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Joseph Choonara

@jchoonara.bsky.social
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Author: "Reader's Guide to Capital"; "Insecurity, Precarious Work & Labour Markets"; "Unravelling Capitalism". Editor: International Socialism. UCU activist. Posts in personal capacity.

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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
An analysis of the state of the economy from the forthcoming summer issue of International Socialism. isj.org.uk/where-capita...
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Where is capitalism heading? • International Socialism
A major theme of analyses in this journal in recent years has been the erosion of the forces and institutions lending a degree of stability and coherence to global capitalism.1 This includes a widespr...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Forrest Hylton, who is always worth reading, on the protests in Bolivia. newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Forrest Hylton, Bolivian Uprising — Sidecar
On the protests.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Very pleased that Sociology have published this critique of mainstream sociological theories of class by Bob Carter and me. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Day 31 of strike action at the University of Leicester. Today we’re hearing from a speaker from Nottingham University UCU, where 2,700 jobs have been put at risk.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
ISJ 190 is out. Richard Donnelly on Robinson's remaking of British fascism; Anne Alexander on war in Iran; Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine; Camilla Royle on Minnesota; Gareth Jenkins on the Comintern, race and the US; Philip Marfleet on Palestinian liberation; and more. isj.org.uk
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Issue 190 • International Socialism
Analysis Showdown in Minnesota Camilla Royle Interview: Ukraine, imperialism and the left Volodymyr Ishchenko Tracing the arc of capitalist crisis: war in the Middle East and prospects for resistance ...
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Check your emails for our notice of strike action. Our FAQs about our industrial action can be viewed here: www.uculeicester.org.uk/strike-quest...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Important background on and analysis of the conflicts in the Middle East, from Anne Alexander in the spring ISJ. isj.org.uk/middle-east-...
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Tracing the arc of capitalist crisis: war in the Middle East and prospects for resistance • International Socialism
Is there a geography of crisis?1 Does it have a physical location on the surface of the globe? American officials certainly thought so 50 years ago, designating large swaths of the Middle East and Afg...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A superb analysis of Tommy Robinson, Britain’s leading fascist, by Richard Donnelly. isj.org.uk/british-fasc...
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“We are the counter-revolution”: Tommy Robinson and the remaking of British fascism • International Socialism
On 13 September 2025, Britain saw the largest far-right rally in its history.1 Around 110,000 people marched through central London, dwarfing all previous mobilisations, including the British Union of...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The back of the massive Together Alliance demonstration against racism. It currently extends about two-thirds of a km down Park Lane. Lots of large delegations still arriving.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Another protest by students and staff against job cuts at Leicester University today.
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Ballot results are out! 71.47% in favour of strike action 73.44% in favour of action short of a strike 51.77% turnout
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Leicester University UCU, who are today taking their 27th day of strike action over redundancies, send solidarity from their picket line to unions in Minnesota. Those striking today in Minnesota, challenging the racist onslaught by ICE, stand in the finest union tradition. Your fight is our fight.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Back on the UCU picket line at the University of Leicester. Today we’re having a teach-out on the theme of solidarity.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Going old school on the picket line this morning.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A mini opera on our picket line this morning.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Hundreds assembling for the national demo at Leicester over university job cuts.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This is tomorrow. Please come if you can!
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Dozens of staff stood up and displayed these signs at the beginning of today’s address by the VC to demonstrate their lack of confidence in him and his ability to impose such devastating staff cuts across the university.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Very proud of my UCU branch for its 15 days of strike action! We stand firm and are planning for further action to force Leicester University to retreat from job cuts. Watch this space for details of a national demonstration in Leicester on 12 November.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Day 13 of strike action at the University of Leicester. Still going strong.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Day 12 of strike action, and a teach-out by our magnificent colleagues in Geography, Geology & the Environment.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Heading in to negotiations on day ten of strike action at the University of Leicester. This is my negotiating team.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Palestine teach-out on the picket line today as part of the national day of action.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Day seven of our UCU strike. A teach-out, from our at-risk Modern Languages colleagues at the University of Leicester.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Teach-out on strikes in the ancient Greek and Roman world on our picket line this morning.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Excellent piece on our strike in the Leicester Mercury. www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicest...
