Paul Mason
@paulmason.bsky.social
📖 Writer 🌏 Security & Resilience 🚩Labour 🏭 Industrial strategist 🐾 Wheaten Terrier owner 📖 https://t.co/BjHB4lzjMG
At the gym working off a tiny quiche from Bristol's (maybe the world's) finest bakery 🧁
September 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
At the gym working off a tiny quiche from Bristol's (maybe the world's) finest bakery 🧁
Travelled from Bristol to Southampton on a train packed with @bristolcityfc.bsky.social fans... 2.5 hrs with maximum 🍻few 🚽 & standing room only, 90% young white men... yet heard 0️⃣ racism, saw 0️⃣ bad behaviour... even managed a chat about Econ: that's the 🇬🇧 I ❤️ - only sorry about the score, lads!
September 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Travelled from Bristol to Southampton on a train packed with @bristolcityfc.bsky.social fans... 2.5 hrs with maximum 🍻few 🚽 & standing room only, 90% young white men... yet heard 0️⃣ racism, saw 0️⃣ bad behaviour... even managed a chat about Econ: that's the 🇬🇧 I ❤️ - only sorry about the score, lads!
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Good to see this engagement with Paul
Mason’s new book in the New Statesman this week. @paulmason.bsky.social is in Bristol tonight at Waterstones and I’ll be discussing his book with him.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/reds-...
Mason’s new book in the New Statesman this week. @paulmason.bsky.social is in Bristol tonight at Waterstones and I’ll be discussing his book with him.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/reds-...
What if the communist project had succeeded?
Running through Paul Mason’s chronicle of communism lurks a regret that things didn’t turn out better
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September 11, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Good to see this engagement with Paul
Mason’s new book in the New Statesman this week. @paulmason.bsky.social is in Bristol tonight at Waterstones and I’ll be discussing his book with him.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/reds-...
Mason’s new book in the New Statesman this week. @paulmason.bsky.social is in Bristol tonight at Waterstones and I’ll be discussing his book with him.
Book here: www.waterstones.com/events/reds-...
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the the liberation of Izium, after 6 months of brutal Russian occupation. I went there on the 1st anniversary. I will never forget what I saw, what people told me.
September 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the the liberation of Izium, after 6 months of brutal Russian occupation. I went there on the 1st anniversary. I will never forget what I saw, what people told me.
Our REDS themed issue is out - buy a subscription and get the book for free!
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September 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Our REDS themed issue is out - buy a subscription and get the book for free!
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Our next edition is now out 🗞️
In an extract from @paulmason.bsky.social's new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
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In an extract from @paulmason.bsky.social's new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
Get a FREE & signed copy when you subscribe 🔥
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September 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Our next edition is now out 🗞️
In an extract from @paulmason.bsky.social's new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
Get a FREE & signed copy when you subscribe 🔥
buff.ly/Ks1hQaA
In an extract from @paulmason.bsky.social's new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
Get a FREE & signed copy when you subscribe 🔥
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NEW EPISODE 🚨 The Matts are joined by The New World contributing editor @paulmason.bsky.social to discuss his blockbuster book Reds: A Global History Of Communism
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Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/a9qsTmq
September 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
NEW EPISODE 🚨 The Matts are joined by The New World contributing editor @paulmason.bsky.social to discuss his blockbuster book Reds: A Global History Of Communism
Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/a9qsTmq
Listen here 🎧 buff.ly/a9qsTmq
I'm delighted that @thenewworldmag.bsky.social has published an extract from REDS: A Global History of Communism. Read it here - and get the book for free if you subscribe... www.thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-i...
Is the future communist?
In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in pla...
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I'm delighted that @thenewworldmag.bsky.social has published an extract from REDS: A Global History of Communism. Read it here - and get the book for free if you subscribe... www.thenewworld.co.uk/paul-mason-i...
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In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
Is the future communist?
In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in…
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In an exclusive extract from Paul Mason’s new book, Reds: A Global History of Communism, he warns that, in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship, the entire history of the left is now in play
✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
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"The idea that redemption emerges by knocking things down is just something I think is provably wrong."
@paulmason.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social
about his new book on communism on the new @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast.
Listen: pod.fo/e/591075
Watch:
youtu.be/wdQQLf0UlFQ?...
