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Jonathan Preminger

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Industrial relations, sociology of work, employee ownership, political economy, kayaking, music, Palestine, Israel

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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thirsty Scholars Writing History, directed by @blandinee.bsky.social and Catherine Lemercier: BUIRA legacy film launch at Westminster University. Book your tickets now: www.buira.net/events/buira...
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BUIRA film launch and panel discussion: "Thirsty Scholars Writing History" - Buira
14 Oct @ 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm - London BUIRA and ProBE event Wednesday 14 October 2026, 17.15-19.30 Room L195, University of Westminster Marylebone Branch 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS (opposite Mad...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's time we stopped calling them "moderates". They are extremists in service to capital. And many of them appear to hate and fear the left of their own party far more than they hate and fear the Republicans. Like Starmer's Labour "centrists" (extremists) in the UK. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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WISERD @wiserd-research.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Please add your name to this Public Statement in support of the Management and Marketing Group facing compulsory redundancies at Essex Business School, Essex University sites.google.com/view/mmpubli...
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MM Public Statement
For release on 13 MAY 2026 at 09:00 A Public Statement in Support of the Management and Marketing Group Facing Compulsory Redundancies Essex Business School University of Essex
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Grandma, where you were while the Genocide of Gaza occured?" - Protester in Israel
"Grandma, where you were while the Genocide of Gaza occured?" - Protester in Israel
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Me and Assaf S Bondy continue our efforts to understand employment relations in Israel/Palestine during conflict by analysing the political dynamics of inclusion/exclusion of noncitizen workers in Israel following October 2023, @wesjnl.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Employment Research Unit @erucardiffu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
ERU and @wiserd-research.bsky.social will be hosting the launch of the Handbook on the Sociology of Work, 13:00 on 15 April 2026, in Cardiff University. Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
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Book launch: Handbook on the Sociology of Work
You are warmly invited to join us for the launch of this Handbook. Please confirm your attendance for catering purposes.
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Deadline fast approaching! Submit now to BUIRA annual conference. Please share widely!
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
BUIRA 2026 *** submissions deadline extended to 27th March *** due to many requests. Details below. Please share: www.buira.net/2026/01/22/c...
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Call for Papers: BUIRA Conference 2026 - Buira
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Deadline very close! Submit to BUIRA 2026 before 8th March! 🎉🎉🎉 Details below
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
*** deadline extended to 8 March *** Submit your abstracts to BUIRA annual conference - details below 🎉🎉🎉
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
09-02-2011 EGYPT: Strikes begin to spread across Egypt, as new independent unions emerge during the anti-Mubarak movement. arabawy.org/24684/unions...
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#egyworkers #Jan25 مسيرة نقابية للتضامن مع الثورة — 3arabawy
Leaders of the independent Union of Real Estate Tax Authority Employees, march from Galaa Street to join the Tahrir Square occupation, in solidarity with the revolution.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Regressive Taxation. Wages taxed at marginal rates of 20% to 45% + National Insurance. Capital gains taxed at 18% to 32%: dividends taxed at 8.75% to 39.35%; No NIC levied. Successive govts appease the rich. Difference in rates/NIC fuels tax abuse industry, public purse robbed of billions.
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National Insurance is a regressive tax that hits the less well-off hardest
Compared to income tax, national insurance contributions attract little sustained scrutiny even though they provide large amounts to the public purse.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
England's water companies promise £104bn investment by 2030. Shareholders won't pay, customers will. Shareholders will own resulting assets, income streams. Customers already paid, companies handed £85bn dividend to shareholders. 35% of customer bills pays for debt interest and dividends.
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Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
My contribution to this great new issue of Futures of Work: "The constitutive and discursive role of borders in neoliberal settler-colonialism" - futuresofwork.co.uk/2026/01/27/t...
