Kiwi Ting
@kiwiting.bsky.social
Political Scientist | Formerly @lsegovernment.bsky.social @UniofReading | Parliamentary studies | Political career | 🇬🇧 & 🇭🇰 politics | Views are mine
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Kiwi Ting
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You are unmuted: The impact of virtual arrangements on women and old age legislators’ participation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract. During the COVID-19 pandemic, parliaments around the world implemented virtual arrangements to facilitate participation by legislators who were n
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🚨Publication alert🚨
I'm really excited to share my first solo publication on how virtual arrangement in the House of Commons affected women and older MPs' participation during the COVID-19 pandemic is now on #openaccess in Parliamentary Affairs🧵
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I'm really excited to share my first solo publication on how virtual arrangement in the House of Commons affected women and older MPs' participation during the COVID-19 pandemic is now on #openaccess in Parliamentary Affairs🧵
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You deserve all the ridicules you receive if you are reposting stuff from a website called "Dunning-Kruger-Times.com"
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You deserve all the ridicules you receive if you are reposting stuff from a website called "Dunning-Kruger-Times.com"
In a sense, I would never have guessed………
Louvre Heist Fallout Reveals Museum’s Video Security Password Was 'Louvre'
The Louvre heist was an instant joke online — a joke that gets even funnier when you learn the museum's video surveillance password.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
In a sense, I would never have guessed………
Vivian Kong, retired 🤺 who won 🥇 for Hong Kong in the Olympic in Paris, announced her candidacy for the Tourism sector seat for the upcoming LEGCO election
While it's not uncommon for former athletes to enter politics, this case highlights the absurdity the electoral system in Hong Kong, a🧵 1/
While it's not uncommon for former athletes to enter politics, this case highlights the absurdity the electoral system in Hong Kong, a🧵 1/
Hong Kong Olympic medallist Vivian Kong to run in legislative race
HK Olympic gold medallist fencer Vivian Kong will run in the "patriots only" Legislative Council (LegCo) elections as a tourism sector candidate.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Vivian Kong, retired 🤺 who won 🥇 for Hong Kong in the Olympic in Paris, announced her candidacy for the Tourism sector seat for the upcoming LEGCO election
While it's not uncommon for former athletes to enter politics, this case highlights the absurdity the electoral system in Hong Kong, a🧵 1/
While it's not uncommon for former athletes to enter politics, this case highlights the absurdity the electoral system in Hong Kong, a🧵 1/
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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...
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🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
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You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes
People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship
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October 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
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Why do rustbelts vote radical right? Studying the German Ruhr area, @nilsblossey.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social and I show: it’s not just about deindustrialization, but also about the original industrialization. Where coal is buried deeper and mining started later, the AfD is stronger today 1/12
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Why do rustbelts vote radical right? Studying the German Ruhr area, @nilsblossey.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social and I show: it’s not just about deindustrialization, but also about the original industrialization. Where coal is buried deeper and mining started later, the AfD is stronger today 1/12
In this paper, we will exploit the temporary disruption of mobile signal coverage in a quasi-experimental research design to explore……
'We could have no phone signal for a whole year'
A town's residents are facing the issue after a mast run by EE was taken down.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In this paper, we will exploit the temporary disruption of mobile signal coverage in a quasi-experimental research design to explore……
Under Pope Leo, the Catholic Church has resumed burning of dissidents 😂
Christopher Hale (@christopherjhale) on Threads
Someone shouted, “Go Cubs!” to Pope Leo.
The world's most famous @WhiteSox fan smiled and replied in Spanish: “They lost!”
