Reposted by Colm MurphyPeter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 2hSeal the tomb, salt the earth. He must not rise again. 051
Reposted by Colm MurphyRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 10hJoin our fantastic roster of speakers - @stephanomics.bsky.social @will-davies.bsky.social @colmpm.bsky.social & Kathleen Burk - to explore everything from the 1976 crisis & the 1997 Asian crash to the 2007 Financial Crisis & the 2022 mini-budget. Tickets free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-a... 034
Reposted by Colm MurphyRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 10hOn 26 October, we'll be marking 50 years since the IMF crisis by exploring the politics of economic shocks. What is it like to govern in an economic crisis? What happens when "the markets" turn on governments? And what does this mean for democracy? All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/politics-a...eventbrite.co.ukPolitics and Economic Shocks, from the IMF Crisis to the Mini-BudgetJoin the Mile End Institute for a discussion exploring how financial crises and market pressures have shaped British politics since 1976. 1229
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sometimes one just feels inadequate. This snippet from @emile-chabal.bsky.social's fascinating intellectual biography of Eric Hobsbawm describes his reading and essay criticism of Sorel, in I believe a third language (French). He was around 19 years old and about to go to university. 282
Reposted by Colm MurphyImogen Shaw @imogenshaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Taking this opportunity for shameless self-promotion, if you want to read into the background of Burnham’s upcoming announcement on Great British Grid, here’s me for Renewal over the summer ⬇️ @renewaljournal.bsky.social renewal.org.uk/blog/the-gri...renewal.org.ukThe Grid Theory of EverythingThe UK’s electricity grid is a problem. It has been underinvested in for decades, leaving it low on capacity and poorly designed to accommodate the rapid rollout of new renewable energy generation. C... 0108
Reposted by Colm MurphyTyron @tyron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026rare column from @stephenkb.bsky.social that combines my interest in the state of the UK charts in a siloed culture with my interest in public policy giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comWhat ‘Choosin’ Texas’ tells us about Burnham’s social care obstaclesConvincing the British public to pay higher taxes for something they wrongly assume the state provides will not be easy 85017
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's quite interesting how so many people just assume that the 1980s, the 2000s and the 2010s are the norm for the housing market. Even after the early 1990s crash and 2008-2010. 2130
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I just spotted that my book was one of those reviewed in this suggestive essay about the transnational circulation and contestation of, and adaptation to, neoliberal ideas in late C20th European social democracy. Very pleasing to be read alongside such excellent authors. doi.org/10.1017/S096...doi.orgSocial Democracy and Neoliberalism since the 1970s: Adaptation, Convergence or Contestation? | Contemporary European History | Cambridge CoreSocial Democracy and Neoliberalism since the 1970s: Adaptation, Convergence or Contestation? - Volume 35 184
Reposted by Colm MurphyDavid Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For Histoire @ Politique, I reviewed Jean Vigreux's 'Découvrir le Front populaire' - a new source-based introduction to France's Popular Front, which eschews simplistic celebration in favour of highlighting the Popular Front moment as one of extreme social and political tensionsjournals.openedition.orgJean Vigreux, Découvrir le Front populairePolitics in Europe today is increasingly marked by what the historian Renauld Meltz describes as a “compulsive return to the 1930s” as a primary lens through which to view the present. In France, t... 173
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For Histoire @ Politique, I reviewed @emmanuelleavril.bsky.social and Eric Shaw's 'Order and Rebellion: Labour’s Managerial Politics from Miliband to Starmer'. journals.openedition.org/histoirepoli...journals.openedition.orgEmmanuelle Avril and Eric Shaw, Order and Rebellion: Labour’s Manag...The job of leading a large political party in a European democracy can sometimes resemble a circus trick. Party leaders perform a high-wire balancing act, juggling multiple balls (electoral strateg... 032
Reposted by Colm MurphyDavid Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...nytimes.comManchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breachesCity were charged by the Premier League in February 2023. 1601221382
Reposted by Colm MurphySarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 24/09/2026Please excuse me while I scream into a cushion at the thought of ALL the articles I had to write on the "UK productivity puzzle" in the 2010s www.ft.com/content/c819... 39619137
Reposted by Colm MurphyHistory of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Congratulations to our colleague Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones and @colmpm.bsky.social for yesterday's fascinating workshop on the future of 19th and 20th century British political history. Many thanks to @ihr.bsky.social and @historyandpolicy.bsky.social for helping host and support the event as well! 065
