Oliver White
@oliverdwwhite.bsky.social
Reading Reared Researcher
If he's sinking pints, why is that glass half empty?
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If he's sinking pints, why is that glass half empty?
The rallying cry of 'Politicos for Constitutional Reform'.
Apropos of nothing but I think all major parties should commit to leadership elections that happen while they're in government being restricted to MPs only, not a vote of the party membership.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The rallying cry of 'Politicos for Constitutional Reform'.
Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke is brilliant.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke is brilliant.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
Presenting popular leaders, such as Winston Churchill, as having deeply racist views overtly into public discussion will improve history as an academic subject in the long term.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Presenting popular leaders, such as Winston Churchill, as having deeply racist views overtly into public discussion will improve history as an academic subject in the long term.
I will still hold to the PM being quite impressive on the international stage.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Starmer isn't Britain's worst ever prime minister, but he is Labour's worst ever prime minister and it's not even close
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I will still hold to the PM being quite impressive on the international stage.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Wait til they find out about Edward VIII...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Wait til they find out about Edward VIII...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
In The Telegraph's defence, the photo does refer to Thatcher winning the Conservative leadership election.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
1975 was BEFORE Margaret Thatcher (1979).
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In The Telegraph's defence, the photo does refer to Thatcher winning the Conservative leadership election.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
If rejoining the EU is politically impossible, so would joining BOTH the customs union and single market.
Ken Clarke, "Politically you can't rejoin the European Union at the moment it would cause its own nightmare, divisions and crisis"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If rejoining the EU is politically impossible, so would joining BOTH the customs union and single market.
Another day of trashing the legacy of the 2010-2015 coalition.
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another day of trashing the legacy of the 2010-2015 coalition.
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
The constitutional reform we need is anything which makes the Commons better at scrutinising legislation.
NEW: 942 amendments have been laid down in the House of Lords ahead of the Assisted Dying Bill's committee stage in the chamber, which starts tomorrow.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The constitutional reform we need is anything which makes the Commons better at scrutinising legislation.
I'm pretty sure I heard all of these term used when reading 'A Clockwork Orange'.
Also, even though I enjoy a good segmentation as much as anyone, why do half of them end up being names like a boy band. Contrarian youth surely on track for Christmas #1
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I'm pretty sure I heard all of these term used when reading 'A Clockwork Orange'.
"Yet even among his own voters, Farage is no saviour: he’s a last roll of the dice."
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real Reform voters have been revealed – it’s a slapdash coalition Farage will struggle to hold together | Aditya Chakrabortty
This is no single bloc marching under one ideology, or even a mass of ‘red-wall’ voters. What unites them is a desire for something different, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"Yet even among his own voters, Farage is no saviour: he’s a last roll of the dice."
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Oliver White
I spoke alongside my Conservative colleague Andrew Griffith and Robert Colvile when I hosted the launch of CenTax’s latest report in Parliament, with seven simple proposals for making tax fairer and more pro-growth. Have a read here: centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Tax Reforms for Growth | CenTax
centax.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I spoke alongside my Conservative colleague Andrew Griffith and Robert Colvile when I hosted the launch of CenTax’s latest report in Parliament, with seven simple proposals for making tax fairer and more pro-growth. Have a read here: centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Reposted by Oliver White
Despite how often the country argues about tax, there’s actually a strong cross-party consensus that the UK’s long and outdated tax code is in much need of improvement – and there’s even agreement about what some changes could do to simplify tax and improve growth.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Despite how often the country argues about tax, there’s actually a strong cross-party consensus that the UK’s long and outdated tax code is in much need of improvement – and there’s even agreement about what some changes could do to simplify tax and improve growth.
Abhorrent doesn't quite cover it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Abhorrent doesn't quite cover it.
Reposted by Oliver White
I would prefer it if Wes Streeting did not become Prime Minister
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I would prefer it if Wes Streeting did not become Prime Minister
I mean...
