Joe Chrisp
@joechrisp.bsky.social
Research Associate @ Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath
Political economy, comparative politics, welfare states, basic income
Political economy, comparative politics, welfare states, basic income
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From @philipjcowley.bsky.social - thanks to a happy coincidence we have a much more rigorous than usual understanding of the impact of Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. As Cowley puts it "It is not obvious this was the intended outcome"
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From @philipjcowley.bsky.social - thanks to a happy coincidence we have a much more rigorous than usual understanding of the impact of Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. As Cowley puts it "It is not obvious this was the intended outcome"
Wonder if there’s a more surefire way to get research shared on Bluesky than to paint Musk or his businesses in a bad light
Starlink's connection speeds drop below the federal definition of "broadband" at a density of ~7 customers per square mile, according to recent research. The more the customers in an area, the slower everybody's connections get. Data shows that 83% of US Starlink customers get sub-broadband speeds.
thexlab.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wonder if there’s a more surefire way to get research shared on Bluesky than to paint Musk or his businesses in a bad light
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Today's stories saying the unemployment rate has risen from 4.6 to 4.7% tell only part of the story. The same data - the Labour Force Survey - shows this rise comes from more people who were inactive starting to look for work and so being classified as unemployed, which is good news 🧵 /1
July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today's stories saying the unemployment rate has risen from 4.6 to 4.7% tell only part of the story. The same data - the Labour Force Survey - shows this rise comes from more people who were inactive starting to look for work and so being classified as unemployed, which is good news 🧵 /1
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We know a lot about what makes people vote Reform. But what kind of opposition messages might Reform or Farage be vulnerable to?
Some new @persuasionuk.bsky.social research out today as featured on @newstatesman.com pod! Give it a read if you want.
strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messa...
Some new @persuasionuk.bsky.social research out today as featured on @newstatesman.com pod! Give it a read if you want.
strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messa...
What messages might Reform be vulnerable to?
Exploring weaknesses in the Farage brand - an experiment.
strongmessagehere.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We know a lot about what makes people vote Reform. But what kind of opposition messages might Reform or Farage be vulnerable to?
Some new @persuasionuk.bsky.social research out today as featured on @newstatesman.com pod! Give it a read if you want.
strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messa...
Some new @persuasionuk.bsky.social research out today as featured on @newstatesman.com pod! Give it a read if you want.
strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messa...
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📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨
"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"
Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
🧵👇
"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"
Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
🧵👇
July 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📣 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨
"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"
Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
🧵👇
"School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support"
Just published in @wepsocial.bsky.social with @nspmartin.bsky.social and @rolandkappe.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
🧵👇
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My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting - The Constitution Society
An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.
consoc.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
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Our campaign launches today with the publication of a new Constitution Society report setting out how low and unequal turnout is undermining UK democracy, and why "Australian-style" compulsory voting is the most effective solution
Universal Suffrage? - Campaign for Compulsory Voting
This report - authored by Dr. David Klemperer, and published jointly by the Constitution Society and the Campaign for Compulsory Voting - sets out in detail the case for introducing compulsory voting ...
compulsoryvoting.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Our campaign launches today with the publication of a new Constitution Society report setting out how low and unequal turnout is undermining UK democracy, and why "Australian-style" compulsory voting is the most effective solution
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The 1906, 1964 and 1997 governments all took several years to work out a coherent social security policy; some might ask if Wilson ever got there. If the Starmer government is serious about reducing poverty, this is a natural point for a reset and a proper review of the social safety-net.
July 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The 1906, 1964 and 1997 governments all took several years to work out a coherent social security policy; some might ask if Wilson ever got there. If the Starmer government is serious about reducing poverty, this is a natural point for a reset and a proper review of the social safety-net.
Do we think the repeated use of '2-child benefit cap' to describe the 2-child limit matters or is it just pedantry to care? There is def widespread misunderstanding that it applies to child benefit and I would assume some confusion with the benefit cap. But is it a losing battle regardless of terms?
May 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Do we think the repeated use of '2-child benefit cap' to describe the 2-child limit matters or is it just pedantry to care? There is def widespread misunderstanding that it applies to child benefit and I would assume some confusion with the benefit cap. But is it a losing battle regardless of terms?
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We are excited to annouce that *Renewal - a journal of social democracy* has relaunched with a new publisher, a new editorial team, and a newly-revamped website.
