My latest on Trumpian craziness/neo-fascism

Great blog by Michele Lamont on how we need to defend progressive cultural interventions to resist the abhorrent divisive and exclusionary tactics of Trump & MAGA. Very relevant to the UK & other nations too. blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵

To engage people on the problem of wealth inequality, we should focus on the “unfair influence” wielded by those at the top, write @michaelvaughan.bsky.social, @wealtherty.bsky.social & Annalena Oppel, even if that causes outrage. @jrf-uk.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/GAf0Es5

Is there something distinct about wealth as an economic resource that should change how we think about poverty? In the new episode of Antisocial Economics, @wealtherty.bsky.social talks to @mikesavagelse.bsky.social and @jowolff.bsky.social about what we mean by poverty and wealth.

It is as bad as we have ever seen it. The scenes of famine in Gaza are simply barbaric. As MPs of Israeli and Palestinian descent, we hope though that recognition of the State of Palestine will serve to flame the embers of hope for peace. My open letter with @alexsobel.co.uk

1/10 🚨Why do women accumulate less wealth than men across countries and time? I had the privilege of co-directing the latest Special Issue of #SER @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @celinebessiere.bsky.social on gender and wealth accumulation. 🧵 ⤵️ academic.oup.com/ser/article/...

🌟 @samfriedman.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social were awarded the Outstanding Team Impact prize for their project "Abolishing the Non-Dom Tax Regime". This award recognises excellence achieved as a team, spanning researchers, professional services, and external organisations.

And on it goes. Israeli politicians using UK media to stoke up outrage around Bob Vylan & Kneecap must be laughing their heads off at how easy it all is. I think this brings the Palestinian death toll *since the Glastonbury performance* in to triple figures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage has made headlines with his commitment to tax the rich to put money in the pockets of the poor. Faiza Shaheen argues in @theguardian.com‬ that this policy is designed to resonate with an electorate hungry for tangible change, mixed with an idea of British patriotism. buff.ly/lKE1ehw

Join us tonight to discuss our latest report with @lseinequalities.bsky.social, on the racial wealth divide We'll be joined by @kojokoram.bsky.social, @shabna.bsky.social @faizashaheen.bsky.social and the report's authors for a vital discussion on how to build a fairer future 🎟 buff.ly/mYr0F8s

🧵New @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @lseinequalities.bsky.social report by @wealtherty.bsky.social @michaelvaughan.bsky.social and Annalena Oppel: We showcase three different ways of talking about wealth inequality and what difference it makes to public attitudes. 1/3 www.jrf.org.uk/wealth-fundi...

Coming up next week! Join us for the launch of ‘Why the UK Racial Wealth Divide Matters: a call for action’, a new report written in collaboration with @runnymedetrust.bsky.social‬. Together, the speakers will open up a vital conversation on how we build a fairer future. 🎟 buff.ly/mYr0F8s

“The people we spoke to perceived politicians to be calculating and mendacious, exploiting positions of privilege and power by ‘lining their pockets’, ‘being on the take’ or ‘feathering their own nest’” – @sachahilhorst.bsky.social‬ & Insa Koch in #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Jeremy Bowen's long, measured, objective, but ultimately entirely clear and conclusive essay on Israeli war crimes. As Jonathan Sumption puts it: "These things make genocide the most plausible explanation for what is now happening." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Has class consciousness disappeared from UK politics – or merely taken on a new form? From their interviews with communities in several towns and cities, @sachahilhorst.bsky.social‬ & Insa Koch uncover attitudes to wealth and power that remain deeply classed #LSEInequalitiesBlog 🔗 buff.ly/f32BEYC

Am proud to have been one of the authors of this report for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social, along with great colleagues from @lseinequalities.bsky.social . Please come to our launch next Tuesday at 6.30.

Congratulations Faiza! You will do a brilliant job in campaigning for tax justice in these difficult times. Thanks also for your amazing leadership & collegiality in. @lseinequalities.bsky.social - it has been a privilege to work with you.

I retired from @lsesociology.bsky.social last September after 12 fabulous years. Next Friday 6th June a great set of speakers will discuss topics I have worked on over the years. We will also think how we can respond to the urgent challenges of 2025. Please join online! www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/ev...

Are you concerned by huge & escalating racial wealth inequalities in the UK? Please come to hear the launch of our @lseinequalities.bsky.social report for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social on 10th June. Features @shabna.bsky.social @kojokoram.bsky.social Faiza Shaheen & us! www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

🎙️ @mikesavagelse.bsky.social was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Free Thinking programme to discuss the meaning of community, explaining how social capital enables networks and bonds among people.

