Thrilled to see our article on emotions & support for the restriction of civil liberties during the Covid-19 pandemic published EJPR journal (w/ Haley McAvay S.Brouard & Martial Foucault) We analyzed panel data from 5 European countries 🧵 (1/4) ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

OA: To what extent does executive centralisation under Johnson depart from previous UK governing practices? Joseph Ward & Bradley Ward assess the multifaceted nature of centralisation in post-Brexit UK politics in Political Studies: ow.ly/GEtK50Hqn0m Sage Politics Political Studies Association

Looking forward to #PSA22 Political Studies Association Conference in York this week. We are presenting our EU Migrant Worker paper on Weds @ 9.30am & really looking forward to hearing the other papers too & some good discussions! See you there 👋 Catherine Barnard Fiona Costello 🧡 Sarah Fraser Butlin KC

remember Bank of England demanding that workers moderate wage demands to contain inflation, and dismissing profit-price spirals? we said class war, they raised interest rates.

Incredible moment where Suella Braverman inadvertently admits the absurdity of the UK asylum system.

This is a clear and carefully researched report from home office analysts that accurately reflects available research on asylum. The contrast with much of the rhetoric on asylum in the UK is quite striking.

The govt claims it cannot give nurses and other public sector workers a decent pay rise because it has no money and it would be inflationary. The influential Martin Wolf in the Financial Times has now joined other economists in disagreeing. Why? 🧵/1 on.ft.com/3v13mId a

“Better funding needed to support asylum seekers, say councillors” huntspost.co.uk/news/23191209.…

**call for papers for our next mid-term workshop** The “Costs of Capitalism” Crisis and the role for Critical Political Economy Thurs 8 – Sat 10 June 2023 Uni of Naples “L’Orientale”, Naples, with support of Uni Campania “L. Vanvitelli” Full details: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2022/12/19/the…

A thread of think-pieces on the UCU Higher Education Committee’s (HEC) decision on Friday to proceed with strikes and not to put the latest proposal out to members to accept or reject. They reflect a variety of positions. 1/