Nathaniel Sablan
@nathanielsablan.bsky.social
PhD Student researching Select Committees in the House of Lords 🇬🇺🇬🇧
Would go to war for Ruben Neves 🐺
Would go to war for Ruben Neves 🐺
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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My PhD viva is coming up next week and preparations have been made all the more enjoyable 1) by the wonderful PGR community at Sheffield and 2) by @nathanielsablan.bsky.social’s puppy Otis trying to eat the custard creams whilst I practice my responses.
I wonder if he likes e-petitions?
I wonder if he likes e-petitions?
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My PhD viva is coming up next week and preparations have been made all the more enjoyable 1) by the wonderful PGR community at Sheffield and 2) by @nathanielsablan.bsky.social’s puppy Otis trying to eat the custard creams whilst I practice my responses.
I wonder if he likes e-petitions?
I wonder if he likes e-petitions?
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📘 Delighted that my first peer-reviewed article has been published @bjpir.bsky.social
🏴🏴🇬🇧 It explores the accountability of intergovernmental policymaking between Scotland, Wales and UK.
🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🙏 Thanks @psa-parliaments.bsky.social for all the support!
🏴🏴🇬🇧 It explores the accountability of intergovernmental policymaking between Scotland, Wales and UK.
🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🙏 Thanks @psa-parliaments.bsky.social for all the support!
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📘 Delighted that my first peer-reviewed article has been published @bjpir.bsky.social
🏴🏴🇬🇧 It explores the accountability of intergovernmental policymaking between Scotland, Wales and UK.
🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🙏 Thanks @psa-parliaments.bsky.social for all the support!
🏴🏴🇬🇧 It explores the accountability of intergovernmental policymaking between Scotland, Wales and UK.
🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🙏 Thanks @psa-parliaments.bsky.social for all the support!
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Super excited to see the second paper from my PhD now published!
I find that making MPs' pay and expenses more salient significantly reduces political trust. Raising awareness of the regulator mitigates this effect when mentioning pay, but does not improve trust when expenses are mentioned.
I find that making MPs' pay and expenses more salient significantly reduces political trust. Raising awareness of the regulator mitigates this effect when mentioning pay, but does not improve trust when expenses are mentioned.
📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!
'Does independent regulation of MPs’ pay and expenses improve political trust? Evidence from a survey experiment' by Helen Bramah.
🔗 buff.ly/FPMxXzL
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
'Does independent regulation of MPs’ pay and expenses improve political trust? Evidence from a survey experiment' by Helen Bramah.
🔗 buff.ly/FPMxXzL
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Super excited to see the second paper from my PhD now published!
I find that making MPs' pay and expenses more salient significantly reduces political trust. Raising awareness of the regulator mitigates this effect when mentioning pay, but does not improve trust when expenses are mentioned.
I find that making MPs' pay and expenses more salient significantly reduces political trust. Raising awareness of the regulator mitigates this effect when mentioning pay, but does not improve trust when expenses are mentioned.
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Does China's party-state capitalist model mean it can fully decarbonise its economy?
Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis
🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5
Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis
🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5
September 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Does China's party-state capitalist model mean it can fully decarbonise its economy?
Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis
🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5
Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis
🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5
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Great article from @sheffielducu.bsky.social on how, despite what university leadership might suggest, the data clearly shows any financial issues at the institution are not a result of 'sector-wide' problems, but a result of their mismanagement. Please read!
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...
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Why the University of Sheffield’s problems are made in Sheffield
University management claims the current financial situation is entirely down to external factors. The evidence suggests otherwise.
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Great article from @sheffielducu.bsky.social on how, despite what university leadership might suggest, the data clearly shows any financial issues at the institution are not a result of 'sector-wide' problems, but a result of their mismanagement. Please read!
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...
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NEW BOOK: In February I'll be publishing my book on New Labour's domestic policies with @manchesterup.bsky.social... You can pre-order already, it's only £20! Go on, treat yourself. (1/2) www.amazon.co.uk/New-Labour-B...
