Lise Butler
@lisebutler
Senior Lecturer in Modern History at City, University of London. Interested in the history of the British left and futures past. Co-editor, Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy
A retrospectively extraordinary figure, from a 2020 article by Christopher Massey
The recent rhapsodising about Carney’s Davos speech and Canada’s repositioning in the new world order has reminded me of my piece on what Starmer can learn from Canada in @renewaljournal.bsky.social, from back in March: renewal.org.uk/blog/sleepin...
Enjoyed the Guardian piece on Tooze, but absolutely no clearer on the perennial question of ‘HOW DOES HE FIND THE TIME????’
The exhibition includes artwork, blueprints, clothing, magazines, a uranium plate, and the 1966 board game 'Future: A Game of Strategy, Influence, and Chance', which turned global issues such as population growth, energy crises, and environmental change into family entertainment.
This is the final event of the @britishacademy.bsky.social project 'Getting it Wrong: The Limits to Prediction' with Maria Christou, @orrosenboim.bsky.social, and Ruth Morgan, which examines forecasting and prediction in politics, urban planning, environmental science, literature, art, and culture.
Anneliese Dodds MP takes on the dominance of the (tech) bros in our democracy in her fantastic inaugural @renewaljournal.bsky.social Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture
Such a pleasure to present new work on the Third Way, feminism and family policy this morning at @bshsnews.bsky.social - for a panel on New Labour and (Social) Science with Jacob Ward, Jon Agar and Melanie Small
It was a pleasure to speak at a @historyandpolicy.bsky.social and DSIT seminar this afternoon on the minor (!!) topic of ‘How has the way that humans create, receive and share knowledge evolved over time?’. Annoyingly, given the content of my presentation, AI summarised my remarks quite well.
Heartily recommend holding your next academic workshop in Bologna. Wonderful two days discussing prediction and the environment for our @britishacademy.bsky.social ‘Place of Prediction’ workshop, with special thanks to host @orrosenboim.bsky.social
My colleague @dinafainberg.bsky.social: ‘A house nearby is having a clearing. Would you like them?’ Me: ‘YES’ 😮😮😮😮😮