Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible

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“The logical response to material deprivation is to hate ethnic and sexual minorities“ - no, it’s not, it’s a choice! And to call it bigotry is not “name-calling”. It’s factual. These voters have agency. Let’s not patronise them by claiming that they don’t.

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On Germany: something I can’t stand is the idea that the Left and the Green parties haven’t offed arguments about the cost of living. They have! It’s just that they haven’t offered *hate*. The AfD have offered hate, that is their most passionate offering, that is primarily why they are thriving.

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Flowers for Gramsci, Piazza Carlina #Torino #Turin 🇮🇹

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I’m looking forward to doing a sneak preview talk on my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, for @historylabplus.bsky.social on 10 September. The full programme looks great too, especially the Radical Glasgow walking tour led by @kamack.bsky.social.

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