Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social
Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694
Evertonian
Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694
Evertonian
Pinned
How far should teenage Farage’s behaviour influence public views of his credentials today as a political leader? That can be the subject of reasonable debate. What is no longer in serious doubt is the credibility of the allegations.
My Eastern Eye column.
www.easterneye.biz/nigel-farage...
My Eastern Eye column.
www.easterneye.biz/nigel-farage...
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Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
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My kids woke up so excited this morning for the first night of Hannukah and now yet again we have a festival where I’m very conflicted about whether it’s safe to take them to synagogue to celebrate. Communities shouldn’t have to live like this.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My kids woke up so excited this morning for the first night of Hannukah and now yet again we have a festival where I’m very conflicted about whether it’s safe to take them to synagogue to celebrate. Communities shouldn’t have to live like this.
A dozen people have been killed at Bondi Beach in Australia. The police have declared it a terrorist incident, targetting Jewish people celebrating the holiday of Hannukah
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
Bondi Beach: Twelve killed in shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community
A Hanukkah event with over 1,000 attendees was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting - 29 people have been taken to hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A dozen people have been killed at Bondi Beach in Australia. The police have declared it a terrorist incident, targetting Jewish people celebrating the holiday of Hannukah
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
New York Times: can European democracies, including the EU and the UK, apply the law to Elon Musk?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New York Times: can European democracies, including the EU and the UK, apply the law to Elon Musk?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
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There are many things I could say but I do think one thing that’s underpriced in all the noise is how it looks to the electorate, and how the opposition (Reform) will attack, when a backroom deal is done for someone who has always always given it all that about having the best job in the world
Taking the scenario where there is a 2026 contest for Labour leadership (either involving the incumbent being challenged & contesting it, or a contest after the incumbent resigned & is not rumming), how surmountable or insurmountable are barriers to Andy Burnham being an MP in time to contest it?
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There are many things I could say but I do think one thing that’s underpriced in all the noise is how it looks to the electorate, and how the opposition (Reform) will attack, when a backroom deal is done for someone who has always always given it all that about having the best job in the world
How has Trump changed Europe?
"The Trump administration’s effort to export this particular vision of conflict and polarization has turned America’s traditional soft power to attract into a deterrent, as it is a form of populism unpopular enough to create a boomerang effect"
"The Trump administration’s effort to export this particular vision of conflict and polarization has turned America’s traditional soft power to attract into a deterrent, as it is a form of populism unpopular enough to create a boomerang effect"
December 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
How has Trump changed Europe?
"The Trump administration’s effort to export this particular vision of conflict and polarization has turned America’s traditional soft power to attract into a deterrent, as it is a form of populism unpopular enough to create a boomerang effect"
"The Trump administration’s effort to export this particular vision of conflict and polarization has turned America’s traditional soft power to attract into a deterrent, as it is a form of populism unpopular enough to create a boomerang effect"
Taking the scenario where there is a 2026 contest for Labour leadership (either involving the incumbent being challenged & contesting it, or a contest after the incumbent resigned & is not rumming), how surmountable or insurmountable are barriers to Andy Burnham being an MP in time to contest it?
December 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Taking the scenario where there is a 2026 contest for Labour leadership (either involving the incumbent being challenged & contesting it, or a contest after the incumbent resigned & is not rumming), how surmountable or insurmountable are barriers to Andy Burnham being an MP in time to contest it?
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"Whether he's the UKs answer to nick Fuentes"... Nick Fuentes is a nazi if you're trying to be the Fuentes of the UK you're trying to be a Nazi
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Whether he's the UKs answer to nick Fuentes"... Nick Fuentes is a nazi if you're trying to be the Fuentes of the UK you're trying to be a Nazi
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
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I've always thought Moyes leading Everton to the Champions League in 2004-5 with negative goal difference was his finest moment.
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I've always thought Moyes leading Everton to the Champions League in 2004-5 with negative goal difference was his finest moment.
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Amazing shot by Craig Fuller from the weekend's @operahollandpark.bsky.social Christmas Concert. The Descants have arrived.
