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Dr Lisa McKenzie

@redrumlisa.bsky.social

Working class academic, writes and talks mostly about class inequality in Britain. I've got a massive chip on my shoulder

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Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · last mo.

I have spoken to many Sociologists over the last week mostly in private who are furious about the Arday affair but also the wider issues of Sociology 'pointless'irrelevant''lost the plot' they have said & here you are hiding from debate & critisism on Blusky

British Sociological Association@britsoci.bsky.social · last mo.

Last chance! Today, 14/8, is booking deadline for: ‘Work and Employment in the Great Reshuffle: Navigating the Polycrisis’, the BSA WES Conference, 9-11 September, Bath. Don’t miss out on reflection on the structural and relational shifts shaping this period of transition. tinyurl.com/yc2ahed5

Image refers to ‘Work and Employment in the Great Reshuffle: Navigating the Polycrisis’
Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This weeks UK scandal- every week we are a county in decline. Parts of the Country have no access to water. While the Student Loans company is ensuring graduates pay 9% of their earnings to them for the rest of their lives.

Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I was commissioned to write articles for RT in the Lockdowns to give the view of working class Britain. We no longer have access to RT but I think the body of work is worth reading I'm uploading 100 articles to my substack open.substack.com/pub/redrumli...

The British Working Class: Its time to tell our own story; The Political, Media, Cultural Classes hate us.

We are crashing into 2026, long ago was the days that our political cycle ended when Westminster closed for the Christmas break and the only time we needed to see politicians was the cheesy family pho...

open.substack.com

Antony Carpen@acarpen.bsky.social · 2y ago

@redrumlisa.bsky.social Case studies of Corby and Mansfield - with serious questions for policy makers in successive governments.

Common Wealth@cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 2y ago

We can’t understand the geography of capitalism in our present moment without seeing how these old industries overlap with the new. "Two Towns" features an interactive map showing how ex-industrial towns were not “left behind” but actively made into havens for low-paid work.

Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · 2y ago

As a Brit when I go to the USA I like to flick channels between MSNBC & Fox to see how mental & tribal the US is. I'm over here on this platform watching. Yep the USA is mental & Tribal. You know not engaging with each other & refusing to acknowledge a different view isn' is why you've got Trump.

Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm trying people over here but apart from people moaning about Trump & photos of different types of mushrooms (not sure what the correlation is) Its a bit meh - I'll keep trying though. Its time we sat in the same rooms & had proper debates.

Dr Lisa McKenzie@redrumlisa.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ha ha finally remembered my password. So I'll be giving Blusky a go. I'll start as I mean to go on over here. Inflation figures by our Government are bollocks. Rents up by 10% Energy 11% & bus fares 50%. Its still grim for the British working class.