Simon Parker @SimonFParker

I get straight meditate like a Buddhist. Also found at @simonparker.bsky.social medium.com/@SimonFParker Early Days of a Better Nation Joined May 2011

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

2 months ago

So I popped back over here and see X is still covering itself in glory.

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

6 months ago

If you're the sort of person who believes western civilisation is worth fighting for, then there's only side you can back here.

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Dan Corry @DanRCorry

a year ago

Very pleased to see the front cover for my book of short stories abut life as a special advisor. Book out mid September. Look out for more info!

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For national missions to work, they need to be embedded in place and local government will be the ‘carrying capacity’. We shouldn’t wait to be asked, treating missions as a ‘radical invitation’. My @themjcouk article with what I think we need to do shorturl.at/2rmrE

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

Ok genuine question here... @NeilDotObrien recognises that changing patterns of migration are down to specific policy choices made by the last government. Those ministers were hardly milquetoast liberals, and nor were they stupid. So what were they trying to achieve?

Neil O'Brien @NeilDotObrien

a year ago

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

Now make the kids play Jet Set Willy... theguardian.com/games/article/…

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Gus O'Donnell @Gus_ODonnell

a year ago

Excellent article that should be required reading for anyone thinking of joining the civil service as well as current policy professionals.

Heywood Quarterly @HeyQuarterly

a year ago

Excellent article that should be required reading for anyone thinking of joining the civil service as well as current policy professionals.

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

This is interesting, but I *think* the reason public sector pay looks high is because we're talking about very different kinds of workforce. Public servants tend to be skilled, white collar workers because the lower paid jobs have all been outsourced.

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@jamestplunkett.bsky.social @jamestplunkett

a year ago

I couldn't resist jumping into the debate about James C Scott, metis, techne, etc. h/t @dsquareddigest for a great book and a couple of posts that provoked the thought. Metis matters: medium.com/@jamestplunket…

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

Just back from holiday. What I'm getting from twitter is that some racist thugs went on a rampage and the usual suspects have soiled themselves in support.

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Heywood Quarterly @HeyQuarterly

a year ago

In our latest article, Tamara Finkelstein, head of the Government’s policy profession asks whether we should - at last - call time on the ubiquitous civil service “generalist”. You can read more here👇 @TamFinkelstein @PolicyProfUK heywoodquarterly.com/the-end-of-the…

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Christian Christensen @ChrChristensen

a year ago

This is a library in the UK burnt down by people who say immigrants don’t respect British culture and society and are wasting taxpayer money.

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

Curious about this one. Obviously the civil service code thing is a red herring as it doesn't stop journalists asking questions. But the fact that a civil servant is forwarding texts to a former minister does seem... unusual? (though not at all improper as far as I can see).

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a year ago

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Simon Parker @SimonFParker

a year ago

I agree because the only economically important thing to have happened in the past two centuries is capitalism. Now show me the line for the average size of the state over this period.

John Lettieri @LettieriDC

a year ago

I agree because the only economically important thing to have happened in the past two centuries is capitalism. Now show me the line for the average size of the state over this period.

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Centre for Cities @CentreforCities

a year ago

Devolution solution: How fixing English local government will improve economic growth📈 Fiscal devolution would see councils rescued from financial distress and give strong incentives to grow the local economy. Read our latest briefing from @AntBreach 👇loom.ly/ReIMzlc

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer

a year ago

Christianity should sound like, "the world is full of neighbors to be understood and loved," not "the world is full of enemies to be feared and conquered."