Anoosh Chakelian
@anooshc.bsky.social
Britain editor, New Statesman. Lead host, New Statesman Podcast (Publisher Podcast Award winner '21-24) & co-host Westminster Reimagined with Armando Iannucci.
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Looking forward to speaking at this event next week on a more community based economy. Featuring @anooshc.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social & more. Register here
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Looking forward to speaking at this event next week on a more community based economy. Featuring @anooshc.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social & more. Register here
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/event/event-...
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Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Join us in Westminster for the launch of our new essay collection, marking a decade of Power to Change and the community business movement and looking ahead to the next 10 years.
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In-person launch: 18 Nov, panel chaired by @anooshc.bsky.social.
Quick register: lnkd.in/l1k8w
In another brilliant sketch @willdunn.bsky.social nails the weird folk-public-school vernacular of Reform and the Reform-curious:
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In another brilliant sketch @willdunn.bsky.social nails the weird folk-public-school vernacular of Reform and the Reform-curious:
Great column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by Ethan Croft:
The Reform revolution will be Americanised
Nigel Farage's plans for government are already being drawn up
www.newstatesman.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Great column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by Ethan Croft:
Shocking revelations in this vital investigation by Hannah Barnes:
Britain's next maternity scandal
A four-month investigation with Channel 4 News reveals harrowing failings at one of Britain's most prestigious hospitals
www.newstatesman.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Shocking revelations in this vital investigation by Hannah Barnes:
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“These towns have no defence, they aren’t used to these problems.”
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
Overall knife crime is down. But Huntingdon’s attack symbolises its commute from the cities to the suburbs and shires
www.newstatesman.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“These towns have no defence, they aren’t used to these problems.”
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
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"On top of the horror-film nightmare of being trapped in a cramped, ever-shrinking space as you flee down a carriage is the randomness: Why here?"
Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
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Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
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Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
Overall knife crime is down. But attacks like Saturday's train stabbings are rising in the shires and suburbs
www.newstatesman.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"On top of the horror-film nightmare of being trapped in a cramped, ever-shrinking space as you flee down a carriage is the randomness: Why here?"
Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
🖊️ @anooshc.bsky.social
Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
🖊️ @anooshc.bsky.social
“These towns have no defence, they aren’t used to these problems.”
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
Knife crime is creeping into Middle England
Overall knife crime is down. But Huntingdon’s attack symbolises its commute from the cities to the suburbs and shires
www.newstatesman.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“These towns have no defence, they aren’t used to these problems.”
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
My column for this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on the changing map of knife crime:
Deep and essential analysis of the new Index of Multiple Deprivation by @bwalker.uk:
Britain is levelling down
Pockets of deprivation can be found in all corners of the country
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October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Deep and essential analysis of the new Index of Multiple Deprivation by @bwalker.uk:
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“I could be the poster girl for the middle classes, and what have I got from the system? Nothing.”
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
Inside the Send class war
Parents detect an element of divide and rule from politicos
www.newstatesman.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“I could be the poster girl for the middle classes, and what have I got from the system? Nothing.”
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
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New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
“I could be the poster girl for the middle classes, and what have I got from the system? Nothing.”
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
Inside the Send class war
Parents detect an element of divide and rule from politicos
www.newstatesman.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“I could be the poster girl for the middle classes, and what have I got from the system? Nothing.”
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social inside the SEND "class war":
"It is the first moment in my lifetime that I am aware of a piece of legislation materially impacting my life in a positive way."
@pippabailey.bsky.social on legislation the government isn't talking about enough:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
@pippabailey.bsky.social on legislation the government isn't talking about enough:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The Renters' Rights Act may be the first law to improve my life
Labour should make more of a fuss of these long overdue reforms
www.newstatesman.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"It is the first moment in my lifetime that I am aware of a piece of legislation materially impacting my life in a positive way."
@pippabailey.bsky.social on legislation the government isn't talking about enough:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
@pippabailey.bsky.social on legislation the government isn't talking about enough:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New Index of Multiple Deprivation out today. Jaywick still stubbornly at the bottom, followed by lots of Blackpool neighbourhoods still.
The rise of the proportion of children in income-deprived households from 2019 to 2025 is wild:
The rise of the proportion of children in income-deprived households from 2019 to 2025 is wild:
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New Index of Multiple Deprivation out today. Jaywick still stubbornly at the bottom, followed by lots of Blackpool neighbourhoods still.
