Abby Innes
@abbyinnes.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. at the European Institute, LSE. Research and teach the political economy of the state; green transition; regenerative economics. Optimist. Alarmed by people who lack self-doubt...
The meaning of the word "terrorism" continues to get more blatantly ridiculous. Terrorist graffiti. Terrorist digging up of turf.
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
theguardian.com
If Reform etc actually cared about this stuff they'd acknowledge the progress but they can't because it's their only issue so they have to pretend nothing has changed.
In 2025 trade unions gave £4.9 million to Labour. Individual donors gave £16 million to Reform & £9 million to the Tories. In total Labour raised £10 mill, Reform £19 mill & the Tories £21 mill. If the *unions* are blocking a donor cap, they've lost their minds www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
New substack: even if ordinary people could make large political donations, it wouldn't have much effect: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/buying-pol...
Buying politicians
Politicians can be bought, but not by the likes of us.
chrisdillow.substack.com
Despite the administration’s insistence that it is targeting criminals, July was the first month during the second Trump administration that the majority of people – 51% of arrestees — had no criminal convictions or charges, according to the Guardian’s analysis.
After 17 years of teaching science at West Point, a professor says he was suddenly ordered last year to cut from his curriculum information about the human causes of climate change, according to a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Military Academy.
West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.
nyti.ms
Here's the trade unions, somehow believing they can outspend billionaires. It's not just moronic, it's actively dangerous. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
theguardian.com
This, and Burnham’s “pragmatic” stance on North Sea drilling, pose questions about trade union influence that the left isn’t remotely facing up to
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
theguardian.com
My department (Business Humanities & Law at Copenhagen Business School) is currently offering two PhD Scholarships, the first in Responsible Entrepreneurship. Very good pay and conditions in a highly welcoming and interdisciplinary dept. Historians welcome! Spread the word. Feel free to email me.
PhD scholarship in Responsible Entrepreneurship
cbs.dk
Fantastic news as data shows that shingles vaccine in older people is helping reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease! Shingles is reactivation of chickenpox so this data must also strengthen case for chicken pox vaccine in children (given with MMR as the MMRV vax)
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
theguardian.com
I'm not an economist but my back of the envelope math suggests that Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI can't all simultaneously sell $30 trillion dollars worth of enterprise solutions to a global economy where the sum total of all economic activity currently adds up to under $120t.
As I recall this started as a photoshopped joke but the bus company was amused and changed the route number to 925 to make it true.
Alistair Coleman@alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 3d agoJust remembered the Dolly Parton bus.
Yesterday we released a letter we co-signed with 100+ organisations and businesses calling for an EU report on how to make 2026 Europe's last energy crisis. electrification-alliance.eu/making-this-...
Making this fossil fuel crisis Europe’s last one - ELECTRIFICATION ALLIANCE
Brussels, 24 August, Subject: Making this fossil fuel crisis Europe’s last one Dear President von der Leyen, Your State of the European Union address comes at a defining moment. This summer, European...
electrification-alliance.eu
"If you commute on an e-bike 20km a day, five days a week, your charging cost would be about $20 – annually."
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
theconversation.com
“We think it's the right time now for the Government to commit to a National Commission to look at electoral reform... to make sure that people feel like their vote counts and to make sure people don't feel disenfranchised by the political system” 🎙️ @mike-reader.bsky.social 📺 1 of 2 🌹 #Labour4PR
It really shouldn't be a suprise to govt this has recieved heavy pushback: taxi unions are pretty well organised and the basic premise here is to introduce far cheaper competition to them. More generally I think all parties, aside from the Greens, are missing the growing pushback against tech.
David Henig@davidheniguk.bsky.social · 3d agoThe backlash against tech (coming for driverless cars as much as data centres) seems to have surprised governments as much as the changes caused by it in the first place... begging the question as to whether policy makers need to be getting out more www.ft.com/content/a30e...
On the very day Sam published this, one of the most empathetic people of the last century died. And the response among every side of the political spectrum to her death suggests to me that empathy still has some miles left in it.
Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 4d agoNew post out: Much of the right - led by Elon Musk - has decided the world's problems are caused by "suicidal empathy". I look at where this phrase comes from, why it's a profoundly wrong misdiagnosis, and a misunderstanding of what empathy is. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-war-ag...
In a world of dreadful billionaires, be Dolly
Hillary Rodham Clinton@hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 3d agoDolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.
Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"
Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will.
👀 Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, analysis finds 😐 😬 #Datacentres #FossilFuels www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
theguardian.com
The affordability crisis is dominating midterm election campaigns in the US ahead of voting in November. The FT is tracking changes, both nationally and across battleground states, for basic groceries, petrol, electricity and housing. Read more here: ft.trib.al/6w0BVCD
El-Sayed: I thought you were for the everyday man. If you're for billionaires, you and I disagree. Watters: I just think I have the right to the fruits of my own labor El-Sayed: Billionaires don't make their money off of their labor. They make their money off their money
People are missing something big about Trump's insane new trade war with Canada: Its impact will hit right in the heart of the Midwest, where many midterm races will be decided. I talked to Dems in the region. They're already using this against Rs. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2146...
How Trump’s Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him
The escalating trade war with Canada will hit hard in the Midwest—right where some of the most important contests in the midterms will be decided.
newrepublic.com
