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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks so much Michael!

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 8h

“I think politicians are ignoring prices and bills and hoping we’ll forget about them and find something else to complain about…”

My report on how the flighty Westminster bubble forgot about the cost-of-living crisis, which certainly isn't over:

Energy bills rise while Westminster talks immigration

Why have our politicians forgotten about the cost-of-living crisis?

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 11d

“I mean, they’re hardly going into pubs and talking about misgendering people, are they?”

My piece on the latest Met scandal:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

The end of the woke policing myth

A new exposé of the Metropolitan Police reveals whose side officers are on.

www.newstatesman.com

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The New Statesman @handle.invalid · 12d

The end of the woke policing myth

A new BBC exposé of the Metropolitan Police reveals whose side officers are on.

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The end of the woke policing myth

A new exposé of the Metropolitan Police reveals whose side officers are on.

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 11d

“I mean, they’re hardly going into pubs and talking about misgendering people, are they?”

My piece on the latest Met scandal:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

The end of the woke policing myth

A new exposé of the Metropolitan Police reveals whose side officers are on.

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 13d

From the government's "Pepsi strategy" to speechwriting by committee, this is a brilliant sketch of Labour conference by @willdunn.bsky.social:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

At Labour conference, the main character was Farage

Labour MPs couldn’t stop talking about the absent Reform leader

www.newstatesman.com

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Power to Change @powertochange.org.uk · 15d

The research, referenced in Friday's New Statesman article by @anooshc.bsky.social, along with Labour’s new 'Pride in Place' neighbourhood policy, suggests community empowerment could unlock national renewal. Read the article: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Will broken windowism save Labour?

A new neighbourhood policy is designed to make up for Boris Johnson’s betrayal – and combat Nigel Farage

www.newstatesman.com

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Nick Plumb @nickplumb.bsky.social · 16d

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Will broken windowism save Labour?

A new neighbourhood policy is designed to make up for Boris Johnson’s betrayal – and combat Nigel Farage

www.newstatesman.com

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Nick Plumb @nickplumb.bsky.social · 16d

On the way up to Labour conference for @powertochange.org.uk.

The following pieces from @anooshc.bsky.social and @morganj0nes.bsky.social on govt's Pride in Place announcements - lost a bit among digital ID debates - set the context from our perspective.

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UCL Policy Lab @uclpolicylab.bsky.social · 17d

People powered reform: how can we put civil society at the heart of public service reform?

In partnership with @demos-uk.bsky.social. Featuring @georgiagould.bsky.social and @anooshc.bsky.social.

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 19d

EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds:

- Admits the government is "turbulent"
- Starmer "will rise above it"
- On youth mobility scheme: “of course young Europeans will come here... a source of soft power for us”
- Defends “very fine British tradition” of free speech at Tommy Robinson rally

Nick Thomas-Symonds: Labour’s Brexit repair man

The EU relations minister on Keir Starmer’s determination to cling on, and the UK’s changing relationship to Europe

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 19d

EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds:

- Admits the government is "turbulent"
- Starmer "will rise above it"
- On youth mobility scheme: “of course young Europeans will come here... a source of soft power for us”
- Defends “very fine British tradition” of free speech at Tommy Robinson rally

Nick Thomas-Symonds: Labour’s Brexit repair man

The EU relations minister on Keir Starmer’s determination to cling on, and the UK’s changing relationship to Europe

www.newstatesman.com

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Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 19d

And with what looks like impeccable timing, we have a session with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk discussing just this type of thing on Monday! @jacktshaw.bsky.social @anooshc.bsky.social

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 20d

thanks Rachel!

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 20d

Warm, entertaining, revealing profile of Andy Burnham - a good boy and one of the lads - by @tommctague.bsky.social:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 20d

My piece on the wellness right's pursuit of the age-old tradition of telling women they have to suffer to be proper mothers:

Trump, Tylenol and toughing it out

The US president follows an age-old tradition of telling women they have to suffer to be proper mothers

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 21d

What if she has a point?

Really great interview revising the Liz Truss legacy by @willdunn.bsky.social:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Liz Truss is still at war with the Deep State

Truss says she was the victim of “deliberate sabotage”. What if she’s right?

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 26d

Fascinating column by @rmcunliffe.bsky.social on the "Boomer Soli" and “mandatory social service” for new retirees ideas in Germany -

Would national service for retirees solve generational inequality?

www.newstatesman.com

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Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 26d

If you're at Labour conference, @archhfund.org.uk is joining @moreincommonuk.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk to discuss how heritage & community driven regeneration should be central to reviving places & civic pride. Looking forward to it! @patrickhurley.bsky.social @anooshc.bsky.social

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 26d

thanks so much Phil!

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 26d

My latest column for the @newstatesman.com - on the far-right's "mothers":

Far-right protesters cower behind motherhood

Lost men are using mothers to launder their dirty ideas

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 27d

Shocking detail in this great report by Faye Curran on pregnancy, birth, and raising babies in English prisons:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 27d

As the government celebrates data centre investment, it's worth looking at what new data centres actually do to a place - my column:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

The robots are stealing our houses!

The government’s focus on tech could unite Yimbys and Nimbys, as data centres threaten future housing.

www.newstatesman.com

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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 29d

thanks so much for listening!

Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · Sep 14

Disturbing dispatch from yesterday's rally by @georgemonaghan.bsky.social:

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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