Ben Page
@benpageresearch.bsky.social
Visiting Professor at Kings College London. Pollster, social researcher, trends and futures. Ex CEO of Ipsos globally and in UK (2009-2025) FMRS, FacSS etc
US govt stops collecting data that it might not want to hear …. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Federal Data Is Disappearing
The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.
www.notus.org
February 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
US govt stops collecting data that it might not want to hear …. www.notus.org/trump-white-...
The shift by social media owners from a chronological approach to one driven by engagement (and thus outrage) from c2012 onwards will be seen by future historians as a key event - discuss….
February 19, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The shift by social media owners from a chronological approach to one driven by engagement (and thus outrage) from c2012 onwards will be seen by future historians as a key event - discuss….
Read this and weep. c1,500 homes out of 88000 annual target built in London in ‘25. “botched implementation and a failure to anticipate how policies would interact have created a perverse situation where it is no longer economical to build homes in London” H/t @jburnmurdoch
February 13, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Read this and weep. c1,500 homes out of 88000 annual target built in London in ‘25. “botched implementation and a failure to anticipate how policies would interact have created a perverse situation where it is no longer economical to build homes in London” H/t @jburnmurdoch
I have just discovered the The Holy Roman Empire is still kept alive by an association of aristocratic descendants based in Belgravia and my day is complete #historyneverdies holyromanempireassociation.org
Holy Roman Empire Association - HREA
Holy Roman Empire Association - Associazioni dei Nobili del Sacro Romano Impero - HREA - Established in 1963 - Nobility of the Holy Roman Empire.
holyromanempireassociation.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I have just discovered the The Holy Roman Empire is still kept alive by an association of aristocratic descendants based in Belgravia and my day is complete #historyneverdies holyromanempireassociation.org
At the #unsungbritain @resfoundation event in Westminster - the change in WHO inflation is affecting is dramatic -
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
At the #unsungbritain @resfoundation event in Westminster - the change in WHO inflation is affecting is dramatic -
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
Great essay by Martin Sandbu on how triumph of neoliberal globalism/Third Way neglected communitarian belonging - with inevitable consequences #populism giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The pessimist who became a prophet
The pessimist who became a prophet
Philosopher Michael Sandel was ignored by a generation of political optimists. Now he is searching for a way out of the mess he saw coming
giftarticle.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Great essay by Martin Sandbu on how triumph of neoliberal globalism/Third Way neglected communitarian belonging - with inevitable consequences #populism giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... The pessimist who became a prophet
Well here’s Jeremy Clarkson on what happens after Reform win…
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Well here’s Jeremy Clarkson on what happens after Reform win…
Trump going “under water” on every element including immigration
New Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Trump going “under water” on every element including immigration
Great piece on the insane amount of cash being burnt on at AI at @openai vs @google - something has to give! www.adweek.com/brand-market...
OpenAI's Ad Offering Is a Last Resort, and It Still Won’t Save the Company
If revenue were the only measure, Sam Altman would be the most successful CEO since the invention of electricity. But profit is the metric that ultimately counts.
www.adweek.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Great piece on the insane amount of cash being burnt on at AI at @openai vs @google - something has to give! www.adweek.com/brand-market...
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Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
Full text of @MarkJCarney speech here. Great use of metaphor to describe old “rules based Western international order” being an illusion breaking down…. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Full text of @MarkJCarney speech here. Great use of metaphor to describe old “rules based Western international order” being an illusion breaking down…. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Seems appropriate today - Goya - the “sleep of reason produces monsters”
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Seems appropriate today - Goya - the “sleep of reason produces monsters”
“Before we have learned to deal with things in a given position, they have already changed several times. Thus, we always perceive events too late, and politics always needs to foresee the present.” Turgot 1844 H/t @adamtooze future scenarios are now the only way to think about politics!
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
“Before we have learned to deal with things in a given position, they have already changed several times. Thus, we always perceive events too late, and politics always needs to foresee the present.” Turgot 1844 H/t @adamtooze future scenarios are now the only way to think about politics!
Off to Davos? You lucky lucky person. Here’s a handy guide on how to interpret what people say to you…. H/t @henrymance.ft.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Off to Davos? You lucky lucky person. Here’s a handy guide on how to interpret what people say to you…. H/t @henrymance.ft.com
Happy Birthday @Number10cat Larry - you have been a more permanent fixture than most of my politician clients during my career!
January 18, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Happy Birthday @Number10cat Larry - you have been a more permanent fixture than most of my politician clients during my career!
Great piece on why “purpose” is pointless open.substack.com/pub/hefferna...
PURPOSE IS POINTLESS
Johnson & Johnson book poses questions about institutions that Purpose cannot answer.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Great piece on why “purpose” is pointless open.substack.com/pub/hefferna...
What japes Pip, what japes!!!
Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick, accusing him of planning to defect. 🔥
@ethangcroft.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
@ethangcroft.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Kemi Badenoch sacks Robert Jenrick for "plotting"
Nigel Farage said he has "had conversations" with Jenrick but was not on the brink of recruiting him to Reform
www.newstatesman.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 AM
What japes Pip, what japes!!!
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Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
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Brits aren’t fans of Trump.
👎66% say they don’t like him (up from 61% in Sept) and 67% say Britain doesn’t need a leader like him.
👍27% say they do like him - and a similar percentage (26%) believe that Britain does need a leader like him.
Full findings 👉 bit.ly/3Nj60VW
👎66% say they don’t like him (up from 61% in Sept) and 67% say Britain doesn’t need a leader like him.
👍27% say they do like him - and a similar percentage (26%) believe that Britain does need a leader like him.
Full findings 👉 bit.ly/3Nj60VW
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Brits aren’t fans of Trump.
👎66% say they don’t like him (up from 61% in Sept) and 67% say Britain doesn’t need a leader like him.
👍27% say they do like him - and a similar percentage (26%) believe that Britain does need a leader like him.
Full findings 👉 bit.ly/3Nj60VW
👎66% say they don’t like him (up from 61% in Sept) and 67% say Britain doesn’t need a leader like him.
👍27% say they do like him - and a similar percentage (26%) believe that Britain does need a leader like him.
Full findings 👉 bit.ly/3Nj60VW
Why government is trying to tighten eligibility for SEND plans … pretty compelling - every time you meet local govt CEOs they gossip about how many “million quid” kids they are responsible for - although cost is actually not just extremes. Cameron’s good intentions got punished
January 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Why government is trying to tighten eligibility for SEND plans … pretty compelling - every time you meet local govt CEOs they gossip about how many “million quid” kids they are responsible for - although cost is actually not just extremes. Cameron’s good intentions got punished
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...