#Austerity

Lena Simet

LenaSimet

A new report by @srpoverty finds that 176 million people could fall into poverty. Weak & patchy social protection is insufficient to make up for the post-2008 austerity legacy that

Jess is still shielding

jess_L81

During my fieldwork not one social worker thought their local authority would or should pass a parenting assessment (as “corporate parent”). (Turned into a bit of a thread).https://twitter.com/louisetickle/status/1327381080392011778 Yet

Shan

shanfurness

I’ll switch things up a bit. What were some changes due to COVID-19 that you’d like to see be maintained after the pandemic? I’ll start.-Masks when sick-Staying home when sick

john milbank

johnmilbank3

This is brilliant from James Hawes. He shows how Robert Tombs’ support of Brexit involves him in a Whig history that NEGATES his true Tory insights in his truly great

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREADIN WHICH THE EU BREAK INTERNATIONAL LAW1. Their own Treaty to be precise. And not in a 'limited & specific way' either. I refer to the latest bailout, the €750

Richard Murphy

RichardJMurphy

The government is going to do £450bn of quantitative easing (QE) this year. That should more than cover its total borrowing fir the year, meaning the actual sum owed to

Neil Coleman

NeilColemanSA

As we head towards the #budget @TitoMboweni announced the government intends to introduce #ZeroBasedBudgeting (ZBB)- the notion that budgets are justified from scratch- to radically cutback on spending. What does

Costa Samaras

CostaSamaras

Gonna do a class lecture about ecofascism. If you have good suggestions for readings, send them my way. Not this one. Reminder that population-bombers/ecofascists don't get to be a part

James Miraflor

futilityfunc

There is nothing wrong with "pulitika" during disasters, especially if it is coming from citizens. This, because disaster is ultimately a "political" problem. (1/9) Truth is, we already possess and/or

leave the capitol - exit this Roman shell 🐚

fireh9lly

literally everything about the music industry now makes me want to die it makes me want to go full Adorno on this shit everyone loves the Cool Female Gay Icon-Ish

Rob Aldridge

rob_aldridge

Public Health England was created in 2012 by a Conservative government. As an executive agency of the Department of Health, it has been under the control of the Secretary of

Wessel van Rensburg

wildebees

One can not have a nuanced debate in South Africa it seems. On the right you have these tweets. The ratings agencies & Bloomberg think Tito’s plans are not credible.

Carl Shoben

CarlSurvation

Everyone's giving their view on the Labour branding report, so here's a thread. I've written my fair share of reports like this. Firstly, no one should over-react. Its the type/language

Sylvester Equation

neoliberal_dad

It’s been on my brain so I’m gonna write a bit about why lots of people who aren’t one percenters in Texas are not actually crazy for voting for republicans,

Clifford Singer

cliffordsinger

I've been thinking a lot about the role of 'Guilty Men', published 80 years ago this summer, in building opposition to the old ruling class – and especially so this

Matt Dean 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹 #VaccinateBritain💉

Matt_Dean1994

Star Wars characters’ voting intention thread Obi-Wan KenobiSolid Labour. Been with the party since the Foot years, supporting every leader along the way. Briefly left the party over Iraq but

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