Tom Clark
@tom-clark.bsky.social
Contributing Editor at Prospect Magazine; Principal Editor at Resolution Foundation
Swingometer = deffo a bit dicky
2 by-elections, just 20 miles apart, both in traditionally Tory areas… totally different stories
2 by-elections, just 20 miles apart, both in traditionally Tory areas… totally different stories
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Swingometer = deffo a bit dicky
2 by-elections, just 20 miles apart, both in traditionally Tory areas… totally different stories
2 by-elections, just 20 miles apart, both in traditionally Tory areas… totally different stories
One surprise in this profile ... confiding in predecessor
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
One surprise in this profile ... confiding in predecessor
Yes, “the books” are in a frail way
But many Budgets have been harsher
So why is the PM in such peril?
Not because of the fiscal arithmetic, but his own political calculations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
But many Budgets have been harsher
So why is the PM in such peril?
Not because of the fiscal arithmetic, but his own political calculations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yes, “the books” are in a frail way
But many Budgets have been harsher
So why is the PM in such peril?
Not because of the fiscal arithmetic, but his own political calculations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
But many Budgets have been harsher
So why is the PM in such peril?
Not because of the fiscal arithmetic, but his own political calculations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
Budget preview: it's the politics, stupid
Past PMs have survived dishing out more intense fiscal pain
The reason this Starmer is in mortal peril is because few voters know who he stands for, or understand what he's trying to do www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
Past PMs have survived dishing out more intense fiscal pain
The reason this Starmer is in mortal peril is because few voters know who he stands for, or understand what he's trying to do www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Budget preview: it's the politics, stupid
Past PMs have survived dishing out more intense fiscal pain
The reason this Starmer is in mortal peril is because few voters know who he stands for, or understand what he's trying to do www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
Past PMs have survived dishing out more intense fiscal pain
The reason this Starmer is in mortal peril is because few voters know who he stands for, or understand what he's trying to do www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/716...
Two months ago the PM rallied Labour against Reform “we will fight you with everything we have”
Today his MPs click on their preferred newssource & get this headline
No 10 may try & reconcile with techy arguments abt stock Vs flow
But will anyone outside bunker actually hear a consistent message?
Today his MPs click on their preferred newssource & get this headline
No 10 may try & reconcile with techy arguments abt stock Vs flow
But will anyone outside bunker actually hear a consistent message?
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Two months ago the PM rallied Labour against Reform “we will fight you with everything we have”
Today his MPs click on their preferred newssource & get this headline
No 10 may try & reconcile with techy arguments abt stock Vs flow
But will anyone outside bunker actually hear a consistent message?
Today his MPs click on their preferred newssource & get this headline
No 10 may try & reconcile with techy arguments abt stock Vs flow
But will anyone outside bunker actually hear a consistent message?
1.
Thresholds down, rates untouched after all?!
A long & winding road to pushing the planned tax rises down the earnings distribution if so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Thresholds down, rates untouched after all?!
A long & winding road to pushing the planned tax rises down the earnings distribution if so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
1.
Thresholds down, rates untouched after all?!
A long & winding road to pushing the planned tax rises down the earnings distribution if so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Thresholds down, rates untouched after all?!
A long & winding road to pushing the planned tax rises down the earnings distribution if so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Genuinely shocked by this story
If you needed a heart op, would it ever enter your mind that your cardiologist might be in hock to a (substandard) manufacturer?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you needed a heart op, would it ever enter your mind that your cardiologist might be in hock to a (substandard) manufacturer?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Genuinely shocked by this story
If you needed a heart op, would it ever enter your mind that your cardiologist might be in hock to a (substandard) manufacturer?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you needed a heart op, would it ever enter your mind that your cardiologist might be in hock to a (substandard) manufacturer?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In past interviews Wes Streeting has been remarkably open about his strategy for a future leadership campaign
"Tack left"
Even invoked Starmer's 2020 platform as a "succesful" precedent www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Tack left"
Even invoked Starmer's 2020 platform as a "succesful" precedent www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
In past interviews Wes Streeting has been remarkably open about his strategy for a future leadership campaign
"Tack left"
Even invoked Starmer's 2020 platform as a "succesful" precedent www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Tack left"
Even invoked Starmer's 2020 platform as a "succesful" precedent www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Robbie Gibb wrote for @prospectmagazine.co.uk in 2020
He took on the cult of fact-checking
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/39780...
He took on the cult of fact-checking
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/39780...
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Robbie Gibb wrote for @prospectmagazine.co.uk in 2020
He took on the cult of fact-checking
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/39780...
He took on the cult of fact-checking
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/39780...
