John Denham
@jydenham.bsky.social
Professor | Former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister | Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics | Writing about how ideas of nation and nationhood shape politics today at nationstateandpolitics.substack.com ✍️
Latest on the scope for national economic sovereignty
Economic sovereignty and Europe's nation states
To resist national populism, nations must rebuild their economic capacity.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Latest on the scope for national economic sovereignty
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
Jasrit Singh explores the Sikh experience of Englishness. On Faith and England's Identities.https://buff.ly/kS0h7Np
February 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Jasrit Singh explores the Sikh experience of Englishness. On Faith and England's Identities.https://buff.ly/kS0h7Np
Enhancing national economic sovereignty is as important to national democracy as it is to economics. buff.ly/ZNhjYph
February 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Enhancing national economic sovereignty is as important to national democracy as it is to economics. buff.ly/ZNhjYph
Jasrit Singh explores the Sikh experience of Englishness. On Faith and England's Identities.https://buff.ly/kS0h7Np
February 2, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Jasrit Singh explores the Sikh experience of Englishness. On Faith and England's Identities.https://buff.ly/kS0h7Np
TBF having spent the afternoon today discussing populism with you, I’d hate to meet you when you are fully functioning…
January 31, 2026 at 9:24 PM
TBF having spent the afternoon today discussing populism with you, I’d hate to meet you when you are fully functioning…
To get you started, Robert Tombs touched on this in a lecture at the Centre for English Identity and Politics. Look for ‘Coronation Street vs Ambridge’!
www.southampton.ac.uk/ceip/lecture...
www.southampton.ac.uk/ceip/lecture...
Robert Tombs | Centre for English Identity and Politics | University of Southampton
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January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
To get you started, Robert Tombs touched on this in a lecture at the Centre for English Identity and Politics. Look for ‘Coronation Street vs Ambridge’!
www.southampton.ac.uk/ceip/lecture...
www.southampton.ac.uk/ceip/lecture...
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Achieving great strategic autonomy for Europe will depend on strengthening Europe's nation states as the building blocks for collaboration
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January 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Achieving great strategic autonomy for Europe will depend on strengthening Europe's nation states as the building blocks for collaboration
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What role has/does/could faiths play in shaping England’s national identities? Wednesday. 5:30pm
Faith and England’s National Identities
Launch Event (online)
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January 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What role has/does/could faiths play in shaping England’s national identities? Wednesday. 5:30pm
Where I live a 15 minute walk takes me to supermarkets, other shops, cafes restaurants, theatre, library, gyms, cinema, parks, Norman cathedral, SSSI, National Park…..who will save me from this Stalinist nightmare?
January 30, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Where I live a 15 minute walk takes me to supermarkets, other shops, cafes restaurants, theatre, library, gyms, cinema, parks, Norman cathedral, SSSI, National Park…..who will save me from this Stalinist nightmare?
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
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January 29, 2026 at 12:15 PM
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
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Achieving great strategic autonomy for Europe will depend on strengthening Europe's nation states as the building blocks for collaboration
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
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January 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Achieving great strategic autonomy for Europe will depend on strengthening Europe's nation states as the building blocks for collaboration
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
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That’s not confusing if the policy is only for England (skills is devolved). It’s better than the government saying Britain when it means England only which is usually what happens.
Well, it's very shiny. And the heading includes "for everyone everywhere", which is nice. Right next to "Skills England", which is confusing, as there are other places than England. Anyway.
Onward!
Onward!
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 AM
That’s not confusing if the policy is only for England (skills is devolved). It’s better than the government saying Britain when it means England only which is usually what happens.
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European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
With the rise of 'Christian Nationalism' there could not be a better time to discuss Faith and England's Identities: With Prof Linda Woodhead, Ibrahim Mogra, George Wilkes, Deesha Chandha Wed 4th February 5:30. Online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-and-...
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
European nations face a USA that is powerful and a USA that is becoming weaker. Therein lies the danger buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
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This is a persuasive case. I also think liberal democracies need to adopt a pro-active, aggressive threat-hunting approach to identifying and extirpating influence/information operations by hostile state actors. You could call it a campaigning, persistent engagement approach.
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This is a persuasive case. I also think liberal democracies need to adopt a pro-active, aggressive threat-hunting approach to identifying and extirpating influence/information operations by hostile state actors. You could call it a campaigning, persistent engagement approach.
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
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Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Strategic autonomy is a patriotic and democratic opportunity to realign liberal democratic and progressive politics with Europe’s people. buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
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A Europe with more strategic autonomy does not just need better European cooperation: it needs to address fundamental weaknesses in Europe’s nation states, their sovereignty, democracy and cohesion.
As Europe seeks greater autonomy from a declining but dangerous USA there are few easy strategic choices. None are cost-free for European citizens. A new approach to nation-building is needed.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A Europe with more strategic autonomy does not just need better European cooperation: it needs to address fundamental weaknesses in Europe’s nation states, their sovereignty, democracy and cohesion.
As Europe seeks greater autonomy from a declining but dangerous USA there are few easy strategic choices. None are cost-free for European citizens. A new approach to nation-building is needed.
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
As Europe seeks greater autonomy from a declining but dangerous USA there are few easy strategic choices. None are cost-free for European citizens. A new approach to nation-building is needed.
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp
buff.ly/Aiz4uBp