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The constitutive and discursive role of borders in neoliberal settler-colonialism
The article argues that in Israel–Palestine borders function less as markers of sovereignty than as tools that manage, depoliticise and exploit Palestinian labour while sustaining the fiction of a …
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
🔶New issue of Futures of Work. This issue explores how borders shape workers’ lives, treating them not as neutral lines but as contested and ideological forces. The articles show how bordering practices structure labour mobility and inequality. futuresofwork.co.uk
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Futures of Work
A space for radical critiques of the changing world of work
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS. Neglected investment Asset-stripping Staff/Wage cuts Tax dodges Profiteering Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables Lack of food for patients Building maintenance neglected High patient reinfections
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Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/01/2026
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Looking for ways to take action on ICE and keep the pressure up for Palestine? Join this week’s JVP Power Half-Hours to take action in the community together.
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 27/01/2026
Don't think this couldn't happed here. It will if we're not vigilant and prevent Farage implementing his Trumpist Agenda US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers | Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US EEOC scraps guidance that expanded workplace protections for LGBTQ workers
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women w...
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 26/01/2026
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
BUIRA Annual Conference 2026: Regulation in a Time of Disruption, 23-25 June, Essex University. Call for papers now open: www.buira.net/2026/01/22/c...
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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 20/01/2026
The march will be from Russell Square to Whitehall The Jewish Bloc will assemble at the SW Corner of Russell Square, (opposite Montague Street) WC1B 4JP from 12.00 #StopArmingIsrael #IsraelOutOfGaza
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Trump administration announced that it will be moving to “phase 2” of the ceasefire plan. And yet, during the past three months that the so-called ceasefire has been in effect, the Israeli military has killed over 400 Palestinians...
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Anyone know how to get in touch with @newleftreview.bsky.social ? They're not answering my emails... Thank you
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Ralph Darlington @ralphdarlington.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Superb new book on the 1926 General Strike in this 100th anniversary year @sslh.bsky.social @strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @iassc.bsky.social bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/revi...
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Our Handbook on the Sociology of Work is out! With Chris Rees, @odulbozkurt.bsky.social and Stephanie Limoncelli, and many truly wonderful chapter authors: www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
THREAD: The ceasefire isn’t stopping Israel from committing genocide in Gaza. Here’s how Israel is still killing Palestinians.
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Carl Rhodes @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Is academic research experiencing the same ‘enshittification’ that Cory Doctorow identifies in online platforms? Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes! A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Boycott Eurovision Boycott every artist from the Eurovision Boycott every song from the Eurovision This competition is allowing a Genocidal, Murderer, Demonic country to participate and whitewash it's crimes
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 28/12/2025
READ: Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and imperialism, the connections become clear. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/unde...
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Understanding the relationship between Zionism and Fascism
Despite the mutual admiration between Zionists and fascists, they are usually seen as separate political movements. However, when viewed through the lens of Western racism, colonialism, and…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Homes haven't 'become' unaffordable. They have been made unaffordable because they don't want you to be able to own your own home and live for 'free'.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 16/12/2025
What Palestinians actually mean by “one democratic state,” and what liberation can look like when the settler society refuses to leave. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-... #Palestine #Israel
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The Settlers Are Not Leaving: Decolonization, not coexistence
What Palestinians actually mean by “one democratic state,” and what liberation can look like when the settler society refuses to leave.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 13/12/2025
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the "Yellow Line" dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza's landscape through force in what they call a “second Nakba.” mondoweiss.net/2025/12/isra...
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Israel’s military chief says the ‘Yellow Line’ dividing Gaza will be Israel’s new border. Palestinians say this is a ‘second Nakba.’
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir says Israel views the “Yellow Line” dividing Gaza as its new border. Palestinians in Gaza report widespread demolitions east of the line, reshaping Gaza’s landscape…
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Israel is occupying Gaza There is no ceasefire It’s all lies ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Now open access! How to invest in alternative organisations so both employees and investors are protected, without employees losing control. This will boost the number of organisations able to switch to employee ownership (and other alternative organisational forms): www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
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“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses
Purpose. Employee ownership (EO) and profit sharing have numerous benefits. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are proliferating, but EO could grow faster by harnessing “non-interfering”, risk-sharing i...
