Ollie
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This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
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European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
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The people of Bradford seemed genuinely angry with Matt Goodwin over his incessant attempts to promote a divisive, anti-immigration agenda on #bbcqt
Goodwin, who's no longer an academic, should definitely have been described as an "anti-immigration activist" on the pre-publicity material.
Goodwin, who's no longer an academic, should definitely have been described as an "anti-immigration activist" on the pre-publicity material.
My goodness Matt Goodwin comes across as an obnoxious hateful one-trick pony. Glad much of the #bbcqt audience saw through his schtick and agree.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The people of Bradford seemed genuinely angry with Matt Goodwin over his incessant attempts to promote a divisive, anti-immigration agenda on #bbcqt
Goodwin, who's no longer an academic, should definitely have been described as an "anti-immigration activist" on the pre-publicity material.
Goodwin, who's no longer an academic, should definitely have been described as an "anti-immigration activist" on the pre-publicity material.
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hey uh
what the fuck
what the fuck
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
hey uh
what the fuck
what the fuck
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Gains in wealth can be broken down into active (e.g. buying a home) and passive behaviours (e.g. rising property prices).
Big passive wealth gains, driven by spiralling value of bricks and mortar, have done most of the work in recent years.
➡️ buff.ly/Hbpp38N
Big passive wealth gains, driven by spiralling value of bricks and mortar, have done most of the work in recent years.
➡️ buff.ly/Hbpp38N
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Gains in wealth can be broken down into active (e.g. buying a home) and passive behaviours (e.g. rising property prices).
Big passive wealth gains, driven by spiralling value of bricks and mortar, have done most of the work in recent years.
➡️ buff.ly/Hbpp38N
Big passive wealth gains, driven by spiralling value of bricks and mortar, have done most of the work in recent years.
➡️ buff.ly/Hbpp38N
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If you don't have it already, start a "shit I've done" file immediately.
3/n On a related note: document *everything*. Every student you mentored, every course you taught, every award and grant you received, every newspaper article you appeared in. They will ask for it.
Try to get it in writing, if at all possible.
Try to get it in writing, if at all possible.
October 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you don't have it already, start a "shit I've done" file immediately.
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ChatGPT worth it to you?
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ChatGPT worth it to you?
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New lit review post: filtering.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New lit review post: filtering.
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Reading about this brought to mind a piece I wrote two years ago, inspired by one of my favourite authors.
Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.
Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.
September 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reading about this brought to mind a piece I wrote two years ago, inspired by one of my favourite authors.
Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.
Ursula K. Le Guin emphasized that there’s a big difference “between production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.” OpenAI’s AI-generated movie offers us nothing.
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When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live
Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Kemi Badenoch's Misdiagnosis
Autism and the Special Needs Crisis
samf.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Profoundly unhelpful and flat out untrue. No parent would endure the misery of the ECHP system unless they felt it was really necessary.
What's his evidence for this inflammatory claim? Can't see any reference to it in the story...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Send system 'hijacked' by parents, Reform UK's Richard Tice says
The Reform UK deputy leader says some children are receiving Send provision who do not need it.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Profoundly unhelpful and flat out untrue. No parent would endure the misery of the ECHP system unless they felt it was really necessary.
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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
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Notting Hill Carnival and the power of the DIY sound system on.ft.com/45sAYlc | opinion
Notting Hill Carnival and the power of the DIY sound system
Collaborative design and production is too often overlooked and unrecognised
on.ft.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Notting Hill Carnival and the power of the DIY sound system on.ft.com/45sAYlc | opinion
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New York Times reporters repeatedly witnessed bribes being passed out to Chinese-language reporters at Adams campaign events, but said nothing until another outlet broke the story of one of their reporters being offered a bribe.
Why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/n...
Why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/n...
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
New York Times reporters repeatedly witnessed bribes being passed out to Chinese-language reporters at Adams campaign events, but said nothing until another outlet broke the story of one of their reporters being offered a bribe.
Why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/n...
Why?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/n...
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The London collapse in new housebuilding shown here is stark.
The reason is largely the disaster that is the building safety regulator - which has processed about 20% of the applications it's been given in the last year.
The reason is largely the disaster that is the building safety regulator - which has processed about 20% of the applications it's been given in the last year.
In the part of the country that most needs homes, we are building by far the least.
August 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The London collapse in new housebuilding shown here is stark.
The reason is largely the disaster that is the building safety regulator - which has processed about 20% of the applications it's been given in the last year.
The reason is largely the disaster that is the building safety regulator - which has processed about 20% of the applications it's been given in the last year.
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and to be clear, i was very clear in asking "can i use stripe for purchases of LGBT content" and both times, different operators have told me that Stripe does not support such transactions
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
August 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
and to be clear, i was very clear in asking "can i use stripe for purchases of LGBT content" and both times, different operators have told me that Stripe does not support such transactions
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
theyre not even playing the "oh our brand doesnt discriminate!" song and dance
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Can't fault the clarity of Labour's message on protest. There are BAD protesters who must be punished (Irish musicians, anti-genocide vicars) and there are GOOD protesters whose views deserve respect (masked thugs with petrol bombs trying to start a pogrom)
August 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Can't fault the clarity of Labour's message on protest. There are BAD protesters who must be punished (Irish musicians, anti-genocide vicars) and there are GOOD protesters whose views deserve respect (masked thugs with petrol bombs trying to start a pogrom)
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The contrast in reporting these stories is nuts, right? It's not just me?
August 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The contrast in reporting these stories is nuts, right? It's not just me?
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The press in this country wants blood in the streets
The contrast in reporting these stories is nuts, right? It's not just me?
August 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The press in this country wants blood in the streets
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This was always the goal of bathroom bans, to fully push trans people from any semblance of public life, and it won't end there either, the "gender critical" project is currently trying to exert pressure over businesses that hire trans people in the UK, so that trans people are unemployable...
This is legitimately insane. It's not an exaggeration to say this is actually a full on bathroom ban for trans people because they're banned from using spaces of their sex assigned at birth too!
August 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This was always the goal of bathroom bans, to fully push trans people from any semblance of public life, and it won't end there either, the "gender critical" project is currently trying to exert pressure over businesses that hire trans people in the UK, so that trans people are unemployable...