Dr Nick Dickinson
@nickdickinson.bsky.social
Political Scientist | British Politics and History | PhD on political salaries (Exeter) | Mst. Modern British and European History (Oxford) | DMs closed, so email me @ n.dickinson3@exeter.ac.uk
Burned a tree I guess but again not sorry this time
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Burned a tree I guess but again not sorry this time
I guess the point is the last time it was like this was the 1960s and 1970s, which was also a period of structural crisis in U.K. politics.
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I guess the point is the last time it was like this was the 1960s and 1970s, which was also a period of structural crisis in U.K. politics.
How many times are we gonna say that though? In the last two decades we haven’t had a PM who has lasted for two full terms. They either lose the election or get deposed by their own party first.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
How many times are we gonna say that though? In the last two decades we haven’t had a PM who has lasted for two full terms. They either lose the election or get deposed by their own party first.
Best guess: much higher voter volatility and endemically low trust in politicians. Both of those have “supply” elements that politicians can actually do something about but also “demand” aspects that reflect long term social change. academic.oup.com/book/41032 www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World
Abstract. This book offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the importance of increasing electoral volatility in British elections, an
academic.oup.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Best guess: much higher voter volatility and endemically low trust in politicians. Both of those have “supply” elements that politicians can actually do something about but also “demand” aspects that reflect long term social change. academic.oup.com/book/41032 www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I guess because "wtf? who knows?" looks bad on government documents
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I guess because "wtf? who knows?" looks bad on government documents
Good data-driven paper on this from a couple of my departmental colleagues if you haven't read it already! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Where do ‘mixed, unclear, and unstable' ideologies come from? A data-driven answer centred on the incelosphere
In Europe and North America, an increasing proportion of individuals who are referred to de-radicalization programmes, arrested for terrorism offences, or involved in politically motivated violence...
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Good data-driven paper on this from a couple of my departmental colleagues if you haven't read it already! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....