Dr David Jeffery
@drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in British politics at the University of Liverpool. Expect academic work, parkrun/triathlon spam, and graphs. Views my own 🏳️🌈
Book: Whatever Happened to Tory Liverpool? Free ebook (& other links)--> https://linktr.ee/david_jeffery
Book: Whatever Happened to Tory Liverpool? Free ebook (& other links)--> https://linktr.ee/david_jeffery
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A brief 'about me': I'm a senior lecturer in British politics @ the University of Liverpool. I'm always looking to discuss work/collaborate & my interests include:
- British party politics (esp leadership elex)
- Voting behaviour
- local government
- local identities
- Liverpool
- maps and graphs 😍
- British party politics (esp leadership elex)
- Voting behaviour
- local government
- local identities
- Liverpool
- maps and graphs 😍
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CfP: Baldwin & a Conservatism seminar series - mailchi.mp/6b149a8cbcab...
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
CfP: Baldwin & a Conservatism seminar series - mailchi.mp/6b149a8cbcab...
It's a pleasure to be at the University of Tours for a conference on the future of the Conservative Party, in memory of our colleague Agnés Alexandre-Collier.
The @psaconservatism.bsky.social specialist group is also sponsoring a roundtable on the future of British conservatism.
The @psaconservatism.bsky.social specialist group is also sponsoring a roundtable on the future of British conservatism.
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It's a pleasure to be at the University of Tours for a conference on the future of the Conservative Party, in memory of our colleague Agnés Alexandre-Collier.
The @psaconservatism.bsky.social specialist group is also sponsoring a roundtable on the future of British conservatism.
The @psaconservatism.bsky.social specialist group is also sponsoring a roundtable on the future of British conservatism.
Spent the morning geeking out on the Dutch elections - a bad night for Geert Wilders, but not as bad for the populist radical right generally.
We also saw some shuffling among the centre - collapse of the Christian democratic NSC boosted the CSA and liberal D66.
#Netherlands
We also saw some shuffling among the centre - collapse of the Christian democratic NSC boosted the CSA and liberal D66.
#Netherlands
October 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Spent the morning geeking out on the Dutch elections - a bad night for Geert Wilders, but not as bad for the populist radical right generally.
We also saw some shuffling among the centre - collapse of the Christian democratic NSC boosted the CSA and liberal D66.
#Netherlands
We also saw some shuffling among the centre - collapse of the Christian democratic NSC boosted the CSA and liberal D66.
#Netherlands
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"A clear divide exists in local government along overlapping economic and cultural lines. Reform councillors typically take the most rightwing positions (except on the NHS) followed by the Conservatives, including on tax & spend." Top survey research from @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social & Mitya Pearson.
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
Reform councillors are more aligned with Greens when it comes to building more houses but take quite different views on crime and tax and spend.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"A clear divide exists in local government along overlapping economic and cultural lines. Reform councillors typically take the most rightwing positions (except on the NHS) followed by the Conservatives, including on tax & spend." Top survey research from @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social & Mitya Pearson.
New article out in @uk.theconversation.com! What are the big divides among GB councillors?
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
theconversation.com/how-englands...
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
theconversation.com/how-englands...
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
Reform councillors are more aligned with Greens when it comes to building more houses but take quite different views on crime and tax and spend.
theconversation.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New article out in @uk.theconversation.com! What are the big divides among GB councillors?
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
theconversation.com/how-englands...
How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
theconversation.com/how-englands...
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Happy Birthday! It was an excellent workshop with lots of great papers from a sampling of chapters & wider discussions. The weather also held up nicely so we had lunch on the Square! I'm certain the book will be a valuable contribution to leadership & #Conservative studies. @livunipol.bsky.social
Celebrating my final day of being 32 by hosting an academic workshop at @livunipol.bsky.social for our upcoming book 'The Truss and Sunak premierships: the challenges of party renewal in the post-Johnson Conservative Party', with @andrewcrines.bsky.social.
July 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Birthday! It was an excellent workshop with lots of great papers from a sampling of chapters & wider discussions. The weather also held up nicely so we had lunch on the Square! I'm certain the book will be a valuable contribution to leadership & #Conservative studies. @livunipol.bsky.social
Celebrating my final day of being 32 by hosting an academic workshop at @livunipol.bsky.social for our upcoming book 'The Truss and Sunak premierships: the challenges of party renewal in the post-Johnson Conservative Party', with @andrewcrines.bsky.social.
July 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Celebrating my final day of being 32 by hosting an academic workshop at @livunipol.bsky.social for our upcoming book 'The Truss and Sunak premierships: the challenges of party renewal in the post-Johnson Conservative Party', with @andrewcrines.bsky.social.
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MPs voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales on June 20.
56 MPs switched their vote between rounds, but how did religion affect their choice?
#UoL's @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social investigates in our latest article written for @theconversation.com.
👉 theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
56 MPs switched their vote between rounds, but how did religion affect their choice?
#UoL's @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social investigates in our latest article written for @theconversation.com.
