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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 · 17h

DOGE talked big but did zilch.
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Was DOGE all for nothing? Here are the receipts

The U.S. government's 2025 fiscal year is done — turns out Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency didn't break a cycle of increased spending

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18h

How to reconcile China leading in renewable energy capacity and CO2 emissions blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

How to reconcile China leading in renewable energy capacity and in CO2 emissions - LSE Business Review

China leads in renewables capacity but also in greenhouse gas emissions. To reconcile these two, the debate needs to take nuance into account.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20h

Anna Dorn on *workslop* - so apt for education too:

"A new term is spreading: workslop, aka AI-polished output that looks professional but adds nothing of value - creating a flood of shiny, hollow work that wastes time & lowers the bar for everyone".
medium.com/blog/overcom...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20h

Anna Dorn on *workslop*:
"A new term is spreading thru offices and Slack channels across the land: workslop, aka AI-polished output that looks professional but adds nothing of value - creating a flood of shiny, hollow work that wastes time & lowers the bar for everyone". medium.com/blog/overcom...

Overcoming “workslop” is all about finding your own voice

Jane Goodall on empathy + the art of looking closely (Issue #398)

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Robin Bisson @robinbisson.bsky.social · 20h

The ministerial migration to AI companies continues...Rishi Sunak, no less, has taken roles with Anthropic and Microsoft

Former PM joins a bunch of ex-DSIT ministers and officials in AI-land, as we reported last week

www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 20h

Former British ambassador challenges legality in Scotland of the Starmer government's proscription of Palestine Action, arguing that a "plainly absurd" law violates the principles of Scottish jurisprudence. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Former British diplomat challenges Palestine Action ban in Scotland

Craig Murray argues proscription order contravenes rights to freedom of speech under European convention of human rights

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 20h

Nathan Gill was a UKIP & later Brexit Party, MEP 2014 - 2020. He was leader of UKIP Wales 2014 - 2016 while Mr Farage was the national leader. Gill waa leader of Reform UK Wales between March and May 2021. Last week he pleaded guilty to 8 counts of bribery between 6 Dec 2018 and July 2019.

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21h

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Hamas is trusting Trump as his 'eternal peace' in Gaza turns into a shaky ceasefire

With Israel and Hamas not sticking to Donald Trump's proposed "20-point plan", the deal to bring "eternal peace" in the Middle East looks more like a temporary ceasefire.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 21h

Are we being set up by foolish optimism (or predatory manipulation) for a catastrophic fall?

UK government press release:
“Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge Al”
“Artificial intelligence will deliver a decade of national renewal, as part of a new plan announced today (13 January 2025).”

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Mike Taylor @miketaylor71.bsky.social · 21h

thanks for the prompt on this, I've been worrying for a year or so - and for the first time ever I've just logged into my work pension provider and set it to manual mode and reduced exposure to US hugely, as I am only a couple of years from wanting to retire.....

Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21h

www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Nazi legacy complicates Germany’s efforts to fight Russian drones

Postwar constitutional provisions meant to keep the German military out of domestic affairs leave the country more vulnerable to the Kremlin’s incursions.

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David Evans @davidevans.org.uk · 21h

The article says 40% of GDP growth this year, not 1/3 of GDP thankfully!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21h

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The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine

Both Ukraine and Russia use AI in battle, but removing human decision-making comes with risks.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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richard-d.bsky.social @richard-d.bsky.social · 22h

'Civilisationism' or kleptocratic cronyism where, as you say, people fall out of windows? We can all decide....

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a civilisation? - where so many people fall out of windows.
Book Review: Russia's World Order. How Civilizationism Explains the Conflict with the West, by Paul Robinson
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

Book Review: Russia's World Order. How Civilizationism Explains the Conflict with the West, by Paul Robinson

Twenty years ago, President Putin was a modernising ‘Westerniser’ who saw Russia as essentially European. Nowadays he talks about Russia as a self-contained civilisational world. What happened?

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 22h

“Ukraine is becoming a de facto member of NATO. When the Ukrainians say that they are defending Europe’s borders they are correct. If they fail then the risks for NATO countries will become far greater..”

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Shadow Justice Secretary has made a symbolic gesture of support for Quran burning, both in law & apparently in practice too

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