Dr Rosie Hampton
@rosiehampton.bsky.social
researcher, campaigner & writer based in Glasgow
interested in histories of solidarity & care. living rent partick & unite member
also on instagram @rosielevinehampton (she/her)
interested in histories of solidarity & care. living rent partick & unite member
also on instagram @rosielevinehampton (she/her)
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Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
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I really enjoyed reading this.
The loss of left-wing physical spaces is certainly felt. I was speaking to someone at Sheffield Transformed, who mentioned that the area once had two other radical spaces, 'all gone now.'
It's also about what these spaces mean in building inclusive, radical cultures.
The loss of left-wing physical spaces is certainly felt. I was speaking to someone at Sheffield Transformed, who mentioned that the area once had two other radical spaces, 'all gone now.'
It's also about what these spaces mean in building inclusive, radical cultures.
I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I really enjoyed reading this.
The loss of left-wing physical spaces is certainly felt. I was speaking to someone at Sheffield Transformed, who mentioned that the area once had two other radical spaces, 'all gone now.'
It's also about what these spaces mean in building inclusive, radical cultures.
The loss of left-wing physical spaces is certainly felt. I was speaking to someone at Sheffield Transformed, who mentioned that the area once had two other radical spaces, 'all gone now.'
It's also about what these spaces mean in building inclusive, radical cultures.
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A brilliant article about the disappearance of left-wing spaces, how the online left isn’t representative of left-wing organising in general (despite Ash Sarkar’s claims), and how we can build a movement based on solidarity and the nurturing of diversity.
I liked this quote a lot 👇
I liked this quote a lot 👇
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A brilliant article about the disappearance of left-wing spaces, how the online left isn’t representative of left-wing organising in general (despite Ash Sarkar’s claims), and how we can build a movement based on solidarity and the nurturing of diversity.
I liked this quote a lot 👇
I liked this quote a lot 👇
I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
Great list of resources and engagement in this thread, thank you v much to Shannon for resharing (and a reminder to myself I should come on here more!!)
"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Great list of resources and engagement in this thread, thank you v much to Shannon for resharing (and a reminder to myself I should come on here more!!)
Reposted by Dr Rosie Hampton
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
Really looking forward to chatting about my latest NI article, ‘Where is the Left?’ at the December News Club next Wednesday!
Join us for an evening of drinks and discussion at our December News Club – the latest of our monthly meet-ups where we delve deeper into the world’s most pressing stories with our contributors, editors and readers.
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Really looking forward to chatting about my latest NI article, ‘Where is the Left?’ at the December News Club next Wednesday!
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SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
SAVE GEOGRAPHY at Leicester University (UK) - We call on the University of Leicester to urgently reconsider the proposal to dissolve Geography. This is direct attack on the discipline of Geography at Leicester with likely loss of Geography staff. Please sign + share
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
www.change.org/p/save-geogr...
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My new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, will be published by Verso next year.
It's now listed, which makes it feel that bit more official!
It's now listed, which makes it feel that bit more official!
An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class : Gibbs, Ewan: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Buy An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class by Gibbs, Ewan (ISBN: 9781804296493) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, will be published by Verso next year.
It's now listed, which makes it feel that bit more official!
It's now listed, which makes it feel that bit more official!
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We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elspeth King — a dear friend and great supporter of Alasdair Gray. 💛
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elspeth King — a dear friend and great supporter of Alasdair Gray. 💛
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.
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Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow.
Please share.
Please share.
Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive are hosting a talk by Ståle Holgerson on his new book, Against the Crisis
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
4 Nov 6:30-8pm Civic House free but ticketed
www.eventbrite.com/e/against-th...
“The most clarifying dissection of ‘crisis’ as concept and reality to appear in several decades”
--- Andreas Malm
Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World -Ståle Holgerson
Join Ståle Holgerson to discuss his new book Against the Crisis, hosted by Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive
www.eventbrite.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Still some spaces left for this talk tomorrow.
Please share.
Please share.
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Just Transition Conditionalities - Building a Toolkit for Scotland can be downloaded here. It outlines proposals for how transition policy should be structured to protect workers, create jobs and benefit communities and the public. www.justtransition.scot/publication/...
Just Transition Conditionalities – Building a Toolkit for Scotland – Just Transition Commission
www.justtransition.scot
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just Transition Conditionalities - Building a Toolkit for Scotland can be downloaded here. It outlines proposals for how transition policy should be structured to protect workers, create jobs and benefit communities and the public. www.justtransition.scot/publication/...
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With @riyokoshibe.bsky.social at the Just Transition Commission’s summit in Edinburgh.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
With @riyokoshibe.bsky.social at the Just Transition Commission’s summit in Edinburgh.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
We have been sharing our report on workers’ perspectives on the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery and Riyoko’s work on the conditions which should be attached to transition public funding.
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A new article from me about writing groups, class, culture and radical adult education in Glasgow in the 1980s and 1990s Glasgow: scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol50/is...
Writing Loss, Culture and Change: Deindustrialisation and Community Writers’ Groups In Glasgow
By Kate Wilson, Published on 10/01/25
scholarcommons.sc.edu
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A new article from me about writing groups, class, culture and radical adult education in Glasgow in the 1980s and 1990s Glasgow: scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol50/is...
Reposted by Dr Rosie Hampton
The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.
I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
Scottish Workers’ Stories of Life and Labour during Covid-19 from the Workers’ Stories Project
This article explores how Scottish workers narrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and work, by analysing 55 fifty-five submissions to the Workers' Stories Project. Between 2020 and...
scholarcommons.sc.edu
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.
