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The Self-Magnification of British Leaders: Prime Ministers’ Perceptions & Projections of their Powers and Roles in the Postwar Era Archie Brown @ox.ac.uk @nicholasdjames.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #leadership #primeministers #politicallanguage #Attlee #Thatcher #Blair

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If we are interested in good jobs, everyday service activities – such as working in nail salons – must be rescued from the condescension of progressive policy makers, says Jim Tomlinson Read the blog version: https://buff.ly/41vBNYx #everydayeconomy #UKpol #politics #economics

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Ever wondered what the official difference is between convention, practice and custom? @royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution.

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Our SI on the 2024 UK General Election is out now! Eds @pjsloman.bsky.social @colmpm.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @profsob.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @annasanders.bsky.social @samwarner.bsky.social and more! politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...

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Jonathan Haidt writes that those who lack the ability to engage on an exploratory basis with the world around them may fail to ‘launch’ as adults. Read the our review of 'The Anxious Generation' now:

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We've just published a collection on the 2024 General Election, bringing together a diverse set of political scientists, historians, and policy specialists to analyse the campaign and the result. @pjsloman.bsky.social summarises the articles. Read now: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/reflect...

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Since 2015, Women Against State Pension Inequality has campaigned tirelessly for ‘justice’ for millions of 1950s-born women adversely affected by the raising and equalisation of the state pension age. By @historianhelen.bsky.social #blog version https://buff.ly/3Xt3LBR

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Vote share at general election by values group, 2015–2024 From an article by Paula Surridge on electoral fragmentation. https://buff.ly/3WshwQt #UKpolitics #Labour #Conservatives #Elections

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If we are interested in good jobs, everyday service activities – such as working in nail salons – must be rescued from the condescension of progressive policy makers, says Jim Tomlinson Read the blog version: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/an-indu... #everydayeconomy #UKpol #politics #economics

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We've partnered with @ucl.ac.uk @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for this exciting new episode on AI and Public Services, with @helenmargetts.bsky.social, Cosima Dorobantu and Jonathan Bright. Listen on apple podcasts (or other podcast platforms!) https://buff.ly/4jUQgEm @ox.ac.uk

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The Trump administration is closely following the authoritarian playbook, writes @chrischirp.bsky.social. Read '"So This is how Liberty Dies… " Making Sense of Trump's First Three Weeks' now. #USpolitics #Trump

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Grant Duncan's article 'The Making and Breaking of Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government, 2017–2023' is free to view for a month onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Part of the forthcoming SI Governing from the Centre Left in the 2020s #JacindaArdern #NewZealand #LabourParty #elections

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“Where the status quo has already collapsed, but people still act as if it remains intact. Because individuals haven’t fully processed this shift, they default to inaction, clinging to the belief that things will return to ‘normal’ ... 1/

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A Venn diagram categorizing the Trump regime's actions into five broad domains that correspond to features of pro to-authoritarian states. Via @politicalquarterly.bsky.social

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It was great fun making this podcast with @uclspp.bsky.social @conunitucl.bsky.social ‘s Alan Renwick @dorobantu.bsky.social & Jonathan Bright talking about our work at the Alan Turing Institute and @oii.ox.ac.uk

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Read @eunicegoes.bsky.social Lessons from the Portuguese Socialists: How Dialogue with the Left can deliver Political and Economic Stability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... In the forthcoming SI Governing from the Centre Left in the 2020s #SocialistParty #RadicalLeft #socialdemocracy

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It's the latest episode of 'Uncovering Politics'. How far could AI tools help to tackle stagnant public sector productivity? What are the dangers? @helenmargetts.bsky.social, Cosima Dorobantu and Jonathan Bright discuss. https://buff.ly/4jUQgEm @ucl.ac.uk @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

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"So this is how liberty dies". @chrischirp.bsky.social is categorising 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and showing how they align with the authoritarian playbook. Read now: #USpolitics #Trump https://buff.ly/3EIco4L

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Don't miss @historianhelen.bsky.social's new blog on gender and #pension inequality: #Ukpol #Pensions

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Data that suggests that gradual generational shifts toward liberal values have reshaped the UK electorate. From an article by Paula Surridge on electoral fragmentation. https://buff.ly/3WshwQt #UKpolitics #Labour #Conservatives #Elections

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🎙️ UCL Uncovering Politics 🎙️ S14 E5: 'AI and Public Services' with @helenmargetts.bsky.social, Cosima Dorobantu and Jonathan Bright and host @alanrenwick.bsky.social. @ox.ac.uk, Alan Turing Institute. Produced in colab with @politicalquarterly.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

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Our SI on the 2024 UK General Election is out now! Eds @pjsloman.bsky.social @colmpm.bsky.social with @profdaverichards.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @aduggan.bsky.social @kitkowol.bsky.social @mathewlawrence.bsky.social @olliheath.bsky.social politicalquarterly.org.uk/collections/...

