"One Whitehall source told The Telegraph there is a growing belief that if the Good Law Project wins its case, Ms Phillipson will tell the EHRC to reconsider its guidance." Well, yes, because it will be unlawful.

Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.

I think politicians, political operatives, and pundits should read *more* political science, not less, and in particular enough to understand that empirical patterns (e.g. loss of presidential party in midterm years) are equilibrium outcomes but not self-executing laws of nature.

If you wanna know why bands struggle to leave Spotify… 75% of Los Campesinos total streams were Spotify, 60% of their streaming rev was Spotify. Artists are trapped where the listeners are.

This page is worth its weight in gold for anybody considering travelling to the United States, eg Scottish football fans. Read it carefully, understand the content, bookmark it, and print out a copy. Preparation to enter the USA is going to take time and patience. You *must* plan. #TartanArmy

Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether. He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors

The Cass Review is the worst kind of pseudoscience & has at least 13 peer-reviewed critiques of it (all ignored by mainstream media). Streeting now wants a Cass Review for Autism, ADHD, etc. I have characterised these as “contrived authority” strategies (referring to the work of Max Weber) 1/2

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How can Glasgow need a mayor to tackle a supposed productivity gap when its productivity is steadily growing and outstripping all but one English city, all already with mayors? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/03/h...

As expected, Keir Starmer's 'dirty digital deal' with Donald Trump during the royal visit in September involved an implicit promise to adjust UK digital laws to suit US interests. Is this the 'sovereignty' Brexiteers spoke of? And there is more surrender to come:

Here's one office Dems could flip on Tuesday. (No, it's not in TN!) The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days. One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Quick analysis of The Times today: Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform. Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.

Tory MPs now protesting about anti-protest laws which they themselves brought in..

🚨New genAI teaching material: an Electoral System Explorer built with Claude. It lets students see how votes translate to seats under different electoral systems. Try it here: claude.ai/public/artif.... Feedback, as always, is very much appreciated! #poliski

Postdoc call‼️ I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT. Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community. Application deadline: December 10th. Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m

It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

Good. Dems not backing down in the slightest in the face of Trump's call for their execution. Keep this up, Dems. Treat Trump like *he's* the violent criminal and the real threat to our Constitution order. Because he is.

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

Smart move to alert the police and smart politics to publicize it. This is serious.

VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it

After another week of banging on about immigration, Keir Starmer's ratings fall to their lowest ever level. At what point do Labour strategists start to think that maybe this isn't quite the winning strategy they believed?

Mr Former Human Rights Lawyer, once again demonstrating his commitment to the removal of human rights from as many of us as possible

New #EpsteinFiles @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation: how Steve Bannon’s planned “European revolution” ran through Nigel Farage’s network – with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein quietly helping in the background. 🧵 1/12

As Harvey Milk famously said, “you gotta give 'em hope”, a message politicians in both the US and UK have been adopting to surging success https://www.wearequeeraf.com/is-hope-back-on-the-agenda-anti-trans-narratives-flail-in-us-elections-with-lessons-for-uk/

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

'Nursing leaders told the Guardian the plans were “immoral” and treated highly skilled migrants as “political footballs”. They said a mass exodus of nurses would threaten patient safety'. Combine this with the number of UK universities shrinking or closing their nursing programmes....

Running for every seat possible, up and down the ticket, is first on the list. Make sure not one seat is left vacant Every election in 2025 (specials & the ones that just happened) Dems have way over performed. Momentum is real. Nov 2026 feels like an eternity BUT the time is NOW to start running

Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies? My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm. Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10

We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood. Meanwhile in Denmark:

Maya in 1933: "I met the publisher responsible for Der Stürmer and its publication of Jewish crimes. They told me how they they didn't want Jewish crimes recorded as German crime so they set up the publication to ensure accuracy to the Volksgemeinschaft."

I'd really want to know about the guardrails being implemented here, given our recent results in @nature.com showing that people are likely to ask LLMs to help them cheat with taxes, and that LLMs are likely to accept www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4

The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

The Against Generative AI bibliography over on my blog is now updated with full dates for each piece, making it easier to find new information (added almost daily): catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"

Leo thinks it is not ok that major institutions refuse to divulge basic information over use of automated decision-making algorithms when deciding questions over human rights @equalityhumanright.bsky.social @sarahowen.org.uk If it is too expensive to report then maybe it was too expensive to use.

Something is going on with this supposed AI analysis the UK EHRC undertook this summer on guidance regarding the UK Supreme Courts ruling on gender.-- It is almost certainly a purposeful manipulation or otherwise they wouldn't be so afraid of revealing it's results. tacc.org.uk/2025/09/05/c...

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There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command. If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics. It’s trials w real punishments.

Farage reply at press briefing "We're not the ones that crashed the economy." That is a flat out blatant lie. Farage and anyone who proposed Brexit, are the ones responsible for the current cost of living crisis.

Under the direction of Bari Weiss, CBS News heavily edits Trump interview on 60 Minutes to massage him and make him look as good as possible. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?

It was a real pleasure to be in your company again @zdgreene.bsky.social in @livunipol.bsky.social and learn more about the fantastic @parliview.bsky.social and what students can and cannot do with AI. Keep us posted!

Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

🚨 New Working Paper with R.Bauböck + @sumpierrez.bsky.social We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage. This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa. The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies. doi.org/10.33774/aps...

That's Nigel "Twelve Jobs, Four Homes and a Chauffeur driven BMW" Farage to you !

How do we overcome barriers to political participation? 🤔 Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau @niceonecombo.bsky.social's latest blog draws on findings from his new book that MPs, activists & members of the public suggest outreach, civic education & (trustworthy) information. 👇