Jordan
@jordan3b.bsky.social
"Quirky" tales and takes on stuff. Statistician.
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The combined right bloc vote is still 2/3rds of what it was in 1997 among 18-25 year olds, never mind 2010.
The endless column inches, YouTube videos, podcasts and more given over to the largely non-existent rightwards shift of young men is exhausting.
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The combined right bloc vote is still 2/3rds of what it was in 1997 among 18-25 year olds, never mind 2010.
The Abyss for Ed Milliband
I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
February 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The Abyss for Ed Milliband
This should be lights out for Starmer
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This should be lights out for Starmer
Ten years ago nobody clapped so now we get fascism
February 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Ten years ago nobody clapped so now we get fascism
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New Swingometer! The Gorton and Denton By-election: A tale of Two Manchesters
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
The Gorton and Denton by-election: a tale of two Manchesters?
Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
New Swingometer! The Gorton and Denton By-election: A tale of Two Manchesters
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
open.substack.com/pub/swingome...
The by-election is Reform's to lose and this is Polanski's first big test.
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The by-election is Reform's to lose and this is Polanski's first big test.
The UK absolutely needs to join the EU Customs Union. Trump cannot be trusted and it's a mistake to even try to appease him when there's no economic benefit anyway.
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The UK absolutely needs to join the EU Customs Union. Trump cannot be trusted and it's a mistake to even try to appease him when there's no economic benefit anyway.
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This year has shown the real impact of practical, values-led policy to deliver change across the country and in our communities.
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This year has shown the real impact of practical, values-led policy to deliver change across the country and in our communities.
If we were serious as a country we would take on the challenge of EVs and look to invest in becoming a world leader, building EVs and developing new tech at home. I guess not though - the Tories would rather leave that to China.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch: Tories to scrap petrol ban if they win next election
The Conservative Party leader says the policy is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If we were serious as a country we would take on the challenge of EVs and look to invest in becoming a world leader, building EVs and developing new tech at home. I guess not though - the Tories would rather leave that to China.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I studied for a Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship because I couldn't afford to take on a full time MSc. But now Government changes are removing Level 7 Apprenticeship funding for those aged over 21 - penalizing especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
I've been working with my industry body and they've launched this petition to protect funding for Level 7 Apprenticeships. Please sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Fund Level 7 Apprenticeships for over 21s if a MSc Is Essential for Career Entry
Instead of capping funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for those over 21, we urge the government to distinguish between career entry and career progression and continue funding level 7 apprenticeships...
petition.parliament.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I studied for a Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship because I couldn't afford to take on a full time MSc. But now Government changes are removing Level 7 Apprenticeship funding for those aged over 21 - penalizing especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
I've been working with my industry body and they've launched this petition to protect funding for Level 7 Apprenticeships. Please sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Fund Level 7 Apprenticeships for over 21s if a MSc Is Essential for Career Entry
Instead of capping funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for those over 21, we urge the government to distinguish between career entry and career progression and continue funding level 7 apprenticeships...
petition.parliament.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I've been working with my industry body and they've launched this petition to protect funding for Level 7 Apprenticeships. Please sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Kamala Harris level word salad here.
Government hopes that the new Office for the Impact Economy will help to crowd further capital into the Pride in Place programme.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Kamala Harris level word salad here.
Local universities are about to go bankrupt, killing jobs in the process (and students spend a lot of money locally, too).
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Local universities are about to go bankrupt, killing jobs in the process (and students spend a lot of money locally, too).
I'm lost for words. Horrifying.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm lost for words. Horrifying.
My favorite thing is when people spend all summer saying British houses are built for the cold and then winter arrives and we all discover that that's not true either.
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My favorite thing is when people spend all summer saying British houses are built for the cold and then winter arrives and we all discover that that's not true either.
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(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨
In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
(1/10) 🚨Preprint alert!🚨
In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
In this article, I challenge claims of a generational rise of conservative men. In the media and recent academic publications, the so-called ‘youth gender gap’ has been interpreted as a generational phenomenon.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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California voters HANDILY passed the Gerrymandering Hardball measure.
Every single blue state should follow suit.
Every single blue state should follow suit.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
California voters HANDILY passed the Gerrymandering Hardball measure.
Every single blue state should follow suit.
Every single blue state should follow suit.
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🚨Zohran Mamdani has won the mayor’s race for New York City.
He becomes the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
He becomes the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚨Zohran Mamdani has won the mayor’s race for New York City.
He becomes the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
He becomes the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
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Three Northern regions since 1950. Labour's overperformance in the North West is a relatively recent phenomenon, whereas in the North East it peaked in 1997
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Three Northern regions since 1950. Labour's overperformance in the North West is a relatively recent phenomenon, whereas in the North East it peaked in 1997
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People's jobs are on the line as the UK has fallen behind our peer countries on pharmaceutical spending.
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is preparing to increase the price that the NHS pays for drugs under plans to prevent pharmaceutical companies quitting the UK by changing NHS value-for-money rules
[@thetimes]
[@thetimes]
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
People's jobs are on the line as the UK has fallen behind our peer countries on pharmaceutical spending.
Those two albums in particular got me through a lot of university stress. But each subsequent release has been a tougher and tougher listen 😭
It feels like she's taken the huge hits she had in Evermore and Folklore, and sort of typecast herself. But each time she writes something new, she's doubling even further down on the same vibe (and the lyrics are hence getting worse).
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Those two albums in particular got me through a lot of university stress. But each subsequent release has been a tougher and tougher listen 😭
Adding to the Swift discourse.
I listened to the album a couple of times, but each time it just went in one ear and out the other. I could barely pay attention to the music or lyrics - it was boring. It's also become quite hard to tell many of her recent works apart, sonically and lyrically.
I listened to the album a couple of times, but each time it just went in one ear and out the other. I could barely pay attention to the music or lyrics - it was boring. It's also become quite hard to tell many of her recent works apart, sonically and lyrically.
October 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Adding to the Swift discourse.
I listened to the album a couple of times, but each time it just went in one ear and out the other. I could barely pay attention to the music or lyrics - it was boring. It's also become quite hard to tell many of her recent works apart, sonically and lyrically.
I listened to the album a couple of times, but each time it just went in one ear and out the other. I could barely pay attention to the music or lyrics - it was boring. It's also become quite hard to tell many of her recent works apart, sonically and lyrically.
What they've done is reinvent National Insurance numbers but with extra steps, haven't they 😂
September 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
What they've done is reinvent National Insurance numbers but with extra steps, haven't they 😂