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The City of Oxford Choir @oxfordchoir.org · 10h

Our next concert is this Saturday! 🌼 Britten Flower Songs 🌿 S. S. Wesley The Wilderness ✨ Charles Wood Expectans Expectavi 🎵 Imogen Holst Mass in A minor Tickets available on-line. www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Changing Westminster’s voting system shouldn't be left to the politicians. An independent commission could get the public and experts together in one room to examine the evidence and build consensus for reform. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system

I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I argue that we need to stop "buying development results" and start thinking about how aid can be used in transformational ways to support domestic reform actors achieve change in ways that are consistent with the politics of the context.

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

There has been lots of discussion on LinkedIn and everywhere about the future of aid. Some say it needs to "do more with less", others say we need to prioritise only global public goods. I have a different take on the issue, just published on the LSE blog and The Policy Practice. lnkd.in/e6Pq5gAZ

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Today I finished my #paddleforpalestine at Westminster and met my MP @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social to ask her to press the government to: stop selling military equipment to Israel; impose sanctions on Israel until they respect international humanitarian law; and recognise the state of Palestine.

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Laure-Hélène Piron @lhpiron.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A great example of how ignoring politics affects your understanding of the economy… as applied to Yemen @twpcommunity.org @neilmcculloch.bsky.social

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

With your incredible support, we have already smashed the original 1000 pounds target! Thanks so much to all who have supported @medicalaidpal.bsky.social . I've raised the target to 2000. If you haven't already, please consider contributing. And please share the link to all your friends.Thanks!

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Bowled over the generosity of you good folk towards my plan to paddle my kayak from Oxford to London for Medical Aid for Palestinians. Thank you! If you haven't yet had a chance to sponsor me for a section of the Thames, please do! www.justgiving.com/page/paddle-...

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Paddle for Palestine

Help Neil McCulloch raise money to support Medical Aid for Palestinians

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Nicola Spurr @nicolaspurr.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is urgent, necessary viewing for all of us. Things are moving so fast as the global power structures shift — we must be fully cognisant of what it means for us. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social speaks with integrity & huge knowledge. I trust her. youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...

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This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

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The City of Oxford Choir @oxfordchoir.org · 05/03/2025

During 'Unearthed', our concert on Friday 28 March we'll be singing three songs by Clara Schuman setting music to the poetry of Emanuel Geibel. Clara Schumann was a trailblazer in the world of classical music. 🧵

A black and white lithograph of Clara Wieck (later Clara Schumann) created by Andreas Staub in 1839. Clara, a young woman with a serene expression, is depicted wearing a dark dress with a lace collar and a shawl. Her hair is styled in a braided updo with a ribbon.

Image Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Andreas_Staub_-_Clara_Wieck_%28Lithographie_1839%29.jpg

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Laure-Hélène Piron @lhpiron.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I this letter to the FT I argue with @neilmcculloch.bsky.social and @garethwilliams.bsky.social that in response to unprecedented cuts, development aid ought to focus on locally-led change, not more $ for multilaterals

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A great letter from @ciffchild.bsky.social and others. @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social - now you have shown the courage to resign, please campaign for a new approach

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

They show just how brutal these cuts are likely to be relative to previous cuts. We will soon be spending less real aid as a share of our GNI than Thatcher. Shame on Labour @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social

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Neil McCulloch @neilmcculloch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

@cgdev.org have provided a really good analysis: Breaking Down Prime Minister Starmer’s Aid Cut url:https://www.cgdev.org/blog/breaking-down-prime-minister-starmers-aid-cut?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=cgd_email&utm_campaign=weekly_20250226

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Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Thanks to Ben Ansell for this great Q&A on my new book! On land power, US territorial expansion, land & housing, the impacts of climate change, land in a world of AI, whether land taxes can solve urban blight & more @benansell.bsky.social michaelalbertus.substack.com/cp/157539288

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Land Power

The University of Chicago's Mike Albertus on his great new book.

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