@GovSoc

with a sprinkling of psychology

Joined November 2013
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QMC Politics@qmcpolitics25 Oct 2022
Might this #polling have influenced Cons MPs?
Keiran Pedley
@keiranpedley25 Oct 2022
New from @IpsosUK: Who would make a good or bad PM? Looks like Con MPs picked right from a public opinion perspective. Not loads to choose between Starmer and Sunak on this measure. Starmer marginally ahead but hardly insurmountable. Johnson largely toxic, Mordaunt unknown.
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#vnsl2022
What is the difference between the Taliban and Isis? a.msn.com/01/en-gb/AANNvjQ?o…
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Why reshuffle-shy Boris Johnson is reluctant to sack ministers theguardian.com/politics/202…

Why reshuffle-shy Boris Johnson is reluctant to sack ministers

Analysis: Dominic Raab is saved for now but enters ministerial limbo ahead of PM’s long-awaited shake-up of top team

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Domestic abusers ‘weaponised’ Covid in England and Wales, study finds theguardian.com/society/2021…

Domestic abusers ‘weaponised’ Covid in England and Wales, study finds

Police forces urged to stay alert to ‘Covid blaming’ as an excuse or defence by suspects

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My psychologist had never seen a black man with self-harm scars | Modern Masculinity

In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to writer Derek Owusu about his journey to being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). They discuss...

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One in five Whitehall non-executive directors have links to political parties

Demand grows to overhaul appointments following Matt Hancock’s hiring of his lover Gina Coladangelo

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David Cameron introduced schoolfriend to Tory ‘fixer’ to discuss Covid tests theguardian.com/politics/202…

David Cameron introduced schoolfriend to Tory ‘fixer’ to discuss Covid tests

Former PM connected fellow Old Etonian Hugh Warrender with Andrew Feldman, then an adviser at DHSC

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Amazing analysis on voting behaviour in Trump 2016 ch4 now
The UK's exam results farce only deepens the inequality between private and state pupils theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The UK's exam results farce only deepens the inequality between private and state pupils | Zoe...

With almost no scope for overturning the estimated A-level and GCSE grades, parents and students are expected to just take them, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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From ice queen to hothead: how Cate Blanchett negotiated stardom on her own terms theguardian.com/film/2020/ju…

From ice queen to hothead: how Cate Blanchett negotiated stardom on her own terms

The versatile actor is back on the small screen in two contrasting roles – Phyllis Schlafly, America’s scourge of second-wave feminism, and as an Australian cult leader

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US v China: is this the start of a new cold war? theguardian.com/world/2020/j…

US v China: is this the start of a new cold war?

Coronavirus has brought the rivalry to a head sooner than expected – and the scope for non-alignment is narrowing

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politics - on now!bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005br…

BBC Two - Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher.

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I just completed the 'Retrieval Practice' course by @87History on @SenecaLearn! Check it out: bit.ly/2XDRuwg
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I just completed the 'CPD Metacognition' course by @JW_Firth on @SenecaLearn Course: bit.ly/CPDmeta bit.ly/2ZrJJeX
BBC News - The lengths countries go to for a seat at UN top table bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana…

The lengths countries go to for a seat at UN top table

Canada, Norway and Ireland are in a tight race for two non-permanent seats on the security council.

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The power of crowds theguardian.com/news/2020/ju…

The power of crowds

The long read: Even before the pandemic, mass gatherings were under threat from draconian laws and corporate seizure of public space. Yet history shows that the crowd always finds a way to return

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The government has harnessed the power of infotainment theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The government has harnessed the power of infotainment | David Mitchell

No 10 has finally twigged – the best way to get through to people at times like these is with state-sponsored drama

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Out on the 'microbeats' where police hope to reclaim London's streets from gangs theguardian.com/uk-news/2020…
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