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Paula Surridge

@psurridge.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
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@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:20 PM

I saw comments on The Sun breaking news story on facebook for this and only managed the first few before muting it (again).

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:40 PM

(My son did once buy a Christmas tree shaped treat for our Guinea Pigs).

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:39 PM

I blame the parents 😉

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:31 PM

Just seen halloween treats for dogs in Tesco

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:55 PM

I have bought jackets where this was the case and I assumed the pockets were decorative (not unusual for women's clothes in my defence)

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:06 AM

Why wouldn't there be an instruction on the label or the stitch in an obviously mismatched colour.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:05 AM

I only learned this within the last few years (son's first secondary school blazer) - don't think my Mum ever had a garment with a vent like this and our school was a blazer free zone. And this has me thinking about other 'classed' (and gendered) bits of everyday knowledge there are.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:11 AM

As someone who has to get from Gloucester to Sheffield in two weeks when the M42 is shut I wonder if we can get this built in time?

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:43 AM

Really they should use white balls for tests as that is when the bowler is wearing whites and making impossible red stains from the ball on their trousers.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:43 PM

BBC News - Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:44 PM

Surely you can stretch the Very Hungry Caterpillar over at least 8 episodes.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:40 PM

A winter election seems unlikely when we're being told to prepare for significant bad weather. No one wants to campaign in Manchester in the winter.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:05 PM

Not the level of some contestants but also not a total novice

www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:03 PM

Read something about some dance training for a charity event?

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:56 PM

Unless any of you can convince say the MP for Godalming to retire in which case definitely do that.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:53 PM

Liberal Democrats - you are doing ok. It really isn't very different from the last parliament. Stop using polling numbers as a measure of success in isolation. Maintaining a position when almost all around are doing worse than before is a good thing.

@caprosser.comOct 9, 2026, 1:20 PMReposted by @psurridge.bsky.social

🚨Job alert! 🚨

Come work with us on the British Election Study!

We are looking for a postdoc to join the new BES team: 5 year contract, starting in Jan 2027.

Happy to chat if you've got any questions.

Applications close 12 Nov, for details see: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

@nottspolitics.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:24 PMReposted by @psurridge.bsky.social

We're excited to be recruiting a Senior Research Fellow for @neemabegum.bsky.social's Nuffield Foundation-funded project 'From Rivers of Blood to Rising Seas: Attitudes to Climate Migration'
(tinyurl.com/bde9jn3b) in collab with the School of Psychology and @climateoutreach.bsky.social.

Black and white image of the sea
@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:15 AM

I hope the legacy is that providing evidence and commentary not linked to campaigning becomes a more normal part of academic life.

@psurridge.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:15 AM

The opportunity to do this kind of work with @ukandeu.bsky.social undoubtedly stopped me leaving academia 5 years ago.

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