Senior Lecturer in British Politics at
@LivUniPol
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Considering the repeats we get of things like
#Qi
#GavinandStacey
& other great stuff, you'd think the
@BBC
would give
#TheTripods
at least one more showing...
After all, it's our 40th anniversary - what harm could it do?
re-tweet if you agree
Delighted and honoured to be standing for election to the
@LivUni
Senate. Regardless of the outcome, I very much hope my values & principles find an audience amongst like minded scholars who want the best for all. I look forward to the opportunity to serve where I can.
@LivUniPol
The Second Reform Act, which enfranchised large numbers of urban working-class men, received royal assent
#OnThisDay
1867. Alongside Derby & Disraeli, one of the Conservative ministers involved in passing it was Sir John Rolt. For more on his role, see
This year, video summaries will be returning to
#POLI252
,
#POLI263
, &
#POLI323
! These short videos appear after each lecture providing key messages! Plus the impact of these videos was evidenced in research for my recent MA in Academic Pract.
@LivUniPol
Lots of excellent contenders! Hacker wins hands down, but Piers Fletcher-Dervish and Tim Stamper are amazing, not to mention Harriet Jones... and Harold Saxon(!)
Who is your favourite fictional MP?
Our picks:
Norman the whip (Garfield Morgan) from No Job For A Lady.
Piers Fletcher Dervish (Michael Troughton) from The New Statesman.
Jim Hacker (Paul Eddington) from Yes, Minister.
Tim Stamper (Colin Jeavons) from House of Cards.
Those calling for a UK
#GeneralElection
... this isn't a game show! We don't just have a weekly/monthly election when people get annoyed or want to vote the govt out! Elections happen every five years in a stable democracy. If we don't like the policies, we vote them out then.
They have managed to capture the feel of the original 1980s classic - just about! Will be watching
#Beetlejuice2
at the local pictures when released! Trailer:
"You don't become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people." - President Ronald Reagan speaking at the
@GOP
Republican National Convention
#OnThisDay
in 1988.
#Reagan
#POTUS
The thing I like about Pink Floyd 'Another Brick...' is how it captures the feel of the 1980s School House. Granted, it was made then, but even so it conveys the sense of terror & prison-like brutality which was the bread & butter of our (oldies) education
I remember when they filmed
#Blackadder
, and RA would read the FT (I think) between takes. He's a serious person which brings amazing authenticity to this roles.
President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan enjoyed a close personal bond with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher.
Upon Prime Minister Thatcher's passing, Nancy Reagan said: "Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to