Aaron Winter

Aaron Winter

@aaronwinter.bsky.social

Sociologist at Lancaster University working on Racism,Terrorism & the Far Right. Co-ed of @identitiesjournal.bsky.social. Co-author of Reactionary Democracy: How Racism & the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream (Verso) with Aurelien Mondon

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Love Glasgow Hate Racism
@lghr.bsky.social

“Officers attended and engaged with those involved. There were no arrests. Campaigning and demonstration are a legitimate, necessary and vital part of life" Interesting tactic from Police Scotland who routinely kettle antifascist groups while they attempt to peacefully protest. shorturl.at/QCf7N

shorturl.atPolice Scotland issue statement after fascist-style demonstration at Edinburgh CastlePOLICE Scotland have issued a statement following a far-right demonstration staged outside Edinburgh Castle
Aaron Winter
@aaronwinter.bsky.social

Such BS and so racist he forgot he hates scientists.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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David Wearing
@davidwearing.bsky.social

Remember the centrists doing their little victory dance around this? Turns out that decades of indulging "legitimate concerns", punctuated by occasional bouts of tutting at the overt far right, does more to strengthen the far right than weaken it. Who could have guessed? (Many of us).

Josh Self@josh.politics.co.uk

#Onthisday 2009. Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party (BNP), appeared as a panellist on Question Time The BBC's decision to invite Griffin was immensely controversial. His appearance drew a record audience of eight million viewers Full story: www.politics.co.uk/history/bnp-...

politics.co.ukBNP leader Nick Griffin appears on BBC Question Time (2009)On 22 October 2009, Nick Griffin, the leader of the BNP, appeared as a panellist on the BBC’s flagship debate programme, Question Time.

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
@identitiesjournal.bsky.social

The recording of our #BlackHistoryMonth #IdentitiesEvent is now available to watch! Working to Breaking Point: Una Marson's Broadcasting Career at the #BBC With Dr Anthony Frampton and Yvette Rowe youtu.be/cyeeon2nwhk... @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

youtu.beWorking to Breaking Point: Una Marson's Broadcasting Career at the BBC – 1 October 2026​With Dr Anthony Frampton and Yvette Rowe, held in collaboration with University of Glasgow Media, Culture & Society ​Una Marson, the first Black woman who was a full-time producer at the BBC registered significant broadcasting accomplishments despite enduring unique challenges. She was a colonial

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Manchester University Press
@manchesterup.bsky.social

New on the blog: How Change Happens🪧 We sat down with Aaron Winter and John Solomos, editors of the Racism, Resistance and Social Change series, to discuss its origins, global perspectives on resistance and bridging the academia/activism gap. Read the full conversation: bit.ly/4y9Ygra

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Manchester University Press
@manchesterup.bsky.social

How does empire continue to shape the modern world? This autumn we're exploring race, empire and resistance through books on history, activism, education, memory and lived experience. Follow along for author Q&As, videos, events and more throughout October.

Aaron Winter
@aaronwinter.bsky.social

You'd think from the reporting that Zack Polanski is the worst thing that has happened in British politics in recent years. Weirdly, they seem excited about his perceived failures but suggest ways he could have done things differently to do better. That's objectivity and balance.

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Elizabeth Spiers
@espiers.bsky.social

This is why I get pissed off when anyone accuses me of being an elitist when I say young people should go to college if they can. I say that because my dad was a local lineman and contractor who did heavy physical labor for years and has had chronic back pain since his early 30s

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emptywheel
@emptywheel.bsky.social

Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda.

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Liberty
@libertyhq.bsky.social

NEW: Liberty Investigates and The Guardian discover British Transport Police’s initial six-month trial of live facial recognition tech in London’s railway stations: - cost more than £320,000 - took nearly 100 hours of police time - resulted in no arrests www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.comTrial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrestsFreedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert
Aaron Winter
@aaronwinter.bsky.social

I was interviewed for this article in @elperiodico.com La extrema derecha se radicaliza en el Reino Unido: cortes de carreteras e incursiones en el mar para frenar a los inmigrantes Lucas Font 26/09/26 amp.elperiodico.com/es/internaci... @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social

amp.elperiodico.comLa extrema derecha se radicaliza en el Reino Unido: cortes de carreteras e incursiones en el mar para frenar a los inmigrantesGrupos organizados han protagonizado varios incidentes en las últimas semanas en su intento de detener por la fuerza la entrada irregular de personas a través del Canal de la Mancha

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power
@identitiesjournal.bsky.social

Still time to register for this week's #IdentitiesEvent! 'Working to Breaking Point: Una Marson’s Broadcasting Career at the BBC' www.eventbrite.co.uk... #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

eventbrite.co.ukWorking to Breaking Point: Una Marson’s Broadcasting Career at the BBCIdentities online lecture with Dr Anthony Frampton and Yvette Rowe, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

Higher Education risks irreversible damage, says British Academy president Prof Susan Smith, with humanities and social sciences disciplines disappearing in many cold spots. BA is tracking subject provision & calling for a comprehensive review www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...

thebritishacademy.ac.ukBritish Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damageAs course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...
Aaron Winter
@aaronwinter.bsky.social

'It's about class inequality and the left behind'. They have already been reducing the class and economic emphasis/arguments in this reactionary political project so all good ....

Sarah Murphy@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.

Aaron Winter
@aaronwinter.bsky.social

Reflecting on the rise of the far right in York and beyond. A talk by Aaron Winter @lancasteruni.bsky.social Defending the university: Fascism, free inquiry and the question of safety series University of York Department of Sociology & SATSU (Science & Tecnology Unit) Today! Sept 28 • 12-2pm