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David Wearing

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David Wearing

@davidwearing

Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex. 📧 [email protected] (Views expressed here are my own)

London

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David Wearing
@davidwearing
Oct 31, 2018
UK relations with Saudi Arabia & the Gulf monarchies are under the spotlight as never before. My new book, 'AngloArabia', is the only comprehensive analysis of Britain's deep ties with these states. For review copies, email [email protected] politybooks.com/bookdetail/?is…
David Wearing
@davidwearing
May 24, 2017
ISIS grew out of Al Qaeda in Iraq, which grew out of the chaos caused by the 2003 invasion. 'War On Terror' approach doesn't make us safe.
David Wearing
@davidwearing
May 10, 2019
The issue with racist speech is not "offence". Trust me, PoC have developed thicker skins than that The issue is that racist speech reproduces and entrenches racist thought, which sustains racist acts & racist *structures* The issue is not "offence" but *harm*. Serious harm
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Nov 25, 2019
Britain has not "traditionally been a beacon of tolerance"! Racism was a central component of the empire that made Britain what it is. That racism continues to thrive at a structural level, e.g. the Windrush scandal You can't fight one form of racism by whitewashing the others
Robert Peston
@Peston
Nov 25, 2019
Replying to @Peston
making any kind of political statement here. What I am saying is our democracy has traditionally been a beacon of tolerance and understanding. The chief rabbi says our democracy has been poisoned. I hope his intervention is a catharsis that heals but I fear the worst. @thetimes
David Wearing
@davidwearing
May 28, 2017
Working class black woman makes it to Cambridge, survives 30 years in HoC as a socialist, rises to shad home sec. So maybe deserves respect?
Tim Shipman
@ShippersUnbound
May 28, 2017
Has a less qualified individual ever been put forward for one of the four great offices of state than Diane Abbott?
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Dec 21, 2019
A familiar response when we raise the issue of British racism. Note how the instinctive concern isn't for the people of colour experiencing that racism. It's for the effect the subject being raised has on the collective self esteem of the British.
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Nov 20, 2019
Britain's nukes aren't a prop for some trivial parlour game. Their very existence constitutes a major threat to human life, including in this country. Using them would be inherently criminal, effectively genocidal, and to smugly perform ones willingness to do so is monstrous
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
@CNDuk
Nov 19, 2019
This is a disgraceful response from @joswinson. Not for the 1st time in this general election, she confirms she's ready to press the nuclear button. Not even a moment's hesitation about the prospect of killing millions of people. We need better than this #ITVDebate #VoteOutNukes
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David Wearing
@davidwearing
Nov 25, 2019
7 point gap and closing 3 point margin of error Millions of newly registered voters 2.5 weeks to go It's over when we say it is
Election Maps UK
@ElectionMapsUK
Nov 25, 2019
Westminster Voting Intention: CON: 41% (-1) LAB: 34% (+2) LDM: 13% (=) BXP: 4% (-1) Via @ICMResearch, 22-25 Nov. Changes w/ 15-18 Nov.
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Dec 23, 2019
This of course is a classic racist trope. Even if we're born here, as @stormzy was, we're only here on the sufferance of real British people, to whom we should be grateful and never complain. And this isn't fringe stupidity. This guy is a researcher at an influential think tank
Dr Paul Stott
@MrPaulStott
Dec 22, 2019
If there's one thing the British are rubbish at, it's racism. After Stormzy's dad did a runner, our welfare state helped bring him up. It may not have been perfect, but it was better than what was on offer in Ghana.
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Dec 15, 2019
To make sense of this we need a sophisticated theorisation of how class, precarity, values and identity interact A facile "Labour lost the working class" line doesn't explain why the party's miles ahead among the age groups least likely to have a secure job or own property
Paul Lewis
@paullewismoney
Dec 15, 2019
It was an age thing, poll finds.
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Dec 14, 2019
Lammy was raised by a single mum working three jobs in one of the most deprived parts of London. So let's acknowledge that (a) the 'left behind' part is irrelevant (b) the words 'socially conservative and patriotic' are a flattering euphemism for something else
Matt Goodwin
@GoodwinMJ
Dec 13, 2019
Maybe I'm wrong but I'm not entirely convinced that the person Labour needs to reconnect with their left behind, socially conservative and patriotic heartlands is David Lammy
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Jan 22, 2020
Replying to @loosewomen
Please put this self-pitying "political correctness gone mad" narrative in the trash where it belongs
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Nov 30, 2019
Whole system rigged in the Tories' favour, playing every dirty trick in the book, and this is their reward at the end of the week Its over when we say it is
The Independent
@Independent
Nov 30, 2019
Boris Johnson's election lead halved putting UK in 'hung parliament territory', latest poll reveals independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
David Wearing
@davidwearing
Feb 20, 2020
Britain. Where even the liberal centre can't manage a better defence of migrants than, "who else is gonna wipe my arse for me?"