βοΈNew essay for @the-breakdown.bsky.social which attempts an analysis of the energy transition as one between two competing fractions of capital - fossil and electric - and the conflicts and struggles which will lead towards an 'electro-capitalism' (or not!)
www.break-down.org/electro-capi...
A brilliant and provocative essay by Gareth Fearn, on the emerging conflict between fossil and electric capital
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A provocative piece of analysis from @gfearn.bsky.social on the likely shape of the energy transition and the conflicts that really define it for @the-breakdown.bsky.social
recommended read!
NEW: Gareth Fearn lays out the stakes of "electro-capitalism".
"The economic basis of this transition is not simply between technologies of energy production. Rather, it is between two different fractions of capital."
www.break-down.org/electro-capi...
Many thanks to @adriennebuller.bsky.social & @johnmerrick.bsky.social for their excellent editing!
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βοΈNew essay for @the-breakdown.bsky.social which attempts an analysis of the energy transition as one between two competing fractions of capital - fossil and electric - and the conflicts and struggles which will lead towards an 'electro-capitalism' (or not!)
www.break-down.org/electro-capi...
this feels like a Roger Bannister four minute mile moment for "reactionary centrism". a level of reactionary centrism doctors (of political science) assured us was impossible but that training, dedication, ingenuity, and the Indomitable human spirit were determined to overcome
14.02.2026 14:20 β π 1048 π 151 π¬ 23 π 4"As AI transΒforms academic labor, much more is at stake than the terms & conditions of our employment. At stake is the very integrity of the teaching & learning process & the notion that all humanityβnot just a few individualsβshould benefit from the production of knowledge at our universities."
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The first episode of The Whale Pod is delivered ashore tomorrow.
A chapter-by-chapter analysis of Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick' with @leighsus.bsky.social and @pdkmitchell.bsky.social.
Follow for free on Patreon or wherever you get your podcasts...
π³ patreon.com/thewhalepod
The reset was in 2015. Labour blew their chance to change, got lucky in 2024, and now the decline is back on track.
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You can read more about these issues in our special issue:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
π§Final episode for @urbanpolitical.bsky.social in our series on authoritarian urbanism w/ @jluger.bsky.social, MiklΓ³s DΓΌrr, AyΕegΓΌl Can & Oksana Zaporozhets
We discuss whether contemporary urbanism continues to be 'neoliberal', and how the leading tendency is towards something more autocratic:
π°Read Chris Saltmarsh for @jacobinmag.bsky.social on how Your Party remains an important opportunity for the left, amidst a Labour collapse and a Green surge...
jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-l...
I think there will be about 30 guys in West Bridgeford excitedly sharing this, but theyre probably all in the same two whatsapp groups.
30.01.2026 09:33 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He constantly makes the mistake of thinking that people who want to see less immigration (which is alot of people) are also into all the other right wing stuff on e.g trans people, anti-socialism etc, which they arent at all.
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Genuinely think selecting
Goodwin will make it alot harder for Reform to win. He is far too deep into the online, far right ecosystem to not say multiple weird and offputting things that will limit Reforms appeal to the more comitted.
π§Listen to Chris Saltmarsh on @newpartypod.bsky.social, speaking with Tom Williams about why we need Your Party to become the party of eco-socialism, what distinguishes us from the Greens, and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/3Z3M...
π³οΈEndorsements are now open for the Your Party CEC elections!
Our own Chris Saltmarsh explains why he is standing (in Yorkshire and Humber), and why we need to elect the
Grassroots Left slate to lead Your Party to fight for an eco-socialist future:
theecosocialist.co.uk/2026/01/21/c...
ππ Episode 2 of our mini-series on authoritarian urbanism is out with @urbanpolitical.bsky.social. I discuss emergent and intensifying authoritarian practices w/ @nitin-bathla.bsky.social @alkejenss.bsky.social @sdwolfe.bsky.social @ebrukurtozman.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/show/5PaTdRP...
You can also find episode 1 (and other excellent podcasts!) here:
urbanpolitical.podigee.io
The series builds on a special issue for
@urbanstudiesjournal.com which you can read here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
ππ Episode 2 of our mini-series on authoritarian urbanism is out with @urbanpolitical.bsky.social. I discuss emergent and intensifying authoritarian practices w/ @nitin-bathla.bsky.social @alkejenss.bsky.social @sdwolfe.bsky.social @ebrukurtozman.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/show/5PaTdRP...
Commenting on the news that day-ahead wholesale gas prices have reached a six-month high in the UK, @jessralston.bsky.social, @eciu.net said:
"The North Sea is continuing to run out of gas and won't help to lower bills or provide security of supply."
eciu.net/media/press...
Probably have to start reckoning with the reality that most social science disciplines int he UK wont fuctionally exist in 10-20 years. No such thing as a permanent job (not thay they exist!) if your departments in terminal decline!
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European gas price surging. Evidence for Labour's view that we need to reduce gas reliance, but could also kill their govt before that happens as they have failed to get on top of energy bills. If this carries on the 'Β£150 bill cut' isnt going to happen.
16.01.2026 14:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seems like every quango in Britain has been weaponised in defence of Israeli genocide.
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Just before the year 2025 comes to an end, we are starting with a new series on Authoritarian Urbanism, acknowledging and thematising a worldwide rightward populist turn through the lens of urban thinkers, researchers and activists.
urbanpolitical.online/101-authorit...
βWhat a century, uh?β βCaptain, itβs just one quarterβ
01.01.2026 09:08 β π 1512 π 373 π¬ 4 π 4When interest rates get cut and the govt caves into the indsutries demand for demand-side stimulus, we will see how nuch "saner" the property market is i guess!
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