Steve Van Riel
@stevevr.bsky.social
Behavioural science, trust, comms/brand strategy/planning. Former Labour policy & research director. Views my own.
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I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
I gave a presentation to a lot of corporate affairs folk… unsurprisingly, on trust! www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-we...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I gave a presentation to a lot of corporate affairs folk… unsurprisingly, on trust! www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-we...
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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A debate Labour badly needs to have:
Labour must champion inclusivity to tackle advance of far right, says deputy leadership hopeful
Exclusive: Alison McGovern says party needs emotive storyteller to fight against division promoted by Reform
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A debate Labour badly needs to have:
This is great news - Ally would be a brilliant deputy leader, providing thoughtful and constructive challenge within government AND taking the fight to the Labour’s opponents with gusto
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is great news - Ally would be a brilliant deputy leader, providing thoughtful and constructive challenge within government AND taking the fight to the Labour’s opponents with gusto
Last night I finished The Art of a Lie by @laurasrobinson.bsky.social - highly recommend, reminded me of Robert Harris and even Graham Greene, maybe her best yet.
August 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Last night I finished The Art of a Lie by @laurasrobinson.bsky.social - highly recommend, reminded me of Robert Harris and even Graham Greene, maybe her best yet.
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Forgot this. Was a good piece by errr me
2. The amount of casual violence in everyday life. Fights outside the pub were a regular feature of life in the 90s in a way they aren't anymore. I often think of this piece by @twlldun.bsky.social on this subject: medium.com/@twlldun/a-b...
A brief history of low-level violence
I saw it out of the corner of my eye. Just an object. I was sitting at the table in the sixth form common room, playing cards with my…
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August 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Forgot this. Was a good piece by errr me
A short blogpost while I've got a little time on my hands - Eight Myths About Trust
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July 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A short blogpost while I've got a little time on my hands - Eight Myths About Trust
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Great that the governmen's talking about trust. But (at least as it's been written up in this article) it sounds like an amorphous 'nice to have' rather than a specific thing they are going to move the dial on.
Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner tell cabinet a fresh round of Southport-style unrest is likely if the public’s concerns over immigration are not addressed ⬇️
Repair ‘social fabric’ or risk repeat of summer riots, says No 10
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July 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Great that the governmen's talking about trust. But (at least as it's been written up in this article) it sounds like an amorphous 'nice to have' rather than a specific thing they are going to move the dial on.
Little further push for this one: me, writing for the @smfthinktank.bsky.social on trust in the Labour Government - it's a bit more complicated than people seem to think, but no less urgent for it www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...
The fight for trust has barely started
Keir Starmer has placed an emphasis on restoring trust in politics - but polling shows it is declining. Can the Government reverse the trend?
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July 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Little further push for this one: me, writing for the @smfthinktank.bsky.social on trust in the Labour Government - it's a bit more complicated than people seem to think, but no less urgent for it www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...
Building trust is hard - but even so, the government hasn’t moved the dial enough in its first year www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...
The fight for trust has barely started
Keir Starmer has placed an emphasis on restoring trust in politics - but polling shows it is declining. Can the Government reverse the trend?
www.smf.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Building trust is hard - but even so, the government hasn’t moved the dial enough in its first year www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...
Trust was meant to be this government's big battle, but how has the first year of trust-building gone? I revisited something I wrote a year ago and thought about how Labour could move the dial.
Integral to Labour's chances is persuading a sceptical public they can be trusted to deliver on their promises.🤝
✍️In the SMF's latest blog, @steve.vr.bsky.social writes about what Labour needs to do to build trust with the electorate
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✍️In the SMF's latest blog, @steve.vr.bsky.social writes about what Labour needs to do to build trust with the electorate
buff.ly/2EsTuoS
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Trust was meant to be this government's big battle, but how has the first year of trust-building gone? I revisited something I wrote a year ago and thought about how Labour could move the dial.
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Great piece by @philipjcowley.bsky.social (with a hell of an opening anecdote!)
For those interested, Phil is drawing on Miori and Green's piece from the @politicalquarterly.bsky.social special issue on the 2024 GE politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-mos...
For those interested, Phil is drawing on Miori and Green's piece from the @politicalquarterly.bsky.social special issue on the 2024 GE politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-mos...
Great piece from our @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social colleague @philipjcowley.bsky.social (still cosplaying below as the BBC's Nick Robinson) - with a killer anecdote to kick it off.
The Professor Will See You Now: Who Voters Don't Like
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: voter preferences
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April 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by @philipjcowley.bsky.social (with a hell of an opening anecdote!)
For those interested, Phil is drawing on Miori and Green's piece from the @politicalquarterly.bsky.social special issue on the 2024 GE politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-mos...
For those interested, Phil is drawing on Miori and Green's piece from the @politicalquarterly.bsky.social special issue on the 2024 GE politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-mos...
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Re-reading No More Champagne. A financial biography of Churchill. And it really is exceptionally good.
Multiply the amounts by about 50x for modern equivalents.
This bit is late 1939, with Churchill - in the war cabinet - desperately finishing an overdue book.
Multiply the amounts by about 50x for modern equivalents.
This bit is late 1939, with Churchill - in the war cabinet - desperately finishing an overdue book.