Our relaunch issue is now available here to both new and existing subscribers: renewal.org.uk/journal/volu...
Our relaunch issue is now available here to both new and existing subscribers: renewal.org.uk/journal/volu...
Volume 33, Issue 1
A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.
renewal.org.uk
May 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We are excited to annouce that *Renewal - a journal of social democracy* has relaunched with a new publisher, a new editorial team, and a newly-revamped website.
Our relaunch issue is now available here to both new and existing subscribers: renewal.org.uk/journal/volu...
Our relaunch issue is now available here to both new and existing subscribers: renewal.org.uk/journal/volu...
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People have real problems believing Reform voters don't come from Labour, if not recently, then in the past.
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
May 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
People have real problems believing Reform voters don't come from Labour, if not recently, then in the past.
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
A small proportion do, but let's look at how far back you'd have to go now ...
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Labour MPs seeing the party's support collapse among graduates:
May 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Labour MPs seeing the party's support collapse among graduates:
Great thread on an under discussed element of the means test
New @resfoundation.bsky.social research out today assesses how the capital rules in Universal Credit are affecting recipients, where the system is falling short, and what can be done to improve it. Some key findings… ⬇️
April 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great thread on an under discussed element of the means test
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Loved working on this paper. We have too narrow a view of economic self-interest in politics. People also support policies and parties that protect those we care about…the family is a key focal point for these concerns.
NEW -
Family Matters: How Concerns about the Financial Wellbeing of Young Relatives Shape the Political Preferences of Older Adults - cup.org/3Gny1bz
- @zackgp94.bsky.social, @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans
#OpenAccess
Family Matters: How Concerns about the Financial Wellbeing of Young Relatives Shape the Political Preferences of Older Adults - cup.org/3Gny1bz
- @zackgp94.bsky.social, @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans
#OpenAccess
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Loved working on this paper. We have too narrow a view of economic self-interest in politics. People also support policies and parties that protect those we care about…the family is a key focal point for these concerns.
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Today is a major landmark in English devolution.
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
Details of Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026
www.gov.uk
April 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today is a major landmark in English devolution.
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will take control of over £1bn of funding devolved from central government on areas like transport, housing and employment support.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Teaching the political economy of the green transition this term, I used, and learned from, some amazing 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. A 🧵 on some of the best. Further suggestions are very welcome, I'll add them below.
March 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Teaching the political economy of the green transition this term, I used, and learned from, some amazing 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. A 🧵 on some of the best. Further suggestions are very welcome, I'll add them below.
I have wondered how low the threshold has to go before it stops being broadly "progressive" to freeze thresholds (at the household level). But we're clearly not there yet.
The Chancellor did not need to concentrate so much of her fiscal consolidation on welfare.
Extending the freeze in personal tax thresholds by just a single year would have saved almost as much (£3.9 billion in 2029-30) and would have been shared much more widely across 24 million households.
Extending the freeze in personal tax thresholds by just a single year would have saved almost as much (£3.9 billion in 2029-30) and would have been shared much more widely across 24 million households.
March 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I have wondered how low the threshold has to go before it stops being broadly "progressive" to freeze thresholds (at the household level). But we're clearly not there yet.
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…unless the boy is Korean in which case he has definitely become more right-wing 👀
March 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
…unless the boy is Korean in which case he has definitely become more right-wing 👀
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Rethink public policy. Explore creative approaches to contemporary public policy strategy, design, and delivery in a global context.
Read why our MSc in Public Policy matters on today’s blog: buff.ly/xxYHrQ3
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Read why our MSc in Public Policy matters on today’s blog: buff.ly/xxYHrQ3
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Why Public Policy Matters in Today's World
In today’s rapidly changing world, effective public policy is crucial for addressing the myriad challenges we face. From trade, healthcare and education to environmental sustainability and so…
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March 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Rethink public policy. Explore creative approaches to contemporary public policy strategy, design, and delivery in a global context.
Read why our MSc in Public Policy matters on today’s blog: buff.ly/xxYHrQ3
More details about the course can be found here: buff.ly/NSt3Nrs
Read why our MSc in Public Policy matters on today’s blog: buff.ly/xxYHrQ3
More details about the course can be found here: buff.ly/NSt3Nrs
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I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence.
