In fact OU Social Sciences was equally collective (and fractured). The famous late-night TV appearances were predicated entirely on relentlessly "workshopping ideas with others" and group writing of texts. For receipts see here and also (Me, Forthcoming).
Addendum to the addendum: Hall stops using the term "bias" (conscious or unwitting) not only at the same time that psych research starts looking at "implicit bias" but also, I just realised, at the same time his own university is accused of "Marxist bias":
RT @tgpb85: My interview with John Allen now up at @JCultEcon It's response #5 to "what was cultural economy?": a genial tour of 80s/90s O…
RT @tgpb85: @AntonJaegermm I've been looking at institutional conditions of cultural studies in this context. e.g. https://t.co/iaGQ9IYH65