Jeremy Gilbert
@jemgilbert.bsky.social
Cultural theory, political analysis, dance party politics.
Latest book: Hegemony Now (Verso, 2022)
www.jeremygilbert.org
Latest book: Hegemony Now (Verso, 2022)
www.jeremygilbert.org
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If you want to catch up on the state of the Australian Labor party, this essay shows it's almost a mirror image of the Starmer Labour Party. (Extract only, don't have full essay, sorry)
www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For?
In this subtle and brilliant essay, Kelly explores whether Labor is still up for the good fight.
www.quarterlyessay.com.au
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
If you want to catch up on the state of the Australian Labor party, this essay shows it's almost a mirror image of the Starmer Labour Party. (Extract only, don't have full essay, sorry)
www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
Why was Burnham Blocked? (Emergency Pod January 2026)
In this actual emergency podcast, Alan and Jem give way to overwhelming public pressure to respond to a recent decision taken by Labour’s National Executive Committee. The NEC have voted to …
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
kay @profafinlayson.bsky.social and I have recorded a LESS THAN ONE HOUR long emergency podcast on what the blocking of Andy Burnham's route back to parliament means.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/w...
Hope it's useful!
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Looking forward to talking to John Clarke about The Battle for Britain! This is the book I’ve quoted more than any others over the past 2 years. Reviewed it for Soundings here too, p101 journals.lwbooks.co.uk/soundings/vo...
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Looking forward to talking to John Clarke about The Battle for Britain! This is the book I’ve quoted more than any others over the past 2 years. Reviewed it for Soundings here too, p101 journals.lwbooks.co.uk/soundings/vo...
Here at last is the 3+ hours recorded by myself and @profafinlayson.bsky.social on nationalism and the future of Britain. Subscribe in any podcast app to Culture, Power, Politics. Yes, Burnham-block emergency pod, other guests, more solos, all coming soon. culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/n...
Nationalism and the Future of Britain
In this episode, Alan and Jem go deep and long on the concept of nationalism and its implications for UK politics, at a time when nationalist parties are making significant gains across the country…
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Here at last is the 3+ hours recorded by myself and @profafinlayson.bsky.social on nationalism and the future of Britain. Subscribe in any podcast app to Culture, Power, Politics. Yes, Burnham-block emergency pod, other guests, more solos, all coming soon. culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/26/n...
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I'll be taking part in this online event w/ @benandersongeog.bsky.social @ajsecor.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social to discuss the brilliant The Politics of Feeling - 11th April - register here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...
The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism
A launch event to mark the publication of The Politics of Feeling: Populism, Progressivism, Liberalism by Ben Anderson and Anna J. Seccor
www.eventbrite.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 AM
I'll be taking part in this online event w/ @benandersongeog.bsky.social @ajsecor.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social to discuss the brilliant The Politics of Feeling - 11th April - register here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...
Free online seminars this year feature Michael Hardt on multitudes, a 4-session dive into John Clarke's superb work of PROPER conjunctural analysis of modern Britain co-hosted with @autonomy-institute.bsky.social, the Politics of Feeling, Katja Diefenbach's Spinoza culturepowerpolitics.org/upcoming/
Upcoming Sessions
See below for details of a number of online and in-person seminars coming up From Marx to Spinoza Our irregular online seminar series From Marx to Spinoza: Affect, Ideology, Materiality, hosted by …
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Free online seminars this year feature Michael Hardt on multitudes, a 4-session dive into John Clarke's superb work of PROPER conjunctural analysis of modern Britain co-hosted with @autonomy-institute.bsky.social, the Politics of Feeling, Katja Diefenbach's Spinoza culturepowerpolitics.org/upcoming/
To appease the public, @profafinlayson.bsky.social will record an emergency pod early next week, even though nobody who's listened to us for the past couple of years should be remotely surprised.
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
To appease the public, @profafinlayson.bsky.social will record an emergency pod early next week, even though nobody who's listened to us for the past couple of years should be remotely surprised.
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Since One Battle After Another is the Oscar front-runner, I highly recommend this podcast. Obviously I agree..
I wish we had a real discussion about what 'political' cinema is.
I wish we had a real discussion about what 'political' cinema is.
Here's a podcast about One Battle After Another, political vibes, Zohran, Immediacy, affect theory and structures of feeling - all in just under an hour. (The 3+hour epic on nationalism with Alan will be out next week) culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/19/g...
