Thomas Prosser
@prossertj.bsky.social
Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Class-based network segregation, economic inequality, and redistributive preferences across societies
Abstract. Rising economic inequality has renewed interest in how class-based social networks shape redistributive preferences across societies. While previ
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November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Sociotropic economic sentiment, rather than egotropic, drives support for the Labour government... Kpop Demon Hunters!
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sociotropic economic sentiment, rather than egotropic, drives support for the Labour government... Kpop Demon Hunters!
I seem to have discovered that mention of Kpop Demon Hunters drives engagement exponentially! Let's experiment...
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I seem to have discovered that mention of Kpop Demon Hunters drives engagement exponentially! Let's experiment...
Those who stand for expertise and the defence of established political systems should watch for an excessive tendency to dismiss mainstream politicians as stupid.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Those who stand for expertise and the defence of established political systems should watch for an excessive tendency to dismiss mainstream politicians as stupid.
My Bluesky chat inbox has been showing a new message for the last 24 hours but there's nothing new in it?!?
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My Bluesky chat inbox has been showing a new message for the last 24 hours but there's nothing new in it?!?
Well my post about KPop Demon Hunters has proved much more popular than any of my recent posts about Labour 🤣🤣🤣
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Well my post about KPop Demon Hunters has proved much more popular than any of my recent posts about Labour 🤣🤣🤣
Think I'm a bit late to this party, but I watched KPop Demon Hunters last night. And like everyone says, it's ace 😊😊😊
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Think I'm a bit late to this party, but I watched KPop Demon Hunters last night. And like everyone says, it's ace 😊😊😊
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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Left-wing vs right-wing populism in one picture.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Left-wing vs right-wing populism in one picture.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
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One aspect of academic and progressive culture I dislike is the assumption in some circles that ethical questions are easy, that it’s obvious who is good or bad in any situation, and that the only challenge is having the will to do the right thing.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One aspect of academic and progressive culture I dislike is the assumption in some circles that ethical questions are easy, that it’s obvious who is good or bad in any situation, and that the only challenge is having the will to do the right thing.
The more I think about this, the more serious it appears. The rise of Reform in Wales should greatly concern friends of liberal democracy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £30,000 while he was an MEP, from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The more I think about this, the more serious it appears. The rise of Reform in Wales should greatly concern friends of liberal democracy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Very important information prior to the Senedd elections
NEW: Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, sentenced to 10.5 years in prison over pro-Russia bribes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Very important information prior to the Senedd elections
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I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level'
DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level'
DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Anyone know which dataset on employment in the UK has the most granular i) occupation and ii) locality variables? Any help greatly appreciated ☺️🙏😊
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Anyone know which dataset on employment in the UK has the most granular i) occupation and ii) locality variables? Any help greatly appreciated ☺️🙏😊
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I echo ‘do your thing’. My line is: go with your own grain, like the grain in a piece of wood. Those are your strengths, they will lead to your strongest and unique contribution and we need diversity of contribution.
When I was reflecting on my career for my retirement conference I realised it was built on three things I was advised no respectable philosophy academic should do
1 Write texts for students
2 Write collaborative public policy reports
3 Co-author philosophical research
My advice. Do your thing.
1 Write texts for students
2 Write collaborative public policy reports
3 Co-author philosophical research
My advice. Do your thing.
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I echo ‘do your thing’. My line is: go with your own grain, like the grain in a piece of wood. Those are your strengths, they will lead to your strongest and unique contribution and we need diversity of contribution.
Posting this again, as it's relevant to discussion today.
Using BES data, it shows the difference between Labour 2024 voters' own position on immigration and their perception of Labour's position.
Overall, evidence that Labour should take a more liberal position on immigration might be stronger...
Using BES data, it shows the difference between Labour 2024 voters' own position on immigration and their perception of Labour's position.
Overall, evidence that Labour should take a more liberal position on immigration might be stronger...
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Posting this again, as it's relevant to discussion today.
Using BES data, it shows the difference between Labour 2024 voters' own position on immigration and their perception of Labour's position.
Overall, evidence that Labour should take a more liberal position on immigration might be stronger...
Using BES data, it shows the difference between Labour 2024 voters' own position on immigration and their perception of Labour's position.
Overall, evidence that Labour should take a more liberal position on immigration might be stronger...
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Fascinating how often political commentary in the UK still refers to the median voter. In a multi-dimensional space with salience endogenous to positions, it‘s unclear to me who that should be. In a multi-party system, winning the median voter is of course not necessarily a vote-maximizing strategy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fascinating how often political commentary in the UK still refers to the median voter. In a multi-dimensional space with salience endogenous to positions, it‘s unclear to me who that should be. In a multi-party system, winning the median voter is of course not necessarily a vote-maximizing strategy.
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there are some defenders of the starmer gov in the uk (see my debate with @prossertj.bsky.social )
i'm curious if there's any of the compromise crowd in the US have taken up this point
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
i'm curious if there's any of the compromise crowd in the US have taken up this point
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Should we compromise with the right on immigration?
A debate with Thomas Prosser
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
there are some defenders of the starmer gov in the uk (see my debate with @prossertj.bsky.social )
i'm curious if there's any of the compromise crowd in the US have taken up this point
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
i'm curious if there's any of the compromise crowd in the US have taken up this point
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate
Given the way its policy record has turned out, the Starmer government might as well have adopted an explicitly Blue Labour philosophy; this would have provided the roadmap which critics (correctly) argue the government lacks.
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Given the way its policy record has turned out, the Starmer government might as well have adopted an explicitly Blue Labour philosophy; this would have provided the roadmap which critics (correctly) argue the government lacks.
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I appear to be posting only about immigration in the UK today, but this is a good debate between academics Thomas Prosser and @polphilpod.bsky.social (Toby Buckle) on whether Labour’s immoral and destructive reactionary centrism is a good idea or not. overcast.fm/+AAMi3kkH3BE
Should we compromise with the right on immigration? - With Thomas Prosser — Political Philosophy Podcast
Tom & I debate if the current Labour Government is on the right track - are they right to give ground on cultural issues?
overcast.fm
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I appear to be posting only about immigration in the UK today, but this is a good debate between academics Thomas Prosser and @polphilpod.bsky.social (Toby Buckle) on whether Labour’s immoral and destructive reactionary centrism is a good idea or not. overcast.fm/+AAMi3kkH3BE
And we test lots of these hypotheses, using 10 US and UK datasets, in our forthcoming book. They tend not to come through.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And we test lots of these hypotheses, using 10 US and UK datasets, in our forthcoming book. They tend not to come through.
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The principled defense of academic freedom is hard and more important than ever.
Folks, we are truly through the looking glass here.
This statement - from Senator Jim Banks - could have been taken verbatim from an article lamenting the censorious left.
This statement - from Senator Jim Banks - could have been taken verbatim from an article lamenting the censorious left.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The principled defense of academic freedom is hard and more important than ever.
Reform may be leading the polls comfortably, but they're comparatively poorly rated among the 17.3% of the British electorate who 'don't know' how they'll vote in a general election...
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reform may be leading the polls comfortably, but they're comparatively poorly rated among the 17.3% of the British electorate who 'don't know' how they'll vote in a general election...