Jon Kirkup
@jonkirkup.bsky.social
Head of Department Politics and International Relations Cardiff University.
Politics and Public Policy. #LAWPL #QUB #AberIntetpol
Politics and Public Policy. #LAWPL #QUB #AberIntetpol
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Our #AccidentalJourney will also show some of the potential of the Railway Work, Life & Death project database - now including over 115,000 cases.
We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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Home - Railway Work, Life & Death
Find out more about work & accidents on Britain & Ireland's railways, c.1880s to 1939: including a free database of cases & weekly blog.
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Our #AccidentalJourney will also show some of the potential of the Railway Work, Life & Death project database - now including over 115,000 cases.
We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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We hope it'll encourage you to explore it for yourselves, in the #Railway200 year - & beyond!
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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Why Did Ulster Patients Travel to Scottish Asylums for Mental Health Care? 🧠
Scotland’s nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.
epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...
#histmed #Scotland
Scotland’s nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.
epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...
#histmed #Scotland
June 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Why Did Ulster Patients Travel to Scottish Asylums for Mental Health Care? 🧠
Scotland’s nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.
epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...
#histmed #Scotland
Scotland’s nineteenth-century chartered asylums had philanthropic roots and developed very differently from the Irish district asylum system.
epidemic-belfast.com/ulster-patie...
#histmed #Scotland
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I've never met an ex-miner who wanted their children to go underground.
The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.
The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.
Nigel Farage wants to reopen the coal mines in Wales.
While it may be nice to look back at our mining history with rose tinted glasses, the price for extracting the coal that built the modern world is still being paid by the people of Wales.
While it may be nice to look back at our mining history with rose tinted glasses, the price for extracting the coal that built the modern world is still being paid by the people of Wales.
June 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've never met an ex-miner who wanted their children to go underground.
The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.
The ones I have spoken to wanted better opportunities for them.
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“It’s very important history, but above all, it’s very readable and enjoyable history.” bit.ly/43yzlS9
Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians
Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians
‘It’s thrilling’: almost three centuries of the Belfast News Letter go online
The surviving editions of the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily can now be accessed free
bit.ly
June 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“It’s very important history, but above all, it’s very readable and enjoyable history.” bit.ly/43yzlS9
Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians
Histories of news in the news: surviving editions of the 'Belfast News Letter', the world’s oldest, continuously published English-language daily, can now be accessed free #Skystorians
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#OTD 1791 • Rev Dr Richard Price died aged 68.
He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...
#Wales #History
He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...
#Wales #History
April 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#OTD 1791 • Rev Dr Richard Price died aged 68.
He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...
#Wales #History
He was an influential Welsh moral philosopher and theologian, well-known for his influence on both the French and American Revolutions 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-friend-o...
#Wales #History
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A list of current public inquires.
Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a ‘new’ politics of public inquiries be emerging?
By Matthew Flinders
Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a ‘new’ politics of public inquiries be emerging?
By Matthew Flinders
The New Politics of Public Inquiries
An 'inquiry on inquiries’ at a time when more public inquiries are running concurrently than in any other time in British history.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
March 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A list of current public inquires.
Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a ‘new’ politics of public inquiries be emerging?
By Matthew Flinders
Why are public inquiries now so commonly created and what does this say about the changing nature of British politics? And how might a ‘new’ politics of public inquiries be emerging?
By Matthew Flinders
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The German defence ministry, army and foreign ministry are no longer using Twitter. The Foreign Ministry will use BlueSky. Defence Ministry on WhatsApp. Might occasionally post on X to challenge specific misinformation, but not using it for public communication
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
January 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The German defence ministry, army and foreign ministry are no longer using Twitter. The Foreign Ministry will use BlueSky. Defence Ministry on WhatsApp. Might occasionally post on X to challenge specific misinformation, but not using it for public communication
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Inflation is running at 2.6%. It was 16% in 1974.
