Richard Hayton

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Associate Professor of Politics, University of Leeds. Editor, BJPIR

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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · 6d

Guess that Labour won't be reviving this 2024 poster for a little while then. #budget

Labour poster from April 2024: 'Tory Tax double whammy'

Reposted by Richard Hayton, Graham Dutfield

Viktoria Spaiser @viktoriaspaiser.bsky.social · 28d

The second Global Tipping Points Report has been launched today. Please see our press release here: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Find the full report here: global-tipping-points.org @gsiexeter.bsky.social #TippingPoints #COP30

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Oct 7

And here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli.... Don’t think he promised to eat any books if proved wrong though.

Lib Dems will ‘almost undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories, says top pollster

Sir John Curtice made the stark warning at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference

www.independent.co.uk

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Oct 7

It’s being reported as a direct quote here: www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...

Sir John Curtice thinks the Tories are new Lib Dems – politicalbetting.com

www1.politicalbetting.com

Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · Oct 7

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Patrick O’Brien, Richard Hayton , and 1 more Ben H. Ansell, Patrick O’Brien, Richard Hayton, Daniel Wincott

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Sep 21

Britain’s zombie universities should put Schumpeter on the syllabus on.ft.com/46tIQC1 | opinion

Britain’s zombie universities should put Schumpeter on the syllabus

It’s time to borrow from the corporate crib sheets — and if all else fails, creative destruction is a force for good

on.ft.com

Reposted by Richard Hayton, Frank Fischer

Axel Gelfert @agelfert.bsky.social · Sep 19

Just deleted my academia.edu account after 17 (!) years -- the company's exploitative new terms of use are outrageous, and it's a shame such a blatant commercial sell-out is able to operate under the .edu top-level domain. If you are still on academia.edu, please consider deleting your account too.

Screenshot of account deletion process on academia.edu

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Sep 18

Realise I'm late to this, but this really is an excellent piece of writing by Ian Dunt.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Sep 14

The far-right is in its pomp. We will have to fight for our values like never before.

iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...

Reposted by Julian Petley, Ben Tonra, Richard Hayton

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Sep 14

The far-right is in its pomp. We will have to fight for our values like never before.

iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...

Reposted by Richard Hayton

BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #BJPIR John Peterson Best Article Prize for 2024 is Johanna Rodehau-Noack for her article ‘Counting bodies, preventing war: Future conflict and the ethics of fatality numbers’.

🎉 Congratulations to Johanna!

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Aug 7

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

Reposted by Richard Hayton, Jack Holland

BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Jul 16

📣 Have you heard? The BJPIR has achieved a new Impact Factor of 3.4!

This achievement is also reflected in our rankings:
📌 14th out of 169 in International Relations
📌 36th out of 322 in Political Science

Thank you for your support!

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jul 15

I didn’t have a great deal of hope for this column, but it turned out to be a damn good read.

James Marriott @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Times have allowed me to print the distilled essence of my life philosophy - I wrote this about why everyone should be a pessimist.

www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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James Marriott @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Times have allowed me to print the distilled essence of my life philosophy - I wrote this about why everyone should be a pessimist.

www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Reposted by Richard Hayton

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Jul 9

Seven years since this gem on BBC News

Reposted by Richard Hayton

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Jul 8

On taking my Dad to the cricket - and the public hitting the Tebbit test for six (2012)
www.britishfuture.org/how-the-tebb...

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · Jul 7

Martin Wolf: According to the IMF, the trend growth of GDP per head in the UK had been 2.5 per cent a year from 1990 to 2007: then, between 2008 and 2025, it was just 0.7 per cent. on.ft.com/4lf4OyV The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy

The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy

Political responses to a bad situation tend towards either charlatanism or timidity

on.ft.com

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Shannon Vallor, Anna Vignoles , and 5 more Jonathan Portes, Shannon Vallor, Anna Vignoles, Stephen P. Jenkins, Martin J. Smith, Alice Sullivan, Richard Hayton, Katherine Brickell

Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · Jul 7

Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research

Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year

www.timeshighereducation.com

Reposted by Richard Hayton

Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Jul 6

Two medieval* gatehouses in York for rent, yours for half the price of a room in a houseshare in Hackney. May contain remnants of a Richard III museum.
yorkmix.com/two-ancient-...

