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Vron Ware

@vronsta.bsky.social

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Writer and taker of pictures. Books like Beyond the Pale: white women, racism and history (1992), and Return of a Native: learning from the Land (2022) and coming soon England's Military Heartland: preparing for war on Salisbury Plain. http://vronware.org .. more

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Vron Ware is a British academic and visiting professor at the Gender Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She was previously a professor at Kingston University, editor of Searchlight magazine from 1981 to 1983, and worked as a freelance journalist until 1987, when she co-founded the Women's Design Service. She taught cultural geography at the University of Greenwich from 1992 to 1999, sociology and gender studies at Yale University from 1999 to 2005, and was senior research fellow at the Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change at the Open University from 2008 to 2014. .. more

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · 17d

How to puncture prevalent European understandings of the Mediterranean? The colonizing impulse inscribed in Western historiography can't be undone by adding previously repressed & unacknowledged histories.

THE MEDITERRANEAN QUESTION: new coordinates for another Mediterranean.

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ForcesWatch @forceswatch.bsky.social · 20d

The book follows a ten-year investigation of the military training area on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and explores what it means to live next to a military base. It’s a great read, covering so many aspects of militarised communities, landscapes and wider policies.

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Phil Cole @phillcole40.bsky.social · 20d

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters.
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety

www.theguardian.com

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ForcesWatch @forceswatch.bsky.social · 21d

Today on World Peace Day, we reflect on the urgent need to challenge militarism and build security through justice, peacebuilding, cooperation, and care for people and the planet.

https://www.forceswatch.net/

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Jas Nijjar @jasnijjar.bsky.social · 25d

This is a piece I wrote for PhD students on strategies for doing doctoral work committed to political consciousness, anti-racism and social transformation.

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(PDF) Resisting Neoliberalism's War on the Sociological Imagination: Reflections on PhD Work as Anti-Racist Practice

PDF | This article reflects on undertaking PhD work as a form of anti-racist practice from an angle with significant promise for sociology and the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 10

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Since then we've published 867 more.

Plus dozens of videos and interviews.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda

Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. Good Law Project investigates the flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread...

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 9

The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States".

We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Backing British business: reforms to champion UK defence companies on the world stage

Defence Industrial Strategy will unveil reforms to champion British defence businesses to increase export sales through cutting red tape and expanded financial backing.

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Iain Michael Chambers @imchambers.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 5

In December 2023, Israeli president Isaac Herzog was pictured signing bombs due to be dropped on Gaza.

Next week he’ll be in the UK at the invitation of the British government.

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Vron Ware @vronsta.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/09/engl...
Here, for anyone who's interested in how war is made at home, is a snippet from our investigation into one of the most militarised parts of the UK - thanks to the wonderful folk at Caught by the River

England’s military heartland | Caught by the River | Caught by the River

www.caughtbytheriver.net

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 4

🚨Declassified will be presenting witness testimony at The Gaza Tribunal today, focussing on Britain's military support for Israel and its role in the genocide.

You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...

The Gaza Tribunal - Day One

YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely

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Iain Michael Chambers @imchambers.bsky.social · Sep 1

www.orthotes.com/lampedusa-ga...

Iain Chambers, Lampedusa/Gaza. L’orologio coloniale e i linguaggi interrotti

Questo libro esplora le intersezioni tra migrazione, arte e colonialismo, interrogando il Mediterraneo e Gaza come uno spaziotempo plasmato...

www.orthotes.com

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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · Sep 1

ICYMI: On the far right's complicated history with the British countryside, from Mosley to Farage 👇

(@rsmythfreelance.bsky.social)

ESSAY: “Fascism’s problem is this: it despises the city, but is of the city”

Writer Richard Smyth unravels the complex history of the far right and the British countryside.

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Aug 28

👉 NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal

By Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon

Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?

www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...

Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal

Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?

www.declassifieduk.org

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Aug 28

NEW - Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal

By @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social, Paul Holden and Jack Cinamon

Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-must-...

Labour must not award Elbit a £2 billion military deal

Why are Israel’s largest arms firm and a company mired in a corruption scandal even being considered for training British troops?

www.declassifieduk.org

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ForcesWatch @forceswatch.bsky.social · Aug 27

🪖NEW ARTICLE

As the Labour Government enters its 2nd year we look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule.

“almost one tenth of the House of Commons is currently participating in an arms industry funded military cosplay fantasy.”

ForcesWatch » A 'chief of staff' and 'enduring relationships': The advance of military interests in Parliament

As the Labour Government enters its second year we take a look at how the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has expanded during their rule, and aspects of its influence that we have uncovered.

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Aug 27

👉 NEW - How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army

By Phil Miller

Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.

www.declassifieduk.org/how-we-helpe...

How we helped Kenyans win environmental battle with UK army

Four years after British troops caused a major fire in Kenya, victims are receiving compensation – thanks in part to our investigation.

www.declassifieduk.org

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Aug 14

12 years ago today the Sisi regime in Egypt killed around 1,000 people in the Rabaa massacre.

Human Rights Watch calls it "a crime against humanity"

Since then the UK has sold £423m in arms to Sisi's regime.

Starmer refers to “their countries’ strategic relationship”.

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Vron Ware @vronsta.bsky.social · Aug 9

see also Swing Rioters attacking threshing machines, who, by 1930, were seen as incoherent oiks

David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · Aug 9

'An 1812 letter from the Luddites described their mission as fighting against “all Machinery hurtful to Commonality.” That remains a strong standard by which to judge technological gains.'
Always quite proud to live a brisk stroll away from Arnold where the Luddites kicked off.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 8

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

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Daniel Trilling @trillingual.bsky.social · Aug 9

I wrote this to explain how we reached this point, in the hope it would be a resource for people arguing with friends and family, people with questions, perhaps even people thinking of joining a protest. Do share with anyone who might find it useful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlooked, says author Daniel Trilling

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · Aug 9

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 8

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.

Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

www.newyorker.com

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Jul 22

👉NEW -- The inside story of how America sent nuclear weapons to Britain

by Nukewatch UK

Nukewatch UK explains how it tracked the bombs being flown across the Atlantic.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-inside-s...

The inside story of how America sent nuclear weapons to Britain

Nukewatch UK explains how it tracked the bombs being flown across the Atlantic.

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Vron Ware @vronsta.bsky.social · Jul 21

Good luck with MUP too

Vron Ware @vronsta.bsky.social · Jul 21

Fantastic / about time too

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Jul 21

📹NEW VIDEO -- We grilled Starmer's air force chief over his support for Israel

Britain’s top air force officer angrily avoided questions about Gaza, while his colleague pushed one of our journalists out of the way👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA7p...

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Dr Iain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · Jul 20

Exporting risk: how UK arms sales overlap with countries using explosive weapons in populated areas - AOAV
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Exporting risk: how UK arms sales overlap with countries using explosive weapons in populated areas - AOAV

This report examines how UK arms exports between 2021 and 2024, worth billions and sent to 84 countries—including many engaged in urban warfare—raise serious legal and ethical concerns over Britain’s ...

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Jul 12

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