The UK government wants the private sector to take on part of the cost of nature restoration. Leo Mercer @granthamlse.bsky.social & Tom Gegg propose a set of fiscal levers to accelerate progress towards the UK’s nature goals without adding to the public balance sheet @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Does the Government have the right financing and policy mix for nature? | LSE British Politics

The Government is keen for the private sector to contribute to nature restoration, but private investment remains a minor contributor to environmental funding.

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"Protests often occur not in the worst of times economically, but when times are booming as people feel that only certain people are benefiting […] they feel ‘relative deprivation’ comparing themselves to others." Inequality by @seamusapower.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social Review by Michael Jindra

Can a pluralistic perspective on inequality help us to solve it? - LSE Review of Books

Inequality by Séamus Power explores pluralistic perspectives on inequality, capitalism & social mobility through the lens of anthropology & cultural psychology.

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Americans’ support for judicial independence may depend on whether they like the judge’s decision. @afilindra.bsky.social @uofilsystem.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social

Americans’ support for judicial independence may depend on whether they like the judge’s decision | LSE United States Politics and Policy

When a judge’s decision threatens someone’s identity as a racial conservative or liberal, they become less likely to reject the idea of undemocratic penalties for judges.

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Agricultural economies like Bangladesh are reliant on cattle, and animals more broadly, for livelihood. Recent fatalities arising from poisoned water and other factors have focused attention on laws to protect animals. Asma Mahmud for @lsesouthasia.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

Scotland leads the way on children’s rights and AI in schools – the rest of the UK should follow @aycaatabey.bsky.social on @lsemedia.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare. Daniele Sudsataya @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social

RFK Jr’s undermining of vaccine science and official data is eroding institutional confidence in American healthcare | LSE United States Politics and Policy

RFK Jr’s approach of promoting ambiguity and confusion around public health issues and undermining the accuracy of public health data is eroding trust in America’s health institutions.

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India has overseen the world’s largest ever push towards financial inclusion. But has access to a bank account translated into meaningful access to finance for marginalised communities? Meghna Chotaliya on @lseinequalities.bsky.social

Why better quality banking is needed to reduce inequality in India

India has seen the world's largest ever push towards financial inclusion. But has access to bank accounts led to access to finance for marginalised communities?

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Should immigrants be given the right to vote in elections? And what political implications would this have? On @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social @tarekjaziri.bsky.social show that granting voting rights to immigrants in Spain has had little impact on party vote or seat shares.

Why not give immigrants the right to vote? - LSE European Politics

Granting voting rights to immigrants in Spain has had little impact on party vote or seat shares, removing one of the main objections to the policy.

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Co-production and participatory research are increasingly recognised as a way of building equitable outcomes in research projects. But sex workers continue to be excluded from academic research on sex work, writes Carolina Are @bloggeronpole.bsky.social on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

Academia’s “whorephobia” undermines research on sex work - LSE Impact

Sex workers are excluded from academic research on sex work, yet there could be much to gain from integrating their expertise into academic research.

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"Why, after decades of scientific consensus, international agreements and growing public concern, do carbon emissions continue to rise? The problem is not denial, insufficient data, or even corporate lobbying. It is something more structural." @wafarasheeq.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social

How the language of climate change obscures responsibility and limits action - LSE Review of Books

Climate Hegemony by Laurie Parsons explains why governments and corporations have failed to take meaningful action on the climate crisis, & how to drive change

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The UK's Employment Rights Act ushered in by the Starmer government was a promising first step. On @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @kriszposch.bsky.social looks at the legislation's limitations and puts forward some suggestions for how Andy Burnham’s government should continue building on it.

Andy Burnham should make the case for good work | LSE British Politics

The Employment Rights Act ushered in by the Starmer government was a promising first step. Andy Burnham’s Government should continue building on it.

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s clean-energy debate often focuses on the share of clean energy in the mix. On the @africaatlse.bsky.social blog Oluleke Babayomi argues that the more urgent metric is per-capita scale. On that measure the region is an order of magnitude behind every other developing region.

Africa’s energy problem is not the mix. It is the scale. - Africa at LSE

Sub-Saharan Africa’s clean-energy debate often focuses on the share of clean energy in the mix. Oluleke O. Babayomi argues that the more urgent metric is per-capita scale, and on that measure the…

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"There is a growing recognition of publication bias […] Among social science experiments that were peer-reviewed & approved before data collection, 91%of published studies reported positive results. Only 72% of the actual experiments did so." The Credibility Crisis in Science @mitpress.bsky.social

Is publication, not truth, now the driving pursuit of science? - LSE Review of Books

The Credibility Crisis in Science by Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer explores how researcher incentives and publication bias distort scientific knowledge

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Deadly wildfires like those now gripping France and Spain are often cited as evidence of the need to tackle climate change. But do these events lead to real political change? @timwapps.bsky.social @antvalentim.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @lstoetze.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

There is little evidence extreme weather events spur political action on climate change - LSE European Politics

There is no evidence of a shift in the political attention paid to the environment in the aftermath of extreme weather events like flooding and wildfires.

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Coverage of Andy Burnham’s rapid ascent to the top of UK politics has treated his trajectory from metro mayor to prime minister as surprising and unprecedented. But in Europe the road from city hall to the top of national politics is well travelled argues Catarina Heeckt @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Andy Burnham and the power of the European mayor

Andy Burnham's ascent from mayor to prime minister has been treated as unprecedented, but in Europe the road from city hall to power is well travelled.

