Phil Burton-Cartledge

Due out imminently. A take on the Conservative Party that owes more to Marx, Foucault, and Wendy Brown than political science and lobby hack gossip. What's not to like?

@damian_from Nah. This place is beyond redemption. Come to Bluesky!

Barely worth posting in this sewer any more, so I;m shutting up shop.

@marthasydenham Come to Bluesky!

@philbc3 That is such a shame 😟

@guthrie_stewart Of course. Come to Bluesky!

@philbc3 Keeping your blog going I assume?

I am over at the other place though. Feel free to follow for the usual insights and nonsense. bsky.app/profile/philbc…

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/their-…

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/their-…

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/their-…

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-po…

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-po…

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-po…

EXCL: I delved into the Question Time panels of 2025. It threw up interesting findings 👀 Speaking with @philbc3, we looked at overrepresentation of Reform, why Scottish Greens don't feature much, and why there are so many journalists 🤔 thenational.scot/news/25719609.…

Truer now than it was 35 years ago. averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/baudri…

Sage words from 35 years ago. averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/baudri…

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/playin…

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/playin…

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/playin…

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/playin…

"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/trumps…

"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital." averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2026/01/trumps…