Conor Sewell
@ccsewell.bsky.social
Associate Director at Flint Global. Macro, financial services, digital assets. Views my own. Ex-BoE, Treasury. Labour member, big on sports, rugby referee. Bi and autistic.
This is possibly the sassiest I've ever seen the OBR be
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is possibly the sassiest I've ever seen the OBR be
This piece is so damn good.
Particularly the way Marie so clearly draws out the connection between elite acceptance/appeasement of the far right on Twitter and in the real world.
This paragraph is a work of art.
Particularly the way Marie so clearly draws out the connection between elite acceptance/appeasement of the far right on Twitter and in the real world.
This paragraph is a work of art.
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This piece is so damn good.
Particularly the way Marie so clearly draws out the connection between elite acceptance/appeasement of the far right on Twitter and in the real world.
This paragraph is a work of art.
Particularly the way Marie so clearly draws out the connection between elite acceptance/appeasement of the far right on Twitter and in the real world.
This paragraph is a work of art.
AI has already mastered that most human of skills, the ability to generate cringe
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
AI has already mastered that most human of skills, the ability to generate cringe
As perhaps best demonstrated by:
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As perhaps best demonstrated by:
From the latest YouGov - example of danger for the McSweeney “they’ll come back” case.
The share of 2024 Labour voters who are now Don’t Know has been falling. They’re going to other parties.
Doesn’t mean that they can’t come back, but they’re less likely to. The opposite of what Labour needs.
The share of 2024 Labour voters who are now Don’t Know has been falling. They’re going to other parties.
Doesn’t mean that they can’t come back, but they’re less likely to. The opposite of what Labour needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
From the latest YouGov - example of danger for the McSweeney “they’ll come back” case.
The share of 2024 Labour voters who are now Don’t Know has been falling. They’re going to other parties.
Doesn’t mean that they can’t come back, but they’re less likely to. The opposite of what Labour needs.
The share of 2024 Labour voters who are now Don’t Know has been falling. They’re going to other parties.
Doesn’t mean that they can’t come back, but they’re less likely to. The opposite of what Labour needs.
Wow.
Starmer is officially doing worse than Liz Truss ever did.
Starmer is officially doing worse than Liz Truss ever did.
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wow.
Starmer is officially doing worse than Liz Truss ever did.
Starmer is officially doing worse than Liz Truss ever did.
Worth noting to put into context fears about young people and Reform
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Worth noting to put into context fears about young people and Reform
As predicted: Mamdani is cooking Cuomo for the second time this year.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
As predicted: Mamdani is cooking Cuomo for the second time this year.
I feel the need to mention this absolute banger too
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I feel the need to mention this absolute banger too
One of my favourite XKCD’s in a while
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of my favourite XKCD’s in a while
Second Masters? ✅
Now officially both a Master of Mathematics and a Master of Astrophysics.
Now officially both a Master of Mathematics and a Master of Astrophysics.
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Second Masters? ✅
Now officially both a Master of Mathematics and a Master of Astrophysics.
Now officially both a Master of Mathematics and a Master of Astrophysics.
This is a great piece.
I wish I could ram this image in the face of every single Labour strategist.
The way Labour gets back to 30+% of the vote and defeats Reform is by reassembling its shattered left of centre coalition - not by chasing Reform voters who will never vote for them.
I wish I could ram this image in the face of every single Labour strategist.
The way Labour gets back to 30+% of the vote and defeats Reform is by reassembling its shattered left of centre coalition - not by chasing Reform voters who will never vote for them.
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is a great piece.
I wish I could ram this image in the face of every single Labour strategist.
The way Labour gets back to 30+% of the vote and defeats Reform is by reassembling its shattered left of centre coalition - not by chasing Reform voters who will never vote for them.
I wish I could ram this image in the face of every single Labour strategist.
The way Labour gets back to 30+% of the vote and defeats Reform is by reassembling its shattered left of centre coalition - not by chasing Reform voters who will never vote for them.
Submitted my Masters dissertation, received an incredible piece of subject line gore in return
August 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Submitted my Masters dissertation, received an incredible piece of subject line gore in return
August 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Was sent this by my fiancée, 10/10 no notes.
August 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Was sent this by my fiancée, 10/10 no notes.
Credit to @alphaville.ft.com for spotting this absolute abomination of a chart from the GPT-5 launch video
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Credit to @alphaville.ft.com for spotting this absolute abomination of a chart from the GPT-5 launch video
Going to try and sneak this headline onto r/soccer and see if anyone notices
July 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Going to try and sneak this headline onto r/soccer and see if anyone notices
This is deeply sinister
July 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
This is deeply sinister
Doing this to four MPs who appear to have been picked more or less at random, and briefing it in such a petulant and immature way, is highly unlikely to get the PLP back onside…
July 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Doing this to four MPs who appear to have been picked more or less at random, and briefing it in such a petulant and immature way, is highly unlikely to get the PLP back onside…
So proud to be marching in London today.
It’s easy to take Pride for granted (I know I have in the past).
But now, more than ever, it means everything.
It’s easy to take Pride for granted (I know I have in the past).
But now, more than ever, it means everything.
July 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
So proud to be marching in London today.
It’s easy to take Pride for granted (I know I have in the past).
But now, more than ever, it means everything.
It’s easy to take Pride for granted (I know I have in the past).
But now, more than ever, it means everything.
June 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Made a rainbow cake to raise money for charity, turned out better than I expected
June 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Made a rainbow cake to raise money for charity, turned out better than I expected
The faces of two men about to watch Bath win their first Premiership title in my brother’s lifetime
June 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The faces of two men about to watch Bath win their first Premiership title in my brother’s lifetime