*The effect of property on political enfranchisement* Drawing of a survey of 10,000 adults in the UK, this paper finds that homeowners are significantly more likely than renters to feel listened to by politicians, and that the system works for them. doi.org/10.1080/0140...

400 jobs at risk. A campus set to close. This film explains what’s happening at the University of Essex and why staff, students and the local community are organising to stop it. 📍 Southend rally | 5 February

The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy? Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.

Whatever the domestic political wisdom of Donald Trump's ambitions in Greenland — or strikes in Venezuela or Iran — there is no ready legal justification in international law. https://bit.ly/3YD4QHp

I recommend that people follow @poverty2solutions.bsky.social, co-founded by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social, and which is relaunching an A to Z of involving lived experience in policy making!

1/n "It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience. @hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

A Coruña se convierte en la única ciudad gallega que abarata los alquileres tras declararse 'zona tensionada' www.infolibre.es/1_20722e

Choose your parents wisely.

Test your attention span to question its meaning. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

"This would not be socialism as we know it. A tiny elite would own AI’s 'commanding heights' and hand everyone else a check or some form of digital ration. The sum would be enough to live on, but not enough to challenge those in power." Noreena Hertz www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

London landlords 400 years apart, pretty similar story. @londoncentric.media www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...

Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital

Starmer has no coherent social mobility plan, says Social Mobility Commission chair www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers. A charity run by landlords. @novaramedia.com novaramedia.com/2025/12/11/t...

“todo parece ser revolucionario si es individual y nos permite autodescubrirnos.” Israel Merino www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2025...

"The big-picture lesson for policymakers is that changes to one part of the benefit system can shift pressures elsewhere, rather than remove them entirely." 📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...

These effects reduce the fiscal saving from cuts to benefit amounts, but only modestly. Increased disability benefits only reduced savings by 1%-4% for the three cuts to benefit amounts we study.

Essex students found out their campus was closing from a link in a WhatsApp chat. 800 students uprooted. 400 jobs cut. One university in crisis. Students and staff deserve better. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank god

"Litigation on the Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Under What Conditions May It Be Strategic?" A paper co-produced by a team of human rights academics and practitioners. Supported by @slsauk.bsky.social cbeh.cat/wp-content/u... cc @essexhrc.bsky.social

On #HumanRights Day, remembering this @atd4thworld.bsky.social campaign for the indivisibility of rights in the U.K. and beyond. ‬⁩ @justfairuk.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social @koldocasla.bsky.social

Las empresas de la sanidad privada ya gestionan uno de cada tres hospitales de la red pública www.eldiario.es/1_c3c58b?utm...

Most households subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work. Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.

The threat to 400 jobs at Essex, in the lead up to Christmas is nothing short of cruel. We stand with every member affected. We will fight this. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1427...

The University of Essex has announced it is looking to cut staff and close one of its campuses as it looks to create a more “sustainable” future. Juliette Rowsell reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/essex-close-southend-campus-and-cut-400-jobs

It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals. Please share widely.

Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing @balaraj.bsky.social and other UN experts raise concerns over homes rented out by English social landlord. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"The Online Safety Act’s primary role is to stop children viewing harmful content, but it does nothing to stop tech being designed to keep children engaged, as both consumer and product, in this, arguably very harmful way." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...

To truly tackle child poverty, the UK needs to end no recourse to public funds. theconversation.com/to-truly-tac...

The two-child limit failed – all it did was increase poverty. Besides being cruel and stereotypical, there has been almost no noticeable impact on fertility, nor have there been changes to employment. Prof Ruth Patrick. theconversation.com/the-two-chil...

El avance de la España segregada: así se empuja a los inmigrantes a los barrios más pobres www.eldiario.es/desalambre/a...

70% of the additional spending from removing the 2-child limit will go to families who are in work. Work is not 'the' solution to welfare dependence. Many people do work, often more than one job, but they and their children remain poor. Something is broken. @ippr.org www.ippr.org/media-office...

"Mientras que las élites políticas franquistas sí vieron limitada su influencia, los líderes económicos mantuvieron en gran medida sus posiciones privilegiadas." en @agendapublica.es agendapublica.es/noticia/2041...

Is it true that only high income people live in expensive homes? Mainly yes. Of the people living in band F-H homes in England, 3 in 4 are in the top half of incomes, so any tax rises aimed at them would be largely progressive. And boy, could Council Tax do with being more progressive!

Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk. The Covert Councillor @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...

Catalunya debate la prohibición de la compra de viviendas para especular. www.eldiario.es/1_c2b239?utm...

"This isn’t a story about university losing its value. It’s a story about Britain becoming a lower wage economy." Sean Brophy theconversation.com/university-s...

With @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social, @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social, @koldocasla.bsky.social, Friends Families Travellers, @renecassin.bsky.social above — colleagues from @justfairuk.bsky.social and @amnestyuk.bsky.social were missed.

Glad to join friends in the UK’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network meeting with the Ministry of Justice today to follow up on the UN CESCR’s review earlier this year. More here on the network: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...

Fully repealing the two-child limit on benefits is by far the best way to ensure fewer children grow up in poverty. Half measures have been mooted – from moving to a three-child limit to exempting working families – but they would all still lead to an increase in child poverty ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs

[email protected] v Czech Republic (191/2020), and FEANTSA v Belgium (203/2021), two key decisions by the European Committee of Social Rights on housing rights standards. Do not miss @padken.bsky.social's blogpost. www.housingrightswatch.org/content/new-...

Deseando participar el 20 de noviembre en el VIII Festival de Filosofía de Valladolid, donde conversaré con mis colegas Donald Bello-Hutt y Cristina Corredor sobre lo in/evitable de la guerra en las relaciones internacionales. Gracias a @uva-es.bsky.social Programa: valladolidpiensa.blogs.uva.es

Accueillir les enfants réfugiés de la guerre d’Espagne : une cause qui mobilisa la France des années 1930

más de 4 de cada 10 transacciones no son para vivienda habitual, lo que tensiona aún más los precios para quienes necesitan un techo bajo el que vivir. www.eldiario.es/economia/fam...

📰 "En Europa no existe un único modelo de gobierno del poder judicial", una tribuna de @argeliaqueralt.bsky.social en @agendapublica.es agendapublica.es/noticia/2028...

"Their aim was just to understand these enjoyable, fascinating, unusual ideas, as articulated by these enjoyable, fascinating, unusual people — for no motive other than sheer curiosity." unherd.com/2025/10/i-mi...

Some personal reflections on the International Day on the Eradication of Poverty cc @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social @atd4thworld.bsky.social hrcessex.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/e...

Outside actors should seize the opportunity of Gaza ceasefire diplomacy to act on Israel quickening annexation of the West Bank. They should use their leverage, including trade and arms sales, to press the country to stop the entrenchment. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

NEW REPORT | Sovereignty in All but Name: Israel’s Quickening Annexation of the West Bank Netanyahu’s government is moving towards establishing permanent control of the occupied West Bank. Outside powers should commit to pushing Israel to change course. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

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