Joseph Ward

Teach @shefunipolitics | research constitutional politics, state theory, political economy | trade unionist | views own | some likes = bookmarks.

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

New article w/ @liamstanley and @DillonWamsley in British Politics. Using the tools of British political economy, we situate the interlocking crises of fiscal capacity, territorial integrity and decarbonisation in the UK in deeper historical context.
https://t.co/qGOxJKyYmm

[Colin Bingle @bingle_colin]

Sadly, Chemistry may well be for the chop @sheffielduni too soon. It's not like it's produced any important alumni or anything 🤔

[USIC_UCU @UcuUsic]

Day 8 of strike action and we stand strong!

With solidarity and sausage rolls from @sheffielducu!

And The Fighting Duck!

@ucu @ShefTUC

[USIC_UCU @UcuUsic]

Still going strong on our 7th day of strike action!

Our CEO and senior directors earn hundreds of thousands every year.

We get 0% for the second year in a row.

Our employer wants us to call off strikes but will not offer anything.

@BBCSheffield @SheffieldStar @ucu

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Chance that AI picked the girls school in Minab as a target is extremely high

[Matt Kennard @kennardmatt]

You were never meant to see this

The flight path of a spy plane sent from RAF Akrotiri, the UK base on Cyprus, to gather intelligence over Gaza for Israel

They have been going near-daily since December 2023

You have been paying for it all

[UNRWA @UNRWA]

“Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.”
UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4.

Children in #Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water.

Graphic by @‌TRTWorld

[Abby Martin @AbbyMartin]

More Palestinians have now been massacred simply lining up for food than the total number of civilians killed on October 7

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

Great piece from Sheffield UCU here on how, despite what university leadership might suggest, the data clearly shows any financial issues at the institution are not primarily the result of sector wide pressures, but a result of their mismanagement.

https://t.co/cyyJ0OPnJe

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

Standing strong at The Wave and Elmfield today. We're on strike for the most fundamental reason - to protect colleagues jobs from management vandalism #UCUstrikes

[KNEECAP @KNEECAPCEOL]

KNEECAP STATEMENT:

Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign.

For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments' complicity in war crimes.

The recent attacks against us, largely emanating from the US, are based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods. We are taking action against several of these malicious efforts.

Let us be absolutely clear.

The reason Kneecap is being targeted is simple — we are telling the truth, and our audience is growing.

Those attacking us want to silence criticism of a mass slaughter. They weaponize false accusations of antisemitism to distract, confuse, and provide cover for genocide.

We do not give a f*ck what religion anyone practices. We know there are massive numbers of Jewish people outraged by this genocide just as we are. What we care about is that governments of the countries we perform in are enabling some of the most horrific crimes of our lifetimes — and we will not stay silent.

No media spin will change this.

Our only concern is the Palestinian people — the 20,000 murdered children and counting.

The young people at our gigs see through the lies.

They stand on the side of humanity and justice.

And that gives us great hope.

Kneecap ❤️

[Coventry City @Coventry_City]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

LIMBS AT 90+4.

[Christopher Byrne @C_M_Byrne]

2025 is British Politics' 20th anniversary! To celebrate we're putting on a panel at this year's PSA (Monday, 3.30pm), with papers from @CairneyPaul, @ProfLizJEvans, Dr. Eunice Goes, @JWard232 and @DillionWamsley. Details: https://t.co/L6CgZcbB9T

[LSE British Politics and Policy @LSEpoliticsblog]

💥New! Accusations of cronyism and clientelism don’t seem to be going away for Labour. Tulip Siddiq’s recent resignation is just the latest incident. @JWard232 and @Broid_ argue that deep structural reforms is what's needed.

https://t.co/PdNjFxqJQT

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

The last photo of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained after refusing to abandon his colleagues and patients.

In just one image, we see both the power of Palestinian humanity and the moral weakness of all those complicit in genocide.

End all arms sales to Israel, now.

[Ioana Cerasella Chis @CerasellaChis]

The @H_S_E in its reply to @unibirmingham's response to @BirminghamUCU's complaint: 'I do not consider that your reply provides sufficient assurance that work-related stress is being suitably managed by the University'.

'we will be inspecting the University [..] in the new year'

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

Thanks very much to @nathan_critch, @fecochrane1, and members of the @PSATerritorial1 group for feedback and comments, as well as editors and reviewers.

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

📢New Publication📢Very happy to see this article finally out open access in @BritJPIR! Building on research from the PhD and postdoc last year, the piece conducts an archival analysis of the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll.

https://t.co/Wb6y3coSs6

[Joseph Ward @JWard232]

It argues that, despite the politicising effects of the poll evident from the nationalist boycott, it did ultimately serve to depoliticise the border question by (partially) defusing unionist concerns following direct rule and by reconfiguring legitimacy for the UK longer-term.