Friday's DAILY MAIL: UK faces crisis like the 1970s, Reeves warned
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#TomorrowsPapersToday
January 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Inflation is running at 2.6%. It was 16% in 1974.
I keep reminding myself when it comes to Trump/Musk announcements: keep one eye on the weather but focus on the changing climate.
January 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I keep reminding myself when it comes to Trump/Musk announcements: keep one eye on the weather but focus on the changing climate.
Latest X/Twitter update: Eastenders end credits drumroll.
January 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Latest X/Twitter update: Eastenders end credits drumroll.
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BlueSky 26.2 million users, globally, up from 6 million in last 4 months 2024
Rough estimate 5% UK.
Could roughly mean 250k UK users to 1.25 million since Sept.
Would like a UK total and daily UK stat
Twitter had 23m UK accounts. Daily UK users from 8 million 2023 down to 5 million in Sept24
Rough estimate 5% UK.
Could roughly mean 250k UK users to 1.25 million since Sept.
Would like a UK total and daily UK stat
Twitter had 23m UK accounts. Daily UK users from 8 million 2023 down to 5 million in Sept24
January 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
BlueSky 26.2 million users, globally, up from 6 million in last 4 months 2024
Rough estimate 5% UK.
Could roughly mean 250k UK users to 1.25 million since Sept.
Would like a UK total and daily UK stat
Twitter had 23m UK accounts. Daily UK users from 8 million 2023 down to 5 million in Sept24
Rough estimate 5% UK.
Could roughly mean 250k UK users to 1.25 million since Sept.
Would like a UK total and daily UK stat
Twitter had 23m UK accounts. Daily UK users from 8 million 2023 down to 5 million in Sept24
If I was a GOP supporter in the Midwest, I would be getting increasingly bored with Musk posting about the statutory functions of Oldham country council.
I assume his eye will shift to more homegrown concerns after Jan 20th.
I assume his eye will shift to more homegrown concerns after Jan 20th.
January 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
If I was a GOP supporter in the Midwest, I would be getting increasingly bored with Musk posting about the statutory functions of Oldham country council.
I assume his eye will shift to more homegrown concerns after Jan 20th.
I assume his eye will shift to more homegrown concerns after Jan 20th.
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If you are (or know) a student interested in politics, elections, public opinion & quant methods and are looking for a sandwich placement for 2025-2026, we're currently recruiting for our student placement in the YouGov political team boards.eu.greenhouse.io/yougov/jobs/...
Junior Research Executive - Student Placement
London, United Kingdom
boards.eu.greenhouse.io
January 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you are (or know) a student interested in politics, elections, public opinion & quant methods and are looking for a sandwich placement for 2025-2026, we're currently recruiting for our student placement in the YouGov political team boards.eu.greenhouse.io/yougov/jobs/...
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The striking thing is how marginal the Parliament would be. 271 seats would be won by a party getting under a third of the vote. 221 seats have a lead of less than 5%, 87 are within 2%. So very small shifts under first past the post could lead to radically different outcomes
December 28, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The striking thing is how marginal the Parliament would be. 271 seats would be won by a party getting under a third of the vote. 221 seats have a lead of less than 5%, 87 are within 2%. So very small shifts under first past the post could lead to radically different outcomes
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Look who I found…
Alban Arthan Hapus pawb, Happy Winter Solstice!
The shortest day is upon us, now the light will start to be returned to the sky 🌌
Alban Arthan Hapus pawb, Happy Winter Solstice!
The shortest day is upon us, now the light will start to be returned to the sky 🌌
December 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Look who I found…
Alban Arthan Hapus pawb, Happy Winter Solstice!
The shortest day is upon us, now the light will start to be returned to the sky 🌌
Alban Arthan Hapus pawb, Happy Winter Solstice!
The shortest day is upon us, now the light will start to be returned to the sky 🌌
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With the "Stormont Brake" in the Windsor Framework being used for the first time, here's my earlier detailed legal analysis of that process
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/03/just...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/03/just...