New Labour, New Britain?: How the Blair Governments Reshaped the Country
Buy New Labour, New Britain?: How the Blair Governments Reshaped the Country by O’Hara, Glen (ISBN: 9781526146328) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
NEW BOOK: In February I'll be publishing my book on New Labour's domestic policies with @manchesterup.bsky.social... You can pre-order already, it's only £20! Go on, treat yourself. (1/2) www.amazon.co.uk/New-Labour-B...
Not only was Diogo part of the Wolves team that I am most fond of, but always was such a hardworking player who seemed down to earth. Truly sad news
🟡 BREAKING: Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash, according to local reports in Spain news.sky.com/story/liverp...
Liverpool football star Diogo Jota, 28, killed in car crash - report
Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash, according to local reports in Spain.
news.sky.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not only was Diogo part of the Wolves team that I am most fond of, but always was such a hardworking player who seemed down to earth. Truly sad news
What is interesting about this polling, from my own research, is just how widely accepted and agreeable these types of changes are. From defenders of the institution broadly as it is, to those more critical of the House. Yet...
We have new opinion polling on House of Lords reform!
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
There is overwhelming public support to go beyond the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers (due to be debated in the Lords on Wednesday), including to limit prime ministerial appointments and cap the chamber's size.
A thread 👇
July 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What is interesting about this polling, from my own research, is just how widely accepted and agreeable these types of changes are. From defenders of the institution broadly as it is, to those more critical of the House. Yet...
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Sending solidarity and a donation to the hardship fund of @newcastleucu.bsky.social on the day they are hosting a national @ucu.org.uk demo. They are an inspiration for the action we all need to take to resist this vandalism of the higher education sector #stopthecuts.
Our members are on strike for over 30 days, Solidarity in the form of donations to our hardship fund are VERY welcome! All details and a template motion can be found here. ncl.web.ucu.org.uk/newcastle-uc...
Newcastle UCU Local Hardship Fund: Policies and Procedures
For the upcoming dispute, the Newcastle University UCU branch has created a local fund specifically aimed at assisting hourly paid / casual staff and those for whom the loss of income due to strike ac...
ncl.web.ucu.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Sending solidarity and a donation to the hardship fund of @newcastleucu.bsky.social on the day they are hosting a national @ucu.org.uk demo. They are an inspiration for the action we all need to take to resist this vandalism of the higher education sector #stopthecuts.
Two thoughts on this.
1: Gaming is potentially at a bubble point, with AAA games becoming more and more expensive to make (see work of @jasonschreier.bsky.social). Not taking it seriously means that the UK could suddenly be missing an industry in which it is considered one of the world leaders.
1: Gaming is potentially at a bubble point, with AAA games becoming more and more expensive to make (see work of @jasonschreier.bsky.social). Not taking it seriously means that the UK could suddenly be missing an industry in which it is considered one of the world leaders.
My column this week: how if you want to understand the forces shaping politics, both at an electoral and ideological level, you have to understand videogames:
If you don’t understand Nintendo Switch 2, you won’t understand the modern world
No savvy politician can get away with treating gaming as if it were a passing fad
www.ft.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Two thoughts on this.
1: Gaming is potentially at a bubble point, with AAA games becoming more and more expensive to make (see work of @jasonschreier.bsky.social). Not taking it seriously means that the UK could suddenly be missing an industry in which it is considered one of the world leaders.
1: Gaming is potentially at a bubble point, with AAA games becoming more and more expensive to make (see work of @jasonschreier.bsky.social). Not taking it seriously means that the UK could suddenly be missing an industry in which it is considered one of the world leaders.
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It’s really time in British politics we had a discussion about how political elites remaining on X are being exposed to increasingly extreme/fringe views but are completely unaware of it.
June 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It’s really time in British politics we had a discussion about how political elites remaining on X are being exposed to increasingly extreme/fringe views but are completely unaware of it.
I really love this paper and it gets to one of the main obstacles I had to overcome when starting my PhD.
