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Peter Allen
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Professor of Politics & Co-Director of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath, U.K. / British politics, representation, public sphere / HOW TO THINK ABOUT POLITICS out Feb(US) March(UK) w/OUP / http://www.peter-allen.co.uk .. more

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Feb 12
My book is now available to pre-order from OUP ahead of a March 27th UK release date. Use the code AUFLY30 to get it for £11.89 — global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 3d
That opening ceremony was a celebration of a bunch of things that government no longer had the imagination, political will, or state capacity to achieve even by 2012.

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 11d
Everything you always wanted to know about the Bribery Act (but were afraid to ask)

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 11d
‘However, avoiding and engaging with politics are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Often, both impulses coexist in people, especially when faced with something as simultaneously provocative and exhausting as hard-right populism’.

Great column by Andy Beckett. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now | Andy Beckett
In California, daily life under Trump is marked by sporadic resistance and avoidance. Neither will defeat the autocrats, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com

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Karl Pike @karlpike.bsky.social · 20d
We are seeing increased illiberalism, and anti-liberalism, in our politics. The Labour party has a responsibility, as a government and as a centre-left political tradition, to counter this illiberalism, which takes different forms.
fabians.org.uk/hearts-and-m...
Hearts and minds | Fabian Society
Fabian Society
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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · 22d
My write-up for The Conversation on how a strategy of "short-term pain for long-term gain" could be losing the government support from the more short-term-focused of its voters:

theconversation.com/keir-starmer...

Trailed in the FT this morning (www.ft.com/content/e984...)
Keir Starmer needs to give voters short-term gain to persuade them he can deliver long-term renewal
Keir Starmer says painful decisions are needed now to fix the country for the future. But voters may not stick around to find out if he’s right.
theconversation.com

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Matthew Barnfield @mbarnfield.bsky.social · 22d
Great to speak to @greenmirandahere.bsky.social for today's FT Inside Politics about the latest finding from our politics of (im)patience project, w/ @karlpike.bsky.social and @philipjcowley.bsky.social.

www.ft.com/content/e984...
Labour sheds support from impatient Britons
Research shows party losing voters who want results now, with women more likely to prioritise short-term gains
www.ft.com

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Philip Cowley @philipjcowley.bsky.social · 22d
Latest from our politics of impatience project - some excellent analysis by @mbarnfield.bsky.social showing Labour is losing the jam today voters.

Labour sheds support from impatient Britons: on.ft.com/48EaX4h

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 26d
This is one of academics working on British Politics that might be of interest, I put it together back when everyone initially moved so might be missing newer arrivals go.bsky.app/EqXUQbt

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 27d
I’ve written a response to @samuelmoyn.bsky.social’s recent essay in Democracy Project - agreeing with him about the problem of gerontocracy, but suggesting his advocacy of weighted votes for the young ignores an obvious egalitarian alternative: compulsory voting
An egalitarian answer to gerontocracy
Debates about gerontocracy often focus on the age of leaders, but the deeper issue lies in the age of electorates. Older citizens vote far more than the young, skewing democratic outcomes. This blo…
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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 27d
Really enjoyed this, especially the contemporary references you included for the young audience such as mentions of Monty Python and Mystic Meg. Reminds me of talking to my UG students about their CD collections.

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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 27d
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

In this special live episode recorded in front of pupils from schools in Doncaster, David talks to political scientist @robfordmancs.bsky.social about whether Nigel Farage is really going to be the UK’s next Prime Minister.

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 29d
This was the front of the card #eighties
A very eighties Christmas card that has a picture of a candle and reads “Season’s Greetings”

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · 29d
A delightful but poignant find in a second-hand copy of Ulysses that bought this weekend. I doubt that someone today would think that they could ‘make their life useful again’ after a divorce by getting more involved in politics.
A card that reads: Dear Name and Name, How are you both? I are still in Shropshire , inspite of one valiant attempt fo get back to Oxfordshire , my parents’ home county. Name and I finally parted for good and all last July (1982) He met someone in the Psychology Dept at Keele and they are now living together in Sussex. I was very upset, as you can imagine, and I am still not properly back to my old self. Such is life though and I try to make my life useful in other respects. I am once again involned in the L.P. and C.N.D. I would love to hear from you and hear how life treats you in South Wales. Have a lovely time at Christmas. Take care, Name XX

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Oct 9
Print and send this chart (from your newsletter on Tuesday) to every household in the country.
A graph from the FT showing government spending by age cohort. Over-70s have more spent on them than any other age cohort.

