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Writes the UK's most popular politics Substack (https://t.co/bcjXR0ncfL). New book - "Failed State" - out 29th August https://t.co/uPuWlb39R3. samf.substack.com Joined January 2009-
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God you can smell the desperation in the "we paid one person to go to Rwanda" story. Reeks.
That two of the candidates are called Suttle and Trite raises this to art.
More utterly dire data on homelessness from the DWP Children in temporary accomodation up 15% to 145,800 over the past year. Children in B&Bs up 56% Children in B&Bs over the statutory 6 week max up 84% gov.uk/government/sta…
There is a take to be written about how the US is basically calling china’s bluff on its deficient demand. Inspired by this thought provoking article. ft.com/content/879f5d…
Am already looking forward to "this 20% swing against the Tories in a critical GE battleground is good for Sunak" takes.
Am already looking forward to "this 20% swing against the Tories in a critical GE battleground is good for Sunak" takes.
MiC has one of the methodologies most favourable to the Tories (which doesn't mean it's wrong), so this is quite stark.
MiC has one of the methodologies most favourable to the Tories (which doesn't mean it's wrong), so this is quite stark.
It's going to take me all morning to unfurl my toes after watching this.
It's going to take me all morning to unfurl my toes after watching this.
Good interview with NHS Chair Richard Meddings in which he is clear that lack of capital investment is the main cause of productivity problems. (Plus how hard it is to spend the money when it's allocated because of endless rounds of business cases.) on.ft.com/3WqKvoR
If there was a causal relationship here, I'd have joined Hamas at university.
The Tees Valley result here fits a bit better with what the campaigns are saying than poll a few weeks ago from Redfield.
It is probably fair to say that the Alister Jack bet - that Westminster/Supreme Court could veto a second referendum without causing a spike in support for independence - has played out better for WM than many critics of the Johnson govt expected at the time
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@Samfr So they found someone who had no right to be here and also had to pay them £3000 to leave? Such winning.
@Samfr Absolutely toxic in Scotland to be open to this, but certainly a battle inside the party
@Samfr @rafaelbehr The gnawing but unmistakeable internal sadness
@Samfr I also like the Lib Dem, mid-2010s comparison. There is something quite Cleggy about Sunak - the piety, the graduate fast-stream, public school high-achiever vibe. The resentment at not being given credit for how hard it all is. The vain hope that a former high can be regained.
@Samfr @jonathansimons @greenmiranda Yes that’s another grim one - once spent a night there in a room without windows while mice scratched away behind the headboard. To be fair, that disturbed me less than my neighbours.
@Samfr @greenmiranda @AndyWWestwood Keane Duncan may be onto something in Scarborough here…..
Interesting discussion. Broad consensus is it should be considered a success, with central reason being the Scot Parl is considered legitimate by Scot voters (and whatever shortcomings of post-devo govt, rule from Westminster was worse). Also no consistent majority support for…
@Samfr @helenlewis @ProfTimBale I’ve always thought of you as the Samamala of UK political nerds, Sam.
@Samfr I'm already for the hot takes by telegraph, daily mail and GBnews that Houchen and street winning means that Sunak is on the right track and that the gaza conflict has cost Starmer
@Samfr What's also interesting is the West Midlands poll shows both on 22% - So YouGov are weighing the DKs slightly in favour of the Tories. I wonder if they'll adjust their methodology slightly if Street loses.
@Samfr Or trying to airbrush out the swing in Blackpool South.
@Samfr @mrianleslie You cd say the same about the Welsh Assembly, whatever the criticisms of the quality of governance/public services provided. Even the Welsh Tories are no longer vs _further_ devolution (at least, they weren’t), & PR empowers or at least preserves them as it does w Lab in Scotland
It is good. I do think it interesting though that government continually appoint people from commercial backgrounds to public sector roles to bring 'rigour' or whatever, & then fail to listen to what they have to say about the barriers created by government to enabling change.
Good interview with NHS Chair Richard Meddings in which he is clear that lack of capital investment is the main cause of productivity problems. (Plus how hard it is to spend the money when it's allocated because of endless rounds of business cases.) on.ft.com/3WqKvoR
@Samfr "Grown up" conversations are like "hard" decisions, which involve others' suffering & playing to the politician's brand, while not being good decisions. Here, "grown up" means devoid of compassion or empathy, rather than genuinely balancing them against pragmatism.
@Samfr "I can't believe Harris sacked you, what was her reason?" "I've no idea, all i did was say it would be a great idea for her to take the interview on the Drew Barrymore show, what was wrong what that?"
@t0nyyates @Samfr @ProfTimBale I have made that face on TV before. Usually listening to some nonsense on a political show.
@Samfr @helenlewis @ProfTimBale I think something was coming up at this point
@Samfr @helenlewis @ProfTimBale In fairness that would be *hilarious*