I’d go further and argue the Tube is a way of conceptualising and making sense of a city as big as London. But yes. Even NOT making eye contact on the tube is part of why it works. On Saturday a bloke was travelling with his pigeon on the Northern line and the froideur was briefly interrupted.

Ode to the sociability of the great London Underground! ❤️

Democracy is not just about elections, it's about democratic values. Making a journey with the London Underground is a great way to remind us of that, argues @mukulika.bsky.social of @lseanthropology.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... Worth a read - I have never understood how Brexit could affect UK exports to non-EU countries but now I think I do. Brexit led to decline in imports from EU, including inputs for making products. Which hurt UK firms in various ways.

Predicably excellent.

From last year's heatwave... "Not taking the heat seriously doesn’t just affect workers’ health, it affects the labour force and therefore company profits and economic growth." blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

☀️Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common and increasingly intense, with severe consequences. But the state’s response to the impacts of extreme heat continues to be temporary and disjointed, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Holger Breinlich (CEP, LSE), Elsa Leromain (CEP, Antwerp), and Martina Magli (LMU Munich) write for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social to show how declines in trade with the EU have created supply chain shocks for firms, translating into weaker outcomes for UK workers blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

2️⃣7️⃣ Brexit massively disrupted supply chains. Holger Breinlich, Elsa Leromain and @martinamagli.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social show that declines in trade led to less employment and lower pay for workers – with firms importing both goods and services hit hardest @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

☀️Heatwaves are becoming increasingly common and increasingly intense, with severe consequences. But the state’s response to the impacts of extreme heat continues to be temporary and disjointed, argue Sara Mehryar and Declan Conway of @granthamlse.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Our final instalment of our two-week Brexit anniversary series: Post-Brexit trade policy hit supply chains and workers by Holger Breinlich and Elsa Leromain of @cep-lse.bsky.social and @martinamagli.bsky.social Magli. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

2️⃣6️⃣ In search of a post-Brexit model in higher education and research – Vassiliki Papatsiba on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

From last year's heatwave... "Not taking the heat seriously doesn’t just affect workers’ health, it affects the labour force and therefore company profits and economic growth." blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

In search of a post-Brexit model in higher education and research blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

2️⃣4️⃣ A decade on, Brexit is no longer front of mind for voters. Despite that, the values and identities voters organised around for the referendum still shape their Party preferences, argue Edward Fieldhouse and @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social @britishelectionstudy.com on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

💥New | The UN is advocating for a GDP alternative, can social science provide one? ✍️Megha Sud, Calder Tsuyuki-Tomlinson & @anna-abraham.bsky.social #GDP #SocialScience #EconSky @sciencecouncil.bsky.social

The tragedy of Brexit is that Britain was the EU’s most effective member state. ✍ Tim Oliver @lborouniversity.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

@britishelectionstudy.com Director Prof Ed Fieldhouse here explaining the Brexit realignment with insights from our new forthcoming book … please check it out! blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

A short blog from Ed and me about the enduring role that Brexit is having on British politics!

Ten years after the referendum, Brexit is still shaping British politics. By Ed Fieldhouse and @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

2️⃣0️⃣ "Disagreement is not only about ideas. It’s about identities." – Paul Dolan @lsepbs.bsky.social discusses "beliefism" (judging someone as good or bad based on a single belief, & discriminating in their favour or against them accordingly) in the context of Brexit on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

1️⃣6️⃣ @markgdayan.bsky.social explores five ways the NHS and social care system was changed by Brexit, from financing and staffing to medical research and access to medicines. @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Britain is about to have its seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade - but is Brexit to blame? Read my thoughts in the LSE British Politics blog @lseblogs.bsky.social ✏️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

1️⃣3️⃣ Is Brexit to blame for the churn of Prime Ministers? On @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social argues it's certainly no coincidence, as the UK prepares to name its seventh prime minister in a decade.

