Oliver White
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Now this I like. "the Government, not individual regulators, must define the national standard for the tolerability of risk" From the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025: summary.
Don't know if the focus suggested will be possible, but this is the right framework. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Don't know if the focus suggested will be possible, but this is the right framework. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025: summary
www.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Now this I like. "the Government, not individual regulators, must define the national standard for the tolerability of risk" From the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025: summary.
Don't know if the focus suggested will be possible, but this is the right framework. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Don't know if the focus suggested will be possible, but this is the right framework. www.gov.uk/government/p...
I mean it is surprising that a TV critic hasn't watched an episode of Friends.
Some of us have had worse luck.
Some of us have had worse luck.
“One of the most historically important tv shows ever”, apparently
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I mean it is surprising that a TV critic hasn't watched an episode of Friends.
Some of us have had worse luck.
Some of us have had worse luck.
So poor reporting on polling of young people is not just a UK thing.
Article here (shorturl.at/tFg7J) on views of Spain's dictator Franco presents 'shocking' finding that 1 in 5 (18%) of 'young people' think he was good for Spain.
Among the wider population, that figure is 21% (shorturl.at/tS4oz)
Article here (shorturl.at/tFg7J) on views of Spain's dictator Franco presents 'shocking' finding that 1 in 5 (18%) of 'young people' think he was good for Spain.
Among the wider population, that figure is 21% (shorturl.at/tS4oz)
Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors | Giles Tremlett
Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country, says historian Giles Tremlett
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So poor reporting on polling of young people is not just a UK thing.
Article here (shorturl.at/tFg7J) on views of Spain's dictator Franco presents 'shocking' finding that 1 in 5 (18%) of 'young people' think he was good for Spain.
Among the wider population, that figure is 21% (shorturl.at/tS4oz)
Article here (shorturl.at/tFg7J) on views of Spain's dictator Franco presents 'shocking' finding that 1 in 5 (18%) of 'young people' think he was good for Spain.
Among the wider population, that figure is 21% (shorturl.at/tS4oz)
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Never fails to make me smile the way politicians understand the problem of short time horizons and embrace the 'objective of getting government to think further forward' once they are.... no longer politicians. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Mend broken budgets or Britain goes bust
Our system of five-year OBR forecasts means chancellors don’t worry much what happens after, but that’s the road to ruin
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Never fails to make me smile the way politicians understand the problem of short time horizons and embrace the 'objective of getting government to think further forward' once they are.... no longer politicians. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Would hazard a guess that European-style Christian Democratic Party would be doing far better in the polls than the Conservatives at the moment.
Badenoch describes Church of England as 'Labour party at prayer', as she says letting welfare spending soar 'not Christian' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Would hazard a guess that European-style Christian Democratic Party would be doing far better in the polls than the Conservatives at the moment.
This can only be justified with a corresponding reduction in insurance premiums.
69% of Britons would support the introduction of graduated driving licences, whereby new drivers would be restricted from driving in certain conditions, as a new campaign is launched by MPs and bereaved families in favour of them
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This can only be justified with a corresponding reduction in insurance premiums.
It's actually no longer funny how little the former leader of "Labour to Win" is focused on that task...
I suppose he did resign.
I suppose he did resign.
Labour MP Luke Akehurst says he "wholeheartedly welcomes" Mahmood's plans "which I believe will tackle a failure by the previous government to maintain one of the most basic fundamental functions of government, which is control of our borders."
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It's actually no longer funny how little the former leader of "Labour to Win" is focused on that task...
I suppose he did resign.
I suppose he did resign.
Ipsos time between polls and it's in-person methodology makes it incredibly useful.
Basically, here we have a strong showing of trends for Labour and Greens that could be questioned as noise in other polls.
Basically, here we have a strong showing of trends for Labour and Greens that could be questioned as noise in other polls.
UK (GB), Ipsos poll:
REFORM~NI: 33% (-1)
LAB-S&D: 18% (-4)
CON~ECR: 16% (+2)
GREENS-G/EFA: 15% (+3)
LDEM-RE: 12%
+/- vs. 11-17 September 2025
Fieldwork: 30 October - 05 November 2025
Sample size: 1,148
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
REFORM~NI: 33% (-1)
LAB-S&D: 18% (-4)
CON~ECR: 16% (+2)
GREENS-G/EFA: 15% (+3)
LDEM-RE: 12%
+/- vs. 11-17 September 2025
Fieldwork: 30 October - 05 November 2025
Sample size: 1,148
➤ europeelects.eu/uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ipsos time between polls and it's in-person methodology makes it incredibly useful.
