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Emergency trip to London, got the sleeper to Euston. Walking to Waterloo to get the train to the hospital and passed Birkbeck Politics Thinking of Ben Pimlott, my tutor back in 97. Seems a similar result about to come, Ben.

Join us for an evening with Mihir Bose! open.substack.com/pub/bbkbritpol…

Why we might be heading for the lowest turnout election - Guest post by Dr. Hannah Bunting The Elections Centre ✍️ bbkbritpol.substack.com/p/why-we-might…

I have two updates! First, I passed my PhD viva this afternoon. A massive thank you to @jontonge and @proftimbale for examining it. Also to Dermot Hodson, ben worthy, and everyone at Birkbeck Politics for their help and support!

This is exactly what I’ve been watching at this election, and something I talked about in my blog for the Birkbeck Politics substack (and in a paper that is at the R&R stage, hopefully out soon!).

Thread on some of the Birkbeck, University of London alumni who stood in the last election, most standing again today, including several Birkbeck Politics graduates:

Doomed or author of his own misfortune? My piece for openDemocracy on Sunak's legacy opendemocracy.net/en/rishi-sunak…

'Labour could ban cornettos and weekends with a majority like that' Me earlier this year Chart via Institute for Government

My friend, Birkbeck Politics colleague and all-round top chap ben worthy with some typically astute comments 👇 Rishi Sunak has presided over a historic defeat. What will his legacy be? opendemocracy.net/en/rishi-sunak… #GeneralElections2024

One of our Birkbeck Politics alumni!

There are now more Birkbeckians than Etonians in government - here are some thoughts on the political reach of Birkbeck, University of London alumni blogs.bbk.ac.uk/bbkcomments/20…

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"Public views are deeply set, and deeply negative, and it will take radical, high-profile changes to both change the system, and be seen to change it" 🚨 NEW: How damaging is 'giftgate'? ben worthy & Michele Crepaz dig into the row and Labour's response ukandeu.ac.uk/how-damaging-i…

How Damaging is 'Giftgate'? asks ben worthy Birkbeck Politics & Michele Crepaz VC's Vice Illuminate Fellow at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 & HAPP at Queen's They suggest that reforms to the ethics system need to be visible to shift public perceptions. Read more👇 #OpenGov opengovernment.org.uk/2024/10/09/how…

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