J Mark Dodds FRSA
@jmarkdodds.bsky.social
Born 314 ppm #SavingBritainsPubs Reimagining the Public House fit for 21st century purpose to bring #PeoplePowered #FossilFuelFree pubs into the commons www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2023/9/25/peoples-pub-partnership
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The Black Horse and Harrow, Catford: It Could Be a Palace for the People
A magnificent pub. A prime location. Serious money spent. And another massive disappointment. The Black Horse and Harrow shows what is wrong with the way Britain owns and operates its pubs — and what
jmarkdodds.substack.com
IT COULD BE A PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
IT COULD BE A PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The Black Horse and Harrow, Catford: It Could Be a Palace for the People
A magnificent pub. A prime location. Serious money spent. And another massive disappointment. The Black Horse and Harrow shows what is wrong with the way Britain owns and operates its pubs — and what
jmarkdodds.substack.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:42 AM
IT COULD BE A PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
See my latest #AllForTheLoveOfPubs Substack
About the cold, dead hand of corporate insousciance and #SavingBritainsPubs
jmarkdodds.substack.com/p/the-black-...
Why's this man still around? What's wrong with society that tolerates this insanity? Why's Trump still at liberty?
TRUMP: I won Alaska by a lot. Do you know how many points?
DAN SULLIVAN: 15, sir
TRUMP: How about 22?
DAN SULLIVAN: 15, sir
TRUMP: How about 22?
September 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Why's this man still around? What's wrong with society that tolerates this insanity? Why's Trump still at liberty?
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
In 2021, UK income tax personal allowance frozen at £12,570, 26.6m paid income tax at the basic rate of 20%.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
leftfootforward.org
September 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
In 2021, UK income tax personal allowance frozen at £12,570, 26.6m paid income tax at the basic rate of 20%.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
Counterpoint: paying tax on your income is a marker of an inclusive, redistributive society. Everyone who doesn't pay tax is lined up in the sights of the right wing as a scrounger.
Start it at 10%. Start it at 5% if you want. But don't pretend a high number of people *not paying tax* is good.
Start it at 10%. Start it at 5% if you want. But don't pretend a high number of people *not paying tax* is good.
In 2021, UK income tax personal allowance frozen at £12,570, 26.6m paid income tax at the basic rate of 20%.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
2026-27: 31.4m liable to pay income tax at 20%.
In 2021, 6.47m pensioners paid income tax.
2026-27: 9.58m pensioners liable to income tax.
Govt must relieve poverty. End stealth tax.
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
leftfootforward.org
September 29, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Counterpoint: paying tax on your income is a marker of an inclusive, redistributive society. Everyone who doesn't pay tax is lined up in the sights of the right wing as a scrounger.
Start it at 10%. Start it at 5% if you want. But don't pretend a high number of people *not paying tax* is good.
Start it at 10%. Start it at 5% if you want. But don't pretend a high number of people *not paying tax* is good.
@boakandbailey.bsky.social
In 2014 we corresponded about #GreatBritishPubcoScam but never had the conversation
In 2017 you described my work exposing pubcos as “popular conspiracy theory”
In 2025 I wrote about it www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
In 2026 fancy having that conversation now?
In 2014 we corresponded about #GreatBritishPubcoScam but never had the conversation
In 2017 you described my work exposing pubcos as “popular conspiracy theory”
In 2025 I wrote about it www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
In 2026 fancy having that conversation now?
![20th Century Pub with passage
A composite image showing the cover of Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey’s 2017 book 20th Century Pub: From Beer House to Booze Bunker beside a photographed page headed
“POWER TO THE PEOPLE”.
Highlighted text introduces J. Mark Dodds with the words: “One popular conspiracy theory has it that pubcos deliberately drive marginally viable pubs into the ground to justify such sell-offs. Publican J. Mark Dodds is an outspoken campaigner for the rights of pubco tenants who views pubcos as ‘asset strippers’:
‘These [pub closures] are regarded as the isolated odd story of one pub or another that: “sadly is no longer economically viable” (according to the freeholder), even though there is a whole community up in arms about it, saying they NEED a pub, WANT a pub, and will put money into saving their pub, IF they get the chance to save it. And carpers-on say, “If you didn’t want to lose it you should have used it” – while completely missing the point that the pub was not used because it was deliberately run down to make it “unviable” and suitable for sale.’”
