"Why is it always hard choices for our working class communities, for people living in poverty?... Why are these not tricky choices for multimillionaires and billionaires? We need to tax wealth, not work. It is time for a tax on the super-rich." ~ @zackpolanski.bsky.social on #BBCQT 💚

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.” Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

‘It feels good – and quite strange – to think I could vote for what I believe in…’ @natashawalter.bsky.social reports on why young women are flocking to @greenparty.org.uk, won over by @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s stance on topics such as Palestine, refugee rights and economic injustice 🌱

Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating. We're just getting started. This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow. Join.greenparty.org.uk

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast. Extraordinary. Hope is returning. 💚🚀 Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party for the last few days have gained 1000 new members every single day. We've just reached 87,000 members!!!! Let's make hope normal again. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Just signed up to the @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social As a former Labour member & academic specialising in Universal Credit, I’ve been looking for a party that leads with clarity, compassion & credible policy. You’ve won me over. Looking forward to getting involved 💪🌱

*Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity!* We are looking for a full-time postgrad to undertake a PhD on ‘Social Infrastructure’ using Staveley (Chesterfield) as a case study. Contact Prof. Alessio D'Angelo (project lead) for queries. Deadline 10/10/25. Follow link for more info: lnkd.in/gmP2yE9d

I was asked to come up with an "Idea for Keir". Easy. Stop arming Israel. www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/0...

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

I'm super excited to be working with Dr Katy Proctor on this new edited collection. Please share this call for abstracts among your contacts ✨️ www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-bo...

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships in Sociology are available at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway. Possible topics include sociology of crime, digital sociology, historical sociology, social theory, and more. Deadline: June 15th, 2025. #sociology #phdjobs

Silence the war planes forever. Let us all hear the birds instead 🤍🕊 @nikitagill.bsky.social ✨️

Join us for the 8th Annual Cambridge Cybercrime Conference, marking 10 years of the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre! Anyone interested in interdisciplinary cybersecurity and cybercrime research is welcome. When: June 23 Where: Cambridge & online More info: www.cambridgecybercrime.uk/conference20...

Millions of people are worried about paying their rent, feeding their kids or losing vital disability benefits. If the government cared about people's security, it would reverse cruel cuts, end child poverty and pursue an agenda for peace. Let's fund welfare, not warfare.

My PhD research is looked at #UniversalCredit, #SocialHarm and #SocialReproduction. I used qualitative longitudinal interviews, participant diary entries and autoethnography. This was organised using thematic and narrative analysis. It’s now available online for those interested!

Every weekend should be a 3-day weekend and every week should be a 4-day work week. Working class people should be able to spend more time with family & friends.

ITV News, "A doctor in Gaza who spent her entire career caring for children, has lost almost all of her own family in a single Israeli air strike"

£357m in carer’s allowance benefit paid out in error in past 6 yrs by govt officials. Innocent people chased for debt, face anxiety, hardship, prosecution threats. Govt taking powers to remove money from benefit claimants bank account. A cliff edge approach to benefits must be abandoned.

Congrats @robyn92.bsky.social for getting the PhD! Years of hard work justly rewarded!

This is so tragic. This woman spent decades fighting for the truth after being trafficked by Epstein. I am so sad that her life has ended this way. Speaking from experience, some of the people you think are the toughest fighters are battling personal demons on their behind closed doors.

Seems appropriate for today. Thank you, Wendy Cope.

The art of doing nothing 🇮🇹🧑‍🧑‍🧒

Such a fascinating and important talk analysing 1.5 million datasets. Grateful to hear about this work

If you'd like to share your personal story about policing Orgreave to provide a historical account for future generations to listen to and learn from, get in touch with us at [email protected] or find out more at www.derby.ac.uk/research/showcase/orgreave-service-speaks/

There is an alternative to the government's cruelty: treat disabled people with care, dignity and respect. My piece for @mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

I'm sure it's pure coincidence.

What the government can’t afford: ❌Lifting children out of poverty ❌Disability benefits ❌Compensation for WASPI women ❌Winter fuel allowance What the government can afford: an extra £13.4 billion on the military. Never any money for the poor. Always enough money for war.

Why is it that "tough choices" are always about harming the poor and disabled, and never about making the very wealthiest pay their fair share? metro.co.uk/2025/03/05/j...

Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS. They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead. For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.

Midlands Conference in Critical Thought at the University of Derby on 24 & 25th of April Looking forward to co-convening a session exploring new class politics with @philbc3.bsky.social Also presenting a paper on class welfare & governance See more info & sign up here mcct.margins.org.uk #Free

“If the BBC or John Lewis was cutting 5,000 or 6,000 jobs, we’d hear all about it but what we’re seeing in universities isn’t being noticed//…//.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.

In other news today, we have a new & exciting ESRC studentship to advertise!! If you or someone you know is interested in the r'ship between crime, politics, & punishment, check out this opportunity. Please share! @stephenfarrall.bsky.social @sociowarwick.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN135/p...

From Mary Oliver

Pleased to see this is available for pre-order! The Harms of Beauty is a critical examination of the wide array of harms associated with legal, illegal and counterfeit markets within the beauty industry. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-harms-of...

Deadline has been extended until 20.1.25

Midlands Conference in Critical Thought is coming to Derby submissions are being taken until 7th Jan. Please do consider submitting an abstract, my stream is about gendered experiences of austerity Britain! mcct.margins.org.uk

This looks like a terrific read, Robyn! (In fact, the whole book looks great, one to add to my reading list for 2025) 📚

A warm welcome to #CASSPPR researchers @robyn92.bsky.social and @nisanalici.bsky.social, who have now joined BlueSky too!

My first book chapter ‘Online Communities An Act of Resistance is out now’. This chapter was super enjoyable to write Obsessed with the iconic cover of Rosie Riverter 💅🏽✨ Great to work with everyone. doi.org/10.1108/978-... #academia #feminism #BookChapter @cassppr.bsky.social

Academic slang: I'm running a little behind = this was due in 2021 This shouldn't take too long = I'll finish in 2027

Why we do this to ourselves, I don't know. But it means that developing new courses, for example ones that assign up to date articles/books or teach the latest methods, is somehow considered to be foul play. Freedom for Courses!