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Amazing shot by Craig Fuller from the weekend's @operahollandpark.bsky.social Christmas Concert. The Descants have arrived.
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Jesus Christ is always at the centre of Christmas. And everyone's invited to experience it with us.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Jesus Christ is always at the centre of Christmas. And everyone's invited to experience it with us.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
Couldn't the cultural conservatives try something more uplifting like "efforts to cancel Christmas collapse in failure as primary schools across the country hold nativity events"
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Couldn't the cultural conservatives try something more uplifting like "efforts to cancel Christmas collapse in failure as primary schools across the country hold nativity events"
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
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Fingers crossed you’ll be singing the blues!
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Fingers crossed you’ll be singing the blues!
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Preston could be new Moysey Shield entrants next season.
December 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Preston could be new Moysey Shield entrants next season.
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Sunderland surprising challengers though.
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Sunderland surprising challengers though.
Daily Mail says Poles returning home "in droves". Net emigration of Poles was 18k last year (25k people left, 7k arrived) with emigration about 25k/year over the last 5 years. There are now 750k Polish-born people in the UK having been closer to 850k at
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The great exodus: How Poles are ditching UK for their booming homeland
New statistics reveal that while 7,000 Poles arrived in the year ending last June, 25,000 returned home: a net outflow of 18,000. The UK's total Polish population has shrunk to 750,000.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Daily Mail says Poles returning home "in droves". Net emigration of Poles was 18k last year (25k people left, 7k arrived) with emigration about 25k/year over the last 5 years. There are now 750k Polish-born people in the UK having been closer to 850k at
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We are heading towards Chelsea v Everton this afternoon
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are heading towards Chelsea v Everton this afternoon
Chris Smith writes on how universities protect free speech in the Telegraph. He was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University in July
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Chris Smith writes on how universities protect free speech in the Telegraph. He was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University in July
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Are Europe - and Britain - willing to uphold and enforce the law, when it comes to Elon Musk? I contributed to this NYT report on some increasing pressure on X in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
Elon Musk Taunts Europe and Tests Willingness to Enforce Online Laws
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Are Europe - and Britain - willing to uphold and enforce the law, when it comes to Elon Musk? I contributed to this NYT report on some increasing pressure on X in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...
Trump is 38-60 on immigration approval. US deeply polarised but attitudes still thermostatic, so chaos and cruelty are not popular, though control was
December 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump is 38-60 on immigration approval. US deeply polarised but attitudes still thermostatic, so chaos and cruelty are not popular, though control was
From @anooshc.bsky.social in the New Statesman Christmas special
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
From @anooshc.bsky.social in the New Statesman Christmas special
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
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This year - one of both mat leave and reporting travels around the country - I've found an alternative story to the "Broken Britain" narrative.
My column for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Christmas issue:
My column for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Christmas issue:
I was wrong about Broken Britain
The country can feel divided and lost, but there’s always another side to the story
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This year - one of both mat leave and reporting travels around the country - I've found an alternative story to the "Broken Britain" narrative.
My column for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Christmas issue:
My column for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Christmas issue:
On "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
"we concluded that the statement made by the Home Secretary was presented as an assertion, and not a statistical finding" - UK statistics regulator
"we concluded that the statement made by the Home Secretary was presented as an assertion, and not a statistical finding" - UK statistics regulator
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
"we concluded that the statement made by the Home Secretary was presented as an assertion, and not a statistical finding" - UK statistics regulator
"we concluded that the statement made by the Home Secretary was presented as an assertion, and not a statistical finding" - UK statistics regulator
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My son goes to school with many kids who speak another language at home. Languages include Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Arabic, Italian, Polish and French. 100% of those parents speak English mostly to a high professional level. Kids all have native speaker English. Is bi(tri)lingualism a problem?
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My son goes to school with many kids who speak another language at home. Languages include Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Arabic, Italian, Polish and French. 100% of those parents speak English mostly to a high professional level. Kids all have native speaker English. Is bi(tri)lingualism a problem?