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@revisesociology
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14 days ago
uk
A good couple of days for the Green Party, and the other one±
So it's a pretty radical shift in UK politics this week... With Reform gaining over 1400 seats and the Greens gaining over 300, with MASSIVE losses for Labour and also big…
@revisesociology
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20 days ago
aid
On Labour cutting Foreign Aid...
Labour's developed a real reputation for flip-flopping on policy lately, and this is surely to its detriment.... Take the latest foreign aid issue. The latests policy decision…
@revisesociology
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28 days ago
crisis
Why Politicians Secretly Love a Crisis
The narrative around crises is that they are something we don't want, but I think many politicians actually welcome them.... When things are just going smoothly, politics can…
@revisesociology
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about 1 month ago
uk
Is economic stability possible in today's geo-political climate...?
Chasing “stability” by sticking to strict fiscal rules feels extremely out of touch with today’s unpredictable world. But sticking to those fiscal rules was the basis of Rachel…
@revisesociology
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about 1 month ago
crypto
Farage going large on crypto....?!?
So Nigel Farage has made a fairly large Vest into Kwesi Kwartang's new crypto firm - Stack BTC... he know has a 6% stake in it for a £250K Vest, not that much for Farage, but a…
@revisesociology
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3 months ago
life
Green Party Wins in Gorton and Denton...
I had a feeling this might be the result... a GP win in today's by-election but even though the bookies had them as favourites I didn't get my hopes up. So it was with a…
@revisesociology
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5 months ago
life
Down the Line...
'The Line', which was basically a very long and relatively narrow city which could be seen from space was Mohammed bin Salman's way of making Saudi Arabia look modern and…
@revisesociology
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5 months ago
uk
Old Parties, Old Narratives, Old Certainties: All Gone
For decades, Britain's political tribes were stable. You voted Labour because of class and unions, or Conservative because of property and tradition. Now? Every assumption is up…
@revisesociology
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6 months ago
uk
Reform UK's great tax climbdown...
Last year's Reform manifesto was fantabulously fantastical.... £90 billion of tax cuts, the income tax threshold up to £20k, stamp duty gone on anything under £750k.…
@revisesociology
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6 months ago
labour
Things are Looking Bleak for Labour...
So Labour's been in power for 18 months or so now and it's another painful story of some initial relief and now downright pessimism about where they are headed, it all looks a…
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