John West
@jwestjourno.bsky.social
M&A, macro and politics. Global Commentary Editor, Mergermarket. Any views expressed are regrettably my own.
One half of @illexplainlater.bsky.social - a Doctor Who podcast.
One half of @illexplainlater.bsky.social - a Doctor Who podcast.
Ah, apologies - no, not dead. New set of eps in the spring. We don’t have the bandwidth to really scale an audience, so we will continue with two runs a year for those who already enjoy the show!
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ah, apologies - no, not dead. New set of eps in the spring. We don’t have the bandwidth to really scale an audience, so we will continue with two runs a year for those who already enjoy the show!
I’m honestly still reeling from “some leftwing students in ‘slightly pious’ shock” becoming a defining political lodestar.
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I’m honestly still reeling from “some leftwing students in ‘slightly pious’ shock” becoming a defining political lodestar.
I think this last part is the whole point, tbh. Inch by painful inch.
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I think this last part is the whole point, tbh. Inch by painful inch.
Reposted by John West
“Paul Waugh, who wrote newsletters for more than a decade, is a backbench Labour MP, yet Keir Starmer’s first Substack is bad” is the same problem as “Dan Neidle is an active Labour member, yet the government’s tax reform agenda is MIA”, ultimately.
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“Paul Waugh, who wrote newsletters for more than a decade, is a backbench Labour MP, yet Keir Starmer’s first Substack is bad” is the same problem as “Dan Neidle is an active Labour member, yet the government’s tax reform agenda is MIA”, ultimately.