Penny Welch
@pennywelch2025.bsky.social
Retired university teacher and UCU activist. Co-editor of Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences
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I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
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Breaking MS NOW:
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources
A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.
www.ms.now
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
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We're happy to announce the first wave of supporting organisations for our upcoming demonstration against Britain's nuclear expansion, including @ucu.org.uk and @fbunational.bsky.social!
Join us at RAF Marham on Saturday, 28 Feb!
More details: https://cnduk.org/stop-british-nuke-jets/
Join us at RAF Marham on Saturday, 28 Feb!
More details: https://cnduk.org/stop-british-nuke-jets/
January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We're happy to announce the first wave of supporting organisations for our upcoming demonstration against Britain's nuclear expansion, including @ucu.org.uk and @fbunational.bsky.social!
Join us at RAF Marham on Saturday, 28 Feb!
More details: https://cnduk.org/stop-british-nuke-jets/
Join us at RAF Marham on Saturday, 28 Feb!
More details: https://cnduk.org/stop-british-nuke-jets/
Greenpeace petition
action.greenpeace.org.uk/stand-agains...
action.greenpeace.org.uk/stand-agains...
No more wars for oil
Stand against Trump’s oil wars
action.greenpeace.org.uk
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Greenpeace petition
action.greenpeace.org.uk/stand-agains...
action.greenpeace.org.uk/stand-agains...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We're pleased to offer a 50% #SALE off ALL paperbacks & eBooks on our website, and our 2025 #EnvironmentalStudies Bestseller Hardbacks!
Get these discounts automatically when you shop, no discount code required.
Shop now: bit.ly/3N54g2F
#academicsky #booksale
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Shop now: bit.ly/3N54g2F
#academicsky #booksale
incl. @guillaumblanc.bsky.social
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Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest CALL FOR PAPERS 📝 "Digital politics of social movements: shifting mechanisms of participation, representation and governance"
Submission and style guidelines: berghahnjournals.com/contention
@claire-crawford.bsky.social
Submission and style guidelines: berghahnjournals.com/contention
@claire-crawford.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest CALL FOR PAPERS 📝 "Digital politics of social movements: shifting mechanisms of participation, representation and governance"
Submission and style guidelines: berghahnjournals.com/contention
@claire-crawford.bsky.social
Submission and style guidelines: berghahnjournals.com/contention
@claire-crawford.bsky.social
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📢 Join Eddie Dempsey and John McDonnell MP at the protest at City Hall on 4th February at 9:30am.
Insource the cleaners - End corporate capture at TfL.
Insource the cleaners - End corporate capture at TfL.
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
📢 Join Eddie Dempsey and John McDonnell MP at the protest at City Hall on 4th February at 9:30am.
Insource the cleaners - End corporate capture at TfL.
Insource the cleaners - End corporate capture at TfL.
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Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science 2026
Sciences Po is recruiting an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science/Ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
📚 Focus on politics and/or policy of the ecological transitions in/of Europe and the European Union
🏫 @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social
⌛ Thu 5 Feb buff.ly/siQpBZc
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
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Leicester University UCU, who are today taking their 27th day of strike action over redundancies, send solidarity from their picket line to unions in Minnesota. Those striking today in Minnesota, challenging the racist onslaught by ICE, stand in the finest union tradition.
Your fight is our fight.
Your fight is our fight.
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Leicester University UCU, who are today taking their 27th day of strike action over redundancies, send solidarity from their picket line to unions in Minnesota. Those striking today in Minnesota, challenging the racist onslaught by ICE, stand in the finest union tradition.
Your fight is our fight.
Your fight is our fight.
Tell the EU to protect our biometric data from Trump action.eko.org/a/don-t-hand...
EU leaders must cancel the biometric data deal with Trump — now
Donald Trump is about to get a terrifying gift from the European Union: direct access to our biometric data and, possibly, our DNA.EU officials are quietly negotiating a deal that would let US agencie
action.eko.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Tell the EU to protect our biometric data from Trump action.eko.org/a/don-t-hand...