Ten years on from the EU referendum, what impact has Brexit had on UK universities? ✍ Anne Corbett @lseconsulting.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

After Keir Starmer announced he will be resigning, the UK is about to have its seventh Prime Minister since the Brexit referendum, ten years ago. @sarahobolt.bsky.social of @lsegovernment.bsky.social argues that’s not a coincidence. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

10 years ago today, the UK voted to leave the European Union. @markgdayan.bsky.social picks out 5 ways that Brexit has affected health and social care in the UK. @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

4️⃣ The evidence is conclusive: Brexit has been an economic failure, shows @thomsampson.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Today marks exactly 10 years since the #Brexit referendum, when the UK population voted narrowly to leave the European Union. What led to that vote, & what consequences has it had, at home & abroad? We asked experts to share reflections & analysis on one of the UK's most controversial decisions 👇🧵

2️⃣ Brexit was supposed to limit immigration – it did the opposite, according to @alanmanning4.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Ten years after the referendum, Brexit has profoundly changed the NHS and social care, from financing and staffing to medical research and access to medicines, argues @markgdayan.bsky.social of @nuffieldtrust.org.uk. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Alan Manning (CEP, LSE) examines the paradox of post-Brexit immigration policy. Ending free movement gave the UK more control over work, student and family visas, but reduced control over unauthorised migration, which concerns voters the most. ow.ly/44iN50ZfixT @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Inequality is widening the climate crisis is accelerating and confidence in economic model is fading On 1 July ICRICT Co-Chair @jayatighosh.bsky.social joins @andyburnham.bsky.social at @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social to discuss building a fairer economy that works for people and planet 🔗 n9.cl/jnj9t

Brexit was supposed to limit immigration, it did the opposite. Alan Manning @alanmanning4.bsky.social of @cep-lse.bsky.social explains why. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Brexit was supposed to limit immigration, it did the opposite. Alan Manning @alanmanning4.bsky.social of @cep-lse.bsky.social explains why. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Reversing the racism – Henry Nowak, two-tier policing and far-right riots, by @aaronwinter.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Reversing the racism – Henry Nowak, two-tier policing and far-right riots, by @aaronwinter.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Polling suggests most UK voters think Brexit was a mistake, but what prospect is there of Britain rejoining the EU? Iain Begg lists eight reasons why the UK rejoining the EU is highly unlikely to happen in his lifetime. ✍ Iain Begg | @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, a look at the detrimental impact Brexit has had on Britain’s arts sector – and what the government should do about it. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Successfully forecasting movements in the Bank of England’s policy rate matters for both consumers and businesses. But are the Bank’s forecasts as good as they can be? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... "If every issue becomes a proxy for tribal loyalty, evidence and nuance are crowded out," writes Professor Paul Dolan, in his critique of "beliefism". A breath of fresh air, making sense of long held but unarticulated concerns! @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Public debate on the 2016 Brexit referendum has focused overwhelmingly on its economic fallout. But far less attention has been paid to its impact on race in British politics. Maria Sobolewska argues that the referendum has normalised hardline immigration policies. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Brexit has been an economic failure, and the evidence proves it. Putting up trade barriers, higher import prices, and uncertainty have made the UK poorer. @thomsampson.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social sets out how Brexit has negatively affected the UK’s economy on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

NEW: Ten years after the Brexit vote, Britain is still divided. Tribal Politics by @sarahobolt.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social and James Tilley @ox.ac.uk argues that the referendum forged two issue-based identities, Leavers & Remainers, that continue to shape UK politics. Read an extract 👇

🚨The Brexit referendum was supposed to save the Conservative Party. Instead, it might have just killed it, argues @timbale.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Me with a typically cheery message for any Tories out there in BlueskyLand? I mean, there must be at least a handful of you, right? blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Some of these are outlined in our recent blog for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social co-authored with Sarah* a refugee mum & research participant in the Family Finances study, who worries about the future for her family & others, facing uncertainty & increased poverty risk blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Was Brexit, in Donald Tusk's words, the real end of the British Empire? ✍ @simonglend.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Brexit has been an economic failure, argues @thomsampson.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/lsebriti...

💡The third installment of our Brexit anniversary series by Paul Dolan of @lsepbs.bsky.social. Brexit became more than political disagreement. It became an identity-forming issue and a means of dismissing the other side as not just wrong, but as morally corrupt. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...