The cover of Quentin Skinner's forthcoming "Liberty as Independence" will feature "La liberté" (c.1793-1794) by Nanine Vallain (1767–1815), her allegory of the French Revolution that hung in the Jacobin Club until it closed in 1794 (now at Le musée de la Révolution) www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...

More of this sort of reporting is needed. www.politico.com/news/2024/10...

We watched 20 Trump rallies. His racist, anti-immigrant messaging is getting darker.

A POLITICO analysis of more than 20 of his rallies and campaign events shows Trump has demonized minority groups in all of them.

1999 - quite the photograph, on the cusp of a new era for Scottish nationalism

“Hints” is a stupid word in the headline. But what the article details is a plan for mass murder and forced displacement. Future generations will wonder why we let this happen.

Israeli attack on northern Gaza hints at retired general's "surrender or starve" plan for war

Giora Eiland tells Jeremy Bowen that Israel should tell Palestinians to leave northern Gaza before sealing it off as a way of pressuring Hamas.

This new essay by @iprnickp.bsky.socialacademic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

Constructing Disraeli in Twentieth-Century Conservatism*

Abstract. Since the 1960s, when historians first dethroned the dominant view of Benjamin Disraeli as a Tory democrat and social reformer, his association w

Thanks for the recommendation Gavin!

This academic paper out today on UK CGT reform is a brilliant step forward (using admin data) and potentially important for the Budget. It is quite possible to raise a lot of revenue by overhauling CGT, and reform can be pro-growth. centax.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Our monthly online discussion group on Critical Realism is now entering its fourth year. With a range of guests, we consider the application of critical realism as well as theoretical questions that have implications for applied research. Find out more: criticalrealismnetwork.org/2024/10/10/o...

Online Critical Realism Discussion Group

A guest post by Jack Newman. Now entering its fourth year, the Critical Realism Discussion Group provides an online forum for presenting and discussing critical realist research. We consider the ap…

Incredible news. www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/ar...

Remains of Sandy Irvine believed to have been found on Everest

The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new clues to one of the great unsolved adventure mysteries of all time.

Good thread.

DWdomw.bsky.socialOct 8, 2024 8:58am

I suspect we'll get a lot of this kind of fiscal scolding in the run up to the budget. But just to make a few points on this: 1. Gilt yields have risen by roughly the same amount as US bonds over the last month. Unlike Truss's mini-budget, there's nothing to suggest it's UK specific. (cont.)