December 21, 2024 at 12:01 PM
With the "Stormont Brake" in the Windsor Framework being used for the first time, here's my earlier detailed legal analysis of that process
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/03/just...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/03/just...
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It's striking how much Tory members differ from the public on these qs:
"It's important for leaders to be able to manipulate...to get their way"(+15/-21)
"I like self-confident leaders who regard themselves as exceptional"(+32/-32)
"Britain needs strong leaders...prepared to break rules" (+1/-65)
"It's important for leaders to be able to manipulate...to get their way"(+15/-21)
"I like self-confident leaders who regard themselves as exceptional"(+32/-32)
"Britain needs strong leaders...prepared to break rules" (+1/-65)
From our new article "What do Britons Want in a Political Leader? (journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....) Table 2 on "The Darker Side of Leadership" - the General Public, Tory and Labour members (two tribes or what?).
December 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM
It's striking how much Tory members differ from the public on these qs:
"It's important for leaders to be able to manipulate...to get their way"(+15/-21)
"I like self-confident leaders who regard themselves as exceptional"(+32/-32)
"Britain needs strong leaders...prepared to break rules" (+1/-65)
"It's important for leaders to be able to manipulate...to get their way"(+15/-21)
"I like self-confident leaders who regard themselves as exceptional"(+32/-32)
"Britain needs strong leaders...prepared to break rules" (+1/-65)
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If you've ever wondered why parliamentary oratory isn't what it was, I've been reading about Lord Brougham's "superhuman" speech ("the best ever made") on the Reform Bill in 1831.
He drank two bottles of port while speaking, ending up so drunk he needed help to put the question to the House.
He drank two bottles of port while speaking, ending up so drunk he needed help to put the question to the House.
December 3, 2024 at 4:31 PM
If you've ever wondered why parliamentary oratory isn't what it was, I've been reading about Lord Brougham's "superhuman" speech ("the best ever made") on the Reform Bill in 1831.
He drank two bottles of port while speaking, ending up so drunk he needed help to put the question to the House.
He drank two bottles of port while speaking, ending up so drunk he needed help to put the question to the House.
I suspect we are a few short days away from the 'Greg Wallace cookery hour' on GB News.
With branded merchandise: the Woke Wok
With branded merchandise: the Woke Wok
December 2, 2024 at 4:31 AM
I suspect we are a few short days away from the 'Greg Wallace cookery hour' on GB News.
With branded merchandise: the Woke Wok
With branded merchandise: the Woke Wok
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But another theory behind crime’s growing importance may have little to do with total numbers at all
For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
7/8
For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
7/8
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM
But another theory behind crime’s growing importance may have little to do with total numbers at all
For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
7/8
For reasons I explain in the piece, Britain appears to have lost faith in the ability of police to solve crime. Trust in police is plummeting - a pattern seen more starkly among women…
7/8
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Overperception of outrage is stronger for people who spend more time online discussing politics. So if you’re mainly consuming political content on Twitter, you’re getting an even more distorted view of the world.
December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Overperception of outrage is stronger for people who spend more time online discussing politics. So if you’re mainly consuming political content on Twitter, you’re getting an even more distorted view of the world.
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Fascinating history of the Welsh Not. I’d never considered that a driving force would have been local teachers looking to help children advance by becoming bilingual. I’d always assumed it was solely an attack on Welsh identity open.spotify.com/episode/47jP... . Well done @hiraethpod.bsky.social
The History and the Politics of the Welsh Not
Hiraeth - Welsh Politics · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Fascinating history of the Welsh Not. I’d never considered that a driving force would have been local teachers looking to help children advance by becoming bilingual. I’d always assumed it was solely an attack on Welsh identity open.spotify.com/episode/47jP... . Well done @hiraethpod.bsky.social
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Commons majority of 75 for the second reading of the assisted dying bill
November 29, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Commons majority of 75 for the second reading of the assisted dying bill
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Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social