We've reached the "Maurice Glasman showed better judgement than the PM" stage of this crisis. Not sure there's any way back from that...

I guess the question that people who believe the PM should stay on need to ask themselves is whether they'd have said the same had Boris Johnson appointed someone as Ambassador knowing full well they'd stayed mates with a nonce - and, believe me, that's exactly what most voters think Starmer did.

What a great weekend to be a Gunner! #AWFC #Arsenal

'Free to' and 'will' are, I'm afraid, two totally different things. And the idea that it was only the presence of these two jokers that has prevented the Tories turning away from culture-war populism towards the centre right before now is, I'm sorry to say, utterly preposterous. 1/n

I didn't say it. The Germans did.

Are we all watching #TheTraitors?

Our latest paper by Christian Bohlen examines how different types of electoral mandates in the German MMP system affect the way MPs engage in geographic representation on Twitter (X) #Politics #Representation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interested in referendum design? Our latest paper explores the impact of ballot question design on voting behaviour, authored by Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar, @TomWGvdMeer and Kristof T. E. Jacobs Go check it out! #Politics #Referendums #Representation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In our latest article, Szymon Andrzejewski @SzAndrzejewski explores common citizen vouchers as a new method of financing politics and a tool for preserving critical democracy infrastructure. Go read it! #Politics #Democracy #Representation doi.org/10.1080/0034...

In this fascinating new article, Miriam Hartlapp, Maura Kratz and Marie Michel explore the conceptualisation of migrantised groups and the implications for representation. Go have a read! #Representation #Politics #Migration www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our latest Mile End Institute/Savanta London Poll is out! Labour - 31% Reform - 19% Greens - 18% Cons - 17% LD - 13% @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy @mileendinstitute.bsky.social @savanta.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.

Hello reactionary centrists 👋

So happy for Gabriel Jesus!

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Some thoughts about the Chilean election

Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» – Il Manifesto https://www.europesays.com/it/261936/ Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male»  Il Manifesto L’ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile:…

Una entrevista en @latercera.com sobre el resultado de las elecciones en Chile: www.latercera.com/politica/not...

🔴 DIRECTO | Los colegios electorales cierran en Chile y comienza el escrutinio con el ultraderechista Kast como favorito. Sigue aquí la jornada electoral 👇

Dejo finalmente linkeados los 3 capítulos del especial "Amenaza Presidencial" que hicimos en Democracia en LSD con la colaboración de @sajuria.com:

"And tonight in 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face'...."

If it were steel works we would have a government bailout plan, yet losing thousands of jobs at unis is met with a shrug. & unlike steelworks universities were profitable when they had foreign students. You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports… HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!

“A pact or merger also helps Reform overcome one of the biggest doubts that people have about voting for it –namely its sheer inexperience. Nigel Farage as prime minister and Robert Jenrick as chancellor? Be afraid – be very afraid.”

Difficult to grasp how the crisis of UK universites - largely caused by bad policy and bad management - is not treated as a massive national problem that requires government involvement to help solve the issue. Product of a discourse in which parties don‘t want to be seen as appealing to graduates?

Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.

These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions. What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.

A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published. Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response. osf.io/rn6h3/files/...

Next Friday Florence Argentina & Chile Far Right Javier Sajuria @sajuria.com

This is quite an impressive (and needed) research on the alleged gender gap in voting among young people.

What a day to be a gooner! #Arsenal

Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on the island of strangers speech and similar. Also ft Bob Hawke. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

- It is entirely legitimate for the Home Secretary to highlight the overt racism that she receives for taking part in public life. - Everybody should oppose that racism against her, whatever their politics. - But it is important to make several other points about this argument about racism.

Love Rishi, of all people, saying the BBC, “misjudged the nation’s mood, mishandled its people and mismanaged its own processes.” Admittedly, he's an expert on all three counts.😂

Earlier today in @france24.com, discussing the Chilean elections www.france24.com/en/video/202...

Algo que escribí en abril de este año y que hoy parece premonitorio: www.latercera.com/opinion/noti...

Al aire en unos momentos por @sonarfm.bsky.social para rellenar (perdón, comentar) mientras salen los resultados.

Hoy, en @elpais.com comentando la evolución de la derecha chilena ante las elecciones de hoy elpais.com/chile/2025-1...

Research on this is clear: the uncertainty created by this policy will lead to people integrate less into British society. It is trading-off the reasonable policy goal of integration for the useless symbolism of immigration numbers. Bad policy to appease the far right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.

BTW, any UK outlets that want a British based Chilean (party and electoral) politics expert, need look no further than our fab @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @sajuria.com

Genocidal rhetoric leads to genocidal behavior

Shit, I've got accepted for all 4 submissions to LASA. I guess I now need to find a place in Paris (and write some papers).

About to discuss the rejection to the far right in Latin America.

Pundits are trying to minimize Mamdani’s victory, pointing to bigger victory margins for Democratic governors in NJ and VA. What they ignore is: MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!

3er capítulo y final de miniserie: "Amenaza Presidencial" con @sajuria.com, donde revisamos amenazas a la democracia en la elección. En este capítulo analizamos el clima social y político que candidaturas promueven. Podcasts: link.chtbl.com/DLSD Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjaz...

ft. our @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague Sofia Collignon.

One observation re. the Dutch election is the enduring strength of the far right (I am not fully subscribing to the 'shift back to the centre' narrative). I should be on ABC Australia News channel at around 11 CET to talk about this and to show my plants (again). www.youtube.com/live/vOTiJkg...

Esta semana no podremos hacer el capítulo regular... PERO tenemos: 2do capítulo de miniserie "Amenaza Presidencial" con @sajuria.com democraciaenlsd.transistor.fm/episodes/ame... Visita a TURNO de Xime con Davor www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty5d... y.. LSD Sin Censura para nuestros aportantes 👀