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Dr Malcolm Harvey

@malch.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen.

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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Told the boys it was an exciting new era for watching Scotland... but they knew it was optimistic to think the new boss would be able to find someone to score goals. Decent second half, and some tidy stuff at times, but we're still a pretty frustrating side to watch
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
After a couple of months of peace, the house was too quiet with no furry pal, so today we took two kittens home. A non-stop ball of relentless energy that does everything at 100mph, and a quiet, more tentative observer that thinks before he leaps. So, of course, they are called Hamilton and Burr.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sad day in Casa Harvey as we had to take our ginger genius Moriarty on his final journey to the vet. He'd been a part of our family for 16 years, tolerated lots of small people, fought with kidney disease, and purred like a train when he cuddled. Rest easy, and thanks for being with us.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
My superstar wife took home the trophy for "Local Hero of the Year" at the CHerRies last night! AND she did it wearing a dress she made herself (which was finished about an hour before we arrived!). *Sir Alex Ferguson voice* Pwoud, very pwoud.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
University of Aberdeen General Council meeting. Great way to spend my birthday, but needs must.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My daughter is very excited to be involved in the Beyond Broadway Experience performance of: BRING IT ON 7-8 August, HMT Aberdeen. Tickets available NOW. Come along, it'll be awesome!
Poster for musical 'Bring It On' at HMT Aberdeen on 7 and 8 August 2026. Tickets available now.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Always great fun doing election media.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Possibility of three parties finishing with 16 seats and equally being 2nd party... Proper chaos outcome.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Ooft. Prof Curtice hitting the Jags with some collateral damage. Next time I see him, we'll be having some words.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Back to the barricades with union colleagues as we start TEN DAYS of strikes at the University of Aberdeen (gulp). A fight worth fighting, and one we need to win. But man alive its exhausting constantly having to battle management.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
First visit to a barber in 20+ years (usually just do it myself) but we're in Türkíye 🇹🇷 so I'm also (unusually) clean shaven. Beard will be back next week, and I'll look my age again...!
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I'm on holiday so I might have missed something, but have a selection of right wing lunatics started doing more to hold Trump to account than Congressional Democrats?
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Fixed it for you BBC:
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The new Adidas international team away kits are things of beauty. The model is not, but you can't win them all.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Some old guy was on a picket line today, and even spoke to STV about the dispute...
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Well, this aged well.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
How is it possible that this was SIXTEEN years ago?
Image of me and my wife on our wedding day
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
'... and you can too, by going to the Reform website. We'll even cover the postage!'
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Seems pretty unfair to make them go uphill when everyone else is going downhill rules are rules I guess.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Column in today's Sunday Post, basically agreeing with Mark Carney's speech. This is a NEW new world order, and we won't be able to go back to pre-Trump trust. Time for the 'Medium Powers' to chart a new path, less reliant on the unreliable.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Its not for me to judge whether JD Vance is the least impressive person to hold the office of Vice President, but he's probably in the top two, right?
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Mrs H is called Fiona. Currently awaiting an opportunity to deploy this...
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Sunday Post 11/01/26. Not saying anything I haven't already said 100 times before: Trump is a bully and the US is no longer a reliable ally.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The BBC, in its live text, cravenly reports Kristi Noem's blatant lie about the shooting and says the Mayor of Minneapolis "disputes" those lies. The video of the murder is on social media. You can see the evidence. It is not in dispute. It is a lie. To report otherwise is cowardly.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This is what it actually looked like:
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Cleared this path half an hour ago. The very definition of pointless activity.
Image of snow covered path around house.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Trump & Vance making plans for the First Annual Hunger Games...?
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Seven years ago today we lost mum. Still feels like yesterday and also a lifetime ago. Always backed the learner in me, encouraged me to read lots as a kid and keep studying later. Wonder what she'd make of the world today. Rest easy Mum.
MSc graduate with orange hood and hat, flanked by parents, outside department of politics in Aberystwyth.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Is anyone else doing a lecture in an original 1998 Scotland World Cup shirt (that still fits) today, or have I taken this too far?
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
There's academic smarts, there's intellectual smarts, and there's Joe Marler knowing the entire script of Celebrity Traitors but unable to get a team of useless detectives to believe him. Scenes.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
LEGO White House set is right up to date...
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
'Date night' afternoon at Six By Nico in Aberdeen. Exceptional food. Five cocktails might be a bit much for me though. Less Six by Nico, more #PishedbyThreePM
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Excellent twist in The Celebrity Traitors: some of the smartest minds in our 'celebrity' world (Stephen Fry, David Olusoga) and the guy that figures out that the producers would make Jonathan Ross a traitor because it would make good TV got his head bashed around on a rugby field for years.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Avoiding the relentless hagiography in both US & UK media about Charlie Kirk, here's my attempt at putting this in historical context.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Graduation day is the best day at work. www.youtube.com/live/cXHLhCz... (Me delivering the graduation address from 2:03:05 here).
Me, in graduation gown and hat.Graduation address speech.Several academics sitting on graduation stage in robes.Me delivering the graduation address.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Hey, the world might be going to shit, but a gentle run with no pain for the first time since my knee surgery in April. Sure it was slow, but it was 4km non-stop. Celebrate the small wins.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The shirt is a bit tighter than it was 4 years ago, and the hair a little greyer, but its a Lions summer so... here we go.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
"In the blue(ish?) corner, weighing about 7lbs since his ketamine habit dropped his weight to light featherweight, Elon 'Chainsaw' MUSK! And in the red corner, weighing a perfect weight, a perfect specimen of a man, your champion and mine, President Donald TRUMP!' LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEE!"
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
How about we present his data slightly differently...?
Graph with 'Ethncity projections for the UK' as a title, with the horizonal axis containing years from 2025 to 2100 and the line running at the 100% level across the chart, with the label 'people'.  The source at thebottome says 'I can make useless graphs too.'
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
On a happier note, the garden has become my safe haven.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
My aunt shared this picture of what looks like a 12 year old me for my birthday. Stylish.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
... and he'll now be known as Jannik Repenter.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Lynn and I kicking off Day 2 of @scotvoting.bsky.social conference "Scotland in Transition". (With convenor and conference organiser extraordinaire Fraser McMillan keeping us on track).
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Someone told me Arsene Wenger was the new leader of Alba, and I can't unsee it.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Supporting students is the best part of this job, so it's very nice to be recognised for doing it.
Me holding onto the award.Glass award trophy, inscribed with the university logo, 'University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards 2025 Excellence in Student Support Award, Malcolm Harvey Winner.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
'No, I'll put some tariffs on now.' 'No, I'll definitely put some tariffs on now.' 'No, honestly, this time for sure.' 'No, definitely, honestly, this time...'
Picture from Snoopy comic strip. Lucy holding ball, which she keeps moving, but also keeps convincing Charlie Brown that she will not move it this time.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This slaps hard this week.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
On the weekend when Trump has laid waste to the American economy and the global financial system, this is extraordinarily poorly-judged.
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Dr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I was trying to find a different way to say "shooting himself in the foot".
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