Grace Blakeley
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"What if we have all internalized the belief that we are entirely on our own, and that interdependence and cooperation are signs of weakness?
That would be a pretty good way to create a society devoid of any form of collective organising; devoid of much real hope."
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That would be a pretty good way to create a society devoid of any form of collective organising; devoid of much real hope."
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It’s the return of feudalism…
those accruing the debt to survive are the surfs, whilst those exploiting them through credit ‘agreements’ are the Overlords!!
those accruing the debt to survive are the surfs, whilst those exploiting them through credit ‘agreements’ are the Overlords!!
The cost of living crisis isn't over - and it's driving an unsustainable boom in household borrowing
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What I read this week
The consumer credit crisis, the reality of AI jobs losses, and Chinese caviar dumping...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It’s the return of feudalism…
those accruing the debt to survive are the surfs, whilst those exploiting them through credit ‘agreements’ are the Overlords!!
those accruing the debt to survive are the surfs, whilst those exploiting them through credit ‘agreements’ are the Overlords!!
The cost of living crisis isn't over - and it's driving an unsustainable boom in household borrowing
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
What I read this week
The consumer credit crisis, the reality of AI jobs losses, and Chinese caviar dumping...
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The cost of living crisis isn't over - and it's driving an unsustainable boom in household borrowing
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Even if you think AI is the most transformative innovation of the last several centuries, that doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.
We still use the infrastructure created during the railway and tech bubbles every day.
With enough hype - and enough debt - useful technologies can still generate bubbles.
We still use the infrastructure created during the railway and tech bubbles every day.
With enough hype - and enough debt - useful technologies can still generate bubbles.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Even if you think AI is the most transformative innovation of the last several centuries, that doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.
We still use the infrastructure created during the railway and tech bubbles every day.
With enough hype - and enough debt - useful technologies can still generate bubbles.
We still use the infrastructure created during the railway and tech bubbles every day.
With enough hype - and enough debt - useful technologies can still generate bubbles.
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🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
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"...with [oil] prices so low, [oil companies] would be unlikely to write any cheques. His only option would be to nationalise them for the sake of national security, like he did with Intel. Trump might end up having a lot more in common with Nicholas Maduro than anyone thought"
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Why Venezuela? Why Now?
Trump might have more in common with Maduro than he thought.
graceblakeley.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"...with [oil] prices so low, [oil companies] would be unlikely to write any cheques. His only option would be to nationalise them for the sake of national security, like he did with Intel. Trump might end up having a lot more in common with Nicholas Maduro than anyone thought"
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Trump has said he would 'reimburse' US corporations for 'fixing' Venezuela's oil industry once they are in control of it.
"It would be hard to find a more perfect encapsulation of the Marxist theory of monopoly capitalist imperialism if you tried"
"It would be hard to find a more perfect encapsulation of the Marxist theory of monopoly capitalist imperialism if you tried"
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Why Venezuela? Why Now?
Trump might have more in common with Maduro than he thought.
graceblakeley.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Trump has said he would 'reimburse' US corporations for 'fixing' Venezuela's oil industry once they are in control of it.
"It would be hard to find a more perfect encapsulation of the Marxist theory of monopoly capitalist imperialism if you tried"
"It would be hard to find a more perfect encapsulation of the Marxist theory of monopoly capitalist imperialism if you tried"
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Excellent piece
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Why Venezuela? Why Now?
Trump might have more in common with Maduro than he thought.
graceblakeley.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Excellent piece
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Why Venezuela? Why Now?
Trump might have more in common with Maduro than he thought.
graceblakeley.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Trump says the affordability crisis is a ‘hoax’ peddled by the Democrats.
But the cost of living is one thing he can’t convincingly lie about – because ordinary voters are the ones feeling the pain.
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But the cost of living is one thing he can’t convincingly lie about – because ordinary voters are the ones feeling the pain.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...
What I read this week
The cost of living crisis continues on both sides of the Atlantic.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump says the affordability crisis is a ‘hoax’ peddled by the Democrats.
But the cost of living is one thing he can’t convincingly lie about – because ordinary voters are the ones feeling the pain.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...
But the cost of living is one thing he can’t convincingly lie about – because ordinary voters are the ones feeling the pain.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...
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Vulture Capitalism - @graceblakeley.substack.com
Technofeudalism - @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
Both offer a very contemporary analysis of our current situation from different angles
Technofeudalism - @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
Both offer a very contemporary analysis of our current situation from different angles
December 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Vulture Capitalism - @graceblakeley.substack.com
Technofeudalism - @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
Both offer a very contemporary analysis of our current situation from different angles
Technofeudalism - @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
Both offer a very contemporary analysis of our current situation from different angles
"If you’re watching everyone in your workplace, your family, your community struggling to get by, at some point you’re going to realise that it’s the system that’s broken – not you."
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Trends to watch out for in 2026
The sharpening of old contradictions - and the strengthening of new reistance.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"If you’re watching everyone in your workplace, your family, your community struggling to get by, at some point you’re going to realise that it’s the system that’s broken – not you."
