Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents - on.ft.com/3AkW6ND via Financial Times

Even SISU were smart enough to leave Mark Robins to it. Doug's only had money to invest from Gyokeres and Hamer deals because of Robins. No other reason. £10m coming down the line for Gyokeres too, and we aren't going to let Mark spend it. He deserved so much better #PUSB

🚨🧵🚨 We are disappointed to report that we are in dispute with our employer, @Study_Group, +are currently holding a consultative ballot for strike action which will close soon. This is in response to 36 academic+student staff being placed at risk of compulsory redundancy /1

🎶🎄🪧📣 #SupportTheStrike #ReclaimUCU

The Health and Safety Executive in its reply to Uni of Birmingham's response to Birmingham UCU's complaint: 'I do not consider that your reply provides sufficient assurance that work-related stress is being suitably managed by the University'. 'we will be inspecting the University [..] in the new year'

The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients. In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

💥New! Accusations of cronyism and clientelism don’t seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiq’s recent resignation is just the latest incident. Joseph Ward and Bradley Ward argue that deep structural reforms is what's needed. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

New article now out with Liam Stanley and Joseph Ward! We develop a political economy approach to examine three challenges shaping the unique crisis of British politics: fiscal capacity, territorial integrity, and decarbonisation. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.105…

2025 is British Politics' 20th anniversary! To celebrate we're putting on a panel at this year's PSA (Monday, 3.30pm), with papers from Professor Paul Cairney, Elizabeth Evans, Dr. Eunice Goes, Joseph Ward and @DillionWamsley. Details: psa.ac.uk/sites/default/…

WHAT JUST HAPPENED. LIMBS AT 90+4.

KNEECAP STATEMENT: Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign. For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes.

Standing strong at The Wave and Elmfield today. We're on strike for the most fundamental reason - to protect colleagues jobs from management vandalism #UCUstrikes

Great piece from Sheffield UCU here on how, despite what university leadership might suggest, the data clearly shows any financial issues at the institution are not primarily the result of sector wide pressures, but a result of their mismanagement. ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/stat…

More Palestinians have now been massacred simply lining up for food than the total number of civilians killed on October 7

“Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.” UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4. Children in #Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water. Graphic by @‌TRTWorld

You were never meant to see this The flight path of a spy plane sent from RAF Akrotiri, the UK base on Cyprus, to gather intelligence over Gaza for Israel They have been going near-daily since December 2023 You have been paying for it all