Andrew Russell
@prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
Professor of Pols & ex Head University of Liverpool. ex-Poliblogmanc. Pols, parlm, elections, Roma in Europe. Coventry City & England cricket. Seldom succinct. Views own.
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Andrew Russell
@prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Manchester University Press - The politics of Unbelonging
The politics of Unbelonging - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of The politics of Unbelonging by Andreja Zevnik
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
Having just signed off the proofs, now seems a good time to get the first plug in for this….
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183545/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183545/
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Romani communities: between belonging & antigypsyism – Join us for a panel, Q&A & photo exhibition on Roma identity & social justice
📅3 Nov, 6–8pm |SeeSaw Co-Working Space, Manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romani-com...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
@uompols.bsky.social @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
📅3 Nov, 6–8pm |SeeSaw Co-Working Space, Manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romani-com...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
@uompols.bsky.social @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Romani communities: between belonging & antigypsyism – Join us for a panel, Q&A & photo exhibition on Roma identity & social justice
📅3 Nov, 6–8pm |SeeSaw Co-Working Space, Manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romani-com...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
@uompols.bsky.social @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
📅3 Nov, 6–8pm |SeeSaw Co-Working Space, Manchester
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romani-com...
#ESRCFestival #McrESRCFest
@uompols.bsky.social @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social
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"While [Davey's] last two conference speeches have taken the fight head-on to Farage and Reform UK, this time it was the Conservatives whom he blamed for Reform."
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social on the Lib Dem strategy to target Tory voters
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-liberal-...
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social on the Lib Dem strategy to target Tory voters
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-liberal-...
Targeting Tory voters over Labour: the Liberal Democrats' strategic error? - UK in a changing Europe
David Cutts, Charles Pattie and Andrew Russell argue that the Liberal Democrats’ strategy to target disaffected Conservative voters to boost their support...
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"While [Davey's] last two conference speeches have taken the fight head-on to Farage and Reform UK, this time it was the Conservatives whom he blamed for Reform."
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social on the Lib Dem strategy to target Tory voters
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-liberal-...
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social on the Lib Dem strategy to target Tory voters
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-liberal-...
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"The prize of ‘killing off’ the Tories has lured the Lib Dems into prioritising 2024 Conservative voters. Such a strategy has its upsides but the likelihood of success appears limited"
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social reflect on the Lib Dem's strategy to target Tory voters
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social reflect on the Lib Dem's strategy to target Tory voters
Targeting Tory voters over Labour: the Liberal Democrats' strategic error? - UK in a changing Europe
David Cutts, Charles Pattie and Andrew Russell argue that the Liberal Democrats’ strategy to target disaffected Conservative voters to boost their support...
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The prize of ‘killing off’ the Tories has lured the Lib Dems into prioritising 2024 Conservative voters. Such a strategy has its upsides but the likelihood of success appears limited"
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social reflect on the Lib Dem's strategy to target Tory voters
David Cutts, Charles Pattie & @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social reflect on the Lib Dem's strategy to target Tory voters
Ultimate palate cleanse. This is magnificent
This maybe the best musical impro ever televised. youtu.be/8PSOgmmqqvo
James Brown, Bobby Bland, B.B King - Blues medley
YouTube video by Soul On Top
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ultimate palate cleanse. This is magnificent
Sir Martin Sorrell on #radio4today speaking about how AI will diminish our need to learn languages (or coding) while not knowing the difference btw “less” and “fewer” twice in the ivw has properly triggered me.
September 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Sir Martin Sorrell on #radio4today speaking about how AI will diminish our need to learn languages (or coding) while not knowing the difference btw “less” and “fewer” twice in the ivw has properly triggered me.
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Fresh ideas. Sharp analysis. Europe re-examined.
Our European Politics series goes beyond the headlines to uncover the forces shaping the continent's evolving political landscape in the 21st century 🇪🇺
Check out our latest titles on the politics of race, sexuality and health👇
Our European Politics series goes beyond the headlines to uncover the forces shaping the continent's evolving political landscape in the 21st century 🇪🇺
Check out our latest titles on the politics of race, sexuality and health👇
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Fresh ideas. Sharp analysis. Europe re-examined.
Our European Politics series goes beyond the headlines to uncover the forces shaping the continent's evolving political landscape in the 21st century 🇪🇺
Check out our latest titles on the politics of race, sexuality and health👇
Our European Politics series goes beyond the headlines to uncover the forces shaping the continent's evolving political landscape in the 21st century 🇪🇺
Check out our latest titles on the politics of race, sexuality and health👇
Just listening and re listening to Smiley Smile…
June 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just listening and re listening to Smiley Smile…
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Plus, we offer an optional Advanced Placement Scheme, which places you with an employer to develop a single project from inception to delivery! Exciting! If you'd like to know more, please contact either me or the Director of Studies, @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social. www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/publ...
Public Administration and Policy MA | Courses | University of Liverpool
Our new MA in Public Administration and Policy programme seeks to equip you with advanced theoretical, methodological and practical tools to research public administration and policy.
www.liverpool.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Plus, we offer an optional Advanced Placement Scheme, which places you with an employer to develop a single project from inception to delivery! Exciting! If you'd like to know more, please contact either me or the Director of Studies, @prfandrwrssll.bsky.social. www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/publ...
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Today in 1921 a white mob attacked the black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma with guns, aircraft & incendiary bombs. As many as 300 were killed, 10,000 black people were left homeless.
May 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today in 1921 a white mob attacked the black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma with guns, aircraft & incendiary bombs. As many as 300 were killed, 10,000 black people were left homeless.
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What a sad sight
This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.
April 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What a sad sight
Hull. Away. On a Monday night. Live on TV anyway. Would be madness. Ofc I’m going !
March 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hull. Away. On a Monday night. Live on TV anyway. Would be madness. Ofc I’m going !
Mega thread from the flawless @timbale.bsky.social Well worth following
Thought a talk I did this week at @EdinburghUni might be of interest to politics students and anyone else who, like me, still thinks the Tories are worth paying attention to. This is Part One of what'll be a mega thread.
March 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mega thread from the flawless @timbale.bsky.social Well worth following
Can’t spell tariffs without FFS
March 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Can’t spell tariffs without FFS
Seems like the concept of “Friendly Fire” which might be well-known in some random European countries…
It is difficult to appreciate just how badly JD Vance’s comments are going down with military leaders, families of fallen soldiers & citizens across Europe.
This is the UK’s most popular independent radio station, LBC.
“Wow. A Vice-President who is as dumb as he is aggressive.”
@lbc.co.uk
This is the UK’s most popular independent radio station, LBC.
“Wow. A Vice-President who is as dumb as he is aggressive.”
@lbc.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Seems like the concept of “Friendly Fire” which might be well-known in some random European countries…
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"20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years"
JD Vance's comments and this picture coming to an election leaflet near you soon
JD Vance's comments and this picture coming to an election leaflet near you soon
March 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"20k troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years"
JD Vance's comments and this picture coming to an election leaflet near you soon
JD Vance's comments and this picture coming to an election leaflet near you soon
Thread…
Advice welcome.
- I think this may be a strong example of Twitter failing in a reasonable expectation to provide me with an equal service (Equality Act 2010): the reporting system allowed this + actual staff ignored messages about it.
- The identity of this poster has also now been made public
- I think this may be a strong example of Twitter failing in a reasonable expectation to provide me with an equal service (Equality Act 2010): the reporting system allowed this + actual staff ignored messages about it.
- The identity of this poster has also now been made public
March 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thread…
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
“Have you ever been to Ukraine?”
“I’ve been to…. I’ve seen and watched stories”
“I’ve been to…. I’ve seen and watched stories”
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Have you ever been to Ukraine?”
“I’ve been to…. I’ve seen and watched stories”
“I’ve been to…. I’ve seen and watched stories”
Who doesn’t understand words he keeps using like “litigate”
Vance was 100% That Guy in seminars
February 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Who doesn’t understand words he keeps using like “litigate”
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Vance was 100% That Guy in seminars
February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vance was 100% That Guy in seminars
And this makes essentially the point for @philipjcowley.bsky.social Liz Truss assumed that the local stations wd be an easy ride revealing that she had v little knowledge of them.
It was interesting during the Truss episode that there was national coverage of her disastrous performance in a succession of local radio interviews, one of the rare occasions where I remember due credit being given to local broadcasters.
February 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
And this makes essentially the point for @philipjcowley.bsky.social Liz Truss assumed that the local stations wd be an easy ride revealing that she had v little knowledge of them.
@thebugle.bsky.social - did no one notice that the woman’s mic wasn’t working???
February 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@thebugle.bsky.social - did no one notice that the woman’s mic wasn’t working???
New @thebugle.bsky.social with silent @tiffstevenson.bsky.social is a surprise !
February 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New @thebugle.bsky.social with silent @tiffstevenson.bsky.social is a surprise !
My regular sense check of PMQs here and on the other place continues to reveal that while it’s the same planet they’re now in different worlds.
V hard to continue on x
V hard to continue on x
January 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My regular sense check of PMQs here and on the other place continues to reveal that while it’s the same planet they’re now in different worlds.
V hard to continue on x
V hard to continue on x
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You don't need to make an emergency podcast, folks.
January 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You don't need to make an emergency podcast, folks.