Pete Eckersley
@peckersley.bsky.social
Associate Prof in Public Policy & Management, Nottingham Trent University. Managing Editor, Local Government Studies.
Own views on climate change, local governance and public policy in the UK & Germany. Plus, occasionally, cricket
Own views on climate change, local governance and public policy in the UK & Germany. Plus, occasionally, cricket
I'm in a German supermarket for the first time in a while, but will always struggle to get my head around the juxtaposition of overt tobacco advertising on the one hand, and cigarettes openly on sale with vivid health warnings on the other
August 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm in a German supermarket for the first time in a while, but will always struggle to get my head around the juxtaposition of overt tobacco advertising on the one hand, and cigarettes openly on sale with vivid health warnings on the other
This is great from @adamtranter.bsky.social on the need to ensure we put pedestrians at the centre of any shift towards autonomous vehicles. Particularly this bit
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
June 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is great from @adamtranter.bsky.social on the need to ensure we put pedestrians at the centre of any shift towards autonomous vehicles. Particularly this bit
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is terrific from @jamesrball.com. Particularly this bit
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is terrific from @jamesrball.com. Particularly this bit
It's always a bit weird watching football in an athletics stadium, but there's nowt like lower league football on a bank holiday weekend.
Gateshead vs York - two promotion/playoff contenders near the top of what should really be called England's Division 5
Gateshead vs York - two promotion/playoff contenders near the top of what should really be called England's Division 5
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It's always a bit weird watching football in an athletics stadium, but there's nowt like lower league football on a bank holiday weekend.
Gateshead vs York - two promotion/playoff contenders near the top of what should really be called England's Division 5
Gateshead vs York - two promotion/playoff contenders near the top of what should really be called England's Division 5
Two plus points of my hotel here having arrived in Birmingham:
- it's located just by the Black Sabbath Bridge, which I didn't even know existed
- the staff offer everyone a free drinks voucher in exchange for every day you don't ask them to clean your room. Great idea to incentivise this
- it's located just by the Black Sabbath Bridge, which I didn't even know existed
- the staff offer everyone a free drinks voucher in exchange for every day you don't ask them to clean your room. Great idea to incentivise this
April 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Two plus points of my hotel here having arrived in Birmingham:
- it's located just by the Black Sabbath Bridge, which I didn't even know existed
- the staff offer everyone a free drinks voucher in exchange for every day you don't ask them to clean your room. Great idea to incentivise this
- it's located just by the Black Sabbath Bridge, which I didn't even know existed
- the staff offer everyone a free drinks voucher in exchange for every day you don't ask them to clean your room. Great idea to incentivise this
En route to Birmingham for the 75th annual conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
I'll be presenting a paper in a @psalocalpol.bsky.social panel, based on Bethany Rex's fieldwork into how municipal museum managers negotiate austerity and pressure to generate income to continue operating.
I'll be presenting a paper in a @psalocalpol.bsky.social panel, based on Bethany Rex's fieldwork into how municipal museum managers negotiate austerity and pressure to generate income to continue operating.
April 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
En route to Birmingham for the 75th annual conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
I'll be presenting a paper in a @psalocalpol.bsky.social panel, based on Bethany Rex's fieldwork into how municipal museum managers negotiate austerity and pressure to generate income to continue operating.
I'll be presenting a paper in a @psalocalpol.bsky.social panel, based on Bethany Rex's fieldwork into how municipal museum managers negotiate austerity and pressure to generate income to continue operating.
Happy spring everybody
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy spring everybody
Thank you to Janne Irmisch and Leonie Laug for helping with data collection. The paper is *open access*!
February 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Thank you to Janne Irmisch and Leonie Laug for helping with data collection. The paper is *open access*!
New statue unveiled in Nottingham's Green Heart to highlight the historical links between slavery and the region's cotton mills.
Lovely photo of the two models in front of it
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Lovely photo of the two models in front of it
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
February 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New statue unveiled in Nottingham's Green Heart to highlight the historical links between slavery and the region's cotton mills.
Lovely photo of the two models in front of it
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Lovely photo of the two models in front of it
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Spammers exploiting Musk's attempted closure of USAid with a phishing email.
Didn't have that one on my bingo card last year
Didn't have that one on my bingo card last year
February 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Spammers exploiting Musk's attempted closure of USAid with a phishing email.
Didn't have that one on my bingo card last year
Didn't have that one on my bingo card last year
German election posters are fascinating and they just don't exist in the UK. No space for explaining policies in detail of course, but most set out what parties plan or want to do, rather than slag off opponents.
It's not scientific, but I suspect the need for coalitions contributes towards this
It's not scientific, but I suspect the need for coalitions contributes towards this
January 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
German election posters are fascinating and they just don't exist in the UK. No space for explaining policies in detail of course, but most set out what parties plan or want to do, rather than slag off opponents.