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
BUIRA History of IR study group seminar: The Marriage Bar in the UK - Case Studies from the BBC and Teaching. 2 Dec 17:30-19:15 with Kate Murphy and Harriet Samuels www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-marria...
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The Marriage Bar in the UK: Case Studies from the BBC and Teaching
BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group in association with ProBE Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses: Guy Major and I continue to develop our model for external investment while retaining full worker control to promote democratic business. www.emerald.com/jpeo/article...
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“Protected profit” and value sharing to boost non-interfering investment, employee ownership and democratic businesses
Purpose. Employee ownership (EO) and profit sharing have numerous benefits. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are proliferating, but EO could grow faster by harnessing “non-interfering”, risk-sharing i...
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Employment Research Unit @erucardiffu.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
ERU is delighted to start the year with a panel on Digital Work, in collaboration with @cusocsci.bsky.social, featuring Agnieszka Rydik @agnirydzik.bsky.social and Mattia Dessi @mattiadessifrau.bsky.social, Nov 12 at 12:00, @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Save the date!! BUIRA 2026 conference will be held on 23-25 June in the Wivenhoe campus of Essex University
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
אדם רז ואסף בונדי @assafbondy.bsky.social נותנים פרספקטיבה חשובה על מלחמה שכולם מעורבים בה - ואיך נוצרה קהילת פשע www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/202...
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כל החברה מעורבת בפשעים, והם מגובים ומטויחים. קשה לסיים ככה מלחמה | דעה
בשלהי מלחמת העולם השנייה כתבה הפילוסופית חנה ארנדט, שבחברה שבה כולם מבצעים פשעים, לא ניתן לאתר פושע אחד. בשנתיים האחרונות בנתה ממשלת בנימין נתניהו את המערך המאפ
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Interesting perspective on how Israel buys complicity in mass killings, by @assafbondy.bsky.social and Adam Raz: www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-ec...
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The Economics of Complicity - The Ideas Letter
The dramatic evolution of Israeli reservists from unprecedented protest before the October 7 attacks to near-total compliance with the Netanyahu administration’s campaign in Gaza cannot be explained b...
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Jonathan Preminger @jonathanpreminger.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Obscene, but let's stop using the phrase "is worth" for rich people. They aren't "worth" any more than you or me. They "have" more. Though even that term is problematic in its neutrality.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $500bn. He has used his wealth to buy govts/legislators, unleash Trumpism, promising to hand $100m to Farage, create social strife and divisions. Like the rest of us, he will leave the world empty-handed.
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Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $500 Billion
Musk is now half-way to becoming the first ever trillionaire.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends. 90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts. 90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends. Public ownership would make a difference.
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If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 11/08/2025
HE members we are calling on you to vote! 🗳️ UCEA's offer of 1.4% not only fails to stop the decline in salaries, it’s yet another real-terms pay cut. Haven't received your e-ballot? You have until 12 noon TOMORROW to request a replacement: yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/ucu-he-re...
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UCU HE pay and conditions e-ballot replacement request form (2025)
UCU HE pay and conditions e-ballot replacement request form (2025).
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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) @buiraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Prof Peter Turnbull gives the presidential address at BUIRA 2025, held at the University of Exeter, Cornwall campus - What's the Place of IR Academics and their Association(s)? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP9p...
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BUIRA 2025 Presidential Address - What's the Place of IR Academics and their Association(s)
YouTube video by BUIRA Online
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
There is no Water shortage in the UK. Just an excess of people running Water Companies who should be in jail.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade, experts call for hosepipe bans. No new reservoirs built since 1989. Over a trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks. Water companies paid out £85bn in dividends. No regulator/Govt had a national plan. Crisis created by privatisation.
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England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade as experts call for hosepipe bans
Levels even lower than in severe drought year of 2022, data shows, with water firms urged to ‘be proactive’
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