Oliver Freeman
@ofreeman.bsky.social
Working in policy. Interested in employment, inclusive growth, technical and vocational education, the future of work, etc.
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I think this language of "crying racism" is generating "legitimate concerns" about tone at a time of a visible surge in real world racism, not just online racism, and big attempts to shift the boundaries on who is English, on how far remigration goes into settled migrants and UK-born minorities
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
📊 @bwalker.uk
Crying racism only hurts Labour
Activists like it, but the median voter will feel attacked.
www.newstatesman.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I think this language of "crying racism" is generating "legitimate concerns" about tone at a time of a visible surge in real world racism, not just online racism, and big attempts to shift the boundaries on who is English, on how far remigration goes into settled migrants and UK-born minorities
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With Reform UK saying it would be reasonable to pay the Taliban to return migrants to Afghanistan, how many Britons this would be acceptable?
Acceptable: 17%
Unacceptable: 61%
% acceptable by party
Reform: 35%
Con: 23%
Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Acceptable: 17%
Unacceptable: 61%
% acceptable by party
Reform: 35%
Con: 23%
Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
August 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
With Reform UK saying it would be reasonable to pay the Taliban to return migrants to Afghanistan, how many Britons this would be acceptable?
Acceptable: 17%
Unacceptable: 61%
% acceptable by party
Reform: 35%
Con: 23%
Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Acceptable: 17%
Unacceptable: 61%
% acceptable by party
Reform: 35%
Con: 23%
Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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what does jd vance thinks those union soldiers were fighting for?
Extremely normal JD Vance question about Zohran Mamdani: “I wonder, has he ever read the letters from boy soldiers in the Union Army to parents and sweethearts that they’d never see again?” @talkingpointsmemo.com
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
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JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others
The day after President Trump signed a bill that throws unprecedented amounts...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
what does jd vance thinks those union soldiers were fighting for?
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Hard to choose just one Bible verse for this huh
June 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Hard to choose just one Bible verse for this huh
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Excellent deeply-reported piece by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social:
‘No 10 is dysfunctional’: Labour heads for a summer of discontent | The Observer
Ministers warn of tax rises ahead of next month’s spending review, while senior figures bemoan a lack of vision. By political editor Rachel Sylvester
observer.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Excellent deeply-reported piece by @rachelsylvester.bsky.social:
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May 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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although dunking on Lord Glasman and Blue Labour is fun and correct, maybe some of that effort should be spent on considering that he (in many ways like Corbyn) is a symptom of the complete lack of ideas on the centre left, an absence which is now entering its second decade.
May 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
although dunking on Lord Glasman and Blue Labour is fun and correct, maybe some of that effort should be spent on considering that he (in many ways like Corbyn) is a symptom of the complete lack of ideas on the centre left, an absence which is now entering its second decade.
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I'm in @labourlist.bsky.social before locals later this week, arguing that drawing the right lessons from a result is almost as important as whether you won or lost – and that the party has been stuck over-correcting from losing the Uxbridge by-election for 2 years:
labourlist.org/2025/04/loca...
labourlist.org/2025/04/loca...
'Uxbridgitis: If election results are grim, let's not learn the wrong lessons again' - LabourList
Labour probably won’t do very well at this week’s local elections. We are on track to lose council…
labourlist.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I'm in @labourlist.bsky.social before locals later this week, arguing that drawing the right lessons from a result is almost as important as whether you won or lost – and that the party has been stuck over-correcting from losing the Uxbridge by-election for 2 years:
labourlist.org/2025/04/loca...
labourlist.org/2025/04/loca...
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Terrific, lucid piece about the international coalition against the United Kingdom and the Labour government by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:
The ‘conservative international’ battle with Britain
This time around, the Trump victory comes as the UK is vulnerable to potent arguments from the right
www.ft.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Terrific, lucid piece about the international coalition against the United Kingdom and the Labour government by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:
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finally, some nice news www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
finally, some nice news www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...