Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, EUI. President of @epssnet.bsky.social. FBA, FRSA. Democracy, parties, elections, electoral systems etc. Live music. COYIhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3msfqlgxnnc2gThey might as well just call them “We Don’t Think They Are Too Bad Right” [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfqlgxnnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3msdx5lczmk2g👋 @theguardian.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdx5lczmk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3msdwxj4u422gI have no idea what “Hard Right” means! We have established terms: Far Right, Extreme Right, Radical Right. Why invent a new one? Bizarre how UK journos have adopted a term that no-one else in the world uses or understands. Pathetic parochialism I guess 🤷‍♂️ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/the-events-at-ceuta-show-how-europes-hard-right-now-set-the-tone-on-immigration?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other05 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdwxj4u422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3msbdw7bj4c2tCould Wenger be the candidate to defeat Infantino? (and I say that as a West Ham fan 😉)04 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbdw7bj4c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3ms4c62xg7223While I favour a written UK constitution, the devil will be in the details, and I fear all sorts of bells and whistles that will be attached along the way, making it unwieldy, and difficult ratify. Maybe start with a Citizens Assembly and see what happens … https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/02/devolution-programme-written-uk-constitution-andy-burnham?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other02 Aug 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4c62xg7223https://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mr5ndfrohc2pThe new UK cabinet has 12 women and 11 men. 👏21 Jul 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5ndfrohc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mr5m73qauc2bI am pro a wealth tax. But I’m sceptical starting at 2% would work, as superrich would hide or move assets (as cases in other countries have shown). Why not start at a low level, eg. 0.5%. That would still raise a huge amount and would test feasibility. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-wealth-tax-super-rich-andy-burnham21 Jul 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5m73qauc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mqujwxh5l227Great piece by @hetanshah.bsky.social https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/fe28555a-b903-4db9-bbec-5052d988912c We need humanities more than ever in the age of AI17 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqujwxh5l227https://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mqrhvzrllk2zShould immigrants be allowed to vote? This is a highly politically charged question. In a new research paper and substack piece, me and @tarekjaziri.bsky.social test the biggest objection to letting foreign residents vote locally, and find it doesn't hold up. 🧵 https://simonhix.substack.com/p/why-not-give-immigrants-the-right16 Jul 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhvzrllk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mqr5gv62mc25I don't remember ever feeling this disappointed after an England defeat (and I remember every tournament since the 1980 Euros). Maybe a combination of expectation (the best Eng team for decades), the cynical play of Argentina, and the nature of our capitulation in the last 20 minutes :-(16 Jul 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr5gv62mc25https://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mqmqdw6aes2wI fear that this could be a “Reichstag Fire moment” for British politics https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/ann-widdecombe-killing-police-investigating-possible-leftwing-motivation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other14 Jul 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmqdw6aes2whttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mpzwyiqyys2kJustice! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cj0gg55613do07 Jul 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzwyiqyys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mptgnatewk2aThis was clearly FIFAs plan … [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptgnatewk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mptggykkvk2aEnjoyed this https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2f75eada-4888-4e08-8965-0a58619cf3a5 What has America ever done for us?04 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptggykkvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mptfhx4css2aFascism on the march in Washington DC, on the US’s 250th anniversary. Shameful. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptfhx4css2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/simonhix.bsky.social/post/3mpj5vkiswc2pI was raised on these streets [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:6yuigqo7h2nixspjdyi2465c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj5vkiswc2p