Joel Plaja
jfplaja.bsky.social
Joel Plaja
@jfplaja.bsky.social
Former HMG trade policy. Now 🇨🇭
Politicians should be able to use powerpoint presentations in Parliament to emphasise things like this rather than just be drowned out by shouting
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Need to be more specific these days...
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Brilliant piece
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Although the role is almost completely irrelevant for national and international policy
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I prefer to think there's a constituency within the Lib Dems that loves it.
October 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Which made lib Dems like him a bit more?
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Surely it's not the role of the state to regulate how to cope with grief, however shit this is
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This will come as a devastating blow to Ukraine who now have to face the prospect of being targeted by short and medium range missiles
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hopefully...
September 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Yes, but it feels a bit late?
September 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Such a real risk that NATO messes up this test with huge potential consequences
September 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The same Ian Murray who was "very disappointed to be leaving govt"?
September 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I love that Reform are advocating a return to free university education. Very progressive
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Yes sorry I meant this point about the original comment, I agree with you. I think the CS will always err towards small c conservatism unless given proper ministerial direction. Tbh I think this is a good thing
September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Also this isn't how the civil service works. Good ministers will always be able to do well. Civil servants want to be creative and do good work, they need the political will
September 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Changing ministers isn't going to solve this. Coming fresh into a department without the background will make them even more susceptible to groupthink.
September 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As if any of them are employable
September 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It isn't, the police is. Would have expected better from NS.
September 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Savages
August 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Open goal for Reform to come in and say this is madness
July 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Absolutely wild that these new intakes have forgotten who got them there in the first place
June 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
They are amazing. Probably a treat for all the 30+ forced to see OR
June 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Totally agree
June 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
😬😬😬😬 thanks for the clarification
June 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Think I'm missing something, what's the context?
June 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM