Whatever it doesn’t take

If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".

The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.

Well, Epstein dead-catted the BBC bullshit thing

Road violence in Birmingham is completely out of control

While free water fountains pop up everywhere, giving the impression it's there in abundance. A scarce resource needs to have a price. And I get the whole reducing plastic/ access to water is important thing. But something's gotta give.

There’s several stories likely to come out of next years locals but for me, two key ones: all-outs in Labour mets that could switch to Reform control in one go, as happened in counties this year; and the fragmentation of its vote in cities, where Labour is fighting on both flanks

You won't find a better. short explanation of what the government needs to do to genuinely reduce spatial inequalities than this. The next UK Government has an opportunity to finally recognise the devolution dividend | British Politics and Policy at LSE share.google/VnTRZHvbAxs0...

It's also worth noting that leaking to UK journalists that UK-EU talks are in a bad state is a classic Brussels move to ratchet up pressure on states that need a deal more with the EU than the EU does with them

Neue Publikation: Meine Rezension 'Bewegungsparteien der extremen Rechten in Europa' ist im Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen erschienen Über das Buch von @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it zu hybriden Strategien der extremen Rechten zwischen Protest & Parlament ➡️ shorturl.at/WEqUd

More first rate reporting from @manchestermill.bsky.social The point about “southerners” being used to long commutes is a good one (my dad would have been horrified to live further than 30 minutes from work) and there’s an important point right at the end

No one is forcing HMT to fly these kites. The idea that this is all made up by the Tory supporting media is ludicrous.

Can't wait for the torrent of Labour members telling everyone how terrible it is that a Reform council is doing... what Labour councils have been doing for 15 years www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This sounds like useful academic-related AI: JSTOR doing automated transcripts of handwritten archival material as part of their digital stewardship services: about.jstor.org/news/jstor-s...

What a story!

'Bollwerk der Freiheit' Lettland will die Istanbul-Konvention zum Schutz von Frauen verlassen Plötzlich stimmt ein Teil der Regierung mit der Opposition zeitung.faz.net/data/508/rea...

This looks great

I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...

A proper analysis would investigate a. to what extent this is due to bad public transport links or b. due to pupils having to attend schools outside their catchment areas or c. due to catchment areas being badly designed in terms of accessibility by public transport.

This story is quite confusing. Most of the children (60%) using funded transport do not have SEND, and yet the story and the cost is mostly framed around SEND. I can see that is partly down to data gaps, but it affects the framing of the story a lot. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm pleased to share my open access article in International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power. direct.mit.edu/isec/article...

'The BBC understands the redundancy proposals involve 166 full-time equivalent roles in professional services, 17 in leadership roles and 82 in academic positions.' 1/2

The BBC Written Archives Centre is a treasure house for British social and cultural history. The same microfilm that records coverage of Eichmann’s capture also includes interviews with then Spurs Captain Danny Blanchlower. Open access is vital. theconversation.com/changes-to-t...

Interesting study from researchers at UCL on how wind power has held down energy costs in the long term. The key argument is that it has lowered gas prices in Europe by reducing demand for gas. And actually most of the savings are on gas, not electricity bills www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Excited to be speaking in Dunblane on 15 Nov for the Leighton Library. I'll be sharing findings from my PhD and the @books-borrowing.bsky.social project. Do come along to hear more about Enlightenment and conspiracy in the reading habits of Leighton members!

ICE L - back to the future [und das muss nicht schlecht sein]

Very sad news

Even if not interested in Argentina's mid-term election today you won't be able to entirely avoid reading about the results. This might help you avoid a common mistake in interpreting them macdonnchada.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...

Ich glaube, es ist nicht allgemein bekannt, dass man für solche philologischen Methoden gut 5-10 Jahre fast tägliche Ausbildung und Übung braucht, um valide Ergebnisse liefern zu können. Das ist wertvolles Expert*innenwissen. (Nein, 'KI' ist nicht die Alleskönnerlösung, höchstens eine Hilfe.)

Die Anschaffung des ICE L markiert das Ende der Ambition der deutschen Bahn, ein getaktetes Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetz zu betreiben. Es handelt sich nämlich schlicht um eine update des alten IC.

A lot of analysts and scholars need to start considering the effects of an indefinite US government shutdown on the global order

Looking back at the early history of Wilton Park. The significance of Britain's role in helping to create a democratic Germany after 1945 through initiatives like Wilton Park is still undervalued, I think.

With a collapse of social norms no constitution can act as a total barrier on the road to disaster But a written constitution can provide enough legal speedbumps to slow momentum and give more time for a defence for democracy Without one the UK system gives a fascist leader a smooth speedway

It is worth noting however that the legal and political frameworks that are the final barriers that Trump is struggling to overcome are a product of the US constitutional order. Arguably in a world without a written constitution Trump's consolidation of power would have been much faster

As @livunipress.bsky.social are promoting International Open Access Week, here is an OA article that @njbarnett.bsky.social and I wrote about communism and nuclear disarmament in 1950s Britain for Labour History Review in 2017. @sslh.bsky.social www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/epdf/10....

why did this take two fucking days though? did the Prime Minister have his notifications switched off? was he stuck in the bath? why, exactly, is this obviously true thing something that apparently needs running past the boss anyway? what is *wrong* with their comms operation?

French book design remains undefeated

“All of a sudden, the warnings are coming from all sides.” - @katie0martin.ft.com here the market Bubble-talk breaking out everywhere www.ft.com/content/ce8b...

Autumn on campus

Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this

Perfection.

I am looking for a map illustrating where “Global History” scholarship is being produced and claimed globally. I’ve seen and used this map before but can’t find it again. Any references or links would be much appreciated.

"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."

We like to joke that if The Economist had an in-house industrial/hardcore techno band it would be called "Structural Reform"

What if the expected stock market crash were not linked to AI, but to utilities?

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

The Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi and Hapoel could not be played today in Tel Aviv as the Israeli fans injured rival fans and the police. The game was abandoned at half-time in January. The Israeli police & authorities have struggled to contain the conduct of fans www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

This is very good and maps onto what I have heard. Communication is a big theme, and also included comms between GPs and hospitals, among doctors at hospitals and between doctors and nurses.