Chris Terry-Enescu
@cjterry.bsky.social
Former political researcher and professional elections nerd specialising in electoral and party systems. Current day market research analyst for museums, heritage, the arts and charities around the world. UK's number one Romania-phile. Still a nerd. He/him
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The coalitionable, inoffensive, Labour Party
How party strategy in European PR systems can tell us about Labour's victory, and a journey through the weird and wonderful operation of Britain's electoral system.
open.substack.com
I decided to get one of those substack things people have and write about how Labour's victory is a reminder of how party strategy changes in a multi party, volatile environment. There's a bit about the 1977 Dutch election if you like that sort of thing
open.substack.com/pub/election...
open.substack.com/pub/election...
Says a lot about the state of the world that I saw the far right candidate in second and breathed a sign of relief.
Portugal, 48.4% of polling stations counted:
Presidential election, first round today
Seguro (PS-S&D): 30.4%
Ventura (CH-PfE): 26.9%
M. Mendes (*-EPP): 14.5%
Gouveia e Melo (*): 11.9%
Cotrim (IL-RE): 11.6%
Martins (BE-LEFT): 1.8%
Filipe (PCP-LEFT): 1.2%
...
+/- vs.
➤ europeelects.eu/portugal
Presidential election, first round today
Seguro (PS-S&D): 30.4%
Ventura (CH-PfE): 26.9%
M. Mendes (*-EPP): 14.5%
Gouveia e Melo (*): 11.9%
Cotrim (IL-RE): 11.6%
Martins (BE-LEFT): 1.8%
Filipe (PCP-LEFT): 1.2%
...
+/- vs.
➤ europeelects.eu/portugal
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Says a lot about the state of the world that I saw the far right candidate in second and breathed a sign of relief.
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Borders expert here! This ia a steaming pile of horseshit.
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Borders expert here! This ia a steaming pile of horseshit.
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Portugal is having a presidential election tomorrow (Sunday).
It is a fairly unusual one, which is representative of how much the political landscape has changed in the country.
Here is some quick context about it, in case that is of interest:
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It is a fairly unusual one, which is representative of how much the political landscape has changed in the country.
Here is some quick context about it, in case that is of interest:
1/9
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Portugal is having a presidential election tomorrow (Sunday).
It is a fairly unusual one, which is representative of how much the political landscape has changed in the country.
Here is some quick context about it, in case that is of interest:
1/9
It is a fairly unusual one, which is representative of how much the political landscape has changed in the country.
Here is some quick context about it, in case that is of interest:
1/9
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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UK blueskier 90% of the time: It's cold and it's mean spirited and I don't like it here anymore.
Uk Blueskier when an american lib UK posts:
🎵 Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Uk Blueskier when an american lib UK posts:
🎵 Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
UK blueskier 90% of the time: It's cold and it's mean spirited and I don't like it here anymore.
Uk Blueskier when an american lib UK posts:
🎵 Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Uk Blueskier when an american lib UK posts:
🎵 Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Former minister of state for immigration, Robert Jenrick, there.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Former minister of state for immigration, Robert Jenrick, there.
Schodinger's defection.
Nigel Farage announces Robert Jenrick's arrival and then.... nothing happens.
"Wouldn't this be a funny way to end this day," he quips.
Reform UK appears to have lost Jenrick....
"Wouldn't this be a funny way to end this day," he quips.
Reform UK appears to have lost Jenrick....
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Schodinger's defection.
Thank God the Tories have got rid of that arrogant schemer from the Shadow Justice Sec portfolio. Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check who the new Shadow Justice Sec is.
NEW: Kemi Badenoch confirms that Nick Timothy -Theresa May's former chief of staff at No 10 - will be the new shadow justice secretary.
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Thank God the Tories have got rid of that arrogant schemer from the Shadow Justice Sec portfolio. Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check who the new Shadow Justice Sec is.
Big Kemi is watching you.
'I am sick of psychodrama!'
'We have people everywhere!'
'We have people everywhere!'
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Big Kemi is watching you.
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You just know that somewhere there is a WhatsApp message from Jenrick saying “We are currently clean on OPSEC”.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
You just know that somewhere there is a WhatsApp message from Jenrick saying “We are currently clean on OPSEC”.
It's giving Erdogan addressing the nation via facetime during the 2016 coup
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
It's giving Erdogan addressing the nation via facetime during the 2016 coup
Yes. YES. YES!
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Yes. YES. YES!
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is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
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Man I am getting a completely different takeaway from this chart than everyone else. This is a sign that electoral politics isn’t really about policy or messaging, it’s about large groups of people reacting to events. People don’t hear arguments, they see things happening and change their stances.
Commiserations to Matty Yglesias, the merry band of well funded centrists, and all the major politics desks behind them
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Man I am getting a completely different takeaway from this chart than everyone else. This is a sign that electoral politics isn’t really about policy or messaging, it’s about large groups of people reacting to events. People don’t hear arguments, they see things happening and change their stances.
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Going to tell people in the South that this is actually what the North looks like
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Going to tell people in the South that this is actually what the North looks like
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in other news apparently you can now get shot for being smug
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
in other news apparently you can now get shot for being smug
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> looking for a new culture policy
> ask culture secretary if their new policy is actual culture policy or banging on sky towns
> she doesn't understand
> i pull out an illustrated diagram to explain
> she laughs and says "it's a good policy ma'am"
> i look at the new policy website
> it's towns
> ask culture secretary if their new policy is actual culture policy or banging on sky towns
> she doesn't understand
> i pull out an illustrated diagram to explain
> she laughs and says "it's a good policy ma'am"
> i look at the new policy website
> it's towns
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
> looking for a new culture policy
> ask culture secretary if their new policy is actual culture policy or banging on sky towns
> she doesn't understand
> i pull out an illustrated diagram to explain
> she laughs and says "it's a good policy ma'am"
> i look at the new policy website
> it's towns
> ask culture secretary if their new policy is actual culture policy or banging on sky towns
> she doesn't understand
> i pull out an illustrated diagram to explain
> she laughs and says "it's a good policy ma'am"
> i look at the new policy website
> it's towns
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The UK continues to build towards the platonic ideal of the ultimate chad economy that consists solely of OnlyFans, BettingShops and Warhammer.
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The UK continues to build towards the platonic ideal of the ultimate chad economy that consists solely of OnlyFans, BettingShops and Warhammer.
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The line from the Justice Department in the US is that investigating Renee Good's shooter isn't necessary (www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...) but investigating her widow is (www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...)
I honestly don't understand how these monsters live with themselves.
I honestly don't understand how these monsters live with themselves.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The line from the Justice Department in the US is that investigating Renee Good's shooter isn't necessary (www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...) but investigating her widow is (www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...)
I honestly don't understand how these monsters live with themselves.
I honestly don't understand how these monsters live with themselves.
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More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
This website is free.
(Both momentarily and of CSAM)
(Both momentarily and of CSAM)
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
This website is free.
(Both momentarily and of CSAM)
(Both momentarily and of CSAM)
What's the point of a Conservative Party which thinks people should be able to able to generate pictures of underage girls in bikinis, seriously.
Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
What's the point of a Conservative Party which thinks people should be able to able to generate pictures of underage girls in bikinis, seriously.