abbyinnes.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at the European Institute, LSE. Research and teach the political economy of the state. Optimist. Alarmed by people who lack self-doubt...
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Agree with this….
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That is fair, but unless all our information on the relationship with Deripaska is perfectly complete - and of course it might be - he’s also compromised. Do we associate the Blairites with a critical understanding of the nature of oligarchy and political power?
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Given the Blairites myopia, at best, on the nature of oligarchy, and Mandelson’s particular scandals with Deripaska I worry their instincts will be exactly wrong for the moment. The learning curve having remained flat….
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tl;dr: @markjacob.bsky.social said it much better & more concisely than I did:
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And if anyone wants to explore more of the ideas in the book, here’s a series of short videos…
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Absolutely…. EU-based FDI and SEM access are critical to the economy, along with all the EU’s fiscal transfers… It’s a small, dependent economy, whereas the US…
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Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)
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Which is a reason for moving to game changing measures that are not about taxing and spending and (poor!) regulation …eg Barking and Dagenham style reforms to local government demos.co.uk/wp-content/u... and The Better Business Act demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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Authoritarians exploit frustration with stagnant institutions, while disinformation fuels cynicism and disengagement. A stronger democracy isn’t just about defending it—it’s about making it work. That means tackling corruption, increasing transparency, and ensuring public input leads to real change.
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The Conservative Party would benefit from a prolonged period of self doubt.
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You hit rock bottom but then you hear someone tapping from underneath…’ (Polish expression…)
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The triumph of …something….over experience. I’m not even sure it’s hope…
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Since governments have spent the decades from Thatcher to today looking for ‘efficiency cuts’ only to achieve our current conditions of state failure and economic dysfunction, it’s surely time to pick a different goal: preferably one that make sense for human organisations as distinct from machines…
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Ideology isn't dead. People want ideas/explanations & ways to be involved. The online right in all its guises - from anti-vax to manosphere - offers that. It's not about the headlines and getting on the news. It's about the long-haul of showing people a world view which helps them think and act.
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Saparmurat Niyazov set a high bar, renaming days and months, and testing government applicants on his book…And Ceausescu’s ‘Song to Romania’ festivals were high on dictator kitsch…
(Also: frankly more of a princess, judging by that oh so dinky crown…)
www.rciusa.info/post/the-his...