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💡New! Budget 2025 – how to cure the UK’s low productivity, by @aadyabahl.bsky.social of @cep-lse.bsky.social.
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Budget 2025 – how to cure the UK’s low productivity | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Productivity powers economic growth and shapes living standards, yet the UK continues to falter on both counts. The 2025 Budget has to pull Britain out of its productivity slump.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💡New! Budget 2025 – how to cure the UK’s low productivity, by @aadyabahl.bsky.social of @cep-lse.bsky.social.
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#Productivity powers economic growth & raises living standards. But how is it measured, & what leads to its increase or decrease?
@aadyabahl.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social looks at the #UK's weak economic productivity growth & decodes the key factors that caused it @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@aadyabahl.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social looks at the #UK's weak economic productivity growth & decodes the key factors that caused it @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
What is economic productivity? | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Productivity powers economic growth and raises living standards. But the UK has witnessed a prolonged period of stagnation, marked by weak productivity growth.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#Productivity powers economic growth & raises living standards. But how is it measured, & what leads to its increase or decrease?
@aadyabahl.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social looks at the #UK's weak economic productivity growth & decodes the key factors that caused it @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@aadyabahl.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social looks at the #UK's weak economic productivity growth & decodes the key factors that caused it @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Attempts to reduce #racism often focus on punishment.
Yet as Georgios Tsaples shows using evidence from European #football, a systems-based approach is needed to really tackle discrimination.
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Yet as Georgios Tsaples shows using evidence from European #football, a systems-based approach is needed to really tackle discrimination.
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Racism in European football – why a systems-based approach is needed to tackle discrimination
Attempts to reduce racism in football through punishment fail because they overlook the systemic, self-reinforcing dynamic that fuels discrimination.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Attempts to reduce #racism often focus on punishment.
Yet as Georgios Tsaples shows using evidence from European #football, a systems-based approach is needed to really tackle discrimination.
@lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Yet as Georgios Tsaples shows using evidence from European #football, a systems-based approach is needed to really tackle discrimination.
@lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
#Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, argues @damiantam.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Trump's threat to sue the BBC over a misleading edit feeds into narratives of political bias. It's time the BBC became truly independence from governments.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#Trump’s attack on the BBC is an opportunity to modernise the corporation, argues @damiantam.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
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For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
Eight books to read for UK Disability History Month - LSE Review of Books
For UK Disability History Month the LSE community recommends eight books about disability & neurodiversity and the experiences of disabled & neurodiverse people
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Seeking reading material?
For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
For UK Disability History Month 2025 (20 November to 20 December), staff at LSE recommend eight powerful books about disability and neurodiversity and books sharing the experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
Does #religion still matter in Polish politics?
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk writes on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that while the Church remains a totemic force in Polish society, the relationship between parties and religion in post-communist Poland is a complex one.
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk writes on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that while the Church remains a totemic force in Polish society, the relationship between parties and religion in post-communist Poland is a complex one.
Does religion still matter in Polish politics? - EUROPP
While the Polish Church remains a totemic force in Polish society, the relationship between parties and religion in post-communist Poland is a complex one.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Does #religion still matter in Polish politics?
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk writes on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that while the Church remains a totemic force in Polish society, the relationship between parties and religion in post-communist Poland is a complex one.
@aleksszczerbiak.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk writes on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that while the Church remains a totemic force in Polish society, the relationship between parties and religion in post-communist Poland is a complex one.
To alleviate hunger and poverty, reduce inequalities and advance wellbeing requires effectively tracking progress and evaluating interventions.
Current metrics like GDP are not fit for purpose – Jakob Dirksen @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Current metrics like GDP are not fit for purpose – Jakob Dirksen @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social
The G20 should lead efforts on poverty and well-being metrics
To reduce hunger, poverty and inequalities requires he right metrics to track progress and evaluate interventions, writes Jakob Dirksen. But neither crude aggregates (like GDP) nor dashboards of…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
To alleviate hunger and poverty, reduce inequalities and advance wellbeing requires effectively tracking progress and evaluating interventions.
Current metrics like GDP are not fit for purpose – Jakob Dirksen @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Current metrics like GDP are not fit for purpose – Jakob Dirksen @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social for @lseinequalities.bsky.social
Trump’s immigration policies deny human dignity, but another way is possible
@sandranoduerme.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social
@sandranoduerme.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Trump’s immigration policies deny human dignity, but another way is possible | USAPP
Human dignity is an inherent quality, and should not be based on someone’s worth to American society.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Trump’s immigration policies deny human dignity, but another way is possible
@sandranoduerme.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social
@sandranoduerme.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science - Impact of Social Sciences
Have the interests of commercial publishers now become antithetical to the pursuit of knowledge?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Money, Time, Trust, Control – How commercial publishers drain science
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@danbrockington.bsky.social @aileenfyfe.bsky.social @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
The two-child limit will likely be scrapped in the #UK's 2025 #Budget.
