Simon Glendinning
@simonglend.bsky.social
Head of the European Institute and Professor of European Philosophy at LSE.
Larry Kramer is right - and we really need to think this through if UK universities are going to flourish as they should. www.ft.com/content/e14d...
Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says
LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social has calculated (roughly) how the Conservative vote (probably) went in the second round in the Mayoral election in Manchester. I am trying my best not to get ahead of things but…Reform sliding in the polls is so f**ing heartening.
Labour’s Bev Craig won the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election Friday night and will now succeed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in the region’s top job.
Labour holds Greater Manchester mayoralty after counting goes to second round
Bev Craig will succeed Andy Burnham, whose departure for Westminster triggered the special election.
politico.eu
Under the abandoned plans, FIFA would have sold stakes in a commercial subsidiary to private equity investors. The proposed investor consortium was to be led by "Thrive Eternal”, a fund run by "Thrive Capital” — founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. FO.
One of Burnham’s most notable comments in his first days as UK PM was saying he aspired for people to “live well” — rather than the supposedly more objective (quantitative, calculable) aspiration to “raise the standard of living”. Doubtless he will be called on to say how it should be measured…
Andy Burnham calls on Infantino to resign over ‘outrageous’ World Cup plans
Andy Burnham calls on Infantino to resign over ‘outrageous’ World Cup plans
UK prime minister is the first head of a major nation to call on the under-pressure Fifa president to step down * UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has called on the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, to resign over his “outrageous” plans to sell a stake in the World Cup. Infantino faces growing pressure over his proposals, which triggered a backlash among major football bodies and prompted the resignation on Friday of a key advisor. Continue reading...
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Evidence has since been uncovered by fans online which appears to show repeated instances of Saltburn players mimicking the sound of an edge with their fingers.
Cricket club investigated as cheating row erupts and league releases statement
A viral cheating row has erupted in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League. Saltburn Cricket Club are currently under investigation after footage emerged appearing to show players chea…
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That's a wrap on the 2025/26 academic year! 💫 And what a year it has been! We invite you to discover our brand-new 2025/26 Annual Report just hot off the press, covering the past academic year here at the EI! Thank you for being a part of our community! 👏 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...
The European Institute launches its 2025/26 Annual Report!
We invite you to discover our new 2025/26 Annual Report, covering the past academic year here at the LSE European Institute. In this latest edition, we take a look back at the activities and…
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Tim Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social makes a bold claim here on the November elections in the US. Please make it so America. Il faut. substack.com/@snyder/note...
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The scenario I think we're in is that Democrats will likely win a huge victory in November. And then the issue is: do they know what to do with that huge victory, do ambitious things to keep the Repu...
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“an unexpected connection between a predominantly Moroccan Jewish lineage and the Saint Thomas Syrian Christian community of Kerala” Oh wow, did not see that coming
It was interesting seeing the penny drop on the Chancellor post to one of the BBC journalists (and with that for me too) yesterday evening having seen only three go into no 10: “I suppose we shouldn’t completely exclude Healey..” - eyes suddenly wide (omg) open “Absolutely not”…
The 1st point made by new UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, was spot on: something has gone very wrong that he is the 7th PM since 2016 (since the Brexit vote). His 2nd main point is the need for “a circuit breaker” and that means rolling back 1980s de-industrialisation and privatisation. Yes, yes.
Wayne Rooney was, in fact, consistently in a league of his own among the BBC commentariate.
The Secret Barrister@barristersecret.bsky.social · 2w agoGabby: What was your highlight of the half time show? Wayne Rooney: When it finished. I thought it was crap. 10/10 punditry. No notes.
Reading the Boghossian report on the humanities, I was (not really) surprised to find a group of self-styled “analytic” philosophers who are still so wedded to its rendering of the philosophy/sophistry distinction that they configure everything in such a way that IT IS STILL ALL DERRIDA’S FAULT.
From the terrific “Derrida Today” conference in Paris this week, this is a slide from a talk by Elizabeth Weber on Derrida’s opinion on the future of Israel. Apologies for the faintness of the picture of the slide, but I think it is legible. I also think it is credible.
Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.
England can win but they will have to swap Gibson for Dunkley so that they too can bat long. Gibson’s bowling and batting are meh. Dunkley can bat. The strength of Australia is their deep batting line up. England can get close to that - if they sub Gibson. #WT20WorldCup
🎬 And that's a WRAP on our series: 🎙️𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩! Thank you for tuning in to hear reflections from our experts on the impacts of the #Brexit referendum, 10 years on. 👉 Catch up on all episodes and register for our 16 July event on our Brexit hub: shorturl.at/dIMFU youtu.be/H-rn3YC7MbU
Looking ahead: How do you see EU-UK relations evolving?
YouTube video by LSE European Institute
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There are 2 arguments here, both strong. 1. Rejoining needs a stepping stone approach that begins with the most tricky issue: free movement. 2. It’s not likely to happen. A further point worth adding is that anxiety about the heading of the EU towards a federal (“superstate”) form has not gone away.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · last mo.New Substack Post: 'On Rejoin' rolandmcs.substack.com/p/on-rejoin
“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”
🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Today marks 10 years since the #Brexit referendum. We asked our experts to take us back to 23 June 2016 and their reactions. 👉 Full series: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... @lseblogs.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social shorturl.at/Ytc2K
10 years on: Looking back at the 2016 Brexit referendum with our experts
YouTube video by LSE European Institute
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"The BBC was too weak a counterweight to this propaganda, preferring to report the controversy rather than the facts... the public sphere was once protected by norms against lying..." Lessons of Brexit chrisdillow.substack.com/p/lessons-of...
A journalist on Sky, when asked about the 7 UK Prime Ministers in 10 years thing, noted that it is striking that it is a to-the-day “since Brexit” dateline - but then said “I’m not saying it has anything to do with Brexit”. A much stronger argument would be to say it has everything to do with it.
2mins 26secs into this interview I turn to the astonishing fact that we have had 6 Prime Ministers in the UK since the referendum- and I anticipate a 7th. Starmer’s demise is still in the shadow of Brexit. And the shape of our politics will remain distorted by it…until we step out of that shadow.
Simon Glendinning@simonglend.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn which I get something off my chest about the Labour Party leadership during the run up to the Brexit referendum.
Brexit will destroy Prime Ministers until a Prime Minister destroys Brexit.
🇬🇧 🇹🇷 Today we invite you to take a look beyond EU-UK relations with Professor Yaprak Gürsoy, who shares her reflections on the impact of Brexit from the Turkish perspective. @ygursoy.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social 👉 Vist our Brexit hub for more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/Dk--pkR4YYs
Yaprak Gürsoy on evolving Turkish-UK relations and Turkish scapegoating in the Leave campaign
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Father and his son (who is also a father). (The picture is from my inaugural lecture - in which I argued that his argument in his inaugural lecture [in which he argued for the abolition of inaugural lectures] was wrong.)
