Stolen Letters That John Keats Sent to His Beloved Are Found

Stolen Letters That John Keats Sent to His Beloved Are Found www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/a...

💬 What is the legacy of New Labour?

Join a conversation with Glen O’Hara (Oxford Brookes) to explore what Tony Blair tried to achieve and how the legacy of #NewLabour still shapes Britain.

📍 5 May | 12:30pm | Uni of Bath

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Did you catch Liam Byrne MP on The Rest Is Politics podcast, discussing populism’s rise? Liam will be giving a talk at the University of Bath on 30 April.

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Charles Glass · Diary: Beirut, Now and Then Lebanon’s civil war did not end in 1990. It assumed new forms and it isn’t over yet. Like my colleagues, I returned...

A diary piece on life in Beirut, for a stringer in 1975 and teacher now: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

A photo of the front cover of issue 1673 of Private Eye magazine, with the caption “on shelves now.” The main headline reads “HUNGARY: ORBAN LOSES HISTORIC ELECTION.” The central image shows Viktor Orbán standing on stage alongside JD Vance, both raising their arms in front of a cheering crowd with Hungarian and US flags in the background. A speech bubble reads, “Who says America can’t achieve regime change?” A strapline at the bottom reads “HUGE TRIUMPH FOR MAGA (SURELY MAGYAR? ED.).”

Hungary: Orban loses historic election

The new Private Eye is out now.

China shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world Impelled by furious competition, hefty subsidies and sheer scale, the country’s companies are cutting a swath through the world’s most advanced industries

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... China shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world

Meme of Samuel Beckett using the photo of him taken by Jane Bown, just his b/w face top left against a black background. He says “I can’t go on”. Then, on the right, Mrs Doyle from Father Ted says “Ah, go on”. Then, below left, Beckett says “I’ll go on”

So, happy 120th anniversary of Samuel Beckett’s birth to all who celebrate

The fact that Orbán conceded so quickly — let alone at all — shows the astounding extent of the opposition's win.

Orbán had literally no chance whatsoever to contest the result.

He was decisively and clearly rejected by the Hungarian people.

Conor Chaplin reflects on Pompey's Championship win at Middlesbrough Goal hero hails belief and spirit on Teesside

Chaplin: Belief Was Key

#Pompey Portsmouth FC

Thirty years later, Gavin Stamp on the challenges facing Scottish architecture Some weekend polemic

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Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond | Home Adrian Blau is Professor of Politics at King’s College London. His research interests include the history of political thought and other issues in political theory/philosophy, including corruption, democracy and rationality.

We've published a free e-book celebrating the 50th anniversary of Quentin Skinner's seminal essay 'Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas' including his own reflections on the contributions
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One of the best jobs in UK social science, research & policy.

Glen O'Hara: How the Blair governments reshaped the country Glen O'Hara looks at what we can learn from New Labour's time in power.

Would you like to hear me talk about all things New Labour, Third Way and social democracy? Come along to the University of Bath at lunchtime on 5 May and you can hear me discuss my NEW book on just that! Details below. 👇
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Slovenia, 96.54% counted:

National parliament election

GS-RE: 28.6% (-5.9)
SDS-EPP: 28.2% (+4.7)
NSi/SLS/Fokus-EPP|EPP|*: 9.3%
SD-S&D: 6.7%
Demokrati~EPP: 6.7% (n.a.)
Resnica→NI: 5.6% (+2.7)
L/Vesna-LEFT|G/EFA: 5.4% (-0.5)
...

+/- vs. Last election results

➤ europeelects.eu/slovenia

🗳️Second Round - Paris Municipal Election
(IFOP Estimation)

Emmanuel GRÉGOIRE (PS) - 51.00%
Rachida DATI (LR) - 37.00%
Sophia CHIKIROU - 14.10%

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Many thanks Gavin

Thanks Miranda!

Having just read about about yet another 'new' Beveridge report - here's a piece by me & @iprnickp.bsky.social on the (mis)use of Beveridge in British politics & what we can still learn from him today.

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Brilliant! I’d suspected that stylistic analysis would show up something interesting as On Liberty is written so differently to Utilitarianism. I’m sure many people have thought the same. But I didn’t have the skills to attempt it myself. Delighted it has been done.

Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany, 1929-2026 The philosopher and social theorist thought deeply about the foundations of liberal democracy

I was honoured - if daunted - to write the obituary of Jurgen Habermas for the FT. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany, 1929-2026

Jürgen Habermas, master thinker of postwar Germany, 1929-2026 [FREE TO READ] The philosopher and social theorist thought deeply about the foundations of liberal democracy

Fine FT obituary of Habermas by @iprnickp.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/92bbb72b-6...

‘In favour of a strong Europe’ – what does this mean? In a speech to members of the German Social Democratic party (SPD) in February 2014, philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas outlined his vision for Europe, tackling the three major contemporary ...

I once managed to be Habermas’s English publisher. At @IPPR we translated a recording of a talk he gave at an SPD conference in Berlin, and sent it to him, via the good offices of the FES, to sign off. He wrote us a letter in his own hand, marking corrections to the text. I could have retired happy.

Fittingly, Habermas’s death is front page news in leading European newspapers as well as all the German press.

A review I did for the FT recently

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96 Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died.

RIP Jurgen Habermas. apnews.com/article/juer... Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

Ukraine Reaches a Milestone: Making ‘China-Free’ Drones

Ukraine Reaches a Milestone: Making ‘China-Free’ Drones www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

A4 proofs of The Disraeli Myth

In case you were wondering if there was a time when people across the political spectrum used the past to think creatively and constructively about present-day problems, may I present the incontrovertible proof(s)!

Cover of The Disraeli Myth

Thrilled to announce that Dizzy's got his beard back!

Electoral reformers should look beyond proportionality The UK’s political landscape means the electoral system is increasingly in need of review. Dr David Klemperer, IPR Research Assistant, explains why proportional representation isn’t the only …

I've written for the @uniofbathipr.bsky.social blog about why de-alignment and party system breakdown poses challenges for PR as well as FPTP, and why a French-style two-round electoral system might therefore now be optimal for the UK