Paul Kelly
@pjthinker.bsky.social
Professor of Political Theory
Former Head of Department of Government and PVC Education
London School of Economics
Author Against Post-liberalism: Why Faith, Family and Flag is a Dead End for the Left, Polity Press 2025
Former Head of Department of Government and PVC Education
London School of Economics
Author Against Post-liberalism: Why Faith, Family and Flag is a Dead End for the Left, Polity Press 2025
In light of Mark Carney’s excellent speech and it’s lessons for Keir Starmer and his advisors - here is a book that might come in handy - seriously. @lsepress.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
In light of Mark Carney’s excellent speech and it’s lessons for Keir Starmer and his advisors - here is a book that might come in handy - seriously. @lsepress.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
I suspect this is one of those weeks where nothing has changed yet everything has changed…
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I suspect this is one of those weeks where nothing has changed yet everything has changed…
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Finally arrived - thanks Amazon for leaving it in a puddle! A momentous achievement appreciated even by some political theorists! It remains for me a shame that @lsegovernment.bsky.social had no part in this. Maybe one day we will change. In the meantime a mine of insight and wisdom.
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Finally arrived - thanks Amazon for leaving it in a puddle! A momentous achievement appreciated even by some political theorists! It remains for me a shame that @lsegovernment.bsky.social had no part in this. Maybe one day we will change. In the meantime a mine of insight and wisdom.
Finally arrived - thanks Amazon for leaving it in a puddle! A momentous achievement appreciated even by some political theorists! It remains for me a shame that @lsegovernment.bsky.social had no part in this. Maybe one day we will change. In the meantime a mine of insight and wisdom.
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Finally arrived - thanks Amazon for leaving it in a puddle! A momentous achievement appreciated even by some political theorists! It remains for me a shame that @lsegovernment.bsky.social had no part in this. Maybe one day we will change. In the meantime a mine of insight and wisdom.
Flying back to UK from Canada and the on board flight map uses a non-Mercator projection for Greenland. It’s not tiny but it’s probably way smaller than Trump thinks - someone is going to have a lot of explaining to do…
January 21, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Flying back to UK from Canada and the on board flight map uses a non-Mercator projection for Greenland. It’s not tiny but it’s probably way smaller than Trump thinks - someone is going to have a lot of explaining to do…
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The statement of the three US Catholic cardinals of yesterday about Trump Venezuela Greenlands etc. is historically important because the oppositional space is not a natural space for the US Catholic episcopate, especially when it comes to foreign policy and national security.
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The statement of the three US Catholic cardinals of yesterday about Trump Venezuela Greenlands etc. is historically important because the oppositional space is not a natural space for the US Catholic episcopate, especially when it comes to foreign policy and national security.
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I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
Now available on Kindle - so you can now take it anywhere… @politybooks.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Now available on Kindle - so you can now take it anywhere… @politybooks.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
I find it troubling but also immensely funny that so many of those behind the implosion of the US right are inspired by Carl Schmitt - who loathed the US and saw it’s rise as a thread to western civilisation…
January 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I find it troubling but also immensely funny that so many of those behind the implosion of the US right are inspired by Carl Schmitt - who loathed the US and saw it’s rise as a thread to western civilisation…
Jenrick’s career may be washed up in the long run but in the meantime he’s going to pop up on BBC Question Time once a month - all for Balance at the Corporation…
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Jenrick’s career may be washed up in the long run but in the meantime he’s going to pop up on BBC Question Time once a month - all for Balance at the Corporation…
Birthday table courtesy of Harvard Bookstore, Munro’s, and Margate bookshop - my family get me…
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Birthday table courtesy of Harvard Bookstore, Munro’s, and Margate bookshop - my family get me…
Tum te tum te tum …when I’m 64 …’ (actually tomorrow 17th if your asking)
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Tum te tum te tum …when I’m 64 …’ (actually tomorrow 17th if your asking)
So if Philippe Aghion hands his Nobel Prize medal around the LSE Economics Department does that mean they can all claim to be Nobel Laureates…
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
So if Philippe Aghion hands his Nobel Prize medal around the LSE Economics Department does that mean they can all claim to be Nobel Laureates…
US publication day today @lsegovernment.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
US publication day today @lsegovernment.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social
Reposting this as US publication date is tomorrow @politybooks.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is increasingly important to understand Postliberalism given its place in US and UK politics but it’s also important to understand how it might be challenged…
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Reposting this as US publication date is tomorrow @politybooks.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is increasingly important to understand Postliberalism given its place in US and UK politics but it’s also important to understand how it might be challenged…
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Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
Reading @lkatfield.bsky.social Furious Minds and one stand out fact is how many of the cast are PhDs from top US schools- indeed she deliberately confines her attention to the Drs as opposed to kids and non grad school figures. It casts the anti University rhetoric / policy in a clear light…
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Reading @lkatfield.bsky.social Furious Minds and one stand out fact is how many of the cast are PhDs from top US schools- indeed she deliberately confines her attention to the Drs as opposed to kids and non grad school figures. It casts the anti University rhetoric / policy in a clear light…
Great piece in @theguardian.com by @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com - there really is no need to pander to X and it’s dwindling community of pornographers and Nazis…
January 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Great piece in @theguardian.com by @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com - there really is no need to pander to X and it’s dwindling community of pornographers and Nazis…
It would be good to see UK HE withdrawing from X/twitter. There really is no need to be there - plenty of other platforms that many already use, and it would send a signal. Perhaps @lseblogs.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social and other sites could take a lead …
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
It would be good to see UK HE withdrawing from X/twitter. There really is no need to be there - plenty of other platforms that many already use, and it would send a signal. Perhaps @lseblogs.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social and other sites could take a lead …
My father who died 8 years ago today. RIP not forgotten
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
My father who died 8 years ago today. RIP not forgotten
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Pretty clear that JD Vance’s posturing following the Good murder by ICE is a sign of someone fearing marginalisation by Rubio following the Venezuelan adventure. Any comments that keep him in the headlines will do the trick. As VP to Trump he has less profile than the already low profile role allows
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pretty clear that JD Vance’s posturing following the Good murder by ICE is a sign of someone fearing marginalisation by Rubio following the Venezuelan adventure. Any comments that keep him in the headlines will do the trick. As VP to Trump he has less profile than the already low profile role allows
Funny that there never seems to be any concern about opinion diversity at the Claremont Institute…
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Funny that there never seems to be any concern about opinion diversity at the Claremont Institute…
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Very well-put by John Grosso.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Very well-put by John Grosso.