Professor Daniele Albertazzi

"Where were the political scientists when we needed them, pointing out that this had been tried elsewhere and very rarely works"

If Labour campaigners and leadership keep belittling the Green Party as a movement and underestimating the skills of Green leaders then Labour is heading straight to electoral oblivion.

Stop refighting past factional wars within your own party and start adapting to new realities.

Semi-official visits to Italy's Ministry of Transport and the US State Department in the space of a few weeks...

We have gone from normalising the radical right to mainstreaming the extreme right in a few years.

Semi-official visits to Italy's Ministry of Transport and the US State Department in the space of a few weeks...

We have gone from normalising the radical right to mainstreaming the extreme right in a few years.

Well, we needed to end the day on a lighter note, didn't we?

Too late to wheel in Romano Prodi and reach a stand down agreement now...

Bunch of fools.

After creating yet another party of 2% (there was a dire need in Italy of one more) General Vannacci leaves the "Patriots" in the EU Parliament to join the AfD's group.

Too late to wheel in Romano Prodi and reach a stand down agreement now...

Bunch of fools.

Italy remains one of the key countries to watch for those interested in how the radical and extreme right right try to out-Salvini each other to attract the same (rather large) pool of voters.

After creating yet another party of 2% (there was a dire need in Italy of one more) General Vannacci leaves the "Patriots" in the EU Parliament to join the AfD's group.

Fascinating case study of what happens when fragmentation meets first-past-the-post coming up on our screens at the end of this Parliament...

Fascinating unless you have to live with the consequences, that is.

"Nation's Destiny Fulfilled"?

The textbooks may call it "The Great British Lottery"...

Fascinating case study of what happens when fragmentation meets first-past-the-post coming up on our screens at the end of this Parliament...

Fascinating unless you have to live with the consequences, that is.

Anyone with a little knowledge of how liberal democracy works around the world can immediately see how non-sensical this kind of rhetoric on American exceptionalism is.

Donald Trump ups tariffs day after Supreme Court ruling against him The president will increase import taxes to 15% on most products coming into the US from Tuesday.

The worst thing of all?

Having to check every couple of hours whatever this insufferable fool is up to this time.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Donald Trump ups tariffs day after Supreme Court ruling against him The president will increase import taxes to 15% on most products coming into the US from Tuesday.

The worst thing of all?

Having to check every couple of hours whatever this insufferable fool is up to this time.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone with a little knowledge of how liberal democracy works around the world can immediately see how non-sensical this kind of rhetoric on American exceptionalism is.

I'll be forced to re-up this so many times this winter that my finger will start hurting...

Starmer sending thank you letters to his own MPs who forced him to u-turn on this, as Labour orders the billboards: "Vote Reform UK, get the Tories!".

A big thank you to our group members & other Specialist Groups who have worked with us to deliver a very rich programme of events & debates at the Annual Conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Oxford this year

Special mention to my co-convenor, the indefatigable @dbonansinga.bsky.social!

A big thank you to our group members & other Specialist Groups who have worked with us to deliver a very rich programme of events & debates at the Annual Conference of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Oxford this year

Special mention to my co-convenor, the indefatigable @dbonansinga.bsky.social!

How many people will end up "lining up" behind Lowe is in fact to be seen. But it's certainly worth noting how deeply "European" Britain still is...

The centre-right imitating the radical right... various radical & extreme right parties trying to out-Farage each other to get an extra seat or two...

We have seen it all before, but let's see how it plays out with FPTP now+winning margins of one or two thousands votes in certain constituencies ..

How many people will end up "lining up" behind Lowe is in fact to be seen. But it's certainly worth noting how deeply "European" Britain still is...

Don’t ban teenagers from social media Restrictions would do more harm than good

I find these arguments more subtle and persuasive than any calls for a ban. A ban will make older people feel better, but is just a 'challenge accepted' to a digital native...

www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

One isn’t allowed to say this anymore, but when I was a kid, tired-looking men simply did not exist. Grown men just woke up at 5 a.m., went to work, raised three children, mowed the lawn, fixed the sink, and still somehow looked like they’d just been lightly misted by youth.

One isn’t allowed to say this anymore, but when I was a kid, tired-looking men simply did not exist. Grown men just woke up at 5 a.m., went to work, raised three children, mowed the lawn, fixed the sink, and still somehow looked like they’d just been lightly misted by youth.

A country condemned to spend the next 20 years trying to re-gain, bit by bit, a few of the advantages it enjoyed for decades...

A country condemned to spend the next 20 years trying to re-gain, bit by bit, a few of the advantages it enjoyed for decades...