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🚨 Deadline extended 🚨 #ecprprizes
🏅 Honour the best work in #PoliticalTheory with our £450 🏆 Political Theory Prize
📖 Nomination must be the author's debut book in political theory & published in 2024 or 2025
⌛ Deadline: Fri 30 Jan
🏅 Honour the best work in #PoliticalTheory with our £450 🏆 Political Theory Prize
📖 Nomination must be the author's debut book in political theory & published in 2024 or 2025
⌛ Deadline: Fri 30 Jan
Political Theory Prize
Deadline: Friday 30 January
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January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚨 Deadline extended 🚨 #ecprprizes
🏅 Honour the best work in #PoliticalTheory with our £450 🏆 Political Theory Prize
📖 Nomination must be the author's debut book in political theory & published in 2024 or 2025
⌛ Deadline: Fri 30 Jan
🏅 Honour the best work in #PoliticalTheory with our £450 🏆 Political Theory Prize
📖 Nomination must be the author's debut book in political theory & published in 2024 or 2025
⌛ Deadline: Fri 30 Jan
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HSE heard that UoB staff routinely work evenings and weekends to keep up with demands. That raises serious questions about Working Time Regulations and basic safety
HSE Confirms Material Breaches at U. of Birmingham Following Union Safety Concerns
Multi-Year Campaign by UCU Safety Representatives Leads to Formal Enforcement Action Over Work-Related Stress Management Failures We want to share with you some significant news. On Thursday, 11 De…
birminghamucu.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
HSE heard that UoB staff routinely work evenings and weekends to keep up with demands. That raises serious questions about Working Time Regulations and basic safety
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🚨 Latest statement from the Palestine Coalition in response to Donald Trump's Board of Colonisation plan. 🚨
📢Join the next march for Palestine on Saturday 31 January
📍 Assemble Russell Square, 12 noon
📢Join the next march for Palestine on Saturday 31 January
📍 Assemble Russell Square, 12 noon
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
🚨 Latest statement from the Palestine Coalition in response to Donald Trump's Board of Colonisation plan. 🚨
📢Join the next march for Palestine on Saturday 31 January
📍 Assemble Russell Square, 12 noon
📢Join the next march for Palestine on Saturday 31 January
📍 Assemble Russell Square, 12 noon
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Palestine Action: Recovering hunger strikers ‘preemptively’ discharged from hospital
Doctors warn of 'fraught moment' as process of 'refeeding' can have life threatening consequences if not properly managed
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Doctors warn of 'fraught moment' as process of 'refeeding' can have life threatening consequences if not properly managed
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Palestine Action: Recovering hunger strikers ‘preemptively’ discharged from hospital
Doctors warn of 'fraught moment' as process of 'refeeding' can have life threatening consequences if not properly managed
www.middleeasteye.net
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Palestine Action: Recovering hunger strikers ‘preemptively’ discharged from hospital
Doctors warn of 'fraught moment' as process of 'refeeding' can have life threatening consequences if not properly managed
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Doctors warn of 'fraught moment' as process of 'refeeding' can have life threatening consequences if not properly managed
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
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So I nearly just got caught by a book club scam. Someone pretending to be from the San Francisco Best Sellers Book club (they weren’t) and wanting to feature one of my books. The communication was so credible!!
Watch out academics and authors!!
medium.com/@claude.whit...
Watch out academics and authors!!
medium.com/@claude.whit...
The New “Book Club” Scam Targeting Authors and How to Spot It
A Public Service Post for Writers
medium.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
So I nearly just got caught by a book club scam. Someone pretending to be from the San Francisco Best Sellers Book club (they weren’t) and wanting to feature one of my books. The communication was so credible!!
Watch out academics and authors!!
medium.com/@claude.whit...
Watch out academics and authors!!
medium.com/@claude.whit...
‘Fear explains it, fear of the Latin American revolution’.
Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fear...
Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fear...