The framing is significant: a structural argument about pub-company ownership, underinvestment, decline and disposal is introduced as a “popular conspiracy theory”, rather than examined through the evidence behind it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o42gp2uj2ioh57w6ltrgmsj6/bafkreictt7oelmlni2fqtprgr5azz7w2rtzhtm4kxdxv4zkddoxak5ukyq)
September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
@boakandbailey.bsky.social
In 2014 we corresponded about #GreatBritishPubcoScam but never had the conversation
In 2017 you described my work exposing pubcos as “popular conspiracy theory”
In 2025 I wrote about it www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
In 2026 fancy having that conversation now?
In 2014 we corresponded about #GreatBritishPubcoScam but never had the conversation
In 2017 you described my work exposing pubcos as “popular conspiracy theory”
In 2025 I wrote about it www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
In 2026 fancy having that conversation now?
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Check out my new article written for @arguablymag.bsky.social 👇
Climate change is affecting holidays — tourism as a percentage of GDP matters more than absolute tourism revenue numbers.
This is good news for diversified France and Italy, bad news for tourism dependent Spain and Croatia.
Article from @laurenleek.eu below 👇
www.arguably.uk/p/who-wins-f...
This is good news for diversified France and Italy, bad news for tourism dependent Spain and Croatia.
Article from @laurenleek.eu below 👇
www.arguably.uk/p/who-wins-f...
Who wins from the ‘coolcation’?
How European tourism is reacting to climate change – and what to do about it.
www.arguably.uk
August 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Check out my new article written for @arguablymag.bsky.social 👇
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In the 1960s/70s there was a big corporate push to replace local ales & diverse styles of beer in the UK w/ mass produced lagers & slop. In response, the Campaign for Real Ale, started by beer fans, has been one of the most successful consumer campaign ever.
camra.org.uk/about/who-we...
camra.org.uk/about/who-we...
About the Campaign for Real Ale
CAMRA is considered one of the most successful consumer organisations across Europe. Founded by four real ale enthusiasts back in 1971, today we represent beer drinkers and pub-goers across the UK.
camra.org.uk
May 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In the 1960s/70s there was a big corporate push to replace local ales & diverse styles of beer in the UK w/ mass produced lagers & slop. In response, the Campaign for Real Ale, started by beer fans, has been one of the most successful consumer campaign ever.
camra.org.uk/about/who-we...
camra.org.uk/about/who-we...
If you beer you must buy this book
My new book is finally out! A short, readable overall history of beer tracing the long lines in the development of beer. Seeing history like that inevitably brings out an overlooked side of the history of beer: beer as a source of massive power.
Please repost!
www.garshol.priv.no/download/pow...
Please repost!
www.garshol.priv.no/download/pow...
The Power of Beer
Personal site of Lars Marius Garshol.
www.garshol.priv.no
September 28, 2026 at 9:06 AM
If you beer you must buy this book
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Oktoberfest time! A reminder that only two of the six breweries exclusively allowed to sell beer there are not owned by brewing conglomerates:
Hofbräuhaus: State of Bavaria
Augustiner: Independently owned
Spaten, Löwenbräu: AB InBev
Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr: part of a group, 30% owned by Heineken
Hofbräuhaus: State of Bavaria
Augustiner: Independently owned
Spaten, Löwenbräu: AB InBev
Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr: part of a group, 30% owned by Heineken
September 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Oktoberfest time! A reminder that only two of the six breweries exclusively allowed to sell beer there are not owned by brewing conglomerates:
Hofbräuhaus: State of Bavaria
Augustiner: Independently owned
Spaten, Löwenbräu: AB InBev
Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr: part of a group, 30% owned by Heineken
Hofbräuhaus: State of Bavaria
Augustiner: Independently owned
Spaten, Löwenbräu: AB InBev
Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr: part of a group, 30% owned by Heineken
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
September 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
So. This happened last night. The first live national telly broadcast from the Fox and Goose.
