Leelum | The blog of a politics researcher

Hi! I’m Liam McLoughlin. This is my spot on the internet to place things

Welcome to my website where I share my thinks. A mix between political/communications analysis and my hobbies (photography and projects). Most of which will probably haunt me in the future.

Twitter’s ban on political ads does change the game in one way

Lies are still being shared further than the truth. So how do we fix it? A proposal to Twitter

Why a 16-year-old girl should be the worlds most recorded singer

I now have a solar powered website!

Iceland Excursion: A journey 15 years in the making

Politics, Media & Society

What better way to celebrate the NHS hitting the big seven-zero than with a relevant hashtag #NHS70 and a bit of social network analysis(SNA)? For the uninitiated SNA is the process of looking at social... Read More

The Palace of ColdMinster

In my little series on the oddities of the Palace of Westminster, I am covering one of the more contentious complaints raised by both Members of Parliaments and the Lords: temperature, or more accurately, its... Read More

What can Ph.D researchers do to increase the ‘student experience’? Agency, Community building & Laser cutting workshop.

It’s a reasonably well-known ‘secret’ that Ph.D students rate their university experience poorly. Part of this are complaints regarding the lack of PGR community (Bath SU, 2015; PdOC, 2017). Out of all of the core... Read More

The House of Pew Pew Pew

I love the Palace of Westminster. It’s truly one of them buildings I think everyone in the country should visit at least twice. It’s filled like an over amended bill with weird oddities, secret passageways,... Read More

Youthquake was a ‘myth’, but social media campaigning is here to stay

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. It was widely believed that Labour did unexpectedly well in the UK’s 2017 general election because of a surge in youth turnout. But... Read More

Behind the scenes @BBC5Live – Question Time Extra Time

Walking into Quay House at MediaCityUK, you can understand why many BBC staff are quite happy with the move from London. Luxurious modern offices. Clean white walls. Well kept. Not your usual PFI quality here,... Read More

Photography

Nikon TW2 Camera Review

I now have a solar powered website!

Iceland Excursion: A journey 15 years in the making

The Palace of ColdMinster

What can Ph.D researchers do to increase the ‘student experience’? Agency, Community building & Laser cutting workshop.

The House of Pew Pew Pew

Behind the scenes @BBC5Live – Question Time Extra Time

And on that Bombshell, I span out in front of the Stig [Video]

Christmas cards made from last year’s tree

PiCube Build

Death Star Pumpkin Carving Timelapse