@paulmason.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social
about his new book on communism on the new @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast.
Listen: pod.fo/e/591075
Watch:
youtu.be/wdQQLf0UlFQ?...
Is Communism Dead? With Paul Mason.
YouTube video by Byline Times TV
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August 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
"The idea that redemption emerges by knocking things down is just something I think is provably wrong."
@paulmason.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social
about his new book on communism on the new @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast.
Listen: pod.fo/e/591075
Watch:
youtu.be/wdQQLf0UlFQ?...
@paulmason.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social
about his new book on communism on the new @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast.
Listen: pod.fo/e/591075
Watch:
youtu.be/wdQQLf0UlFQ?...
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These two fantastic books both published today, both telling us so much about the world we live in now
August 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
These two fantastic books both published today, both telling us so much about the world we live in now
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It's publication day for Reds: A Global History of Communism by @paulmason.bsky.social
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Out today: https://geni.us/Redsorgsoc
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Out today: https://geni.us/Redsorgsoc
August 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
It's publication day for Reds: A Global History of Communism by @paulmason.bsky.social
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Out today: https://geni.us/Redsorgsoc
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Out today: https://geni.us/Redsorgsoc
It's publication day for Reds: A Global History of Communism
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Buy it here: geni.us/Redsorgsoc
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Buy it here: geni.us/Redsorgsoc
August 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM
It's publication day for Reds: A Global History of Communism
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Buy it here: geni.us/Redsorgsoc
'Gripping, exuberant and epic, Paul Mason delivers a fascinating, accessible and unsparing history of the experiment of Communism' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Buy it here: geni.us/Redsorgsoc
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🛠️ NEW EPISODE 🛠️ How in hell is communism suddenly back on the agenda?
🛠️ Esteemed journo @paulmason.bsky.social on his new book REDS and the memoryholing of Mao, Stalin and the worst of Marxism-Leninism.
🛠️ Listen: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
🛠️ Esteemed journo @paulmason.bsky.social on his new book REDS and the memoryholing of Mao, Stalin and the worst of Marxism-Leninism.
🛠️ Listen: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
August 25, 2026 at 6:40 AM
🛠️ NEW EPISODE 🛠️ How in hell is communism suddenly back on the agenda?
🛠️ Esteemed journo @paulmason.bsky.social on his new book REDS and the memoryholing of Mao, Stalin and the worst of Marxism-Leninism.
🛠️ Listen: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
🛠️ Esteemed journo @paulmason.bsky.social on his new book REDS and the memoryholing of Mao, Stalin and the worst of Marxism-Leninism.
🛠️ Listen: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
I've written an essay at Aspects of History - on why I wrote Reds... aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Rethinking Communism’s History, by Paul Mason
Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.
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August 19, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I've written an essay at Aspects of History - on why I wrote Reds... aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/rethinking...
My latest at Conflict & Democracy - what happens to capitalism if the total fertility rate goes on collapsing? And why is it happening in the global south as well as the developed world? htsf.substack.com/p/the-incred...
The Incredible, Shrinking, Global Population
If modernity is going to shred the birth-rate, what happens to capitalism?
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August 19, 2026 at 5:49 PM
My latest at Conflict & Democracy - what happens to capitalism if the total fertility rate goes on collapsing? And why is it happening in the global south as well as the developed world? htsf.substack.com/p/the-incred...
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What links Scientology, an "anti-woke" crypto coin, and Nigel Farage? With the help of a Kate Bush painting by my mate Rob, I'll tell you!
August 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
What links Scientology, an "anti-woke" crypto coin, and Nigel Farage? With the help of a Kate Bush painting by my mate Rob, I'll tell you!
REDS has achieved a Starred Review at
@KirkusReviews ...💥 "A deeply researched, thought-through, essential history of a protean ideology." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... (shows the cover of the US edition, out in October) 🇺🇸
@KirkusReviews ...💥 "A deeply researched, thought-through, essential history of a protean ideology." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... (shows the cover of the US edition, out in October) 🇺🇸
REDS | Kirkus Reviews
A world-spanning examination of communism and the many forms, none quite right, that it has taken.
