Simon Tilford
@simontilford.bsky.social
Director, Oracle Partnership. Futures.
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I occasionally think of the completely unhinged response to David Cameron's comments during the EU referendum about how the prevailing European security architecture shouldn't be taken for granted.
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
I occasionally think of the completely unhinged response to David Cameron's comments during the EU referendum about how the prevailing European security architecture shouldn't be taken for granted.
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
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Today's Greenland letter provides Starmer with another opportunity like the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office spat.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Today's Greenland letter provides Starmer with another opportunity like the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office spat.
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The fact that a man like Farage who praised Putin, made himself Mr Brexit, and campaigned for Trump is considered anything other than a crank is a fairly damning indictment of the political climate in Britain.
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The fact that a man like Farage who praised Putin, made himself Mr Brexit, and campaigned for Trump is considered anything other than a crank is a fairly damning indictment of the political climate in Britain.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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This ain’t it guys. You’re not gonna land “he’s right on the facts but the wrong messenger”. Gotta do better than this.
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This ain’t it guys. You’re not gonna land “he’s right on the facts but the wrong messenger”. Gotta do better than this.
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Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
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More superb reporting today from Sky’s Ridge & Frost on the shocking student loans scandal.
Watch this staggering report. This has got to be fixed. We cannot allow young people to exploited in this way.
Watch this staggering report. This has got to be fixed. We cannot allow young people to exploited in this way.
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 AM
More superb reporting today from Sky’s Ridge & Frost on the shocking student loans scandal.
Watch this staggering report. This has got to be fixed. We cannot allow young people to exploited in this way.
Watch this staggering report. This has got to be fixed. We cannot allow young people to exploited in this way.
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
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"Migration Advisory Committee analysis suggests tougher rules are shutting out young people who would make a clear fiscal contribution over their lifetime — while potentially deterring top earners who have many options to go elsewhere."
FT on the migration doom loop..
www.ft.com/content/a17f...
FT on the migration doom loop..
www.ft.com/content/a17f...
Is UK immigration set for ‘net zero’?
Migration surge after Brexit and Covid lockdowns has eased while clampdown has slashed arrivals
www.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
"Migration Advisory Committee analysis suggests tougher rules are shutting out young people who would make a clear fiscal contribution over their lifetime — while potentially deterring top earners who have many options to go elsewhere."
FT on the migration doom loop..
www.ft.com/content/a17f...
FT on the migration doom loop..
www.ft.com/content/a17f...
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Stuff like this seems fixable. "Do NOT give contractors an infinite money glitch"
January 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Stuff like this seems fixable. "Do NOT give contractors an infinite money glitch"
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This is *before* the new budget increases, which could take the total cost over £100bn www.ft.com/content/3f73...
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 AM
This is *before* the new budget increases, which could take the total cost over £100bn www.ft.com/content/3f73...
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Tories in 2019: Corbyn wanting to disband NATO is irresponsible: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Tories in 2019: Corbyn wanting to disband NATO is irresponsible: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
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In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
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Would be better if the Indie printed what I or anyone else really thought of Mandelson after sacking. ie that his complicity in Epstein's life and his disingenuousness about his involvement subsequently mean that he should exit public life. Not least for the sake of Epstein's victims.
Mandelson reveals what he really thinks of Trump in first interview after sacking
Mandelson reveals what he really thinks of Trump in first interview after sacking
Mandelson reveals what he really thinks of Trump in first interview after sacking
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Would be better if the Indie printed what I or anyone else really thought of Mandelson after sacking. ie that his complicity in Epstein's life and his disingenuousness about his involvement subsequently mean that he should exit public life. Not least for the sake of Epstein's victims.
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The US constitution more than any other prioritises the protection of the individual from the tyranny of the government, and yet here we are
He shot her in the head, then called her a “fucking bitch.”
That isn’t self defense, it’s an angry execution.
That isn’t self defense, it’s an angry execution.
January 10, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The US constitution more than any other prioritises the protection of the individual from the tyranny of the government, and yet here we are
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The immigration doom loop in full swing.
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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archive.ph/pyVLg
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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archive.ph/pyVLg
January 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The immigration doom loop in full swing.
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
(1/3)
archive.ph/pyVLg
Chasing the xenophobes is a doomed strategy both economically *and* politically.
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archive.ph/pyVLg
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Can't believe that Peter Mandelson, whose entire career has been characterised by extreme obsequiousness vis-a-vis the wealthy and the powerful, is doing some freelance Trump sanewashing spectator.com/article/euro...
Trump’s lessons for Europe
The bigger issue is how both sides of the western coin – America and Europe – are going to establish a modus vivendi in this Age of Trump.
spectator.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Can't believe that Peter Mandelson, whose entire career has been characterised by extreme obsequiousness vis-a-vis the wealthy and the powerful, is doing some freelance Trump sanewashing spectator.com/article/euro...
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Ever the compulsive grifter....this is called keeping in with Jared and Trump's other super rich pals.
🗣️ Lord Mandelson: Europe must stop ‘piggybacking’ on the US
Lord Mandelson: Europe must stop ‘piggybacking’ on the US
Lord Mandelson: Europe must stop ‘piggybacking’ on the US
www.thetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ever the compulsive grifter....this is called keeping in with Jared and Trump's other super rich pals.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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COME ON www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
COME ON www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
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It's what happens when you base your assumptions on continuing exponential increases in computing power, and that exponential growth comes to an end, as all exponentials must.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
It's what happens when you base your assumptions on continuing exponential increases in computing power, and that exponential growth comes to an end, as all exponentials must.
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...