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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 4d

One-third of UK children grow up in poverty, higher risk of dying young.

In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.

Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.

Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.

Poverty is a political choice.

One-third of UK children grow up in poverty with higher risk of dying young

Children in the most deprived areas of the UK face higher death rates as childhood poverty continues to rise, according to research.

www.nursinginpractice.com

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 7d

A year in working groups - 2024/25 with BISA 🌟

Come and read our article describing what all of our amazing working groups have been up to in the last academic year - we are extremely grateful to the conveners who are all volunteers 🎉

👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/news/year-wo...

A year in working groups - 2024/25

Find out what each of our working groups achieved in 2024/2025 academic year.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10d

Stop blaming migrants and tackle real problems, 100 charities tell UK Govt.

Govt follows Reform agenda, failed to develop effective counter narrative.

Migrants are vital part of economy, public services. Economic problems caused by inequality, austerity, privatisation, political corruption.

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary

A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

www.theguardian.com

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 10d

thewire.in/media/the-tr... The Nixon era showed that resistance can succeed, but only if citizens, journalists, and institutions rally to defend the First Amendment. Without such action, the slide toward authoritarianism risks becoming irreversible.

The Trump Administration’s War on Media Freedom: A Tale of Power, Profit, and the Erosion of Truth

The Trump administration’s war on media freedom is a calculated effort to entrench hegemony, silencing dissent to protect its polarising authoritarian agenda.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

SAD!!

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 13d

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Trump’s 2025 UN Speech Weaponises US Imperial Power to Assert American Hegemony

Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly was a masterclass in grievance-laden nationalism, blending MAGA-style rhetoric with a direct assault on the UN’s purpose.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 17d

thewire.in/world/a-gild... -UK wages stagnated; US, 60% of households live hand to mouth. Duffy’s “uplifting flags of democracy” are a cruel irony, concealing bond of exploitation. $274 billion wealth amassed by 24 guests could fund food security for millions, yet it sits idle- pure greed

A Gilded Abyss: Trump’s UK State Banquet Was a Parasitic Spectacle

Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “State/Banquet”, penned by outrage for the occasion, exposed this parasitic display, condemning an elite that thrives on inequality.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 19d

www.wsws.org/en/articles/... combined personal worth of two dozen richest at the table was $274 billion. The average figure per person of $11.4 billion is over 67,000 times the wealth of the median Briton. Between them, they represented companies with a market capitalisation of $17.7 trillion,

Royalty celebrates oligarchy—Trump’s second state visit to the UK

While the British ruling class looks with envy at US imperialism’s place as the world’s hegemonic power, the American ruling class looks back fondly at Britain's traditions of aristocratic arrogance and impunity, and at the rapacious, blood-soaked example of the British Empire.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 21d

thewire.in/world/trump-... -The real purpose of Trump's visit is to cement the interests of corporations while offering platitudes to the working classes on both sides of the Atlantic

Trump’s UK State Visit Is a Corporate Special Relationship Masquerading as Diplomacy

The real purpose of Trump's visit is to cement the interests of corporations while offering platitudes to the working classes on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 21d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn-V... - British establishment pays homage to its American imperial overlord with unprecedented 2nd state visit in a single term of office to a far right convicted felon - all to happen behind a ring of steel to protect the so-called leader of the free world from the people

US President Trump arrives in the UK for unprecedented second state visit

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 22d

Amnesty — “The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial. It must urgently fulfil its legal and moral responsibility by taking immediate, decisive steps to prevent and punish genocide.”

www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

UK government must ‘prevent and punish’ Israel’s genocide following UN’s Gaza report

The Government must now stop indulging in genocide denial’

www.amnesty.org.uk

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 22d

thewire.in/world/trumps... -Donald Trump’s September 17 visit comes at a turbulent moment for Anglo-American ties, marked by scandals, street protests and a crisis of legitimacy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Trump’s UK State Visit Will Expose the Hollow Core of the ‘Special Relationship’

Donald Trump’s September 17 visit comes at a turbulent moment for Anglo-American ties, marked by scandals, street protests and a crisis of legitimacy on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 23d

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Bolsonaro’s Conviction for Coup Plot Is a Blow to the Global Far Right

In holding the former president accountable, Brazil’s legal system has delivered a historic victory for democracy.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 25d

thewire.in/world/charli... - Trumpism built a machine of rage and division. Kirk’s assassination is its starkest consequence yet.

Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: The Monster of America’s Frankenstein Right Turns on its Creators

Trumpism built a machine of rage and division. Kirk’s assassination is its starkest consequence yet.

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · Sep 8

Former official told the Gaza tribunal it is “fully understood" in the Foreign Office that discussions on UK relations with Israel should take place “in person and not in writing”.

Because "we didn’t want those conversations to be requested by a court”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza

Mark Smith resigned last August over the UK’s failure to stop selling arms to Israel.

www.aljazeera.com

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 27d

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'America is on brink of civil war' after Charlie Kirk's horrifying death

Donald Trump announced the death of political activist Charlie Kirk on social media and praised the co-founder of Turning Point USA as a "martyr for truth and freedom"

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · 29d

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Israel’s Doha Strike Shatters Gulf Red Line, Lays Bare the Myth of ‘Rules-Based Order’

By bombing Hamas leaders in Qatar, Israel has violated GCC sovereignty, sabotaged ceasefire talks and exposed the complicity of its Western backers.

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Supreme Court has basically said that US government agents can profile, question, detain, or kidnap any one of the more than 65 million Latinos in the US, or anyone who looks vaguely non-white. Maybe the most terrifying SC decision in my lifetime and a leap off the cliff to genuine fascism.

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Why Americans Aren’t ‘Stupid’ for Electing Trump: Unmasking the Corporate Propaganda System

Blaming voters for Trump’s victories absolves the corporate system that shapes electoral outcomes and dismisses the public’s legitimate grievances.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 #REF2029 update - Matthew Flinders and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social
provide an update on REF2029 sub-panel 19 - Politics and IR:

🎉 Pause button pressed & Sub-panel members appointed:
@usempire.bsky.social @rgwhitman.bsky.social @jamespattison.bsky.social @whitproject.bsky.social

Read here 👉

REF2029: Update on Politics and International Relations

Matthew Flinders and Ailsa Henderson provide an update on the timeline and panel remembers.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢Now moving on to an exciting roundtable on the "State of the Field on US Foreign Policy" and the Working Groups role in observing this. We are joined by one of the founding convenors of the US Foreign policy Working Group Inderjeet Parmar (@usempire.bsky.social) to lead this discussion!

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Sep 1

Events this week 🌟

3rd September - Navigating the publishing landscape with BISA Africa and International Studies WG and Tarela Ike 📚

US Foreign Policy WG annual conference 2025 - 'US foreign policy in the post-unipolar world'

Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/BsoVjYO

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Upcoming events | BISA

The British International Studies Association is a learned society that promotes the study of international relations and related subjects through teaching, research, and facilitation of contact…

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Inderjeet Parmar @usempire.bsky.social · Aug 26

thewire.in/world/trump-... Trump’s 2025 actions are unique in their proactive use of military forces absent a declared war, potentially signalling preparation for domestic control amid global tensions.

Trump Has Taken a Deliberate Step Toward Making the US a Repressive Police State

Trump has sown the wind; he will reap the whirlwind with worldwide repercussions.

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Aug 22

Register now for the US foreign policy WG annual conference! 🌟
'US foreign policy in the post-unipolar world'🌎

Taking place 5 Sept @ucl.ac.uk ft/ @cmcknichols.bsky.social @AfsahQazi @usempire.bsky.social @edaayaydin.bsky.social @soumyamishra.bsky.social & more 🎉

Sign up here 👉 buff.ly/bkwiZoW

Call for papers: US Foreign Policy Working Group annual conference- US Foreign Policy | BISA

- US Foreign Policy Working Group

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