👉 theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
Assisted dying: 56 MPs switched their vote between rounds – here’s how religion affected their choices
A group of MPs switched their vote between second and third reading, with those identifying as religious more likely to end up opposing the law change.
theconversation.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
MPs voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales on June 20.
56 MPs switched their vote between rounds, but how did religion affect their choice?
#UoL's @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social investigates in our latest article written for @theconversation.com.
👉 theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
56 MPs switched their vote between rounds, but how did religion affect their choice?
#UoL's @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social investigates in our latest article written for @theconversation.com.
👉 theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
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Thanks to our brilliant academic speakers @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @and Cristina Leston-Bandeira @universityofleeds.bsky.social who spoke at yesterday's Seminar for UK #Teachers: The Work of a Peer with @ukparliament.parliament.uk
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Thanks to our brilliant academic speakers @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @and Cristina Leston-Bandeira @universityofleeds.bsky.social who spoke at yesterday's Seminar for UK #Teachers: The Work of a Peer with @ukparliament.parliament.uk
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Great reps from @livunipol.bsky.social, meeting MPs, journalists, & our brilliant professional #alumni networking in #Westminster! A great way into a professional career is through #postgraduate study, such as our Public Admin Policy MA! www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/publ... @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great reps from @livunipol.bsky.social, meeting MPs, journalists, & our brilliant professional #alumni networking in #Westminster! A great way into a professional career is through #postgraduate study, such as our Public Admin Policy MA! www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/publ... @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
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Following the recent #UK-#EU summit, #Britain is moving closer to the EU again.
So why does the idea of Britain rejoining the customs union, single market or the EU itself still seem so unlikely?
Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
So why does the idea of Britain rejoining the customs union, single market or the EU itself still seem so unlikely?
Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
Is the UK-EU reset a step to Britain rejoining the single market?
There is support in the UK for closer relations with the EU, but there remain major obstacles to taking more ambitious steps like rejoining the single market.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Following the recent #UK-#EU summit, #Britain is moving closer to the EU again.
So why does the idea of Britain rejoining the customs union, single market or the EU itself still seem so unlikely?
Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
So why does the idea of Britain rejoining the customs union, single market or the EU itself still seem so unlikely?
Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
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💥 New: Is the UK-EU reset the first step toward Britain rejoining the single market?
✍️ Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
✍️ Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
Is the UK-EU reset a step to Britain rejoining the single market?
There is support in the UK for closer relations with the EU, but there remain major obstacles to taking more ambitious steps like rejoining the single market.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
💥 New: Is the UK-EU reset the first step toward Britain rejoining the single market?
✍️ Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
✍️ Mitya Pearson @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social & @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
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"What do MPs really think about immigration? We surveyed them to find out" @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and Mitya Pearson
What do MPs really think about immigration? We surveyed them to find out
Members of the public are more likely than MPs to think immigration has been too high in recent years.
theconversation.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"What do MPs really think about immigration? We surveyed them to find out" @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and Mitya Pearson
Ahead of the assisted dying vote on Friday, I'm in @uk.theconversation.com looking at how religion, party, and demographics influenced the 2nd reading vote.
Assisted dying bill: religious MPs were more likely to oppose law change in first round of voting theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
Assisted dying bill: religious MPs were more likely to oppose law change in first round of voting theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
Assisted dying bill: religious MPs were more likely to oppose law change in first round of voting
MPs will soon vote on Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill. Analysis of the second reading shows how religion, identity and party shaped support and opposition.
theconversation.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ahead of the assisted dying vote on Friday, I'm in @uk.theconversation.com looking at how religion, party, and demographics influenced the 2nd reading vote.
Assisted dying bill: religious MPs were more likely to oppose law change in first round of voting theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
Assisted dying bill: religious MPs were more likely to oppose law change in first round of voting theconversation.com/assisted-dyi...
Liverpool might seem solidly Labour but Reform could soon become the city's main opposition.
This map shows 2nd-placed parties from the 2014/15 local elections - north Liverpool is almost as purple as our wheelie bins (...and might explain Dan Carden’s shift towards blue Labour)
This map shows 2nd-placed parties from the 2014/15 local elections - north Liverpool is almost as purple as our wheelie bins (...and might explain Dan Carden’s shift towards blue Labour)
May 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Liverpool might seem solidly Labour but Reform could soon become the city's main opposition.
This map shows 2nd-placed parties from the 2014/15 local elections - north Liverpool is almost as purple as our wheelie bins (...and might explain Dan Carden’s shift towards blue Labour)
This map shows 2nd-placed parties from the 2014/15 local elections - north Liverpool is almost as purple as our wheelie bins (...and might explain Dan Carden’s shift towards blue Labour)
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NEW! Delighted to have a new article in Parliamentary Affairs that deals with the topic everyone is talk about - #Badenoch's election as @Conservatives leader! With @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and Tim Heppell, the article can be found here: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a... @livunipol.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW! Delighted to have a new article in Parliamentary Affairs that deals with the topic everyone is talk about - #Badenoch's election as @Conservatives leader! With @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and Tim Heppell, the article can be found here: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a... @livunipol.bsky.social
🚨 We've got a new journal article out analysing bases of support in the Conservative Party leadership election.
🧐The decline of ideology as a key determinant of MPs' voting behaviour is striking.