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In 'The Anxious Generation', Jonathan Haidt traces a timeline at the end of which he finds a ‘sharp decline in the mental health’ of members of ‘Generation Z’ (who were born after 1995). Read the full review by Richard Mullender now:

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"With further SPA rises planned and cost-of-living inflation making it impossible for many gen X-ers and millennials to save for retirement, it might be expected that there will be more—rather than less—activism of this kind" By @historianhelen.bsky.social #Ukpol #Pensions

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We've partnered with @ucl.ac.uk @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for this exciting new episode on AI and Public Services, with @helenmargetts.bsky.social, Cosima Dorobantu and Jonathan Bright. Listen on apple podcasts (or other podcast platforms!) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u... @ox.ac.uk

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"So this is how liberty dies". @chrischirp.bsky.social is categorising 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and showing how they align with the authoritarian playbook. Read now: #USpolitics #Trump politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/so-this...

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In 'The Anxious Generation', Jonathan Haidt traces a timeline at the end of which he finds a ‘sharp decline in the mental health’ of members of ‘Generation Z’ (who were born after 1995). Read the full review by Richard Mullender now: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/review-...

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Since 2015, Women Against State Pension Inequality has campaigned tirelessly for ‘justice’ for millions of 1950s-born women adversely affected by the raising and equalisation of the state pension age. By @historianhelen.bsky.social ( #blog) #UKpol politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/why-the...

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Highly important read by @chrischirp.bsky.social! Read and share!

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Framework for grasping the big picture effects of the many executive actions, and how they're rapidly undermining the US as a democracy. From Prof. Christina Pagel, @chrischirp.bsky.social.

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Brilliant analysis.

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@chrischirp.bsky.social attempts to assemble the patchwork of Trump's new policies into a coherent tapestry. Read '"So This is how Liberty Dies… " Making Sense of Trump's First Three Weeks' now. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/so-this...

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The Trump administration is closely following the authoritarian playbook, writes @chrischirp.bsky.social. Read '"So This is how Liberty Dies… " Making Sense of Trump's First Three Weeks' now. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/so-this...

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At 15:00 this afternoon @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social's @martamiori.bsky.social & @profjanegreen.bsky.social are appearing on @bbc5live.bsky.social to talk to @mattchorley.bsky.social about their recent paper in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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"Few writers are as clear and as misunderstood as Orwell."

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Had a great time talking to @mattchorley.bsky.social with @profjanegreen.bsky.social about our @politicalquarterly.bsky.social paper today! 👂📻 You can listen to it here, from 1:07:00 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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"We know we are dealing with a custom when it could be abandoned or changed without much constitutional impact." @royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain the difference between convention, practice and custom. #UKpolitics politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-rul...

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Ever wondered what the official difference is between convention, practice and custom? @royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-rul...

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Conservative Party share of the vote (intention) for 2019 Conservative voters by 2015 vote From an article by Paula Surridge on electoral fragmentation. https://buff.ly/3WshwQt #UKpolitics #Labour #Conservatives #Elections

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Explaining the relationship between Labour and the Co-operative Party. #blog version of an article by Sean Kippin. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/co-ops-...

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"There's a risk that [social cohesion] becomes a thing you get round to if it kicks off, rather than something you put the centre." Anya Pearson interviews @sundersays.bsky.social, the director of @britishfuture.bsky.social politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/we-can-...

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An interview with Anya Pearson for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social substack about these volatile times & the work of British Future. I have recently joined the PQ editorial board.

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New article from @royalhistorian.bsky.social and me in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social: "The Rules of the Coronation: Differentiating Convention from Practice and Custom" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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New article from @plagasse.bsky.social and me in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social "The Rules of the Coronation: Differentiating Convention from Practice and Custom" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The 2024 #GeneralElection was a ‘valence election’, based on the Conservative government’s competence, dominated by dissatisfaction with its handling of key issues, argues Paula Surridge. https://buff.ly/3WshwQt #UKpol #Labour #Conservatives #Elections

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"If Labour does not do better to wrench back the narrative, Britain—where about a fifth of people hold negative views on immigration—may come more and more to resemble France....with the electoral consequences that this implies." - Helen Goodman https://buff.ly/4jAIgrV

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“We can combine control and compassion. We don't have to choose between them.” Anya Pearson interviews @sundersays.bsky.social, the director of British Future, about integration, immigration and identity. Read it now on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

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Trump is talking about buying Greenland again. Deborah Mabbett explores his potential motives. https://buff.ly/40ZrZWx

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