I can't claim to be an expert but to my eyes it seems very balanced.

I think it gives an excellent portrayal of modern day NI and the many legacy issues from the conflict. Also humanises the post-Patten police officers. Excellent show. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I'm now thinking which candidate for Edinburgh South West would likely give the best rendition of the wheels on the bus.

With the added bonus that you'd get to be my neighbour 😁

Beautifully written. I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great man.

I love this place.

Happy Easter ⛄

Completely agree. Given how the other platform has changed in recent years it is extraordinary how many people and institutions, especially those that claim to support social justice, continue to support it rather than move to alternatives.

Good Friday 😋

Independence and dependence in central–local relations: Multilevel governance and state capacity in England since the 1970s The authors draw on secondary analyses of central–local relations in England over recent decades to suggest that conflicting perspectives on what local government should be for—its role in the UK s...

Nice to see my latest paper, co-authored with Bernard Kofi Dom, come out in Public Money & Management.

We trace how a lack of agreement about what local government should be *for* - its role in the UK state - have characterised central-local relations since the 1970s.

doi.org/10.1080/0954...

CPP on Elections 2026: Informing the debate with political and policy analysis. Mark McGeoghegan and Professor Kezia Dugdale. Image of Mark and Kez, sign reading Polling Station, and University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logos

READ: Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social and Prof Kezia Dugdale @kezdugdale.bsky.social on the UofG Centre for Public Policy's plans for the upcoming election period 🚨

📝 CPP on Elections 2026: Informing the debate with political and policy analysis

🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

♨️New #OpenAccess Brief report!
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Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop-Taylor & David Benson argue that administrative traditions in the majority world must be understood through both colonial and pre-colonial institutional legacies.

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And leaving work while it's still daylight! First time this year. Thank you British Summer Time! 😊

So good to see daylight at 7:30am again 🙂

Leith

PSA26 Programme - Political Studies Association PSA26 will take place over three days, from Monday 30 March to Wednesday 1 April 2026. Registration will open at 8:30am, with panels starting at 9:30am and finishing at 5pm. The conference programme i...

Find out more at "Positive Public Policy: Questioning the Identification and Analysis of Success" at the @psapublicpolicy.bsky.social on Monday 30 March. Full programme: www.psa.ac.uk/conference/p...

The emerging sub-field of “Positive Public Administration” seeks to fundamentally re-orientate where and how scholars focus their attention in a way that can redefine the relationship between practitioners and researchers.

In the last two decades, the UK government has invested in new knowledge exchange structures that are intended to re-connect public administration scholarship with practice, but there are concerns that this may compromise academic independence

By contrast, the latter part of the twentieth century saw a disconnect between the two communities as government embraced private sector practices and many scholars focused on theory-building

Practitioners played a significant role in the development of the discipline in the pre-War period, and a range of mechanisms were created to facilitate knowledge exchange between research and practice.

The history of Public Administration in the UK shows both the benefits and challenges involved in promoting knowledge exchange between research and practice.

A Chequered History but Positive Future for British Public Administration, available on Open Access here: doi.org/10.1111/puar...

Debating a housing delivery agency in Scotland, Professor Ken Gibb. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy. Photo of housing development site.

Insights from @kengibb.bsky.social @housingevidence.bsky.social (CaCHE) on the new national housing agency, More Homes Scotland💡🏠

He introduces a new CaCHE briefing on the agency based on sector-wide interviews, sharing emerging key themes.

Read:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Assisted dying: Scottish Parliament rejection and unintended constitutional consequences. Photo of Assisted Dying Laws book. Dr Naomi Richards, University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy.

NEW this week: @glasgow.ac.uk expert Dr Naomi Richards reflects on the rejection of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill 💡

Dr Richards also examines how the issue is playing out across the UK and unintended constitutional consequences.

Read:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

🎊 Heartiest congratulations to our Associate Editor Prof. Shahjahan Bhuiyan for receiving the the Allan Rosenbaum International Public Administration Award at #ASPA2026!

Back in Edinburgh. Have already added #ASPA2027 to my calendar 😊

9-13 April 2027

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Thanks Bill and thank you for all you do for the PA community. Hope to make it to New Orleans for next year's conference 🤞

Starting the long journey back to Scotland.

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Final day of #ASPA2026 tomorrow. Let's go!