I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
lovely to get my print copy of the latest
@newint.bsky.social, which features my article ‘where is the left?’ for their long read section
it discusses left wing spaces, whilst offering a critique of recent accounts (such as minority rule) that suggest the left has got ‘worse’ at solidarity
@newint.bsky.social, which features my article ‘where is the left?’ for their long read section
it discusses left wing spaces, whilst offering a critique of recent accounts (such as minority rule) that suggest the left has got ‘worse’ at solidarity
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
lovely to get my print copy of the latest
@newint.bsky.social, which features my article ‘where is the left?’ for their long read section
it discusses left wing spaces, whilst offering a critique of recent accounts (such as minority rule) that suggest the left has got ‘worse’ at solidarity
@newint.bsky.social, which features my article ‘where is the left?’ for their long read section
it discusses left wing spaces, whilst offering a critique of recent accounts (such as minority rule) that suggest the left has got ‘worse’ at solidarity
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"Almost all of those surveyed want more public investment in domestic wind manufacturing, as well as in UK ports so they are fit for energy projects."
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
'North Sea workers urge government to do more on creating good renewable energy jobs'
Rosie Hampton is oil and gas campaigns manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland responds to a new study of over 400 North Sea oil and gas workers…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Almost all of those surveyed want more public investment in domestic wind manufacturing, as well as in UK ports so they are fit for energy projects."
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
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*New research article*
Gabe Eckhouse and I for Geoforum on how since the 1970s North Sea oil and then fracking have been imagined as British and American national energy sources through imperial oil booms reinforcing old oil powers after the rise of anti-colonial nationalism.
Read it here⬇️
Gabe Eckhouse and I for Geoforum on how since the 1970s North Sea oil and then fracking have been imagined as British and American national energy sources through imperial oil booms reinforcing old oil powers after the rise of anti-colonial nationalism.
Read it here⬇️
Two Late Imperial Oil Booms: A comparison of the constrained national energy imaginaries of the UK’s North Sea and US hydraulic fracturing
The UK and the US dominated global oil production for nearly a century. Imperial power was central to their control over the extraction and flow of oi…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
*New research article*
Gabe Eckhouse and I for Geoforum on how since the 1970s North Sea oil and then fracking have been imagined as British and American national energy sources through imperial oil booms reinforcing old oil powers after the rise of anti-colonial nationalism.
Read it here⬇️
Gabe Eckhouse and I for Geoforum on how since the 1970s North Sea oil and then fracking have been imagined as British and American national energy sources through imperial oil booms reinforcing old oil powers after the rise of anti-colonial nationalism.
Read it here⬇️
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Absolutely loved this. So rare to get this level of analysis that's specific to Scotland and its dysfunctional unhappy status quo, its industrial strategy caught between inaction and apathy. A great listen.
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
June 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Absolutely loved this. So rare to get this level of analysis that's specific to Scotland and its dysfunctional unhappy status quo, its industrial strategy caught between inaction and apathy. A great listen.
Reposted by Dr Rosie Hampton
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
June 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
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Enjoyed chatting to environmental campaigner and trade unionist @rosiehampton.bsky.social about Scotland's unjust transition, the multinationals who dominate our economy and how we build an energy system that works for workers and citizens. You can listen here ⬇️
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
June 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Enjoyed chatting to environmental campaigner and trade unionist @rosiehampton.bsky.social about Scotland's unjust transition, the multinationals who dominate our economy and how we build an energy system that works for workers and citizens. You can listen here ⬇️
Really enjoyed this conversation about (un)just transitions, public ownership & where do we go from here
You can listen at the link below!
You can listen at the link below!
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
June 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Really enjoyed this conversation about (un)just transitions, public ownership & where do we go from here
You can listen at the link below!
You can listen at the link below!
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💥BOOK EVENT💥
Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social for the Glasgow Launch of their new book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities
🗓️Fri, June 20
⏰7 pm
📍Aye Aye Books
www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/fr...
Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social for the Glasgow Launch of their new book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities
🗓️Fri, June 20
⏰7 pm
📍Aye Aye Books
www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/fr...
Friends In Common Glasgow Book Launch - Laura C. Forster & Joel White
CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts is Glasgow’s hub for the arts, hosting exhibitions, films, music, literature, workshops, festivals and performances.
www.cca-glasgow.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
💥BOOK EVENT💥
Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social for the Glasgow Launch of their new book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities
🗓️Fri, June 20
⏰7 pm
📍Aye Aye Books
www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/fr...
Join @lauracforster.bsky.social and @joeljoel.bsky.social for the Glasgow Launch of their new book Friends in Common: Radical Friendship and Everyday Solidarities
🗓️Fri, June 20
⏰7 pm
📍Aye Aye Books
www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/fr...
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Reposted by Dr Rosie Hampton
From Grangemouth to Aberdeen, in Scotland we are already seeing what a transition led by corporate greed will look like, with job losses, fuel poverty and emergency food bank use on the rise. This cannot continue.
We need public investment to support workers into good, secure, unionised jobs.
We need public investment to support workers into good, secure, unionised jobs.
May 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
From Grangemouth to Aberdeen, in Scotland we are already seeing what a transition led by corporate greed will look like, with job losses, fuel poverty and emergency food bank use on the rise. This cannot continue.
We need public investment to support workers into good, secure, unionised jobs.
We need public investment to support workers into good, secure, unionised jobs.
Reposted by Dr Rosie Hampton
Great to be out with trade unions and climate groups standing shoulder to shoulder outside UK Parliament today, calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to commit £1.9bn a year in transition funding for North Sea workers.
No more empty promises, time for real action for workers and their communities.
No more empty promises, time for real action for workers and their communities.
May 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Great to be out with trade unions and climate groups standing shoulder to shoulder outside UK Parliament today, calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to commit £1.9bn a year in transition funding for North Sea workers.
No more empty promises, time for real action for workers and their communities.
No more empty promises, time for real action for workers and their communities.