Paul Jackson
@jacksopb.bsky.social
Professor of African Politics, University of Birmingham, UK. All over Africa but not just Africa. Conflict, security and development politics as well as UN and policy. Professional Northener, bibliophile, player with toy soldiers and loud guitar fan.
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September 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Letter in the @irishtimes.com today about Ireland's intelligence services. Hard to fault the logic!
August 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Letter in the @irishtimes.com today about Ireland's intelligence services. Hard to fault the logic!
This is an interesting piece of research that makes some great points built on actually talking to people rather than trading platitudes and having meetings in Westminster…
If you've been reading lots of "I met a bloke who hates immigrants in a pub" type Makerfield pieces, v interesting corollary here from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social (from last month) - based on individual stories told in more depth www.common-wealth.org/interactive/... (yes the pub guys v much exist..
Popular Radicalism in Post-Industrial England
Place-based research into the lives of voters in post-industrial England and how progressives can connect with them.
www.common-wealth.org
June 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is an interesting piece of research that makes some great points built on actually talking to people rather than trading platitudes and having meetings in Westminster…
…at an event to commemorate an invasion specifically to oppose a dangerous ideology.
Hegseth, at D-Day event, says Europe faces 'invasion' of dangerous ideologies
(Rich considering Hegseth under the Trump admin have turned their back on the major war in Europe right now.)
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
(Rich considering Hegseth under the Trump admin have turned their back on the major war in Europe right now.)
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Hegseth, at D-Day event, says Europe faces 'invasion' of dangerous ideologies
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that Europe faced what he called an invasion of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea, linking immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings i...
www.reuters.com
June 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
…at an event to commemorate an invasion specifically to oppose a dangerous ideology.
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now thats an anecdote with a punch, from Gillian Tett
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May 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
now thats an anecdote with a punch, from Gillian Tett
www.ft.com/content/c0ae...
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Every year my university hosts a lecture on the theme of happiness, funded by an alumnus called Thomas Baggs. He made his money in advertising in the US, but he is also famous for writing one of the very first accounts of the Great War in this book…
April 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Every year my university hosts a lecture on the theme of happiness, funded by an alumnus called Thomas Baggs. He made his money in advertising in the US, but he is also famous for writing one of the very first accounts of the Great War in this book…
Big oil companies making windfall profits if $30m an hour. $30m an hour transferred from consumers to large corporations as a result of this war… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Big oil companies making windfall profits if $30m an hour. $30m an hour transferred from consumers to large corporations as a result of this war… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🔴 Matt Goodwin’s Lucrative Hungarian Fellowship Could Be in Line for the Chop Following Orbán’s Defeat
The Orbán-controlled body for which the Reform UK and GB News commentator is a ‘visiting fellow’ is facing investigation over alleged misuse of public funds
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/m...
The Orbán-controlled body for which the Reform UK and GB News commentator is a ‘visiting fellow’ is facing investigation over alleged misuse of public funds
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/m...
Matt Goodwin’s Lucrative Hungarian Fellowship Could Be in Line for the Chop Following Orbán’s Defeat
The Orbán-controlled body for which the Reform UK and GB News commentator is a ‘visiting fellow’ is facing investigation over alleged misuse of public funds
bylinetimes.com
April 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
🔴 Matt Goodwin’s Lucrative Hungarian Fellowship Could Be in Line for the Chop Following Orbán’s Defeat
The Orbán-controlled body for which the Reform UK and GB News commentator is a ‘visiting fellow’ is facing investigation over alleged misuse of public funds
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/m...
The Orbán-controlled body for which the Reform UK and GB News commentator is a ‘visiting fellow’ is facing investigation over alleged misuse of public funds
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/m...
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'You know what will help boost the electoral chances of an unpopular, past his sell-by date, disruptive, despised by neighbours, Moscow acolyte? A visit from the even less popular second in command of an unpopular past his sell-by date, disruptive, despised by neighbours, Moscow acolyte.'
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April 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
'You know what will help boost the electoral chances of an unpopular, past his sell-by date, disruptive, despised by neighbours, Moscow acolyte? A visit from the even less popular second in command of an unpopular past his sell-by date, disruptive, despised by neighbours, Moscow acolyte.'
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Iran: We will blockade the straits of Hormuz if you attack us.
Donald: No, WE will blockade the straits of Hormuz unless you surrender to us.
Iran: Ok. That might save us some trouble tbh.
Donald: No, WE will blockade the straits of Hormuz unless you surrender to us.
