Phil Burton-Cartledge

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

Due out imminently.

A take on the Conservative Party that owes more to Marx, Foucault, and Wendy Brown than political science and lobby hack gossip. What's not to like?

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

@damian_from Nah. This place is beyond redemption. Come to Bluesky!

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

Barely worth posting in this sewer any more, so I;m shutting up shop.

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

@marthasydenham Come to Bluesky!

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

@guthrie_stewart Of course. Come to Bluesky!

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

I am over at the other place though. Feel free to follow for the usual insights and nonsense.

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal."

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal."

https://t.co/WwCKnwSAKE

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"He can be sacked, humiliated, live (temporarily) in disgrace. But it doesn't matter. If the wealthy or the powerful need him, he'll still be their best pal."

https://t.co/WwCKnwT8Ac

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"."

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"."

https://t.co/LfNvufHKFj

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... the lie, which emotes power, also issues a challenge. Are you going to stand for this? Vance and friends need to be careful, because sooner or later enough Americans will say "No"."

https://t.co/LfNvufHcPL

[Steph Brawn @BrawnJourno]

EXCL: I delved into the Question Time panels of 2025. It threw up interesting findings 👀

Speaking with @philbc3, we looked at overrepresentation of Reform, why Scottish Greens don't feature much, and why there are so many journalists 🤔

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

Truer now than it was 35 years ago.

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

Sage words from 35 years ago.

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington."

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[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington."

https://t.co/lvJX0RsOVm

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington."

https://t.co/lvJX0RsOVm

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"... there are no crimes even the most extreme, reckless, and right wing American president in history can commit that would cause our country to step away from its subordination to Washington."

https://t.co/lvJX0Rsh5O

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."

https://t.co/AwJGAs2D9d

[Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3]

"Trump's international piracy ... typifies a wider trend across the West: the assertion of authoritarianism and, with that, the open and unquestioned dictatorship of capital."

https://t.co/AwJGAs2D9d