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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 23h

I've responded to Robert Jenrick's vile comments in @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

I sang Jerusalem with Robert Jenrick at school — he’s wrong about race

The Conservative MP has complained that, visiting Handsworth in Birmingham, he didn’t see ‘another white face’. You can’t judge whether someone is integrated by skin colour, argues fellow Wulfrunian S...

www.thetimes.com

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 2d

Reform in local govt, latest:
www.ft.com/content/277c...

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

www.ft.com

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 11d

My contribution to this issue calls for Labour to counter the growing illiberalism in British politics.

Fabian Society @thefabians.bsky.social · 12d

The autumn edition of Fabian Review is on its way to members! 🍂

 This issue features articles by @stellacreasy.bsky.social reasy.bsky.social, @annadixonmp.bsky.social,
@elliereeves.bsky.social s.bsky.social, @karlpike.bsky.social e.bsky.social.

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 13d

Another fab read from Phil which mentions one of the best books written about Labour: Henry Drucker’s Doctrine and Ethos in the Labour Party.

Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 14d

Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social - on the importance of ethos in political parties...

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

The professor will see you now: ethos

Lessons in political science. This week: ethos

www.politicshome.com

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 16d

Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart.
Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point.
Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 24d

We have to differentiate between defending the right of all to disagree and being indifferent to the impact of what is being said - the message from yesterday is not simply free speech is safe but that we need to work harder to counter those who claim division offers anything for our future.

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 29d

Støre: “possible for the Social Democrats to win elections even when right-wing forces are on the rise in Europe”

www.politico.eu/article/labo...

Labor Party wins Norway election

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his center-left allies claimed a narrow victory despite a surge in support for the populist right-wing Progress Party.

www.politico.eu

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · Aug 27

www.lopinion.fr/internationa...

« Macronisation » de la politique britannique : quand les extrêmes mènent la danse

Au Royaume-Uni, la vie politique est marquée par un renforcement de l'extrême droite alors qu'apparaît une potentielle alternative radicale à gauche

www.lopinion.fr

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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · Aug 13

This moment never ceases to excite. Out in shops on 9 Sept...

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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · Aug 6

I have a new article out at @polstudies.bsky.social. In "Electoral Hope", I make the case that supposedly irrational "wishful thinking" is actually a crucial part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies.

OA link: doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Title page of article "Electoral Hope" in journal Political Studies.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today’s newsletter: on the Tory party’s lurching language:

The new alarming Tory language on Britishness

By redefining ‘native’ to exclude mixed-ethnicity Britons, the Conservatives shift towards a racial purity test once unthinkable

www.ft.com

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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · Jun 20

New piece by @zoecrowther.bsky.social in @politicshome.bsky.social covering some of our ongoing research (w/ @karlpike.bsky.social @philipjcowley.bsky.social) into voters' time horizons and its implications for the current UK government's "politics of patience":

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Education And Housing Before The Next General Election

The public expects to see tangible improvements in this Parliament in the NHS, schools and housing, according to new polling.

www.politicshome.com

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Mile End Institute @mileendinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 18

📅Monday 23 June, 6.30pm📅

Does the #ConservativeParty have a future?

Join us to hear @timbale.bsky.social, @nigelfletcher.bsky.social and the @newstatesman.com's @rmcunliffe.bsky.social discuss the Conservatives' problems and the challenges of opposition.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-the-c...

Does the Conservative Party Have a Future?

Join us to explore the causes of the Conservatives' problems, the challenges of Opposition and the prospects for the party in future.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Peter Egge Langsæther @peterla.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Norwegian Labour party (Ap) has kept their newfound popularity for 3 months now, while the pop. right Progress Party (Frp) is down ~5pp. Elections coming up early September.

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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · Jun 12

I may mention this, occasionally, over the next few months.

The Smallest Room in the House

The best politics “loo” book you will ever buy! Based on Philip Cowley’s fascinating column in The House magazine, this is a book perfect for multiple sittings, discussing the politi...

www.bitebackpublishing.com

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Mile End Institute @mileendinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 10

Tonight, we are exploring what the 1975 and 2016 referendums can teach us about ‘How to Win a Referendum on Europe’.

We’re delighted to welcome Neil Carmichael, @sarahobolt.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social to QM, and to revisit @robertsaunders.bsky.social’s brilliant book, ‘Yes to Europe’!

The former Conservative MP, Neil Carmichael, speaking at the Mile End Institute on 10 June 2025.

Professor Sara Hobolt speaking at the Mile End Institute on 10 June 2025.

Professor Anand Menon speaking at the Mile End Institute on 10 June 2025.

Dr Robert Saunders speaking at the Mile End Institute on 10 June 2025.

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Renewal @renewaljournal.bsky.social · May 31

Karl Pike (@karlpike.bsky.social): Social democracy is about equality

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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · May 28

Our paper “Long-Term Time Horizons and Support for Public Investment” is open access @psjeditor.bsky.social (w/ @karlpike.bsky.social @philipjcowley.bsky.social).

Whether the public supports policy that pays off in the long term depends on what “long term” means.

doi.org/10.1111/psj.70040

Title and abstract. Title: Long-Term Time Horizons and Support for Public Investment. Abstract: Generating public support for long term public investment may require understanding what citizens perceive as the “long term” in politics and how these perceptions shape their preferences. Across two studies, we find that UK citizens generally understand “long term” as 5–10 years. These perceptions appear to shape support for a real, salient, recent case of large-scale public investment: the October 2024 UK budget. Study 1 shows that stating the economic effects of the budget's public investment measures will come “in 50 years' time" rather than “over the longer term” reduces support—with some evidence the effect may be driven by those with the shortest perceived time horizons. Study 2 reveals that when the 5-year benefits of investment—within voters' typical long-term time horizon—are known, highlighting its 50-year benefits lowers support for public investment. But across the board, we find that a majority supports public investment when made aware of its economic effects over any time frame. These findings improve understandings of voters' purported short-termism in a contingent real-world context, with implications for the communication of long-term public policy.

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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · May 23

Huge pleasure to work on this report, and IPPR’s new Decade of National Renewal programme, with the great Parth Patel, Jane Gingrich and Will Davies.

Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · May 23

🚨 NEW REPORT: Progressive parties are losing the battle of ideas – and votes – to the populist right. The centre-left must reinvent or die. Today, we launch a new project to forge a bold new identity for progressives in the 21st century.

Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/fac...

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · May 22

I'm thrilled to have been published in Past & Present.

Diving into the fractious politics of rich-country macroeconomics after 1973, I use the neglected case of protectionist Keynesians to rethink what happened, and why. I highlight statecraft, geopolitics, and Maier's 'territoriality'. (1/2)

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · May 19

I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · May 14

Bit from my review of the book Get In for Party Politics. Can read the full thing here (log-in required): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Comment from review of the book Get In about Starmer’s Labour and the lack of “vision”.

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · May 8

It’s become a habit - hard to shift.

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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · May 8

People have real problems believing Reform voters don't come from Labour, if not recently, then in the past.

A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...

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