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Universal basic services can cut costs for low-income households and reduce disparities by ensuring access to essentials for all, forming a core SED-aligned strategy against socioeconomic inequality.

#UKPolitics #Labour #KeirStarmer #Budget2025

https://ow.ly/4HYP50Xyfab
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Listen to N.J. Enfield talk to George Miller about what it takes to keep words and reality aligned when confidence in institutions and expertise is low and misinformation rife.
https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/11/26/podcast-is-there-snow-on-mount-everest-why-truth-still-matters/
PODCAST: ‘Is there snow on Mount Everest?’ – why truth still matters - Transforming Society
In this episode of the podcast, N.J. Enfield joins George Miller to discuss 'What Is Truth For?' — a book that sees truth not as a battlefield but as a shared practice of collaboration, error correction and trust.
www.transformingsociety.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today is the International day for the elimination of violence against women.

This year’s theme is #UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence against women and girls is one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse.

Browse our titles: https://ow.ly/4TgP50Xxwok
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner's upcoming book, 'Euro-Transhumanism', draws upon Europe’s continental cultural tradition, rejects #Eurocentrism, utopian fantasies and dualistic thinking, and explores pragmatic ways of increasing the diversity of personal flourishing.

https://ow.ly/x7p150XxzOF
Nietzsche after Silicon Valley: Stefan Sorgner on Eurotranshumanism
What if the future of humanity wasn’t driven by Silicon Valley’s vision?At the edge of its dissolution, European humanism faces profound challenges as AI, bi...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Briony Anderson, author of 'Doxxed', highlights how #DigitalViolence is rapidly escalating gendered threats that particularly endanger women, underscoring the urgent need for activism to protect digital safety. #GenderBasedViolence #16Days

https://ow.ly/SfPE50XxuiG
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ambivalent Activism: Working with Contradiction, Hesitation and Doubt for Social Change.

Join us for the launch of 'Ambivalent Activism', an essential read for anyone engaged in #Activism.

📚Find the book: https://ow.ly/rnbm50XqxI7
📍Dec 10, 3:00 PM: https://ow.ly/a0Fn50XqxI4
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of UNiTE’s #16DaysOfActivism.

Let’s take collective action to end digital violence against women and girls.

Explore our free collection, Eradication of Violence Against Women: https://ow.ly/How850XxtOw
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Politics and practices of transborderism at the Mexico-US border, new book by Mitxy Mabel Meneses Gutierrez for @brisunipress.bsky.social Global #migration series.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Out Tomorrow! So excited that my book A History of Modern Britain in 12 Crises will be published tomorrow by
@brisunipress.bsky.social

This looks at 12 crises from the People's Budget of 1909 to COVID-19 and how they have shaped British politics. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/a-history-of...
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Listen to the story of how @psianofficial was sued by a digital therapy platform for $40m & the hunger strike @nuhwunion of #kaiserpermanente workers facing uberization.

The UberTherapy Playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwKd...

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November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A damning new report blasts the UK’s #Covid response, pointing to major failings and a “toxic, chaotic” culture in No 10.

'When This Is Over' unpacks what went wrong and how we can do better next time.

Guardian: https://ow.ly/qveE50XwQfW
Book: https://ow.ly/3Rj250XwQg0
When This Is Over
When This Is Over - Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic; Academics, activists and artists remember and reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic in an inclusive commemorative overview which honours the experience of a global disaster lived up close and suggests the steps needed to ensure we do better next time.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty argue that a budget guided by the socioeconomic duty would harness existing data to assess the #Inequality impacts of government decisions, ensuring policies actively reduce rather than worsen socioeconomic disadvantage.

https://ow.ly/jWeG50XwVAn
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Survivors of modern slavery face neglect, weak protections, and disbelief, especially in #NorthernIreland. This piece calls for reform of the #ModernSlaveryAct, stronger survivor support, and a shift from blaming victims to demanding accountability.

https://ow.ly/2nav50XjQBm
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Those of us who are managers or HR professionals like to see ourselves as being there to provide solutions. But we should recognise we can be part of the problem.

Jonny Gifford, contributor to Under Investigation, on reducing employee harm: https://ow.ly/p4nn50XtFHN
Under Investigation
Under Investigation - Transforming Disciplinary Practice in the Workplace; While employee relations investigations are important for managing workplace issues, there is growing evidence of the harm they can cause to individuals involved. This book proposes a shift in mindset that prioritises employee wellbeing alongside the application of the process, aiming to reduce harm and create healthier work environments.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Laura Merla, co-author of 'Belonging and Belongings', explores the importance of how children manage their belongings when moving between homes.

Read Open Access: https://ow.ly/vMRL50XsNOu

Watch here: https://ow.ly/vqae50XsNOt
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🚨We're looking for a Publishing Marketing Coordinator.

An opportunity has arisen to join our team as maternity cover on a part-time (0.6 FTE) fixed-term contract until Oct 2026 or the earlier return of the postholder.

Deadline 23 Nov: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/jobs
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November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Join London Metropolitan University's Gender & Sexual Diversities Research Group for the launch of 'The Politics of Pride Events' by Francesca Romana Ammaturo, exploring how #Pride navigates global & local struggles 🌈

📍 Dec 2, 5:30–7:30 pm, 166–220 Holloway Rd: https://ow.ly/2IhF50Xn8rO
Book Launch: "The Politics of Pride Events: Global and Local Challenges"
Join London Met's Gender and Sexual Diversities Research Group for the launch of a new book by Francesca Romana Ammaturo
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If we fail to act now, we might look back from COP60, when the world has become even hotter and more hazardous, and regret not having acted more courageously when we still had the chance.

#COP30 #ClimateChange #UN

https://ow.ly/z1PG50XsNFX
30 years of failure: COP needs radical reform or replacement - Transforming Society
Despite 30 years of UN climate talks, global warming worsens. Discover why COP has failed and how societal transformation can still save our planet.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Britain’s century-old political order is breaking apart, replaced by a stark confrontation between an ascendant #FarRight defined by hardline #AntiMigration agendas and a resurgent #Socialist left championing wealth redistribution and public ownership.

https://ow.ly/XvHp50XsY9K
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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JDS is pleased to announce a series of ‘Conversations on Disappearances'. These workshop and networking events are designed to develop thematic discussions about disappearances, create a network of scholars and practitioners working on disappearance and develop potential submissions to the Journal.
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why do no-fly zones persist in #USForeignPolicy despite mixed results?

Gustav Meibauer, author of 'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy', explores Iraq, Bosnia, Libya, Syria & more, showing politics often trumps civilian protection.

https://ow.ly/yrcp50XsShc
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The #Spycops scandal revealed covert police units infiltrating and disrupting hundreds of activist groups.

This book provides the first academic account of activists’ experiences and their search for accountability.

https://ow.ly/Rgho50XsQlR
Spycops
Spycops - Secrets and Disclosure in the Undercover Policing Inquiry; In the first academic analysis of the ‘spycops’ scandal, the author draws on extensive fieldwork and his first-hand experience of police infiltration in this exploration of covert policing practices.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner's book, 'We Have Always Been Cyborgs', introduces the reader to Euro-Transhumanism—a distinctive, philosophically rich alternative to the individualistic, #Technocratic focus of classic #Transhumanism.

https://ow.ly/l19a50XsQ02
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The therapy unicorn that is being offered here has a compelling business case. No more waiting lists, no more diagnosis or complex co-morbidity just consumers consuming therapy on an app.
Understanding UberTherapy youtu.be/kfgSVOxvv78?...
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Understanding UberTherapy
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November 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM