Clearly a lot of people need reminding that historically rent controls marked the beginning of a series of revolutionary changes that massively improved housing fit most people in Scotland through state ownership and shrinking the private renting into a small marginal sector.

For the wounded, the war is never a thing of the past.

German war crimes led to the creation of international criminal law. We are now waiting to see if German complicity in war crimes will lead to its destruction. Take your time guys…

I've moved to @maudannebracke.bsky.social Join me and everyone else there!

From now until the conclusion of their studies, the Stuart MacQuarrie Bursaries will provide vital funding to five @UofGlasgow students who are care-experienced or otherwise without family support. Donations in his memory are welcome to help the fund:

‼️ BREAKING: UCL COUNCIL VOTE TO REVIEW INVESTMENTS ‼️ A staff-student motion that was passed by UCL Academic Board was taken to UCL Council who have now voted in favour of establishing a review into UCL’s investments. Read our full statement below

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UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war | OHCHR

In The Question of Unworthy Life, Dagmar Herzog charts the dark history of eugenic thought in Germany from the nineteenth century to today—and the courageous countervoices. Read a sample: https://t.co/M5ocV8yEA2

Breaking | A massacre has been reported against displaced Palestinians as Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a cafe sheltering civilians in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, slaughtering at least 10 civilians and injuring others.

Kraftwerk plays before a confused audience for the first time (1970). This is one of the earliest existing concert videos documenting the birth of electronic music.

The🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿national demonstration called by @stwscotland @ScottishCND & @ScottishTUC is next week 📣We are delighted to announce @jeremycorbyn will be joining and speaking at the rally ✌🏽Stop all arms sales to Israel 🕊️Hands off Gaza & Lebanon ☮️No war with Iran: welfare not warfare

Episode 3 of Who Owns the Clyde is out. Hosts @UofGlasgow's @louisewelsh00 & @JudeBarber1 invite you to imagine new possibilities for the Clyde alongside voices from poets, urban planners, and activists. Listen here:

I'm doing this in Edinburgh next week, all welcome!

This week I spoke to STV about the deterioration of young women's mental health. Women continue to fall through the gaps in government mental health policy. We should provide suitable treatment alternatives in local communities for young women through a person-centred approach.

Nice job here: Assistant Professor of International History and Politics at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

In celebration of @FranceskAlbs recent standing ovations at both LSE and SOAS, let me highlight the main contributions her Reports have made to the way we understand the genocide of the Palestnian people in Gaza 🧵

UofG becomes first European institution to join the preeminent @SlaveVoyages consortium & database - working with leading universities & institutions - to expand research on the transatlantic slave trade. Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/nmJys6YaUa

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