We would like to thank the Social Liberal Forum in partnering with us to host the Radical Liberal Summer School. They do great work in supporting the Liberal cause within the UK. Their upcoming events can be found here: www.socialliberal.net/events

'It has been said that Socialism is about equality. If you ask for an equivalent short-hand description of Liberalism, I should say it is about freedom and participation' (Jo Grimond, The Liberal Challenge, 1963) 🔶️

"Being liberal meant demonstrating the virtues of a citizen, showing devotion to the common good, and respecting the importance of mutual connectedness" (Helena Rosenblatt) 🔶️

As Helena Rosenblatt explained yesterday at the @jsmillinstitute.bsky.social Summer School, the word 'Liberal' itself was originally a pejorative term created by the catholic church to describe 'ungodly' and secular minded people That doesn't mean it's not a useful descriptor of a political theory!

In our final session, @carlcashman.bsky.social and Professor Helena Rosenblatt explored the past and future of Liberalism. It's been an amazing few days. Thanks to all our fantastic speakers. 🔶️

A big thank you to @mattpolprof.bsky.social for yesterday's fabulous talk.

Later, Liberal Socialist and friend of the JSMI, Matt McManus, is giving a lecture for our Summer School exploring how the US Democrats win back power in the Age of Trump. #Liberalism #power #authoritarianism

On Day 1 Michael Meadowcroft explored the importance of #liberal politics in terms of the past vibrancy of local government. Michael noted that 1948 was the high point of municipal government in Britain, with public authorities owning gas, electricity, housing, airports, schools, and FE provision. 🔶️

Yesterday we reflected on the differences between positive and negative liberty, and the extent to which an excessive focus on the latter has made the public realm nastier, more shabby, with public and private bodies increasingly unresponsive to the needs of citizens. #philosophy #freedom

Day 1 of the Summer School explored the meaning of personal freedom in Liberal and Green philosophies. We heard impassioned calls for a genuinely co-operative economy, more social housing, and stronger local government. Food security also featured in the discussion. Join us for Day 2 later. 🔶️🌿✊️

Feel free to join us for the next session and evening lecture. 👍

Tickets still available. Kicking off at 12. 👍

This year's JSMI Summer School is on the theme of 'Power in the Liberal Tradition,. We explore a wide range of topics including; 🔶️ Civil Liberties 🔶️ Economic Democracy and Empowerment 🔶️ Deliberative Democracy 🔶️ The Rights of Nature 🔶️ The Future of Liberal politics. Come and join the discussion!

Unfortunately, due to illness, David is unable to join us at the Summer School this week. We wish David a speedy recovery. ♥️

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Timothy Stacey to the Summer School. Tim will be in extended conversation with Professor Chris Willmore & @williamjtlane.bsky.social on the panel: "Is Liberalism Dying?". The argument of Tim's recent book "Saving Liberalism From Itself" might well feature. 😀 👍

It's with great pleasure that we welcome JSMI Trustee Professor Chris Willmore to our Summer School. Chris will sit on the discussion panel: "Is Liberalism Dying?" Expect some compelling and spirited discussion about rationality, emotions & good storytelling in politics. share.google/p24V0bFIZyNh...

There's still time to sign up for the Liberal Summer School on Monday. We know this Summer many of you will be busy with 'experiments in living' (as Mill would say) so you can sign up for individual day tickets (providing a perfect balance of Liberal politics & sunning yourself in a back garden). 🔶️

My wonderful colleague @williamjtlane.bsky.social banging the drum for next week's @jsmillinstitute.bsky.social Liberal Summer School. Sign up and be inspired. ☀️🔶️

This year's JSMI Summer School is on the theme of 'Power in the Liberal Tradition,. We explore a wide range of topics including; 🔶️ Civil Liberties 🔶️ Economic Democracy and Empowerment 🔶️ Deliberative Democracy 🔶️ The Rights of Nature 🔶️ The Future of Liberal politics. Come and join the discussion!

Spread the word @amnestyuk.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk 🔶️👍

'You can take it from a man who has been poor: goodness is there, and with the world what it is, that's proof enough to my mind that the gods exist...But goodness is like money; a city only has so much: you have to start small and build up the capital' (Mary Renault, The Mask of Apollo)

We're looking forward to welcoming Bartek Staniszewski, Head of Research at @brightblueuk.bsky.social to the JSMI Lberal Summer School (11-13 August). Bartek will explore how co-ops and mutuals can spread power and wealth. You can sign up for the Summer School here: share.google/DEGm400jqFZn...

Looking forward to it!