The rise of the proportion of children in income-deprived households from 2019 to 2025 is wild:
The rise of the proportion of children in income-deprived households from 2019 to 2025 is wild:
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Stubborn MPs, "super-hotels" and student digs: the story behind housing asylum seekers in army barracks:
How Labour decided to house asylum seekers in army barracks
Inside the latest attempt to close asylum hotels
www.newstatesman.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Stubborn MPs, "super-hotels" and student digs: the story behind housing asylum seekers in army barracks:
Could Labour get away with breaking its manifesto pledge on tax rises? This exclusive polling shared with the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social suggests it could:
Exclusive: New polling signals Rachel Reeves could break tax promises
The first “trade-off” analysis of public attitudes towards tax rises suggests Labour could raise income tax in the Budget
www.newstatesman.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Could Labour get away with breaking its manifesto pledge on tax rises? This exclusive polling shared with the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social suggests it could:
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Alternatively, you can listen to me discuss it with @anooshc.bsky.social on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast today.
End of thread! Sorry it was such a long one, but a lot in there.
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End of thread! Sorry it was such a long one, but a lot in there.
open.spotify.com/episode/3e4L...
Can Labour afford to raise taxes?
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October 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Alternatively, you can listen to me discuss it with @anooshc.bsky.social on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast today.
End of thread! Sorry it was such a long one, but a lot in there.
open.spotify.com/episode/3e4L...
End of thread! Sorry it was such a long one, but a lot in there.
open.spotify.com/episode/3e4L...
Brilliant cover story this week on the "senile belief system" of "Windsorism" by @willoyd.bsky.social:
Abolish the monarchy
It’s more than Prince Andrew – the whole House of Windsor is rotten to the core
www.newstatesman.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Brilliant cover story this week on the "senile belief system" of "Windsorism" by @willoyd.bsky.social:
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Exclusive: New polling signals Rachel Reeves could get away with breaking tax promises
"The rewards for measurable positive change outweigh the risks of breaking promises trapping her in a cycle of unpopular tinkering and tweaks"
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"The rewards for measurable positive change outweigh the risks of breaking promises trapping her in a cycle of unpopular tinkering and tweaks"
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Exclusive: New polling signals Rachel Reeves could break tax promises
The first “trade-off” analysis of public attitudes towards tax rises suggests Labour could raise income tax in the Budget
www.newstatesman.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Exclusive: New polling signals Rachel Reeves could get away with breaking tax promises
"The rewards for measurable positive change outweigh the risks of breaking promises trapping her in a cycle of unpopular tinkering and tweaks"
📊 @anooshc.bsky.social
"The rewards for measurable positive change outweigh the risks of breaking promises trapping her in a cycle of unpopular tinkering and tweaks"
📊 @anooshc.bsky.social
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It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that large parts of Westminster remaining on X - a platform that tolerates and amplifies extremism and racism - has led a great many people to normalise what previously was unacceptable.
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that large parts of Westminster remaining on X - a platform that tolerates and amplifies extremism and racism - has led a great many people to normalise what previously was unacceptable.
"There are authentic shivers of the 1970s, now buried deep in the British nervous system"
Really enjoyed this on Fawlty Towers by @nickpaulharris.bsky.social:
Really enjoyed this on Fawlty Towers by @nickpaulharris.bsky.social:
Britain’s Fawlty state of mind
Fifty years after it was first aired, Fawlty Towers now looks ahead of its time
www.newstatesman.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"There are authentic shivers of the 1970s, now buried deep in the British nervous system"
Really enjoyed this on Fawlty Towers by @nickpaulharris.bsky.social:
Really enjoyed this on Fawlty Towers by @nickpaulharris.bsky.social:
Exclusive: Racially and religiously aggravated crimes have risen *67%* on transport networks in England, Scotland and Wales since 2022
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
Exclusive: Racist attacks on public transport rise 67 per cent in three years
The British public are no longer ashamed of their bigotry
www.newstatesman.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Exclusive: Racially and religiously aggravated crimes have risen *67%* on transport networks in England, Scotland and Wales since 2022
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
- I also found there was a *47%* rise between 2022 and 2024, and a *10%* rise from last year to the same period this year:
My report on Jess Phillips versus the resigning grooming gang survivors:
Why do some grooming gang survivors want Jess Phillips to resign?
What Shabana Mahmood decides to do about the safeguarding minister could define her tenure as Home Secretary
www.newstatesman.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My report on Jess Phillips versus the resigning grooming gang survivors: