Aaron Ackerley
@aaronackerley.bsky.social
Modern British History. Press and Media. Empire. Economics. Knowledge and Power.
Lecturer in British Studies, University of Oslo
Lecturer in British Studies, University of Oslo
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Not sure why Tony Blair's think tank refuses to answer reasonable questions about its work
But dismissing award-winning independent journalists from Democracy for Sale and @lighthousereports.com as "partisan" and "disingenuous" is pure Musk/Trump
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
But dismissing award-winning independent journalists from Democracy for Sale and @lighthousereports.com as "partisan" and "disingenuous" is pure Musk/Trump
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
Blair bids to build own AI tools to rival Palantir
TBI insiders warn of “'insane” plan to transform think tank into a tech company
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Not sure why Tony Blair's think tank refuses to answer reasonable questions about its work
But dismissing award-winning independent journalists from Democracy for Sale and @lighthousereports.com as "partisan" and "disingenuous" is pure Musk/Trump
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
But dismissing award-winning independent journalists from Democracy for Sale and @lighthousereports.com as "partisan" and "disingenuous" is pure Musk/Trump
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
As an added bonus, while I haven't actual checked, I'm guessing it is the first article to appear in the Kipling Journal to discuss zombie movies* and computer games.
*(Yes, yes. I know they are actually infected with a rage virus, and not actually zombies in the classic Romero sense)
*(Yes, yes. I know they are actually infected with a rage virus, and not actually zombies in the classic Romero sense)
January 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
As an added bonus, while I haven't actual checked, I'm guessing it is the first article to appear in the Kipling Journal to discuss zombie movies* and computer games.
*(Yes, yes. I know they are actually infected with a rage virus, and not actually zombies in the classic Romero sense)
*(Yes, yes. I know they are actually infected with a rage virus, and not actually zombies in the classic Romero sense)
It traces the history of Kipling's 1903 poem 'Boots' from it's inception through: a famous 1915 audio recording; its use in US military Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape programs; its appearance in Call of Duty; and its use in the Danny Boyle movie 28 Years Later and its promotional campaign
January 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It traces the history of Kipling's 1903 poem 'Boots' from it's inception through: a famous 1915 audio recording; its use in US military Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape programs; its appearance in Call of Duty; and its use in the Danny Boyle movie 28 Years Later and its promotional campaign