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August 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
REDS has achieved a Starred Review at
@KirkusReviews ...💥 "A deeply researched, thought-through, essential history of a protean ideology." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... (shows the cover of the US edition, out in October) 🇺🇸
@KirkusReviews ...💥 "A deeply researched, thought-through, essential history of a protean ideology." kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... (shows the cover of the US edition, out in October) 🇺🇸
I signed 750 copies of Reds: A Global History of Communism yesterday at the amazing Hachette distribution centre in Didcot... thanks to all at Head of Zeus for making this happen. You can preorder the book, with a 50% discount , citing REDS2026! here... shorturl.at/zgDvL
August 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I signed 750 copies of Reds: A Global History of Communism yesterday at the amazing Hachette distribution centre in Didcot... thanks to all at Head of Zeus for making this happen. You can preorder the book, with a 50% discount , citing REDS2026! here... shorturl.at/zgDvL
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Get 50% off when pre-ordering Reds: A Global History of Communism by @paulmason.bsky.social with discount code:
REDS2026!
#RedsPaulMason explores communist ideas, movements & regimes.
Pre-order now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: https://shorturl.at/zgDvL
REDS2026!
#RedsPaulMason explores communist ideas, movements & regimes.
Pre-order now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: https://shorturl.at/zgDvL
August 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Get 50% off when pre-ordering Reds: A Global History of Communism by @paulmason.bsky.social with discount code:
REDS2026!
#RedsPaulMason explores communist ideas, movements & regimes.
Pre-order now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: https://shorturl.at/zgDvL
REDS2026!
#RedsPaulMason explores communist ideas, movements & regimes.
Pre-order now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: https://shorturl.at/zgDvL
From Plato to perestroika; from the Dead Sea Scrolls to Deepseek - it's all there in Reds: A Global History of Communism - coming soon! Preorder here to get 50% off with code REDS2026! t.co/tCDTbLyhqf
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August 6, 2026 at 9:43 AM
From Plato to perestroika; from the Dead Sea Scrolls to Deepseek - it's all there in Reds: A Global History of Communism - coming soon! Preorder here to get 50% off with code REDS2026! t.co/tCDTbLyhqf
Question: Who was the first revolutionary communist?
Answer: François-Noël Babeuf.... find out why in my new book Reds: A Global History of Communism... preorder here with 50% off! t.co/MqIkAeaWa1
Answer: François-Noël Babeuf.... find out why in my new book Reds: A Global History of Communism... preorder here with 50% off! t.co/MqIkAeaWa1
August 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Question: Who was the first revolutionary communist?
Answer: François-Noël Babeuf.... find out why in my new book Reds: A Global History of Communism... preorder here with 50% off! t.co/MqIkAeaWa1
Answer: François-Noël Babeuf.... find out why in my new book Reds: A Global History of Communism... preorder here with 50% off! t.co/MqIkAeaWa1
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A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
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The UK government warns there’s a 25% chance of catastrophic water failure
A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
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July 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A new threat assessment says the country’s water system faces a new, more troubling level of threat – the only answer is nationalisation
✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social
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🕯 🇺🇦 As a result of the Russian strike on the Kyiv region, Valentyna Savitska, the wife of the head of @stratcomcentre.bsky.social and our friend Ihor Solovey, was killed.
We extend our sincere condolences! 💔
She headed Center for International Cooperation and Strategic Communications…
We extend our sincere condolences! 💔
She headed Center for International Cooperation and Strategic Communications…
July 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🕯 🇺🇦 As a result of the Russian strike on the Kyiv region, Valentyna Savitska, the wife of the head of @stratcomcentre.bsky.social and our friend Ihor Solovey, was killed.
We extend our sincere condolences! 💔
She headed Center for International Cooperation and Strategic Communications…
We extend our sincere condolences! 💔
She headed Center for International Cooperation and Strategic Communications…
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Author @paulmason.bsky.social on his time in the wild west of Russia in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the USSR, and his motivations for writing Reds: A Global History of Communism
Read more: https://shorturl.at/J3QGP
Read more: https://shorturl.at/J3QGP
July 23, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Author @paulmason.bsky.social on his time in the wild west of Russia in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the USSR, and his motivations for writing Reds: A Global History of Communism
Read more: https://shorturl.at/J3QGP
Read more: https://shorturl.at/J3QGP