I teach and research politics and political economy at the University of Sheffield. I am currently researching global culture wars, the radical right, and neurodiversity politics.https://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mumpfnm2sc2lFor those reading about James Orr in the FT today, this older piece from Prospect on Paul Marshall is very interesting on the Church that they (and Justin Welby) are connected to https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65415/the-marshall-plan-paul-marshall-gb-news03 Sep 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumpfnm2sc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mpiuefi7zc2sNew article on the MAGA counter-movement against ESG and DEI https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2026.269240430 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiuefi7zc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mivoxi4xdc23Two observations: (1) A part of UK academics' generous salaries is redistributed from some of the world's poorest people, often via unsustainable debt. (2) This cannot continue. This industry will obviously not halt, but surely it will be more regulated. What then for UK HE and its finances? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivoxi4xdc23https://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mivonygl2c23There is finally some excellent reporting on the role of agents in recruiting overseas students to Higher Education. As anyone who works in HE will already know, it is a relentlessly grim situation, but the detail and stories is still shocking to read. https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/brutal-reality-of-life-as-a-foreign-student-in-the-uk07 Apr 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivonygl2c23https://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3midxowboq22sToday's rabbit hole31 Mar 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3midxowboq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mf2jgiu6a22fThis is a very illuminating essay on the intellectual genesis of Samuel Moyn's particular liberal anti-liberalism https://www.jhiblog.org/2026/02/16/the-berkeley-school-critical-theory-political-economy-and-the-future-of-intellectual-history/17 Feb 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2jgiu6a22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3me435mbpks2tI've written an essay on the politics of neurodiversity, drawing on the vital books by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social and @dr-nicky.bsky.social. I hope it will serve as a primer for anyone new to the topic (and maybe prompt questions for those who know it well) https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformations/vol-2025-issue-114/05 Feb 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3me435mbpks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3me435mbpks2tI've written an essay on the politics of neurodiversity, drawing on the vital books by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social and @dr-nicky.bsky.social. I hope it will serve as a primer for anyone new to the topic (and maybe prompt questions for those who know it well) https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformations/vol-2025-issue-114/05 Feb 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3me435mbpks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mdzpaao2dc2yA sad story that is unfortunately likely to recur, possibly many times, in the year ahead https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/04/essex-university-southend-campus-closure-seaside-deprivation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/04/essex-university-southend-campus-closure-seaside-deprivation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other04 Feb 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzpaao2dc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/liamstanley.bsky.social/post/3mdxgj4256s2iTooze's latest Chartbook on Epstein, Summers, the crisis of liberalism is extraordinary. Don't miss it. https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-432-writing-column-talking03 Feb 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:cied4cflq7jbbkxv4z4teb4f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxgj4256s2i