Tom Egerton is a political writer and researcher, his next book is ‘Sunak at 10: The Last Tory PM in Downing Street?’ His latest book is ‘The Conservative Effect: 14 Wasted Years?’

In case you missed it:

The final piece of my series on late-term premierships is out now, focusing on:

⚔️Agency vs structure

🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse

🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history

Read for free below:

open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

Well worth reading this from @tegerton.bsky.social - particularly on perceived PM agency

The final piece of my series on late-term premierships is out now, focusing on:

⚔️Agency vs structure

🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse

🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history

Read for free below:

open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

Part two of my Governing series:

This piece looks at how rebellion, narrative and malaise combine to destroy British governments, particularly late-term premierships.

Emotion - an under-acknowledged factor in politics - plays a significant role in.

open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

New piece on the Looking For Growth event, their leaders and the ideas discussed that evening.

Their diagnosis is simple, their message is clear.

Do not underestimate this group, especially after the news this morning.

Read Here:
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...