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
‘Labour should drop the chainsaw rhetoric and stop trying to impress journalists' - LabourList
Morgan Jones argues that Labour does not need to riff on Milei and Musk.
labourlist.org
March 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence.
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
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Not sure about this from the IFS. In the real world, I'm not convinced that changing an incredibly miserly income of £4,732 per year to a still-miserly £5,096 per year is going to persuade people, who would otherwise have got a job, that they're now so financially comfortable, they're not going to.
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Not sure about this from the IFS. In the real world, I'm not convinced that changing an incredibly miserly income of £4,732 per year to a still-miserly £5,096 per year is going to persuade people, who would otherwise have got a job, that they're now so financially comfortable, they're not going to.
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As I said to BBCBreakfast government *isn’t* proposing reform. It’s cuts.
The DWP has a genuine plan for reform to help more people get support, healthcare & work when they can.
Treasury is driving the opposite. Cruel & counterproductive cuts for short term savings.
The DWP has a genuine plan for reform to help more people get support, healthcare & work when they can.
Treasury is driving the opposite. Cruel & counterproductive cuts for short term savings.
🗣️ "We are very worried and appalled"
Our Director of Policy, Research & Impact, Helen Barnard spoke to BBC Breakfast about the UK government's plans to cut vital disability support.
Our Director of Policy, Research & Impact, Helen Barnard spoke to BBC Breakfast about the UK government's plans to cut vital disability support.
March 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
As I said to BBCBreakfast government *isn’t* proposing reform. It’s cuts.
The DWP has a genuine plan for reform to help more people get support, healthcare & work when they can.
Treasury is driving the opposite. Cruel & counterproductive cuts for short term savings.
The DWP has a genuine plan for reform to help more people get support, healthcare & work when they can.
Treasury is driving the opposite. Cruel & counterproductive cuts for short term savings.
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I've written new post looking at 'Corbynites' and how their vote has changed since 2019 & why
Just over half voted Labour in 2024 but just under half did not
Why leave?
Short answer: Starmer moved to the right of them + Gaza
Long answer: read the article!
Link: tinyurl.com/56prs9me
🧵results👇
Just over half voted Labour in 2024 but just under half did not
Why leave?
Short answer: Starmer moved to the right of them + Gaza
Long answer: read the article!
Link: tinyurl.com/56prs9me
🧵results👇
March 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've written new post looking at 'Corbynites' and how their vote has changed since 2019 & why
Just over half voted Labour in 2024 but just under half did not
Why leave?
Short answer: Starmer moved to the right of them + Gaza
Long answer: read the article!
Link: tinyurl.com/56prs9me
🧵results👇
Just over half voted Labour in 2024 but just under half did not
Why leave?
Short answer: Starmer moved to the right of them + Gaza
Long answer: read the article!
Link: tinyurl.com/56prs9me
🧵results👇
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This is an excellent piece by @jeevunsandher.bsky.social - it is worth highlighting too that lower levels of formal political engagement of younger people reduces the incentives for politicians to address the growing generational economic divide. jeevunsandher.substack.com/p/whose-econ...
Whose Economic Growth Is it Anyway?
How To Make A Growing Economy Benefit All
jeevunsandher.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is an excellent piece by @jeevunsandher.bsky.social - it is worth highlighting too that lower levels of formal political engagement of younger people reduces the incentives for politicians to address the growing generational economic divide. jeevunsandher.substack.com/p/whose-econ...
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Huge pleasure working with Karl, Eunice and Craig on Renewal - & really looking forward to seeing what @morganj0nes.bsky.social, @dmk1793.bsky.social, Lise Butler & Jack Jeffrey do with the journal going forward.
Some of my favourite pieces from last 2 years, all of which hold up pretty well: 🧵
Some of my favourite pieces from last 2 years, all of which hold up pretty well: 🧵
The print copy of the most recent Renewal arrived recently, completing this volume and our last as the current editorial team.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Huge pleasure working with Karl, Eunice and Craig on Renewal - & really looking forward to seeing what @morganj0nes.bsky.social, @dmk1793.bsky.social, Lise Butler & Jack Jeffrey do with the journal going forward.
Some of my favourite pieces from last 2 years, all of which hold up pretty well: 🧵
Some of my favourite pieces from last 2 years, all of which hold up pretty well: 🧵