Reposted by Jamie FurlongPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said 72931346
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We need to at least attempt a way to randomise the order of candidates on polling sheets. My sense is it's particularly bad in all out elections where voters choose to split their votes. 030
Reposted by Jamie FurlongElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 11/09/2026In today's @navigatepolitics.uk weekly roundup, I analysed how candidates surnames' dictate how well they do within party slates in multi-member wards. 72% of the time, the candidate 1st alphabetically received the most votes. Surnames starting with Z topped their slates just 6% or the time!! 157119
Reposted by Jamie FurlongRobert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Pay attention to how media chooses its words. The headline could have said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'an inconvenience". Better yet, they could have avoided the evocation of a conflict and said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a "minor inconvenience" is a "life saver". 19122
Reposted by Jamie FurlongKanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comSUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study findsExclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced 28465150
Reposted by Jamie FurlongRachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.uk‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution 531489582
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 06/08/2026If only there was a solution to this... One that might involve bollards, some tables and some chairs? Maybe some planters? 070
Reposted by Jamie FurlongRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster. 29714167
Reposted by Jamie FurlongPeter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 26/07/2026You see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.eu-space.europa.euOngoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | EU Space Support OfficeIn late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average ... 8532611664
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I always love documenting overlooked places that have beautiful architecture, especially those outside the dreaded South East. Today, it's Hull looking beautiful. So many pedestrianised streets to stroll around, a lovely old town, couple of arcades, and some great cafes and bakeries. 091
Reposted by Jamie FurlongAgasgani @agasgani.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Some of you are still posting about politics and I need you to understand that Bluesky is now a Cabo Verde stan platform thank you for your attention 142022331
Reposted by Jamie FurlongJefferson-Pilot Pickles @jeffersonpilot.org · 03/07/202639yo Messi vs 40yo Vozinha, it’s like a bluesky fight made it to the real world 01296377
Reposted by Jamie FurlongDr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026A bit of local news about the new Reform council in Calderdale (which covers Hebden Bridge - lesbian capital of the north - and Shibden Hall - home of Anne Lister/Gentleman Jack). No pride flags or other 'symbols of division' for us 😡 www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/...halifaxcourier.co.ukRainbow protest at Halifax home of Gentleman Jack icon after Reform refuse to fly Pride flagA sea of rainbows marched to Shibden Hall yesterday protesting against Calderdale Reform’s refusal to fly the Pride flag. 13114
Reposted by Jamie FurlongCalder Valley Community Land Trust @cvclt1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Not every day needs a car, but some days still do. That’s where POD Calder Valley Shared Transport comes in at Tod Works. A shared car available on-site when you need it, without the cost or commitment of owning one. www.todworks.org #TodWorks #Todmorden #Offices @todmordentweets.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Jamie FurlongNancy Kelley @nancymk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I've spent years working towards a ban on conversion practices, hoping to see a bill published. Today, I just feel so profoundly sad. As many others have noted, the draft has a carve out for "healthcare" so broad it makes a mockery of the idea this is a 'ban'. 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukConversion practices draft bill 11646225
Reposted by Jamie FurlongLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change??? 11031291250
Reposted by Jamie FurlongNick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I don’t have strong views on the u16 social media ban but if these platforms are so harmful, why does the govt still use them for comms? Likewise, while kids (and everyone else!) should be encouraged to socialise in-person, they now have far fewer options following brutal cuts to youth services 1013235
Reposted by Jamie FurlongZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I stand with trans and non binary people. This is a difficult and scary time - and the Govenrment must reject the framework. It's vital that everyone is treated with dignity and care and far too often trans and non binary people aren't. Solidarity always 🏳️⚧️ 1052399452
Reposted by Jamie FurlongMaria W. Norris @mariawnorris.bsky.social · 31/05/2026At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny. 162239768
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Well, I've had a busy few weeks and have been elected as a councillor in Todmorden West ward on Calderdale Council! Time to start opposing Reform with everything I have got. 040
Reposted by Jamie FurlongCalderdale Green Party @calderdalegreenp.bsky.social · 09/05/2026🎉🥳 We won ALL THREE SEATS in Todmorden West for the first time! Congratulations and well done, Oscar, Sarah and Jamie!!💚💚💚 1245
Reposted by Jamie FurlongLewis Call @lewiscall.bsky.social · 01/05/2026A magnificent day here in the North! Walked the Rochdale Canal towpath from Todmorden to Hebden Bridge and it was absolutely gorgeous. Saw several "Vote Green" signs, along with this. West Yorkshire is making hope normal again! #Greenwave 072
Reposted by Jamie FurlongDr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026New open access article from our NIHR-funded 'LTNs in London project' in which we use go-alongs & focus groups to explore how LTNs influence resident experiences & perceptions of travel @ersiliav.bsky.social @jwfurlong.bsky.social www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/phr/publishe... 1/ 143
Reposted by Jamie FurlongJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Something I don't think the UK boasts about enough - and a great rebuttal to Reform and the Tories' anti-net zero propaganda: The UK is home to 7 out of the top 10 biggest offshore wind farms in the world. 10 of the top 20. And 6 in 10 of the largest ones in the world currently under construction. 171233431
Reposted by Jamie FurlongProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 16/03/2026“if everything is all in one place then it would use less energy” Some work that didn't get enough attention is when we explored laypeople's ideas about sustainable urban design by having them play SimCity and build the best and worst cities they could imagine www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... 3274