Reposted by Colm MurphyVictorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Congratulations to our research fellow Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones and @colmpm.bsky.social for organising such an interesting workshop on modern British political history yesterday, held @ihr.bsky.social 0167
Reposted by Colm MurphyTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You joined "grand vizier chat (secret)" You: dark rumors from aboard You: abroad* fuck Sssnakecharmer: mf said aboard WhispersintheChapel: ahoy matey lol PonderMyOrb changed the group name to "rumors from aboard" 2893712652
Reposted by Colm MurphyStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Great piece and thread. Find it heartening that most people get why it is a particular problem for politicians to do this, also! 65612
Reposted by Colm MurphyImogen Shaw @imogenshaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excited to be chairing this brilliant LCEF event at Labour Conference next week! We’ll be talking about how, done well, the green transition has the potential to revitalise communities and build local prosperity - and how we can make that happen. 001
Reposted by Colm MurphySharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...metro.co.ukI’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poorSamuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage. 59546219
Reposted by Colm MurphyNick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026To mark Progressive Review's relaunch, we've put together a collection of the greatest hits from @ippr.org's various journals since 1994 - all free to read. Including Jürgen Habermas, Thomas Piketty, Helen Thompson, David Runciman, Will Davies & Jean Seaton. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comReinventing the Left Since 1994: The Best of New Economy, Public Policy Research, Juncture and Progressive Review: IPPR Progressive ReviewClick on the title to browse this issue 0159
Reposted by Colm MurphyJack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I think it says all you need to know about Mearsheimer that his own personal website is dominated by a portrait of himself in the style of Machiavelli. 1014731
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The bizarre implication of this paragraph is that the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce are not "well funded interest groups". The relentless creep of Britain’s compliance state - www.ft.com/content/6750... via @FT 293
Reposted by Colm MurphyDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026One big impact of this, I think, is that the UK goes from being a huge outlier in terms of the scale of the post-2008 productivity slow down to being broadly in line with international peers. 2296
Reposted by Colm MurphyKarl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I have a short essay in this relaunched Progressive Review from @ippr.org, called ‘A Liberalism of Public Things’. Open access link below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comA Liberalism of Public ThingsThe social democratic ideological tradition - including the liberalism within it - should be described more accurately and defended. Liberalism within social democracy is the liberalism of public thi... 099
Reposted by Colm MurphyHugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If not exactly sympathetic to Sheeran I'm not entirely unsympathetic, he's been put in a difficult position by promoters/stadium owners. But putting out a statement saying he decided to continue in part to ensure the support acts could still get paid, only for them to all withdraw, is pretty funny. 10436
Reposted by Colm MurphyMarzia Maccaferri @marzmac.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Politics is conceived as a market in which someone puts up the capital, someone distributes the benefits, and everyone must know which side of the transaction they are on. My two cents on donations and democracy (in Italian). appunti.substack.com/p/la-democra...appunti.substack.comLa democrazia in venditaIn Gran Bretagna sono i miliardari a trasferire denaro a un partito; negli Stati Uniti è il presidente a promettere denaro agli elettori: la rappresentanza diventa transazione 002
Reposted by Colm MurphyPast and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On advance access "The Political Crisis of British Keynesianism, 1973–1983" by @colmpm.bsky.social (@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past... 092
Reposted by Colm MurphyDaniel Gover @danielgover.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In 2015, MPs voted to reject the assisted dying bill, a private member's bill. Tomorrow, exactly 11 years later to the day, MPs expect to vote on a similar bill. In May I wrote that supporters faced 4 key challenges. They've cleared the 1st. Tomorrow they face the 2nd challenge. 268
Reposted by Colm MurphyNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ed Miliband’s parents survived the Holocaust, Ed Miliband is Jewish - that is immutable Questioning his Jewishness like this tells you all you need to know about people like this, and what their values are - and what they truly think about Jewish people that don’t behave how they want them to 371175225
Reposted by Colm MurphyJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"? 5133661131
