Ian Bruff
Critical political economist, University of Manchester.
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- Reposted by Ian BruffBy the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government. Thanks Keir.
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- Reposted by Ian BruffNew publication! In this paper I draw on heterodox marxist engagements with subsumption to revise core approaches within marxist geography. Subsumption provides us with a dynamic tool to rethink capitalist property, uneven development and difference. Do reach out for access! doi.org/10.1177/2043...
- Reposted by Ian BruffWes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
- Reposted by Ian BruffImagine Mandelson is under a lot of stress right now so just as well his husband is a trained osteopath.
- Reposted by Ian Bruff“Gramsci used to say 'Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will'. What he meant is: understand how the bloody system works.” - Stuart Hall, born Feb. 3, 1932
- Reposted by Ian BruffThe thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
- 1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.” This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵 www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
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- Very interesting new article by Geoff Goodwin www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- An excellent skewering
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- The recording of my @cssgj.bsky.social talk from November 2025, entitled 'All That Has Never Been True: The Dismal Ruins of Neoliberalism', is now online here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJE-... It was an enjoyable event, with great questions!
- Reposted by Ian BruffRemember to submit your abstracts for our track (RN06) at the European Sociological Conference! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Deadline this Friday!
- The CfP for the European Sociological Association conference (25-28 August in Warsaw) is available: bit.ly/48E3ylb Our stream (RN06) focuses on 'Solidarity, action, revolution? Questioning systemic unsustainability' Submit your abstracts by 30 January: www.conftool.com/esa2026 See you in Warsaw!
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- Reposted by Ian Bruff📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira... Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
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- Reposted by Ian BruffI came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
- This is such a good read!
- Reposted by Ian BruffNew— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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- Reposted by Ian BruffBelgian PM Bart De Wever quoting Gramsci's 'time of monsters' line against Trump was definitely not on my Geopolitics Bingo card
- Reposted by Ian BruffNew CPERN online workshop: Finance and the Far Right (29 Jan) Join us to discuss how asset-manager capitalism has shaped financial-nationalist politics With author @ingarade.bsky.social and discussants Owen Worth and @alentop.bsky.social On zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
- Reposted by Ian BruffLockout at University of Sheffield! Yesterday, @sheffielduni.bsky.social members were told we'll lose 100% pay for the foreseeable as we refuse to replace teaching scheduled during strike action. They've docked pay once for this, now they're at it again! Donate here support us! gofund.me/ac2b3adcb
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- Out now! I've edited a special issue of New Political Economy on 'Centring exploitation in global political economy'. Link to the intro: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Other articles (all brilliant!) and a short summary 👇 1/
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- Reposted by Ian BruffThe paper edition of my book "Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics" will be released this month and is included in Manchester University Press’s January Sale. (1/8)
- Insa Koch's new book is now out, a worthy follow-up to the outstanding Personalising the State www.insaleekoch.com/modernslaver...
- This is a really excellent and timely paper
- Reposted by Ian BruffI'm really proud to have been one of the lead authors of Oxfam’s global inequality report this year. And honestly a bit overwhelmed by the impact it’s having this morning. When you’re used to your writing being read by a couple hundred fellow nerds, this is something else.
- Looks to be an important, and politicised, contribution on conjunctural analysis. Very necessary at the moment!
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- Reposted by Ian BruffThe single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
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- Reposted by Ian BruffThought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
- I think I'll be sharing this paper with quite a few people! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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- Reposted by Ian BruffI just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
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- Reposted by Ian BruffSo his response to the criticism of his app generating sexual deep fakes of children is... to try to monetise it as a feature
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- Reposted by Ian BruffOne telling consequence of the US intervention: Hedge funds scrambling to figure out how to buy exposure to unpaid compensation for 2007 nationalizations. www.ft.com/content/2c04...
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- Reposted by Ian BruffThe CfP for the European Sociological Association conference (25-28 August in Warsaw) is available: bit.ly/48E3ylb Our stream (RN06) focuses on 'Solidarity, action, revolution? Questioning systemic unsustainability' Submit your abstracts by 30 January: www.conftool.com/esa2026 See you in Warsaw!
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- Great new article by @gemmagasseau.bsky.social and colleagues, on the IPE of Berlusconism. Of considerable relevance for current debates about neoliberalism and the radical/far-right, both in and beyond Italy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Ian BruffThere are plenty of conspiracy theories going round regarding why the US has taken the actions it has in Venezuela. In my view the explanation is rather more simple and has much more to do with the politics of Latin America itself.
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