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Associate Professor of Politics, University of Leeds. Editor, BJPIR

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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · 2d
And here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli.... Don’t think he promised to eat any books if proved wrong though.
Lib Dems will ‘almost undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories, says top pollster
Sir John Curtice made the stark warning at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · 2d
It’s being reported as a direct quote here: www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
Sir John Curtice thinks the Tories are new Lib Dems – politicalbetting.com
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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 3d
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19d
Britain’s zombie universities should put Schumpeter on the syllabus on.ft.com/46tIQC1 | opinion
Britain’s zombie universities should put Schumpeter on the syllabus
It’s time to borrow from the corporate crib sheets — and if all else fails, creative destruction is a force for good
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Axel Gelfert @agelfert.bsky.social · 20d
Just deleted my academia.edu account after 17 (!) years -- the company's exploitative new terms of use are outrageous, and it's a shame such a blatant commercial sell-out is able to operate under the .edu top-level domain. If you are still on academia.edu, please consider deleting your account too.
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · 22d
Realise I'm late to this, but this really is an excellent piece of writing by Ian Dunt.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25d
The far-right is in its pomp. We will have to fight for our values like never before.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25d
The far-right is in its pomp. We will have to fight for our values like never before.

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Sep 9
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #BJPIR John Peterson Best Article Prize for 2024 is Johanna Rodehau-Noack for her article ‘Counting bodies, preventing war: Future conflict and the ethics of fatality numbers’.

🎉 Congratulations to Johanna!
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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 7
Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7
EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵
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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Jul 16
📣 Have you heard? The BJPIR has achieved a new Impact Factor of 3.4!

This achievement is also reflected in our rankings:
📌 14th out of 169 in International Relations
📌 36th out of 322 in Political Science

Thank you for your support!

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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jul 15
I didn’t have a great deal of hope for this column, but it turned out to be a damn good read.
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James Marriott @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social · Jul 14
The Times have allowed me to print the distilled essence of my life philosophy - I wrote this about why everyone should be a pessimist.

www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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James Marriott @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social · Jul 14
The Times have allowed me to print the distilled essence of my life philosophy - I wrote this about why everyone should be a pessimist.

www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Jul 9
Seven years since this gem on BBC News
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Jul 8
On taking my Dad to the cricket - and the public hitting the Tebbit test for six (2012)
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · Jul 7
Martin Wolf: According to the IMF, the trend growth of GDP per head in the UK had been 2.5 per cent a year from 1990 to 2007: then, between 2008 and 2025, it was just 0.7 per cent. on.ft.com/4lf4OyV The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy
The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy
Political responses to a bad situation tend towards either charlatanism or timidity
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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7
Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...
£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research
Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Jul 6
Two medieval* gatehouses in York for rent, yours for half the price of a room in a houseshare in Hackney. May contain remnants of a Richard III museum.
yorkmix.com/two-ancient-...

*Never ask a historic British building its true age or how much was rebuilt by the Victorians
Two ancient York gateways go up for rent
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 27
JOB: Lecturership in Political Theory

This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month post here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline: 11 July. Come and join us!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR708/l...
Lectureship in Political Theory at University of Leeds
An opportunity for an academic position as a Lectureship in Political Theory is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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James Kanagasooriam @jameskanag.bsky.social · Jun 26
Some afternoon thoughts on UK politics and AI exposure and how it’s so different by geography politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...
The "collar flip"....what if class politics shifted in the UK?
Why the rise of AI, might change our politics in the UK (and US!)
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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Jun 25
📝 New BJPIR article out now!

'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945' by Colm Murphy (@colmpm.bsky.social‬) & Patrick Diamond

⬇️ Find the article in #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/QV4liQE

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Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945
Available in #OpenAccess
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 24
JOB: Lecturer in the Politics of Climate Change

This is a permanent post, based here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline 30 June, so please spread the word!

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Jobs at the University of Leeds
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jun 24
Most literature reviews miss the point.

Not because they’re sloppy.

But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.

In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...

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Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · Jun 19
Very pleased to see my co-authored piece with Patrick Diamond for @bjpir.bsky.social published!

We use the case of the UK since 1945 to show that fiscal orthodoxy, macroeconomic prudence, and even 'austerity' can, in certain conditions, be pursued by the left as well as right.

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Abstract for 'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945', authored by Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond. The abstract is too long to put here, but click on the link in the second skeet to find a machine-readable version.
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 6
With Reform UK making the headlines once again, here are a few thoughts from me on the Conservatives, Reform and the future of the right in Britain.

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To conserve or to reform? The reshaping of the right in British politics - British Politics
The right of British politics is being reshaped, threatening the dominant position of the Conservative Party. This paper analyses the symbiotic relationship between the Conservatives and Reform UK. It...
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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · May 1
Just read Rob’s excellent preview of today’s elections, super useful primer of what to look out for as the results come in! Suspect we’ll be seeing a lot of Nigel Farage on our screens over the next few days…
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · May 1
New Swingometer! A look at the elections taking place today, and what we might learn from them

swingometer.substack.com/p/local-elec...
Local elections preview
Things to watch out for as a fragmented England votes
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · May 1
New Swingometer! A look at the elections taking place today, and what we might learn from them

swingometer.substack.com/p/local-elec...
Local elections preview
Things to watch out for as a fragmented England votes
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PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9
We're very excited about next week's Political Studies Association Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🧵Here's a thread of the sessions run by the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group

Hopefully see you there!

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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Apr 9
If you are coming to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference next week, do join us on Weds for the
@bjpir.bsky.social Roundtable @aurelmondon.bsky.social & @tilley101.bsky.social to discuss Maya Goodfellow's prize winning paper on 'Race, capital and the British migration–development nexus'
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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Apr 8
💡 There will be a roundtable discussion of the contribution and significance of this insightful article, featuring Dr Lisa Tilley (SOAS, London - @tilley101.bsky.social) and Dr Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath - @aurelmondon.bsky.social ). 

⬇️ Find the full paper here:
buff.ly/gLFGti2

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Apr 8
💡 There will be a roundtable discussion of the contribution and significance of this insightful article, featuring Dr Lisa Tilley (SOAS, London - @tilley101.bsky.social) and Dr Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath - @aurelmondon.bsky.social ). 

⬇️ Find the full paper here:
buff.ly/gLFGti2

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Apr 8
The UK government is proposing to finally finish off its universities by further tightening the terms of the graduate visa route. The stupid fools. Playing with dangers they don't even understand. www.ft.com/content/f441...
UK Home Office’s reform of graduate visas runs into opposition
[FREE TO READ] Education department at odds with plan to curb number of overseas students allowed to stay in Britain
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