@stevendodd.bsky.social
Public health researcher at Lancaster University
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This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
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must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
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"The government needs to take ownership of the Budget and use it to construct a convincing narrative. That means not blaming the OBR or HMT but explaining why tax reform is necessary, why it will be good for growth and public services and how pain will be fairly shared.
www.ft.com/content/a06d...
www.ft.com/content/a06d...
Blaming the OBR for the Budget maths is a waste of time
The government must explain why tax reform is necessary and desirable for fiscal sustainability
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"The government needs to take ownership of the Budget and use it to construct a convincing narrative. That means not blaming the OBR or HMT but explaining why tax reform is necessary, why it will be good for growth and public services and how pain will be fairly shared.
www.ft.com/content/a06d...
www.ft.com/content/a06d...
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How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
How the government's new digital ID will work
And why I've changed my mind on ID cards
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
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Not quite how I'd paraphrase my Battle of Britain speech, but not far off.
September 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Not quite how I'd paraphrase my Battle of Britain speech, but not far off.
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will be doing some more general columns for the guardian going forward. this one is on remigration and the evolution of a far-right pipe dream into mainstream discourse. I promise they won’t all be this depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew
The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
will be doing some more general columns for the guardian going forward. this one is on remigration and the evolution of a far-right pipe dream into mainstream discourse. I promise they won’t all be this depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵
August 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵
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The lengths I'd go to make you focus on the front page of the Sunday papers so you didn't notice the football pages.... (now with the link done right. Cos I'm a tech bro) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Politically acceptable UK racism is rising, even under La...
As I wrote these words last autumn: “We have made progress... even though that progress remains fragile and insufficient”, little did I realise just how ...
observer.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The lengths I'd go to make you focus on the front page of the Sunday papers so you didn't notice the football pages.... (now with the link done right. Cos I'm a tech bro) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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I have been waiting for @hannahritchie.bsky.social to run the numbers on this question:
What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-...
What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-...
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I have been waiting for @hannahritchie.bsky.social to run the numbers on this question:
What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-...
What’s the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-energy-...
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Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World, the new podcast from @shuhbillskee.bsky.social and I - first episode is now live. We hope you enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/screense...
Episode 1: Why does (digital) parenting feel so hard?
Listen now | How should we think about parenting in a digital age?
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Screen Sense: Parenting in a Digital World, the new podcast from @shuhbillskee.bsky.social and I - first episode is now live. We hope you enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/screense...
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StopTB has a new report estimating the impact of the foreign aid freeze.
It's useful to understand the huge impact that global health efforts have everyday, and worrying. Some highlights... 🧵
It's useful to understand the huge impact that global health efforts have everyday, and worrying. Some highlights... 🧵
www.stoptb.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
StopTB has a new report estimating the impact of the foreign aid freeze.
It's useful to understand the huge impact that global health efforts have everyday, and worrying. Some highlights... 🧵
It's useful to understand the huge impact that global health efforts have everyday, and worrying. Some highlights... 🧵
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Here are the most appalling clichés of modern political economy writing, that it's possible to read everywhere all the time.
1. Inequality is always getting worse and we never talk about it 1/
1. Inequality is always getting worse and we never talk about it 1/
December 26, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Here are the most appalling clichés of modern political economy writing, that it's possible to read everywhere all the time.
1. Inequality is always getting worse and we never talk about it 1/
1. Inequality is always getting worse and we never talk about it 1/
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I've written a long profile of Douglas Murray for Prospect. Saving the west, one polemic at a time www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time
Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 9:31 AM
I've written a long profile of Douglas Murray for Prospect. Saving the west, one polemic at a time www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
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This is probably my favourite scientific argument for ages: matthewbjane.com/blog-posts/b...
Short version: Jonathan Haidt is wrong.
Long version: One of Haidt's central claims is that there is now strong CAUSAL evidence that reducing social media use is beneficial, therefore social media is bad
Short version: Jonathan Haidt is wrong.
Long version: One of Haidt's central claims is that there is now strong CAUSAL evidence that reducing social media use is beneficial, therefore social media is bad
A Response to Jonathan Haidt’s Response – Matthew B. Jané
I want to thank Jonathan Haidt and Zach Rausch for engaging with my critique of their re-analysis of Ferguson’s meta-analysis. Unfortunately, their response continued to convey a misunderstanding of m...
matthewbjane.com
September 6, 2024 at 2:58 AM
This is probably my favourite scientific argument for ages: matthewbjane.com/blog-posts/b...
Short version: Jonathan Haidt is wrong.
Long version: One of Haidt's central claims is that there is now strong CAUSAL evidence that reducing social media use is beneficial, therefore social media is bad
Short version: Jonathan Haidt is wrong.
Long version: One of Haidt's central claims is that there is now strong CAUSAL evidence that reducing social media use is beneficial, therefore social media is bad