Kiran Stacey
@kiranstacey.bsky.social
Policy Editor at the Guardian. Previously with the FT in London, Delhi, Washington.
Something about this morning's stories reminded me of Gordon Brown's No 10. And then I remembered this passage from Damian McBride:
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Something about this morning's stories reminded me of Gordon Brown's No 10. And then I remembered this passage from Damian McBride:
This is fascinating by @chrisgiles.ft.com.
What if the massive rise in people claiming out of work benefits is actually because we've raised the state pension age?
www.ft.com/content/ee67...
What if the massive rise in people claiming out of work benefits is actually because we've raised the state pension age?
www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is fascinating by @chrisgiles.ft.com.
What if the massive rise in people claiming out of work benefits is actually because we've raised the state pension age?
www.ft.com/content/ee67...
What if the massive rise in people claiming out of work benefits is actually because we've raised the state pension age?
www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Especially this part:
October 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Especially this part:
A reminder about tomorrow's live Politics Weekly podcast recording with Andy Burnham in Liverpool.
If you're here for Labour conference, or are just local and have an interest in politics, make sure you come along - no booking needed!
If you're here for Labour conference, or are just local and have an interest in politics, make sure you come along - no booking needed!
September 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A reminder about tomorrow's live Politics Weekly podcast recording with Andy Burnham in Liverpool.
If you're here for Labour conference, or are just local and have an interest in politics, make sure you come along - no booking needed!
If you're here for Labour conference, or are just local and have an interest in politics, make sure you come along - no booking needed!
Politics Weekly is going live!
Come see us record a live podcast in Liverpool on Monday, with a very special guest: Andy Burnham.
Come see us record a live podcast in Liverpool on Monday, with a very special guest: Andy Burnham.
September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Politics Weekly is going live!
Come see us record a live podcast in Liverpool on Monday, with a very special guest: Andy Burnham.
Come see us record a live podcast in Liverpool on Monday, with a very special guest: Andy Burnham.
Fascinating insight into the Starmer-Burnham relationship from @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fascinating insight into the Starmer-Burnham relationship from @jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
This is the essential problem with Angela Rayner's tax affairs. In a way, it's not actually that complicated:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
September 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This is the essential problem with Angela Rayner's tax affairs. In a way, it's not actually that complicated:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Always nice to get a shout out at the start of a cabinet minister’s speech!
July 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Always nice to get a shout out at the start of a cabinet minister’s speech!
Pop quiz. Which party went into the 2015 election promising this, and who was their leader?
May 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pop quiz. Which party went into the 2015 election promising this, and who was their leader?
Lead opinion piece in the venerable Bezos-owned Washington Post tonight.
May 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lead opinion piece in the venerable Bezos-owned Washington Post tonight.
This is surely the fastest a headline question has ever been answered.
April 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is surely the fastest a headline question has ever been answered.
There are *a lot* of people who will lose *a lot* of money as a result of the welfare cuts confirmed today.
March 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There are *a lot* of people who will lose *a lot* of money as a result of the welfare cuts confirmed today.
Kemi Badenoch’s speech interrupted by protesters from Climate Resistance, one of whom was dragged off by security.
March 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kemi Badenoch’s speech interrupted by protesters from Climate Resistance, one of whom was dragged off by security.
Absolute top notch combination of headline and photo here.
March 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Absolute top notch combination of headline and photo here.
What it’s like as a disabled woman to be pregnant and give birth. All credit to @marietidball.bsky.social for telling her story.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
March 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
What it’s like as a disabled woman to be pregnant and give birth. All credit to @marietidball.bsky.social for telling her story.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
When I worked in Washington, the fastest-growing industry was "assorted crypto hangers-on". Seems the industry has made its way to Britain.
Great story by @rowenamason.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Great story by @rowenamason.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
March 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When I worked in Washington, the fastest-growing industry was "assorted crypto hangers-on". Seems the industry has made its way to Britain.
Great story by @rowenamason.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Great story by @rowenamason.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I suspect someone in the Treasury is having a quiet word with the ONS right about now.
www.ft.com/content/3c27...
www.ft.com/content/3c27...
February 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I suspect someone in the Treasury is having a quiet word with the ONS right about now.
www.ft.com/content/3c27...
www.ft.com/content/3c27...
Am late to this but this piece by Chris Smyth and Tom Whipple about how a single bat added £100m to the price of HS2 is so good. Full of great details about our mad planning system.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
January 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Am late to this but this piece by Chris Smyth and Tom Whipple about how a single bat added £100m to the price of HS2 is so good. Full of great details about our mad planning system.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Got to hand it to the Isles of Scilly for this excellent auto-reply to an FoI request. Basically, are you *really* sure you meant to send this to us?
January 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Got to hand it to the Isles of Scilly for this excellent auto-reply to an FoI request. Basically, are you *really* sure you meant to send this to us?
Gilt yields are rising, the pound is tumbling, Rachel Reeves' fiscal headroom is disappearing. And then suddenly Keir Starmer's genie decides to reappear.
Top story by
@benrileysmith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Top story by
@benrileysmith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
January 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Gilt yields are rising, the pound is tumbling, Rachel Reeves' fiscal headroom is disappearing. And then suddenly Keir Starmer's genie decides to reappear.
Top story by
@benrileysmith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Top story by
@benrileysmith
telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Such a great piece by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social on Labour's 'bonus MPs', who never expected to win and might now prove a thorn in Starmer's side. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 31, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Such a great piece by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social on Labour's 'bonus MPs', who never expected to win and might now prove a thorn in Starmer's side. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Specifically green jobs
November 26, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Specifically green jobs
Really interesting from @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social. The public value "protecting the planet" far more than they do "creating green jobs". www.ft.com/content/2d00...
November 26, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Really interesting from @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social. The public value "protecting the planet" far more than they do "creating green jobs". www.ft.com/content/2d00...
Little known fact about Matt Gaetz: he is (or was) one of the few green Republicans in Congress. (From this interview with me and
@courtney_ft
) ft.com/content/3328...
@courtney_ft
) ft.com/content/3328...
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Little known fact about Matt Gaetz: he is (or was) one of the few green Republicans in Congress. (From this interview with me and
@courtney_ft
) ft.com/content/3328...
@courtney_ft
) ft.com/content/3328...