Chancellor offers the first straightforward acknowledgement of the principled argument for abolishing the 2-child limit that we’ve had from Labour’s top brass since Starmer’s 2023 announcement that he wouldn’t change it
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Chancellor offers the first straightforward acknowledgement of the principled argument for abolishing the 2-child limit that we’ve had from Labour’s top brass since Starmer’s 2023 announcement that he wouldn’t change it
Hutton report — The last time two BBC leaders resigned for warped editorialising on a point of detail in exposing a wider truth
After the Chilcot report some years later, it became tough to recall exactly which claim about “sexing up” the dossier had been wrong
After the Chilcot report some years later, it became tough to recall exactly which claim about “sexing up” the dossier had been wrong
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Hutton report — The last time two BBC leaders resigned for warped editorialising on a point of detail in exposing a wider truth
After the Chilcot report some years later, it became tough to recall exactly which claim about “sexing up” the dossier had been wrong
After the Chilcot report some years later, it became tough to recall exactly which claim about “sexing up” the dossier had been wrong
Unions down, wage share down
Thought-provoking chart from Sven Beckert’s monumental new history of Capitalism. (Calculated across multiple countries…)
Thought-provoking chart from Sven Beckert’s monumental new history of Capitalism. (Calculated across multiple countries…)
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Unions down, wage share down
Thought-provoking chart from Sven Beckert’s monumental new history of Capitalism. (Calculated across multiple countries…)
Thought-provoking chart from Sven Beckert’s monumental new history of Capitalism. (Calculated across multiple countries…)
Seasonal colours come naturally to Violet the pet hen
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Seasonal colours come naturally to Violet the pet hen
The reported “16% turnout” in Lab’s deputy leadership race is a % of a base dominated by members of affiliated unions
They generally don’t vote: in 2010 for the actual leadership affiliate turnout was 9%
web.archive.org/web/20170201...
They generally don’t vote: in 2010 for the actual leadership affiliate turnout was 9%
web.archive.org/web/20170201...
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The reported “16% turnout” in Lab’s deputy leadership race is a % of a base dominated by members of affiliated unions
They generally don’t vote: in 2010 for the actual leadership affiliate turnout was 9%
web.archive.org/web/20170201...
They generally don’t vote: in 2010 for the actual leadership affiliate turnout was 9%
web.archive.org/web/20170201...
New towns could be a last best hope for Britain’s flailing social democracy
But only if it learns to stand up to vested interests www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hous...
But only if it learns to stand up to vested interests www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hous...
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New towns could be a last best hope for Britain’s flailing social democracy
But only if it learns to stand up to vested interests www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hous...
But only if it learns to stand up to vested interests www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hous...
Interesting detail — this was not the usual by-election story of the “stay at home party” setting the rhythm. Turnout was up!
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Interesting detail — this was not the usual by-election story of the “stay at home party” setting the rhythm. Turnout was up!
1.
A splendid day for London developers
- Fast-track planning for a 20% (instead of 35%) affordable homes
- Emergency relief from Community Infrastructure Levy
- Some design restrictions withdrawn
But do any big brains understand this perhaps deliberately mangled para?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
A splendid day for London developers
- Fast-track planning for a 20% (instead of 35%) affordable homes
- Emergency relief from Community Infrastructure Levy
- Some design restrictions withdrawn
But do any big brains understand this perhaps deliberately mangled para?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1.
A splendid day for London developers
- Fast-track planning for a 20% (instead of 35%) affordable homes
- Emergency relief from Community Infrastructure Levy
- Some design restrictions withdrawn
But do any big brains understand this perhaps deliberately mangled para?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
A splendid day for London developers
- Fast-track planning for a 20% (instead of 35%) affordable homes
- Emergency relief from Community Infrastructure Levy
- Some design restrictions withdrawn
But do any big brains understand this perhaps deliberately mangled para?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
That’s a good provocation on tax — maybe I’m lapsing into Treasury brain on revenue. Though could you really find £30-odd billion elsewhere? Or just wait for travel-fuelled growth?
Loved all the comparisons — this was a real jaw-dropper! Also differences in motorway building UK Vs everywhere else
Loved all the comparisons — this was a real jaw-dropper! Also differences in motorway building UK Vs everywhere else
October 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
That’s a good provocation on tax — maybe I’m lapsing into Treasury brain on revenue. Though could you really find £30-odd billion elsewhere? Or just wait for travel-fuelled growth?
Loved all the comparisons — this was a real jaw-dropper! Also differences in motorway building UK Vs everywhere else
Loved all the comparisons — this was a real jaw-dropper! Also differences in motorway building UK Vs everywhere else
Extraordinary exchanges — almost feels as if this policy was being designed to engineer something like a new Windrush scandal
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Extraordinary exchanges — almost feels as if this policy was being designed to engineer something like a new Windrush scandal
Extraordinary story @patrickmaguire.bsky.social & G Pogrund
- No 10 briefing against PM’s own recent pick of Cab Sec
- floating replacing with limelight-drawing Louise Casey
If no longer a career civil service job, who would Farage go for?!
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...
- No 10 briefing against PM’s own recent pick of Cab Sec
- floating replacing with limelight-drawing Louise Casey
If no longer a career civil service job, who would Farage go for?!
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Extraordinary story @patrickmaguire.bsky.social & G Pogrund
- No 10 briefing against PM’s own recent pick of Cab Sec
- floating replacing with limelight-drawing Louise Casey
If no longer a career civil service job, who would Farage go for?!
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...
- No 10 briefing against PM’s own recent pick of Cab Sec
- floating replacing with limelight-drawing Louise Casey
If no longer a career civil service job, who would Farage go for?!
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...