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I'm thrilled to be taking over as Director of the Constitution Unit next month. Amid many challenges to democracy, our work remains vital.

But, gosh, it's daunting to try to fill Meg Russell's shoes! She has been a terrific Director for over a decade, and will be an incredibly hard act to follow.

The state of the state Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

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'Legendary' housing solicitor Giles Peaker dies after short illness Prominent legal blogger was also one of the architects of landmark legislation that ensured rented homes were fit for human habitation.

Very sad news. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legenda...

Giles was so generous with his time and so helpful when it came to explaining to journalists very clearly and with quotable precision exactly how a wrong un landlord was being a wrong un. But mostly I just remember thinking he was a really, really kind human who cared about the state of others.

I am horrified to hear of the death of Giles Peaker or @nearlylegal.co.uk as he was better known to most people. Housing law was his world, and he changed it for the better. I shall miss him.

This is very sad, one of the great legal communicators in the earlier days of Twitter

Otter caught by vets after Closeburn garden centre 'break-in' A fishing net had to be used to capture the

I now want a t-shirt with a picture of a surprised looking otter and CHALLENGING BEAST across the front
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Today probably wasn't the best day ever but it had the full flavour of it. What matters in a way is how much the Merseyside Derby matters and that being open and honest.

It is the greatest game to win.

Genuinely, who do we know who'd make a great Vice-Principal for the Humanities & Social Sciences at QMUL? Ideally someone who's got enough clout already they can shape things themselves.

Frankly, we're a cool place to launch yourself as national champion for the humanities and social sciences...

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Better than winning a league cup that.

The hill Dickinson stadium, home of Derby losers Everton FC

Strong recommend for the Hill Dickinson, great place to watch Liverpool win ❤️

Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely.
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

New special issue on "Cultural evolution of the arts" led by @sobchuk.bsky.social and @masonyoungblood.bsky.social confirms my intuition that this field has taken off in the past two decades, with a particularly strong representation from music!
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Sensing Life: The Social Organisation of the Senses in Interaction This book showcases the critical contribution that scholarship in the field of social interaction can make to the study of the senses. Centred on an understanding of the senses as interactionally conf...

Our edited collection “Sensing Life. The Social Organisation of the Senses in Interaction”
(Edited By Will Gibson, Natalia Ruiz-Junco, Dirk vom Lehn) is out. Thanks to the contributors! www.routledge.com/Sensing-Life...

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That too, yes 😂

Yeah, I get that actually. And being on the end of constant west coast mainline delays you learn what the likely consequences (& times) are of each problem too 😬

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Text from red pepper magazine which reads: Postcapitalist Cities: Towards a Common Urban Future Oli Mould Manchester University Press Fundamental to any blueprint for revolutionary change is knowing what type of alternative we want. Oli Mould does just this. Drawing upon history, making use of contemporary case studies, Mould illustrates how our urban spaces are shaped by the needs of capitalism but also embody the foundations of a post-capitalist future.

Big thanks to @redpeppermag.bsky.social for highlighting my new book Postcapitalist Cities in the latest issue! It’s in some very esteemed company.

Remember, if you want to buy it, go to the MUP website and use code AUTHOR50 for 50% off

This is really great news! Do follow and subscribe if you can.

Suite (212) Arts Podcast · Suite (212) is a radio programme, broadcast on Resonance 104.4fm, and podcast that explores the arts in their social, political, cultural and historical contexts, hosted by Juliet Jacqu...

Suite (212) is on Apple Podcasts! You can find our complete archive here - with new episodes coming soon ...

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Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham Conference information

Registration for MBS2026 is now open! Registration link and the conference programme can be found here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...

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