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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 1d

The consistent lack of journalistic interest in universities and their wider significance is deeply depressing. This FT piece is something of an exception to the rule, but generally speaking, we are some permutation of 'big school', the 'free speech crisis' and immigration incubators.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 3d

Remarkably, I've yet to go out in #Whamageddon. Not sure I've ever made it into December before.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 3d

“Opportunities” 👀

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch - historian and theologian.

Matthew Parkinson-Bennett @matthewpb.bsky.social · 6d

Speaking on Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast on Friday morning, Badenoch suggested it could be "argued that" the Budget was unchristian.
When pressed on the remark, the Tory leader explained: "In early Christian times, there was no state or welfare, so I think that you can argue that, actually.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 6d

The thesis is right up your street. You'll like it a lot, including the gentle critique of Hopkin and Rosamond (2018)!

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations @galonsosimon.bsky.social! It's a superb piece of work. Guillermo's thesis 'The Limits of Fiscal Convergence: A Practice-Based Account of the Fiscal Politics of Eurozone Design, Accession and Crisis in Italy and Spain' offers a major contribution to the literature on monetary union.

Guillermo Alonso Simón @galonsosimon.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis! Thank you to @benrosamond1.bsky.social and Mat Watson for engaging so thoughtfully with my thesis; to @benclift.bsky.social and Özlem Atikcan for their guidance throughout the PhD; and to my friends and family for their support.

Guillermo Alonso Simón @galonsosimon.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis! Thank you to @benrosamond1.bsky.social and Mat Watson for engaging so thoughtfully with my thesis; to @benclift.bsky.social and Özlem Atikcan for their guidance throughout the PhD; and to my friends and family for their support.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 6d

I once overhead two old ladies discussing the nights drawing in: “it’s getting late earlier now”, said one to the other.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 6d

Let's see how 'great replacement' types try to spin this to their advantage. Nevertheless, the bottom line is that there has been a steep decline in net migration to the UK. Looking forward to the extensive coverage in the media. See www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 10d

Revelations about RW social media accounts being run from Russia correspond perfectly to data already revealed by the Panama, Paradise & Pandora Papers: Russian money streamed thru offshore accounts funds virtually all right-wing "populist" parties in EU & NAmerica. Same goal: undermine democracy.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10d

This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 11d

3 per cent margin of error; 5 percent ‘too bloody right is is!’

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 11d

Every Labour MP, SPAD and apparatchik should read this, then read it again. @casmudde.bsky.social with a perfect distillation of why the feted 'Danish model' doesn't work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde

This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

www.theguardian.com

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 12d

'Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'

On second thoughts ...

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 12d

We are moving ever-close to the singularity where all devices will resemble Eddie the shipboard computer from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 12d

Scratchy memories of 1972, but 1975 is the proper starting point for me.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 13d

Perhaps the Home Secretary needs to learn about the difference between correlation and causation.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13d

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"

Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13d

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"

Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 13d

VCs all over the UK be like

a cartoon character says my goodness what an idea why didn 't i think of that

ALT: a cartoon character says my goodness what an idea why didn 't i think of that

media.tenor.com

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 17d

We are being governed by people who discount robust measures of public sentiment in favour of their ‘For you’ feeds on X.

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17d

As I have said before, this Number 10 briefs far too much.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17d

Somebody is briefing the Times that the Home Secretary finds inspiration in Kristi Noem's leading the Trump mass deportation effort - which has gone much too far for Americans

What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17d

As I have said before, this Number 10 briefs far too much.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17d

Somebody is briefing the Times that the Home Secretary finds inspiration in Kristi Noem's leading the Trump mass deportation effort - which has gone much too far for Americans

What a kamikaze piece of political madness that is on the eve of their asylum package
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries

Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face Trump-style sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants and criminals

www.thetimes.com

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 20d

In which case, repair to the poop deck forthwith.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 20d

If you have any hatches, they should be battened down.

Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 21d

There's that amazing passage in Fever Pitch about Gus Caesar, which illustrates how someone - who is generally regarded as a failure in top flight football - must have been truly exceptional talent to even get close to being on Arsenal's books in the first place.