Reposted by Colm MurphyHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 09/09/2026There's a constant insinuation that Ed Miliband is not a 'real Jew', and it seems very bad 711123174
Reposted by Colm MurphyRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A new statue of British prime minister William Gladstone was unveiled in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria earlier this year. Find out why in this week's @ppfideas.bsky.social: a story of three empires, two great popular movements, the origins of "jingoism" & the last great battle between Gladstone & Disraeli 33516
Reposted by Colm MurphyPhilip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Latest article for the House magazine, in which I wonder if I have wasted my life learning about leadership elections rules... www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...politicshome.comThe Professor Will See You Now: DefenestrationLessons in political science. This week: defenestration 32315
Reposted by Colm MurphyJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026New - Marc Stears, the director of UCL Policy Lab, is joining Number 10 as a special advisor to Andy Burnham. Close to Ed Miliband, Stears has done a lot of work and research recently on the splintering progressive vote, especially stressing the importance of climate 913025
Reposted by Colm MurphyJoel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 04/09/2026THE THIRD MAN IS ON IPLAYER THIS IS NOT A DRILLstatic.klipy.comWelles Lime: Iconic Smirk in Black and WhiteALT: Welles Lime: Iconic Smirk in Black and White 2245
Reposted by Colm MurphyRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law. 12750391202
Reposted by Colm MurphyNick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Cost of living populism" is having a moment. This is a really illuminating conversation in @ippr.org Progressive Review, with @steveakehurst.bsky.social, @anooshc.bsky.social and @samalvis.bsky.social. Few of the more interesting points: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comCost of Living Populism: A DiscussionCould ‘cost of living populism’ offer a way forward for the left? Chris Bick of IPPR sat down with Persuasion UK's Steve Akehurst, the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian, and IPPR's Sam Alvis to talk t... 1107
Reposted by Colm Murphylastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I have *definitely* found that the longer I am in philosophy the more mellow I am about evaluating other people's work. I personally think grad students are the harshest in general - the stage where you're smart enough to see flaws but haven't yet had the bruising experience of failing to do better. 913914
Reposted by Colm MurphyHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/09/2026Reform U.K.: the state is bloated and can't spend money efficiently, but we will find the perfect people to fix it... some folks from NHS and military procurement! 2827149
Reposted by Colm MurphyJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reportingGuardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined 64432201
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I agree in general. Patrick Diamond and I wrote a piece for @renewaljournal.bsky.social on the broad strokes of the argument when it briefly seemed that Reeves would bite the bullet. But they still face the manifesto problem. Nor does a snap election look likely. renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...renewal.org.ukIf Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for itLabour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society. It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget... 240
Reposted by Colm MurphyPile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 01/09/2026I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this: 10869521792
Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I have to say, I don't think this reflects especially well on him. 0120
Reposted by Colm MurphyEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This didn't take long... 😬 1441738
Reposted by Colm MurphyTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Incl @mileendinstitute.bsky.social / @qmul.bsky.social London polling.standard.co.ukJames Cleverly strong Tory candidate for London Mayor but odds on a Sadiq Khan winCommentary: This remains Labour's election to lose, especially if Sir Sadiq runs again as London is still a Left-leaning city 5149
Reposted by Colm Murphysampallis.bsky.social @sampallis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The Left needs to find a new idea of the future which is neither based on reindustrialisation nor deregulation. To do that, we need to confront the limitations of neoliberalism as an analytical framework and redefine progress in the face of climate change/AI/ageing population tinyurl.com/3swcy9bdtinyurl.comThe left’s two nostalgiasNeither reindustrialisation nor deregulation can confront the future the left faces 3157
Reposted by Colm MurphyEoghan Kelly @eoghanly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026More from our latest @mileendinstitute.bsky.social in the @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy The seat projection is from a forthcoming tool on @devolvedelections.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...standard.co.ukFull list of seats Labour 'could lose in London' to Reform, Tory and Green surgeCity’s political map set to be transformed by fragmentation of British politics 124