But that will still leave #ChildPoverty levels at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.
Stewart Lansley argues a new politics of distribution is required on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
But that will still leave #ChildPoverty levels at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.
Stewart Lansley argues a new politics of distribution is required on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
Is scrapping the two-child limit enough to tackle poverty? | British Politics and Policy at LSE
It looks like the two-child limit will be scrapped at the 2025 Budget. But that will still leave child poverty at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The two-child limit will likely be scrapped in the #UK's 2025 #Budget.
But that will still leave #ChildPoverty levels at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.
Stewart Lansley argues a new politics of distribution is required on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
But that will still leave #ChildPoverty levels at 28 per cent, double what it was in the 1970s.
Stewart Lansley argues a new politics of distribution is required on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.
The #Constitution of #India is arguably one of the most radical and progressive in the world. But this progressive emphasis means we know much less about how Indian conservatives shaped its provisions.
Sarath Pillai (SMU Dallas) for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social
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Sarath Pillai (SMU Dallas) for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The #Constitution of #India is arguably one of the most radical and progressive in the world. But this progressive emphasis means we know much less about how Indian conservatives shaped its provisions.
Sarath Pillai (SMU Dallas) for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social
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Sarath Pillai (SMU Dallas) for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social
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#LatinAmerica’s international relations are often viewed through the lens of US hegemony.
Yet as @charlotteeaton.bsky.social explains on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, this risks obscuring the important historical connections between Latin America and #Europe.
Yet as @charlotteeaton.bsky.social explains on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, this risks obscuring the important historical connections between Latin America and #Europe.
A shared Atlantic? Reimagining the historical ties between Europe and Latin America -
While Latin American international relations are often seen through the lens of US hegemony Europe has played a neglected role in modern Latin American history.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#LatinAmerica’s international relations are often viewed through the lens of US hegemony.
Yet as @charlotteeaton.bsky.social explains on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, this risks obscuring the important historical connections between Latin America and #Europe.
Yet as @charlotteeaton.bsky.social explains on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, this risks obscuring the important historical connections between Latin America and #Europe.
As #COP30 continues, Rupsa Chakraborty & @miqedup.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social write that #women, especially those from marginalised communities are most affected yet underrepresented in policymaking.
Gendered data is essential to equitable #ClimateAction.
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Gendered data is essential to equitable #ClimateAction.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As #COP30 continues, Rupsa Chakraborty & @miqedup.bsky.social @lseglobalhealth.bsky.social write that #women, especially those from marginalised communities are most affected yet underrepresented in policymaking.
Gendered data is essential to equitable #ClimateAction.
Read more 👉 ow.ly/NJCw50XtwxL
Gendered data is essential to equitable #ClimateAction.
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#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
The world is on the cusp of climate tipping points – the stakes could not be higher for COP30 - EUROPP
Global warming is pushing the Earth past climate tipping points, causing irreversible damage to natural systems. The stakes could not be higher for COP30.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Elon Musk's #Grokipedia is one of the first LLM-based attempts to create an encyclopaedia.
@gildersleve.uk finds it compares poorly to Wikipedia, but the latter faces challenges as AI tools cannibalise its content and audiences.
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@gildersleve.uk finds it compares poorly to Wikipedia, but the latter faces challenges as AI tools cannibalise its content and audiences.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future - Impact of Social Sciences
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Grokipedia is one of the first LLM based encyclopaedias, but how does it compare to the last best place on the internet?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Elon Musk's #Grokipedia is one of the first LLM-based attempts to create an encyclopaedia.
@gildersleve.uk finds it compares poorly to Wikipedia, but the latter faces challenges as AI tools cannibalise its content and audiences.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@gildersleve.uk finds it compares poorly to Wikipedia, but the latter faces challenges as AI tools cannibalise its content and audiences.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
People are turning to #AI because they cannot access #MentalHealth support.
Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social
Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social
We need to turn AI companions into bridges for people to get mental health help - Africa at LSE
There is a growing trend of people turning to AI because they cannot access mental health support. Current chatbots are not designed for this. But, rather than simply build better bots, we need to…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
People are turning to #AI because they cannot access #MentalHealth support.
Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social
Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social
A pervasive narrative in politics is that those who face economic hardship revolt against climate policies.
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social
argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social
argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
High energy bills lend unexpected support for renewable investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE
A pervasive narrative is that those facing economic hardship revolt against climate policies. But voters' attitudes towards are more nuanced than that.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A pervasive narrative in politics is that those who face economic hardship revolt against climate policies.
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social
argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social
argues that this narrative is inaccurate.
@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Discussing the findings of a recent UN policy brief on geographic diversity in global research, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz argues research institutions need to think carefully about their position in an emergent multipolar global research order.
