Stefan Stern
@stefanstern.bsky.social
Journalist and author. Writes for FT, Guardian, Prospect and The Conversation. New book: Fair or Foul - the Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition, out now. Visiting Prof at Bayes Business School
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Stefan Stern
@stefanstern.bsky.social
· Jul 12
Almost a year since this happened. Book still available in the usual places. Audio version coming this autumn!
"Fair or Foul - the Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition"
"Fair or Foul - the Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition"
Yeeeeessssss! Scotland
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yeeeeessssss! Scotland
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💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Interesting detail from @rutgerbregman.com on his recent experience of being "monstered" by the Mail on Sunday:
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Interesting detail from @rutgerbregman.com on his recent experience of being "monstered" by the Mail on Sunday:
The indignity of Labour.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The indignity of Labour.
"Culture war" appears to mean the attempt to undermine, poison or destroy what is best or healthiest in our culture. See the attacks on the BBC by supposed "patriots".
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"Culture war" appears to mean the attempt to undermine, poison or destroy what is best or healthiest in our culture. See the attacks on the BBC by supposed "patriots".
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New Substack: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-incompe... Parts of the Labour party and BBC simply don't know what their jobs should be.
On incompetence
Much of our political culture is fundamentally incompetent.
chrisdillow.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New Substack: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-incompe... Parts of the Labour party and BBC simply don't know what their jobs should be.
Perhaps they are taking this notion of "your party" a bit too far, I don't think it's meant to be one each..?
Blimey. Major new split in Your Party. Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain -who is secretary of the Your Party company - says he's quitting due to "persistent infighting, factional competition, and a struggle for power, position and influence rather than a shared commitment to the common good."
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Perhaps they are taking this notion of "your party" a bit too far, I don't think it's meant to be one each..?
More light! Justice! Me for Social Europe on the need to reassert Enlightenment principles, with some help from Paul Newman.
www.socialeurope.eu/the-light-st...
www.socialeurope.eu/the-light-st...
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
More light! Justice! Me for Social Europe on the need to reassert Enlightenment principles, with some help from Paul Newman.
www.socialeurope.eu/the-light-st...
www.socialeurope.eu/the-light-st...
One of these people has leadership potential.
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
One of these people has leadership potential.
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Those whose job appears to be briefing against Starmer’s perceived enemies have a superb record of stupidity going back to when he was leader of the opposition. Remember when they briefed against Rayner & she ended up getting promoted? I don’t think tiredness is the issue: incompetence is.
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Those whose job appears to be briefing against Starmer’s perceived enemies have a superb record of stupidity going back to when he was leader of the opposition. Remember when they briefed against Rayner & she ended up getting promoted? I don’t think tiredness is the issue: incompetence is.
The people briefing against cabinet ministers seem to be motivated mainly by the desire to keep their jobs rather than any particular concern for the prime minister or the government.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The people briefing against cabinet ministers seem to be motivated mainly by the desire to keep their jobs rather than any particular concern for the prime minister or the government.
Good clear advice for the BBC on hanging tough with Trump from @brianstelter.bsky.social on Newsnight.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Good clear advice for the BBC on hanging tough with Trump from @brianstelter.bsky.social on Newsnight.
If you're a media organisation and you're not being/haven't been sued by Trump really what are you doing?
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you're a media organisation and you're not being/haven't been sued by Trump really what are you doing?
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Tim Davie has sort of "done a Cameron" by resigning when his enemies didn't think he would, thereby throwing the spotlight back on them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Tim Davie has sort of "done a Cameron" by resigning when his enemies didn't think he would, thereby throwing the spotlight back on them.
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The BBC will fuck things up from time to time. Lots of major news organisations do; just look at The Times having to memoryhole several fake news stories in a matter of weeks.
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder ‘humiliating’
A Times associate editor reportedly addressed situation in an email to staff, saying: ‘We should have been on our guard’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The BBC will fuck things up from time to time. Lots of major news organisations do; just look at The Times having to memoryhole several fake news stories in a matter of weeks.
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Intriguing line in a strong @theobserveruk.bsky.social piece this morning:
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November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Intriguing line in a strong @theobserveruk.bsky.social piece this morning:
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BBC Governors - that statement in full:
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
BBC Governors - that statement in full:
Why not Nick Robinson for DG?
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Why not Nick Robinson for DG?
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X, Grok, Musk cannot be trusted to provide reliable, accurate information. British government and MPs should not be on the platform.
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
X, Grok, Musk cannot be trusted to provide reliable, accurate information. British government and MPs should not be on the platform.
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Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
Is this a cry for help?
PS don't think that's why they hate you
PS don't think that's why they hate you
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Is this a cry for help?
PS don't think that's why they hate you
PS don't think that's why they hate you
This was a rather charming and well-handled item on @erinburnett.bsky.social Out Front last night @cnn.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This was a rather charming and well-handled item on @erinburnett.bsky.social Out Front last night @cnn.com