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Noah Smith 🐇 kang I think either Bernie 16 (left wing econ, economic emphasis) or blue dog (moderate econ, economic emphasis) are sensible strategies that both make much more sense than the social issue emphasis that has become fashionable among both mainstream Democrats and the left.

in essence I'm mostly in agreement with David Shor on this: Either the Bernie '16 strategy or the Blue Dogs are a pretty good way forward for Dems, but whatever the hell 2018-24 was from establishment and progressive Dems is a huge no-no. x.com/davidshor/stat…

Love to wake up to a morning where Labour have sealed themselves into a bunker and given everyone knives while Reform are leaving counties with billions of pounds in assets in the hands of people who weren’t old enough to go the pub a year ago.

Frankly outrageous from the govt. This new, and I think unprecedented, ban on civil servants speaking in public will damage public debate, politics, policy making and the civil service itself. What are they thinking? instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/govern…

I've taken a look at what AI exposure looks like by parliamentary constituency, and I'm pretty sure that AI and LLMs may change politics quite drastically in the UK over the next decade (see constituency map below)

Paid six-month internship at The Economist, working with on the Britain desk

Immigrants or their children have founded nearly half (46%) of today’s Fortune 500 companies, including 4 of the top 12. (Apple, Google, Amazon, CostCo) America has always benefited from the contribution of immigrants – and yes, the food is great too. 👉🏻 americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrant…

🔥On steaming hot days like today it's worth recalling that the UK govt's heat pump scheme is actively pushing people away from investing in green heating systems that also do air conditioning. It's one of the most baffling blind spots in policy... From a recent column👇

Oxford Politics and IR's Ben Ansell asks on BBC Radio 4's Rethink whether it's time to rethink the summer holiday and consider different destinations closer to home in Britain or in northern Europe: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

This bill is obviously going to pass the House as well and the sooner we all stop giving credence to the people who use reporters as a therapy outlet, the better.

Reeves is strengthened, not weakened, by today’s gilt market mini freak-out. It’s a lament for her authority, a reaction to the chances of her going - and the fact that any likely replacement would be less fiscally credible.

Negative or positive, the trend here looks pretty clear

Either this is the most elaborate comedy sketch or people were just much more fabulously eccentric in the 1970s. bbc.co.uk/videos/crgyj2j…

Matthew Yglesias I really see three camps here. 1) Leftists who think Mamdani's exact strategy can work everywhere. 2) Non-leftist Dems who think his tactics (killer social media, campaigning everywhere) can work with different policies. 3) Nervous Dems who think Mamdani is bad.

One of the Democrats' long-term dilemmas. On one side, base voters who want them to dismantle Trump's deportation force. On the other, swing voters who'll need to be convinced that a big "BORDER OPEN" sign doesn't go up when Ds win.

🇺🇸 Enjoy your big day! Honestly...

My latest in Prospect on Labour’s need to stop fighting future elections and start governing. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70372…

Cremieux the "race scientist" has been stealing my newsletter's chart style—I DMed him to stop because I don't want to be associated with him, even incidentally, & now he's crashing out on main about it, posting the "theme_politano" he copied & telling others to take credit