Anthony Green
@anthonycgreen.bsky.social
On my high horse tilting at windmills and falling off.
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If you call asylum seekers an ‘invasion’ but won’t lift a finger to deter Russia, you’re not a patriot. New article from me: www.forthedeskdrawer.com/p/who-would-...
Who would fight for Britain?
Britain’s culture warriors posture as patriots. Yet when faced with real war they flinch.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you call asylum seekers an ‘invasion’ but won’t lift a finger to deter Russia, you’re not a patriot. New article from me: www.forthedeskdrawer.com/p/who-would-...
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Last Inside Politics before Christmas. Come for some thoughts on the state of the parties, stay for the excessively long list of Christmas tunes at the bottom of the newsletter:
Unpopular Labour is running out of opportunities to change its fate
Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski have both had good years thanks to disastrous strategy from the two main parties
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December 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Last Inside Politics before Christmas. Come for some thoughts on the state of the parties, stay for the excessively long list of Christmas tunes at the bottom of the newsletter:
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Lots of you will be logging off at the end of today. So what's coming up in 2026? It'll be packed. On 10 February I'll be publishing 'New Labour, New Britain?' - a whole book on the Blair governments. Have I said anything about it yet? www.amazon.co.uk/New-Labour-B...
New Labour, New Britain?: How the Blair Governments Reshaped the Country
Buy New Labour, New Britain?: How the Blair Governments Reshaped the Country by O’Hara, Glen (ISBN: 9781526146328) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Lots of you will be logging off at the end of today. So what's coming up in 2026? It'll be packed. On 10 February I'll be publishing 'New Labour, New Britain?' - a whole book on the Blair governments. Have I said anything about it yet? www.amazon.co.uk/New-Labour-B...
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My new blog post is all about how to teach refactoring: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/12/teac...
Teaching Refactoring - insights from the Green Path - Coding Is Like Cooking
Refactoring is one of the most impactful skills I teach in my work as a Samman Technical Coach. I do a lot of Learning Hour training sessions to teach particular refactorings. Sometimes these sessions...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My new blog post is all about how to teach refactoring: coding-is-like-cooking.info/2025/12/teac...
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I'm ready to announce my next thing: POSSE Party! 🎉
It's a new service to reach your people—regardless of which social network they use—by crossposting your content from any RSS/Atom feed. Read the announcement to learn more and RSVP to be among the first to try it at launch: posseparty.com
It's a new service to reach your people—regardless of which social network they use—by crossposting your content from any RSS/Atom feed. Read the announcement to learn more and RSVP to be among the first to try it at launch: posseparty.com
You're invited to my POSSE party!
Nice
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February 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm ready to announce my next thing: POSSE Party! 🎉
It's a new service to reach your people—regardless of which social network they use—by crossposting your content from any RSS/Atom feed. Read the announcement to learn more and RSVP to be among the first to try it at launch: posseparty.com
It's a new service to reach your people—regardless of which social network they use—by crossposting your content from any RSS/Atom feed. Read the announcement to learn more and RSVP to be among the first to try it at launch: posseparty.com
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"Kemi Badenoch has to use people like me to give her any kind of relevance," @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com, responding to Badenoch's criticism of her handling of violence against women & girls.
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Kemi Badenoch has to use people like me to give her any kind of relevance," @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com, responding to Badenoch's criticism of her handling of violence against women & girls.
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
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On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
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Your regular reminder that allegedly in the aftermath of 1951 & into the early 1960s it was said that one of the regular calls at Labour party conferences re: the Attlee govt was: ‘what went wrong’? Attlee’s beatification is a relatively recent thing.
The revalation that McSweeney thinks the *Attlee Government* is the reason for Labour's woes is the most Labour-coded and pathetic thing I have ever heard in my life.
Not getting less suspicious that a huge part of the problem here is a big increase in the purity of cocaine sold in London over the 2010s
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Your regular reminder that allegedly in the aftermath of 1951 & into the early 1960s it was said that one of the regular calls at Labour party conferences re: the Attlee govt was: ‘what went wrong’? Attlee’s beatification is a relatively recent thing.
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Something something great minds thinking alike... #refactoring #evolutionarydesign
Different articulations of a mental model will click with different people, but those models tend to be much more alike than they are different. :)
Different articulations of a mental model will click with different people, but those models tend to be much more alike than they are different. :)
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Something something great minds thinking alike... #refactoring #evolutionarydesign
Different articulations of a mental model will click with different people, but those models tend to be much more alike than they are different. :)
Different articulations of a mental model will click with different people, but those models tend to be much more alike than they are different. :)
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The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine? warontherocks.com/2024/08/the-...
The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine?
Boris Nikolaevich Rodin was a known entity in the KGB. Operating as an intelligence officer in London from 1947 to 1951, he helped manage the defection of
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Long Shadow of Soviet Sabotage Doctrine? warontherocks.com/2024/08/the-...
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Join Damon & Naomi, Stewart Lee and Gina Birch to celebrate the launch of @dadadrummer.bsky.social's new book, Why Sound Matters.
Monday 5th January, 7.30pm, Cafe Oto, Dalston.
