George Kassimeris

A new @wlv_uni campaign showcasing the University’s wide-ranging, world-class research has been launched. From emotional impact in sport to the possibility of a male contraceptive pill. Check the YouTube videos. wlv.ac.uk/openyourmind

Drawing on new files Kassimeris and Price assess how in early 1980s Militant became the first and only Trotskyist group to be considered by MI5 a significant subversive threat to British internal security. ⁦@LSEpoliticsblog⁩ ⁦@wlv_uni⁩ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

tandfonline.com/eprint/9R5E4IN… edited by @hoffman_bruce

An early look at next week’s cover, "Say Their Names," by @KadirNelson: nyer.cm/aDxGTud

This mask costs 1100 euros. There are people today buying it.

it’s a privilege to live in a country where you can do this to the premier with zero repercussions, don’t ever take it for granted

Guernica was full of people #OnThisDay 1937, when the bombs fell bbc.in/2x2dSEs

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Free to read: Sarah O' Connor - Not everyone is hunkered down at home. Essential workers must go out to keep the lights on and fellow citizens fed. This exposes an uncomfortable truth: the people we need the most are often the ones we value the least on.ft.com/2w5DTCj

This is a long, grimly coruscating essay about Labour’s decline and its grave future challenges. Disagree on a few points, but very much worth reading. nybooks.com/daily/2019/12/… via @nybooks

"They were a very knowledgeable and engaged audience - which is exactly what you want." We welcomed journalist and human rights campaigner @polblonde recently to give a thought-provoking talk to students and about the link between domestic violence and terrorism. @GKassimeris

Chart: Are the Yellow Vests left or right-wing? Based on a new survey of 5,000 participants blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/201…

Does Domestic Violence Turn Men into Terrorists? A talk by columnist and human rights campaigner ⁦@polblonde⁩ tomorrow 12 Nov 1pm ⁦@wlv_uni⁩ No ticket required

Terrorist attacks that have been committed by men with a history of domestic violence will be the focus of a thought-provoking lecture. Journalist and novelist @polblonde will deliver a free lecture looking at some high-profile cases on 12 Nov. Read more: wlv.ac.uk/news-and-event…

After Baghdadi, Terrorism Without Ideology wsj.com/articles/after…

The David Cameron memoirs: No apology, no atonement, no courage - @GKassimeris blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/201…

Susan Sontag and photography | Benjamin Moser theguardian.com/books/2019/sep…

FT View: Boris Johnson has detonated a bomb under the constitutional apparatus of the United Kingdom. (FREE TO READ) ft.com/content/9dbc78…

How are terrorists remembered in media obituaries, and why might it matter? New article out now, free copies here! tandfonline.com/eprint/HMTU8DA… #terrorism #memory #criticalsecuritystudies

"Britain can be sure that when things go wrong, Mr Johnson will throw them overboard." ft.com/content/507c6e…

Pyotr Pavlensky has sewn his lips shut, nailed his scrotum to the street and wrapped himself naked in barbed wire outside the St. Petersburg Parliament. The Russian artist's spectacular acts of self-mutilation blur the lines between art, protest and crime nyti.ms/2NOAboS