Richard Bellamy
@rbellamy.bsky.social
Writes and researches legal and political theory & sometimes Italian history. Edits Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy. Flutes, runs, reads, cooks, swims, snaps, goes to concerts, galleries, plays & films. Lives London-Exeter-Berlin-Livorno
Yet more evidence that Labour's immigration policies are not only inhumane they are an electoral disaster 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
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Yet more evidence that Labour's immigration policies are not only inhumane they are an electoral disaster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Well that's the end of his leadership ambitions ... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform
Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Well that's the end of his leadership ambitions ... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@benansell.bsky.social provides evidence for what many of us had thought - Reform leaning Labour voters in marginal seats are a Blue Labour myth, by pursuing them with Reform-light policies they are haemorrhaging Labour voters everywhere.
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Labour at the Margin...
...of survival
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November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@benansell.bsky.social provides evidence for what many of us had thought - Reform leaning Labour voters in marginal seats are a Blue Labour myth, by pursuing them with Reform-light policies they are haemorrhaging Labour voters everywhere.
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Such a key point about cutting back on language provision - it’s not good for science and it’s not good for growth
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November 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Such a key point about cutting back on language provision - it’s not good for science and it’s not good for growth
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Finally a glimpse of light in the darkness. And wow ehat a speech - pure poetry www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Finally a glimpse of light in the darkness. And wow ehat a speech - pure poetry www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Great to make a flying visit to my old stomping ground
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Great to make a flying visit to my old stomping ground
Congratulations to Nadia Urbinati on the award of this year's Serena Medal by the British Academy www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
The British Academy Serena Medal
The Serena Medal is awarded annually for eminent services towards the furtherance of the study of Italian history, philosophy or music, literature, art, or economics.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations to Nadia Urbinati on the award of this year's Serena Medal by the British Academy www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medal...
Delighted to announce a hybrid event to launchThe Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: ed Richard Bellamy and Jeff King
UCL 13 Oct 2025, 18:05 – 19:30, followed by a wine reception.
Event details and how to book an on line or in person place – are here
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
UCL 13 Oct 2025, 18:05 – 19:30, followed by a wine reception.
Event details and how to book an on line or in person place – are here
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: Launch Event
This event is organised by the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Delighted to announce a hybrid event to launchThe Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: ed Richard Bellamy and Jeff King
UCL 13 Oct 2025, 18:05 – 19:30, followed by a wine reception.
Event details and how to book an on line or in person place – are here
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
UCL 13 Oct 2025, 18:05 – 19:30, followed by a wine reception.
Event details and how to book an on line or in person place – are here
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
The UCL Global Centre for Constitutional Democracy at UCL is delighted to announce an event to launch The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory at UCL on 13 October 2025, 6:05 pm–8:00 pm All welcome.
Details here:
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Details here:
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The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: Launch Event
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The UCL Global Centre for Constitutional Democracy at UCL is delighted to announce an event to launch The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory at UCL on 13 October 2025, 6:05 pm–8:00 pm All welcome.
Details here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Details here:
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New Book - Defending the Political Constitution - coming soon ....
global.oup.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
New Book - Defending the Political Constitution - coming soon ....
Wtf?! Barbaric
House lawmakers voted to allow 14-year-olds to be tried as adults and to treat young people more harshly in the D.C. justice system — fulfilling a top request from the Trump administration despite universal opposition among top D.C. elected officials.
