Neil Warner
@neilwarner.bsky.social
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at @lse-ei.bsky.social. Interested in history, sociology & political economy of socialist parties and labour movements, economic policy ideas including socialisation of investment & economic democracy.
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FREE TO READ: Neil Warner (@neilwarner.bsky.social) argues social democrats must connect the far-right threat to authoritarianism already present within neoliberalism, and calls for a cross-scale anti-authoritarian agenda to counter concentrations of both political economic power
Anti-oligarchy as anti-fascism
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Progressive responses to the rise of the far right have often been confused due to a tendency to overemphasise its dis...
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I enjoyed writing this in the great new issue of Renewal. It's an effort to think through how fighting the far right should be integrated with campaigns for economic alternatives in a "postneoliberal" context
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Spain's constitution promises democracy at work. Last year, @yolandadiaz.bsky.social convened an expert group to study how to make good on that promise.
Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2
Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Spain's constitution promises democracy at work. Last year, @yolandadiaz.bsky.social convened an expert group to study how to make good on that promise.
Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2
Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2
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Nice data point about how financial interests pretend to be ready to leave if we raise their taxes or regulate them
"It is very worrying that banks feel able to use their influence to try and dictate elected government policy."
Peter Mandelson was not an outlier - Government ministers continue to put the interests of banks above ours.
Our Head of Policy and Advocacy, Simon Youel, on Sky News today 👇
Peter Mandelson was not an outlier - Government ministers continue to put the interests of banks above ours.
Our Head of Policy and Advocacy, Simon Youel, on Sky News today 👇
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Nice data point about how financial interests pretend to be ready to leave if we raise their taxes or regulate them
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NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
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This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Our project 'Socialization in Theory and Practice: Democratizing Access to Land and Energy' now has its own website, including upcoming events, publications and resources on socialization and information about the project:
socializationproject.de
socializationproject.de
Socialization in Theory and Practice – Democratizing Access to Land and Energy
socializationproject.de
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Our project 'Socialization in Theory and Practice: Democratizing Access to Land and Energy' now has its own website, including upcoming events, publications and resources on socialization and information about the project:
socializationproject.de
socializationproject.de
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As they knew full well all along
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli military’s abrupt U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As they knew full well all along
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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As Eunice says, this is a really insightful essay. @neilwarner.bsky.social shows how anti-oligarchic politics offers social democrats a route past the false dichotomy of either "protecting democracy against the populist right" or "attacking the failures of the neoliberal system"
Great piece by @neilwarner.bsky.social in the latest and fabulous issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social. As he says, the social-Democratic left has much to gain from a more robust anti-oligarchy narrative.
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
Anti-oligarchy as anti-fascism
03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner.pdf95 KBdownload-circle
Progressive responses to the rise of the far right have often been confused due to a tendency to overemphasise its dis...
renewal.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
As Eunice says, this is a really insightful essay. @neilwarner.bsky.social shows how anti-oligarchic politics offers social democrats a route past the false dichotomy of either "protecting democracy against the populist right" or "attacking the failures of the neoliberal system"
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Great piece by @neilwarner.bsky.social in the latest and fabulous issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social. As he says, the social-Democratic left has much to gain from a more robust anti-oligarchy narrative.
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
Anti-oligarchy as anti-fascism
03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner.pdf95 KBdownload-circle
Progressive responses to the rise of the far right have often been confused due to a tendency to overemphasise its dis...
renewal.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Great piece by @neilwarner.bsky.social in the latest and fabulous issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social. As he says, the social-Democratic left has much to gain from a more robust anti-oligarchy narrative.
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
renewal.org.uk/articles/ant...
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Have seen this take a lot and really disagree. Gov’t could invest in anchor institutions for towns; build FE colleges in town centres; set up childcare co-ops; retrofit iconic buildings and make them into community gyms, etc. We are more than individual consumers - that’s the point of politics!
Sorry to sound so grumpy but this has the same vibe as people moaning about the state of public services at the same time as not wanting to pay more in tax. What's any government (right or left) supposed to do when people don't go shopping or to pubs as much as they used to - and never will again?
Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves Britain’s high streets, study finds
Decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Have seen this take a lot and really disagree. Gov’t could invest in anchor institutions for towns; build FE colleges in town centres; set up childcare co-ops; retrofit iconic buildings and make them into community gyms, etc. We are more than individual consumers - that’s the point of politics!
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The Indonesia selloff is a reminder of the quiet power of index providers. When MSCI questions a market’s investability, capital can vanish fast. Benchmarks don’t just measure markets. They shape them. This was a theme in @robinwigglesworth.ft.com fab book "Trillions"
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The Indonesia selloff is a reminder of the quiet power of index providers. When MSCI questions a market’s investability, capital can vanish fast. Benchmarks don’t just measure markets. They shape them. This was a theme in @robinwigglesworth.ft.com fab book "Trillions"
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Definitely a v interesting article that I will be reading a second time.
I enjoyed writing this in the great new issue of Renewal. It's an effort to think through how fighting the far right should be integrated with campaigns for economic alternatives in a "postneoliberal" context
FREE TO READ: Neil Warner (@neilwarner.bsky.social) argues social democrats must connect the far-right threat to authoritarianism already present within neoliberalism, and calls for a cross-scale anti-authoritarian agenda to counter concentrations of both political economic power
January 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Definitely a v interesting article that I will be reading a second time.
I enjoyed writing this in the great new issue of Renewal. It's an effort to think through how fighting the far right should be integrated with campaigns for economic alternatives in a "postneoliberal" context
FREE TO READ: Neil Warner (@neilwarner.bsky.social) argues social democrats must connect the far-right threat to authoritarianism already present within neoliberalism, and calls for a cross-scale anti-authoritarian agenda to counter concentrations of both political economic power
Anti-oligarchy as anti-fascism
03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner03 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Warner.pdf95 KBdownload-circle
Progressive responses to the rise of the far right have often been confused due to a tendency to overemphasise its dis...
renewal.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I enjoyed writing this in the great new issue of Renewal. It's an effort to think through how fighting the far right should be integrated with campaigns for economic alternatives in a "postneoliberal" context
Reposted by Neil Warner
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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‘The more that other countries look to escape US financial coercion, the more the US will scale it up… The global dollar system may now be a source of instability rather than stability.’ Our new paper by
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
‘The more that other countries look to escape US financial coercion, the more the US will scale it up… The global dollar system may now be a source of instability rather than stability.’ Our new paper by
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
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Let me introduce the concept of weaponising firesales
Fair bit of ‘Europe should sell US debt and equity holdings’ about today.
Sell to who?
Sell to who?
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Let me introduce the concept of weaponising firesales
This issue contains a great set of free-to-read articles, including @marzmac.bsky.social on the lessons of the 1970s "Eurocommunism" experiment's attempts to "combine radical critique with institutional realism". But there's also a lot more there that's worth subscribing for..
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This issue contains a great set of free-to-read articles, including @marzmac.bsky.social on the lessons of the 1970s "Eurocommunism" experiment's attempts to "combine radical critique with institutional realism". But there's also a lot more there that's worth subscribing for..
Big credit Rebbeca for bringing this @renewaljournal.bsky.social issue together too, and for a fascinating free-to-read piece on how 1940s Labour succeeded in channeling and appealing to people's desires for the "good life", in contrast to today's Labour. But you should subscribe for much more...
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Big credit Rebbeca for bringing this @renewaljournal.bsky.social issue together too, and for a fascinating free-to-read piece on how 1940s Labour succeeded in channeling and appealing to people's desires for the "good life", in contrast to today's Labour. But you should subscribe for much more...