April 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Re-reading No More Champagne. A financial biography of Churchill. And it really is exceptionally good.
Multiply the amounts by about 50x for modern equivalents.
This bit is late 1939, with Churchill - in the war cabinet - desperately finishing an overdue book.
Multiply the amounts by about 50x for modern equivalents.
This bit is late 1939, with Churchill - in the war cabinet - desperately finishing an overdue book.
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There it is again: "It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth."
Featuring our very own @benansell.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Featuring our very own @benansell.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth | Phillip Inman
Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There it is again: "It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth."
Featuring our very own @benansell.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Featuring our very own @benansell.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Fish and chips and the Brexit vote. Brilliant work by @stevepickering.bsky.social and Seiki Tanaka in Geoforum. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fish and chips and the Brexit vote. Brilliant work by @stevepickering.bsky.social and Seiki Tanaka in Geoforum. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It's Pancake Day! Time to EAT PANCAKES in HONOR OF MACHIAVELLI!
What do pancakes have to do with the founder of modern political science?
Our boy Nick was obsessed with pancakes! & wrote about them at length in his "Art of War." Why pancakes? He'd been studying the ancients of course! 1/?
What do pancakes have to do with the founder of modern political science?
Our boy Nick was obsessed with pancakes! & wrote about them at length in his "Art of War." Why pancakes? He'd been studying the ancients of course! 1/?
March 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's Pancake Day! Time to EAT PANCAKES in HONOR OF MACHIAVELLI!
What do pancakes have to do with the founder of modern political science?
Our boy Nick was obsessed with pancakes! & wrote about them at length in his "Art of War." Why pancakes? He'd been studying the ancients of course! 1/?
What do pancakes have to do with the founder of modern political science?
Our boy Nick was obsessed with pancakes! & wrote about them at length in his "Art of War." Why pancakes? He'd been studying the ancients of course! 1/?
Last push for this from @benshimshon.bsky.social and I for those who were on half term last week - we didnt guess which manifesto pledge was most at risk, but we found out some interesting stuff about how risky breaking manifesto pledges might be www.politicshome.com/news/article...
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Last push for this from @benshimshon.bsky.social and I for those who were on half term last week - we didnt guess which manifesto pledge was most at risk, but we found out some interesting stuff about how risky breaking manifesto pledges might be www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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I wish Jesse Marsch would stick to politics and leave opinions about football to others.
#lufc
#lufc
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Canada men’s national team manager Jesse Marsch has a message for President Trump: “Lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state.” nyti.ms/3ER27Dm
February 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I wish Jesse Marsch would stick to politics and leave opinions about football to others.
#lufc
#lufc
A little extra push for this from me and @benshimshon.bsky.social - can the government build trust when the policy environment makes it ever harder for them to keep their manifesto promises? With a tentative yes from us…
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
www.politicshome.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A little extra push for this from me and @benshimshon.bsky.social - can the government build trust when the policy environment makes it ever harder for them to keep their manifesto promises? With a tentative yes from us…
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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2024 Conservative and Reform voters care more than Labour voters about whether this government is sticking its promises.
Some “noodling”* on trust and promises from @stevevr.bsky.social and me on @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
*Steve’s term
Some “noodling”* on trust and promises from @stevevr.bsky.social and me on @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
*Steve’s term
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
www.politicshome.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
2024 Conservative and Reform voters care more than Labour voters about whether this government is sticking its promises.
Some “noodling”* on trust and promises from @stevevr.bsky.social and me on @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
*Steve’s term
Some “noodling”* on trust and promises from @stevevr.bsky.social and me on @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
*Steve’s term
Bit of Saturday morning musing on trust in the Labour government and the role of manifesto promises? Look no further… www.politicshome.com/news/article...
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
www.politicshome.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Bit of Saturday morning musing on trust in the Labour government and the role of manifesto promises? Look no further… www.politicshome.com/news/article...
.@benshimshon.bsky.social and I wrote piece on @politicshome.bsky.social on trust and Labour's election pledges - with the idea that winning trust is about more than just keeping your promises www.politicshome.com/news/article...
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
www.politicshome.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
.@benshimshon.bsky.social and I wrote piece on @politicshome.bsky.social on trust and Labour's election pledges - with the idea that winning trust is about more than just keeping your promises www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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A few insights from @stevevr.bsky.social and my investigation into how far (broken) election promises matter to voters: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
How Much Do Voters Care About Broken Election Promises?
Manifesto promises matter and Labour will face fierce criticism if it breaks them. But our research suggests delivering a feeling of change is more...
www.politicshome.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A few insights from @stevevr.bsky.social and my investigation into how far (broken) election promises matter to voters: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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The three economic ideas that show Reform are not serious players and that the Conservatives should expose (but probably won’t). My piece for ConHome.
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David Gauke: The three economic ideas that show Reform are not serious players - and that Conservatives should expose | Conservative Home
Reform’s fiscal policies look like the policies that Liz Truss advocated in 2022, which won the support of the Conservative Party membership. Given what happened, this should be a powerful point to m...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The three economic ideas that show Reform are not serious players and that the Conservatives should expose (but probably won’t). My piece for ConHome.
conservativehome.com/2025/02/10/d...
conservativehome.com/2025/02/10/d...