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Staff 'fight for future of university' amid threat to degrees
Entire teaching areas face being cut
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Nice to have our local MP, Shockat Adam, visit our picket line this morning. We really appreciate his support on this the third day of our strike action.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Day two. UCU's strike at Leicester University.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Fantastic turnout of staff and students for the first day of our strike against redundancies.
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A great turnout to our amazing rally today, with emotional speeches and incredible support from students, staff, and trade unions.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Superb Rally Against Redundancies at the University of Leicester, with hundreds of staff, students and supporters. @leicesterucu.bsky.social begins its strike on Monday.
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The UCU branch at De Montfort University Leicester @ucudmu.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Our friends at @leicesterucu.bsky.social are holding a rally tomorrow at 1pm. All DMU UCU members who are in the area, please consider stopping by to show solidarity!
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Caren Frosch @froschlein.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Ahead of @leicesterucu.bsky.social striking from 29/9-17/10 we are at the freshers fair to talk to our students to explain why we are striking and ask them to support us to protect education at Leicester.
Table with UCU posters and leaflets
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Leicester UCU will be on strike from Monday 29 September until Friday 17 October.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Enormously proud of my UCU branch for voting to take action to stop redundancies.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Strike ballot, posted.
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I wrote a piece in response to recent articles in Jacobin, by Hanna Goldberg and others, on Mike Kidron and the theory of the permanent arms economy. Sadly, Jacobin weren't interested, but you can read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Kidron and the Permanent Arms Economy
PDF | A short respond to recent writing on Mike Kidron and the Permanent Arms Economy in the US radical left publication Jacobin. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Indicative ballot results are out! Click here for more about our dispute: www.uculeicester.org.uk/appeal-to-co...
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
One of my analyses of the UK strike wave a couple of years back, from the ISJ, has been translated into Spanish (with a new introduction). www.laizquierdadiario.com/La-vacilante...
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La vacilante recuperación del movimiento obrero británico
A continuación presentamos la traducción al castellano del artículo de Joseph Choonara “The British labour movement's halting recovery” publicado en el número 178 de de la revista International Social...
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
During today's EGM the branch voted unanimously to request an industrial action ballot that would allow us to strike at the beginning of the next academic year. #joinaunion
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
marx21us.org/2025/06/09/l...
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LA takes on ICE, LAPD, National Guard, and Marines
For four consecutive days Los Angeles has turned out for immigrant rights. Led by the Community Self Defense Coalition in most cases, thousands have poured into the streets in response to a series …
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Lincoln Branch of UCU @uculincolnbranch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Way passed the threshold, #LincolnUCU members have smashed it! Unless #LincolnUniversity rule out #compulsoryredundancies, we will strike!
Image showing outcome of ballot - 86.05% in favour of strike, 91.86% in favour of ASOS
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
LUCU branch members, check your email!
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
UCU Leicester is alarmed to hear that the above areas have been selected for “pre-change” engagement. Read our full response to the announcement here - www.uculeicester.org.uk/the-fight-to... Join a Union. Strength in numbers ✊
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicest...
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University staff to consider strikes over possible job losses
'Strategic, sometimes difficult, decisions will be required', university leaders have said
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
www.uculeicester.org.uk/the-fight-to...
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The Fight to Protect our Jobs and our University | University of Leicester UCU
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Joseph Choonara @jchoonara.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Alasdair MacIntyre died yesterday. He's famous as the author of After Virtue, an important work of moral philosophy. But he was at one time among my illustrious predecessors as an editor of International Socialism. Some of his Marxist writings are here: www.marxists.org/history/etol...
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IS Journal Writers: Alasdair MacIntyre
Document archive of Alasdair MacIntyre
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Leicester UCU @leicesterucu.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
📣‼️THIS THURSDAY‼️📣 All Leicester UCU members are invited to our EGM! 🗓Thursday 22 May 🔗Teams link in email ⏰11-12 Turn up, listen & share your views. This is your chance to have your say, do not miss it!
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