Reposted by Jamie FurlongCllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 03/03/2026This is trash. I respect our Oxfordshire Lib Dems as they are delivering progressive transport policy which favours walking, cycling and buses (see congestion charge). But this national LD nonsense? No. Public Transport costs have risen far faster than driving, we need to rebalance. 57014
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Another day closer. A little Reform meltdown and a LD bounce and I think it's possible. 2173
Reposted by Jamie FurlongCllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Does anyone know of a case study about Wales vs Oxfordshire 20mph roll-out? The former was National and caused huge amounts of hysteria, the latter was PC led and got almost no drama / press (beyond local newspapers). 893
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 02/03/2026By my reckoning, this current *projection* would see Labour's relationship with former coal mining areas completely finished. Of former coalfield seats, they'd win 4: - South/West Yorks - 0 - South Wales - 0 - East Mids - 0 - North East - 1 - Scotland - 1 - Lancashire - 1 - West Mids - 1 100
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Yes. I was at the game tonight. It obviously wasn't all the fans or anything like that. But it was loud, there were several thousand and they knew why they were doing it. Embarrassing. And determined that these people won't own football or my football club. 193
Reposted by Jamie FurlongRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Well, no, they’re not just as wrong. The bigger error is not seeing that “trying to win over voters from a party on the opposite end of the spectrum, whose values your core voters oppose” is not same as “chasing voters from party on same side ideologically whose values your core voters like.” 691070245
Reposted by Jamie FurlongFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Turns out that an absolutely disgraced political scientist is also absolutely awful at politics. And this political scientist is here for it! The spell is not over but good riddance for now, Goodwin 👋 Congrats to the Greens. Stunning victory. Dont let them tell you it was easy. But it is deserved.theguardian.comGreen party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir StarmerHannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024 26010
Reposted by Jamie FurlongRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This is not a reasoned political response. Labour has spent two years making all the voting groups who backed the Greens feel unwelcome and unheard, and now attacks them for daring to back someone else. They believe Labour isn’t listening and Starmer seems determined to prove them right 451150317
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Pretty rich of Keir Starmer to suggest Hannah Spencer is "more interested in dividing people than uniting them". His island of strangers speech of course was *all about* unity. Likewise his party's demonisation of people legitimately protesting about the UK arming a genocide. 1185
Reposted by Jamie FurlongPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The Lords debated the safety of cyclists this afternoon, and it was – with a few exceptions – as crap as you'd expect. Mix of victim blaming, poor understanding & assumption that zone 1 London is a valid national example. DfT minister Peter Hendy was disappointingly bad as well. 1112736
Reposted by Jamie FurlongJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 16/02/2026Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding: Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere. samf.substack.com/p/build-the-... 451023369
Reposted by Jamie Furlongweird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 13/02/2026It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea 7173401722
Reposted by Jamie FurlongWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Net migration is falling rapidly, we are very soon going to be having policy debates about how to cope with the consequences of an aging population combined with low levels of immigration. 36415
Reposted by Jamie FurlongThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 09/02/2026This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys. 3624171072
Reposted by Jamie FurlongPolitical Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🌟PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26🌟 Congratulations to Dr Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social & Prof. Will Jennings @drjennings.bsky.social for 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales', published by OUP @academic.oup.com ➡️ buff.ly/X13TKjK #Books #Politics #PoliticalStudiesbuff.ly 0113
Reposted by Jamie FurlongJames Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/01/2026*Not so fun fact. Matt Goodwin was my dissertation supervisor. Only briefly mind. I swapped after he said that my idea - a study and survey on the politics of the homeless (less than 1% vote) - was of "no academic interest". I got a 1st 🎓 8524115
Reposted by Jamie FurlongAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested. 4352314211148
Reposted by Jamie FurlongAgathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 22/01/2026New @ecfr.eu global data show vast majority of people around the world do not see US as an ally • Just 25% of Brits think US is an ally that shares their values, with share dropping to 16% in ten EU countries • Data show how Trump's actions hurt US's global reputation over long run (except in India) 24524
Reposted by Jamie FurlongSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Views of Twitter/X in Britain Favourable 14% (3% very favourable) Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable) By gender Men 16-65 (-49) Women 10-64 (-54) By 2024 vote Reform 23-46 (-23) Cons 17-57 (-40) Labour 10-76 (-66) LibDem 6-79 (-73) Green 5-89 (-84) YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026 21280130
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 23/12/2025The day when all our dreams come true is getting closer. 514321
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire: I wonder why kids don't play on the streets anymore... 142
Reposted by Jamie FurlongThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12/12/2025Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.tcnv.linkCities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossingMany older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city. 33315
Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Debates on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods often focus on disabled people's experiences. In a new paper led by @ersiliav.bsky.social and @tricyclemayor.bsky.social, we use videos/interviews to explore the impacts on disabled people's everyday walking and wheeling. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWalking and wheeling in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: A mixed methods study of mobility aid users’ interactions with changing public spacesLow Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) seek to discourage car use by making vehicle journeys more circuitous, and to make active travel journeys safer and more pleasant, thus improving public health. LT... 1178
Reposted by Jamie FurlongJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/12/2025Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today: www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne... 601588618