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The circumstances surrounding the death of this Huddersfield MP, Lewis Fenton, are discussed in this post: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/b...

Election riots have history - here's an example from Huddersfield, where "disgraceful riots" were triggered after the sitting MP fell out of a window and died. Also Merry #Christmas(!) (Although this was well before the Christmas season we recognise emerged).

My first office was in Roxby, with a great view of the city. The second office is in Abercromby Sq, which has a fantastic view of the square. The Cyprus Building regenerated into a fancy new venue with a lovely cafe and events space! It's great to be at a growing University & wonderful dept.

Delighted to have worked at @livunipol.bsky.social for ten years! I've enjoyed bringing my #rhetoric research to undergraduate students via two modules, and serving in various leadership roles. It has been a highly enjoyable decade! Very much looking forward to opportunities the next will bring!

Year 1941 Calendar – United Kingdom United Kingdom 1941 – Calendar with British holidays. Yearly calendar showing months for the year 1941. Calendars – online and print friendly – for any year and month

Trivia! The 1941 calendar is the same as 2025. That is all! www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?ye...

Happy #YorkshireDay! Enjoy the hills and sights of Gods Own Country!

New book coming soon....

The chapter summarises themes and topics from this book (edited by @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social and I) on May's statecraft, her political skills, and her policy records. The book has over 20 original chapters from a wide range of academic experts. Give it a read! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

May. Could. Might. The reality is #Brexit existed and the Parliamentary arithmetic (of her own making after 2017) locked her into an unwinnable position in the Commons re passing the WA. Thus, no matter her positions on #MentalHealth/#ForeignPolicy/#RaceRelations... Brexit dominates her record.

Take #Brexit out of the equation, and she *may* well have been a successful Prime Minister. Mayism *could* have been as transformative for the Conservatives as Thatcherism. Indeed, give her Thatcher's Parliamentary arithmetic and she *might* well be starting her third term by now.

This upcoming chapter covers Theresa May's time in David Cameron's Cabinet; an overview of the #Brexit ref that led to her becoming PM; and an assessment of her priorities in govt and how she managed them. Ultimately, despite any wins she secured, it was Brexit that textured her legacy of failure.

So, as I say to my students, join! It's valuable & brings together scholars at all career stages, from undergrads to retired Profs! Join a few specialist groups, submit abstracts for upcoming events or the main conference, & network with others! The conf in 2026 takes place in Oxford. Will be good!

The @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social facilitates rigorous peer review research through a series of well established journals such as @bjpir.bsky.social (edited by a brilliant team at @polisatleeds.bsky.social) that includes @richardhayton.com, talking here on large audience reach in academic publishing.

Great comments from the Chair of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social, Prof Rose Gann and Prof John Craig on how the annual #PSA25 conference also brings scholars together to talk about the big issues in political studies, of which there are many in British, European, US, & Global Politics!

We're also delighted to see the Founding Fellows featured, including @livunipol.bsky.social's own @jontonge.bsky.social and the key point from Prof Fiona Mackay that the study of politics is for all, not just for the elite institutions!

Celebrating 75 Years of the PSA | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

The @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social is the premier learned society which has pioneered cutting edge research and under/postgraduate studies of political science, ancient and modern political theory, comparative politics, and international studies. Here is a short video: www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/cel...

Very much looking forward to the second Global Discourse #rhetoric special edition symposium, taking place at @livunipol.bsky.social on Oct 1st! The project has 18 conference papers & articles, making this a deep exploration of political language from the ancient to modern world!

Also, it's a year since I graduated from Liverpool with an MA in Academic Practice! Time flies - definitely an enjoyable experience and qualification which I'd recommend to all @livunihss.bsky.social colleagues!

Graduation day at @livunipol.bsky.social!

If we could evenly reduce the Earths population whilst the terraforming of planets takes place over a number of years then it could be possible without excessive energy use. In time, though populations would grow again as people are born, but Earth will have recovered. Long way off, mind.

Exactly. I think (could be wrong) that the asteroid belt contains many of the same minerals found on Earth. If we could mine it, then we'd reduce environmental impacts on Earth and other planets. I don't envision billions leaving Earth at once, rather it'd be a slow process. But I take the point.

Call for Papers! The PSA Conservativism Specialist Group is seeking abstracts for an upcoming workshop at Hull. Details below!

By reducing the Earths population by spreading out, the environment here recovers, whilst populations on new planets will be low enough to how a minimal impact. Plus resources could be brought back without extracting them on Earth. As for the economic system... well, it'd adapt as humanity changes.

I'd not call it nuts, although I realise it's likely not to be an option for a few decades yet. But the aim would not be to ruin another planet as populations would be spread out.

Earth, though will always be our home! But the solution to environmental damage is to lower the population by going out into space.

People saying 'there is no Planet B' forget the galaxy is filled with planets, many of which we've yet to discover. Even in our solar system, technically Venus is our twin! Europa has an ocean, and the exo-systems contain Earth-like planets. Not to mention the asteroid belt is rich with resources.

Archive research day for a project on David Owen!

Graduation week! Looking forward to seeing soon-to-be former @livunipol.bsky.social students become graduates and alumni shortly!

Happy Birthday! It was an excellent workshop with lots of great papers from a sampling of chapters & wider discussions. The weather also held up nicely so we had lunch on the Square! I'm certain the book will be a valuable contribution to leadership & #Conservative studies. @livunipol.bsky.social

Although brief, the Truss premiership was very impactful on what followed! Her election also tells us something about the ideological desires of the Cons. Plus, more generally, it shows the importance of effective leadership, and what can happen if a leader doesn't inspire confidence. Lots to say!