Good Vibes: One Battle, Zohran, Affect, Immediacy
Why was One Battle After Another the biggest film of 2025? What does it have to do with Zohran and Trump? How can Anna Kornbluh’s concept of ‘immediacy’, Raymond Williams’ i…
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Since One Battle After Another is the Oscar front-runner, I highly recommend this podcast. Obviously I agree..
I wish we had a real discussion about what 'political' cinema is.
I wish we had a real discussion about what 'political' cinema is.
Spinoza in post-Marxist Philosophy, a free seminar with Katja Diefenbach. All details here (scroll to the bottom of the page): culturepowerpolitics.org/from-marx-to....
From Marx to Spinoza: Affect, Ideology, Materiality
An online seminar series led by Jason Read, Andrew Goffey and Jeremy GilbertAt least since the 1960s, a particular strain of radical thought has explored the relationships – potential and act…
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Spinoza in post-Marxist Philosophy, a free seminar with Katja Diefenbach. All details here (scroll to the bottom of the page): culturepowerpolitics.org/from-marx-to....
Here's a podcast about One Battle After Another, political vibes, Zohran, Immediacy, affect theory and structures of feeling - all in just under an hour. (The 3+hour epic on nationalism with Alan will be out next week) culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/19/g...
Good Vibes: One Battle, Zohran, Affect, Immediacy
Why was One Battle After Another the biggest film of 2025? What does it have to do with Zohran and Trump? How can Anna Kornbluh’s concept of ‘immediacy’, Raymond Williams’ i…
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Here's a podcast about One Battle After Another, political vibes, Zohran, Immediacy, affect theory and structures of feeling - all in just under an hour. (The 3+hour epic on nationalism with Alan will be out next week) culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/01/19/g...
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THE MUSIC OF NORTH EAST ENGLAND with Alex Niven
Apple: tinyurl.com/28etdbax
Spotify: tinyurl.com/46s8wfd4
Patreon: tinyurl.com/33ffu8dh
@jemgilbert.bsky.social is joined by @alexniven.bsky.social
to talk about the musical history of England’s North East.../
Apple: tinyurl.com/28etdbax
Spotify: tinyurl.com/46s8wfd4
Patreon: tinyurl.com/33ffu8dh
@jemgilbert.bsky.social is joined by @alexniven.bsky.social
to talk about the musical history of England’s North East.../
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 AM
THE MUSIC OF NORTH EAST ENGLAND with Alex Niven
Apple: tinyurl.com/28etdbax
Spotify: tinyurl.com/46s8wfd4
Patreon: tinyurl.com/33ffu8dh
@jemgilbert.bsky.social is joined by @alexniven.bsky.social
to talk about the musical history of England’s North East.../
Apple: tinyurl.com/28etdbax
Spotify: tinyurl.com/46s8wfd4
Patreon: tinyurl.com/33ffu8dh
@jemgilbert.bsky.social is joined by @alexniven.bsky.social
to talk about the musical history of England’s North East.../
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This is a great interview! Also one for @jemgilbert.bsky.social
Really enjoyed this broad ranging discussion of everything from climate policy to declinism and revivalism with @johnmerrick.bsky.social. Includes a preview of my forthcoming book ... @kingschostm.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social
"It's a morbid symptom, Anglo-futurism, and that's where British politics is, it is stuck with the fantasies of world leadership and renewal through deregulation. I mean, it's tragic. That's where we are."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSxc...
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This is a great interview! Also one for @jemgilbert.bsky.social
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This is me. I emphatically want to believe that most people, especially most Labour people, entered politics for pure reasons and that there are reasons beyond individual venality for them to act the way they do.
This belief will not survive contact with the current Labour govt.
This belief will not survive contact with the current Labour govt.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is me. I emphatically want to believe that most people, especially most Labour people, entered politics for pure reasons and that there are reasons beyond individual venality for them to act the way they do.
This belief will not survive contact with the current Labour govt.
This belief will not survive contact with the current Labour govt.
In case you were distracted by your commemorations of the glorious people's revolt on January 6th, here's the interview with me, kindly published on the website of the Oxford Literary Review. This is really deep stuff that digs into philosophy, politics... and drug culture.
