Alex Prichard
@profalexp.bsky.social
Prof of International Political Theory at the University of Exeter. Author of Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (new ed), and lots more on anarchy, anarchism, and IR theory. Exeter UCU branch co-chair, UCU Commons, and #lfc.
Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
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"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Bob Vylan said I'm sweaty and smelly but working hard as an antifascist, and after the year we've had, I'll take it.
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bob Vylan said I'm sweaty and smelly but working hard as an antifascist, and after the year we've had, I'll take it.
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Bob Vylan were, as always, fucking banging last night in Bristol, and gave a really lovely shout out to @bristolantifascist.bsky.social. if anyone got a snap of Big Bob with someone's horrible sweaty Bristol Antifascists t-shirt, I'm sure BAF would love to have it for propaganda purposes.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Bob Vylan were, as always, fucking banging last night in Bristol, and gave a really lovely shout out to @bristolantifascist.bsky.social. if anyone got a snap of Big Bob with someone's horrible sweaty Bristol Antifascists t-shirt, I'm sure BAF would love to have it for propaganda purposes.
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Oh, nothing to see here but the President of the USA calling for the execution of political opponents. Just a normal day in crazy-town.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Oh, nothing to see here but the President of the USA calling for the execution of political opponents. Just a normal day in crazy-town.
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When I was under 1, my dad was arrested in the UK. As was the standard procedure, he had the beating of his life and was left on a cell floor to reflect on the errors of his ways. He got 3 years in a max security jail. One of the men arrested with him died on hunger strike.
🐦🔎The University of British Columbia hosts talk on excavation conducted next to Israeli torture camp: Megiddo is the site of one of the largest torture camps for Palestinians; the dig is right next to the prison
sparrows4palestine.substack.com/p/ubc-hosts-...
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UBC hosts talk on excavation conducted next to Israeli torture camp
Megiddo is the site of one of the largest torture camps for Palestinians; the dig is right next to the prison
sparrows4palestine.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
When I was under 1, my dad was arrested in the UK. As was the standard procedure, he had the beating of his life and was left on a cell floor to reflect on the errors of his ways. He got 3 years in a max security jail. One of the men arrested with him died on hunger strike.
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I am really excited to share my new article at @jisb.bsky.social
"Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace"
I argue that economic policy for peacebuilding needs to escape the ever same prescriptions and instead become an inventory of emancipatory possibilities.
"Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace"
I argue that economic policy for peacebuilding needs to escape the ever same prescriptions and instead become an inventory of emancipatory possibilities.
Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace
Extensive research shows how neoliberal economic policies, enforced through international peacebuilding interventions, exacerbate inequality and undermine their intended goal of fostering peace. Ye...
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April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am really excited to share my new article at @jisb.bsky.social
"Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace"
I argue that economic policy for peacebuilding needs to escape the ever same prescriptions and instead become an inventory of emancipatory possibilities.
"Breaking the Mould: Economic Utopias as Pathway to Peace"
I argue that economic policy for peacebuilding needs to escape the ever same prescriptions and instead become an inventory of emancipatory possibilities.
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Seems there are such things (or near enough) - Xmas is a-coming!
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Seems there are such things (or near enough) - Xmas is a-coming!
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I still remember when a newspaper had the headline 'At Last Singer Etta James Dies' and thinking "That's a bit harsh".
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I still remember when a newspaper had the headline 'At Last Singer Etta James Dies' and thinking "That's a bit harsh".
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"Intent on defending a hotel full of children from violent Christofascists" @bristolpost.co.uk fixed it for you.
Five arrests at immigration protest in Bristol city centre
Police say a group of counter protesters were 'intent on causing disorder'
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"Intent on defending a hotel full of children from violent Christofascists" @bristolpost.co.uk fixed it for you.
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if you told 17 year old me how thoroughly, world-historically vindicated ICP would be within a couple decades...
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
if you told 17 year old me how thoroughly, world-historically vindicated ICP would be within a couple decades...
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People often forget all the wars we won between WW1 and WW2. 🙄
Trump: "We have officially renamed the Dept of Defense back to the original name, Dept of War. And remember we won World War 1, we won World War 2, we won everything in between. We won everything that came before. And then we brilliantly decided to change the name. We became politically correct"
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
People often forget all the wars we won between WW1 and WW2. 🙄
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A closer look at the "Lost Dogs" album art props. The compilation of b-sides and rarities was released 22 years ago today. 🐶
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A closer look at the "Lost Dogs" album art props. The compilation of b-sides and rarities was released 22 years ago today. 🐶
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Terry Jones, Michael Moorcock, and Anthony Wigens talk anarchism:
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Terry Jones, Michael Moorcock, and Anthony Wigens talk anarchism:
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0038x9t
in Dec 2006 the BBC did an interview of several academics about what is #anarchism and the history of #anarchist thought. You can download the MP3 here and listen yourself, it gives a decent historical background going back from antiquity and going […]
in Dec 2006 the BBC did an interview of several academics about what is #anarchism and the history of #anarchist thought. You can download the MP3 here and listen yourself, it gives a decent historical background going back from antiquity and going […]
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November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0038x9t
in Dec 2006 the BBC did an interview of several academics about what is #anarchism and the history of #anarchist thought. You can download the MP3 here and listen yourself, it gives a decent historical background going back from antiquity and going […]
in Dec 2006 the BBC did an interview of several academics about what is #anarchism and the history of #anarchist thought. You can download the MP3 here and listen yourself, it gives a decent historical background going back from antiquity and going […]
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Accidentally amazing photo from fireworks night a couple of years ago
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Accidentally amazing photo from fireworks night a couple of years ago
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Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
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Have soft-relaunched my website at punkacademic.org
In honour of that, and Rachel Reeves' continued tribulations, I'm resharing my article on the ideological issues of the Labour right from 2021.
punkacademic.org/2021/07/06/s...
In honour of that, and Rachel Reeves' continued tribulations, I'm resharing my article on the ideological issues of the Labour right from 2021.
punkacademic.org/2021/07/06/s...
Sneering at Marx
The context of Rachel Reeves’ failure to read the author of Capital hints at the intellectual bankruptcy of the contemporary Labour right In 1956, Anthony Crosland, revisionist theorist and future …
punkacademic.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Have soft-relaunched my website at punkacademic.org
In honour of that, and Rachel Reeves' continued tribulations, I'm resharing my article on the ideological issues of the Labour right from 2021.
punkacademic.org/2021/07/06/s...
In honour of that, and Rachel Reeves' continued tribulations, I'm resharing my article on the ideological issues of the Labour right from 2021.
punkacademic.org/2021/07/06/s...
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Over the next two weeks, our climate scientists will be playing an important role at #COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference that is being held in Brazil.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Over the next two weeks, our climate scientists will be playing an important role at #COP30, the UN Climate Change Conference that is being held in Brazil.
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The shortlist for the new BBC DG should be the cast of Celebrity Traitors
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The shortlist for the new BBC DG should be the cast of Celebrity Traitors
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Kash Patel permanently looks like Scott Bakula seconds after he transports into a new body in Quantum Leap. He makes Guy Goma look like Peter Ustinov.
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Kash Patel permanently looks like Scott Bakula seconds after he transports into a new body in Quantum Leap. He makes Guy Goma look like Peter Ustinov.