‘Fear explains it, fear of the Latin American revolution’
SPEAKING at a mass rally in Havana’s Revolution Square on January 3 2026, Abel Prieto, head of the Casa de las Americas, declared: “Cuba y Venezuela, una sola bandera” — “Cuba and Venezuela: one flag....
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
‘Fear explains it, fear of the Latin American revolution’.
Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fear...
Cuba, despite the privations, remains a beacon of sovereignty and resistance to imperialism, writes BERNARD REGAN
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fear...
Water privatisation has failed. South East Water spent more on shareholder dividends than on infrastructure. Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex. Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership immediately Sign the petition 👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
Take South East Water into public ownership NOW
South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
January 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Water privatisation has failed. South East Water spent more on shareholder dividends than on infrastructure. Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex. Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership immediately Sign the petition 👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
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“I claimed asylum nearly seven years ago, and all that time I’ve been denied the right to work, study or rent. I’ve also been living under the threat of removal from my community and home to Israel, a genocidal, apartheid regime that persecutes Palestinians."
Palestinian citizen of Israel wins UK asylum over ‘well-founded fear of persecution’
Exclusive: Refugee status granted despite attempt by former home secretary James Cleverly to block 26-year-old’s claim
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
“I claimed asylum nearly seven years ago, and all that time I’ve been denied the right to work, study or rent. I’ve also been living under the threat of removal from my community and home to Israel, a genocidal, apartheid regime that persecutes Palestinians."
Do read this powerful article
A new world order based on fascist principles by Hugh Lanning
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-...
A new world order based on fascist principles by Hugh Lanning
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-...
A new world order based on fascist principles
UNDER its own charter, the UN does not have the power to create new states or impose statehood on existing ones. Self-determination is one of its founding and fundamental principles.When, in 1947, the...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Do read this powerful article
A new world order based on fascist principles by Hugh Lanning
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-...
A new world order based on fascist principles by Hugh Lanning
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-...
A generation at risk: Labour’s proposed war on disabled youth
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gene...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gene...
A generation at risk: Labour’s proposed war on disabled youth
IN A MOVE that has sent shockwaves through disabled communities across the country, the Labour government is considering a policy that would slash vital financial support for young disabled people age...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A generation at risk: Labour’s proposed war on disabled youth
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gene...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gene...
Young people and work
The terms of reference focus on young people who are claiming health and disability benefits
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The terms of reference focus on young people who are claiming health and disability benefits
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Terms of Reference - Report into Young People and Work
www.gov.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Young people and work
The terms of reference focus on young people who are claiming health and disability benefits
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The terms of reference focus on young people who are claiming health and disability benefits
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Young People and Work Report: Call for Evidence
This call for evidence invites feedback from anyone with relevant lived experience, knowledge and expertise as to what the root cause of this rise in economic inactivity might be driven by.
Closing date 30 January 2026
www.gov.uk/government/c...
This call for evidence invites feedback from anyone with relevant lived experience, knowledge and expertise as to what the root cause of this rise in economic inactivity might be driven by.
Closing date 30 January 2026
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Young People and Work Report: Call for Evidence
This call for evidence invites feedback to understand drivers of the increase in the number of young people who are Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET).
www.gov.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Young People and Work Report: Call for Evidence
This call for evidence invites feedback from anyone with relevant lived experience, knowledge and expertise as to what the root cause of this rise in economic inactivity might be driven by.
Closing date 30 January 2026
www.gov.uk/government/c...
This call for evidence invites feedback from anyone with relevant lived experience, knowledge and expertise as to what the root cause of this rise in economic inactivity might be driven by.
Closing date 30 January 2026
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Defend international law - No to intervention in Cuba and Latin America
cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-so...
cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-so...
Defend international law - No to intervention in Cuba and Latin America
Recent US military action against Venezuela, together with open threats made against other sovereign nations including Cuba, has heightened concerns about peace, regional stability and respect for the...
cuba-solidarity.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Defend international law - No to intervention in Cuba and Latin America
cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-so...
cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-so...