Would be this be of interest @allianceparty.bsky.social? 🔶️

Two Green thinkers are better than one: The JSMI is thrilled to welcome both Molly Scott Cato & @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social to our first online Summer School. The theme this year is 'Power in the Liberal Tradition'. @greenparty.org.uk @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

Out of the doom loop: At our upcoming Liberal Summer School @paulhindley2210.bsky.social and @cosmichope.bsky.social discuss reasons for Liberals to be optimistic, despite difficult times. You can sign up for the Summer School below: www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

Quite right. If "toughness" means slavishly accepting a condition of utter passivity, we should not want this for ourselves, much less for anyone else. 🔶️

We're thrilled to welcome our colleague @williamjtlane.bsky.social to the Summer School. Will explores the ostensibly grim question: "Is Liberalism dying?" Expect some rich conversation about authoritarianism, the surveillance state, & the Alt-Right. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

'Privatisation is eminently justified where the market is appropriate and competition can keep down prices and improve efficiency. Otherwise, the best way to run services such as the railways and water is as a public service directly under parliamentary control' (Jo Grimond, 1989) 🔶️

We desperately need to democratise our painfully top-down economy. Here's one way to do it: "Why market socialism is a viable alternative to neoliberalism - British Politics and Policy at LSE" 🔶️ share.google/zLq2daAZDKcG...

In August, we welcome Professor Helena Rosenblatt to our first JSMI Summer School. Helena's lecture will explore liberal theories of political power in the work of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Staël. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

Looking forward to seeing you @ejcrobinson.bsky.social. You can read an essay from Ed exploring the political economy of the climate crisis in our recent publication "When We Speak of Freedom". 🔶️✊️

The JSMI is thrilled to welcome Dr Stuart White, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford, to our Summer School (11-13 August). Stuart will be reflecting on the policies we need to truly democratise work and capital. Sign up to the Summer School below: share.google/xpKKYKL0Aqmw...

'The form of association, however, which if mankind continue to improve...is not that which can exist between a capitalist as chief & work-people without a voice in the management, but the association of the labourers themselves on terms of equality, collectively owning the capital' (J.S. Mill) 🔶️

A Happy Yorkshire Day from everyone at the JSMI. 🏵

I'm looking forward to taking part in the rebooted Liberal Summer School on 12 August - joining Stuart White, Frances Foley and Vicky Pryce to talk about economics and empowerment

@jsmillinstitute.bsky.social's Radical Liberal Summer School has been featured in Lib Dem Voice! Thanks to @paulhindley2210.bsky.social for writing the op-ed, click through here if you would like to know more about our upcoming event. www.libdemvoice.org/introducing-... Tickets are on sale now!

We're thrilled to welcome @pjsloman.bsky.social to our online Summer School. Peter will explore the economic policy of the Liberal Party, & its commitment to worker co-ownership. What lessons can we learn for a world of tech giants & widening inequality? Sign up below: share.google/lAuP00z6RFpg...

A Celebration of the life of David Boyle www.libdemvoice.org/a-celebratio...

David Boyle obituary | Economics | The Guardian share.google/WV7GurvJr6Qk...

'We are anti-fascists because our homeland is not measured by borders and cannons, but coincides with our moral world and the homeland of all free people' (Carlo Rosselli) 🔶

You can sign up to the Summer School here: www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

Looking forward to it - I'll be talking about "Power, Rights and Nature" (and no doubt lots of other subjects!) #RightsForNature www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-li...

The JSMI is thrilled to invite Institute Trustee Michael Meadowcroft to our first online Summer School in August. Biographer Mark Smulian has described Michael as "the main, indeed very nearly the only, philosopher of applied Liberalism within the old Liberal Party from the late 1960s onwards" 🔶️

This August (in partnership with the Social Liberal Forum) the JSM is running its first online Summer School. The theme is "Power in the Liberal Tradition". You can find details below. ✊️🔶️

The JSMI is pleased to welcome former government economist Vicky Pryce to our first online Summer School in August. Vicky will explore with us the extent to which Keynesianism has been a centralising top-down project. Is it possible to imagine a Keynesianism of the local & the grassroots? 🔶️

"You remember how he would trust strangers, and if they fooled him he would say, 'It's better to be fooled than to be suspicious'--that the confidence trick is the work of man, but the want-of-confidence trick is the work of the devil." (E.M Forster, Howards End) 🔶️

The JSMI is thrilled to welcome @compassoffice.bsky.social Frances Foyle to our first online Summer School. Frances is going to argue for power of deliberative democracy in sustaining strong and diverse communities. @labouruk.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @libdems.org.uk @labourlist.bsky.social

We look forward to welcoming Professor David Howarth to the JSMI Summer School. David's lecture will consider how we amplify individual liberty in an increasingly authoritarian and interconnected world. It promises to be a cracker of a talk. @humanists.uk @libdems.org.uk @amnestyuk.bsky.social

This August (in partnership with the Social Liberal Forum) the JSM is running its first online Summer School. The theme is "Power in the Liberal Tradition". You can find details below. ✊️🔶️