Sterling work from Hannah and Beth repping for the pub, and huge thanks to Jago for agreeing to be Joe Lycett's hostage for the evening.
www.channel4.com/programmes/l...
Sterling work from Hannah and Beth repping for the pub, and huge thanks to Jago for agreeing to be Joe Lycett's hostage for the evening.
www.channel4.com/programmes/l...
Live from The Lycett Arms
Joe Lycett serves up comedy, celebs and chaos at his very own paisley-carpeted pub
www.channel4.com
September 26, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So. This happened last night. The first live national telly broadcast from the Fox and Goose.
Sterling work from Hannah and Beth repping for the pub, and huge thanks to Jago for agreeing to be Joe Lycett's hostage for the evening.
www.channel4.com/programmes/l...
Sterling work from Hannah and Beth repping for the pub, and huge thanks to Jago for agreeing to be Joe Lycett's hostage for the evening.
www.channel4.com/programmes/l...
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
It's on! Our collaboration with our friends at Nightjar Brew Co. Hebden Bridge.
Whippet Good, a rather modern and rather delicious #Yorkshire bitter.
Lovely colour too, fresh conker for reference.
Whippet Good, a rather modern and rather delicious #Yorkshire bitter.
Lovely colour too, fresh conker for reference.
September 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It's on! Our collaboration with our friends at Nightjar Brew Co. Hebden Bridge.
Whippet Good, a rather modern and rather delicious #Yorkshire bitter.
Lovely colour too, fresh conker for reference.
Whippet Good, a rather modern and rather delicious #Yorkshire bitter.
Lovely colour too, fresh conker for reference.
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
This is how we party on Sunday night in Minneapolis
September 28, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This is how we party on Sunday night in Minneapolis
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
We’re pleased to spotlight an event from a friend of the Foundation. Join @amit-singh.bsky.social & Sivamohan Valluvan at Waterstones, Trafalgar Square on 22 October for the launch of Pubs for the People, a passionate defence of the English pub.
Tickets: buff.ly/8vmF7Wy
Tickets: buff.ly/8vmF7Wy
September 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We’re pleased to spotlight an event from a friend of the Foundation. Join @amit-singh.bsky.social & Sivamohan Valluvan at Waterstones, Trafalgar Square on 22 October for the launch of Pubs for the People, a passionate defence of the English pub.
Tickets: buff.ly/8vmF7Wy
Tickets: buff.ly/8vmF7Wy
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
"Amit Singh and Sivamohan Valluvan... [wage] battle against those who see the pub only as a poignant symbol of a bygone England... [taking] on private equity, yuppie gentrifiers and culture-war blowhards who use the pub as a prop for their rage-baiting patriotism."
Pubs for the people by Sivamohan Valluvan, Amit Singh | Waterstones
Buy Pubs for the people by Sivamohan Valluvan, Amit Singh from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
March 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"Amit Singh and Sivamohan Valluvan... [wage] battle against those who see the pub only as a poignant symbol of a bygone England... [taking] on private equity, yuppie gentrifiers and culture-war blowhards who use the pub as a prop for their rage-baiting patriotism."
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
Sivamohan Valluvan et Amit Singh - Pubs for the people
The fight for the pint and the nation
À paraître en octobre aux Manchester UP
The fight for the pint and the nation
À paraître en octobre aux Manchester UP
March 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Sivamohan Valluvan et Amit Singh - Pubs for the people
The fight for the pint and the nation
À paraître en octobre aux Manchester UP
The fight for the pint and the nation
À paraître en octobre aux Manchester UP
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
I created a social network in which 50% of the profits will be given to homeless charities. It's time for the tech billionaires and tech empires to be replaced by organizations that help the most vulnerable people in our society. The social network is www.thealternative.social Please join.
The Alternative
From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.
www.thealternative.social
August 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I created a social network in which 50% of the profits will be given to homeless charities. It's time for the tech billionaires and tech empires to be replaced by organizations that help the most vulnerable people in our society. The social network is www.thealternative.social Please join.
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
#SocialScience of #Meritocracy with @barryseconomics.bsky.social
The truth is the system works against those without class capital.
"Be brilliant and wait" can't work for those without money
youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY?...
The truth is the system works against those without class capital.
