Tim Bale

@timbale.bsky.social

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Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com .. more

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Timothy Paul Bale is an English political scientist who is professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London.

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Political science 83%

Sociology 6%

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Reposted by Diane Coyle, Anna O. Law, Andrew Scott , and 6 more Diane Coyle, Anna O. Law, Andrew Scott, Tim Bale, Rosemary A. Joyce, Cameron Brick, Duncan Bell, Andrew Jacobs, Renaud Morieux

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 1d

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years

An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out this truly is the perfect start to the day. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

The Shuttleworths - Your Very Good Elf - BBC Sounds

Why is John Shuttleworth taking down the Christmas tree today?

www.bbc.co.uk

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Will - never met an even bigger fan of Gary's than me!

Reposted by Tim Bale, Charles West, Scott G. Bruce

Dr Sue Oosthuizen @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social · 1d

How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).

Season's greetings to you all!

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Axel Bruns, David N. Thomas , and 10 more Diane Coyle, Axel Bruns, David N. Thomas, Tim Bale, Huw Price, Niels Werber, Kelly Smith, Mark Robinson, Paul Nightingale, Björn Heile, Claire Jowitt, Maksym Polyakov, Virginia Sapiro

Pete @petetheref.bsky.social · 1d

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

A propos of nothing, we were out this morning and saw that combination of letters on a (non-personalised) car numberplate. Made my day - sometimes it's the small things.

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F.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 2d

**Gen X face**

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Gary Love @garylove.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @timbale.bsky.social for his positive and very clear review of our edited book on the history of the centre-right in Northwest Europe. Available on Early View in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social for those who have access.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Continental ‘Tories’: How Different from ‘our’ Tories?

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · 2d

God jul to everyone celebrating today! (except the Phd schwindler who sent me an AI smelling outline at 3 am on a topic I don’t work on).

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Santa's Got An Airplane

YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

Harsh but fair. (Source: www.ft.com/content/11a8...)

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

And they say satire's dead. 😂

"Far from the outdated stereotypes, today’s bookmakers are lively community hubs. During the festive season especially, betting shops take on a special atmosphere filled with excitement, companionship and familiar routine that many people look forward to each year."

Betting shops are keeping community spirit alive this Christmas

Walk into a betting shop this Christmas and you will find something Britain is in danger of losing. Laughter, conversation, familiar faces and a re...

www.politicshome.com

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

Must be a total pain in the proverbial to be sanctioned. On the other hand, being labelled a mastermind must be rather gratifying.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2d

As ever, it's the squeaky (tractor) wheel that gets the oil.

'Like The Thick Of It': Labour MPs In Despair After Starmer's Latest U-Turn

The prime minister has performed a dramatic climbdown on planned changes to inheritance tax for farmer.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 2d

This again. flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/t...

The business celebs are clueless too

There’s a lot of inane (and sometimes insane) rubbish on Twitter. 140 characters is rarely enough to say anything meaningful. Occasionally, though, someone puts something out there which just…

flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com

Reposted by Tim Bale, Jonathan Hopkin, Seán Hanley

TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 2d

How would you motivate people to study foreign languages?

This German caller has the ultimate, definitive answer.

[I love this so much 💙]

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 2d

Wish there were still TV programmmes interviewing French critical theorists

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 2d

This is going to end with Ed Davey on the run from a CIA hit squad

Eurobot @eurobot.bsky.social · 2d

Former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has been sanctioned by the United States for threatening Twitter with consequences for possible inaction on removal of illegal content and disinformation requirements. #Image(s) #EuropeanUnion

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

But it was Trump's plan! Who could possibly have foreseen this happening?

Two months in, the Gaza ceasefire is floundering

The consequences will ripple beyond the Middle East

www.economist.com

Reposted by Tim Bale, Nick Pearce

Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 3d

From Snape, Suffolk with the solstice sun beaming down on the Alde river... I wish you, my valued followers, peace, joy and love this festive season.

The sun beaming down on the watery, reedy fringes of a flooded river.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

First they came for the birds; then they came for the planes. 😂

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

That's just the sermon, but if you want the whole bible: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... (and try entering discount code BGE25):

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Re-upping or anyone wanting to settle (or have) a ding-dong argument over the festive season. 1/2

The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealed

Voters cared a lot less about tax than you might think.

theconversation.com

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Saw it yesterday at the cinema. Five Stars. Cracking tale. Great acting. And morally really interesting.

Amon Warmann @amonwarmann.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the coolest tube posters I’ve seen #WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

I missed a trick there!

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 3d

The bit that gets missed in the scandal around Farage's schooldays is that his school made him a prefect - despite warnings from staff about his conduct.

It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.

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Amon Warmann @amonwarmann.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the coolest tube posters I’ve seen #WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop , and 11 more Kim L. Scheppele, Richard S.J. Tol, Dorothy Bishop, Brigitte Nerlich, Brendan Nyhan, Ken Caldeira, Tim Bale, Jonathan Wolff, John Collins, Daniel W. Drezner, R. M. Wilson, Michael D. McDonald, Jon Dean, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

Only £15.52 and delivery by Christmas Eve apparently. Get it before the Tories ditch Kemi and render the front cover (but not the basic thesis, that they've become an ersatz populist radical right party and much good it's done them) outdated! www.amazon.co.uk/Conservative...

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile in Australia: Call that a pothole?

Pothole of the week in an Australian newspaper. It has a modest Christmas tree in it.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Tim Bale, Alistair Munro , and 6 more Richard S.J. Tol, Tim Bale, Alistair Munro, Richard Waite, Stephen D. Murphy, Margot C. Finn, David Underdown, David L. Anderson, Kathleen Kennedy

Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 4d

NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹

They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.

A new scoop for The Reengineer!

www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...

Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate

The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter

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