Anne
@aj100.bsky.social
Agnostic about many things, passionate about a few
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Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
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Also notable that the Tories are on 7% with people under-50. In fifth place. And only 4 points above the SNP in sixth (who obviously only stand in Scotland).
Notable in today's YouGov that the centre/left bloc - Lab/Green/LD/SNP are on 54%. With Reform/Tories on 43%. That's the biggest differential in a long time.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Also notable that the Tories are on 7% with people under-50. In fifth place. And only 4 points above the SNP in sixth (who obviously only stand in Scotland).
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Lewis is absolutely right here
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lewis is absolutely right here
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It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
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September 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Feel like Wordle is trolling us today?
September 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Feel like Wordle is trolling us today?
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Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
September 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
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Not going to pretend today wasn't depressing but the far right has been stronger in the UK before. Mosley packed out Earls Court and was backed by several large newspapers. Enoch Powell had the support of 74% of the population.
Musk has a net popularity rating of -52%
Musk has a net popularity rating of -52%
September 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Not going to pretend today wasn't depressing but the far right has been stronger in the UK before. Mosley packed out Earls Court and was backed by several large newspapers. Enoch Powell had the support of 74% of the population.
Musk has a net popularity rating of -52%
Musk has a net popularity rating of -52%
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The effect of the new data bias and fog in the US will grow over time. To begin with, you can filter out the bias and fog with the long history of good data. But over time the usefulness of this declines as the new bad data accumulates.
August 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The effect of the new data bias and fog in the US will grow over time. To begin with, you can filter out the bias and fog with the long history of good data. But over time the usefulness of this declines as the new bad data accumulates.
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The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
nbcnews.to
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
So this is my new scrolling - moved from Instagram to boat spotting when I hear the engines coming closer…what’s the equivalent to train spotting for ships?
July 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So this is my new scrolling - moved from Instagram to boat spotting when I hear the engines coming closer…what’s the equivalent to train spotting for ships?
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“I'm only asking for a piece of bread... that's all," a 17-year-old boy at al-Shifa hospital tells the BBC, as food security body the IPC warns more than 1.5 million Gazans are at risk of severe malnutrition/ starvation.
Nearly 500,000 are considered to be facing “catastrophe.”
Nearly 500,000 are considered to be facing “catastrophe.”
July 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“I'm only asking for a piece of bread... that's all," a 17-year-old boy at al-Shifa hospital tells the BBC, as food security body the IPC warns more than 1.5 million Gazans are at risk of severe malnutrition/ starvation.
Nearly 500,000 are considered to be facing “catastrophe.”
Nearly 500,000 are considered to be facing “catastrophe.”
20 Years of deeply shallow and touchingly silly music and chat. Love him every time. #TimMinchin
July 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
20 Years of deeply shallow and touchingly silly music and chat. Love him every time. #TimMinchin
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A typically lazy column from Ganesh that just restates his priors without any engagement with the actual policy.
The welfare revolt does *not* prove that Labour MPs are "constitutionally incapable of making hard choices".
It proves that they will not just wave through hugely damaging changes, that harm those most in need, on which they've not been consulted.
That's MPs *doing* their jobs, not abdicating them
It proves that they will not just wave through hugely damaging changes, that harm those most in need, on which they've not been consulted.
That's MPs *doing* their jobs, not abdicating them
July 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A typically lazy column from Ganesh that just restates his priors without any engagement with the actual policy.
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The government's welfare legislation is falling apart in real time. Now the four-point rule is being axed from the legislation. The one remaining big cut in the Bill is the slashing of Universal Credit health payments by 40% for new claimants
July 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The government's welfare legislation is falling apart in real time. Now the four-point rule is being axed from the legislation. The one remaining big cut in the Bill is the slashing of Universal Credit health payments by 40% for new claimants
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If you're looking for a weekend read, I think our study on who is turning their backs on Labour and why is quite interesting: yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
But to add some extra notes...🧵
But to add some extra notes...🧵
Top 5 reasons why nearly half of 2024 Labour voters have abandoned the party, just a year after the election
1. Have broken promises: 29%
2. Cost of living not improved: 24%
3. Have been too right-wing: 22%
4. Have made no difference: 21%
5. Immigration too high: 20%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
1. Have broken promises: 29%
2. Cost of living not improved: 24%
3. Have been too right-wing: 22%
4. Have made no difference: 21%
5. Immigration too high: 20%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
June 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you're looking for a weekend read, I think our study on who is turning their backs on Labour and why is quite interesting: yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
But to add some extra notes...🧵
But to add some extra notes...🧵
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Warwickshire County Council now has an 18-year-old Reform Councillor in charge.
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire County Council leader resigns, leaving 18-year-old in charge
Rob Howard leaves his position as leader of Warwickshire County Council, citing health concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Warwickshire County Council now has an 18-year-old Reform Councillor in charge.
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good luck everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The definition of madness
Governments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Treasury minister tells Wales to "be grateful" for the money given to it over rail funding.
It shows total disconnect with reality.
For the record, the Treasury's own figures show Wales is getting £350m compared to Scotland's £4bn!
It shows total disconnect with reality.
For the record, the Treasury's own figures show Wales is getting £350m compared to Scotland's £4bn!
June 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Treasury minister tells Wales to "be grateful" for the money given to it over rail funding.
It shows total disconnect with reality.
For the record, the Treasury's own figures show Wales is getting £350m compared to Scotland's £4bn!
It shows total disconnect with reality.
For the record, the Treasury's own figures show Wales is getting £350m compared to Scotland's £4bn!
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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
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Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
June 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
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Within the space of an evening Musk has gone from (just about) an ally of Trump’s to alleging that he’s in the Epstein files and should be impeached. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon suggests Musk should be deported. Just another normal night in Trump’s America.
June 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Within the space of an evening Musk has gone from (just about) an ally of Trump’s to alleging that he’s in the Epstein files and should be impeached. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon suggests Musk should be deported. Just another normal night in Trump’s America.
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And the demographic consequences of young men and women going their separate ways?
The share of young Koreans in relationships has fallen by almost half since 2010, with birth tracing almost exactly the same path 📉
The share of young Koreans in relationships has fallen by almost half since 2010, with birth tracing almost exactly the same path 📉
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
And the demographic consequences of young men and women going their separate ways?
The share of young Koreans in relationships has fallen by almost half since 2010, with birth tracing almost exactly the same path 📉
The share of young Koreans in relationships has fallen by almost half since 2010, with birth tracing almost exactly the same path 📉