"Be brilliant and wait" can't work for those without money
youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY?...
The Dark Side of Meritocracy: Why 'Hustling' is a Trap
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
August 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
#SocialScience of #Meritocracy with @barryseconomics.bsky.social
The truth is the system works against those without class capital.
"Be brilliant and wait" can't work for those without money
youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY?...
The truth is the system works against those without class capital.
"Be brilliant and wait" can't work for those without money
youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY?...
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youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY
If you want educational understandings in how this country is rigged against the majority of its own people.
Have a watch
@barryseconomics.bsky.social
His videos are brilliant & informative.
Give a share—a like—a subscription or go top tier patreon if you can
#SocialistSunday
If you want educational understandings in how this country is rigged against the majority of its own people.
Have a watch
@barryseconomics.bsky.social
His videos are brilliant & informative.
Give a share—a like—a subscription or go top tier patreon if you can
#SocialistSunday
You Think You Lack Talent? Here's The Proof You're Wrong
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
August 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
youtu.be/O0HG7EimeAY
If you want educational understandings in how this country is rigged against the majority of its own people.
Have a watch
@barryseconomics.bsky.social
His videos are brilliant & informative.
Give a share—a like—a subscription or go top tier patreon if you can
#SocialistSunday
If you want educational understandings in how this country is rigged against the majority of its own people.
Have a watch
@barryseconomics.bsky.social
His videos are brilliant & informative.
Give a share—a like—a subscription or go top tier patreon if you can
#SocialistSunday
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
September 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
Steven Bartlett replied to my Diary of a CEO video.
At half past midnight.
Edited.
I thought I was making a piss-take. Then I started reading the research, and the joke got considerably less funny.
youtu.be/Dqh17U3tymU
#DiaryOfACEO #StevenBartlett #Psychology #ParasocialRelationships
At half past midnight.
Edited.
I thought I was making a piss-take. Then I started reading the research, and the joke got considerably less funny.
youtu.be/Dqh17U3tymU
#DiaryOfACEO #StevenBartlett #Psychology #ParasocialRelationships
Diary Of A CEO Responded To My Takedown. I Wasn't Ready For This
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
September 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Steven Bartlett replied to my Diary of a CEO video.
At half past midnight.
Edited.
I thought I was making a piss-take. Then I started reading the research, and the joke got considerably less funny.
youtu.be/Dqh17U3tymU
#DiaryOfACEO #StevenBartlett #Psychology #ParasocialRelationships
At half past midnight.
Edited.
I thought I was making a piss-take. Then I started reading the research, and the joke got considerably less funny.
youtu.be/Dqh17U3tymU
#DiaryOfACEO #StevenBartlett #Psychology #ParasocialRelationships
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
Jurassic Park isn't really a film about dinosaurs.
It's about what happens when humans get very good at building something before getting very good at thinking about the consequences.
That feels uncomfortably relevant to AI.
youtu.be/RyOFDfpjR9U
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BehaviouralEconomics
It's about what happens when humans get very good at building something before getting very good at thinking about the consequences.
That feels uncomfortably relevant to AI.
youtu.be/RyOFDfpjR9U
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BehaviouralEconomics
Jurassic Park Was a Warning About A.I
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
September 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Jurassic Park isn't really a film about dinosaurs.
It's about what happens when humans get very good at building something before getting very good at thinking about the consequences.
That feels uncomfortably relevant to AI.
youtu.be/RyOFDfpjR9U
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BehaviouralEconomics
It's about what happens when humans get very good at building something before getting very good at thinking about the consequences.
That feels uncomfortably relevant to AI.
youtu.be/RyOFDfpjR9U
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BehaviouralEconomics
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
Talarico: "Corrupt politicians are profiting off a corrupt war and Texans are literally paying the price ... this war in Iran is a disaster. It is killing Americans, driving up the price of gas and diesel, it is wrecking our moral standing around the world. And it must end."
September 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Talarico: "Corrupt politicians are profiting off a corrupt war and Texans are literally paying the price ... this war in Iran is a disaster. It is killing Americans, driving up the price of gas and diesel, it is wrecking our moral standing around the world. And it must end."
Reposted by J Mark Dodds FRSA
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......
September 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......