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Jonathan Hopkin is Professor in the European Institute and the Department of Government of the London School of Economics and… more

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When I said we weren't here to be disappointed with Labour but to replace them. I meant it.

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Labour has a green problem
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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The scene of Trump asking for a pardon for Netanyahu has to be one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen in politics. How hard can it be to transmit this feeling of disgust to voters?
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by Stefanie Walter — Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Fabrizio Gilardi, Robert Huber , and 1 more

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Very proud of our @ipz.bsky.social students who celebrated their graduation tonight. Congratulations to all, especially our prize winners! The prizes for best dissertation go to @reidingerve.bsky.social and @indubioproreto.bsky.social - Congrats! 🎉🥂🍾
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Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin

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🔴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗜𝗤 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!

Professor Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social and Andrew McNeil propose an explanation of variations in anti-system voting in European democracies.

Discover the paper on our new EIQ page 👇
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Europe in Question
EIQ Discussion Paper Series
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Congratulations!

by Jonathan Hopkin

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I got a call from the Labour Party last night asking why I left. Rhetoric on immigration was clearly one of the tickbox options on his questionnaire
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Meloni had just swallowed a wasp and Starmer just remembered he left the oven on at home
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "You have Canada. That's so great to have, in fact. The president called and he wanted to know if it's worth -- well he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where's Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the importance of this."
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Performance art
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Meloni always has that look of someone who thinks she might have lost her wallet and is trying to figure out who took it
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Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin

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Trump: "You have Canada. That's so great to have, in fact. The president called and he wanted to know if it's worth -- well he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where's Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the importance of this."
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Politician for sale, get him now while he’s cheap
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 2d
presented without comment

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Nigel Farage tells crypto conference ‘I am your champion’
[FREE TO READ] Reform UK leader touts plans to create a state-owned bitcoin reserve
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Nigel Farage tells crypto conference ‘I am your champion’
[FREE TO READ] Reform UK leader touts plans to create a state-owned bitcoin reserve
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Lee Anderson will be pleased to know I’ll be sticking to the facts. Like Gini coefficients and tax revenue statistics
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Got my lanyard out and I’m ready for a day of indoctrinating malleable young minds
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Nobody debases themselves for money quite like us
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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It’s quite amazing how Americanised our politics has become, but we remain fundamentally different on key issues such as guns, religion, sports and getting sloshed
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Maybe we should scrap the 65% unaffordable share 😁
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Thankfully there is one very big difference between the US and the UK that should save us from this insanity: Brits are as unreligious as you can get
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now a conduit between MAGA Republicans and Reform UK

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
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They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now a conduit between MAGA Republicans and Reform UK

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Ever since I’ve been interested in politics the UK has been stuck in this ‘can’t live with taxes, can’t live without them’ trap. No other European country operates like this
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Rachel Reeves’ speech should be read out with that Benny Hill chase music in the background
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Just admit there’s a rat in the hotel and let’s get on with dealing with it ffs
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Our absurd fiscal politics makes budgets look a bit like those situation comedies where the main characters are locked into ever more ridiculous behaviour to hide something embarrassing
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Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall , and 2 more

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"an occupation’s general prestige and perceived potency (but not its moral standing) declines when it becomes increasingly stereotyped as female" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Cultural Devaluation of Feminized Work: The Evolution of U.S. Occupational Prestige and Gender Typing in Linguistic Representations, 1900 to 2019 - Wenhao Jiang, 2025
Previous research on occupational devaluation typically evaluates the potential wage declines associated with a significant inflow of women into an occupation; ...
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Truth is nobody has ever twisted reality around a political agenda as much as these people
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Objective facts about literature
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by Bob Hudson — Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin

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Wondering what a Reform government might do with our universities? Here’s Lee Anderson to enlighten you…😳
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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What a sick society
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Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Steve Peers, Paul Nightingale

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New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

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Russia and the rise of the radical right
Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)
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by Jonathan Hopkin

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Wtf
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4d
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
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