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Jon Tonge

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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 21h
Wait until the Times feature writer finds out the Labour conference was in Liverpool, not Manchester…
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ain’t no pub quiz like an EPOP quiz
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Luca Bernardi @lbernardi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
EPOP Liverpool 2026. Thank you all EPOPers! @psaepop.bsky.social @jontonge.bsky.social @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Congratulations to our @drseanhaughey.bsky.social who has just published an article in @govandopp.bsky.social together with @jontonge.bsky.social and @benrosher.bsky.social: "Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform" doi.org/10.1017/gov.... #OpenAccess
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Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Why Northern Ireland’s Institutions Need Reform - Volume 61
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hope you had a lovely Bank Holiday
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
MORE JOBS! The Dept of Politics is looking to recruit up to SEVEN new lecturers, with five as T&S and two as T&R. Any field is great, but we have gaps in British Politics, Theory, Public Pol, Comparative. The ad for the T&S can be found here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW437/l... @livunipol.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
Apply now for the Lecturer in Politics and/or International Relations - Grade 7 role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
??? Today’s Liverpool Echo
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
That’s not yesterday, Metro. No-one wore a coat yesterday.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
theconversation.com/may-election...
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May elections: what five politics experts are looking out for
Five experts tell us what they will be keeping their eye on during the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
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David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Reflecting on ten years since the EU referendum today as part of Imagine. Great to put this together for Ulster Uni & @consoc.bsky.social Two great panels @jontonge.bsky.social @katyhayward.bsky.social & Stephen Farry Alongside @sjamcbride.bsky.social @markdevenport.bsky.social & Allison Morris.
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The Constitution Society @consoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Yesterday we hosted two panels in Belfast on 10-years since the EU referendum and the lessons for Northern Ireland. Speakers included: @katyhayward.bsky.social, @jontonge.bsky.social, @markdevenport.bsky.social, @sjamcbride.bsky.social, ably chaired by @dmcbfs.bsky.social. Full write-up to follow!
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
theconversation.com/victory-in-g...
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Victory in Gorton and Denton is historic for the Greens – and cataclysmic for Britain’s two-party politics
Things will get worse before they might get better for Labour.
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David McCann @dmcbfs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Profs @katyhayward.bsky.social , @jontonge.bsky.social & @stephenfarry.bsky.social @sjamcbride.bsky.social, @markdevenport.bsky.social & Allison Morris will reflect on the political implications of Brexit Get your tickets imaginebelfast.com/event/10-yea...
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10 years since EURef: Lessons & Learnings for Northern Ireland - Imagine! Belfast
An engaging conversation with leading academics and journalists trying to understand the legacy of the EU referendum of June 2016.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I’m fearful of being stuck in a REF meeting whilst the PM resigns.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/01/2026
‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded
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‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded
Ditching the traditional suit and tie for understated all black ‘is as calculated as any Westminster suit, just aimed at a different audience’
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Are steps 10,11, 13, 14, 17 and 18 secret then or can the Sunday Times not count?
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Even the demonstrators haven’t turned up #CPC25
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Kemi Badenoch re the NI Act 1998 and the ECHR. ‘That’s the assembly, that’s not national law’. I’m no lawyer but ….
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
When you get the meetings calendar for the new academic year and it manages to outweigh your teaching hours.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Could a party to the left of Labour really have a chance at the ballot box? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from activist Alan Story and politics expert @jontonge.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/312320
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Byline Podcast: The Battle For The Soul Of Your Party
Should the fledgling and provisionally titled 'Your Party' be controlled by a centralised grouping at the top? Or should it be run by grassroots activists? It's a question which lies at the heart o...
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Thanks to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social (PSA) for allowing me to say thanks to them for being a very supportive organisation for Politics academics.
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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!
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🌟PSA 75th Anniversary🌟Celebrating 75 years of the PSA being the home of #PoliticalStudies: advancing, supporting & promoting the global study of #politics & #InternationalRelations since 1950. 🎬 Watch this 3 min film to learn more. buff.ly/WaObGCF
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Teaching timetable release day: the equivalent of the arrival of the football fixtures, down to the inevitable “oh no, I’m away then” stuff.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
To learn more about some of the survey results discussed by our director, Prof Peter Shirlow, and our Politics colleague @jontonge.bsky.social at this @arinsproject.bsky.social event, please go to www.ria.ie/2025/07/04/n...
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Northern Ireland: What the numbers tell us - Royal Irish Academy
What do people in Northern Ireland really think about Irish unity, Brexit, and their political institutions? A landmark survey, conducted by Professor Pete Shirlow and Professor Jon Tonge of the Unive...
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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Research leave for the first time in a while and the out of office is on.
I am on research leave from 1 July 2025. This does not mean that there will be a delayed response to your message, which would suggest a self-discipline and an ability to avoid checking email which I lack. It does mean that emails about certain responsibilities should be directed elsewhere, as follows:
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Shot while strapped to a chair??
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our director Prof Peter Shirlow during today's @arinsproject.bsky.social event, where he discussed the 2024 Northern Ireland General Election Survey with our @livunipol.bsky.social colleague @jontonge.bsky.social. Topics considered included immigration, voting and constitutional issues.
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ARINS Project @arinsproject.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Next Wednesday, June 25th! Join us at the Royal Irish Academy for “The 2024 Northern Ireland General Election Survey” with Professors Peter Shirlow & @jontonge.bsky.social The event is free, but registration is required🎟️ Still some tickets left: www.ria.ie/events/arins...
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Ensuring football club owners are not going to bankrupt a club or run it into the ground with a view to turning the ground into houses - both happened at Bury - isn’t “bureaucratic whim”. Astonishingly complacent arguments against a regulator from Oliver Dowden.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
What does Reform’s by-election success in Runcorn & Helsby herald? theconversation.com/reform-wins-...
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Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories
Nigel Farage is now claiming to be the official opposition after overturning Labour’s 14,700-majority.
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
William Hague in today’s Times
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John Craig @teachpolitics.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
All finished-up for another year. Thanks to convenors, @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social team, panel chairs, presenters, delegates, exhibitors, & everyone else involved in making it happen, for 3 great days of analysis and discussion #PSA25
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Tomorrow’s Irish Politics panels #psa25
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Stephen Holden Bates @stephenholdenbates.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Great turnout for Rosie Campbell’s plenary! #PSA25
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Delighted that the Department of Politics at #Liverpool - @livunipol.bsky.social - can offer a PhD studentship (fees) from this coming academic year. Details here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/histories-la... #PSA25
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Ireland’s Ambassador to the UK, Martin Fraser, stressing the value of good UK-Ireland relations and NW England’s contribution, in a difficult global context, at tonight’s @irishinstitute.bsky.social dinner
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Think Hugo Boss my favourite but a close call (Private Eye)
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Yesterday’s Irish Times asking a few useful questions…
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Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Looks like The Times or Sunday Times might have a decent shout of winning the, er, Times and Sunday Times Sports Journalism Awards…
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