Chris Hanretty
@chanret.bsky.social
I teach politics at a university in the UK. I'm interested in electoral systems, public opinion, and the politics of non-majoritarian institutions like courts and regulators.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405
ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405
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This is a fascinating paper. It's the first (afaik) to actually document food&drink&retail scheduling unpredictability using actual firm data.
It illustrates v clearly why unpredictable scheduling makes these jobs so difficult:
It illustrates v clearly why unpredictable scheduling makes these jobs so difficult:
Check out Hannah awesome JMP on job schedule unpredictability and how minimum wage policy affects such unpredictability: hannahfarkas.github.io/files/The_Ec...
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is a fascinating paper. It's the first (afaik) to actually document food&drink&retail scheduling unpredictability using actual firm data.
It illustrates v clearly why unpredictable scheduling makes these jobs so difficult:
It illustrates v clearly why unpredictable scheduling makes these jobs so difficult:
Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
It seems government, like the rest of us, is trying to make the money go further by trailing huge sums of money like £5m or £18m. As a proportion of total government spending, this is like a tea-spoon sized quantity dumped in in an Olympic sized swimming pool
Politico: Some pre-budget announcements over the past few days - "rail price freeze…minimum wage reforms to name and shame firms not paying it…£18m for kids' playgrounds…£5m to refresh secondary school libraries in England…recruiting 350 new planners…guaranteed student loan support for care leavers"
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It seems government, like the rest of us, is trying to make the money go further by trailing huge sums of money like £5m or £18m. As a proportion of total government spending, this is like a tea-spoon sized quantity dumped in in an Olympic sized swimming pool
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I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
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“there isn’t the money to do everything that we wanted” – Lord Hendy, 16 July
They're junking investment (and growth!) for a single-year headline announcement. Imagine if this government believed in the future
They're junking investment (and growth!) for a single-year headline announcement. Imagine if this government believed in the future
Midland Main Line electrification pause down to lack of funds and bi-mode trains, Hendy says | New Civil Engineer
The MML runs from St. Pancras to Sheffield, servicing many cities in the Midlands. Its electrification has been ongoing for some years, having started at
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November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“there isn’t the money to do everything that we wanted” – Lord Hendy, 16 July
They're junking investment (and growth!) for a single-year headline announcement. Imagine if this government believed in the future
They're junking investment (and growth!) for a single-year headline announcement. Imagine if this government believed in the future
I've had quite a lot of review requests recently (five in the past ten days). They've also been some of the worst papers I've seen: in one case, passing off something as novel when it's nothing of the sort, and in another case claiming to analyze improbably granular data
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I've had quite a lot of review requests recently (five in the past ten days). They've also been some of the worst papers I've seen: in one case, passing off something as novel when it's nothing of the sort, and in another case claiming to analyze improbably granular data
Somehow I've not seen this paper before: a measure of disproportionality which combines disproportionality between parties and malaportionment doi.org/10.1007/s111... cc @jack-bailey.co.uk
A unified approach to measuring unequal representation - Public Choice
The concept of unequal representation is commonly understood through the lenses of disproportionality and malapportionment, pertaining to inter-party and inter-district aspects, respectively. Popular ...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Somehow I've not seen this paper before: a measure of disproportionality which combines disproportionality between parties and malaportionment doi.org/10.1007/s111... cc @jack-bailey.co.uk
NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
Legislators talk less about the future as they age | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NEW ARTICLE: @palesl.bsky.social, Vesa Koskimaa and I have an letter out in JOP, "Politicians talk less about the future as they age" doi.org/10.1086/739406 (1/10)
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This is one of the changes in the UK media landscape that should be more remarked on: the fact that being a very open, proud, outright racist is no longer a bar to being a pundit on some TV stations (in this case GBN and Talk TV).
Lucy White advocates a ban on "non-natives" from office, citing Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel.
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This is one of the changes in the UK media landscape that should be more remarked on: the fact that being a very open, proud, outright racist is no longer a bar to being a pundit on some TV stations (in this case GBN and Talk TV).
Oh god, it's the turn of the sportsball I neither understand nor like...
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Oh god, it's the turn of the sportsball I neither understand nor like...
let's not have calls for violence against politicians, mkay?
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
let's not have calls for violence against politicians, mkay?
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The new Comparative Constitutions Project website is now live! Developed by yours truly. We're also releasing version 5.0 of our Constitutional Chronology and Constitutional Characteristics datasets, updated through 2023. Explore and download: comparativeconstitutionsproject.org
Comparative Constitutions Project
Producing data about constitutions. Impacting the constitution-making process. Promoting peace, justice, and human development.
comparativeconstitutionsproject.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The new Comparative Constitutions Project website is now live! Developed by yours truly. We're also releasing version 5.0 of our Constitutional Chronology and Constitutional Characteristics datasets, updated through 2023. Explore and download: comparativeconstitutionsproject.org
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Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on the island of strangers speech and similar. Also ft Bob Hawke.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The Professor Will See You Now: Island of strangers
Lessons in political science. This week: island of strangers
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November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on the island of strangers speech and similar. Also ft Bob Hawke.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Finally something good
Happy Unicode 17.0 Day!
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
Includes seven new emoji that are rolling out on your phones and computers in the coming year:
treasure chest, trombone, avalanche, big foot, bulging face, fight cloud, orca
@jenniferdaniel.bsky.social has the lowdown:
jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/tomorrows-...
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Finally something good
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Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Do policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ in European democracies?
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
My new article in @ejprjournal.bsky.social finds: Yes, sometimes, but this is not the norm.
Let's break it down. 🧵 1/10
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Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
How Politicians (mis)Perceive Policy Salience
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
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Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
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Scotland have scored three of the most unbelievable goals I’ve ever seen tonight.
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Scotland have scored three of the most unbelievable goals I’ve ever seen tonight.
God grant me the confidence of a conservative politician engaged in doctrinal debate with a religious denomination
Badenoch describes Church of England as 'Labour party at prayer', as she says letting welfare spending soar 'not Christian' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
God grant me the confidence of a conservative politician engaged in doctrinal debate with a religious denomination
Possible Belgian lesson for House of Lords reform: just abolish the damn thing
De Belgische Senaat vergadert over de eigen afschaffing. Afscheid van de Senaat in Brussel is ook voor Nederland een historisch moment. ‘Onze’ Eerste Kamer - ten tijde van het Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden - vergaderde regelmatig in deze zaal.
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Possible Belgian lesson for House of Lords reform: just abolish the damn thing
This is absolutely right -- it's also important to note that even if you do accept this framework, the median voter in Scotland, Wales and London (to give three places having elections next year) is difference to the median voter in England excl. London
Fascinating how often political commentary in the UK still refers to the median voter. In a multi-dimensional space with salience endogenous to positions, it‘s unclear to me who that should be. In a multi-party system, winning the median voter is of course not necessarily a vote-maximizing strategy.
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is absolutely right -- it's also important to note that even if you do accept this framework, the median voter in Scotland, Wales and London (to give three places having elections next year) is difference to the median voter in England excl. London