It felt hard to tap into how people had actually done their research and I felt like I had to muddle through (with support of peers) to get to how to *do* research
It felt hard to tap into how people had actually done their research and I felt like I had to muddle through (with support of peers) to get to how to *do* research
Do you ever read qualitative social science; sociology, psychology, criminology, and the like, and get a sense that the methods just don't give enough insight into what actually happened? Yep, me to, esp in relation to where scholars' ideas came from. More here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I really love this paper and it gets to one of the main obstacles I had to overcome when starting my PhD.
It felt hard to tap into how people had actually done their research and I felt like I had to muddle through (with support of peers) to get to how to *do* research
It felt hard to tap into how people had actually done their research and I felt like I had to muddle through (with support of peers) to get to how to *do* research
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Congratulations #CPFC! 🏆
Did you know, Crystal Palace Park hosted the F.A. Cup Final 21 times between 1895 and 1914, with crowds often over 100,000.
Then as now, history is made at the Palace.
(Painting by Charles Cundall: 1926 3rd round tie between Corinthians and Man City)
Did you know, Crystal Palace Park hosted the F.A. Cup Final 21 times between 1895 and 1914, with crowds often over 100,000.
Then as now, history is made at the Palace.
(Painting by Charles Cundall: 1926 3rd round tie between Corinthians and Man City)
May 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Congratulations #CPFC! 🏆
Did you know, Crystal Palace Park hosted the F.A. Cup Final 21 times between 1895 and 1914, with crowds often over 100,000.
Then as now, history is made at the Palace.
(Painting by Charles Cundall: 1926 3rd round tie between Corinthians and Man City)
Did you know, Crystal Palace Park hosted the F.A. Cup Final 21 times between 1895 and 1914, with crowds often over 100,000.
Then as now, history is made at the Palace.
(Painting by Charles Cundall: 1926 3rd round tie between Corinthians and Man City)
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UK has a comparatively difficult registration process.
Our comparative analysis of registration difficulty in 62 countries is timely as Labour consider introducing automatic voter registration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our comparative analysis of registration difficulty in 62 countries is timely as Labour consider introducing automatic voter registration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Britain has one of most difficult voter registration processes, report finds
UK system makes it a ‘real outlier’ among liberal democracies, according to study examining 62 countries
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
UK has a comparatively difficult registration process.
Our comparative analysis of registration difficulty in 62 countries is timely as Labour consider introducing automatic voter registration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Our comparative analysis of registration difficulty in 62 countries is timely as Labour consider introducing automatic voter registration.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Standing strong at The Wave and Elmfield today. We're on strike for the most fundamental reason - to protect colleagues jobs from management vandalism #UCUstrikes @sheffielducu.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Standing strong at The Wave and Elmfield today. We're on strike for the most fundamental reason - to protect colleagues jobs from management vandalism #UCUstrikes @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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New (first! 🥳) Publication 🚨
High-street retail vacancies, capturing economic decline, are linked to increased support of UK's populist party, UKIP (now Reform).
High-street retail vacancies, capturing economic decline, are linked to increased support of UK's populist party, UKIP (now Reform).
May 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New (first! 🥳) Publication 🚨
High-street retail vacancies, capturing economic decline, are linked to increased support of UK's populist party, UKIP (now Reform).
High-street retail vacancies, capturing economic decline, are linked to increased support of UK's populist party, UKIP (now Reform).
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Very grateful to @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social
for highlighting the important issue of treaty scrutiny, the need for reform, and my proposed Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill in the Law Society Gazette today. (Short 🧵)
for highlighting the important issue of treaty scrutiny, the need for reform, and my proposed Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill in the Law Society Gazette today. (Short 🧵)
The role of parliament is to hold ministers to account while the aim of ministers is to take decisions without undue interference by MPs and peers. Nowhere are the cards more stacked against parliament than by making treaties in the conduct of foreign affairs.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/scrutinisi...
