Daniel Harkin
@danharkin.bsky.social
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unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
I find it baffling, maddening that the Americas section does not follow the USA section on the Economist audio edition despite it doing so in the magazine. Yes I’m alone in the flat, what of it?
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I find it baffling, maddening that the Americas section does not follow the USA section on the Economist audio edition despite it doing so in the magazine. Yes I’m alone in the flat, what of it?
1000% agree. If Labour are going to lose in 2028 then might as well have two years of actual being governed before then.
After some consideration, the synthesis I have settled on is Starmer is bad and cynical for shamelessly pulling strings to block a rival, Burnham is bad and cynical for being ready to risk a Reform mayor in Greater Manchester for his own ambition, and it is time at last for chaos with Ed Miliband.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
1000% agree. If Labour are going to lose in 2028 then might as well have two years of actual being governed before then.
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Not letting Andy run would be a self-defeating act of cowardice. It’s not like the Blair-Livingstone fight which was about direction of the party (Blair was later pragmatic enough to welcome Ken back). Would just be a straightforward statement of weakness and fear to both party and electorate.
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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I don’t know how anyone (even on the mainstream right) can watch ICE and think this is how a well-ordered state should behave.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I don’t know how anyone (even on the mainstream right) can watch ICE and think this is how a well-ordered state should behave.
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The real problem is not that we are losing this battle, it is that we already lost it. With racist and fascist adjacent men in the very highest and most powerful offices in the world, they distribute the lies of fake science by these cosplayers with abandon, because it fits their ideologies.
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The real problem is not that we are losing this battle, it is that we already lost it. With racist and fascist adjacent men in the very highest and most powerful offices in the world, they distribute the lies of fake science by these cosplayers with abandon, because it fits their ideologies.
Not letting Andy run would be a self-defeating act of cowardice. It’s not like the Blair-Livingstone fight which was about direction of the party (Blair was later pragmatic enough to welcome Ken back). Would just be a straightforward statement of weakness and fear to both party and electorate.
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Not letting Andy run would be a self-defeating act of cowardice. It’s not like the Blair-Livingstone fight which was about direction of the party (Blair was later pragmatic enough to welcome Ken back). Would just be a straightforward statement of weakness and fear to both party and electorate.
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If you can't objectively report what happened, you are not a news service. The story is what happened, not about the spin that the White House has put on it. Not everything is a matter of punditry or debate.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
If you can't objectively report what happened, you are not a news service. The story is what happened, not about the spin that the White House has put on it. Not everything is a matter of punditry or debate.
My unpopular view is that Reform is both right and wrong on the NHS. Wrong because obviously acute hospital care should be directly funded by the state. Right because we need to have a serious conversation about how crappy primary care and dentistry is.
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
My unpopular view is that Reform is both right and wrong on the NHS. Wrong because obviously acute hospital care should be directly funded by the state. Right because we need to have a serious conversation about how crappy primary care and dentistry is.
I agree with the shock at the actions of the US state but I think people of colour might object to claims along the lines of *now* the govt is engaged in extrajudicial killings.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I agree with the shock at the actions of the US state but I think people of colour might object to claims along the lines of *now* the govt is engaged in extrajudicial killings.
Wales just switched to a not for profit model decades ago. You don’t even have to nationalise - there’s the Glas Cymru/National Rail model of escaping the hell of privatised water.
England's ideological privatisation IS the first problem to solve
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Privatisation not the problem for England’s water, says author of review
Architect of government’s water plan says nationalisation might not fix everything and the current system can work
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Wales just switched to a not for profit model decades ago. You don’t even have to nationalise - there’s the Glas Cymru/National Rail model of escaping the hell of privatised water.
What do you do when a charity bookshop has overpriced a book? It feels unseemly to negotiate but also if no one is willing to buy the book at that price it means the charity doesn’t get the revenue.
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
What do you do when a charity bookshop has overpriced a book? It feels unseemly to negotiate but also if no one is willing to buy the book at that price it means the charity doesn’t get the revenue.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
A resident doctor on my Instagram is complaining about only getting paid £25 an hour. I think the BMA needs to educate its members quite how well off they are relative to the general population.
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A resident doctor on my Instagram is complaining about only getting paid £25 an hour. I think the BMA needs to educate its members quite how well off they are relative to the general population.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Rome wasn’t burned in a night.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Rome wasn’t burned in a night.
Does he think the problem with the Titanic was that it was going in the wrong direction?
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Does he think the problem with the Titanic was that it was going in the wrong direction?
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meanwhile, in tilting-at-audio-windmills news... we want to make brilliant audio comedy, but we do not have the money you need to do it properly. if 5,000 of you buy it, we can make it.
Today's Smelt post: hey, you liked Ghosts, right? And you like Cunk? Well, Ben Willbond (Ghosts) and Joel Morris (Cunk) want to make a sitcom together. We can't afford to make it without your help. So why not chuck us a tenner plus fees, so we can make it?
www.leadmojo.co.uk/smelt
www.leadmojo.co.uk/smelt
SMELT — Lead Mojo
www.leadmojo.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
meanwhile, in tilting-at-audio-windmills news... we want to make brilliant audio comedy, but we do not have the money you need to do it properly. if 5,000 of you buy it, we can make it.
Fascinated by the Green to Reform voters.
🧵/ How would Britain vote at the start of 2026: Our new study of 17,000 Britons breaks down current voting intention by factors such as age, socio-economic classification, past vote, and more...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Fascinated by the Green to Reform voters.
Magazines are too shiny and slippery these days.
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Magazines are too shiny and slippery these days.
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social scientists interviewed: 6
moral philosophers: 0
moral philosophers: 0
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Gloria Hunniford was on the plane.
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Gloria Hunniford was on the plane.
It’s “till” not “til”.
*barely controls breathing
*barely controls breathing
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
It’s “till” not “til”.
*barely controls breathing
*barely controls breathing
An accurate assessment of AI generally.
What does VAR have in common with dating apps?
It shows that technology can make things better and worse at the same time: www.ft.com/content/31d9...
It shows that technology can make things better and worse at the same time: www.ft.com/content/31d9...
VAR is making football fans more and more miserable
We are less tolerant of machine-related errors than human ones
www.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
An accurate assessment of AI generally.
Since around 2016 the world has been a series of images that are to all intents and purposes re-creations of terrible moments from the 1930s but anytime someone points it out someone else says “oh come on”, “don’t worry about it”, or “get real”.
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Since around 2016 the world has been a series of images that are to all intents and purposes re-creations of terrible moments from the 1930s but anytime someone points it out someone else says “oh come on”, “don’t worry about it”, or “get real”.