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Patrick Dunleavy

@patrickdunleavy.bsky.social
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Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science. Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition. And in open social science, universities.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 6h
Book Review: Institutionalised Deceit: Taking the Lid off Westminster Governance by Ron Bailey blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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Book Review: Institutionalised Deceit: Taking the Lid off Westminster Governance by Ron Bailey - Activism Influence and Change
I was excited about reading this book, an account from the advocacy trenches, from someone who has stalked the corridors of Westminster for decades, to good effect. Bailey summarizes forty years of ha...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 9h
The good news keeps coming 5pillarsuk.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Rupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoric
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe...
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 13h
Trump said his GOP convention beat the NFL. Nielsen says the Seahawks-Patriots opener drew 25.1 million viewers. Trump’s speech drew about 3.3 million across three networks. Claiming victory after losing by roughly 21.8 million people takes a special kind of self delusion.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 7h
This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 6h
Strong performance by England’s immigrant children in PISA tests blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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England’s strong performance of immigrant children in PISA
England's strong performance at the PISA results has been attributed to reforms. But one finding stands out: immigrant children outperformed their native peers.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 13h
EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electric
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One EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the world
Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.
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WIRED @wired.com · 7h
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it. www.wired.com/story/how-is...
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11h
Deloitte paid its UK-based partners £1.125m. Firm has 784 equity partners. Due to self-employed status of partners, employer national insurance (ENI) is not paid on profits shared. 150,000 ENI avoided on every £1m of profits shared. Billions lost across the country. Must end this privilege.
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Deloitte UK advisory arm rebounds to growth as new boss insists AI 'can’t replace lived experience'
Big Four giant Deloitte's new UK boss, Darren Graves, insisted AI “can’t replace lived experience” as the firm's advisory arms return to growth.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 7h
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 7h
After her tent was attacked by an Israeli helicopter… www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite all the talk about him being 'Starmer with a Northern accent,' Andy Burnham's conference speech suggests he is set to be a very different prime minister from his predecesssor bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
texans, you are going to see this clip once a week and twice on sundays until the election
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The only kind of person who buys a Swasticar
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Treasurer defends inflation record as 15-year interest rate high looms
The government has celebrated a deficit $6 billion lower than the May forecast but warned there are tough times ahead for households.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good thing that this couldn’t have been predicted almost a year ago <runs bitter victory lap> and the government didn’t just blithely carry on doing the same thing. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
Patrick Maguire
Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
Mahmood's
reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From the left, centre and right “Majority of Britons say government only protects free speech it agrees with” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Majority of Britons say government only protects free speech it agrees with
A survey commissioned by the human rights organisation Liberty and conducted by pollsters More in Common found 54 per cent of Britons believe the government only protects speech that it agrees with
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pmf @clearlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wasn't he the little shit who had some poor woman raided by the cops for emailing him about the Gaza genocide?
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pmf @clearlight.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yep, what a disgusting specimen
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How Labour MP Kyle triggered 4am police raid on a constituent — for writing to him about Israel’s genocide
Brighton-based writer Greg Hadfield writes about latest episode in Starmer regime’s ‘lawfare’ against anti-genocide campaigners Chris Henry (left) and Peter Kyle, with Baroness [H…
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Jos Gallacher 🕊️ @jos.gallacher.be · 26/09/2026
I don’t think we should call them Starmerites. That suggests Sir Kier had a philosophy. The better term is Mandelsonians.
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Elayne Boosler @eboosler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The UN: "The US was the ONLY nation to vote "NO" against ensuring & strengthening worldwide access to justice for all women & girls. The resolution passed with 37 yes votes, 6 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania & Saudi Arabia) abstained." Good company, huh? Vote Blue!
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a sweeping California package cracking down on public corruption, crypto fraud, ticket scams, privacy abuses and more, including a new law barring public officials from launching meme coins.
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Newsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of anti-corruption and consumer protection legislation, MeidasTouch has exclusively learned, delivering one of
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office?
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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tariffs are changing where vehicles are sourced, such as Mexico. Japan and Canada.
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Ghost Bats and Maven Smart: How AI is transforming Defence
Militaries across the world, including Australia, are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to pilot drones and analyse intelligence. But experts worry "automation bias" could be creeping in.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why open access for academic books matters | Rebecca Bennett on how one accessible book shaped her career www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Why open access for academic books matters | Rebecca Bennett on how one accessible book shaped her career
Rebecca Bennett, author of The Welfare of Future Children, explores the importance of open access books publishing options and reflects on the impact of accessibility on her academic career.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What happens when citizens use AI and social media to start reshaping their relationships with government? We're seeking novel theory & empirics for our new "Public Policy Journal" Special Issue publicpolicyjournal.org/special-issu...
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Opposite Snakes @oppositesnakes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"the division between those who control the infrastructure of prediction and those who are made legible through it."
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another treacherous Starmerite with a ludicrously premature add-on to media whining. “Andy Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says former business secretary” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andy Burnham not doing enough to boost growth, says former business secretary
Ex-Business Secretary Peter Kyle calls for more urgency on the economy, as Labour members head to the party's annual conference.
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Katerona @hohnmensontennis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Times are changing as my Mum heard Zack Polanksi on the radio the other day and was really impressed. She believes also in a wealth tax and that both the Tories and Labour have made a mess of governance. She hates Farage. My mum was a right leaning centrist but can see we need change.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can still remember the elation I felt a decade ago when Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson were leading Labour. Here at last was a party going back to its roots, a true party for and of the people. Ten years later and Tom Watson goes to work for Palantir. I give up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Chris7ben @chris7ben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We Need to Talk About the Apocalypse End-times prophecy, pro-war prayer circles, Democrats as demons: Christian dominionism’s influence is everywhere in the second Trump administration—and increasingly, within America itself. Can democracy survive the assault? newrepublic.com/article/2150...
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We Need to Talk About the Apocalypse
End-times prophecy, pro-war prayer circles, Democrats as demons: Christian dominionism’s influence is everywhere in the second Trump administration—and increasingly, within America itself. Can democra...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) on X
“The rupture has produced an international environment that feels ever more like that of a prewar period. This does not mean that a major conflict is inevitable. But if one occurs, future historians w...
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Canada’s Counter-Revolution
Why Mark Carney went to Strasbourg
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What happens when citizens use AI and social media to start reshaping their relationships with government? We're seeking novel theory & empirics for our new "Public Policy Journal" Special Issue publicpolicyjournal.org/special-issu...
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Jos Gallacher 🕊️ @jos.gallacher.be · 24/09/2026
Yes, but is the law holding accountable the people who own the software for the damage it does?
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not fucking rocket science. Note date! bsky.app/profile/mick...
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why open access for academic books matters | Rebecca Bennett on how one accessible book shaped her career www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...
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Why open access for academic books matters | Rebecca Bennett on how one accessible book shaped her career
Rebecca Bennett, author of The Welfare of Future Children, explores the importance of open access books publishing options and reflects on the impact of accessibility on her academic career.
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, they aren’t even vaguely grateful that two successive government bent over backwards to accommodate their crimes against humanity, putting themselves at risk of future arrest and, in Labour’s case, suffering disastrous damage. They are angrier and more insulting than ever.
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Benjamin Netanyahu turned on Israel's traditional allies, accusing them of hypocrisy in their criticism of Israel's actions in the occupied Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Striking change of approach in Labour leaflet No. 5, from “we all love Camden, don’t we? Vote for Camden’s council leader to be your MP.” to one that actually mentions the national government.
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