We'll unpack what neoliberalism is, how it manifests itself in our daily lives, and what hope exists to counter it.
Posts by Assa Samaké-Roman
Incredibly chuffed about these two conversations with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social I'm going to host at the end of April/early May in Dundee and Edinburgh! Many thanks to @makehopepossible.bsky.social for, well...making it possible 😁
Please do come and say hi 👉🏿 makehopepossible.org/tickets/%E2%...
Neil Hannon can't get anything wrong 😍😍😍 @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social
Dans la vision de Trump, le Groenland n’est ni un peuple ni un espace politique. C’est une position, une réserve, un levier dans un monde de concurrence accrue.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/ZqU
This looks really cool!
Researchers warn UK has a “finance curse” – an oversized sector extracting wealth instead of creating it.
If Britain wants to feel better off again, we need a financial system that invests in the real economy – not one that gambles with it.
Andrew Curry explains
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
🔴 Maduro capturé : Trump empire. C'est la une de Libération ce lundi.
Not gonna lie, my resolution for 2026 is to start watching Corrie #GoogleBox #CoronationStreet
Je rêve, ou Emmanuel Macron ne dit rien sur l’illégalité de l'intervention des Etats-Unis, ni sur les prétextes grotesques de Donald Trump pour couvrir son appétit insatiable de pétrole ?
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"Peut-être que nous ne réussirons pas toujours, mais on ne pourra pas nous accuser d'avoir manqué de courage." (J'aime beaucoup ces mots prononcés hier par le nouveau maire de New York, Zohran Mamdani).
Eh bien non, car je ne suis pas venue ici pour souffrir
Israel accused Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organizations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of cooperation with militants. n.pr/4sisQNv
«Vent de maccarthysme» : Thierry Breton interdit de séjour aux Etats-Unis par l’administration Trump
Avec quatre membres d’ONG luttant contre la désinformation et la haine en ligne, l’ex-commissaire européen a été sanctionné pour son engagement dans la régulation stricte de la tech
A shot, taken from the rear, of a mother walking down the street with two children
'Removing the two-child cap doesn't suddenly make UK welfare generous. The overall benefits cap remains. Housing support is detached from real rents. Conditionality, sanctions and suspicion remain the organising logic of Universal Credit.'
@assasr.bsky.social via The National
archive.is/gyBqf
FINALLY! About damn time.
👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
Very glad to see @clementineautain.bsky.social get a profile on this side of the Channel. Progressives in Scotland, you'll want to read her reflections on the state of the left and what it needs to do beat the far right and win again
Le journaliste français Christophe Gleizes a vu sa peine de 7 ans de prison confirmée en appel. Il n’a fait que son métier. Nous appelons à sa libération et nous appelons la France à faire tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour la rendre possible.
Bravo l'Écosse 🙌🏿👏🏿
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COP’s coming up in Brazil. Feels like governments in Europe are acting scared of public opinion on climate.
But most people aren’t against action: they just don’t want to be left to deal with everything by themselves.
My column in @scotnational.bsky.social ➡️
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
« On est en train de discuter des livres que va lire Nicolas Sarkozy en prison ? Alors qu'il a été condamné pour "association de malfaiteurs". »
@fabricearfi.bsky.social Journaliste d’investigation
La suite :
⏰ 22h50 sur france·tv
➡️https://bit.ly/SarkozyEnPrisonHonneurDeshonneur
🎧en podcast
It’s easy to say that this is the last desperate hurrah of a dying party, but can we be clear: Trump’s ICE agents are literally kidnapping people, detaining them without due process in concentration camps (yes, this is the right term) and 1000s have disappeared. These are fascist practices.
100%
Thank you, you're very kind!
Nigel Farage surrounded by media people with phones, as usual
'Farage thrives on neoliberal ruins. His promise is to protect “the people” against elites and foreigners, but he protects nothing. He ensures only that the cycle continues – insecurity, resentment, authoritarian promise.'
@assasr.bsky.social, via The National
archive.is/aOkuC
We have launched a series highlighting the positive stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland 💙
Our team tells you why we felt this was necessary to do 👇
#refugeeswelcome #refugeesarewelcomehere
Absolument !