Tickets: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/damon...
“[Why Sound Matters] It’s a modern masterpiece.”—Jarvis Cocker
Monday 5th January, 7.30pm, Cafe Oto, Dalston.
Tickets: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/damon...
“[Why Sound Matters] It’s a modern masterpiece.”—Jarvis Cocker
Cafe OTO → Damon & Naomi + Why Sound Matters with Gina Birch + Damon Krukowski + Stewart Lee + more TBA, Monday 5 January 2026, 7.30pm
Damon & Naomi (of Galaxie 500) return to Cafe OTO in the New Year for a three-day residency of music, friends, surprise guests, and a celebration for the UK publication of Damon’s book Why Sound Matte...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Join Damon & Naomi, Stewart Lee and Gina Birch to celebrate the launch of @dadadrummer.bsky.social's new book, Why Sound Matters.
Monday 5th January, 7.30pm, Cafe Oto, Dalston.
Tickets: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/damon...
“[Why Sound Matters] It’s a modern masterpiece.”—Jarvis Cocker
Monday 5th January, 7.30pm, Cafe Oto, Dalston.
Tickets: www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/damon...
“[Why Sound Matters] It’s a modern masterpiece.”—Jarvis Cocker
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Oh wait, here's 20 ideas that could help: whotargets.me/en/restoring...
Restoring the Integrity of UK Election Campaigns – Who Targets Me
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December 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Oh wait, here's 20 ideas that could help: whotargets.me/en/restoring...
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BBC lawyers please take note 👇 Fresh air is the best disinfectant to deal with the rotten mess that is Trump.
Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize board has reached its discovery phase.
Trump claims physical and mental anguish.The board wants all Trump physical and mental examinations, medications, and tax returns for proof.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Trump claims physical and mental anguish.The board wants all Trump physical and mental examinations, medications, and tax returns for proof.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Pulitzer Prize board grinds Trump's lawsuit to a halt by demanding highly personal info - NewsBreak
Donald Trump's efforts to sue the Pulitzer Prize board over defamation claims took a turn for the president last week, according to a new report from Law &
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December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
BBC lawyers please take note 👇 Fresh air is the best disinfectant to deal with the rotten mess that is Trump.
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I strongly believe every service that requires people to wait should beef up their information provision, whether it's waiting on the phone to a call centre, or on a waiting list for medical treatment. I'm sure it would manage people's expectations, reduce anxiety, and reduce incoming questions.
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I strongly believe every service that requires people to wait should beef up their information provision, whether it's waiting on the phone to a call centre, or on a waiting list for medical treatment. I'm sure it would manage people's expectations, reduce anxiety, and reduce incoming questions.
Anecdotally I've heard @terryjermymp.bsky.social very much understands the role luck played in his victory and has been taking the 'hard working constituency MP' approach.
We'll see in 4 years time if such dedication counts for anything.
We'll see in 4 years time if such dedication counts for anything.
UK electoral equivalent probably to ‘do a Terry Jermy’.
In Aussie slang “do a Bradbury” describes a surprise / lucky victory. In 2002, Aussie skater Steven Bradbury got to the semis of the Winter Olympics because the world champion was disqualified. Bradbury then won the semi when everyone in front of him fell over (which then also happened in the final)
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Anecdotally I've heard @terryjermymp.bsky.social very much understands the role luck played in his victory and has been taking the 'hard working constituency MP' approach.
We'll see in 4 years time if such dedication counts for anything.
We'll see in 4 years time if such dedication counts for anything.
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A great event towards the end of Jan - m'learned colleague Daniel Gordon, who recently took voluntary redundancy from academia, is going to reflect on how that feels and what it's like. Since many academics are going to be in that position, important. 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-univers...
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UK Universities in Crisis: Reflections on Leaving Salaried Academia
Join fellow Gramscian Daniel Gordon, navigating personal reflections on the fractures of UK Academia.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A great event towards the end of Jan - m'learned colleague Daniel Gordon, who recently took voluntary redundancy from academia, is going to reflect on how that feels and what it's like. Since many academics are going to be in that position, important. 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-univers...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-univers...
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Previews for the 5 council by-elections tomorrow
A Christmas bonus track
And this column's review of the year
Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com: open.substack.com/pub/andrewsp...
Previews for the 5 council by-elections tomorrow
A Christmas bonus track
And this column's review of the year
Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com: open.substack.com/pub/andrewsp...
Previewing the five council by-elections of 18th December 2025
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order"
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December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Out now for paid subscribers:
Previews for the 5 council by-elections tomorrow
A Christmas bonus track
And this column's review of the year
Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com: open.substack.com/pub/andrewsp...
Previews for the 5 council by-elections tomorrow
A Christmas bonus track
And this column's review of the year
Andrew's Previews for @britainelects.com: open.substack.com/pub/andrewsp...
A turnout of just 7% demonstrating that highly motivated minority factions can take control of large institutions.
The question for progressives, once again, is how to inspire people to positively choose their candidates without going down the path of crude populism.
The question for progressives, once again, is how to inspire people to positively choose their candidates without going down the path of crude populism.
