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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Brilliant matriculation ceremony and freshers formal at @collingwooddurham.bsky.social - wonderful to welcome our new students!

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Brilliant Labour Party annual conference

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great to hear from Home Secretary at #Lab26

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great to see Prime Minister in brilliant form #Lab26

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On way to Labour conference in Liverpool. Prime Minister is right: people’s concerns about immigration deserve serious answers. We need effective border control alongside a fair route to settlement, a meaningful path to citizenship and a real plan for integration.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great to see @collingwooddurham.bsky.social coming to life ahead of freshers arrival this weekend

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is right to call for work towards a set of global principles and standards to “ensure that AI development is safe” - time for all to come together and address this major challenge.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pleased to see new poster for my new Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University with brilliant colleague and co-PI Ioannis Ziogas in Classics

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The next generation of leaders will be judged on how well they govern AI, not just use it. That's why we're launching Collingwood Future, an AI, ethics and leadership programme preparing @collingwooddurham.bsky.social graduates to lead responsibly in the years ahead. www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and...

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Menu - Durham University

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As we see more university/department league tables published ahead of start of new academic year, what would you count in making such a table and with what weighting?

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Brilliant to see the Prime Minister at the Great North Run. Inspiring!

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Well done Sedgefield Cricket! League winners and promoted

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I moved to the UK a few months before 9/11. Will never forget that day nor the support I found here in my adopted country. We remain strongest united standing together.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Great to be back at No 10.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Great to see government interested in harnessing academic expertise to improve good policy making. Written over 5 years ago! --- The Labour Academic Network is here to offer a reliable reservoir of experts labourlist.org/2021/01/the-... – via LabourList

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The Labour Academic Network is here to offer a reliable reservoir of experts - LabourList

Solid expertise and a sound grasp of the evidence has never been more important than now. Although this…

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Great announcement from Government. When I set up Labour Academic Network in 2020, it was precisely to bring academic expertise to support policy making. A major UK asset that can drive innovation and growth: ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/se... See: labourlist.org/2020/02/labo...

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Labour should make better use of supportive academics - LabourList

Whoever wins the leader and deputy leadership contests will have a difficult task unifying a Labour Party still…

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm delighted to be elected to the @apsa.bsky.social Foundations of Political Theory Council for 2026-2027. Will be great to support political theorists and their important work.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Good migration policy needs more than statistics and slogans. It needs the first-hand knowledge of people who have navigated the system themselves. Lived experience does not replace evidence: it reveals what the data can miss and helps turn policy into something that works.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thom Brooks discusses law reform, immigration and AI with Solicitors Journal - www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

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Thom Brooks discusses law reform, immigration and AI with Solicitors Journal - Durham University

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Universities should do more than transmit knowledge. They should build belonging, develop future leaders & earn public trust. My ambition for Collingwood is to unite intellectual curiosity, opportunity and public purpose equipping students to make a difference far beyond college.

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bskycheck.com @bskycheck.com · 27/08/2026

📈 21.1K new users joined Bluesky yesterday (↗ 14.1% from previous day) Welcome to all the new users on Bluesky! 👥 User count: 46,194,744 🎯 47M expected on Oct 7, 2026 ⚡ Averages: 765/hr, 0.21/sec 📊 Weekly momentum: ↗ 1.4% www.bskycheck.com

Daily growth stats for Bluesky. Yesterday 21,118 users added, growth vs previous day +14.1%

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bskycheck.com @bskycheck.com · 27/08/2026

✅ In the last 24h, 9 users have been verified with blue check Including: @nuernberg.de verified by bsky.app @lachainedelespoir.bsky.social verified by bsky.app @thombrooks.bsky.social verified by bsky.app Congrats to all! Full list: www.bskycheck.com

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BSkyCheck - Bluesky Analytics & User Tools

Track Bluesky growth as it happens: live sign-ups, verified domain handles, and free profile analytics.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Delighted to become newly verified on @bsky.app. Thanks Blue Sky!

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Progressives won't defeat populism with a paler version of the same politics. On immigration, we need a confident alternative: fair rules, real contribution, shared values and a country prepared to welcome those who make it their home. Belonging is not a waiting room.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Honoured that the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee drew on my evidence in its settlement and citizenship report. The real reward is watching better immigration policy take shape, one recommendation at a time.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

International students make an enormous contribution to Britain. I was one once. A credible immigration system and a world-leading university sector aren’t competing ambitions. Good policy should deliver both.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’m very saddened to hear about the death of Jason Arday. My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family at this difficult time.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Best wishes to everyone getting A-level results today. Whatever happens today, know it's how you apply yourself that matters. Define yourself and become who you are.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Enjoyable family break exploring Peak District

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Academic integrity is the foundation of trust. Cut corners on research integrity, and you cut at the credibility of every finding that follows. Institutions must model what they preach.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Two weeks in and Andy Burnham is already delivering the biggest devolution of power to English mayors in modern history. This is what it looks like when Westminster actually shares power instead of hoarding it. Bold, confident, authentically Labour. labourlist.org/2026/08/andy...

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Andy Burnham: 'The rewiring of Britain has begun' - LabourList

Westminster hasn’t been working for people across Britain. But in a fortnight, we’ve begun to change that. And we’re just getting started.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Delighted by new review of my book Political Philosophy: The Fundamentals: “as students follow each lead in Brooks’s fast-paced inquiry, they are likely to learn a much more important skill, namely, how to think like a political philosopher.” ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/poli...

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's wonderful to see such positivity. A better future is possible under Labour.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A new PM whose central theme of 'belonging, place, "common cause"' is exactly where UK policy needs to go. The Lords' report on Settlement, Citizenship and Integration has already mapped the route. Ten years on from the referendum, a real opportunity to get this right.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A new government starts next week, built around place, belonging and civic pride. It will find a ready-made agenda waiting: the Lords report on citizenship and integration (HL Paper 13). Time to deliver.

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@carolynharris.bsky.social brilliant speech today. Well said! Hope catch up again v soon

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Thom Brooks @thombrooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In 2009 I called the UK citizenship test a 'bad pub quiz.' In 2026, reform is finally on the table with my evidence cited throughout the House of Lords report on citizenship & integration. The full story in one policy briefing: thombrooks.info/Briefing.pdf thombrooks.info/resources/

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