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Will Dunn
@willdunn.bsky.social
· Oct 13
🚨Some personal news: I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to take over running the Jumbo Profiterole and XXL Eclair Factory. It's a dream job, but I've got some big choux to fill
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Sajid Javid rehearses his greatest hits
Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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Sajid Javid rehearses his greatest hits
Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Sajid Javid rehearses his greatest hits
Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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Someone asked what decision he regretted. He struggled to answer. Perhaps I can help
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Sorry we didn't regulate Big Tech as it destroyed your job! Also, we're spending the taxes you paid on a chirpy little app made by Big Tech to send you messages about how to become a gig worker for Big Tech
ICYMI: DWP considers chatbot work coaches as AI-fueled job losses loom
DWP considers chatbot work coaches as AI-fueled job losses loom
Benefits system trials automation amid growing interest in universal basic income
AI-pocalypse Britain's welfare system is experimenting with AI to manage Universal Credit claimants – even as evidence piles up that artificial intelligence may soon be pushing more people onto benefits in the first place.…
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February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Sorry we didn't regulate Big Tech as it destroyed your job! Also, we're spending the taxes you paid on a chirpy little app made by Big Tech to send you messages about how to become a gig worker for Big Tech
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Children are losing confidence, losing resilience and losing their creativity.
AI Chatbots provide countless opportunities, but also countless risks. We need to regulate these bots to keep all users safe online.
#StopTheBots
AI Chatbots provide countless opportunities, but also countless risks. We need to regulate these bots to keep all users safe online.
#StopTheBots
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Children are losing confidence, losing resilience and losing their creativity.
AI Chatbots provide countless opportunities, but also countless risks. We need to regulate these bots to keep all users safe online.
#StopTheBots
AI Chatbots provide countless opportunities, but also countless risks. We need to regulate these bots to keep all users safe online.
#StopTheBots
We in the UK like to play "thank goodness we're not the Americans with their terrible gun problem" but we allow about ten people a year to be killed in unimaginable circumstances just to keep the dog lobby happy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'XL Bully type dog' seized after attack on girl, 10, in Bolton
Two dogs, an XL bully type and a terrier, were taken by police after the attack in Greater Manchester.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We in the UK like to play "thank goodness we're not the Americans with their terrible gun problem" but we allow about ten people a year to be killed in unimaginable circumstances just to keep the dog lobby happy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What Jeffrey Epstein knew about money
Epstein’s emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth amid global turmoil
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Epstein’s emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth amid global turmoil
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What Jeffrey Epstein knew about money
Epstein's emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth in global turmoil
www.newstatesman.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
What Jeffrey Epstein knew about money
Epstein’s emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth amid global turmoil
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Epstein’s emails show how the financial elite consolidated their wealth amid global turmoil
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Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
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"Tick-box" playgrounds, rising numbers of "no ball games" signs, play curfews...
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on "deplaytion" - inspired by the Chernobyl-like property developer-run playground on my street:
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on "deplaytion" - inspired by the Chernobyl-like property developer-run playground on my street:
The hidden cost of "deplaytion"
Ban social media for kids all you like – but don't ignore their crap playgrounds
www.newstatesman.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
"Tick-box" playgrounds, rising numbers of "no ball games" signs, play curfews...
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on "deplaytion" - inspired by the Chernobyl-like property developer-run playground on my street:
My column in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on "deplaytion" - inspired by the Chernobyl-like property developer-run playground on my street:
I spoke to Kenneth Rogoff, former IMF chief economist and author of "Our Dollar, Your Problem" about what gives currencies their power
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status ft.trib.al/P7yHdQE
Xi calls for China’s renminbi to attain global reserve currency status
Latest commentary details ambitions for ‘powerful currency’ to play a greater role in trade and forex
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February 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I spoke to Kenneth Rogoff, former IMF chief economist and author of "Our Dollar, Your Problem" about what gives currencies their power
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"He predicts that in as little as ten years, the world financial system – currently dominated by the US – will be split much more evenly between the US, China and Europe."
Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar
The Our Dollar, Your Problem author argues that America has over-used the dollar's power to apply sanctions for leverage
www.newstatesman.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 AM
"He predicts that in as little as ten years, the world financial system – currently dominated by the US – will be split much more evenly between the US, China and Europe."
Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Kenneth Rogoff on the decline of the dollar, with @willdunn.bsky.social
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The battle over leaseholds is far from over
The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders
By @willdunn.bsky.social
The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders
By @willdunn.bsky.social
The battle over leaseholds is far from over
The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders
www.newstatesman.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The battle over leaseholds is far from over
The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders
By @willdunn.bsky.social
The government’s plans do not cover many of the issues faced by leaseholders
By @willdunn.bsky.social
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Will leasehold reform go far enough? @willdunn.bsky.social and I discuss the policy, social and political implications of the government's plans on the latest Daily Politics podcast from the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
Do leasehold reforms go far enough? | Daily Politics from the New Statesman
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January 29, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Will leasehold reform go far enough? @willdunn.bsky.social and I discuss the policy, social and political implications of the government's plans on the latest Daily Politics podcast from the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social:
All 14 of the AI training courses recommended today by our Technology Secretary are provided by US companies. Not one is British.
Read on for the billions we're also spending with these companies: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Read on for the billions we're also spending with these companies: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
All 14 of the AI training courses recommended today by our Technology Secretary are provided by US companies. Not one is British.
Read on for the billions we're also spending with these companies: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Read on for the billions we're also spending with these companies: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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How a single call sealed Andy Burnham’s fate. Keir Starmer applied a personal touch when he blocked his rival’s return to parliament.
Ailbhe Rea
Ailbhe Rea
How a single call sealed Andy Burnham’s fate
Keir Starmer applied a personal touch when he blocked his rival’s return to parliament
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January 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
How a single call sealed Andy Burnham’s fate. Keir Starmer applied a personal touch when he blocked his rival’s return to parliament.
Ailbhe Rea
Ailbhe Rea
I wrote about the Fabian Society, the odd conspiracy theory that surrounds it, and the person who genuinely is plotting to seize power in the country www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
January 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I wrote about the Fabian Society, the odd conspiracy theory that surrounds it, and the person who genuinely is plotting to seize power in the country www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
Walking around South London this morning, I've been saddened to see several men - often relatively young guys, perhaps capable of holding down decent jobs - openly carrying bags full of golf clubs.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Walking around South London this morning, I've been saddened to see several men - often relatively young guys, perhaps capable of holding down decent jobs - openly carrying bags full of golf clubs.
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I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
I wrote about evangelical US Speaker Mike Johnson's sermon to MPs this week: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
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Mike Johnson’s message to Britain: remain pure and we’ll love you
The Sketch, with @willdunn.bsky.social
The Sketch, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Mike Johnson’s message to Britain: remain pure and we’ll love you
The US House speaker addressed parliament on the 250th anniversary of his country’s independence
www.newstatesman.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Mike Johnson’s message to Britain: remain pure and we’ll love you
The Sketch, with @willdunn.bsky.social
The Sketch, with @willdunn.bsky.social
Subscribe to the New Statesman and get the news two years in advance
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Subscribe to the New Statesman and get the news two years in advance
"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
Let's count up what the BBC News website has reported on since Monday morning!
Farage fails to declare £380k of income on time: ONE
Major reform of the system that provides our water: ONE
Venezuela: NONE
Retired footballer's nepo baby has Instagram tantrum: TWELVE (12)
Farage fails to declare £380k of income on time: ONE
Major reform of the system that provides our water: ONE
Venezuela: NONE
Retired footballer's nepo baby has Instagram tantrum: TWELVE (12)
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Let's count up what the BBC News website has reported on since Monday morning!
Farage fails to declare £380k of income on time: ONE
Major reform of the system that provides our water: ONE
Venezuela: NONE
Retired footballer's nepo baby has Instagram tantrum: TWELVE (12)
Farage fails to declare £380k of income on time: ONE
Major reform of the system that provides our water: ONE
Venezuela: NONE
Retired footballer's nepo baby has Instagram tantrum: TWELVE (12)
I know, I know, it's a tedious thing to whinge about, but there is a lot going on in the world and BBC News, by far the UK's largest source of current affairs, is giving serious prominence to a story about a celebrity footballer's child posting something on Instagram
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I know, I know, it's a tedious thing to whinge about, but there is a lot going on in the world and BBC News, by far the UK's largest source of current affairs, is giving serious prominence to a story about a celebrity footballer's child posting something on Instagram
Green voters plucky in their support for "let's go to war against the country from which we lease our nuclear weapons"
January 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Green voters plucky in their support for "let's go to war against the country from which we lease our nuclear weapons"