An absorbing episode of BBCRadio4 BBCFreeThinking on the timely theme of *community*. @shahidhabari.bsky.social in discussion with Selina Todd, Phillip Blond @mikesavagelse.bsky.social Kirsten Stevens-Wood, Kieran Yates You’ll not agree with everything—but good! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Congratulations to @mikesavagelse.bsky.social who has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Mike joins only eight other European sociologists who are Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

@mikesavagelse.bsky.social will be in conversation with @graceblakeley.bsky.social on 17 June for a special event at The Conduit. Grace will discuss her latest book Vulture Capitalism, unpacking the forces driving inequality and how we can fight back. 🔗 buff.ly/XfaOuXc

Looking forward to talking with Grace Blakely in June 17th about capitalism, class, and politics. Free tickets available here! share-eu1.hsforms.com/13jWpohy_QmW...

⚖️ AMCIS relaunch next week! Join our Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies kick-off with @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social, @evazschirnt.bsky.social, @norawaitkus.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social on 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 🗓 10 April | 🕒 15:00 |📍De Brug 🔗 amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

New👇post summarizes main arguments from our Sociology paper (w. @mikesavagelse.bsky.social, @marentoft.bsky.social): how different strands of #class analysis can be easily mobilized to study #wealth and #asset inequalities in its various forms & shapes.💰🏰💸 Original paper: doi.org/10.1177/0038...

This collaboration has amazing potential. Am delighted to see the first publication in print!

Under a Labour government, billions are being slashed for the elderly, disabled and children – the most vulnerable in society. Meanwhile, tech bosses rake in tax cuts and wealth taxes on the super-rich aren’t even on the table. Austerity 2.0 isn’t the “change” people voted for.

On April 10, the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies has an exciting kick-off seminar on the relevance of wealth inequality for class analysis. With @norawaitkus.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social! @evazschirnt.bsky.social More info and registration here: amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Looking forward to our AMCIS Kick-Off event on 10 April - join us in Amsterdam for a discussion on wealth and class inequality with @norawaitkus.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢 "Moral Economies of the Polycrisis. Conflict, Critique, and Legitimation in Critical Times" Workshop, June 16-17 University of Hamburg Deadline for abstracts: 07/04 Supported by the Economic Sociology section of @dgsoziologie.bsky.social linuswestheuser.com/cfp-moral-ec...

“We need a politics of class that puts these huge wealth divides front and centre – and challenges the justice of these wealth extremes” – @mikesavagelse.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

This looks an amazing event addressing a key inequality issue. All welcome!

In the UK, feelings of class antagonism and injustice run deep. But whereas the left struggles to address these feelings, the populist right has no such difficulty. @mikesavagelse.bsky.social asks: do we need to discuss a new politics of class? #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/4hVNEoo

📣 Why should extreme wealth be at the heart of conversations about poverty, and social and economic justice? Join me & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social, Armine Ishkanian, @jrf-uk.bsky.social Frank Soodeen & Rajiv Prabhakar to discuss ideas in my new book. Sign up here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

Does class inequality still matter? Yes it does - more than ever! At @lseinequalities.bsky.social this evening with @faizashaheen.bsky.social @zarahsultana.bsky.social @mikesavagelse.bsky.social @claremacg.bsky.social & Aditya Chakraborty

LSE Inequalities. 📢 Upcoming event: We are delighted to be hosting the launch of @wealtherty.bsky.social ’s new book on wealth inequality with Armine Ishkanian, Rajiv Prabhakar, Frank Soodeen and chair @mikesavagelse.bsky.social on 19 February 2025, 6pm. Register here:

So excited about this amazing panel next Tuesday run by @lseinequalities.bsky.social talking on the politics of social class in 2025 Britain.

David Stark kindly asked me to write a few words on my approach to mentoring. It was nice to think about this. My short article is attached for anyone interested in this. sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...

Excited about today's classes and elites research seminar with @mikesavagelse.bsky.social ! All welcome (but physical attendance only) www.sv.uio.no/iss/forsknin...

„Wir leben in einer Welt, die zu höheren Kapitalbeständen zurückkehrt, womit die Vergangenheit wieder an Gewicht gewinnt, was dazu führt, dass Elitismus, Klientelismus, Diskriminierung & die Verfestigung erblicher Privilegien wieder auf dem Vormarsch sind.“ - @mikesavagelse.bsky.social bzgl Piketty.

Please join us to celebrate Sarah’s wonderful book!

Very proud to have contributed with colleagues at @lseinequalities.bsky.social, SALDRU (Univ of Cape Town) & African Centre for Excellence in Inequality Research, and elsewhere, to this pathbreaking volume analysing inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa www.afd.fr/en/ressource...

Great interview with my colleague Sarah Kerr about her new book on ‘wealtherty’. Please share! blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Calling all urban sociologists. This is a fantastic opportunity from LSE Sociology!