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Scrutinising treaties
What parliament should do so that ministers are held to account
rozenberg.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Very grateful to @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social
for highlighting the important issue of treaty scrutiny, the need for reform, and my proposed Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill in the Law Society Gazette today. (Short 🧵)
for highlighting the important issue of treaty scrutiny, the need for reform, and my proposed Treaties Ratification (Parliamentary Consent) Bill in the Law Society Gazette today. (Short 🧵)
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I've started a substack which I hope to use to share some of my thoughts and work about political sociology and voting behaviour. The first post concerns income-based voting patterns in British politics
Income patterns in voting at the 2024 UK general election
A hidden but persistent relationship
joshgoddard.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've started a substack which I hope to use to share some of my thoughts and work about political sociology and voting behaviour. The first post concerns income-based voting patterns in British politics
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NEW BLOG: Exploring Parliament: Working together to make sense of Westminster `
The editors of Exploring Parliament, @ameakin.bsky.social, @louisevthompson.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation.
The editors of Exploring Parliament, @ameakin.bsky.social, @louisevthompson.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation.
Exploring Parliament: Working together to make sense of Westminster `
The editors of Exploring Parliament, Cristina Leston Bandeira, Alexandra Meakin and Louise Thompson, explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation
constitution-unit.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
NEW BLOG: Exploring Parliament: Working together to make sense of Westminster `
The editors of Exploring Parliament, @ameakin.bsky.social, @louisevthompson.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation.
The editors of Exploring Parliament, @ameakin.bsky.social, @louisevthompson.bsky.social & @estrangeirada.bsky.social explain why the book is necessary, and what readers can expect from its second incarnation.
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First day of 10 days of @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike. Elmfield building representing. #stopthecuts
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
First day of 10 days of @sheffielducu.bsky.social strike. Elmfield building representing. #stopthecuts
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We had a great event this week arranged by UKICE (whose project is sadly being brought to an end by ESRC).
Arranged by @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social & me a bit.
It is great being able to get so many ECRs (from across the world) doing fascinating work, together in Manchester.
Arranged by @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social & me a bit.
It is great being able to get so many ECRs (from across the world) doing fascinating work, together in Manchester.
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We had a great event this week arranged by UKICE (whose project is sadly being brought to an end by ESRC).
Arranged by @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social & me a bit.
It is great being able to get so many ECRs (from across the world) doing fascinating work, together in Manchester.
Arranged by @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @anandmenon.bsky.social & me a bit.
It is great being able to get so many ECRs (from across the world) doing fascinating work, together in Manchester.
Really enjoyed speaking at this event earlier this week! Really interesting research and helpful talks from @robfordmancs.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social.
Looking forward to seeing how everyone's work develops ☺️
Looking forward to seeing how everyone's work develops ☺️
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS 📢
🚨 Just over a week left to apply for this amazing opportunity with UKICE's @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @uniofmanchester.bsky.social 👇
🚨 Just over a week left to apply for this amazing opportunity with UKICE's @robfordmancs.bsky.social & @uniofmanchester.bsky.social 👇
April 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Really enjoyed speaking at this event earlier this week! Really interesting research and helpful talks from @robfordmancs.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social.
Looking forward to seeing how everyone's work develops ☺️
Looking forward to seeing how everyone's work develops ☺️
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The need to reform public inquiries. My speech in the Lords yesterday opening the debate on the report from the Select Committee on Statutory Inquiries. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-0...
Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory I - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report)' on Friday 25 April 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
April 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The need to reform public inquiries. My speech in the Lords yesterday opening the debate on the report from the Select Committee on Statutory Inquiries. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-0...
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Today, the House of Lords International Agreements Committee published some evidence on treaty scrutiny that I jointly wrote with @hhesterm.bsky.social
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
(Short 🧵)
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
(Short 🧵)
committees.parliament.uk
April 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today, the House of Lords International Agreements Committee published some evidence on treaty scrutiny that I jointly wrote with @hhesterm.bsky.social
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
(Short 🧵)
committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
(Short 🧵)