Title and abstract of a journal article: "Eyes and ears, and potentially so much more: the role of parliamentary private secretary to the prime minister—a case study".

Reading London Playbook ("The PM seems confident, which is why he got his PPS to text all Labour MPs last night begging them not to sack him / giving important context on the Mandelson case") has reminded me: this just came out (doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...). Possibly of interest to Thatcher 'fans', too?

Gracias, tío 🫶

It’s not the first time I’ve said this on Bluesky: you will always learn something from reading Matthew

This is excellent from Matthew, not only on the substantive issue but also on the promise and - crucially - limitations of experimental research and what we can infer from it.

Essential reading from @qmulsse.bsky.social’s @mbarnfield.bsky.social for anyone interested in how we communicate about climate change and whether it is as effective as many policymakers and activists think it is.

You desperately hope something's true and then your brilliant @qmul.bsky.social colleague comes along and shows you it's probably not, damn him!

Climate consensus communication probably isn't a gamechanger Why I don't think the best available evidence supports the story that is being told about it

I just published something on my Substack about one reason, among many, why I don't think communicating public consensus on climate change is anything like as powerful a climate policy tool as people make it out to be.

open.substack.com/pub/drmatthe...

We are delighted to be hosting what promises to be a fascinating talk @yaseminulusahin.bsky.social, online this Thursday at 12:00 (UK).

Please sign up to come along and hear about Yasemin's research!: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/651415...

I’ll be presenting our work on the 2023 election rallies in Turkey this Thursday at the Political Psychology seminar. We’ll explore how crowd events like political rallies attempt to define a vision of the future and who belongs in it. Register through the link to join..

One week today!

Register here to attend what promises to be a fascinating talk by @yaseminulusahin.bsky.social : events.teams.microsoft.com/event/651415...

Abstract for Andrew Hunter's paper "Novel Evidence, Partisan Signalling and Divergent Political Beliefs"

To top off a week of great presentations from our members at the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference, we are hosting @andy-hunter.bsky.social online *today* at 12:00 (UK) on the psychology of belief formation. Sign up so you don't miss it!

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7b3e98...

This time next week, we @psapolpsychology.bsky.social are hosting an online talk by @andy-hunter.bsky.social intervening in some of the biggest ongoing debates in political psychology. Please do come along to hear about this fascinating research!

Sing up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7b3e98...

📣 New job at Oxford's Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM)! 📣

The Departments of Politics & IR (DPIR) and Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI) are hiring an Associate Professor of Causal and Experimental Methods.

Come work with me and amazing Oxford peeps! Deadline NOON April 27th.

The first presentation of our spring seminar series will be getting underway this time tomorrow! Register so you don't miss a fascinating talk by @lalamur.bsky.social :

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a34888...

This time on Thursday, we kick off our Spring seminar series with a fascinating talk by @lalamur.bsky.social on the gender politics of contemporary dating! Sign up via Teams:

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a34888...

How can a war be over before it has begun? Why Trump claims to have won, but not won enough

Trump has recently claimed to have 'won' the war in Iran, but also not 'won it enough'. How is that possible?

@mbarnfield.bsky.social, from @qmulsse.bsky.social, has an answer for you in this excellent short read.

Thx Matt for quickly putting my book to work!

open.substack.com/pub/drmatthe...

Congrats!

Looking forward to presenting this work on dating, love and politics, co-authored with the fab @bertous.bsky.social at @psapolpsychology.bsky.social online seminar series.

We @psapolpsychology.bsky.social are putting on another online seminar series.

The first presentation is in two weeks' time. Then they're every other Thursday at 12:00.

Please come along to support and learn from our great line up of speakers!

How to understand the post-Gorton and Denton national poll that puts the Greens ahead of Labour It’s not the byelection win that matters but the scale of the swing to Zack Polanski’s party.

My thoughts on the poll showing the Greens have overtaken Labour following the Gorton and Denton by-election, whether this could be a "bandwagon effect", and what that means, for The Conversation: theconversation.com/how-to-under...

Very pleased to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday!

Huge thanks to my lovely examiners @robjohns75.bsky.social and @profsob.bsky.social, and amazing supervisors @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social, @nspmartin.bsky.social and Ed Fieldhouse...

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The Professor Will See You Now: dunno There are two cartoons, seen when much younger, which I think of often.

Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social on the Don't Knows - who are more likely to be women.

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Congrats!

Congrats!

Love that there is now a bonus stage to accessing a journal article – before logging in via my institution using 2FA, finding my way back to the article from the homepage after doing so, and requesting to view the pdf twice – of verifying that I am in fact a human being capable of clicking a mouse.

Thanks Marta!

Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in Conservative voters have become more positive about Reform since the defections – but some Reform voters have been turned off.

My thoughts on what is (and isn't) at risk for Reform in becoming "Tory Party 2.0", given recent polling, the dynamics of bloc politics, and the party's popularity with 2024 non-voters: theconversation.com/reform-has-b...

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Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/04Lq36y

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

How to deal with defecting MPs Voters should be able to force parliamentarians who change parties to face the electorate

Thoughts in the FT on why I don't like the idea of an automatic by election if an MP changes party - but understand why some people do, along with a possible compromise...

How to deal with defecting MPs - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

Very pleased to see this out! Karl's conception of centrism as a structure for political action is really compelling