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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2026

FT Exclusive: Brussels has warned Andy Burnham that Britain would need to raise tariffs on Chinese cars and more closely align with EU trade policy if it wants to avoid 'made in Europe' barriers that would hit key exports. ft.trib.al/S9kQbNw

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20/09/2026

Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity ft.trib.al/go2noLv | opinion

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Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity

We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thanks to my Supervisor Dr. Nicola Bowman for a wonderful experience on the MSc dissertation module.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thanks for the live @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social. Very profound topics for us all to explore.

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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 19/09/2026

John Healey could target nearly 300,000 homes to raise £800m in the budget, but critics warn middle-class families will be hit

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Labour considers lowering mansion tax threshold to £1.5m

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There’s a sort of squeamishness about the inclusion of the term “the police” in my PhD research proposal. Police so clearly is a reference to the “carceral state”, its by-products, in the form of control, autonomy and accountability and the full network effects these impose on the social contract.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 14/09/2026

The rapid pace of AI development presents meaningful dangers to our society. My statement on the events of the last few days:

Part 1 of statement: AI CEOs are today voicing many of the same concerns I’ve been expressing on behalf of Londoners about the pace of AI development - and it’s clear a broad consensus has now emerged that it’s time to act.

AI is an incredibly powerful technology, and politicians and regulators need to be alert both to the opportunities and risks it presents.

Used responsibly, it has enormous potential to help us address some of the biggest challenges we face – from treating cancer to tackling the climate crisis.

But used recklessly, or in the wrong hands, we should be under no illusions: it can do immense harm, including to our national security, children’s wellbeing and the safety of women and girls.

I’ve previously warned AI could be a weapon of mass destruction for jobs and that’s one of the reasons why we’ve set up the London AI and Jobs Taskforce – to closely monitor its impact on our labour market and to act as an ‘early-warning system’ if there are certain negative trends emerging that we need to quickly respond to.

Part 2 of statement: AI experts and engineers are also deeply concerned about the dangers AI poses to cyber security and the integrity of our internet infrastructure, as well as its potential to be used by rogue states and actors to develop biological weapons.

We’ve seen, in recent years, with social media the dangers of failing to effectively regulate new technologies. Social media has been used to undermine democracies, spread division and disinformation, and in some cases it’s had a seriously detrimental impact on our young people and their mental health.

We can’t make the same mistakes again and take a hands-off approach to AI regulation.

National Governments and the international community need to step up and urgently work together to make sure this technology is being safely developed and deployed.

That means at the very least ensuring there is proper democratic oversight of AI and putting a decisive end to the era of ‘move fast and break things’.

Part 3 of statement: London and Europe can lead in this regard by advocating for stronger international institutions, more agile and effective regulation, and an approach that ensures we are shaping AI, rather than being shaped by it.

Just like the co-ordinated international action we saw in the wake of the global financial crisis, today we need a similar response that crosses borders and is equal to the scale of the challenge we’re facing.

The age of AI presents many remarkable opportunities, but the risks involved are nothing short of existential. It’s why we must work together to manage the transition in a way that is consistent with our democratic values and never compromises on the safety of our cities and societies.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Inside the brilliant Culture House, Sunderland, which opened this morning. Four floors of libraries, galleries, arts and science labs, screens, performance spaces, children's discovery spaces and the archive centre, not to mention cafés and a sky garden!

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI

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Royal Economic Society @resmedia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A reminder that applications remain open for the next Editor-in-Chief of @theeconjournal.bsky.social. The successful candidate will help shape the Journal’s editorial direction and handle submissions. The role begins in summer 2027. Find out more: bit.ly/3TcWmHa #EconSky

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Call for Applications: Editor-in-Chief of The Economic Journal - Royal Economic Society

The Royal Economic Society is currently seeking applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of The Economic Journal.

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Royal Economic Society @resmedia.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Deadline extended: We’re seeking a doctoral student or early career economist to join the judging panel for the RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession. Applications now close at 5pm on 15 September 2026. Learn more: bit.ly/4wZUy2T #EconSky

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Panel vacancy: RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession - Royal Economic Society

The RES is recruiting for a doctoral student or early career economist to join the judging panel for the RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Can’t wait to pick up my brand new pair of frames this week. My first 2-for-1 pair in over 10 years and they’re both designer... #blacksky @specsaversuk.bsky.social 📍🤓

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"In the decision letter issued on behalf of Rayner, housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the secretary of state had considered “the housing needs of the local community, and the strongly held local views on the proposals” Report by Aaron Morby. www.constructionenquirer.com/2026/07/31/r...

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Rayner waves through £500m London Truman Brewery plan

Regeneration benefits judged to outweigh concerns over affordable housing and Brick Lane's character

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"Housing as a right vs housing as an economic asset: these two opposing forces have given rise to a major structural crisis." "In a world where money is parked in real estate, the battle for decent access to housing has become complicated." english.elpais.com/economy-and-...

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From homes to assets: How housing fueled inequality

Real estate – once the largest store of wealth on the planet – has become the main driver of stratification

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"Lefebvre’s sometime students—attacked, as Lefebvre had done, the radiant-city visions of Le Corbusier for designing a carceral city in which the poor are locked up and thrust into a strangely narrow utopia of light and space, but removed from a free social life" www.e-flux.com/notes/678352...

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Culture Class: Art, Creativity, Urbanism, Part I - Notes - e-flux

The first part of Martha Rosler’s canonical essay series on art, class, and gentrification, originally published in e-flux journal in 2010.

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The Georges Dumézil-Michel Foucault correspondence – a chronological listing with archival locations progressivegeographies.com/2026/08/09/t... Some background on this important friendship, and a list I initially made for my own work, but which might be useful to others.

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The Georges Dumézil-Michel Foucault correspondence – a chronological listing with archival locations

Michel Foucault had a long friendship with the comparative mythologist and linguist Georges Dumézil. As well as providing invaluable support for Foucault’s career, Dumézil was also important to Fou…

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” - Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV)

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Apple One is just an assortment of music, today. Interesting.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

What’s a great song to wake up to? What a beautiful morning.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Clearly. Y’all terrorising the pedestrians. 😂

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I don’t like the word skeets to describe these things. Sounds too much like sheets. We gone have to switch it to a completely new word rq.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Feels like everything I’ve ever known about Economics is inaccurate.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Yeah, I can’t look at anything right now. Not even an article abstract. It’s too soon. I’ll give it 24 hrs.

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Uncredited Narrator 🇹🇹 🇬🇩 @alstonf87.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

“What you think I failed at wasn’t even possible for you.” Yeah… that’s a bar. Sometimes people are judging your shortcomings from a place they’ve never even had the courage, ability, or opportunity to reach.

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Generous giving is the key to a good life. 🔑

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

He's on the radio station I'm listening to (morning slot) 😂

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Alfred Anate Bodurin Mayaki @alfredmayaki.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Production question: Whatever happened to the guy who presented Fun House?

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