Most Britons say the BBC should apologise to Donald Trump over the editing of a 2021 speech ahead of the Capitol riots
Should apologise: 57%
Should not apologise: 25%
Should apologise, by party
Reform: 90%
Con: 75%
Lib Dem: 55%
Lab: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Should apologise: 57%
Should not apologise: 25%
Should apologise, by party
Reform: 90%
Con: 75%
Lib Dem: 55%
Lab: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I mean...
Pluribus: "The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness."
I'd like to say that I can't be convinced to watch a show based simply on a tagline, but....
I'd like to say that I can't be convinced to watch a show based simply on a tagline, but....
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Pluribus: "The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness."
I'd like to say that I can't be convinced to watch a show based simply on a tagline, but....
I'd like to say that I can't be convinced to watch a show based simply on a tagline, but....
Unfortunate that it doesn't work both ways.
But the PM should continue to make compelling statements which are the equivalent of sub-tweeting Musk's civil war nonsense in a speech.
But the PM should continue to make compelling statements which are the equivalent of sub-tweeting Musk's civil war nonsense in a speech.
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Unfortunate that it doesn't work both ways.
But the PM should continue to make compelling statements which are the equivalent of sub-tweeting Musk's civil war nonsense in a speech.
But the PM should continue to make compelling statements which are the equivalent of sub-tweeting Musk's civil war nonsense in a speech.
"Yes. Our minimum wage is too high!"
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Yes. Our minimum wage is too high!"
It does feel like the centre-left of British politics has allowed a narrative to develop that they like taxing for the sake of it.
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
If Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for it
Labour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society.
It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget...
renewal.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It does feel like the centre-left of British politics has allowed a narrative to develop that they like taxing for the sake of it.
Not sure what is more annoying:
- the politicians who don't answer the coalition question,
- the politicians who do answer it,
- or the question itself.
- the politicians who don't answer the coalition question,
- the politicians who do answer it,
- or the question itself.
Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Zack Polanski: Starmer 'not a man I would be willing to work with'
YouTube video by Sky News
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November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Not sure what is more annoying:
- the politicians who don't answer the coalition question,
- the politicians who do answer it,
- or the question itself.
- the politicians who don't answer the coalition question,
- the politicians who do answer it,
- or the question itself.
It is cowardly for a journalist to mention social media specifically when the question they were asked was about a problem with ALL media.
Watch this because it tells you everything you need to know about how the right-wing weaponise fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It is cowardly for a journalist to mention social media specifically when the question they were asked was about a problem with ALL media.
And which country would you have control over denuclearization of Zack?
Zack Polanski: "I want to see everyone denuclearise, including Vladimir Putin."
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
And which country would you have control over denuclearization of Zack?
Tariffs? 😡
Voluntary Export Restraints? 😏
Voluntary Export Restraints? 😏
% who say Ronald Reagan preferred high tariffs / low tariffs:
U.S. adult citizens: 21 / 38
Democrats: 20 / 51
Independents: 13 / 38
Republicans: 33 / 28
18-29: 25 / 24
30-44: 12 / 37
45-64: 20 / 44
65+: 29 / 45
U.S. adult citizens: 21 / 38
Democrats: 20 / 51
Independents: 13 / 38
Republicans: 33 / 28
18-29: 25 / 24
30-44: 12 / 37
45-64: 20 / 44
65+: 29 / 45
![A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "More Americans say Ronald Reagan preferred low tariffs than that he backed high tariffs."
The chart has the sub-headline: "As far as you know, do or did the following person mostly support high tariffs or low tariffs? [Ronald Reagan] (%)."
The chart has the note: "Note: Respondents' own preferred tariff policy comes from the question, "Do you think that tariffs on foreign goods imported into the U.S. should be...?""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ke6f766al4swdugyvmvyipuo/bafkreid44jjjuvai3ylosxh2aea5nlortj24mw2hot3udwykc2qqbp3hxq@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tariffs? 😡
Voluntary Export Restraints? 😏
Voluntary Export Restraints? 😏