Spending a lot of time trying to sort out an issue with Magazines Direct. Does anyone know how to get past their useless ai?
Joni Lovenduski
@jonilo.bsky.social
Feminist, retired professor of political science, politics obsessed,cat lover, Bridge player, Italy, food.Quite annoyed about quite a few things.
Favourite Steinem quote "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."
Do consumers from the EU have any rights over online purchases from Switzerland. I am having a terrible time with Kybun who used to be ok but now they have a demented AI customer service deal that gets itself on an infinite loop and will not let me speak to or otherwise communicate with a human.
David Inshaw (British Artist, born 1943) "Allotments", 1987. Oil on Canvas, 129 × 152 cm. Private Collection.
Have tried his several times now. It is a good deal for riders and drivers. www.ridenuff.com
Ride Nuff - By Drivers, For Londoners
ridenuff.com
I made very similar arguments (and came to the same conclusion) in my Political Quarterly article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Unlocking the Pensions Debate: The Origins and Future of the ‘Triple Lock’
Reader environment loaded
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
“Incremental change won’t do,” Starmer said, and his team briefed this line ahead of time. He then delivered a speech that contained no major changes of direction, no new announcements, and barely involved change at all, incremental or otherwise. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...
Will no one challenge Starmer?
After today’s feeble relaunch, there is huge expectation that someone will push the failing PM from office. But at the moment, no one seems willing to make their move
thenewworld.co.uk
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Louis Armstrong performing for his wife at the Great Sphinx of Giza (1961). 📷 Bettmann/Corbis
"If you take a much broader view about human behaviour than the caricatured view of homo economicus, you recognise that people have many more motivations than simply self-interest." Anya Pearson interviews Wendy Carlin on a new way of teaching economics. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/in-the-...
“In the World of AI, Answers are Cheap. But What's Really Scarce are Good Questions”: Interview with Wendy Carlin
Anya Pearson interviews Professor Wendy Carlin about a new way of teaching and learning economics.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
Worth pointing out, but the magas and their supporters don’t mind the comparison.
Cas Mudde@casmudde.bsky.social · 6mo agoHitler's NSDAP never gained the support of more than one-third of voters in free and fair elections! Just like far-right leaders today, Hitler came to power because of the collaboration of right-wing elites, who either wanted to "fight off the left" or thought they could play the far right.
“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián
🎙️UCL Uncovering Politics 🎙️ S17 E10: What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States? With @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and @jonilo.bsky.social Listen to the episode: tinyurl.com/urgeqrhyeq #Podcasts #President #Politics @ucl.ac.uk
What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States? | UCL Uncovering Politics
This week we're asking what it will take for a woman to become President of the United States.
uncoveringpolitics.com
Currently EE has displaced our actual internet connection with BT to come up first when connecting pc to wifi. This immediately takes you to a my EE subscription service and asks for money even though we already pay BT for the service. This sharp practice confuses anyone who is digitally challenged.
Melissa Scott-Miller (British. b.1959) "Lonsdale Square, Spring," 1996 Oil on canvas 19.75 x 23.5 in
