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Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science. Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition. And in open social science, universities. .. more

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Patrick John Dunleavy, is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Policy within the Government Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He was also Co-Director of the Democratic Audit and the Chair of the LSE Public Policy Group. In addition Dunleavy is an ANZSOG Institute for Governance Centenary Chair at the University of Canberra, Australia. .. more

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · Aug 2

Many thanks from all our authors to the thousands of readers who have downloaded copies of our free book “Australia’s Evolving Democracy” here:
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...

Also available in paperback for lowest price we could set from Amazon UK & other etailers

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20h

And this is why AI’s crash will matter so much in the USA

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Killing Machines: Trump, the Law of War, and the Future of Military Impunity by Thomas Gift blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

Killing Machines: Trump, the Law of War, and the Future of Military Impunity by Thomas Gift | USAPP

Donald Trump is unique among US presidents in his desire to challenge the law of war.

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Peter Atwater
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”

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Chris Guiton @chrisguiton.bsky.social · 23h

'one MP described the announcement as a “shitshow” which had only hardened opposition to the policy.'

The Starmer Regime supplies a case study in its deep-seated authoritarian proclivities, political ineptitude and ideological bankruptcy.

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer Facing Mounting Labour Rebellion Over Digital ID Cards

MPs believe Downing Street's "mishandling" of the policy has set it back five years.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23h

“JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall - BBC News”
- he’s an optimist reckoning AI share values fall is 6 months away. Will be much sooner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall

Dimon said he was

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23h

Now theIMF has joined in, that valuations are at unsustainable boom levels, and fall is coming.
Bank of England warns of 'sharp correction' for markets if AI bubble bursts | Money News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/bank-o...

Bank of England warns of 'sharp correction' for markets if AI bubble bursts - and IMF agrees

In its latest update on the state of the financial system, the Bank adds its voice to concerns about US issues that will have knock-on effects for us, if realised.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 23h

Justice Secretary, David Lammy, rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims following union backlash last week:
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David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims

Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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