New commentary in Transactions: 'Decolonial limits to Henri Lefebvre's spatial revolution' by James D. Sidaway In this commentary, Sidaway responds to @hamishkallin.bsky.social's recent TIBG paper on the reconciliation of anarchist and Marxist approaches in geography. doi.org/10.1111/tran...

I see we're at the "put Jewish people on a special surveillance list" stage of "combating antisemitism"

Playing on pickets is always immensely fun, I recommend it.

We're striking to stop budget cuts and mass redundancies and standing up for the future of our students' education. There is no deficit.

Interesting reflection on the removal of the Kirkgate benches by Connor Robertson. What did it signify and why does it matter? "The benches are back, but the battle for the right to the city continues."

Lovely show on the life and politics of the anarchist Colin Ward on @resonancefm.bsky.social just now. You can listen via the link below.

Israeli forces bulldozed Palestinian seed bank in Al-Khalil/Hebron, home to 22 years of seed collection efforts to preserve heritage varieties and plants with valuable traits: e360.yale.edu/digest/hebro...

There was a time when the government would piss on us and tell us it was raining; now they're pissing on us and telling us it's piss.

This is not caused primarily by "screen time". It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

I watch some football highlights on Youtube, and it recommends I watch these next (on a browser with no cookies or account). If the internet is now our public space, how do we fight the far right without fighting this algorithmic shepherding? This feels so urgent and impossible.

Additional word on my door as of this morning. I think I'm officially old now.

An important response to the IHRA debate - many Jewish staff at Edinburgh (myself included) believe it must be scrapped.

>40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study Petition for UK academics asking govt to facilitate a biometric visa deferral and open a route of safe passage Sign & share ⏬️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Any Edinburgh colleagues know anything about this shady group?

No words 💔

📣 Call for Papers: Debt Urbanism and the Housing Question ℹ️ I'm putting together a symposium proposal to The International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR) with co-editors @sklosterkamp.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki 🗓️ Deadline for abstracts 22 August 2025 🏹 Please spread the word!

I realise this isn't the most pressing issue in the world right now, but I find the signage for tickets at Edinburgh Tram stops really irritating.

This story is chilling, and the Police response is profoundly authoritarian. Responsibility for this lies with the Labour Party. It is not a criminal offence to say FREE GAZA.

"But as well as inflicting pain and impoverishing academic offerings, a hard-line approach to staff redundancies may eventually cost them more money than they will save in the short term." Important stuff from my colleague @nickmegoran.bsky.social -

When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

"The Suffering Is Beyond Description": Report from Gaza as U.N. Warns 14,000 Babies Could Soon Die

Sounds interesting!

This is today! 6pm in Room 2.13, Institute of Geography on Drummond Street. Free and no need to book, just turn up. The book is wonderful and it's a joy to have Tracy here to discuss it.

SHINLIFTER and OCH VEY on the same bill tonight! 7pm, Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh. Tickets £10/£8 on the door.

My klezmer band are playing at Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on Friday 16th if you fancy some punky dancey sweaty vibes. Tickets for sale in advance and on the door. www.skiddle.com/e/40963963

My klezmer band are playing at Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on Friday 16th if you fancy some punky dancey sweaty vibes. Tickets for sale in advance and on the door. www.skiddle.com/e/40963963

Hosting @city.bsky.social and @eilidh.bsky.social on 19th May to celebrate the launch of ABOLISH RENT, a bold wee book about radical solutions to the housing crisis. It's a free event, do join us if you're interested.

The claim in this article from the @edinburghuni.bsky.social VC is untrue. To date, besides what has been shared with all staff, Joint Unions have been given 8 powerpoint slides, 2 were title slides. www.scotsman.com/education/un...

Utter disgrace. For those who missed it, these anti-protest laws were actually written by an oil industry funded lobby group. www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...

Wonderful news! Edinburgh welcomes the Palestine Museum and I can't wait to visit. cc @edinburghminute.bsky.social

Lovely review of 'Thinking as Anarchists: Selected Writings from Volontà', edited by @gioli.bsky.social and I, in @anarchiststudies.bsky.social "Anyone interested in contemporary anarchist theory would be well advised to read this book." - Robert Graham Available from @edinburghup.bsky.social

The genocide continues apace. Our leaders must withdraw military and financial assistance from Israel until it ceases the killing of civilians and the destruction of Gaza. They are aiding and abetting genocide

Funded PhD Scholarship opportunity! Come work with me and Claire Haggett in partnership with @living-rent.bsky.social on a project looking at retrofitting, housing, and tenure in Edinburgh. Please share with anyone you think might be interested, and get in touch with us if you have any questions.

Still tickets left for what looks like a facinating public lecture tomorrow - Noreen Masud on art, landscapes, value, and beauty.

If you get a chance, go see Steve McQueen's Grenfell. It's free, but you need to book. It feels important to bear witness to this. It's visceral and dizzying and powerful and I am full of rage and tears (again).

We held back briefly while waiting for mainstream news platforms to pick up our letter. After prolonged silence, however, we feel we cannot delay this message any longer. 1/4

Save the School of Music protest. It's a very bittersweet feeling watching these incredible musicians play. This is the talent we will be losing if Cardiff University go ahead with their shortsighted plans.

Confused by stories of Edinburgh Uni’s apparent financial peril? This sheds light on senior management’s truth deficit.

Saw this last night in Glasgow, it's a lovely wee film and really interesting. Go see it tonight in Edinburgh if you can!

Time to evict AirBnB from your life, if you have't already.

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Our council budgets have been under austerity for a decade and services are crumbling, for STL landlords to try and take £1 million through legal action is a nice way to illustrate their class disdain and entitlement.

The day Israel came for the booksellers - https://www.972mag.com/educational-bookshop-east-jerusalem-raid-arrests/

It feels like almost an annual tradition now for me to sign some petition asking for the Edinburgh southern loop to be reopened to passenger rail traffic - but if this keeps it on the fringes of political possibility, it's worth the 20 seconds it takes to sign.

The first domino in what will surely be a cascade. The uni sector needs some radical new political impetus, and quickly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Radical Geographers of Edinburgh is an irregular but somehow still functioning reading group which brings together postgraduate students and staff in Geography but if you're neither of those things and still want to join the discussions, just get in touch.