UK resilience in metals production.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 3d
I doubt it’ll make much difference and actually might serve to clear some space; a pantheon of beetroot frothers and Trump and Putin apologists.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 3d
The Cheeto Dictator doing his master’s bidding again I see… Ukraine’s European and Canadian allies must stand by her and ask themselves pressing questions about whether a continued alliance with the US is prudent or indeed it is simply compromising European security!
US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future
US army secretary briefs ambassadors at ‘nightmare meeting’ in Kyiv on Friday after talks with Ukrainian leader
www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.

We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 4d
😆😆😆

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 4d
Yes. Absolutely bonkers.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 4d
Round journey about 10 hours yesterday @mininghistory.bsky.social ! I could almost have taken a return journey stateside in that time 🤦🏻

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 5d
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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 5d
Britain’s west coast mainline is an absolute joke. It’ll have taken me more than five hours to get from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly this morning, with various flimsy excuses along the way. Over an hour of that spent freezing on platforms. I’ll be lucky to make the meeting I’m due at. 🙄🤡

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
Pasteurized before you know it 😉

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
*correction Cambridge Elements - 20-30k

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
Cambridge Elements is slightly longer 50-60k. Palgrave Pivots might be slightly shorter.

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
Makes a rare change!

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 6d
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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 7d
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10d
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.

It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10d
EXCLUSIVE: The rush to build artificial intelligence data centres is a 'bubble', the Scottish Government has been warned amid calls for tighter regulations on the projects
Scottish Government warned over AI data centre 'bubble' amid planning boom
www.thenational.scot

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 11d
That would be the daughter of the 6th Baron claiming entitlement for a well loved poet whose talent have got him where he is!

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 14d
And rightly a very enthusiastic review of your book it is too Diarmid

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Andrew Perchard @andrewperchard.bsky.social · 14d
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