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Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society.   The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social…

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“There’s a gap between incredibly concerning and 12 years to save the world.” ICYMI: Will Hutton is joined by @dannydorling.bsky.social to discuss the research behind his latest book & that our crises are often more nuanced than what’s in the headlines. Listen👂➡️ podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

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Beyond the politics, beyond our geography are the intangible connections that hold us together – The We Society.   The We Society podcast is here to tell you about the thousands of ways the Social…

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Are we really experiencing more crises? In the latest episode of the We Society podcast, @dannydorling.bsky.social discusses the research behind his latest book and that our crises are often more nuanced than what’s in the headlines. 🎙️ Tune in: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/dorl...

“The idea that extraordinary talent deserves extraordinary compensation” has become our modern-day justification for record inequality. @dannydorling.bsky.social #billionaires jacobin.com/2026/07/econ...

Take a Moment to Feel the Pain of the Rich

Once respectable opinion fretted about distinguishing the “deserving” poor from the “undeserving.” Today, as sentiment against the ultrarich surges, the Economist argues that it is in fact billionaire...

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🏚️ @dannydorling.bsky.social unpacks the causes, impacts and potential solutions to the UK's #housing crisis - and its manifestation in #Oxford - in a new article with @ox.ac.uk's Pulse: www.ox.ac.uk/news/pulse/p...

Here's @lucyham.bsky.social. "Why do we have one trillionaire and (thus far) zero guillotines?"

Why do we have one trillionaire and (thus far) zero guillotines?  - The Shot

For a century humanity has been experiencing a counterrevolution. A counterrevolution staged by the very richest amongst us, waged against...

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📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.19) 🔽 From the 1980s onwards, poverty has been increasingly baked into Britain as politics and economics have moved to the right… Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...

📢 Excellent new report 🔽 from @equalitytrust.bsky.social highlighting the annual obscenity that is the Sunday Times Rich List which is still being compiled and flaunted as the cost of living crisis grinds on for millions in the UK... 🤮🤮🤮 #HollowEconomy #GhostGDP equalitytrust.org.uk/news/ghost-g...

Ghost GDP — Billionaire Britain and the Hollow Economy - Equality Trust

An analysis of how billionaire wealth, rentier capitalism and “ghost GDP” are hollowing out the UK economy, deepening inequality and weakening democracy.

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With thanks to @dannydorling.bsky.social for his insights on the UK's public spending compared to Europe: www.dannydorling.org/books/peakin...

Water that is lit by the sunset and calmly carries the sunset beams to my feet... 🌺 #BeachLife #Photography #WaterWednesday

📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.14) 🔽 Worst in class (again): A roof over our heads should be a right and not subject to market forces. Thatcher's malign legacy lives on… Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Peak Injustice: Solving Britain’s Inequality Crisis www.dannydorling.org/books/peakin...

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Public Sector Focus has been redesigned - but its mission remains unchanged. Refreshed design, updated masthead & sharper focus on the pressures shaping public services. Evidence-led analysis of policy, reform & innovation across the sector - read the new issue here: flk.bz/uDC3

We’ve ( @lucindahiam.bsky.social @dannydorling.bsky.social ) been pointing out for years that 🇬🇧 has a health crisis. e.g. we showed how we tumbled down the global rankings throughout the reign of the late Queen journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Revelation after revelation with Prof @dannydorling.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk on @peteryork.bsky.social Culture Wars House party podcast this week – on Brexit myths, Britain’s place at the top of Europe’s inequality league, and how to fight the good fight. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

Peter York's Culture Wars House Party

“PETER YORK’S CULTURE WARS HOUSE PARTY” podcast is all about Peter’s cultural preoccupations which range from how political Culture Wars are waged, to the reputational currency of clever celebrities, ...

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📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.11) 🔽 A majority of people on £150k+ p/a in the UK do not seem to care much about those who are less fortunate. Inequality erodes compassion... Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Peak Injustice: Solving Britain’s Inequality Crisis www.dannydorling.org/books/peakin...

From Roger Scruton cafes to paying Matt Goodwin $10k a month, Viktor Orban has built a network of populist right think tanks, journalists and activists Today Democracy for Sale delves into Orban’s allies on the British right Well worth a read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses?

Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

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📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.10) 🔽 Climate change is less of a worry for those who are struggling to survive day to day. Fairness ⚖️ must be at the heart of Green politics...💚 Source: Prof. Danny Dorling The Next Crisis: What We Think About The Future www.dannydorling.org/books/thenex...

One of the greatest privileges of academia is supervising remarkable young people. Absolutely thrilled by @lucindahiam.bsky.social successful DPhil defence at Oxford yesterday - with thanks also to my co-supervisor @dannydorling.bsky.social

Dr Lucinda Hiam@lucindahiam.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📖 Things Fall Apart: The British Health Crisis, 2010–2020 🎓 Delighted to share that I passed my @ox.ac.uk DPhil viva yesterday with no corrections. 🌏 Thanks to @oxfordgeography.bsky.social & @kelloggoxford.bsky.social and generous support from a Clarendon Scholarship

Paul Black (1930–2026) influenced the field of education through his work on formative assessment, transforming the relationship between learning, pedagogy, and assessment. Taylor & Francis have made his ORE articles free to view in perpetuity. doi.org/10.1080/0305... doi.org/10.1080/7136...

Learning, League Tables and National Assessment: opportunity lost or hope deferred?

In 1988, the UK government accepted most of a set of radical proposals which their Task Group on Assessment and Testing had set out as the basis for a new scheme of national assessment. This paper ...

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Danny Dorling speaking on "The Next Crisis" in Oxford: 730pm on Tuesday 14 April 2026. For Oxford Humanists, at: North Oxford Association Community Centre, Annexe Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7PD To register and for more information see: humanists.uk/events/the-n...

Thank you Frank for the pointer! Thank you @dannydorling.bsky.social for making the pics available! They are so beautiful!

Danny Dorling speaking on "The Next Crisis" in Oxford: 730pm on Tuesday 14 April 2026. For Oxford Humanists, at: North Oxford Association Community Centre, Annexe Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7PD To register and for more information see: humanists.uk/events/the-n...

📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.9) 🔽 The deliberate shrinking of the UK state means fewer people are working for the common good, and so things fall apart... Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...

“Villages, unlike towns, have always been ruled by conformism, isolation, petty surveillance, boredom & repetitive malicious gossip about the same families. Which is a precise enough description of the global spectacle’s present vulgarity…” @pure-culture.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/blackd/p...

Spectacular Integration

What Guy Debord Saw Coming

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I've said it before, but I'll say it again. Grant Sanderson (@3blue1brown.com) is one of the most skilled visual communicators. His explanations are pedagogic masterpieces and a joy to experience. He's outdone himself with his latest on M.C. Escher's Prentententoonstelling. youtu.be/ldxFjLJ3rVY

This picture broke my brain

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📢 WHEN FASCISTS SPEAK, BELIEVE THEM ➡️ "One senior member said this would be modelled on the second Trump administration, with a focus on making change via executive orders rather than legislation, where possible." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretaries

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The billionaires, the middle men, and the little people @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social