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Racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans to run for office in the US is fuller than ever, find @nazita.bsky.social, Moa Mårtensson and Kåre Vernby on @lseusablog.bsky.social.

Racial justice movements mean that the candidate pipeline of young Black and Latino Americans is fuller than ever | LSE United States Politics and Policy

Black and Latino Americans, especially those who are Gen Z, are more likely than white Americans to want to run for office.

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"A recent audit by the Lancet of 2.5 mn open-access papers found fabricated citations rising in the published literature, and that the rate increased more than 12-fold in the past 3 years from approximately 4 per 10,000 papers in 2023, to 56.9 per 10,000 papers in early 2026." @lsebr.bsky.social

What AI’s usurping of the peer-reviewed publications means for medicine and pharmaceutical industry - LSE Business Review

For hundreds of years, modern science has relied on peer-review to certify and to distribute new claims. But AI is changing research.

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A new book by John Quinn examines how nationalising oil and mining shaped the economic and political trajectories of post-independence African states. James Herndon praises the book’s meticulous analysis and compelling reassessment of “resource curse” narratives on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

“Resource Curse” revisited – The political economy of nationalised oil and minerals in Africa - LSE Review of Books

John Quinn's Majority State Ownership of Oil and Mining Sectors in Africa examines how nationalising natural resources shaped the trajectories of African states

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The EU is often seen as “failing forward” during crises, with imperfect solutions driving it forward. Taking the Eurozone crisis and COVID-19 as examples, Konstantinos Myrodias @ho-centre.bsky.social finds the reality of EU crisis management is more complex than that @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

When does EU crisis management work?

The EU is often portrayed as “failing forward” during crises, with imperfect solutions driving the European integration process forward over time.

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American democracy no more? @benworthy.bsky.social argues that Trump is becoming a dictator, one who combines the transactional pursuit of profit and power with racism, white supremacy, and personalised rule @lseusablog.bsky.social

Trump’s attacks on democracy reveal his authoritarian ambitions | LSE United States Politics and Policy

Trump is becoming a dictator, one who combines the transactional pursuit of profit and power with racism, white supremacy, and personalised rule.

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On the @lsemedia.bsky.social blog, Kruakae Pothong discusses some of the current risks of EdTech products, and explains what research shows about how EdTech can be designed with children’s rights in mind. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

After the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 many industries signalled their commitment to diversity. British book publishing saw a wave of self-help books by & for black women. Diana Desola Olaleye considers how these initiatives fared @lsebr.bsky.social

The betrayal of diversity in Britain’s book business - LSE Business Review

After the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 many industries rushed to signal their commitment to diversity. In British book publishing this led to a wave of self-help books by and for black women.…

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When AI communicates research, who signs it off? Emilie Fontaine and Fay Manning argue that if researchers accept accountability for translating their own papers, it gives them more influence over how they are used @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

When AI communicates research, who signs it off? - LSE Impact

Artificial intelligence could help close the gap between research and real-world impact, but only if used for audience-specific translation rather than summarisation. Drawing on findings from their…

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"Irresponsible and uncritical use of AI tools could be detrimental as it may invisibly undermine due process and fairness in the court outcomes." How AI could corrupt court verdicts – RaisuL Sourav for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

How AI could corrupt court verdicts | LSE British Politics

As AI use proliferates into areas like the law, what happens when AI hallucinations make their way into court documents, and eventually court verdicts?

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Can we reframe urban transport through fairness and democracy? Read new analysis on this in our latest newsletter 📫 plus research into concerning AI uses in warfare and courtrooms, the link between public trust & economic growth, & why researchers should be doing less. 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog...

With his working-class background & roots in North-West England, Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham marks a break with the traditional political elite. What does his journey to power reveal about the UK’s changing class divide & inequality of opportunities today? @lseinequalities.bsky.social

Andy Burnham's biggest challenge isn't Britain's old class system – it's the new one

Britain has a Prime Minister who is more Evertonian than Etonian. It's a radical break from the traditional elite - but how is the UK's class divide changing?

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The perception of AI as “virtual” obscures its huge industrial footprint and energy consumption. The next frontier of AI competitiveness will depend not only on scaling up but on reducing energy per computation. @angelmelguizo.bsky.social @tidecentre.bsky.social Victor Muñoz @lsebr.bsky.social

An ambitious call to build sustainable AI - LSE Business Review

The next frontier of AI competitiveness will depend not only on scaling compute but on reducing energy per computation.

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Andy Burnham's Manchesterism, an approach that aims to deliver economic and social progress across a city-region through devolution, is being touted as a blueprint for the rest of the UK. But @aadyabahl.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social questions whether it can work on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Can Manchesterism really be a blueprint for national growth? | LSE British Politics

Much of the success of Andy Burnham's Manchesterism depended on local conditions of Greater Manchester. Can it be replicated nationally?

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Public trust can seem like an intangible and elusive goal for governments. But it's crucial – it's what makes government work. Timothy Besley, Christopher Dann & Sacha Dray show that building trust in policymaking is closely tied to the ability to deliver economic growth @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

The trust dividend – Why growth makes policy work - LSE Impact

Timothy Besley, Christopher Dann, & Sacha Dray, show how public trust can shape policymaking and how building trust in policymaking is tied to economic growth.

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Why did the industrial revolution happen in Europe and not in China? Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000 @princetonupress.bsky.social by Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini, reviewed by James Hodgson on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

What explains Europe and China’s divergent routes to economic growth? - LSE Review of Books

In Two Paths to Prosperity, economists Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini examine why Europe and China took such different development trajectories

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