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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 4h

This. The Tories, Reform UK Ltd & even Labour hate the actually-existing British economy, whose comparative advantage lies in higher education & the creative industries.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8h

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk · 8d

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 Applications are now open for a new 2.5-year postdoc at @edinburghpir.bsky.social to examine how parliaments gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge - see the full job listing here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in the politics of the UK, Scottish, German or Bavarian parliaments to join the UKRI-funded research project, ‘Studying Parliaments an...

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · 9d

It's that time of year again. 🦉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=alSM...

Parliamentary Studies

YouTube video by Stephen Holden Bates

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · 19d

Bloomsbury Set hangout.

Nice venue for the Birkbeck / Birmingham / @psa-parliaments.bsky.social sponsored workshop on what is a parliament.

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Rosie Collington @rosiecollington.bsky.social · 27d

this is ridiculous

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Aug 30

That’s sad news. He was very generous towards me in my brief interactions with him.

Here are his answers to the PSA Parliaments’ Urgent Questions which give a brief introduction to his life and career: psaparliaments.org/2021/02/24/p...

Professor Michael Rush – PSA Parliaments

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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · Aug 30

Very sorry to hear of the death of Prof Michael Rush, formerly of Exeter University. He was both an excellent scholar and a lovely kind man, always supportive of his colleagues and fellow academics.

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢📢📢 First systematic study of House of Commons specialisation in 40 years. 📢📢📢

Our typology is not perfect but we think it’s a pretty good start…

Caroline Bhattacharya @carolinebha.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔊 New article in The Journal of Legislative Studies

With @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social, we ask: do UK MPs specialise in specific policy areas or remain generalists? In the first comprehensive study in 40+ years, we analysed 1,295 backbenchers from 2001-2019 to find out.

doi.org/10.1080/1357...

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jul 31

I saw a small flock of linnets on this cricket pitch and have very happy memories of scrambling round the rocks with my dad.

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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · Jul 25

#SkyStorians One day workshop on oaths/oath-taking in Britain/Ireland/British Empire, 1600-present in London, 11 Sept.

Supported by @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social & @hisjournalha.bsky.social.

Sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oaths-and-...

See image for programme.

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Joshi Herrmann @joshiherrmann.bsky.social · Jul 18

Wow. The police have searched seven properties in relation to ‘bribery and fraud’ at the University of Bolton (sorry, GM). The latest shockwave from @molliesimpson.bsky.social’s brilliant investigation for @manchestermill.bsky.social.

manchestermill.co.uk/university-b...

Seven properties raided as police investigate ‘serious allegations of fraud and bribery’ at the University of Greater Manchester

University officials say the institution remains “fully operational” and is cooperating in inquiries

manchestermill.co.uk

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Grace Cooper @gracecooper1.bsky.social · Jul 17

I’m really pleased that the @psa-parliaments.bsky.social conference will be at @uoypolitics.bsky.social this November!

If you work in the field of parliaments or legislative studies please consider applying

More details on the website: psaparliaments.org/annual-confe...

Annual Conference – PSA Parliaments

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Ralph Scott @ralphscott.bsky.social · Jul 16

I've been working on something on this and here's a sneak peek of recent trends in Politics job adverts on jobs.ac.uk

Here's a scatterplot and (GAM) trendline showing that the number of advertised politics jobs has pretty much halved since 2021.

A scatterplot and (GAM) trendline showing that the number of advertised politics jobs has more or less halved since 2021

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Jul 8

NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR

Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · Jul 7

NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’

Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last day to submit!

Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

***Hurry! Deadline is this Friday!***

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

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PSA Parliaments @psa-parliaments.bsky.social · Jul 2

What is a parliament?

This workshop aims to start a fresh conversation on this classic question in legislative studies.

⏰ You have two more days (deadline Friday 4 July) to submit a brief paper proposal.

Sign up details below ⬇️

Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

***Hurry! Deadline is this Friday!***

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jul 2

3 days left to submit an abstract to our "What is a Parliament?" workshop!

Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

***Hurry! Deadline is this Friday!***

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

OK but we'd be very happy to receive an abstract if you change your mind.

Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

I need to check with the other convenors (e.g. in terms of how many people the room holds, etc.) but I would hope so.

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

@studyofparl.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social @conunitucl.bsky.social @histparl.bsky.social @hansardsociety.bsky.social

Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

***Hurry! Deadline is this Friday!***

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · May 27

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

Call for Papers: What is a Parliament?
Are parliaments institutions, organisations, corporations or something else? Does it make sense to ask the question Who is Parliament? or should parliaments always be considered a thing or set of relations of some kind?
This interdisciplinary one-day workshop will consider such questions from all points of view, from the metaphysical to the political, historical, legal and anthropological, as well as how our different understandings of parliaments affect the way we study, critique and run them.
We welcome papers operating at all levels of abstraction and those concerned with concrete cases. Our aim is for the workshop to include scholars working in different academic disciplines, from different intellectual traditions, and who are at all career stages from PhD onwards.
If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a title and abstract of no more than 250 words to Stephen Holden Bates (s.r.bates@bham.ac.uk) by 4th July 2025.
The workshop will be held on Friday 19th September 2025 in Birkbeck’s Keynes Library (46 Gordon Square, London). It is being co-convened by Stephen Holden Bates (University of Birmingham), Paul Seaward (History of Parliament Trust) and Ben Worthy (Birkbeck, University of London) and co-sponsored by the School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, the Department of Political Science & International Studies at the University of Birmingham and PSA Parliaments.
The workshop will be free, and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Early career researchers who have a paper accepted will be able to apply for funding from PSA Parliaments to cover some or all travel expenses on a case-by-case basis.

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Parveen Akhtar @drparveenakhtar.bsky.social · Jun 6

And then, he was chair no more...

Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened theconversation.com/zia-yusuf-tu...

Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened

The party chairman resigned after Reform’s newest MP called for a burqa ban in parliament.

theconversation.com

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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · May 27

📢📢📢 CfP: What is a Parliament?

Interdisciplinary workshop on 19th September 2025 in London.

Full details below.

Kindly sponsored by Birkbeck, the University of Birmingham and
@psa-parliaments.bsky.social

Please apply and/or spread the word!

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