I made the mistake of publishing this fascinating interview with Jeremy Gilbert on January 6, when people may have been a little distracted - so sharing it again for anyone who may have missed it:
Here’s me talking about everything from the philosophy of Jacques Derrida to the prospects for Your Party. A real honour to have been interviewed with such rigour and sympathy by the brilliant Aleksander Kopka, and to have the interview published on the website of the Oxford Literary Review.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In case you were distracted by your commemorations of the glorious people's revolt on January 6th, here's the interview with me, kindly published on the website of the Oxford Literary Review. This is really deep stuff that digs into philosophy, politics... and drug culture.
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There's a certain resistance that comes from people knowing it is true, but feeling duped if that is indeed the case, and so cleaving tighter to the fantasy that it's a calumny on the very public service-motivated Ministers we're jolly lucky to have
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There's a certain resistance that comes from people knowing it is true, but feeling duped if that is indeed the case, and so cleaving tighter to the fantasy that it's a calumny on the very public service-motivated Ministers we're jolly lucky to have
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This is a point made time and again by @jemgilbert.bsky.social - many people hearing it think it sounds facile, or even conspiratorial, but is better understood as anthropological observation.
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is a point made time and again by @jemgilbert.bsky.social - many people hearing it think it sounds facile, or even conspiratorial, but is better understood as anthropological observation.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Great piece! New Labour reforms to “public service [set] schools & hospitals to behave like competitive businesses, rather than bedrock institutions for their communities.” Yes!fundamental narrative unchanged by tinkering. Bedrock institutions need care wh/ means decenter markets, center pub things
January 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Great piece! New Labour reforms to “public service [set] schools & hospitals to behave like competitive businesses, rather than bedrock institutions for their communities.” Yes!fundamental narrative unchanged by tinkering. Bedrock institutions need care wh/ means decenter markets, center pub things
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They spent their 4 years out of power creating a map of what they wanted to do when they got back in. We are out of power 1 long year and we hear the price of eggs is too high (I am sure it is). But that is not a vision. Oh wait it is. It is the vision of tinkerers. The vision is return to “normal”?
January 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
They spent their 4 years out of power creating a map of what they wanted to do when they got back in. We are out of power 1 long year and we hear the price of eggs is too high (I am sure it is). But that is not a vision. Oh wait it is. It is the vision of tinkerers. The vision is return to “normal”?
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Policy choices over several decades have amounted to little more than "a charter for landlords to make money" – @jemgilbert.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Policy choices over several decades have amounted to little more than "a charter for landlords to make money" – @jemgilbert.bsky.social
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If anyone's interested in a deeper analysis of those factions and their history, I warmly recommend @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson in this episode of the Culture, Power Politics podcast:
culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/11/16/t...
culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/11/16/t...
The Factional Politics of the Labour Party
This is actually an episode of the Compass podcast, ‘It’s Bloody Complicated’, that featured me (Jeremy Gilbert) and Alan Finlayson being interviewed by Compass director, Neal Law…
culturepowerpolitics.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
If anyone's interested in a deeper analysis of those factions and their history, I warmly recommend @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson in this episode of the Culture, Power Politics podcast:
culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/11/16/t...
culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/11/16/t...
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I answered this poll so I can at least explain my own reasoning: personally I had a good year but Reform are now ahead in the polls and there are cheap flags hanging from half the lampposts I drive past on my way to work each day.
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I answered this poll so I can at least explain my own reasoning: personally I had a good year but Reform are now ahead in the polls and there are cheap flags hanging from half the lampposts I drive past on my way to work each day.
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I think the @jemgilbert.bsky.social thesis that all European centrist prime ministers and presidents yearn to be the junior senator from Connecticut is undefeated
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I think the @jemgilbert.bsky.social thesis that all European centrist prime ministers and presidents yearn to be the junior senator from Connecticut is undefeated
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Late sharing it, but this by @jemgilbert.bsky.social from just before Christmas is good on the mismatch between the scale of the economic and social challenges in Britain, and the policy programme of the Labour leadership.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Why is Keir Starmer so unpopular?
Britain needs a leader willing to break with the legacy of Thatcherism
www.newstatesman.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Late sharing it, but this by @jemgilbert.bsky.social from just before Christmas is good on the mismatch between the scale of the economic and social challenges in Britain, and the policy programme of the Labour leadership.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...