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Parth Patel

@parth0.bsky.social
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Associate director for democracy and politics at IPPR. "Charming but bonkers" - Farage. Doctor swimming upstream

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade’s time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
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Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Parth Patel and Nick Garland essay on national identity and ethnonationalism for @ippr.org www.ippr.org/articles/the...
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Reclaiming Britain: The nation against ethno-nationalism | IPPR
Last summer, after the most widespread racist rioting since 1919, IPPR wrote it was “a testament to progress” that deporting black and brown people living
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
As ethnonationalism re-emerges as a defining characteristic of the Right, equality must return as the distinguishing feature of the Left New @ippr.org paper in today's @theguardian.com
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Some astute budget commentary here from @parth0.bsky.social, @ruthcurtice.bsky.social, @meadwaj.bsky.social, @louisehaighmp.bsky.social, and @morganj0nes.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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The Budget: our writers’ verdicts
Louise Haigh, Faiza Shaheen, James Meadway and others respond to the Chancellor
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A few thoughts on turning tax from individual burden to common cause @ippr.org www.newstatesman.com/business/eco...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 05/11/2025
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing. I have written about Labour's nation-building project, and Reform's nation-restoring one, for the Statesman www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Keir Starmer must forge a future-facing nationalism
Criteria for belonging can be based on the common good
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This was fun. For me to win, do you have to lose?
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
This is good: returns on owning are outstripping returns on earnings. How we make money has changed, how we tax it hasn't Rachel Reeves explores reform of capital gains tax on expensive houses - on.ft.com/45REVyW via @FT
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/08/2025
The UK needs a national identity based on commonality on.ft.com/3UQfFUh | opinion
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The UK needs a national identity based on commonality
Labour must contest the right’s attempt to connect the grievances of ‘white British’ people to those who are not white
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Many people in Britain sense the relationship between them and others has changed. Populists speak directly to this, but progressives can too My piece in today's FT on.ft.com/4or0GxW
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The UK needs a national identity based on commonality
Labour must contest the right’s attempt to connect the grievances of ‘white British’ people to those who are not white
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 01/08/2025
The spaces we share with one another are shifting. What role can the school gates play in helping us connect better? @parth0.bsky.social spoke to @figlover.bsky.social & Jane Garvey on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social earlier this week about our latest paper. Read more: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 29/07/2025
. @parth0.bsky.social speaks with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk about how austerity and smartphones reshaped our ability to connect - and why rebuilding spaces for community is essential to social cohesion. Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Great new @ippr.org report from @sachahilhorst.bsky.social, making very clear the link between the decline of community spaces and the rise of the radical right. Sacha reimagines the 20th century miners' welfare fund as a model for reviving social infrastructure: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
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Places to come together: Rebuilding local solidarities against the far right | IPPR
In late July 2024, the seaside town of Southport in Merseyside burst into the national consciousness when it suffered two different, violent events in succ
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"When leaders don’t appear to have new ideas, they reach back for old ones or imitate their opponents. That will not work at a moment of great change & challenge" A new report by think tank @ippr.bsky.social warns that progressive parties like Labour need a "project" to combat populists like Reform
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Progressive Parties Must 'Reinvent Or Die', Warns Think Tank
Labour and parties of the left worldwide must develop a 'project' to defeat populist challengers like Reform UK, a think tank with links to Keir St...
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Sebastian Rees @sebrees1.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Brilliant work by @parth0.bsky.social, @npjgarland.bsky.social, @will-davies.bsky.social and @jrgingrich.bsky.social on how progresses negotiate the challenges of a rapidly changing world and the rise of the populist right. An essential read! 👇
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Great new report from @ippr.bsky.social on the future for progressives (feat @will-davies.bsky.social, @jrgingrich.bsky.social @parth0.bsky.social @npjgarland.bsky.social )‬. A meaty account of the challenges of global populism and paths forward for progressive parties.
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 23/05/2025
🚨 NEW REPORT: Progressive parties are losing the battle of ideas – and votes – to the populist right. The centre-left must reinvent or die. Today, we launch a new project to forge a bold new identity for progressives in the 21st century. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/fac...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 17/05/2025
Renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels. #ICYMI: @parth0.bsky.social on BBC #PoliticsLive 👇
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 16/05/2025
Markets, left to their own devices, have failed to grow the economy. What we are now seeing is innovation in policymaking, with the government putting its hands back on the steering wheel. #ICYMI: @parth0.bsky.social on BBC #PoliticsLive 👇
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 17/03/2025
Join us tomorrow for a fantastic event discussing 'Autocracy or bureaucracy: What is the real threat to democracy in 2025?' featuring: 👉Rt Hon Sir John Redwood 👉Polly Toynbee 👉@benansell.bsky.social 👉@pollymackenzie.bsky.social 👉@parth0.bsky.social Find our more here: www.ippr.org/events/autoc...
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This will be an exciting and influential job (although you'll have to work with me!) If you are or know someone who might fit, do get in touch
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Parth Patel @parth0.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I once told Kay Burley she needs a knee replacement. She made me eat my words - and the government adopt the policy idea All the best in retirement, british politics will miss you
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 04/02/2025
Where did all the voters go? 📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.
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