House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults
The House also voted to restrict judges from giving lighter sentences to young adults, among 14 D.C. crime-related policy proposals from the GOP.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wtf?! Barbaric
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It was such a pleasure to discuss with the brilliant @shafakelif literature and politics, minorities in the Ottoman Empire, how the past conditions us, the role of writers in society, and much more... The joint interview is out in today's @theguardian.com link👇
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
August 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It was such a pleasure to discuss with the brilliant @shafakelif literature and politics, minorities in the Ottoman Empire, how the past conditions us, the role of writers in society, and much more... The joint interview is out in today's @theguardian.com link👇
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi review – love, war and betrayal
Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi review – love, war and betrayal
Troubled by a photo of her grandmother living it up in Mussolini’s Italy, the author of Free delves into archive and memory to uncover the truth
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September 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi review – love, war and betrayal
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I have a new paper out online in @crispp.bsky.social: I argue that a focus on domination can help us better understand a renewed politics of working time - a reduction in work, the right to disconnect, and challenging employer authority over free time.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Taking it home with you: work, free time, and domination: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 0, No 0
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August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I have a new paper out online in @crispp.bsky.social: I argue that a focus on domination can help us better understand a renewed politics of working time - a reduction in work, the right to disconnect, and challenging employer authority over free time.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Opinion: The past decade was a masterclass in how to misread a nation. If Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t want to gift Britain to Reform, he needs to prove fast that he can be tough and effective on immigration on.ft.com/47dejup
August 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Opinion: The past decade was a masterclass in how to misread a nation. If Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t want to gift Britain to Reform, he needs to prove fast that he can be tough and effective on immigration on.ft.com/47dejup
New article now out and on open access - “Truthfulness, pluralism and the ethics of democratic representation” is now published in Volume 27, Issue 3 of The British Journal of Politics and International Relations and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1369...
Truthfulness, pluralism and the ethics of democratic representation - Richard Bellamy, Sandra Kröger, 2025
It is sometimes suggested that even democratic politicians need to dirty their hands in ways that render hypocrisy, lying and deception unavoidable and even jus...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New article now out and on open access - “Truthfulness, pluralism and the ethics of democratic representation” is now published in Volume 27, Issue 3 of The British Journal of Politics and International Relations and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1369...
Manu Chao rocking Livorno
August 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Manu Chao rocking Livorno
CRISPP 28.5 is now on line. A special Issue on Democratic Ethics and Voting edited by Annabelle Lever & Attila Mráz
– many articles open access – available at:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
– many articles open access – available at:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
www.tandfonline.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
CRISPP 28.5 is now on line. A special Issue on Democratic Ethics and Voting edited by Annabelle Lever & Attila Mráz
– many articles open access – available at:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
– many articles open access – available at:
www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
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NEW SPECIAL ISSUE: Much of political theory today is informed, explicitly or implicitly, by the model of the democratic underlabourer, which, however, assumes the political context of the (democratic) nation-state. journals.sagepub.com/toc/iptb/21/2
July 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW SPECIAL ISSUE: Much of political theory today is informed, explicitly or implicitly, by the model of the democratic underlabourer, which, however, assumes the political context of the (democratic) nation-state. journals.sagepub.com/toc/iptb/21/2
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Why Putin’s persists with his war despite his failure to achieve any of his political objectives. Just because he is stubborn does not mean that he can win. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/putins-nar...
Putin’s Narrative Power
Just because he is stubbornness doesn’t mean he’ll win
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July 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Why Putin’s persists with his war despite his failure to achieve any of his political objectives. Just because he is stubborn does not mean that he can win. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/putins-nar...
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Drones reportedly attack Russia's Black Sea fleet; pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says; and more.
Ukraine war latest: Drones attack Russia's Black Sea Fleet; Russian pipelines explode in country's Far East, HUR says
Key developments on July 5-6:
* Drones reportedly attack Russia's Black Sea fleet
* Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says
* Ukrainian drone strike on R...
kyivindependent.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Drones reportedly attack Russia's Black Sea fleet; pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says; and more.
Out on line first CRISPP exchange between Albert Weale and Paul Tucker on the letters Global Discord
Pleased that my exchange on Paul Tucker's stimulating Global Discord in now available OA on @crispp.bsky.social
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and reply:
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and reply:
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June 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Out on line first CRISPP exchange between Albert Weale and Paul Tucker on the letters Global Discord
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Should protestors be allowed to wear masks? On the role of anonymity in democracy:
Protesters have a right to wear masks – despite Trump’s double standard | Jan-Werner Müller
Standing by one’s identity makes sense in certain contexts. But there is a host of valid reasons for lawful demonstrators to remain anonymous
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June 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Should protestors be allowed to wear masks? On the role of anonymity in democracy: