Jonathan Hopkin

@jonathanhopkin.bsky.social

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Professor of the Political Economy of Europe at LSE. Interested in democratic representation and inequality, worried about the survival of democracy. Author of Anti-System Politics (OUP, 2020). Also random thoughts on football, cycling, the weather etc .. more

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Jonathan Hopkin is Professor in the European Institute and the Department of Government of the London School of Economics and Political Science. He obtained a PhD at the European University Institute in Florence, and lectured at the Universities of Bradford, Durham and Birmingham, joining LSE in 2004. He teaches comparative politics and political economy, and has published in the areas of political parties and elections, political economy, inequality and welfare states. .. more

Political science 69%

Economics 17%

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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 3h

Take your wellies

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 4h

Especially if they are still hanging on to DB occupational pensions *ahem*

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 4h

A third of a billion spent on ruining people’s lives doesn’t seem a wise use of education spending

Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 6h

Ninety UK universities to have posted accounts so far cut 13,300 jobs last year, spending £303 million on severance pay - sector-wide total clearly going to be well in excess of predicted 10,000. Great reporting by @patrickjack.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pay-spe...

Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs

Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet

www.timeshighereducation.com

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 4h

If Arab clubs were admitted to European competitions do we seriously think their violent fans would be allowed to visit neighbourhoods with a large Jewish population (Spurs for example) in the current climate? www.newarab.com/analysis/mor...

Morocco s football Ultras stand with Palestine in the face of normalisation

In-depth: Despite the Moroccan state's normalisation with Israel, football Ultras refuse to give up on the Palestinian cause.

www.newarab.com

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Feargal Cochrane

Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 4h

This ought to be a huge national news story. But the quiet dismantling of a key sector barely registers outside HE. Maybe someone will care when the local economies that Unis sustain start to go bust too. Important story from @patrickjack.bsky.social & @timeshighered.bsky.social

Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 6h

Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs

Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet

www.timeshighereducation.com

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 4h

The liability and damages culture is a great excuse for organisations not to help people out. Discuss

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4h

There was a stream of people who used to vote Labour now voting Green.

"It has now become a torrent."

👇🏼

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left

Labour voters liked the insurgent party even before the arrival of their new leader. As local elections approach, Zack Polanski appears ready to break through in the areas Keir Starmer neglected

observer.co.uk

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Rosaleen Duffy

Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 6h

Pay-off spend up by two-thirds as universities shed 13,000 jobs

Analysis of UK sector accounts shows number of job losses well above predictions, with experts warning cuts are not over yet

www.timeshighereducation.com

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Ben H. Ansell, Jonathan Hopkin

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6h

Great piece on pressures on European state pension schemes including this chart showing comparative cost now and projection to 2070. UK costs relatively low in comparison to most others www.ft.com/content/9c3c...

Comparison of pension costs across European countries

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 16h

Someone just called in ICE knocking doors in Uptown and within 5 minutes maybe 100 people had arrived. Probably a false alarm but extremely hard to see how ICE operates with this kind of suffocating neighborhood response. Incredible work Minneapolis. ICE, just give up and get out already.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Tom Clark , and 5 more Elizabeth Saunders, Brendan Nyhan, Tom Clark, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan Hopkin, David R. Miller, Michael Jones‐Correa, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18h

Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Jonathan Hopkin, Alan Richardson , and 4 more Ben H. Ansell, Jonathan Hopkin, Alan Richardson, Mark Rice, Kai Gehring, Evan Roberts, Colin Woodard

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 18h

"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)

4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 6 more Elizabeth Saunders, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jonathan Hopkin, Ben Tonra, Jacob T. Levy, Jason Lyall, Mary Margaret McCabe, Anthony Burke

Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 20h

Sweden is over Trump's nonsense about Greenland and is sending in troops.

SWEDEN, PEOPLE.

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 20h

Absolutely, although my guess is the typical Leave voter was less bothered about public transport infrastructure than stuff like NHS and other services

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 21h

That’s my concern

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Aside from anything else, is there anyone on the centre left, or even the genuinely liberal right, who would want to see an anti-conservative version of ICE shooting and beating the crap out of Trump supporters? There is just no moral equivalence in this kind of political scenario

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Please don’t

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

I’m pretty sure there is plenty of political backing in the London electorate for a public investment drive to raise the whole country up. It’s the legions of retirees in the shires that are holding us back

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

True but the big revolt of the non-Londoners has made things even worse, precisely because it was orchestrated by the malign forces I’m talking about

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

This seems smart. I wonder where Starmer stands on this? Will he send troops but tell them to join in if the US invades?

Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING part 3: Denmark is not acting alone. Several European allies are in dialogue with Copenhagen about providing military reinforcements to Greenland.

Preparing for the arrival of allied forces is a key task for the advance unit now on the ground.

www.dr.dk/tjenester/ki...

LIVE: Storpolitisk drama mellem USA, Danmark og Grønland

www.dr.dk

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

If Labour wants to reclaim Britishness maybe they could try doing something about this

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Is there any other democracy whose politics are so dominated by foreigners and globalist plutocrats?

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

I think it’s hard to understand the failures of the British state without considering how much political and economic power is in the hands of people who literally don’t live here and have zero investment in the country actually working for its people

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

I was 20 when HS2 was announced. Great to know i’ll probably be in my late 60s when the Birmingham-Manchester section starts work let alone finishes. Seems like a country doing things the right way!

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Thank God we have a tradition of unarmed policing, if Farage ever tries this in the UK

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Shoots Projectile and Takes Out Kid’s Eye

Surgeons spent six hours removing shards of glass, plastic, and metal from his face. Unfortunately, the damage to his left eye was irreversible.

Second kid in the video, shot point-blank in the face.

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Doesn’t bode well for our ability to do the very rapid infrastructure transformations climate change is inevitably going to bring about. How long is it going to take to build a new reservoir?

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

Cutting fuel duty for gas guzzlers? Sure, straight away!

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 22h

I liked it better when Americans pretended to have our interests at heart

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Rebecca Solnit, Jonathan Hopkin , and 3 more Michael E. Mann, Rebecca Solnit, Jonathan Hopkin, Brooke Harrington, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Jeremy Morris, Jonathan Hopkin , and 1 more Brendan Nyhan, Jeremy Morris, Jonathan Hopkin, James Cameron

Mads Korsager @madskorsager.bsky.social · 1d

LIVE: Storpolitisk drama mellem USA, Danmark og Grønland

www.dr.dk

Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 1d

Ha yes

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Hundreds of anti-ICE demonstrators are making noise outside the Graduate hotel on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota. bit.ly/49SpwBk

📷️: Richard Tsong-Taatarii

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