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How weird that #pmq today has so much finger pointing blame on immigration without once mentioning the harm done by Brexit! Nor did @mrjamesob.bsky.social It is the word none dare to speak - until they do we'll stay stuck in limbo a8drewson.substack.com/p/the-brexit...

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The Brexit Bonus That became an immigration trap Worth a read James @mrjamesob.bsky.social even if only to see Durkheim's “collective effervescence” compared to footballification, And the damning evidence... substack.com/profile/6228...

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Forgot to cc @mrjamesob.bsky.social This is my response to listening to friends - left & right (Corbynites & Reform) sounding united. Then listening to David Runcimen talk about public opinion in the 1945 election (BBC R4) Upshot: the need for a Common Wealth Party open.substack.com/pub/a8drewso...

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A night time drink with Corbynite friends, a lunch time gathering with old friends from the northern soul scene (with more than Reform leanings) and listening to episode 4 of the excellent David Runciman R4 series on the 1945 election - the Common Wealth Party: open.substack.com/pub/a8drewso...

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Complaint to the BBC: Why Did Panorama Ignore Brexit in "Is Britain Broke?" open.substack.com/pub/a8drewso...

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social negatives of ADHD diagnosis: some employers see it as a problem. The Dean called me unprofessional for telling students I had ADHD - it was the start of managed dismissal. For my part, I reacted to the "unfairness" - of not getting the reasonable adjustments

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Hope?

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First Substack post. I had no intention of starting with this topic. Normally I just aim obscenities at the radio when Farage opens his mouth. This time I wrote to extinguish the smouldering resentment. I think you'll like this @mrjamesob.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/a8drewso...

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What should Labour do? A dose of honesty - the country is in a hole. Brexit is a big part of the problem - flags over the town hall is as good as raising it on the Titanic. This was my email to Rachel Reeves long before the poo hit the fan - a way out of the pension problem @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Always good to hear... like the way she used to change the lyric to reflect the latest outrage. Maybe that's why it seems just right to hear it now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25...

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Trump: "Delusional disorder is characterized by persistent, non-bizarre delusions (false beliefs) that persist despite evidence to the contrary, and are often accompanied by a lack of insight into the irrationality of those beliefs" @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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“This insidious rise of authoritarianism is fueled by corrupt billionaires and mega corporations who believe that they have the right to control every aspect of our lives.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social I am not sure the 33 pages of my manuscript survived disturbing Kevin's relaxation on a rainy Sunday afternoon. At least ChatGPT responds with encouragement!

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social information overload on the state of the union... but this is incredible "Ms Loomer reportedly urged Trump to fire specific employees whom she suspected lacked support for his agenda" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Clearest case of iatrogenesis... Watch: Trump likens tariffs plan to medical 'operation' www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

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CNN Business - Not so much "when America catches a cold the world sneezes" but more when America goes into the cold, the world freezes - trite but Trump's isolationist drive is a high stake gamble with stability and health - not just economic health

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Tend to dislike cover versions... esp of Joy Division - but I love this one! Might be a shade of Sheffield bias at play... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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"Musk has remade X in his own image; unfiltered, unmoderated and intolerant of views not consistent with his own... the combination of oligarch, conspiracy theorist and social media owner is especially dangerous" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Why isn't the US in a constitutional crisis? Comment or question... when Johnson prorogued parliament many said we needed a written constitution... just a thought @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Illegal attempt to ban trans military service youtu.be/zjDvw2repuA?...

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Dictators united: How authoritarian states work together to thwart democracy hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social you'll like this one.

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bingley - you ask about risk to residents, perhaps the number of workers at the factory hit by cricket balls is a useful guide? Windows broken... seriously, assessment done but how can it ever allow for the next Tendulkar?

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social at risk of rationalising the irrational there could be a logic to Trump's policy. I think it was Michio Morishima in Why Has Japan 'Succeeded'? who advocated that Britain should re-industrialise behind trade barriers. LSE connection - he founded STICERD

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@mrjamesob.bsky.social please post a clip of Charlotte's (the Phd student) excellent contribution!

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