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PSA Political Psychology Specialist Group @psapolpsychology.bsky.social · Oct 2
This time in two weeks, we will launch our autumn/winter seminar series. We have an exciting line-up of four online talks covering a range of topics in political psychology.

All presentations are on Thursdays at 12:00 UK.

Sign up to attend here!: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...
Political Psychology | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
Political Psychology is a multi-disciplinary group established to provide a forum for collaboration, discussion and support for political psychology scholars and practitioners as well as to facilitate...
www.psa.ac.uk

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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · Oct 1
🚨 New article out today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !

📄 “Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests”

With Bonnie Meguid, @hildecoffe.bsky.social & Miki Kittilson

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Strategic Inclusion Without Transformation: How Populist Radical Right Parties Engage With Women’s Interests - Bonnie M. Meguid, Hilde Coffé, Ana Catalano Weeks, Miki Caul Kittilson, 2025
Despite their Männerparteien reputation, populist radical right (PRR) parties have recently expanded their agendas to include women’s interests. When do they em...
doi.org

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BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Sep 30
📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'Does independent regulation of MPs’ pay and expenses improve political trust? Evidence from a survey experiment' by Helen Bramah.

🔗 buff.ly/FPMxXzL

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · Sep 30
The UK’s voting system is under pressure – is reform possible?
A new APPG proposal for a National Commission could offer a fair, open path forward.
Read our latest IPR blog by @dmk1793.bsky.social 👇
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Why a “National Commission” is the way forward for electoral reform
Electoral reform is back on the UK’s political agenda as First-Past-the-Post strains under the pressures of multi-party politics. The new APPG for Fair Elections proposes a National Commission to e…
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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 19
Congratulations 🥂

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David S. Moon @daimoon.bsky.social · Sep 15
New article out in @bjpir.bsky.social that investigates the #WWE + Welsh Government 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 deal to host “Clash at the Castle 2002” in Cardiff.

Mixing nation branding & pro-wrestling literature it analyses how WWE fit the Cymru Wales Brand into its broadcasts. (1/?)

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
National gimmicks as soft power strategy: WWE’s Clash at the Castle and the performance of the Cymru Wales Brand This article introduces the concept of the national gimmick – a performative, stylised persona derived from professional wrestling – as an effective lens for analysing government nation branding and soft power strategies. Using WWE’s Clash at the Castle and its 2022 partnership with the Welsh Government as a case study, the article demonstrates how governments employ entertainment spectacles to project curated national identities to global audiences. It argues that professional wrestling’s emphasis on stereotype, performance, and narrative makes it an especially potent medium for understanding how states simplify and disseminate nation brands. By examining the portrayal of the Cymru Wales Brand through WWE media, and the tensions surrounding Welsh representation at the event, the article highlights both the potential and the limitations of such partnerships. This interdisciplinary contribution bridges political communication and pro-wrestling studies to advance the study of government’s soft power strategies and the politics of branding.

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · Sep 14
It was a very great pleasure to appear on one of my favourite podcasts, and to talk with David Runciman about the Past, Present, and Future (!) of electoral reform & proportional representation
ppfideas.bsky.social Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Sep 14
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

For the first episode in a new series about the ideas that could help democracy work better David talks to @dmk1793.bsky.social of the Constitution Society about proportional representation. When will we get serious electoral reform in the UK?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Sep 14
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

For the first episode in a new series about the ideas that could help democracy work better David talks to @dmk1793.bsky.social of the Constitution Society about proportional representation. When will we get serious electoral reform in the UK?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 12
A different kind of Oxford union

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 4
Congratulations, if that’s the word(?)

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 4
The persistence of New Labour ideas and people was something @ntmatthews.bsky.social and I discussed in our paper from last year titled “New Labour and Political Myth”, free to read www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 3
Possibly the only place in London with smaller offices than SPIR?

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Peter Allen @peterallen.bsky.social · Sep 2
An aside, but which podcast app do you use? The transcripts are easier to read than the Spotify ones.