Iran: Ok. That might save us some trouble tbh.
April 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Iran: We will blockade the straits of Hormuz if you attack us.
Donald: No, WE will blockade the straits of Hormuz unless you surrender to us.
Iran: Ok. That might save us some trouble tbh.
Donald: No, WE will blockade the straits of Hormuz unless you surrender to us.
Iran: Ok. That might save us some trouble tbh.
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Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile https://theonion.com/melania-trump-slams-baseless-reports-linking-her-to-wrong-wealthy-pedophile/
April 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile https://theonion.com/melania-trump-slams-baseless-reports-linking-her-to-wrong-wealthy-pedophile/
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Kanye West wrote a pro Hitler song called "Heil Hitler."
He sold T shirts with swastikas on them - and suggested that slavery was "a choice."
It's absolutely appropriate that he be banned from the UK and maybe Sultana should pick her battles more carefully.
He sold T shirts with swastikas on them - and suggested that slavery was "a choice."
It's absolutely appropriate that he be banned from the UK and maybe Sultana should pick her battles more carefully.
April 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Kanye West wrote a pro Hitler song called "Heil Hitler."
He sold T shirts with swastikas on them - and suggested that slavery was "a choice."
It's absolutely appropriate that he be banned from the UK and maybe Sultana should pick her battles more carefully.
He sold T shirts with swastikas on them - and suggested that slavery was "a choice."
It's absolutely appropriate that he be banned from the UK and maybe Sultana should pick her battles more carefully.
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The Vice President’s parents-in-law came to the United States as foreign students, at the University of California.
April 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Vice President’s parents-in-law came to the United States as foreign students, at the University of California.
At some point in the future school kids will laugh at Trump in history lessons, despite him thinking he is the GOAT. They will also wonder about which idiots elected him; which ones supported him; and, what on Earth happened to all of those checks and balances within US democracy?
I know we've all seen it already. But I honestly think this is the defining moment of our time. Past generations couldn't have believed it would happen. Future generations won't believe it could have happened. But here we are, bang in the moment. Lucky, lucky us.
April 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
At some point in the future school kids will laugh at Trump in history lessons, despite him thinking he is the GOAT. They will also wonder about which idiots elected him; which ones supported him; and, what on Earth happened to all of those checks and balances within US democracy?
I bet that is not in the inevitable heroic war film
US pilot rescued in Iran, the US managed to lose several planes in the process and reportedly bombed surrounding areas continuously throughout the night targeting reportedly armed tribesmen and unarmed random civilians.
April 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I bet that is not in the inevitable heroic war film
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America went from this to this.
April 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
America went from this to this.
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I'm glad the US pilot is safe but the sheer discrepancy shown by most Americans of all political stripes between the value of the life a soldier who *literally signed up for this shit* and the value of the lives of thousands of civilians who didn't is indefensible under any coherent moral code
April 5, 2026 at 5:48 AM
I'm glad the US pilot is safe but the sheer discrepancy shown by most Americans of all political stripes between the value of the life a soldier who *literally signed up for this shit* and the value of the lives of thousands of civilians who didn't is indefensible under any coherent moral code
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“Some people in the Epstein files are monstrously gross. Some are moderately gross. Some are situationally, aspirationally, or cosmetically gross.” Josh Tyrangiel sifted through nearly 3.5 million pages to determine a taxonomy for those named in the files.
The Epstein Spectrum
A moral exercise in a moral desert
bit.ly
April 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“Some people in the Epstein files are monstrously gross. Some are moderately gross. Some are situationally, aspirationally, or cosmetically gross.” Josh Tyrangiel sifted through nearly 3.5 million pages to determine a taxonomy for those named in the files.
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It’s that time of year again.
April 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
It’s that time of year again.
Just did Chris a favour and was interviewed - enjoyed it!
If you’re a NUFC supporter, would love to conduct an anonymous interview for my PhD research.
Email: [email protected]
#nufc
Email: [email protected]
#nufc
March 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Just did Chris a favour and was interviewed - enjoyed it!
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europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz
March 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz
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Paul Tierney before kickoff:
March 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Paul Tierney before kickoff:
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Jürgen Habermas, a philosopher and public intellectual who was one of the most influential and cited thinkers in postwar Germany, died on Saturday. He was 96.
Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers
In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best way to redeem democratic society.
nyti.ms
March 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Jürgen Habermas, a philosopher and public intellectual who was one of the most influential and cited thinkers in postwar Germany, died on Saturday. He was 96.
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“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”
March 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”