Grace Blakeley
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What Can We Do? #1
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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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Excited for this talk with @australiainstitute.org.au
Tuesday 9th December, 8am UK time, 7pm AEDT
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Tuesday 9th December, 8am UK time, 7pm AEDT
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Grace Blakeley on Inequality, Democracy, and the Economy
“We do not have to live in a society defined by such extreme inequalities of wealth and power. We do not have to spend the rest of our lives dealing with feelings of hopelessness and despair. We do no...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Excited for this talk with @australiainstitute.org.au
Tuesday 9th December, 8am UK time, 7pm AEDT
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Tuesday 9th December, 8am UK time, 7pm AEDT
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"a household earning just £13,000 would pay £261 more in tax each year thanks to the freeze; and the OBR says it will push 780,000 of the poorest people in the country into paying income tax."
"Tweaks to taxation and spending aren’t going to un-break Britain.
A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
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A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
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Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"a household earning just £13,000 would pay £261 more in tax each year thanks to the freeze; and the OBR says it will push 780,000 of the poorest people in the country into paying income tax."
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"Tweaks to taxation and spending aren’t going to un-break Britain.
A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Tweaks to taxation and spending aren’t going to un-break Britain.
A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
A tax on multi-million-pound properties, while welcome, is not going to erode the extraordinary wealth of those at the top of our society – nor their grip over our democracy."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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“Minor tweaks to taxation and spending, or cuts to corporate regulation and ministerial budgets, aren’t going to un-break Britain.”
More essential reading from the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com
More essential reading from the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Minor tweaks to taxation and spending, or cuts to corporate regulation and ministerial budgets, aren’t going to un-break Britain.”
More essential reading from the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com
More essential reading from the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Such an important point
Reeves’ problem is obvious: you can’t iron out the imbalances in an economy as unequal as ours only using the tax system.
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
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The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
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Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Such an important point
Reeves’ problem is obvious: you can’t iron out the imbalances in an economy as unequal as ours only using the tax system.
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Rachel Reeves is living on another planet
A country in crisis and a government in denial.
substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reeves’ problem is obvious: you can’t iron out the imbalances in an economy as unequal as ours only using the tax system.
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The rich don’t just have too much wealth; they have too much power – and they’re using it to capture our democratic institutions.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"We can build safe homes; we just choose not to.
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
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The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
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Protecting Industry, Not People: The Great Building Safety Scandal
Developers are putting profits before safety, giving rise to an age of disposable homes, enduring liabilities, and unaccountable power.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"We can build safe homes; we just choose not to.
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
"I really believe that you can’t understand the AI bubble without understanding how its linked to private credit, and we need to get to grips what’s going on in both if we want to predict how the whole thing might blow up."
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What I read this week
The tech sell off, Saudi Arabia's oil lobbying machine, and why the left can't beat the far-right at its own game.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"I really believe that you can’t understand the AI bubble without understanding how its linked to private credit, and we need to get to grips what’s going on in both if we want to predict how the whole thing might blow up."
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“I really believe that you can’t understand the AI bubble without understanding how it’s linked to private credit, & we need to get to grips with what’s going on in both if we want to predict how the whole thing might blow up.”
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What I read this week
The tech sell off, Saudi Arabia's oil lobbying machine, and why the left can't beat the far-right at its own game.
graceblakeley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“I really believe that you can’t understand the AI bubble without understanding how it’s linked to private credit, & we need to get to grips with what’s going on in both if we want to predict how the whole thing might blow up.”
@graceblakeley.substack.com
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"In politics, there can only be one answer to a question.
If people think they’re getting poorer because of migrants, they will vote for the party they believe will clamp down on migration most effectively – regardless of its other policies."
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If people think they’re getting poorer because of migrants, they will vote for the party they believe will clamp down on migration most effectively – regardless of its other policies."
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...
What I read this week
The tech sell off, Saudi Arabia's oil lobbying machine, and why the left can't beat the far-right at its own game.
graceblakeley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"In politics, there can only be one answer to a question.
If people think they’re getting poorer because of migrants, they will vote for the party they believe will clamp down on migration most effectively – regardless of its other policies."
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/what-i-rea...
If people think they’re getting poorer because of migrants, they will vote for the party they believe will clamp down on migration most effectively – regardless of its other policies."
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I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
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I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
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The AI Circular Economy
Big tech companies and wealthy investors are driving an AI bubble - but they won't be the ones feeling the pain when it bursts.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I’m not worried that the AI bubble will herald the end of capitalism as we know it - or even the end of the AI boom.
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
I'm worried that it will result in a massive upwards transfer of wealth - and further endanger our democracies in the process.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ai-cir...
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Greece's government under PM Mitsotakis is turning Greece into a playground for U.S. & Israeli oil monopolies.
Mitsotakis' campaign to hand Greece over to US/Israeli oil and gas monopolies - MeRA25 Greece
Oil and gas activity in the Aegean Sea are detrimental to Greece - they will not generate net revenue for either the state or society, but they will increase tensions in the region
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November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Greece's government under PM Mitsotakis is turning Greece into a playground for U.S. & Israeli oil monopolies.
