Adam Drummond
@adamdrummond.bsky.social
Head of Quant Research at Public First. Professional collector of other people's opinions
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ONS is so bad. (This is about specifically British nationals.) www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
ONS is so bad. (This is about specifically British nationals.) www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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Not everything is a metaphor (in the same way that most things aren't a dead cat strategy).
But parliament is falling down and the chronic delays to its rebuild isn't *unrelated* to a political class seemingly unable or unwilling to address long-term challenges.
My newsletter, out now.
But parliament is falling down and the chronic delays to its rebuild isn't *unrelated* to a political class seemingly unable or unwilling to address long-term challenges.
My newsletter, out now.
Parliament is falling down
A metaphor in search of a nation
www.linestotake.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Not everything is a metaphor (in the same way that most things aren't a dead cat strategy).
But parliament is falling down and the chronic delays to its rebuild isn't *unrelated* to a political class seemingly unable or unwilling to address long-term challenges.
My newsletter, out now.
But parliament is falling down and the chronic delays to its rebuild isn't *unrelated* to a political class seemingly unable or unwilling to address long-term challenges.
My newsletter, out now.
Apropos of nothing but I think all major parties should commit to leadership elections that happen while they're in government being restricted to MPs only, not a vote of the party membership.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Apropos of nothing but I think all major parties should commit to leadership elections that happen while they're in government being restricted to MPs only, not a vote of the party membership.
Voters *already* think Labour have broken their tax promises
So much of UK politics seems as a weird tangled misreading of public opinion.
Shall we raise tax? Voters won’t like it. But need to deliver for voters and tax rises necessary to for that. Voters need to see change. But cant break promise, because voters. But is a U-turn even worse, because voters?
Shall we raise tax? Voters won’t like it. But need to deliver for voters and tax rises necessary to for that. Voters need to see change. But cant break promise, because voters. But is a U-turn even worse, because voters?
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Voters *already* think Labour have broken their tax promises
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‘Andrew Tate is dead’: inside the minds of 16-year-olds
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
‘Andrew Tate is dead’: inside the minds of 16-year-olds | The Observer
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November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
‘Andrew Tate is dead’: inside the minds of 16-year-olds
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
I'm genuinely astonished that at some point David didn't vote for Claudia
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm genuinely astonished that at some point David didn't vote for Claudia
Every time you think they've got it they just keep running face first into a wall #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Every time you think they've got it they just keep running face first into a wall #celebritytraitors
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Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.
A movie you've seen more than 7 times, as a GIF.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times, as a GIF.
The Economist is such a double edged sword as a subscription. Lots of brilliant journalists that are always worth reading but then really dumb trolling like this
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Economist is such a double edged sword as a subscription. Lots of brilliant journalists that are always worth reading but then really dumb trolling like this
Just a sign of how badly the faithfuls have done that the traitors can just routinely have open conversations with each other
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just a sign of how badly the faithfuls have done that the traitors can just routinely have open conversations with each other
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Reported the account that first shared this video and if any of you still have Twitter accounts i encourage you to do so too
A very worrying escalation of online harassment.
Somebody has used a video of me saying "racism in football is a game of two halves" + put a fake voiceover on it saying "what I would say to the girls of Rotherham is it is a game of two halves"
x.com/EuropaIneffa...
Somebody has used a video of me saying "racism in football is a game of two halves" + put a fake voiceover on it saying "what I would say to the girls of Rotherham is it is a game of two halves"
x.com/EuropaIneffa...
Europa Ineffable on X: "In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match: "it's a game of two halves" 🥴 https://t.co/b5YNKyaQtu" / X
In a recent panel at what looks like Labour conference, Sunder Katwala, wearing an England shirt, appeared to compare the R🦍 GANGS to a football match
x.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reported the account that first shared this video and if any of you still have Twitter accounts i encourage you to do so too
But the seven highest value items are just a distraction from their real objective: the innocuous scroll that reveals the location of the holy grail when viewed in the right light
Thieves who hit Paris' Louvre robbed 8 objects, prosecutor says reut.rs/3Jjv4dE
Thieves who hit Paris' Louvre robbed 8 objects, prosecutor says
The thieves who robbed Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday made off with eight priceless objects, with a ninth that they tried to steal recovered at the scene, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.
reut.rs
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
But the seven highest value items are just a distraction from their real objective: the innocuous scroll that reveals the location of the holy grail when viewed in the right light
When the cat stops chasing the laser pointer and looks directly at you
October 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When the cat stops chasing the laser pointer and looks directly at you
Shocked, SHOCKED that this person is doing this thing again
My latest Substack examines how flawed polling and flawed journalism are distorting the debate over assisted dying
kellnerp.substack.com/p/peers-beware
kellnerp.substack.com/p/peers-beware
Peers beware
Flawed polling and flawed journalism are distorting the debate over assisted dying
kellnerp.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Shocked, SHOCKED that this person is doing this thing again
That "people exist who can explode you with a thought" is not a good analogy for the civil rights movement
What's an opinion about X-Men that'll get you sent to jail? Is Jean really interesting or really boring? Should Logan have stayed dead? Do you think a certain x-mens outfit is positively horrendous even though people seem to love it?
The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷
The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That "people exist who can explode you with a thought" is not a good analogy for the civil rights movement
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We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First
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October 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We’re pleased to partnering with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty on Number Nation, a new initiative to conduct the UK’s largest ever study into attitudes to everyday numbers – in partnership with the Richmond Project, Purposeful Ventures and Public First
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"Young men in London"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Young men in London"
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Back in May, @adamdrummond.bsky.social and I talked about how there was a centre-right critique of the government’s economic policies *right there* waiting to be made - but the Tories seemed to have no interest in making it
youtu.be/A5XiXIwhzCU?...
youtu.be/A5XiXIwhzCU?...
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Back in May, @adamdrummond.bsky.social and I talked about how there was a centre-right critique of the government’s economic policies *right there* waiting to be made - but the Tories seemed to have no interest in making it
youtu.be/A5XiXIwhzCU?...
youtu.be/A5XiXIwhzCU?...
It falls apart in its last episode (spoilers I guess) but this was thoroughly enjoyable trash
What's the record for the highest proportion of cast members in a TV show not doing their real accents?
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
October 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It falls apart in its last episode (spoilers I guess) but this was thoroughly enjoyable trash
What's the record for the highest proportion of cast members in a TV show not doing their real accents?
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
October 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What's the record for the highest proportion of cast members in a TV show not doing their real accents?
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection
PSA: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, AKA possibly the best spy novel in history, is on Kindle Daily Deals for 99p
October 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
PSA: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, AKA possibly the best spy novel in history, is on Kindle Daily Deals for 99p
I feel like "astronaut" is doing more of the heavy lift in this person's work/life balance than "millennial"
“We millennials know that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. My career is my life, my life is my career. I would never be at peace if I wasn’t working so hard.” trib.al/suc3yU6
Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through | Fortune
From space rockets to 13-hour workdays, this millennial astronaut reveals the mind trick that can make discomfort your secret weapon to success.
trib.al
October 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I feel like "astronaut" is doing more of the heavy lift in this person's work/life balance than "millennial"