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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6h

Unenforceable performative toughness in the vain attempt to claw back a couple of votes from Farage...

The Independent @the-independent.com · 12h

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

www.independent.co.uk

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7h

Italy playing Israel is causing quite a controversy in the country, as @amykazmin.bskon.ft.com explains for FT. With comments by observers of Italian politics, including yours truly:

on.ft.com/4qflOIu

Italy deploys army ahead of Israel football match

Thousands of Italians expected to protest Israel’s participation in World Cup qualifiers

on.ft.com

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Centre for Britain and Europe @cbesurrey.bsky.social · 6d

Great to see our member and former Co-Director, Professor @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, present his latest book in London next week! Don't miss him if you are in the area, and note the discount code for printed copies below.

Otherwise, the book can be read online or downloaded for free.

Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:

academic.oup.com/book/60532

If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer needs to wake up and stop imitating Farage, or this lot is going to cause him constant debilitating headaches in months to come...

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

Making hope normal again! 💚

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Donatella Bonansinga @dbonansinga.bsky.social · 1d

This week 👇
“Populist Radical Right Parties in Action” - October 15, King’s College London

🚨There is still time to register for attending online!

PSA Italian Politics @psa-italian.bsky.social · 20d

We are pleased to invite to you to the book launch of "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party” (Oxford University Press).

🗓️ October 15th, 15:30
📍 King’s College London (and online!)

Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Book launch - Populist Radical Right Parties in Action

Join us for this exciting book launch at King's College London, where you can meet the authors and enjoy some refreshments!

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 3d

Macron will have to phone Meloni and ask how she's done it. There is no chance of anyone within her governing majority or in the opposition being able to remove her right now, and in the foreseeable future.

Philippe Marlière @phmarliere.bsky.social · 3d

The French Prime Minister resigned on Monday, was reappointed on Friday and is threatening to resign again on Saturday. This is Guinness Book of Records stuff.

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 3d

If you ever wanted to delve into the AI-generated world of far-right imagination.. now you can.

See our CampAIgn Tracker 🇳🇱 here:
www.campaigntracker.nl/en/

#tk2025

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 4d

Italian govt keener than the UK, though. Both Meloni & Foreign Minister Tajani say Italy is available to send troops to monitor peace process, as part of multinational force.

BBC News - No plans to send UK troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire, says Cooper
www.bbc.com/news/article...

No plans to send UK troops to help monitor Gaza ceasefire, says Cooper

The foreign secretary says the UK will continue to support the peace process through diplomacy.

www.bbc.com

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds like a pretty cool PhD project to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 5d

Meloni's ECR group again split on vote of confidence,as Poles & Romanians are very critical of Von der Leyen, while Belgians and especially Italians want to remain on good terms.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Von der Leyen survives far-right and far-left no-confidence motions

The two motions of censure, up for a vote Thursday, shared one key point of criticism: the lopsided terms of the EU-US trade deal. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 5d

Replace "the interests of its own people" with "the long standing strategy of the parties' political leaders" and you get the picture here.
Meloni has been very consistent on this. She will only distance herself fro Von der Leyen when she feels she has no other choice. Otherwise, it is all smiles..

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 5d

"Each national delegation (within ECR) will be free to decide how to vote according to the reasons and interests of its own people," ECR's co-chair Nicola Procaccini (from Meloni's Brothers of Italy) announced during the debate... ;-)

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 5d

Meloni's ECR group again split on vote of confidence,as Poles & Romanians are very critical of Von der Leyen, while Belgians and especially Italians want to remain on good terms.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Von der Leyen survives far-right and far-left no-confidence motions

The two motions of censure, up for a vote Thursday, shared one key point of criticism: the lopsided terms of the EU-US trade deal. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:

academic.oup.com/book/60532

If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:

academic.oup.com/book/60532

If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

The Department of Politics & IR at the University of Surrey invites applications for fully funded ESRC SEDarc studentships for PhD study, starting in October 2026.

They cover fees and stipend for UK & international students
Deadline: 19 January 2026

www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) studentship | University of Surrey

Apply now for our SEDarc Studentship

www.surrey.ac.uk

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

You can contact members of staff informally whenever your project aligns with their specialism.

As for myself, I very much welcome ideas for projects on populism, authoritarianism, the radical right, party organisation, political communication, social media and politics.

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

We are a very friendly dept with a very strong reputation for looking after our students and doctoral candidates. You can find info about our specialism here:

www.surrey.ac.uk/department-p...

Politics and International Relations taff | University of Surrey

Find out more about staff within Politics and International Relations

www.surrey.ac.uk

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 6d

The Department of Politics & IR at the University of Surrey invites applications for fully funded ESRC SEDarc studentships for PhD study, starting in October 2026.

They cover fees and stipend for UK & international students
Deadline: 19 January 2026

www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc) studentship | University of Surrey

Apply now for our SEDarc Studentship

www.surrey.ac.uk

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7d

Gosh, the age of "Believe in Britain you fools! We are going to be better off because of Brexit" didn't last long, Richard...

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 7d

We must emulate the United Arab Emirates, apparently.

Where to even start...?

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7d

auch

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7d

That is unlikely with these polling figures...

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7d

How is Badenoch's version distinguishable, apart from "l am going to announce a review before making an announcement"?

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 7d

It betrays a desperation to reassert stratified class, racial and gender hierarchies through something like UAE's authoritarian structures in the assumption that Conservative and Reform leaders or voters would always be at the top of such a new order

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 7d

I was on a panel at Conservative conference today where the UAE model was seriously proposed as a direction to take Britain’s immigration system.

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 7d

Or the maid, with the employer with grabby hands and nothing to eat but bread and noodles, no bedroom, and no way to leave.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 7d

Gosh, the age of "Believe in Britain you fools! We are going to be better off because of Brexit" didn't last long, Richard...

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 7d

We must emulate the United Arab Emirates, apparently.

Where to even start...?

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