Basically, here we have a strong showing of trends for Labour and Greens that could be questioned as noise in other polls.
Basically, here we have a strong showing of trends for Labour and Greens that could be questioned as noise in other polls.
If he's sinking pints, why is that glass half empty?
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If he's sinking pints, why is that glass half empty?
The rallying cry of 'Politicos for Constitutional Reform'.
Apropos of nothing but I think all major parties should commit to leadership elections that happen while they're in government being restricted to MPs only, not a vote of the party membership.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The rallying cry of 'Politicos for Constitutional Reform'.
Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke is brilliant.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Don't get me wrong, I think Clarke is brilliant.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
But having him as a 'representative' of the current Conservative party just doesn't sit right.
Presenting popular leaders, such as Winston Churchill, as having deeply racist views overtly into public discussion will improve history as an academic subject in the long term.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Presenting popular leaders, such as Winston Churchill, as having deeply racist views overtly into public discussion will improve history as an academic subject in the long term.
I will still hold to the PM being quite impressive on the international stage.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Starmer isn't Britain's worst ever prime minister, but he is Labour's worst ever prime minister and it's not even close
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I will still hold to the PM being quite impressive on the international stage.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Yes, I know it's not enough to win an election.
No, I don't care.
Wait til they find out about Edward VIII...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Wait til they find out about Edward VIII...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../neo-nazi...
In The Telegraph's defence, the photo does refer to Thatcher winning the Conservative leadership election.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
1975 was BEFORE Margaret Thatcher (1979).
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In The Telegraph's defence, the photo does refer to Thatcher winning the Conservative leadership election.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
On the offence again; that's a moronic point of reference for anyone other than pathetic conservative libertarian ideologue fanboys.
Back to defence; that's half The Telegraph's audience.
If rejoining the EU is politically impossible, so would joining BOTH the customs union and single market.
Ken Clarke, "Politically you can't rejoin the European Union at the moment it would cause its own nightmare, divisions and crisis"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"
"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If rejoining the EU is politically impossible, so would joining BOTH the customs union and single market.
Another day of trashing the legacy of the 2010-2015 coalition.
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Another day of trashing the legacy of the 2010-2015 coalition.
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
The constitutional reform we need is anything which makes the Commons better at scrutinising legislation.
NEW: 942 amendments have been laid down in the House of Lords ahead of the Assisted Dying Bill's committee stage in the chamber, which starts tomorrow.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
This is believed to be a record for a bill at committee stage. It's going to be an intense debate.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The constitutional reform we need is anything which makes the Commons better at scrutinising legislation.
I'm pretty sure I heard all of these term used when reading 'A Clockwork Orange'.
Also, even though I enjoy a good segmentation as much as anyone, why do half of them end up being names like a boy band. Contrarian youth surely on track for Christmas #1
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I'm pretty sure I heard all of these term used when reading 'A Clockwork Orange'.
"Yet even among his own voters, Farage is no saviour: he’s a last roll of the dice."
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real Reform voters have been revealed – it’s a slapdash coalition Farage will struggle to hold together | Aditya Chakrabortty
This is no single bloc marching under one ideology, or even a mass of ‘red-wall’ voters. What unites them is a desire for something different, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"Yet even among his own voters, Farage is no saviour: he’s a last roll of the dice."
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This strikes me as true and very worrying. If Labour AND Farage fail to improve the country, I can envisage something even worse than Reform gaining momentum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I spoke alongside my Conservative colleague Andrew Griffith and Robert Colvile when I hosted the launch of CenTax’s latest report in Parliament, with seven simple proposals for making tax fairer and more pro-growth. Have a read here: centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
Tax Reforms for Growth | CenTax
centax.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I spoke alongside my Conservative colleague Andrew Griffith and Robert Colvile when I hosted the launch of CenTax’s latest report in Parliament, with seven simple proposals for making tax fairer and more pro-growth. Have a read here: centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
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Despite how often the country argues about tax, there’s actually a strong cross-party consensus that the UK’s long and outdated tax code is in much need of improvement – and there’s even agreement about what some changes could do to simplify tax and improve growth.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Despite how often the country argues about tax, there’s actually a strong cross-party consensus that the UK’s long and outdated tax code is in much need of improvement – and there’s even agreement about what some changes could do to simplify tax and improve growth.