Pat McGovern
@patmcgovern.bsky.social
Incurable sociologist @lsesociology.bsky.social - Work, migration, social inequality and a bit of conflict. Co-founder MSc International Migration and Public Policy @LSE. ⚽️
Life in London #321
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Life in London #321
Great win for the students today to go top of the league.
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Great win for the students today to go top of the league.
No, I have not forgotten!
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
No, I have not forgotten!
One of the great things about London is that living legends play their music there from time to time. 🙏
September 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
One of the great things about London is that living legends play their music there from time to time. 🙏
Another attack on the LSE Globe. Gesture politics🥱
September 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Another attack on the LSE Globe. Gesture politics🥱
Another day and another security hunt for whoever defaced the LSE globe. I just can’t understand why anonymous vandals think they are making some kind of meaningful political statement. Would it not be wiser to support your cause in more tangible ways?
August 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Another day and another security hunt for whoever defaced the LSE globe. I just can’t understand why anonymous vandals think they are making some kind of meaningful political statement. Would it not be wiser to support your cause in more tangible ways?
Getting ready for the 12th in with a new international dimension.
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Getting ready for the 12th in with a new international dimension.
Contemplating art, nature and female artists.
June 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Contemplating art, nature and female artists.
What the nice people at the Department of Work and Pensions have just offered:
June 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What the nice people at the Department of Work and Pensions have just offered:
Back in Brixton - it has been too long.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Back in Brixton - it has been too long.
Ordered the book with some enthusiasm, opened the parcel with some excitement and then found it runs to 650+ pages. Who has the time? Do we need so much detail? Maybe it’s a retirement book.
March 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ordered the book with some enthusiasm, opened the parcel with some excitement and then found it runs to 650+ pages. Who has the time? Do we need so much detail? Maybe it’s a retirement book.
Teaching in the SAL building. Named after an extraordinary man.
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Teaching in the SAL building. Named after an extraordinary man.
Life in London: sometimes they ride with us to Finchley Rd.
February 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Life in London: sometimes they ride with us to Finchley Rd.
Spotted on Saturday - a new bumper sticker: The ‘Anti-Elon Tesla Club’. 😂
February 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Spotted on Saturday - a new bumper sticker: The ‘Anti-Elon Tesla Club’. 😂
Now that’s what I call a second hand bookshop!
February 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Now that’s what I call a second hand bookshop!
More on the myth of the United Kingdom (from a pub in London).
January 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
More on the myth of the United Kingdom (from a pub in London).
My new follower! Why has he picked me? Do I look that gullible?
January 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My new follower! Why has he picked me? Do I look that gullible?
First time I have ever seen ‘wakes’ in a sign and it’s in London. #community
January 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
First time I have ever seen ‘wakes’ in a sign and it’s in London. #community
Arrive back at LHR only to find the doors closed. We are locked out. Has Farage launched a coup?
January 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Arrive back at LHR only to find the doors closed. We are locked out. Has Farage launched a coup?
From a meeting room in Catalonia. Blue sky is refreshing.
January 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
From a meeting room in Catalonia. Blue sky is refreshing.
Wonderful start to the New Year with a rare visitor to our garden.
January 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wonderful start to the New Year with a rare visitor to our garden.
Happy New Year from Harrow.
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Happy New Year from Harrow.
Finally, I get to see Queen’s University Belfast. No wait, heavy security with graduation ceremonies!
December 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Finally, I get to see Queen’s University Belfast. No wait, heavy security with graduation ceremonies!
A grand day out yesterday with the Prof of Peace. We climbed the ‘stairway to heaven’ and, as ‘heaven’ was disappointing, we continued and stumbled upon a more exciting place.
December 9, 2024 at 2:46 PM
A grand day out yesterday with the Prof of Peace. We climbed the ‘stairway to heaven’ and, as ‘heaven’ was disappointing, we continued and stumbled upon a more exciting place.