@leverhulmetrust research fellow at @sotonpolitics examining how progressive parties are navigating the challenges facing UK governance
Joined February 2019
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17 Jul 2024
š¢š¢ I'm delighted (and relieved!) to share the news that I've been awarded a three year @LeverhulmeTrust fellowship at @sotonpolitics starting in Feb!
The project is a huge opportunity to combine my interest in the left and governance just as @UKLabour enter power! 1/2
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Bradley Ward retweeted
16 Sep 2025
What does #KeirStarmer's revamped top team mean for the next phase of his government?
@Broid_ says Darren Jones will play a pivotal roleš
theconversation.com/starmersā¦
@ConversationUK
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21 May 2025
My paper on the progressive network-system with my good friend @marcogug79 is open access for a limited time only. If you're scratching your head wondering how the left can win in the digital age, dare I say this is the place to start! ādoi.org/10.1332/26352257Y202ā¦
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Bradley Ward retweeted
10 Mar 2025
fulcrum.org/concern/monograpā¦
DM if you want to arrange a presentation ā¤ļø
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Bradley Ward retweeted
27 Feb 2025
My recent article on the state and climate policy now has a home in the new issue of @Env_Pol ! You can find it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.ā¦
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Bradley Ward retweeted
6 Feb 2025
Splendid to see research on Theresa May, Statecraft and the Environment cited new new work by @nathan_critch , Peter Kerr and Steven Kettell published in Parliamentary Affairs (@HansardSociety).
academic.oup.com/pa/advance-ā¦
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Bradley Ward retweeted
21 Jan 2025
Dr Bradley Ward says that the current system of funding for political parties and a lack of capacity to deliver in government makes UK politics vulnerable to cronyism.
In a @LSEpoliticsblog he says only deep structural reforms can prevent future scandals.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpā¦
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17 Jan 2025
Elon Muskās alleged donation to Reform & Tulip Siddiqās resignation raise further questions about party financing and centralisation in UK politics. Clientelism and cronyism will continue to thrive until significant reforms are made.
17 Jan 2025
š„New! Accusations of cronyism and clientelism donāt seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiqās recent resignation is just the latest incident. @JWard232 and @Broid_ argue that deep structural reforms is what's needed.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpā¦
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Bradley Ward retweeted
22 Oct 2024
š£š£New publication! So thrilled to see my latest paper 'Going Digital ā¦ But What For? Parties' Ideological Positions and Divides on Platform Societies in Western Europe' out on @govandopp , open access for sharing, citing, criticising āŗļø. Link š
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Bradley Ward retweeted
25 Sep 2024
New article out in @SocMovStudies - compares all 54 major environmentalist protests in UK in 2010s, including by @XRebellionUK #ClimateStrike @GreenpeaceUK
Shows two conditions sufficient for success - perseverance, & support from opposition parties
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Bradley Ward retweeted
20 Sep 2024
Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated.
A new essay by @bswud, @SCP_Hughes & me.
Why the UK's ban on investment in housing, infrastructure and energy is not just a problem. It is *the* problem.
And how fixing it is the defining task of our generation.
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17 Sep 2024
Good to see my article with @marcogug79 trending on the @JPolIdeologies homepage! If you want an alternative way of analysing ideologies labelled as populist, check it out š doi.org/10.1080/13569317.202ā¦
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Bradley Ward retweeted
10 Sep 2024
New short piece published on @PolStudiesAssoc's website
'Engaging with the politics of structural disablement through Political Studies'
psa.ac.uk/psa/news/engaging-ā¦
#PoliticalStudies #PolSci #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityTwitter
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29 Aug 2024
heck of a read
29 Aug 2024
GPE Have you read our latest special issue? Progressive Politics in Times of Crisis
Guest edited by @Broid_:, @marcogug79, @MelCruzL & @djbailey231 bristoluniversitypressdigitaā¦ #ESAPorto24
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Bradley Ward retweeted
26 Aug 2024
Want something to read on your way to #EISAPEC24? š š« Check out our recent special issue on #ProgressivePolitics in Times of Crisis buff.ly/3AH2BtB
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Bradley Ward retweeted
26 Aug 2024
Rent prices increase substantially when Airbnb enters an area. In neighborhoods with high Airbnb activity, "rents are estimated to have increased by 7%, while increases in transaction prices are estimated at 17%"
Evidence from Barcelona
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Bradley Ward retweeted
19 Aug 2024
š§µon our work on bāham city council quoted in the FT today. Key takeaways:
šŗthe bankruptcy was triggered on the wrong basis
šŗThis had disastrous effects as unnecessary cuts & asset sales were rushed through
šŗAnother recovery plan is still possible
ft.com/content/0afe61eb-5ddeā¦
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7 Aug 2024
Fantastic turnout from the anti fascists in Birmingham tonight
7 Aug 2024
Anti fascist rally, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, England.
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7 Aug 2024
šØ @JWard232, myself and Pete Kerr published on centralisation and fragmentation in UK politics a few weeks ago in @PolStudiesRev. It's now open access & will be of interest to students and scholars of British governanceš§µ
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7 Aug 2024
We then highlight a consensus between the two schools around the idea that UK governance today is characterised by a centripetalācentrifugal dynamic between a power-hoarding centre and a range of forces eroding its capacity to deliver - we call this 'power without capacity'.
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7 Aug 2024
In the second part of the article, we draw on empirical examples to demonstrate how this framing can help to explain key dynamics in UK governance today. Overall, my view is that Labour will need to be more creative if they are to overcome these tensions.
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