Fantastic to see this out! A brilliant range of different perspectives & ideas on how to pursue effective social democratic strategies, challenge concentrations of wealth & power and fight back against the far right
NEW ISSUE: Renewal 33/3&4
Guest co-edited by @neilwarner.bsky.social & @beccagold.bsky.social, this special double issue features nineteen (19) brilliant essays analysing Labour's statecraft and debating the strategic challenges for social democracy in Britain and beyond
Guest co-edited by @neilwarner.bsky.social & @beccagold.bsky.social, this special double issue features nineteen (19) brilliant essays analysing Labour's statecraft and debating the strategic challenges for social democracy in Britain and beyond
Volume 33, Issue 3-4
A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.
renewal.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Fantastic to see this out! A brilliant range of different perspectives & ideas on how to pursue effective social democratic strategies, challenge concentrations of wealth & power and fight back against the far right
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Absolute blockbuster of a new issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, edited by @morganj0nes.bsky.social @neilwarner.bsky.social and @beccagold.bsky.social which takes a big picture view of the past year and a half of Labour government.
NEW ISSUE: Renewal 33/3&4
Guest co-edited by @neilwarner.bsky.social & @beccagold.bsky.social, this special double issue features nineteen (19) brilliant essays analysing Labour's statecraft and debating the strategic challenges for social democracy in Britain and beyond
Guest co-edited by @neilwarner.bsky.social & @beccagold.bsky.social, this special double issue features nineteen (19) brilliant essays analysing Labour's statecraft and debating the strategic challenges for social democracy in Britain and beyond
Volume 33, Issue 3-4
A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.
renewal.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolute blockbuster of a new issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, edited by @morganj0nes.bsky.social @neilwarner.bsky.social and @beccagold.bsky.social which takes a big picture view of the past year and a half of Labour government.
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James Tobin's conversation with JFK that shows he understood in 1962 that the deficit was not constrained numerically but by available resource limits, and that gold was not needed to sustain a currency.
Council of Economic Advisers Oral History Interview
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Council of Economic Advisers Oral History Interview
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January 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
James Tobin's conversation with JFK that shows he understood in 1962 that the deficit was not constrained numerically but by available resource limits, and that gold was not needed to sustain a currency.
Council of Economic Advisers Oral History Interview
static.jfklibrary.org/5lm2g465mk0l...
Council of Economic Advisers Oral History Interview
static.jfklibrary.org/5lm2g465mk0l...
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The new edition of @renewaljournal.bsky.social is one of the most exciting yet, featuring essays from four Labour MPs, as well as from some of the sharpest writers and academics from across the wider left.
Subscribe now to get the print edition delivered straight to your doorstep!
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Subscribe now to get the print edition delivered straight to your doorstep!
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The issue features @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social's Rita Hinden lecture on how social democracy should relate to big tech; @sarahowen.org.uk on Labour as a feminist project; @alistrathern.bsky.social on 'commuter Labour'; and @pollybillington.bsky.social on the party's narrative.
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The new edition of @renewaljournal.bsky.social is one of the most exciting yet, featuring essays from four Labour MPs, as well as from some of the sharpest writers and academics from across the wider left.
Subscribe now to get the print edition delivered straight to your doorstep!
renewal.org.uk
Subscribe now to get the print edition delivered straight to your doorstep!
renewal.org.uk
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We're putting the finishing touches on the next issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, which is a double issue about Labour's time in power.
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
We're putting the finishing touches on the next issue of @renewaljournal.bsky.social, which is a double issue about Labour's time in power.
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Greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard
Greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard
Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance company’s offices
Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after taking part in a protest holding a sign expressing support for Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers.
The Swedish activist arrived after a protest had begun outside the offices of an insurance company in London and she sat down with a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard
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I enormously enjoyed this conversation with David Runciman about the history of compulsory voting, how it came to be adopted in countries like Belgium and Australia, and what it could for British politics today.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In today’s episode David talks to political historian @dmk1793.bsky.social about whether voting should be required by law and what might change if non-participation was no longer an option. Why have some countries made voting compulsory?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In today’s episode David talks to political historian @dmk1793.bsky.social about whether voting should be required by law and what might change if non-participation was no longer an option. Why have some countries made voting compulsory?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I enormously enjoyed this conversation with David Runciman about the history of compulsory voting, how it came to be adopted in countries like Belgium and Australia, and what it could for British politics today.