Robert Shrimsley
@robertshrimsley.bsky.social
Chief political commentator and executive
editor, Financial Times
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editor, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/robert-shrimsley
https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/robert-shrimsley/
"One of the reasons the Starmer government looks so uncomfortable in its skin is because it is trying to seem more frugal than it either is or wishes to be".
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The inescapable logic of Labour’s choices
Starmer and Reeves should lean in to what the Budget reveals about this tax-and-spend government
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November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"One of the reasons the Starmer government looks so uncomfortable in its skin is because it is trying to seem more frugal than it either is or wishes to be".
www.ft.com/content/00a5...
www.ft.com/content/00a5...
Is he Maga? I think of him as a conservative
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Is he Maga? I think of him as a conservative
And you could rename your newsletter Unhinged and it still works
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And you could rename your newsletter Unhinged and it still works
Well, with Watergate it was the crime really. The cover-up was necessitated because the crimes were so serious
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Well, with Watergate it was the crime really. The cover-up was necessitated because the crimes were so serious
Me too - be very interested in seeing your thoughts
October 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Me too - be very interested in seeing your thoughts
Well you gave enough of a toss to reply.
October 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Well you gave enough of a toss to reply.