It's not scientific, but I suspect the need for coalitions contributes towards this
It's not scientific, but I suspect the need for coalitions contributes towards this
Adding insult to injury
January 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Adding insult to injury
Cold one last night then
January 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Cold one last night then
Coming to the end of an amazing family holiday travelling around Switzerland by train.
Swiss trains have been just as punctual as expected, though perhaps an under-reported bonus is that they are all electric, so waiting on station platforms is a much nicer, cleaner, experience than in the UK
Swiss trains have been just as punctual as expected, though perhaps an under-reported bonus is that they are all electric, so waiting on station platforms is a much nicer, cleaner, experience than in the UK
January 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Coming to the end of an amazing family holiday travelling around Switzerland by train.
Swiss trains have been just as punctual as expected, though perhaps an under-reported bonus is that they are all electric, so waiting on station platforms is a much nicer, cleaner, experience than in the UK
Swiss trains have been just as punctual as expected, though perhaps an under-reported bonus is that they are all electric, so waiting on station platforms is a much nicer, cleaner, experience than in the UK
Nearly half (49%) of local authority waste is England now gets incinerated. And that's likely to increase.
I suspect there is a correlation between councils that have been hit by austerity and the location of new incinerators. Would be an interesting study...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I suspect there is a correlation between councils that have been hit by austerity and the location of new incinerators. Would be an interesting study...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 29, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Nearly half (49%) of local authority waste is England now gets incinerated. And that's likely to increase.
I suspect there is a correlation between councils that have been hit by austerity and the location of new incinerators. Would be an interesting study...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I suspect there is a correlation between councils that have been hit by austerity and the location of new incinerators. Would be an interesting study...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feeling a bit giddy after finally seeing one of the new metro trains in service this morning
December 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Feeling a bit giddy after finally seeing one of the new metro trains in service this morning
English councils can (and nearly always do) use prudential borrowing for capital projects, and pay it back over years or decades. So there is no need to save up. In your example, the unit cost of each development would be the same.
Other European countries have no such problems with smaller units
Other European countries have no such problems with smaller units
December 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
English councils can (and nearly always do) use prudential borrowing for capital projects, and pay it back over years or decades. So there is no need to save up. In your example, the unit cost of each development would be the same.
Other European countries have no such problems with smaller units
Other European countries have no such problems with smaller units
The Ku'damm in Berlin currently looks like only the Ku'damm in Berlin can look at this time of year
December 6, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The Ku'damm in Berlin currently looks like only the Ku'damm in Berlin can look at this time of year
Really quite exciting to see that the railway line in South-East Northumberland will re-open later this month.
Not sure the campaign group has been going quite this long though!
BBC News - Start date for 'groundbreaking' railway announced
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not sure the campaign group has been going quite this long though!
BBC News - Start date for 'groundbreaking' railway announced
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 2, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Really quite exciting to see that the railway line in South-East Northumberland will re-open later this month.
Not sure the campaign group has been going quite this long though!
BBC News - Start date for 'groundbreaking' railway announced
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Not sure the campaign group has been going quite this long though!
BBC News - Start date for 'groundbreaking' railway announced
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My phone has just reminded me that it's now four years since I built this model with the kids.
The diverging paths of these two characters in the interim have been quite remarkable
The diverging paths of these two characters in the interim have been quite remarkable
November 29, 2024 at 9:28 AM
My phone has just reminded me that it's now four years since I built this model with the kids.
The diverging paths of these two characters in the interim have been quite remarkable
The diverging paths of these two characters in the interim have been quite remarkable
Your annual reminder that Scotland's road gritting service is world-beating when it comes to naming the machines and communicating with the public 👇
The top response to a recent Facebook post by my local authority on this topic was: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
The top response to a recent Facebook post by my local authority on this topic was: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
November 22, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Your annual reminder that Scotland's road gritting service is world-beating when it comes to naming the machines and communicating with the public 👇
The top response to a recent Facebook post by my local authority on this topic was: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
The top response to a recent Facebook post by my local authority on this topic was: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
The top reply to a recent Facebook post by my council relating to road salt: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
November 22, 2024 at 7:57 AM
The top reply to a recent Facebook post by my council relating to road salt: "Please can you name the gritters like they do in Scotland?"
If this place really is like Twitter was in the good old days then I'm sure nobody will mind if I post a snow pic from this morning.
November 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
If this place really is like Twitter was in the good old days then I'm sure nobody will mind if I post a snow pic from this morning.
The scholargoggler.com tool is a very cool way of summarising your research outputs in a word cloud, based on your Google scholar profile
November 11, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The scholargoggler.com tool is a very cool way of summarising your research outputs in a word cloud, based on your Google scholar profile