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/trends-to-...
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/trends-to-...
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This from @graceblakeley.substack.com is worth 3 minutes of your time. I couldn't be so polite in taking this guy down. Probably why nobody ever asks me for my opinion!
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Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley)
For them to be rich, you have to be poor.
@Better Future w/ Michael Mezz
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December 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This from @graceblakeley.substack.com is worth 3 minutes of your time. I couldn't be so polite in taking this guy down. Probably why nobody ever asks me for my opinion!
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This is one of the most hopeful things I've read in a while from @graceblakeley.substack.com written a year ago but doesn't matter "what I saw in North Wales was one of the most profound examples of political transformation I had ever seen with my own eyes"
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What Can We Do?
What Can We Do? #1
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is one of the most hopeful things I've read in a while from @graceblakeley.substack.com written a year ago but doesn't matter "what I saw in North Wales was one of the most profound examples of political transformation I had ever seen with my own eyes"
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-can-w...
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-can-w...
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“Maximize abundance!” @graceblakeley.substack.com explains why understanding how prosperity is generated in capitalism is important
Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley)
For them to be rich, you have to be poor.
@Better Future w/ Michael Mezz
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December 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Maximize abundance!” @graceblakeley.substack.com explains why understanding how prosperity is generated in capitalism is important
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The future of Thames Water hangs in the balance.
Thanks @graceblakeley.substack.com for highlighting just how important this deal is.
Ofwat must say NO to Thames Water - email now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
Thanks @graceblakeley.substack.com for highlighting just how important this deal is.
Ofwat must say NO to Thames Water - email now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The future of Thames Water hangs in the balance.
Thanks @graceblakeley.substack.com for highlighting just how important this deal is.
Ofwat must say NO to Thames Water - email now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
Thanks @graceblakeley.substack.com for highlighting just how important this deal is.
Ofwat must say NO to Thames Water - email now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
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This is outrageous we cannot be a country literally covered in 💩.
The privatisation experiment is an absolute failure
The privatisation experiment is an absolute failure
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
December 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is outrageous we cannot be a country literally covered in 💩.
The privatisation experiment is an absolute failure
The privatisation experiment is an absolute failure
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
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Exactly this. It’s no good badmouthing Reform in one breath and talking about an island of strangers in the next. Change comes when you set the agenda, not when you simply challenge someone else’s.
Your job as a campaigner isn’t to win over your opposition; nor beat them in the ‘marketplace of ideas’.
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
This Christmas, Don’t Talk about Politics
Why arguing with your family about politics won’t change their minds — and what actually will
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December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Exactly this. It’s no good badmouthing Reform in one breath and talking about an island of strangers in the next. Change comes when you set the agenda, not when you simply challenge someone else’s.
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One of the many things I’m grateful for this year is @graceblakeley.substack.com ‘s reading and writing about my book. Her Substack is wonderful for many other reasons—worth subscribing! <3
Thanks @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social for writing the book that inspired this piece!
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One of the many things I’m grateful for this year is @graceblakeley.substack.com ‘s reading and writing about my book. Her Substack is wonderful for many other reasons—worth subscribing! <3
Your job as a campaigner isn’t to win over your opposition; nor beat them in the ‘marketplace of ideas’.
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
This Christmas, Don’t Talk about Politics
Why arguing with your family about politics won’t change their minds — and what actually will
graceblakeley.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Your job as a campaigner isn’t to win over your opposition; nor beat them in the ‘marketplace of ideas’.
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
Your job is to change the terms of the debate.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-chris...
If you're a paid substack subscriber, you can listen to all my content from the week in podcast form, read by me!
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The Roundup #10
The private equity wealth extraction machine, bad new for US unemployment, and more AI bubble jitters...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If you're a paid substack subscriber, you can listen to all my content from the week in podcast form, read by me!
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"The slowdown in employment is going to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
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But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
What I read this week
Unemployment, housing, and the usual warnings about bubbles...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"The slowdown in employment is going to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"The slowdown in employment is going to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
What I read this week
Unemployment, housing, and the usual warnings about bubbles...
substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"The slowdown in employment is going to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
But there’s a problem with this approach: we’re in the middle of a bubble, which is increasingly being driven by debt."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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How can global South nations exploit the re-emergence of a bipolar world system to achieve their own development aims?
Read this week's WIRTW on 'delinking'
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Read this week's WIRTW on 'delinking'
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What I read this week: Delinking
What might the global economy look like were the poor world to 'delink' from the rich world?
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December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
How can global South nations exploit the re-emergence of a bipolar world system to achieve their own development aims?
Read this week's WIRTW on 'delinking'
substack.com/@graceblakel...
Read this week's WIRTW on 'delinking'
substack.com/@graceblakel...
Go to prisonersforpalestine.org to support the campaign
December 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Go to prisonersforpalestine.org to support the campaign