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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 8h
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Another day, more Kemi-kaze haplessness.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d
"So you're laying waste to people's jobs, but you don't know how many?"

Kemi Badenoch plans to get rid of 'quite a lot' of civil servants.

She doesn't have the exact figure, but she assures Nick that she's 'looked at it'.

by Ben Rosamond

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Duverger's law on life support here.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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electionmaps.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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lbc.co.uk
"So you're laying waste to people's jobs, but you don't know how many?"

Kemi Badenoch plans to get rid of 'quite a lot' of civil servants.

She doesn't have the exact figure, but she assures Nick that she's 'looked at it'.
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by Ben Rosamond

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That was Militant’s approach to rate- capping in Liverpool. The difference is that the party leader isn’t going to give a barnstorming speech at conference on the ‘grotesque spectacle of a Reform council … a REFORM council …’ etc.

by Ben Rosamond

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She has a cross on conspicuous display. What she is saying stands in direct violation of the message of Luke 10:25–29 - the parable of the Good Samaritan.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

by Ben Rosamond

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Proper investigative journalism right here 👇. No court tittle-tattle or bigging up Reform. Just some cold facts that require attention and a response from the party leadership.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4d
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
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🔴NEW🔴

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
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Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
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by Ben Rosamond

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Those involuntary gestures - maniacal blinking in this case - can send such stark signals. Corbyn had an end-of-sentence contemptuous sniff that apparently couldn’t be coached out of him.
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by Ben Rosamond

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A huge formative influence. I met him once, in Sydney in 2002. We ended up in an Indian restaurant where the conversation was rather better than the food. A stellar scholar.
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Hertie School @hertieschool.bsky.social · 6d
The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

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The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.
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by Ben Rosamond

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Outstanding thread and Substack post on the widespread, yet weirdly irrational, assumption that the voters who actually form the base of the Labour coalition aren't really authentic voters.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 8d
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
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by Ben Rosamond

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This is unpopular with business, economically illiterate and contrary to the scientific consensus. But it apes Reform and that’s all that seems to matter. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
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by Ben Rosamond

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Just to note that - by no measure - is the the median voter racist. The median X user might be these days, but they are different things.
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The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 7d
Crying racism only hurts Labour

Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.

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Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
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Crying racism only hurts Labour

Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.

📊 @bwalker.uk
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
www.newstatesman.com
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by Ben Rosamond

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This is very harsh … on 7th graders.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 7d
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by Ben Rosamond

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Visuals matter, often doing much more than mere words to frame stories. In this case, the image also builds on the persistently willful mis-presentation of racialised asylum seekers as ‘illegals’.
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by Ben H. Ansell — Reposted by: Ben Rosamond, Jonathan Portes, Will Jennings , and 16 more

benansell.bsky.social
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
benansell.substack.com
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by Ben Rosamond

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Excellent, forensic analysis: 'Farage wants to be Prime Minister. One of his decade-long allies has just admitted to taking Russian bribes while serving under him. And yet the press is barely covering this.'
“Nothing to Do With Reform?” The Myth of Nathan Gill’s Bribery
The bribery started the day he quit UKIP and continued under Farage’s leadership. The press have barely said a word
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by Ben Rosamond

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There are also two rival (?) academic journals: the American Journal of Potato Research and Potato Research. Do consider submitting any spud-related work.
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Great thread on a deeply misleading headline.
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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 12d
1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
www.theatlantic.com
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by John Horgan — Reposted by: Ben Rosamond, Cas Mudde, Daniel W. Drezner

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1/n A few days ago, an article appeared in The Atlantic with a bold headline “Left-wing terrorism is on the rise.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
For the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right.
www.theatlantic.com
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by Ben Rosamond

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As the piece shows, the acquisition of anti-immigration votes has been achieved at the expense of the almost symmetrical departure of pro-immigration voters to other parties. SD are currently polling at 20-22% while two far right parties (incl. DPP) have about 16% between them. 3/
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The Social Democrats' 'success' is often associated with the steep decline of the far-right Danish People's Party. In 2015 the DPP polled at 21% compared to the SD's 26.3. Under Mette Frederiksen's leadership, SD support rose to 27.5% at the 2022 election while the DPP had fallen to 2.6%. BUT... 2/
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by Ben Rosamond — Reposted by: Anand Menon

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Excellent piece. Denmark 'serves as a warning that you cannot win over anti-immigration voters without simultaneously losing those who are pro-immigration. In a less flexible party system than the Danish one, this can be catastrophic'. 1/
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 13d
'drawing lessons should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians'. We hear a lot about how the Social Democrats succeeded on immigration in Denmark?
But is it a model we should emulate? @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social explains. ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
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'drawing lessons should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians'. We hear a lot about how the Social Democrats succeeded on immigration in Denmark?
But is it a model we should emulate? @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social explains. ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
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by Ben Rosamond

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Somebody should write a book about that!
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by Ben Rosamond — Reposted by: Jonathan Portes, Ben H. Ansell

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'On humanities courses, *I’m told*, professors often assign shorter books or no books at all, preferring to work from videos or handouts' (emphasis added). There's so much wrong with this sentence that I don't even know where to start. The whole article is like this.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14d
I have to acknowledge that this by @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social does an excellent job of proving its own point, by being appallingly badly researched (mostly random and inaccurate/misleading snippets from X, I think).

I blame the Times more than Oxford, though.

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Universities are failing in their most basic functions Our institutions should be the last redoubts of intelligence — instead they dumb down, silence debate and stifle academic
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