Joseph Ward

New article w/ @liamstanley and @DillonWamsley in British Politics. Using the tools of British political economy, we situate the interlocking crises of fiscal capacity, territorial integrity and decarbonisation in the UK in deeper historical context. link.springer.com/article/10.105…

Chance that AI picked the girls school in Minab as a target is extremely high

You were never meant to see this The flight path of a spy plane sent from RAF Akrotiri, the UK base on Cyprus, to gather intelligence over Gaza for Israel They have been going near-daily since December 2023 You have been paying for it all

“Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.” UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4. Children in #Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water. Graphic by @‌TRTWorld

More Palestinians have now been massacred simply lining up for food than the total number of civilians killed on October 7

Great piece from Sheffield UCU here on how, despite what university leadership might suggest, the data clearly shows any financial issues at the institution are not primarily the result of sector wide pressures, but a result of their mismanagement. ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/stat…

Standing strong at The Wave and Elmfield today. We're on strike for the most fundamental reason - to protect colleagues jobs from management vandalism #UCUstrikes

KNEECAP STATEMENT: Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign. For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes. The recent attacks against us, largely emanating from the US, are based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods. We are taking action against several of these malicious efforts. Let us be absolutely clear. The reason Kneecap is being targeted is simple — we are telling the truth, and our audience is growing. Those attacking us want to silence criticism of a mass slaughter. They weaponize false accusations of antisemitism to distract, confuse, and provide cover for genocide. We do not give a f*ck what religion anyone practices. We know there are massive numbers of Jewish people outraged by this genocide just as we are. What we care about is that governments of the countries we perform in are enabling some of the most horrific crimes of our lifetimes — and we will not stay silent. No media spin will change this. Our only concern is the Palestinian people — the 20,000 murdered children and counting. The young people at our gigs see through the lies. They stand on the side of humanity and justice. And that gives us great hope. Kneecap ❤️

WHAT JUST HAPPENED. LIMBS AT 90+4.

2025 is British Politics' 20th anniversary! To celebrate we're putting on a panel at this year's PSA (Monday, 3.30pm), with papers from @CairneyPaul, @ProfLizJEvans, Dr. Eunice Goes, @JWard232 and @DillionWamsley. Details: psa.ac.uk/sites/default/…

💥New! Accusations of cronyism and clientelism don’t seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiq’s recent resignation is just the latest incident. @JWard232 and @Broid_ argue that deep structural reforms is what's needed. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients. In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

The @H_S_E in its reply to @unibirmingham's response to @BirminghamUCU's complaint: 'I do not consider that your reply provides sufficient assurance that work-related stress is being suitably managed by the University'. 'we will be inspecting the University [..] in the new year'

Thanks very much to @nathan_critch, @fecochrane1, and members of the @PSATerritorial1 group for feedback and comments, as well as editors and reviewers.

It argues that, despite the politicising effects of the poll evident from the nationalist boycott, it did ultimately serve to depoliticise the border question by (partially) defusing unionist concerns following direct rule and by reconfiguring legitimacy for the UK longer-term.

📢New Publication📢Very happy to see this article finally out open access in @BritJPIR! Building on research from the PhD and postdoc last year, the piece conducts an archival analysis of the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

🚨🧵🚨 We are disappointed to report that we are in dispute with our employer, @Study_Group, +are currently holding a consultative ballot for strike action which will close soon. This is in response to 36 academic+student staff being placed at risk of compulsory redundancy /1

🎶🎄🪧📣 #SupportTheStrike #ReclaimUCU

Even SISU were smart enough to leave Mark Robins to it. Doug's only had money to invest from Gyokeres and Hamer deals because of Robins. No other reason. £10m coming down the line for Gyokeres too, and we aren't going to let Mark spend it. He deserved so much better #PUSB