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@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Are we ready for a multipolar world of research? - Impact of Social Sciences
The majority of research now takes place outside the Global North. How should research institutions globally position themselves in this new multipolar order?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Discussing the findings of a recent UN policy brief on geographic diversity in global research, Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz argues research institutions need to think carefully about their position in an emergent multipolar global research order.
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
How Donald Trump could overcome the 22nd Amendment and get a third term in 2028 –
Tim Horley Mila Versteeg for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Tim Horley Mila Versteeg for @lseusablog.bsky.social
How Donald Trump could overcome the 22nd Amendment and get a third term in 2028 | USAPP
We should not dismiss the possibility of Trump remaining president beyond 2028.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How Donald Trump could overcome the 22nd Amendment and get a third term in 2028 –
Tim Horley Mila Versteeg for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Tim Horley Mila Versteeg for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Chiara Cavaglia and @sandramcnally.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social analyse how the Great Recession influenced the education young people in Britain chose and what that has meant for their careers @lsebr.bsky.social.
How the Great Recession affected millennial education and careers - LSE Business Review
How much impact do the educational choices young people make have on their future careers? And how do those choices change during a downturn?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Chiara Cavaglia and @sandramcnally.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social analyse how the Great Recession influenced the education young people in Britain chose and what that has meant for their careers @lsebr.bsky.social.
Today's LSE blogs newsletter is a #COP30 special exploring a holistic vision for growth to drive climate action, how the private sector can fund climate adaptation & how to persuade the public to back climate policy.
Plus, research on Mamdani's election, the BBC scandal & more.
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Plus, research on Mamdani's election, the BBC scandal & more.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today's LSE blogs newsletter is a #COP30 special exploring a holistic vision for growth to drive climate action, how the private sector can fund climate adaptation & how to persuade the public to back climate policy.
Plus, research on Mamdani's election, the BBC scandal & more.
👉 ow.ly/Gjbq50XrGbv
Plus, research on Mamdani's election, the BBC scandal & more.
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NEW✨ Why Propaganda, hate and political extremism thrive in the attention economy
Dogwhistles and Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul @oxunipress.bsky.social and Safe Havens for Hate by @tmitts.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social – a double review by Chris Featherman @mit.edu
Dogwhistles and Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul @oxunipress.bsky.social and Safe Havens for Hate by @tmitts.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social – a double review by Chris Featherman @mit.edu
Why propaganda, hate and political extremism thrive in the attention economy - LSE Review of Books
Dogwhistles & Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul & Safe Havens for Hate by Tamar Mitts explore how extremism thrives online & the limits of content moderation.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NEW✨ Why Propaganda, hate and political extremism thrive in the attention economy
Dogwhistles and Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul @oxunipress.bsky.social and Safe Havens for Hate by @tmitts.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social – a double review by Chris Featherman @mit.edu
Dogwhistles and Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul @oxunipress.bsky.social and Safe Havens for Hate by @tmitts.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social – a double review by Chris Featherman @mit.edu
Political parties create the conditions that mobilise interest groups – especially on the left.
Thomas Holyoke (California State University, Fresno) for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Thomas Holyoke (California State University, Fresno) for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Political parties create the conditions that mobilize interest groups – especially on the left | USAPP
As legislatures became more liberal, there were more liberal interest groups.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Political parties create the conditions that mobilise interest groups – especially on the left.
Thomas Holyoke (California State University, Fresno) for @lseusablog.bsky.social
Thomas Holyoke (California State University, Fresno) for @lseusablog.bsky.social
#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
The world is on the cusp of climate tipping points – the stakes could not be higher for COP30 - EUROPP
Global warming is pushing the Earth past climate tipping points, causing irreversible damage to natural systems. The stakes could not be higher for COP30.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#COP30 is underway in Belém, & as the climate crisis worsens, pressure is on states to make progress in negotiations.
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Below, read a thread of research-led commentary on what's at stake🧵🌏👇
First, Manjana Milkoreit @sthlmresilience.bsky.social on climate tipping points for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
What are we to make of the recent dramatic upheaval at the #BBC which saw its Director General & Head of News resign?
Lee Edwards @lsemedia.bsky.social & Giles Moss @universityofleeds.bsky.social dissect the scandal & argue for the value of public input.
Read more👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Lee Edwards @lsemedia.bsky.social & Giles Moss @universityofleeds.bsky.social dissect the scandal & argue for the value of public input.
Read more👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What are we to make of the recent dramatic upheaval at the #BBC which saw its Director General & Head of News resign?
Lee Edwards @lsemedia.bsky.social & Giles Moss @universityofleeds.bsky.social dissect the scandal & argue for the value of public input.
Read more👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Lee Edwards @lsemedia.bsky.social & Giles Moss @universityofleeds.bsky.social dissect the scandal & argue for the value of public input.
Read more👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...