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Chris Butler
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Postdoc at University of Antwerp researching how politicians perceive of, and respond to public opinion and how their backgrounds affect this. Previously worked in political campaigns.
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Question for Bluesky Hive: What are your favorite academic articles, books, and pieces on how people or politicians talk about, or think about the future? Particularly interested in positive future outcomes vs. threatening future outcomes. Thanks!

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You can't have good economic growth if your lifetime income is related not to your hard work and skills, but to how much property and social care your parents have.

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When the editor saw this article, the Eye goes on, she gave orders for it to be buried in the depths of the Guardian's website. But I recruited a team of professional cave divers to help me this afternoon, and we found it. liberalengland.blogspot.com/2024/09/havi...

Having a mate called Danny whose nickname is Danzo, "cuz he’s the king of Lanzo"
Having a mate called Danny whose nickname is Danzo, "cuz he’s the king of Lanzo"

If you were lucky enough not to have come across this, er,  unique Guardian article 'The rise of Britishcore: 100 experiences that define an...

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New blog post: "How much do gender and ethnicity affect wannabe MPs’ chances of being selected?" chrishanretty.co.uk/posts/candid...

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That’s astonishing. As is so often the case, so much of what is being presented as new revelations has actually been in the public domain for decades.

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I came across the data years ago and always imagined it was something to do with top-down partisan cueing of public opinion, so it was really interesting to read your piece and have that challenged

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Please can I be added? Thanks for setting this up!

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Hi Chris, yes we’re happy to share data for replication.

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And finally, we found that the barriers start further back in the process; the Tories overwhelmingly shortlisted white or male candidates in winnable seats, and the Lib Dems and SNP also failed to proportionately shortlist ethnic minority candidates in their winnable seats.

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Chris Butler
@chrisbutlerpol.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Antwerp researching how politicians perceive of, and respond to public opinion and how their backgrounds affect this. Previously worked in political campaigns.
233 followers283 following50 posts