What does Andrea Egan’s Unison win means for Keir Starmer, Labour’s funding, NEC dynamics, and how far the government will go on the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill and Fair Pay Agreement for the care sector? Analysis by @emmaburnell.bsky.social
‘Andrea Egan’s Unison win will reshape Labour’s internal politics – we just don’t yet know how’ – LabourList
Andrea Egan’s victory will have major implications for the Labour Party. Andrea has made little secret of her frustrations with the Labour leadership and her…
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December 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A turnout of just 7% demonstrating that highly motivated minority factions can take control of large institutions.
The question for progressives, once again, is how to inspire people to positively choose their candidates without going down the path of crude populism.
The question for progressives, once again, is how to inspire people to positively choose their candidates without going down the path of crude populism.
The party's paternalistic form of neo-colonialism towards residents runs right through its electoral organising, at great cost to it's chances of success.
If you were to design an organisation for winning elections it would not look like the Labour Party.
If you were to design an organisation for winning elections it would not look like the Labour Party.
Also, so I have been told by an old welsh socialist, Labour repeated the mistakes they made in Scotland and took the nation for granted - parachuting in candidates and thereby eroding the bonds between party and community.
2 years ago I thought Plaid were facing obsolesce, but what I didn't see was that below Labour's resurgence was a stronger hunger - a hunger for Change.
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The party's paternalistic form of neo-colonialism towards residents runs right through its electoral organising, at great cost to it's chances of success.
If you were to design an organisation for winning elections it would not look like the Labour Party.
If you were to design an organisation for winning elections it would not look like the Labour Party.
Also, so I have been told by an old welsh socialist, Labour repeated the mistakes they made in Scotland and took the nation for granted - parachuting in candidates and thereby eroding the bonds between party and community.
2 years ago I thought Plaid were facing obsolesce, but what I didn't see was that below Labour's resurgence was a stronger hunger - a hunger for Change.
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Also, so I have been told by an old welsh socialist, Labour repeated the mistakes they made in Scotland and took the nation for granted - parachuting in candidates and thereby eroding the bonds between party and community.
2 years ago I thought Plaid were facing obsolesce, but what I didn't see was that below Labour's resurgence was a stronger hunger - a hunger for Change.
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
Bombshell polling for Wales
If this is correct we are seeing a seismic shift
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December 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
2 years ago I thought Plaid were facing obsolesce, but what I didn't see was that below Labour's resurgence was a stronger hunger - a hunger for Change.
"we are seeing party switching largely confined within those blocs, plus to that most wonderfully mysterious category of Don’t Know."
Don’t Knows are vastly underpriced in the majority of psephological analysis, as BTW is the migration of 'Labour voters' to 'Hero voters' from 2015
Don’t Knows are vastly underpriced in the majority of psephological analysis, as BTW is the migration of 'Labour voters' to 'Hero voters' from 2015
'The so-called ‘hero voters’ Labour targeted in 2024 did not actually turn out for them in any great numbers. So not only are Labour fighting the last war, they are fighting it with a battle-plan that didn’t actually work. It’s Labour’s very own winter invasion of Russia.' 👏 @benansell.bsky.social
Bloc Parties
In a world of bloc politics, what's a good offensive strategy?
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December 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
"we are seeing party switching largely confined within those blocs, plus to that most wonderfully mysterious category of Don’t Know."
Don’t Knows are vastly underpriced in the majority of psephological analysis, as BTW is the migration of 'Labour voters' to 'Hero voters' from 2015
Don’t Knows are vastly underpriced in the majority of psephological analysis, as BTW is the migration of 'Labour voters' to 'Hero voters' from 2015
"The biggest challenge remains for the Labour government. It needs to totally reframe the story about Labour, about the Prime Minister and about the future. If not, 2026 could get very messy."
The 2025 winner for “changing the story” must go to the the Greens, says Peter Hyman peterhyman21.substack.com/p/changing-t...
‘Changing the Story’ - Review of 2025
Which of the political parties best managed to change their story this year?
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December 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"The biggest challenge remains for the Labour government. It needs to totally reframe the story about Labour, about the Prime Minister and about the future. If not, 2026 could get very messy."
"If you’re at all involved with parliamentary procedure refracted through the prism of computers, it’s well worth your time."
Yeah, yeah, facilitated workshops (to the the tune of Industrial Estate). More weeknotes from @anyaso.bsky.social and I:
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2025 - Week 49
Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament
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December 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"If you’re at all involved with parliamentary procedure refracted through the prism of computers, it’s well worth your time."
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This was a good speech by the PM at the Downing St Chanukah reception this afternoon.
Keir Starmer vows to confront the Islamist extremist threat to UK Jews www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer...
Keir Starmer vows to confront the Islamist extremist threat to UK Jews www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer...
Keir Starmer vows to confront the Islamist extremist threat to UK Jews
PM appeared alongside Chief Rabbi Mirvis at Downing St Chanukah reception
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December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This was a good speech by the PM at the Downing St Chanukah reception this afternoon.
Keir Starmer vows to confront the Islamist extremist threat to UK Jews www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer...
Keir Starmer vows to confront the Islamist extremist threat to UK Jews www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer...