I research and write about race, racism and British politics Usually on @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social https://substack.com/@mikebankolehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mlfzb2y5j22zGosh, what a journey. Not the result we wanted, but I couldn’t be prouder of the campaign we ran. We listened, and we treated everyone with love and care. It just wasn’t meant to be Tough to take, but lessons to learn. The fight for a fairer future doesn’t stop here! 💚✊🏾09 May 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfzb2y5j22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mijndmmlvc2cEnjoyed having a chat with Ed. Check it out, peeps 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijndmmlvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mihejgetuc244th PSA Conference done ✅ Great time with some great people as per. We go again next year 🕺🏾 @psa-race.bsky.social @psareact.bsky.social @cburchett.bsky.social @salomeietter.bsky.social @jessunderwood.bsky.social01 Apr 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihejgetuc24https://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mi23vhgh322fBrilliant to have Martin join my Conspiracy Theories and Democracy module today. The students were completely engaged and it sparked some fantastic discussion! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi23vhgh322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mgckit3kfc25Back writing Substacks after a mini-hiatus! This week, I've written about the rise and mainstreaming of Islamophobia in Britain, and why the Gorton and Denton by-election gives me hope that we can defeat the politics of hate 👇 https://open.substack.com/pub/mikebankole/p/we-need-to-talk-about-islamophobia?r=cfr94&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=app05 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgckit3kfc25https://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mftkfiovok26Thrilled to be standing for the Greens in Tooting Broadway. Time to fight for a fairer future 💚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftkfiovok26https://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3mfabu4kb3k2fI’ve just pre-ordered Martin’s book and you should too! It’s currently number 2 in Waterstones History pre-order chart - let’s get it to number 1. Super proud of Martin and can’t wait to have a read 😄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfabu4kb3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3meioxrngf22xThere are good reasons to be in the office more often: collaboration, collective organising, etc. But there’s little serious evidence to suggest that forcing everyone back in 5 days a week boosts productivity. This is just more “back in my day” politics from Farage [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3meioxrngf22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3me54kfnvgk2eStarmer promised competence and an end to scandals, but the Mandelson–Epstein scandal raises serious questions about his political judgement and reinforces the sense that this government isn’t delivering the reset people were promised My thoughts on @news.sky.com earlier 👇🏾05 Feb 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3me54kfnvgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3m6h3arl6ps2kLatest Substack is out now! I argue that we need to rethink our assumptions about diversity. Representation does not guarantee progressive outcomes, and Shabana Mahmood’s asylum announcement makes that painfully clear 👇🏾 https://open.substack.com/pub/mikebankole/p/shabana-mahmood-and-the-limits-of?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web25 Nov 2025 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6h3arl6ps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3m5ecwotwds23Looking forward to being on stage for TAW Live this Thursday evening in London with @knoxharrington.bsky.social, @johngibbons.bsky.social, @craighannan.bsky.social, and Dan Morgan Still a few tickets left. 7pm at 21Soho. Be there or be square xxx theanfieldwrap.com/tawlive11 Nov 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ecwotwds23https://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3m4zv7bfwvk2uHey peeps. I’ve started a Substack. I’ll be writing about politics and my research (with the odd piece on football)07 Nov 2025 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zv7bfwvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3m4tlsft6o224What a night 🥰🥰🥰04 Nov 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tlsft6o224https://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3m44t7jemms2iReform often make their racism explicit, but racism isn’t just a Reform problem. From Jenrick’s complaints about a “lack of white faces” in Handsworth to Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech, racism is being mainstreamed across British politics Me on @lbc.co.uk earlier26 Oct 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44t7jemms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3lzh5snv2vc2oWe’ve gone from being ‘cancelled’, to doing Press Conference Extra without the press conference @andyheaton.bsky.social @4hundredblows.bsky.social 😂👇🏾 https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2025/09/liverpool-v-southampton-press-conference-extra/22 Sep 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzh5snv2vc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebankole.bsky.social/post/3lz3zog4wjs27“You're choosing to be complicit. You're choosing to step back while a crime is happening and do nothing about it and not take a principled stance.” Shared some thoughts on Trump’s state visit and “neutrality” re: the genocide in Gaza on @novaramedia.com last night 👇🏾18 Sep 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:t6obgl6dcfodfnuwjt2wlzlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz3zog4wjs27