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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 1d

….”the price of putting a roof over your head and food on the table has tremendous electoral potency when people are struggling to do both. Zohran Mamdani may be a shiny new thing, but the moral of these elections is as old as the Appalachian mountains.”

Andrew Rawnsley @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social · 1d

Lessons from America
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer

observer.co.uk

Andrew Rawnsley @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social · 1d

Lessons from America
observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer

observer.co.uk

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 3d

If my network is anything to go by, the first EPSS conference is going to be a massive, enthusiastic success!

Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 3d

‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 3d

‼️Last chance to submit your paper or panel proposal to EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is TODAY!

Don’t miss out - it will be full of great political science and fun social events! 👩‍🏫🥳

epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

epssnet.org

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 4d

Every woman's rage wish (kidding)

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 6d

Just checking back in because I'm all caught up and: Kate Wyler and Ross Poldark?!! Didn't expect that ;-)

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 9d

Really pleased to see this. So many people, being told that Reform are appealing to young alienated men, think that's a successful appeal. Not so far!

UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 9d

"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform."

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right

https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely to turn to the party, the evidence does not support this.

ukandeu.ac.uk

UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 9d

"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform."

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right

https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely to turn to the party, the evidence does not support this.

ukandeu.ac.uk

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 9d

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Oxford Academic @oxfordacademic.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.

🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.

Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.

oxford.ly/47i6K5j

The 2025 state of the climate report: A planet on the brink

Oxford Academic @oxfordacademic.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Earth's vital signs are flashing red.

🌡️ 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.

Read the latest Climate report from @williamripple.bsky.social and Christopher Wolf's team, published in BioScience.

oxford.ly/47i6K5j

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 10d

Elon Must won't stop.

I wrote this for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

‘Elon Musk won’t stop. It’s time the British government g...

The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of it

observer.co.uk

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 11d

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...

The value of public R&D

www.gov.uk

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 13d

One thing I find really curious is the combination of ‘we can’t risk the triple lock because…voters’ while literally haemorrhaging mid-life voters and not having much more than….’wait for some growth’.

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13d

It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13d

Three years ago, Labour was polling in the 50s.

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13d

It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13d

Three years ago, Labour was polling in the 50s.

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for reading it

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks!

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Nick!

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 16d

Sorry cant fix atm

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 16d

politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Brilliant. It was the contortions, the hair, the face. Been there.

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

And on a more superficial level, but still loved it, just watched the scene with Kate trying to get into the skin tight sequin dress. Somehow we put up with putting ourselves through these kind of things and then still go and kick a***.

Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 17d

There is no way these relationships would have been written 20 years ago. Not between Kate and Eidra, Eidra and Austin, Kate and Austin, Kate and Hal. None of these things would be a thing. And you’re telling me I’m in a worse world

Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 17d

There is no way these relationships would have been written 20 years ago. Not between Kate and Eidra, Eidra and Austin, Kate and Austin, Kate and Hal. None of these things would be a thing. And you’re telling me I’m in a worse world

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Now we may have an anti-Reform mood, but also an anti-Labour mood (as the incumbent party), so its not clear yet that left voters will be as motivated. Is the Reform threat to the left bigger than the desire to oust the Tories? Probably, but Labour would do well to also more to the left.

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

For the 2024 election, @martamiori.bsky.social and I showed that the left bloc was much more coordinated. This led to extremely efficient votes-seats ratios for Labour and the Liberal Democrats (something that has had far too little attention). But that was in the context of an anti-Tory mood....

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 17d

Caerphilly shows Nigel Farage’s Achilles heel – tactical voting could lock Reform out of power. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Caerphilly shows Nigel Farage’s Achilles heel

Tactical voting could lock Reform out of power

www.newstatesman.com

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Yes I think it would show my expectation but not giving a fair chance to it not being right.

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Yes. And they show a
Bit more mobilisation from
2024. But are these 2017 and 2019
Conservatives? That’s trickier, because panel data is not ideal for representative measures of turnout and will overstate voters.

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 17d

Caerphilly shows Nigel Farage’s Achilles heel – tactical voting could lock Reform out of power. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Caerphilly shows Nigel Farage’s Achilles heel

Tactical voting could lock Reform out of power

www.newstatesman.com

Joe Twyman @joetwyman.bsky.social · 17d

It is tempting to over-analyse the result in Caerphilly, but one thing it does demonstrate is the potential power of tactical voting.
That is something very difficult for polling to take account of at any stage, but particularly more than three years out from a general election.

Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 17d

Reforms rise is really about the collapse of the Tories. Agree their long term potential is there in Wales, but political identities matter too.

Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 17d

Somewhat hastily written first thoughts on Caerphilly result www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Plaid Cymru’s victory in Caerphilly points to a new kind of electorate

The Welsh town’s byelection was a two-party race – but this time neither Labour nor the Conservatives were in it

www.theguardian.com

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