Chris Hanretty

@chanret.bsky.social

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I teach politics at a university in the UK. I'm interested in electoral systems, public opinion, and the politics of non-majoritarian institutions like courts and regulators.

ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 57m

I suspect net migration figures are like inflation figures: a claim about rates of change that people hear as a claim about levels.

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · 22h

Me: it would be good if government budget and spending review processes were done more openly and transparently

Also me: NOT LIKE THIS

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 22h

Writing my conclusions section, including a paragraph on suggestions for future research, and then thinking, "but couldn't I do that here in this paper?"

a man is standing in front of a window and says just when i thought i was out they pull me back in

Alt: a man is standing in front of a window and says just when i thought i was out they pull me back in

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 22h

Who is this optimist and what has he done with the real Phil?

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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 22h

Both the OBR's cock-up (v funny), and the multiple briefings from the Treasury and Chancellor (v explicit) could be an opportunity to have a sensible discussion about what is and isn't allowed in advance of the speech.

Dalton resigned for much less than almost everyone does these days.

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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 23h

The Public Services Performance Tracker is regularly described as ‘sobering’ but this is definitely the first time we’ve had ‘almost lyrical’

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 1d

Let's say all that is true. What is the BBC going to do in 2030 when Trump is gone and when a Vance or a Stephen Miller tries the same tactic? It's really helpful for an institution to be able to say [credibly], "no, some things we don't budge on"

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think it is the way forward. You now can't defend any invited lecture on the basis that the BBC is not responsible for particular claims made by the presenter, because they've acted in this particular case to remove particular claims made

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Giovanni Capoccia @gcapoccia.bsky.social · 1d

Doctoral scholarship for EU students to work with me at Oxford on democratic backsliding, democratic defence, or illiberalism: Renato Morelli Corpus Christi College Graduate Scholarship in Politics 2026-27. Deadline 9 Jan 2026. Please circulate!
Details at: users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/Ad...

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 1d

Then I think it would be better to say "based on legal advice they chose to remove the line", rather than "for legal reasons they couldn't" (and I think they made the wrong choice)

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 1d

I think if in-house counsel really said, "the law compels you to remove that line", then the BBC's in a worse state than if no one there knew nothing about the Streisand effect.

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Robert Metcalfe @rmetcalfe.bsky.social · 1d

Check out Hannah awesome JMP on job schedule unpredictability and how minimum wage policy affects such unpredictability: hannahfarkas.github.io/files/The_Ec...

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?

Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?

Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 2d

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 2d

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

My discipline and personal feelings: similar to what @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social describes

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know to what extent it's been replaced by PPEG ppeg.wzb.eu

The PPEG Database contains information on political parties, presidents, elections, and governments around the world. It brings together a range of datasets produced by former and present members of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.

ppeg.wzb.eu

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, that was a nadir

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed -- I hope this isn't on a bid-for basis

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d

Massive about 240-300 just based on construction costs? but then you'd run into issues with maintenance and "not already having sold off the land"

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

It seems government, like the rest of us, is trying to make the money go further by trailing huge sums of money like £5m or £18m. As a proportion of total government spending, this is like a tea-spoon sized quantity dumped in in an Olympic sized swimming pool

Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

Politico: Some pre-budget announcements over the past few days - "rail price freeze…minimum wage reforms to name and shame firms not paying it…£18m for kids' playgrounds…£5m to refresh secondary school libraries in England…recruiting 350 new planners…guaranteed student loan support for care leavers"

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations on your paper eventually being described as sociological gobbledygook by ideologically opposed justices!

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

The Ship and Shovell, Craven street (central)
The Plimsoll, Finsbury Park (north London)
The Ship, Jew's Row (south west, area of unfortunate street names)

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

Someone needs to spill details about how he was always behind on his marking and refused to give references to his personal tutees...

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

No, I don't think that's a thing (and personally I don't care for sherry). But happy to be corrected on this point!

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, got you. Christmas pudding not a thing chez moi, but clootie dumpling yes. Thankfully that doesn't need soaking or much prep.

Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 3d

Why do you need different ingredients next week? Does the alcohol need to be more or less powerful?

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Tom Rees-Williams @tomreeswilliams.bsky.social · 3d

“there isn’t the money to do everything that we wanted” – Lord Hendy, 16 July

They're junking investment (and growth!) for a single-year headline announcement. Imagine if this government believed in the future