*Never ask a historic British building its true age or how much was rebuilt by the Victorians

Two ancient York gateways go up for rent

yorkmix.com

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 27

JOB: Lecturership in Political Theory

This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month post here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline: 11 July. Come and join us!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR708/l...

Lectureship in Political Theory at University of Leeds

An opportunity for an academic position as a Lectureship in Political Theory is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Reposted by Max Nathan, Richard Hayton

James Kanagasooriam @jameskanag.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some afternoon thoughts on UK politics and AI exposure and how it’s so different by geography politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...

The "collar flip"....what if class politics shifted in the UK?

Why the rise of AI, might change our politics in the UK (and US!)

politicalwhiteboard.substack.com

Reposted by Richard Hayton

BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Jun 25

📝 New BJPIR article out now!

'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945' by Colm Murphy (@colmpm.bsky.social‬) & Patrick Diamond

⬇️ Find the article in #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/QV4liQE

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945

Available in #OpenAccess

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Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 24

JOB: Lecturer in the Politics of Climate Change

This is a permanent post, based here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline 30 June, so please spread the word!

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

@polisatleeds.bsky.social

Jobs at the University of Leeds

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

Reposted by Sara Wallace Goodman, Richard Hayton, Matthijs Rooduijn , and 2 more Sara Wallace Goodman, Richard Hayton, Matthijs Rooduijn, Anne Deighton, Federico Steinberg

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jun 24

Most literature reviews miss the point. 
Not because they’re sloppy.
 But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.

In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...

🧵

Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours

Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · Jun 19

Very pleased to see my co-authored piece with Patrick Diamond for @bjpir.bsky.social published!

We use the case of the UK since 1945 to show that fiscal orthodoxy, macroeconomic prudence, and even 'austerity' can, in certain conditions, be pursued by the left as well as right.

But... (1/2)

Abstract for 'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945', authored by Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond.

The abstract is too long to put here, but click on the link in the second skeet to find a machine-readable version.

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Jun 6

With Reform UK making the headlines once again, here are a few thoughts from me on the Conservatives, Reform and the future of the right in Britain.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

To conserve or to reform? The reshaping of the right in British politics - British Politics

The right of British politics is being reshaped, threatening the dominant position of the Conservative Party. This paper analyses the symbiotic relationship between the Conservatives and Reform UK. It...

link.springer.com

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · May 1

Just read Rob’s excellent preview of today’s elections, super useful primer of what to look out for as the results come in! Suspect we’ll be seeing a lot of Nigel Farage on our screens over the next few days…

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · May 1

New Swingometer! A look at the elections taking place today, and what we might learn from them

swingometer.substack.com/p/local-elec...

Local elections preview

Things to watch out for as a fragmented England votes

swingometer.substack.com

Reposted by Richard Hayton

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · May 1

New Swingometer! A look at the elections taking place today, and what we might learn from them

swingometer.substack.com/p/local-elec...

Local elections preview

Things to watch out for as a fragmented England votes

swingometer.substack.com

Reposted by Richard Hayton

PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're very excited about next week's Political Studies Association Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🧵Here's a thread of the sessions run by the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group

Hopefully see you there!

@peckersley.bsky.social @tjarnold.bsky.social

Richard Hayton @richardhayton.com · Apr 9

If you are coming to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference next week, do join us on Weds for the
@bjpir.bsky.social Roundtable @aurelmondon.bsky.social & @tilley101.bsky.social to discuss Maya Goodfellow's prize winning paper on 'Race, capital and the British migration–development nexus'

BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Apr 8

💡 There will be a roundtable discussion of the contribution and significance of this insightful article, featuring Dr Lisa Tilley (SOAS, London - @tilley101.bsky.social) and Dr Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath - @aurelmondon.bsky.social ).

⬇️ Find the full paper here:
buff.ly/gLFGti2

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