Anne Murphy
@drannemurphy.bsky.social
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Anne Murphy
@drannemurphy.bsky.social
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A 2016 metastudy of 102 samples representing 56,984 firms finds that employee ownership is positively associated with productivity.
These findings align with a growing body of research showing that businesses owned by their workers tend to be more productive than other companies.
These findings align with a growing body of research showing that businesses owned by their workers tend to be more productive than other companies.
Employee ownership and firm performance: a meta‐analysis
Employee ownership has been an area of significant practitioner and academic interest for the past four decades. Yet, empirical results on the relationship between employee ownership and firm perform....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The GP partnership model matters.
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The BBC, the press, the Universities, who next? The UK's key and core institutions are consciously preparing the ground for Fascism. Enabling, abetting, collaborating.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The BBC, the press, the Universities, who next? The UK's key and core institutions are consciously preparing the ground for Fascism. Enabling, abetting, collaborating.
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I feel like the mega-rich know the climate disaster is coming that will cause massive upheaval, and rather than have the minor inconvenience of lowering their wealth by a few billion dollars they are preparing for the upheaval by building autocracies. This is what billionaires prepping looks like.
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I feel like the mega-rich know the climate disaster is coming that will cause massive upheaval, and rather than have the minor inconvenience of lowering their wealth by a few billion dollars they are preparing for the upheaval by building autocracies. This is what billionaires prepping looks like.
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It’s the Great Cultural Fugue. Everybody has gone reality shopping on the internet. We can’t have meaningful discussions about public policy if we can’t agree on what constitutes a baseline for reality.
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It’s the Great Cultural Fugue. Everybody has gone reality shopping on the internet. We can’t have meaningful discussions about public policy if we can’t agree on what constitutes a baseline for reality.
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I recall that, in my days in the civil service, we had the 'newspaper test', which was 'Would you be happy for this decision to be reported in the newspapers?' - which is a different and more reasonable question.
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I recall that, in my days in the civil service, we had the 'newspaper test', which was 'Would you be happy for this decision to be reported in the newspapers?' - which is a different and more reasonable question.
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Probably underestimated the insidious influence on our national life. All the things that were done that shouldn’t have been done or things that weren’t done that should have been because of what it *would* say
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Probably underestimated the insidious influence on our national life. All the things that were done that shouldn’t have been done or things that weren’t done that should have been because of what it *would* say
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The “Daily Mail Test” was a thing in government departments too
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The “Daily Mail Test” was a thing in government departments too
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Budget hits the young in England
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Budget hits the young in England
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
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The sandwich trial comes to an end! Many great sandwich puns posted in the thread for anyone looking for late afternoon levity.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The sandwich trial comes to an end! Many great sandwich puns posted in the thread for anyone looking for late afternoon levity.
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Football shutdown in Tehran extended
https://www.europesays.com/2601518/
TEHRAN — The suspension of football matches in Tehran has been extended for an additional two days. Due…
https://www.europesays.com/2601518/
TEHRAN — The suspension of football matches in Tehran has been extended for an additional two days. Due…
Football shutdown in Tehran extended - EUROPE SAYS
TEHRAN — The suspension of football matches in Tehran has been extended for an additional two days.
www.europesays.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Football shutdown in Tehran extended
https://www.europesays.com/2601518/
TEHRAN — The suspension of football matches in Tehran has been extended for an additional two days. Due…
https://www.europesays.com/2601518/
TEHRAN — The suspension of football matches in Tehran has been extended for an additional two days. Due…
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4/The Govt should roll out health checks for autistic people across the NHS and reinstate the target to increase the number of health checks for people with a learning disability.
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
4/The Govt should roll out health checks for autistic people across the NHS and reinstate the target to increase the number of health checks for people with a learning disability.
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If the whole point of the Blue Labour project was to tack rightwards in order to prove their 'electability' and 'seriousness' to the Founts of Public Opinion - but now they're still printing screeching op-eds as absurd as any under Corbyn (as we all predicted) - what was the point of the project?
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If the whole point of the Blue Labour project was to tack rightwards in order to prove their 'electability' and 'seriousness' to the Founts of Public Opinion - but now they're still printing screeching op-eds as absurd as any under Corbyn (as we all predicted) - what was the point of the project?
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I don’t know how many ways there are to say “Manchester’s economy is growing, so if we’re not going to do much proactive on infrastructure, can we at least not do stuff that’s actively damaging”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I don’t know how many ways there are to say “Manchester’s economy is growing, so if we’re not going to do much proactive on infrastructure, can we at least not do stuff that’s actively damaging”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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in the emergency room for a snake bite and they rush in a camel to watch The Notebook
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
in the emergency room for a snake bite and they rush in a camel to watch The Notebook
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
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Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
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NEW BLOG: OFSTED REFLECTIONS.
Trying to be even handed: southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trying to be even handed: southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/w...
What we learned about OFSTED (Part 1)
Credit: The Times Reflections on the new inspection framework: 1742 days under the lottery finger My school and I have spent 1742 days in the OFSTED window (our last inspection was Feb 2018). 1742 …
southgloshead.wordpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
NEW BLOG: OFSTED REFLECTIONS.
Trying to be even handed: southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trying to be even handed: southgloshead.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Posts about urban biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with comments like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.”
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Posts about urban biking in Dutch cities are routinely replied to with comments like “well, they have the big advantage of being relatively flat.”
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
The Dutch also have the big advantage of not constantly making excuses about why they can’t make clearly smarter city-making decisions. #Leadership
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Latest La Comunidad Substack in inboxes 📬
A look at Spain’s development since 1975:
> Life expectancy
> Education
> Gender equality
> Population
> Healthcare
Enjoy, share, gracias!
A look at Spain’s development since 1975:
> Life expectancy
> Education
> Gender equality
> Population
> Healthcare
Enjoy, share, gracias!
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Latest La Comunidad Substack in inboxes 📬
A look at Spain’s development since 1975:
> Life expectancy
> Education
> Gender equality
> Population
> Healthcare
Enjoy, share, gracias!
A look at Spain’s development since 1975:
> Life expectancy
> Education
> Gender equality
> Population
> Healthcare
Enjoy, share, gracias!
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Related: I feel like a lot of the piracy vs buying discourse (🤢 that this is even a thing) gets framed as stealing money from individual authors vs. stealing from faceless corporate publishers when for most authors it’s about whether or not they’ll get to publish another book.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Related: I feel like a lot of the piracy vs buying discourse (🤢 that this is even a thing) gets framed as stealing money from individual authors vs. stealing from faceless corporate publishers when for most authors it’s about whether or not they’ll get to publish another book.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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This fantastic news and deserves to be noticed.
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This fantastic news and deserves to be noticed.