Stuart Shields
@docstushi.bsky.social
Accidental International Political Economist, Deputy Associate Dean PGR Faculty of Humanities University of Manchester. Director of Methods North West
Research: mostly regional development banks
Real life: Welsh Springer Spaniels & obscure 80s italo disco
Research: mostly regional development banks
Real life: Welsh Springer Spaniels & obscure 80s italo disco
If you’re interested in a little schadenfreude this evening check out the btl comments at the FT: Higher property taxes for landlords and wealthy homeowners. Otherwise known as the bonfire of the rentiers. on.ft.com/3XEcfWt
Higher property taxes for landlords and wealthy homeowners
Rachel Reeves increases levy and introduces ‘mansion tax’ on expensive homes
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you’re interested in a little schadenfreude this evening check out the btl comments at the FT: Higher property taxes for landlords and wealthy homeowners. Otherwise known as the bonfire of the rentiers. on.ft.com/3XEcfWt
and none of these indicators look to have bottomed out yet
"These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Link: www.nber.org/papers/w34459
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
and none of these indicators look to have bottomed out yet
Susan Lapworth, the chief executive of the OfS, sought to allay fears, reassuring MPs that it did not mean the regulator was expecting any of the institutions to exit “in a disorderly way”.
well that's OK then www.theguardian.com/education/20...
well that's OK then www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told
Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 months
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Susan Lapworth, the chief executive of the OfS, sought to allay fears, reassuring MPs that it did not mean the regulator was expecting any of the institutions to exit “in a disorderly way”.
well that's OK then www.theguardian.com/education/20...
well that's OK then www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Reposted by Stuart Shields
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
Reposted by Stuart Shields
the thing that scares me about Labour HE policy is that because I work in the sector I can see how absolutely insane it is, which makes me wonder just how terrible their policies are in all the other sectors I’m in less of a position to engage with critically out of lack of knowledge.
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
the thing that scares me about Labour HE policy is that because I work in the sector I can see how absolutely insane it is, which makes me wonder just how terrible their policies are in all the other sectors I’m in less of a position to engage with critically out of lack of knowledge.
If anyone wants to know how I've been spending my Monday this describes it pretty well. Too right there's an issue, that O2 are totally bloody useless
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If anyone wants to know how I've been spending my Monday this describes it pretty well. Too right there's an issue, that O2 are totally bloody useless
Reposted by Stuart Shields
LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy:
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy:
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care.
Annual salary: £68,087+
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Find a Way
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wait till they discover ticketmaster et al 🙄 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
British music stars urge Starmer to tackle ‘pernicious’ ticket tout websites
Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay among dozens of artists calling for cap on resale prices to stop exploitation of fans
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wait till they discover ticketmaster et al 🙄 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Grim news from the University of Nottingham c.org/XBRJP4j4ZF
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
c.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Grim news from the University of Nottingham c.org/XBRJP4j4ZF
Joe Sheldon kicking off Methods North West workshop on Exploring Method(ologies) in Global Political Economy discussing walking interviews at the University of Liverpool
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Joe Sheldon kicking off Methods North West workshop on Exploring Method(ologies) in Global Political Economy discussing walking interviews at the University of Liverpool
3 years on and I'm finally getting used to outlook email moving the mark as unread, flag, pin & delete buttons to the right of the inbox and what does Microsoft do? Moves them back to the left 🤯
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
3 years on and I'm finally getting used to outlook email moving the mark as unread, flag, pin & delete buttons to the right of the inbox and what does Microsoft do? Moves them back to the left 🤯
🚨New PGR social media/digital culture methods network if you're in the north west 🚨
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨New PGR social media/digital culture methods network if you're in the north west 🚨
I'm a bit late to John Keatley's less commercial/celebrity based work but this collection somehow seems even more relevant and moving in 2025 hafny.org/blog/2017/2/...
John Keatley's Surprisingly Empathetic Portraits of Real Life Toy Soldiers — Humble Arts Foundation
While John Keatley is most widely known for his commercial photography and advertising campaigns, shooting everyone from Anthony Hopkins to Macklemore with punchy, studio lit, conceptually-driven po...
hafny.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm a bit late to John Keatley's less commercial/celebrity based work but this collection somehow seems even more relevant and moving in 2025 hafny.org/blog/2017/2/...
Just discovered that I get access to the BFI player through @uomlibrary.bsky.social ... I may be gone for some time
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Just discovered that I get access to the BFI player through @uomlibrary.bsky.social ... I may be gone for some time
"Nearly 9 hours of celestial magic. A soundtrack for your dreams".
echospace313.bandcamp.com/album/vortex...
echospace313.bandcamp.com/album/vortex...
vortexual [series collection] volume one, by variant
8 track album
echospace313.bandcamp.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Nearly 9 hours of celestial magic. A soundtrack for your dreams".
echospace313.bandcamp.com/album/vortex...
echospace313.bandcamp.com/album/vortex...
I hope this has a really loud alarm at the 20 minute mark and an even louder one at stop now
because I'm trying to get less afraid of JS, I made a silly tool for conference session chairs to pull up on their phones/ipads to keep speakers on time with a 20-minute countdown timer #amsmt25 presentations.meganlavengood.com/timer
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I hope this has a really loud alarm at the 20 minute mark and an even louder one at stop now
I'm not sure I'm totally convinced here given the impact of the austerity that followed the global financial crisis based on the intellectual ballast lent by the Rogoff & Reinhart paper. however, respect for holding a grudge for so long ;) www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The perils of centrist economics in a polarised world | Kenneth Rogoff
A decade ago, a prominent analysis was falsely cast as a call for austerity. Our real offence was suggesting there might be a trade-off between debt and growth
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm not sure I'm totally convinced here given the impact of the austerity that followed the global financial crisis based on the intellectual ballast lent by the Rogoff & Reinhart paper. however, respect for holding a grudge for so long ;) www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nice piece in the Guardian on the pathologies of disciplinary neoliberalisation and social reproduction in Poland echoing my own thinking on this doi.org/10.1177/0309... but adding the idea of loneliness - really fascinating
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve | Anna Gromada
Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisis, says sociologist Anna Gromada
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nice piece in the Guardian on the pathologies of disciplinary neoliberalisation and social reproduction in Poland echoing my own thinking on this doi.org/10.1177/0309... but adding the idea of loneliness - really fascinating
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Stuart Shields
I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Somewhere in the Department for Education, a phone is ringing
On October 20th at a bit after 5pm, the UK government introduced its Education and Skills white paper to Parliament, to absolutely no…
hitchcockian.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Very sad that I'll miss the 6th Global Policy North workshop
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Very sad that I'll miss the 6th Global Policy North workshop
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
Starmer's lot are so crap at politics. I managed to fix the headline for the Guardian anyway
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Starmer's lot are so crap at politics. I managed to fix the headline for the Guardian anyway
Reposted by Stuart Shields
J. Loginovich & @docstushi.bsky.social provide a CPE perspective on HIC-based SDG governance. Developing the concept of 'ideological fit', they theorise the relationship between institutional diversity and neoliberal hegemony within the SDGs.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: Hybrid Institutional Complexes as Hegemony‐Building?
This paper adopts a Critical Political Economy (CPE) perspective to analyse the success or otherwise of the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) Hybrid Institutional Complex (HIC). The paper take...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
J. Loginovich & @docstushi.bsky.social provide a CPE perspective on HIC-based SDG governance. Developing the concept of 'ideological fit', they theorise the relationship between institutional diversity and neoliberal hegemony within the SDGs.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...