🤓and since the contest ended in Nov, this is a quick turnaround for academia!
🧐The decline of ideology as a key determinant of MPs' voting behaviour is striking.
🤓and since the contest ended in Nov, this is a quick turnaround for academia!
NEW! Delighted to have a new article in Parliamentary Affairs that deals with the topic everyone is talk about - #Badenoch's election as @Conservatives leader! With @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and Tim Heppell, the article can be found here: academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a... @livunipol.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 We've got a new journal article out analysing bases of support in the Conservative Party leadership election.
🧐The decline of ideology as a key determinant of MPs' voting behaviour is striking.
🤓and since the contest ended in Nov, this is a quick turnaround for academia!
🧐The decline of ideology as a key determinant of MPs' voting behaviour is striking.
🤓and since the contest ended in Nov, this is a quick turnaround for academia!
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Quick comparison to the population at large, because I was curious. MPs % first, then Wikipedia's % from combined census data from 2021-22:
Christian 54.7 vs 46.53
None 36.4 vs 37.75
Muslim 3.9 vs 5.97
Jewish 2 vs 0.41
Sikh 1.9 vs 0.79
Hindu 0.9 vs 1.59
Buddhist 0.2 vs 0.43
Christian 54.7 vs 46.53
None 36.4 vs 37.75
Muslim 3.9 vs 5.97
Jewish 2 vs 0.41
Sikh 1.9 vs 0.79
Hindu 0.9 vs 1.59
Buddhist 0.2 vs 0.43
🚨Today, MPs are voting on assisted dying.
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Quick comparison to the population at large, because I was curious. MPs % first, then Wikipedia's % from combined census data from 2021-22:
Christian 54.7 vs 46.53
None 36.4 vs 37.75
Muslim 3.9 vs 5.97
Jewish 2 vs 0.41
Sikh 1.9 vs 0.79
Hindu 0.9 vs 1.59
Buddhist 0.2 vs 0.43
Christian 54.7 vs 46.53
None 36.4 vs 37.75
Muslim 3.9 vs 5.97
Jewish 2 vs 0.41
Sikh 1.9 vs 0.79
Hindu 0.9 vs 1.59
Buddhist 0.2 vs 0.43
🚨Today, MPs are voting on assisted dying.
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
April 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨Today, MPs are voting on assisted dying.
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
Religion plays a key role in this debate - but until now, we haven’t had good public* data on MPs’ religious affiliations.
So I built a dashboard to fix that:
🔗https://davidjeffery.shinyapps.io/mp-religion/
⬇️ Here's the breakdown of the religion of MPs
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Calling all Disraeli fans 📢📢 Our new edited volume is out now, Open Access! Ft. essays by @jonparryhis.bsky.social @davidjeffery.bsky.social, Peter Ghosh, Freya Johnson, Alex Middleton and many, many more. Please share! journals.openedition.org/cve/15440
101 Printemps | 2025 Benjamin Disraeli (1804‒1881): His Lives and ...
Les articles réunis dans ce volume sont issus du colloque de la SFEVE sur « Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) : His Lives and Afterlives » organisé les 25 et 26 janvier 2024 par Catherine Marshall, en...
journals.openedition.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Calling all Disraeli fans 📢📢 Our new edited volume is out now, Open Access! Ft. essays by @jonparryhis.bsky.social @davidjeffery.bsky.social, Peter Ghosh, Freya Johnson, Alex Middleton and many, many more. Please share! journals.openedition.org/cve/15440
Very glad that my article 'Competing Disraeli-isms: Tory Democracy and One-Nation Conservatism' is now out in Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
(and here's me meeting the man himself in Ormskirk on Saturday)
🔗 doi.org/10.4000/13qsw
(and here's me meeting the man himself in Ormskirk on Saturday)
🔗 doi.org/10.4000/13qsw
April 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Very glad that my article 'Competing Disraeli-isms: Tory Democracy and One-Nation Conservatism' is now out in Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens
(and here's me meeting the man himself in Ormskirk on Saturday)
🔗 doi.org/10.4000/13qsw
(and here's me meeting the man himself in Ormskirk on Saturday)
🔗 doi.org/10.4000/13qsw
Very excited by the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social new Reactionary Politics specialist group - great to have a group dedicated to the study of me.
April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Very excited by the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social new Reactionary Politics specialist group - great to have a group dedicated to the study of me.
Liverpool half-marathon was amazing - got round in 1:22:43, shaving 5 mins off my pb from 2014 (though running past my flat was mentally tough...)
March 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Liverpool half-marathon was amazing - got round in 1:22:43, shaving 5 mins off my pb from 2014 (though running past my flat was mentally tough...)
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Delighted to wholeheartedly recommend my friend, colleague, & research co-author @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social for election to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Executive Committee! He is a hardworking, dedicated, & highly organised scholar who will bring energy to the #PSA Exec! Vote for David!
March 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Delighted to wholeheartedly recommend my friend, colleague, & research co-author @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social for election to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Executive Committee! He is a hardworking, dedicated, & highly organised scholar who will bring energy to the #PSA Exec! Vote for David!