Patrick Dunleavy

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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.
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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 · 3d

Many thanks from our authors to the 14,000 readers who downloaded a copy of our book "Australia's Evolving Democracy" or a chapter during 2025. It's open access here, and always will be.
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
Australia holds so many positive lessons. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23h

Another dodgy Reformist claims to be tough on crime but can’t be legal herself, repeatedly. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Several businesses linked to Reform’s London mayor candidate struck off

Laila Cunningham has been unveiled as the party’s candidate for the 2028 election

www.independent.co.uk

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1d

This is now overt UK state terror enforced at the behest of genocide defenders and enablers in the Cabinet. Release all the on-remand Palestine Action activists on bail with tags. They are not going anywhere.
If she dies no one will vote Labour again.
news.sky.com/story/palest...

Palestine Action activist on hunger strike for nearly 70 days 'deteriorating'

Heba Muraisi is aware "her body could fail her at any moment" and is "frightened", her friend tells Sky News.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump says US will act on Greenland 'whether they like it or not'

The US president "would like to make a deal" over the Danish territory, but warns he is prepared to "do it the hard way" because Russia or China might take the island over.

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kweersaintsnbabas.bsky.social @kweersaintsnbabas.bsky.social · 1d

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Preach Papa! PREACH!!!

Pope Leo decries world's 'zeal for war' in fiery Vatican speech

Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery annual foreign policy speech in which he also called for human rights to be...

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heartsaflutter.bsky.social @heartsaflutter.bsky.social · 1d

It could be good if they take it more seriously than the adults. We need to stress that voting really is serious. It could lead to no future for everyone. Endless wars from angry people is something we always should take seriously because that is just how the purses are picked unnoticed.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 1d

He can't stand scrutiny. He's rattled and wrong-footed like his mate Nigel, who habitually goes for lunch when he faces a difficult question. Stand up to him. As a narcissist he craves constant recognition. As a sociopath he doesn't value it: he uses it and sees it as weakness.