Danny Dorling

Care about what matters to you - Or Lose It. Clip from Prof Danny Dorling speaking at Festival of Politics in Holyrood. @dannydorling.bsky.social

At our next hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar, @dannydorling.bsky.social of the University of Oxford will discuss:

The politics of epidemiology and public health in the UK

📅 Wed 15 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register at buff.ly/wblZfOx

@dphpc.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social @phgfoundation.bsky.social

Glass buildings with a paved path in between (gray, with blue lines)

My department @geographieudem.bsky.social is looking for a professor in human geography specializing in the study of social-ecological transformations, political ecology, climate change, environmental justice and/or the geography of risks and infrastructures. Deadline November 10, share widely!

There’s a void at the heart of Labour: it needs a battle of ideas A withering analysis shared among Keir Starmer’s MPs says his vague incrementalism and absence of critical thinking is steering the party to disaster

Fascinating and hugely depressing stuff by @patrickmaguire.bsky.social There’s a void at the heart of Labour: it needs a battle of ideas

www.thetimes.com/article/7177...

With an forward by @labourlewis.bsky.social and contributions from @jemgilbert.bsky.social, @philbc3.bsky.social, @meadwaj.bsky.social, @dannydorling.bsky.social and many others, it looks like a good read. And there's a discount if you buy it through them...

Apulaispormestari Johanna Laisaari kohtuuhintaisesta asumisesta Helsingissä: "Valtio ei voi vetäytyä tukemisesta" Helsinki suunnittelee uutta asumisen välimallia, mutta se ei yksin ratkaise kohtuuhintaisiin asuntoihin liittyvää ongelmaa, sanoo apulaispormestari Johanna Laisaari (sd.).

www.helsinginuutiset.fi/paikalliset/...

Fiona Godlee

"Do health professionals have a special duty to speak up against the genocide? I think we do."

Fiona Godlee explains why she protested against events in Gaza and the government's proscription of Palestine Action
www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Happy to announce our fall programme! Pleased to be hosting @brdemuth.bsky.social for our annual flagship lecture on Nov 6. We'll also welcome @andrewseaton.bsky.social and @dannydorling.bsky.social on Dec 4 for a discussion of Andrew's new work on coal. For more info, see the web link in our bio.

Gaza is no anomaly: Hunger and hoarding are the West’s oldest weapons Across continents and centuries, Western domination has always been achieved by feeding the few and starving the many.

#Gaza is no anomaly: Hunger & hoarding are the West’s oldest weapons
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

In Gaza, death does not come all at once. It comes in instalments The fate of the Noufal family echoes the tragedy of Palestinian families slowly being wiped out by genocide.

“…as of March this year, 2,200 Palestinian families were completely wiped out from the civil registry, all of their members killed. More than 5,120 families had only one member left.”

In #Gaza, death does not come all at once. It comes in instalments
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

This Thursday, all welcome.

Time for a popular front? The only way we can stop a fascist takeover of the country.

How (And When) To Topple A Leader - With Jeremy Hunt Podcast Episode · How To Win An Election · 18/09/2025 · 41m

In which, remarkably, while talking about the fiscal bind, and even after Jeremy Hunt goes on about acting in the interests of the country, no one brings up the TWO NI cuts carried out largely if not solely for narrow party political ends. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

In an alternative timeline Scotland supports the most vulnerable with its massive wealth fund generated by sensible stewardship of its resources, we are at the ❤️ of Europe , the 🫅 no longer exists and all land is in public hands for benefit of the community, Farage and Trump have been refused visas.

Was asked the other day what can we do in such dark times. Of course we should find ways of resisting and speaking out. But also gave my generic advice. When unsure what to do, do what you think has the most chance of bringing joy to yourself and others and/or being of lasting value.

At our next hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar, @dannydorling.bsky.social of the University of Oxford will discuss:

The politics of epidemiology and public health in the UK

📅 Wed 15 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register at buff.ly/wblZfOx

@dphpc.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social @phgfoundation.bsky.social

Great idea, senior Labour figures

It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty As Labour flounders and dabbles in the politics of hatred to gain a point or two, it is those far from power who will suffer most, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty

There really should be much more attention on the cost of living (as from @jeevunsandher.bsky.social here) and far less obsession with flags. People are really feeling the pain of inflation.

Reminds me of the thought I had the other day that retirement is the process by which you stop doing the one thing you are good at and start doing other things that you can’t do very well.

Oof.

Remember when Labour refused to set out its policies in the election to ‘make the target as small as possible’? They no longer have that excuse. They can’t please the press or their critics so they should go back to being a Labour Party and remember who they are here to help.

🎵 Things can only get better...

Looking forward to talking about my new book, Sink or Swim, about how we adapt to warming temperatures with @dannydorling.bsky.social in Oxford at @caper.fun tomorrow at 19:30!

Tickets here: caper.fun/grownup-events

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social

Taxing private schools won’t smash the class ceiling - British Politics and Policy at LSE Labour's abolition of VAT on private schools is mostly sympbolic. Its mission of "smashing the class ceiling" needs to focus on elite university admissions next.

Over last 12 months Times&Telegraph have published nearly 1 article a day on the VAT changes for private schools!
But in spite of the uproar, the policy has not weakened the power of Britain’s most elite schools. @aaronreeves.bsky.social & @samfriedman.bsky.social suggest what might actually do it.

“Noble lies” about humankind: Harari and the legacy of intellectual elitism How Harari’s “Sapiens” supports Plato’s “noble lie.”

“Harari’s emphasis on order being created by hierarchies of race, caste & class is informative for understanding his anti-egalitarian, anti-materialist stances, sentiments common among the legacy of intellectual elitism.”

“Noble lies” about humankind
open.substack.com/pub/marxandf...

How National Self-Sufficiency Became a Goal of the Right What looks like Trump-era economic nationalism has deeper roots. German nationalists of the 1800s and fascist leaders of the 1930s imagined power through autarky — national self-sufficiency — with con...

Ian Klinke:

"What looks like Trump-era economic nationalism has deeper roots. German nationalists of the 1800s and fascist leaders of the 1930s imagined power through autarky — national self-sufficiency — with consequences that stretched from tariffs to conquest."

jacobin.com/2025/09/auta...

How National Self-Sufficiency Became a Goal of the Right What looks like Trump-era economic nationalism has deeper roots. German nationalists of the 1800s and fascist leaders of the 1930s imagined power through autarky — national self-sufficiency — with con...

Ian Klinke:

"What looks like Trump-era economic nationalism has deeper roots. German nationalists of the 1800s and fascist leaders of the 1930s imagined power through autarky — national self-sufficiency — with consequences that stretched from tariffs to conquest."

jacobin.com/2025/09/auta...

Top 10 Takeaways from Prof Danny Dorling - Scottish Indy Podcasts Top 10 Takeaways from Prof Danny Dorling at the Holyrood Festival of Politics. Our top 10 insights from the 2025 Festival of Politics at Holyrood, where we attended a powerful session with Professor D...

It's Friday!
This week's podcast comes from the Festival of Politics at Holyrood and the excellent session by @dannydorling.bsky.social
These are our top ten favourite bits from his talk - and don't miss Marlene's maiden speech at #Holyrood!
scottishindypod.scot/scottish-soc...

Holding the Line: Gentrification and the Dispossession of the Kirkgate Benches

"For anyone committed to social justice, the saga of the Kirkgate benches is an affront to community diversity and integration. It was a violent act of social cleansing, a silent declaration that some people’s comfort is more valuable than other people’s survival"

www.discontent.wtf/news/holding...