You know how England are always much shorter odds than they should be at World Cups? Partly fans backing them because they overestimate their brilliance, but also as a gesture of support? I wonder if… (View Post)

Partly that. But also: 1. News expands to fill the space available. If your 24 hour non-stop newsathon is short of cash, political press conferences are a reliable and cheap bit of coverage. 2. Conse… (View Post)

Dangers of a shared language and social media that knows no borders. On sites like X, Britons and Americans are indistinguishable. So the British right get drowned in American culture war nonsense an… (View Post)

That's to assume that we have a shortage of people getting STEM qualifications, and that STEM roles are AI-proof. I'm not totally sure that either of those is the case. In my professional l… (View Post)

Possibility one: Becoming a Thatcherite tribute act has always been the plan, and Red Wallers who hoped for a stern nanny state party have been bamboozled. Possibly two: We're at the "Sprin… (View Post)