A 2 day trip to London has reinforced to me that the south of the UK has not accepted that it is no longer a cold place. This is Spring/early summer temps in Scotland.

📣Our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships are now open for applications! We’re delighted to invite scholars from across the globe to apply to work with our internationally significant collections. Apply at: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li... 📆Closing date: 5 January 2026 #UofGLibraryFellows

It's all very Keynesian: What do we want the U.S. economy to look like? Not like this, I think.

I thought I was incompetently behind on my work. Turned out I just needed a morning of not being sick to catch up. Gah! Bollox to the ideal worker myth. It messes us up!

6 days to go to apply to 2 postdoc positions (3-year and 2-year) at @ucl.ac.uk with @pravpatalay.bsky.social! For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods. Feel free to share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...

Are you a PhD student with an interest in devolution, Scottish politics, elections? 🗳️ 🚨 We have an exciting opportunity for a Scottish Graduate School of Social Science @sgsss.bsky.social PhD student to join our 'Election team' next year. Find out more: www.sgsss.ac.uk/internship/c...

Yes #MAFUK needs to learn about queer culture. It also needs to learn about West Country culture. I get you my queen. #GoApril

Mr L is working late two days in a row. (Midnight return so no chance to watch TV). I have to avoid both Bake Off and Traitors spoilers for 48 hours. Pain…

really pleased to be able to write about our latest report on strengthening the resilience of our public bodies for LSE! Written with @martinmckee.bsky.social . Report here www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n... blog here blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

For the first time in my professional life, I have just had a reply all accident. The SHAME!

Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!

Missed this last week - the return of Collective Bargaining, in the #SocialCare sector. A considered and even handed article by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com, featuring a quote from @melaniesimms.bsky.social #HR #EmployeeRelations on.ft.com/4n2JVam

Continuing our year of ferries.

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse. PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us. Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets. archive.ph/tJVkV

The morning has been spent on the Glasgow to Oban train line. One of the most beautiful journeys in the world.

I was just going to say exactly this.

I often wonder why I watch MAFS. Yes it’s set up. Yes it’s soap opera. And then there’s such a tender moment that we can all learn from.

Visit the #JIR YouTube channel—it’s full of content perfect for classroom use or professional practice. You’ll find interviews with renowned scholars, case studies, and more. www.youtube.com/@JournalofIn... #videoabstracts #JIR #industrialrelations

I like this article a lot - unsurprisingly.

Enough of puff pieces on AI in academia, THIS is the guidance we've been waiting for 😂 #AcademicSky

Going to bed thinking about Greta and everyone else. #Solidarity

Sunshine on Leith. 😍

This is an admirable thread worth reading more than once, and reflecting on. I'm sharing it because I hope my friends here will do so too 🙏

Although the title of the (very excellent) movie 'One Battle After Another' is a rubbish move title, it is a very good way to describe the life of activists. (And sorry, Paul - that's not a brilliant photo). www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

All eyes on the flotilla. NOW!

I wondered if they’d survive. I’m sad they didn’t. But nothing lasts forever. We had fun!! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Not being in education, employment or training (NEET) is NOT the same as claiming social security. Only around 50% of young people NEET claim social security. Those who don’t are usually supported within their family household.

Now there’s something to negotiate over. Good news. www.gov.uk/government/n...

This is a really good and accessible (for non-lawyers) post about the Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Kneecap) case.

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to protection from unfair dismissal. Our two-year ‘qualifying period’ for unfair dismissal protection is completely out of step with other rich countries, where qualifying periods between three and six months are the norm. Read more buff.ly/0OSArrI

One Battle After Another. Shite title. BRILLIANT film.

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25-09-1995 CANADA: Unions supporting the Liverpool Dockers Solidarity Campaign participate in national actions using the internet. This is believed to be the first time the net was used to organize an international labour solidarity action. www.labournet.net/docks2/9708/...

Regular readers know how much I like to celebrate amazing science. This is amazing science. With brilkiant outcomes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW✨ To mark a new exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social, Combining Efforts: 200 Years of Trade Unions, co-curator Chelsea Collison picks out and reflects on seven fascinating items on display that illuminate the history of Britain's unions. @londonmetuni.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

🏡 New WSC blog: Housing Many seasonal farm workers live in cold, unsafe caravans without legal protections. Last night Cab Sec for Housing, @mairimcallan.bsky.social confirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to closing this gap. Read our response! workersupportcentre.org.uk/resources/on...

Good advice for new students. But also faculty in new cities/towns too. I know how tempting it is to delay.

Surely we’ve all baked in that there will be tax rises? Yet… here we are…

The Leverhulme Trust has teamed up with @britishacademy.bsky.social to produce Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a new podcast by ECRs for ECRs. Tune in now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/... Read more about this collaboration: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/confess...

For all the “Goodness - not Christmas products!” I remember the times I had to budget SO hard from September. There are only 3 pay days. I won’t judge. Christmas songs, tho? Get in the fkn sea.

I left Scotland for 2 days and we have a ministerial resignation over Douglas Ross, seagulls and (maybe) punches. Stay classy Scotland.

The WSC is an amazing campaigning and organising experience. Interested?

Woah!!! I always worked on the basis that the time one hour after 11am is 12am. Noon is 12am. But after receiving two emails this week that referred to noon as 12pm, I have googled it. And apparently it’s lawless. There are no rules. Mind exploded.

We're looking to appoint a new administrator for our Social Sciences Impact Acceleration Account. This would be a great role for a graduate with good administrative skills who wants to learn a lot more about the non-academic impact of research www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...

Oh yes - what Cath said. The more “doing” (rather than thinking) the better.

In London, hate will never win.

Events in Nepal have today taught me what One Piece is.

Today’s gendered learning. My current haircut includes a #2 clipper on the sides. I was talking with my hairdresser about whether to take it to a #1. But I think that’s too short. She then told me that there is a #1.5. Who knew?!

Afterwords by @melaniesimms.bsky.social and Mélanie Laroche and Gregor Murray of @crimt.bsky.social

To make sure AI serves workers—not just tech monopolies—we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining. Read more from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social on the scale of #AI concentration in a new blog w/ @eop.aspeninstitute.org ⤵️ www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/w...