Kate Bayliss
@kbayliss.bsky.social
Researcher - inequality, social justice, political economy, privatisation, financialisation, infrastructure, essential needs. Author of ‘Privatising Humanity’.
Manchester is more than a place, it’s a way of thinking. Here's to the city that never stops reinventing itself and our new PM @andyburnham.bsky.social. Industry, innovation, music, football, activism & culture, dive into the stories behind the city's distinctive identity & enduring impact. #booksky
My book is book of the week!! Thank you @the-syllabus.bsky.social
The Syllabus@the-syllabus.bsky.social · last mo.The privatization of water, energy, and housing in the UK has forced ordinary households to go without basic necessities. Our book of the week details how financialization reorganizes public goods around shareholder value. By @kbayliss.bsky.social on @manchesterup.bsky.social buff.ly/xa5dyLN
The privatization of water, energy, and housing in the UK has forced ordinary households to go without basic necessities. Our book of the week details how financialization reorganizes public goods around shareholder value. By @kbayliss.bsky.social on @manchesterup.bsky.social buff.ly/xa5dyLN
Such an honour to spend an evening in conversation with these two fabulous women. Thank you @hettieobrien.bsky.social and @adriennebuller.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social
Adrienne Buller@adriennebuller.bsky.social · 2mo agoNow also featuring the great @hettieobrien.bsky.social !
Forty years on from the selloff of our utilities, water, energy and social housing are all in crisis, @kbayliss.bsky.social writes for the @bigissue.com: www.bigissue.com/opinion/priv... Her new book 'Privatising humanity' is out now! #booksky
How privatisation is ruining your life
Privatisation has not only deepened inequality but has led basic human rights like access to housing and water to become private commodities
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Very excited to share that my book is coming out soon and Waterstones are offering a preorder discount until tomorrow 👇
Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn 'Privatising humanity', Kate Bayliss shows how wealthy investors, including asset managers, target our essential services. A powerful exposé of how finance turns our basic human needs into assets. Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social with 25% OFF - until tomorrow! #WPreorder #booksky
The crisis in NHS dentistry is so bad that a charity set up to run clinics in poorer countries is now spending more time working in the UK. news.sky.com/story/nhs-de...
DIY dentistry and 'no teeth left to chew with' as people go almost a decade without check-up
Patients are going almost a decade without a check-up. Others are resorting to DIY surgery. This is existential for NHS dentistry, experts warn.
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Looking forward to the forthcoming book by @kbayliss.bsky.social (of SOAS), on the growing role of private equity in water, energy and housing
Manchester University Press - Privatising humanity
Privatising humanity - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Privatising humanity by Kate Bayliss
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@kbayliss.bsky.social & Gwyn Bevan write on the #water crisis in England & Wales for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social, arguing that public ownership is the only solution. This piece draws on How Did Britain Come to This? by Gwyn Bevan. Available now via #OpenAccess blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Huge thanks to the people with Long COVID who spoke to me for this article, their families and partners, and to @longcovidsupport.bsky.social, @thereforme.bsky.social, and @meassociation.org.uk for their insights.
At the same time, the number of people too sick to work has risen sharply since the start of the pandemic, to 2.8m. 📈 People with LC are three times more likely to leave work than those without the disease.
Wrote about the closure of Long COVID clinics across the UK for @thesicktimes.bsky.social Many patients are being left without any specialist care. At their peak, there were 120 clinics across the UK, but only 46 have confirmed they will remain open.📉 thesicktimes.org/2025/07/15/l...
Left without care: Many Long COVID clinics are closing down in the U.K. - The Sick Times
Fewer than half of U.K. Long COVID clinics will stay open this year, according to research from the charity Long COVID Support. At their peak, there were 120 clinics across the U.K., but only 46 have ...
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Every #water and waste water company in England and Wales is under criminal investigation – amid allegations of illegal #sewage dumping. How did we get here? Joanna Bale interviews Gwyn Bevan and @kbayliss.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social 👇
How did our rivers and seas get polluted by sewage?
Clean water and effective sanitation are essential to human life. Yet every water and waste water company in England and Wales is under criminal investigation – amid allegations of widespread, ille…
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People with #LongCovid have been left for years without treatment while their personal lives, finances, and well-being deteriorate. For @thesicktimes.bsky.social , I spoke to people with Long Covid about buying unprescribed medications online. thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/w...
With no approved treatments and little support, people with Long COVID turn to online drug markets - The Sick Times
With no approved treatments, lack of support, and stigma against the disease, many people with Long COVID are using overseas pharmacies to source medications. Some of these treatments are widely used ...
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