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Publishing today!
'Offers clear and practicable solutions to the water crisis in the UK.' -- @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is drought and flooding. As this new book shows, we need a new kind of water management. #booksky
'Offers clear and practicable solutions to the water crisis in the UK.' -- @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is drought and flooding. As this new book shows, we need a new kind of water management. #booksky
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Publishing today!
'Offers clear and practicable solutions to the water crisis in the UK.' -- @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is drought and flooding. As this new book shows, we need a new kind of water management. #booksky
'Offers clear and practicable solutions to the water crisis in the UK.' -- @graceblakeley.substack.com
Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is drought and flooding. As this new book shows, we need a new kind of water management. #booksky
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The new issue of Tribune is out now.
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com & more consider the current prospects for left breakthrough in a febrile moment for British radical politics.
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@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com & more consider the current prospects for left breakthrough in a febrile moment for British radical politics.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The new issue of Tribune is out now.
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com & more consider the current prospects for left breakthrough in a febrile moment for British radical politics.
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@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com & more consider the current prospects for left breakthrough in a febrile moment for British radical politics.
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“That’s what capitalism is: a system of entrenched, institutionalised hierarchy, based on the unflinching obedience of each rung to those above. Workers obey bosses. Citizens obey governments. Debtors obey creditors..”
- @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Resistance Anywhere is Resistance Everywhere
Don't stop talking about capitalism.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“That’s what capitalism is: a system of entrenched, institutionalised hierarchy, based on the unflinching obedience of each rung to those above. Workers obey bosses. Citizens obey governments. Debtors obey creditors..”
- @graceblakeley.substack.com
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- @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Another fantastic article from @graceblakeley.substack.com - while America is leading the way, the current Labour government seems set on following in its wake, gambling our economy on the potential of AI without any thought to the potential damage.
The AI Boom is Fueling a New Gilded Age
The AI bubble is making the rich richer - but when it bursts, ordinary Americans will have to pick up the tab.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Another fantastic article from @graceblakeley.substack.com - while America is leading the way, the current Labour government seems set on following in its wake, gambling our economy on the potential of AI without any thought to the potential damage.
The US economy has become one big bet on AI.
It’s not just that investment in AI has inflated a bubble – it’s that the bubble is driving wealth inequality, and billions of dollars of conspicuous consumption.
In other words, we’re living in a new gilded age.
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It’s not just that investment in AI has inflated a bubble – it’s that the bubble is driving wealth inequality, and billions of dollars of conspicuous consumption.
In other words, we’re living in a new gilded age.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The AI Boom is Fueling a New Gilded Age
The AI bubble is making the rich richer - but when it bursts, ordinary Americans will have to pick up the tab.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The US economy has become one big bet on AI.
It’s not just that investment in AI has inflated a bubble – it’s that the bubble is driving wealth inequality, and billions of dollars of conspicuous consumption.
In other words, we’re living in a new gilded age.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
It’s not just that investment in AI has inflated a bubble – it’s that the bubble is driving wealth inequality, and billions of dollars of conspicuous consumption.
In other words, we’re living in a new gilded age.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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@graceblakeley.substack.com Covers some of this (possibly more) in the excellent Vulture Capitalism.
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@graceblakeley.substack.com Covers some of this (possibly more) in the excellent Vulture Capitalism.
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Smashing to see @graceblakeley.substack.com look more closely at Carnegie's Life in the UK data: bsky.app/profile/grac...
72% do not feel that they can influence decisions affecting the UK.
Why? Because our political and economic institutions have been captured by the wealthy.
And our democracy is failing as a result.
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Why? Because our political and economic institutions have been captured by the wealthy.
And our democracy is failing as a result.
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The UK's Failing Democracy
The Carnegie Foundation's Life in the UK report shows the weakness of UK democracy, and the suffering caused as a result .
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November 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Smashing to see @graceblakeley.substack.com look more closely at Carnegie's Life in the UK data: bsky.app/profile/grac...
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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@graceblakeley.substack.com is just one of life’s good comrades. It’s a real privilege writing a piece on cooperatives for her newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
When the World is on Fire, Cooperate
Why worker cooperatives matter, what Piketty got wrong, and how economic democracy can still be born amid crisis.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@graceblakeley.substack.com is just one of life’s good comrades. It’s a real privilege writing a piece on cooperatives for her newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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The need for more cooperatives has never been more urgent. Great write up by @godfreymoase.bsky.social on @graceblakeley.substack.com
When the World is on Fire, Cooperate
Why worker cooperatives matter, what Piketty got wrong, and how economic democracy can still be born amid crisis.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The need for more cooperatives has never been more urgent. Great write up by @godfreymoase.bsky.social on @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Also, @graceblakeley.substack.com is great on the links between capitalism, neoliberalism and distress:
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The voice in your head is political
Market ideology teaches us to blame ourselves for a rigged economy - and doing so makes us feel in control.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Also, @graceblakeley.substack.com is great on the links between capitalism, neoliberalism and distress:
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Should we trust left wing leaders?
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Should we trust left wing leaders?