Quite. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sir Keir Starmer: Top lawyer whose 'Mr Rules' approach failed to connect with the public

Less than two years after he won a huge majority in the 2024 general election, Sir Keir Starmer has been forced out.

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Seems a good day to repost this article @victoriambasham.bsky.social, @drowendthomas.bsky.social and I wrote a few years ago. Fair to say we’re not unhappy with how it’s aged. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

‘Mr Rules’: Keir Starmer and the juridification of politics - British Politics

Keir Starmer’s moniker of ‘Mr Rules’ captures his deep investment in a rules-based form of politics that seeks to uphold established standards of probity and competency in public office. Rather than a...

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The conference submission deadline for papers for #VirtualBISA2027 is TOMORROW 🌟 'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 Find all information here! 👉 https://virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social Jamie J. Hagen City St George's, University of London

The British International Studies Association (BISA) recently announced its next virtual conference, which takes place 11-13 January 2027 on Zoom, and submissions are open!

Conflict and cooperation in a changing world

Introducing the BISA 2027 virtual conference.

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We attended the @mybisa.bsky.social conference in Brighton last week. Along with an exhibit booth, we were on 4️⃣roundtables: ➡️ Ask me Anything: IR Journal Publishing ➡️ Meet the Editors ➡️ Maximizing Impact: Communicating Research to Diverse Audiences ➡️ Bridging Academia and Policy in a Changing World

When commentators' defence industry links go undisclosed, it becomes harder for the public to assess whose interests are being represented in discussions about war, security & military spending. Read more at @declassifieduk.org

UK media fails to disclose defence industry ties of most military commentators

New research shows former top British military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests

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'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 The deadline to submit papers for #VirtualBISA2027 is approaching 🌟 Find all information here! 👉 virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk @simonrushton.bsky.social @jamiejhagen.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social

Submit to BISA's Virtual Conference now!

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Submissions of papers for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 are OPEN NOW 🌟 'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍 Find all information here! 👉 https://indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/659/ Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

Our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 call & homepage is OPEN NOW 🎉 Submissions for papers open on 5 May 🌟 Find our call for papers here 👉 https://virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers Simon Rushton Jamie J. Hagen @julietdryden.bsky.social City St George's, University of London

I very much enjoyed my brief appearance on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour this morning to speak about women and conscrption with Amy Hill and presenter, Nuala McGovern. I look forward to opportunities to continue this important conversation! www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

BBC Audio | Woman's Hour | Public Toilets, Cheerleading, Women and Conscription

Public toilets in England have fallen by 14% in a decade - how does it impact women?

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New paper out now witten with my brilliant collaborators @jamcjo.bsky.social and @drowendthomas.bsky.social. Hard to write given the topic and ongoing injustice but hope it proves useful to others.

Jamie Johnson@jamcjo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I've got a new open access paper out in the Journal of Law and Society that interrogates the truth-seeking and truth-producing function of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...