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October 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Under Pope Leo, the Catholic Church has resumed burning of dissidents 😂
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💥Online first:
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
October 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
💥Online first:
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
"How populist citizens see the people and their place in representative democracy"
by Rosa Kindt @robert-a-huber.bsky.social & @kristofjacobs1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
And the farm is now covered in literal patriotic bullshit 😎
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
And the farm is now covered in literal patriotic bullshit 😎
Post for the House of Commons Modernisation Committee's consideration 😏
roadmenofwestminster on Instagram: "WARTIME PARLIAMENT 1/4 restored footage of the late Winston churchhill #parliament #roadmen #uk #politics #ww2 #winstonchurchill #c…"
WARTIME PARLIAMENT 1/4 restored footage of the late Winston churchhill #parliament #roadmen #uk #politics #ww2 #winstonchurchill #centralcee #ai
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October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Post for the House of Commons Modernisation Committee's consideration 😏
I suspect that, in a hundred years, "Members cannot vote whilst on a vehicle" is going to be one of those archaic parliamentary rules that political scientists introduce to amusing students in parliamentary study modules
Former first minister Vaughan Gething blocked from voting from car
Vaughan Gething was stopped from taking part in a Senedd vote on Wednesday because he was in a car.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I suspect that, in a hundred years, "Members cannot vote whilst on a vehicle" is going to be one of those archaic parliamentary rules that political scientists introduce to amusing students in parliamentary study modules
Growing up in Hong Kong, waking up in the middle of the night to watch the world cup is kinda normal
2026 World Cup: Fifa likely to schedule matches featuring European nations after midnight UK time
Fifa are likely to schedule World Cup matches involving major European nations after midnight UK time next year in an effort to combat heat issues that affected the recent Club World Cup.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Growing up in Hong Kong, waking up in the middle of the night to watch the world cup is kinda normal
Look! PR is the clear winner under FPTP😜
We're at #LabourConference2025 in Liverpool, asking party members about their views on our democracy.
The message is pretty clear: our voting system is long past its sell-by date.
It’s time to take action: it’s time for Proportional Representation 💪 #Lab25
The message is pretty clear: our voting system is long past its sell-by date.
It’s time to take action: it’s time for Proportional Representation 💪 #Lab25
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Look! PR is the clear winner under FPTP😜
I fear I can just keep reposting this until the end of the season/whenever he has been sacked 🤦🤦🤦
September 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I fear I can just keep reposting this until the end of the season/whenever he has been sacked 🤦🤦🤦
Said the person who required us to show our photo ID before we could cast our vote
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Said the person who required us to show our photo ID before we could cast our vote
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For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
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September 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"For the first time today, a member of parliament stood at the lectern of the German Bundestag with her baby," the parliament announced on its Instagram account.
German MP makes history with baby at the lectern
The German Green MP Hanna Steinmüller gave her speech on the budget of the Ministry of Construction with her baby in a baby carrier. According to the Bundestag, she made history with this premiere.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"For the first time today, a member of parliament stood at the lectern of the German Bundestag with her baby," the parliament announced on its Instagram account.
“There is not only a strong moral case for the UK to keep its word to those who are already in the UK under various visa schemes awaiting permanent residency, but in the case of Hongkongers, a significant economic rationale as well.”
Permanent residency for Hongkongers may be worth £4bn to UK economy, says thinktank
Analysis finds value of moved pensions savings could raise similar revenue by 2029 as a year’s air passenger duty
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September 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“There is not only a strong moral case for the UK to keep its word to those who are already in the UK under various visa schemes awaiting permanent residency, but in the case of Hongkongers, a significant economic rationale as well.”
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So we're all in agreement that copy-editing is dead, right?
September 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So we're all in agreement that copy-editing is dead, right?
He should invite Eminem to perform Without Me in his first show 😂
Breaking News: ABC said that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
He should invite Eminem to perform Without Me in his first show 😂
Maybe those who have been complaining about pronouns do have a point 🤦🤦🤦
A group called 'Our Party' is trying to take over 'Your Party'
A group called ‘Our Party’ is trying to take over ‘Your Party’
They've called for Corbyn and Sultana to 'hand the reins over to the grassroots membership'
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September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Maybe those who have been complaining about pronouns do have a point 🤦🤦🤦
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Just out at JOP (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....) : Why do so few working-class people hold office? It's not lack of interest. Noam Lupu and I ran 10 surveys in 8 countries and found no evidence of a social class gap in how often qualified people consider running.
September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just out at JOP (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....) : Why do so few working-class people hold office? It's not lack of interest. Noam Lupu and I ran 10 surveys in 8 countries and found no evidence of a social class gap in how often qualified people consider running.
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Superhappy to see this paper out in Politics & Governance. Together with Gijs Jan Brandsma (Radboud University) I show that size of PPG staffs increases parliamentary activity but decreases social media activity www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Superhappy to see this paper out in Politics & Governance. Together with Gijs Jan Brandsma (Radboud University) I show that size of PPG staffs increases parliamentary activity but decreases social media activity www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...