I’ve realised that now I am no longer using Twitter, there is no systematic overview of all the flow diagrams I have made over the years. So this is a post looking back over all the things I have diagrammed,
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Category: UK Politics
Runners and riders to succeed Boris Johnson as Tory Leader (and Prime Minister)
So the results are in. The Tory Party took one hell of a beating in the North Shropshire by-election. And this coming on top of the many other scandals and headaches for Johnson’s government. All of this means a leadership
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Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock, and the accountability inversion
What two consenting adults get up to in their free time is a matter for them. Even if there are husbands and wifes and kids involved, best let those families sort the problems out between them. So that Matt Hancock
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A proposal for Keir Starmer: make politics simple
Does Keir Starmer think Ministers should act legally? We don’t really know. Apparently the public do not think politicians should ask for other politicians’ heads during a health crisis, so that’s Labour’s line: https://x.com/robpowellnews/status/1363412677691920394 There is a legitimate argument to
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The Labour Party, the Union Flag, and patriotism
Ah. Here we ago again. “Leak reveals Labour plan to focus on flag and patriotism to win back voters“. And the reactions are pretty predictable too – Clive Lewis MP expresses caution, Ian Dunt tries to separate patriotism from nationalism,
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Starmer’s steady stability – I’m not sure this is enough
Back in April when he was first elected, I wondered how Keir Starmer – an essentially normal politician – would manage as leader of the UK Labour Party in extraordinary political times. Now we are starting to find out, and
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UK politics: not normal
A Minister who had presided over a fiasco as major as Gavin Williamson has with the A-Level results algorithm problems would – in normal times – have either resigned or been sacked. A Special Adviser who had admitted a major
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“World-leading” as a framing device in the UK Government’s communication
So the UK Government is at it again. Sunak has announced a “world-leading £1.57 billion rescue package to help cultural, arts and heritage institutions” https://x.com/RishiSunak/status/1279876376305242113 This follows hot on the heels of a Johnson’s “world-beating” Coronavirus track and trace system,
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A knighthood for Cummings? It’s probably a lie. But what happens when there is no consequence for telling lies?
I read this tweet earlier: https://x.com/cjsnowdon/status/1268878271812427776 It had a hundred odd retweets then, and more than a thousand now at the time of writing. It has to be a joke. Does it? I was doubtful enough to put a ?
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Why details still matter in the Dominic Cummings case
On BBC Breakfast this morning, recounted by The Guardian here, Robert Jenrick (Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government) said the following: [Dominic Cummings] has given his explanation to the prime minister, who listened and concluded that he’d acted reasonably
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The Express on Germany’s Coronavirus stats – a classic of the fake news genre
“Germany’s daily coronavirus cases nearly TRIPLE – states bring back tougher measures” screamed The Express last night. Even some normally level headed friends of mine had fallen for it and shared the piece on Facebook. As I have been in
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How does an impeccable but essentially typical politician cope in extraordinary times? With Keir Starmer we’re going to find out
A 57 year old straight white man, an ex-lawyer and ex-Director of Public Prosecutions, has been elected as leader of the Labour Party. He is married with two children. He is himself one of five, his father was a toolmaker,
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