Kate Alexander-Shaw
Political economist at LSE European Institute. Reports and Surveys co-editor at Political Quarterly. Into narrative, economic ideas and the comparative politics of crisis. Views all mine
- Reposted by Kate Alexander-ShawI'm sorry but it's very funny to me that the legislature of a G7/P5 country of 70 million is currently drafting the "Fuck This One Guy in Particular Act of 2026." Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.
- UK govt drafting legislation to remove Mandelson peerage, has referred information to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
- Reposted by Kate Alexander-ShawIn an era of populism, universities make an easy political target. Public opinion reflects a growing suspicion, with research-intensive universities distant from ‘left behind places’ . A solid base of citizen support is urgently needed to survive.
- New article by my brilliant colleague Anna Kyriazi, on the EU’s membership crises
- Really interesting read on how forecasting errors have all been in the same direction lately (data revisions routinely have output as better than expected, esp after crises) 1/3
- Discussing @neilshearing.bsky.social's "fracturing" thesis with my political economy students this week - if we're at an inflection point for globalisation, where next?
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- Just... utterly grim.
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- Astonishing piece by the brilliant @alisonkilling.bsky.social
- Monumental hubris, every detail is jaw dropping. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
- I REALLY need to finish my paper on how we can understand "fiscal headroom" as a politically constructed space bounded by an invisible electric fence
- Exciting to see this in print - the first article of our special issue on EU crisis politics and polity formation, by Hanspeter Kriesi in @jeppjournal.bsky.social. Lots more to follow...
- 🍵 Keep calm and avoid polity politicisation 🤝 Hanspeter Kriesi examines policy politicisation during COVID-19 and finds that, despite tensions, de-escalation and polity-maintenance mechanisms prevented a spillover into polity politicisation 👇 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Kate Alexander-ShawIf you care about geopolitics, decarbonization, and why Europe seems lost, you can do a lot worse than subscribing to this blog. It's brilliant: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
- New tariffs for Venezuela in 3...2...1...
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- As the new academic year begins, here's an important and bracing read on the crisis in UK universities, by Glen O'Hara for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- A must-read this morning - JRF's @alfie-stirling.bsky.social on the crisis in UK living standards, and how politicians can (and must) respond
- Excellent from @dandrezner.bsky.social on Wall Street's under-reaction to Trump's erratic economic policies: "in this scenario, markets are not leading indicators but lagging indicators of how government policy affects the real economy"
- I’m reminded of Andrew Marr’s observation that when a headline contains a question, the answer is nearly always ‘no’
- The political economy of the 2020s can all be traced back to the 2008 financial crisis - discuss
- New post just out: "The financial crisis theory of everything" Why the 2008 crash was the WW1 of our generation that led to nearly all of the problems we have today - from the rise of the radical right to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
- Reposted by Kate Alexander-ShawNew post just out: "The Great VAT Panic" The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong. Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn? (£/free) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
- Me: let’s take the kids travelling, I want them to be citizens of the world Also me: pack the good teabags, while there is breath in my body I will not entertain Lipton Yellow Label
- Brand new research findings from my clever colleagues - and the best “Check out my paper it is V Good” thread you will read all year
- Congrats to @nenaoana.bsky.social, Marcello Natili and his moustache for new smarticle in @jeppjournal.bsky.social on public support for the EU during crises. A short 🧵: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Essential reading for Whitehall nerds. I worked on SR2004 and it was exactly this bonkers, and that's when there was lots of money in the system
- 📢 Coming this Wednesday - the next in this online series, with Quinn Slobodian. Really looking forward to this one - do sign up if you haven't already
- ‼️Save the date: Wednesday 4th of June we'll have Quinn Slobodian talk about his work at our @psabcpe.bsky.social online seminar series - sign up and share widely‼️
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- If the renewable fuel of your politics is keeping people angry, your main goal is not to make things better; it's to win the blame game over why they are bad
- "The electorate needs to believe that Labour is governing in pursuit of a shared purpose, not simply governing because it won." Good stuff from @craigpberry.bsky.social
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- Really thought-provoking, especially on whether Trump’s kick-over-the-sandcastles economic strategy is a paradigm shift or just a mess
- Really excellent seminar series coming up - first session tomorrow!
- 📢 Next week is our first seminar of the @psabcpe.bsky.social online series with fantastic @ankehassel.bsky.social talking about Growth Strategies And Welfare Reforms: How Nations Cope With Economic Transitions💡Please sign up 💻 & share widely ‼️
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- The US is giving us an incredible natural experiment in economic performance vs public sentiment. Biden got no credit for a ‘good’ economy - remains to be seen if Trump can deflect blame for a downturn
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- Our project SOLID has made the leap to Bluesky - do follow along, lots of great stuff coming up
- Reposted by Kate Alexander-Shaw📢 Next week is our first seminar of the @psabcpe.bsky.social online series with fantastic @ankehassel.bsky.social talking about Growth Strategies And Welfare Reforms: How Nations Cope With Economic Transitions💡Please sign up 💻 & share widely ‼️
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