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New article out with @histmat.bsky.social
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
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📢📢📢We made it to the national news! This time with an important win for our branch!
Management has decided to withdraw compulsory redundancies for academic staff at least until July 2026. ASOS and next week's strikes are therefore called off.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Management has decided to withdraw compulsory redundancies for academic staff at least until July 2026. ASOS and next week's strikes are therefore called off.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Strikes suspended in Lancaster University staff job cuts row - BBC News
The university is trying to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
📢📢📢We made it to the national news! This time with an important win for our branch!
Management has decided to withdraw compulsory redundancies for academic staff at least until July 2026. ASOS and next week's strikes are therefore called off.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Management has decided to withdraw compulsory redundancies for academic staff at least until July 2026. ASOS and next week's strikes are therefore called off.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨 STRIKE ACTION ON THE 27 & 28 NOVEMBER 🚨
We’ve now served formal notice of strike action on 27 & 28 November.
Management must withdraw the plan to make 400+ of us redundant or risk escalating and sustained industrial action.
@ucu.org.uk
We’ve now served formal notice of strike action on 27 & 28 November.
Management must withdraw the plan to make 400+ of us redundant or risk escalating and sustained industrial action.
@ucu.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 STRIKE ACTION ON THE 27 & 28 NOVEMBER 🚨
We’ve now served formal notice of strike action on 27 & 28 November.
Management must withdraw the plan to make 400+ of us redundant or risk escalating and sustained industrial action.
@ucu.org.uk
We’ve now served formal notice of strike action on 27 & 28 November.
Management must withdraw the plan to make 400+ of us redundant or risk escalating and sustained industrial action.
@ucu.org.uk
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If you're in the north east, come along!
🎉 Save the date!
Join us for a conversation with Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social on her brilliant new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature @princetonupress.bsky.social
🗓 Monday 3rd November
🕓 14:00–15:30
📍 Room IM102 (Al Qassimi)
Join us for a conversation with Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt.bsky.social on her brilliant new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature @princetonupress.bsky.social
🗓 Monday 3rd November
🕓 14:00–15:30
📍 Room IM102 (Al Qassimi)
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you're in the north east, come along!
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i've been waiting years for this to come out so I can cite it. This is *fantastic* - give it a read
New article out with @histmat.bsky.social
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
i've been waiting years for this to come out so I can cite it. This is *fantastic* - give it a read
New article out with @histmat.bsky.social
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New article out with @histmat.bsky.social
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
I revisit Marx's critique of the relationship between labour, technology and the surplus population and situate it within the context of capitalism's directionality
"I don’t think I could bear an environment where the constant competition to keep our jobs causes us to lose sight of each other’s very humanity"
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...
The UK’s redundancy crisis: four views from the front line
Higher education news feeds are currently dominated by near-daily announcements of large job cuts across the UK. But what effect is all this having on the atmosphere within the departments affected – ...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"I don’t think I could bear an environment where the constant competition to keep our jobs causes us to lose sight of each other’s very humanity"
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...