Peter Hyman

Escaping the politics of victimhood Politicians like to portray voters as victims and themselves as the rescuers. Breaking this toxic cycle is the route to stronger democracies and empowered citizens.

We’ve got to end the toxic politics where citizens are treated as victims and the politicians as saviours. My new Substack. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...
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Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

V interesting new substack from @peterhyman.bsky.social on what decent modern media management in govt should look like - and why the Grid is no longer the way to go peterhyman21.substack.com/p/revealed-h... (the lesson of Major era is, I think, hopeless division not great for media management)

Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

Why the government grid is strangling effective communications and why we need a playlist of campaigns instead.
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Snapshot: Britain 1945, Britain 2025 My favourite passage of any history book is written by David Kynaston in Austerity Britain 1945-51. It is a vivid, rhythmic, pointillist portrait of Britain just after the war.

Thinking a lot about Britishness - here’s a snapshot of Britain in 1945 and 2025 - what have we gained, what have we lost? Would love to hear your views. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social

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thanks a lot - think we need a playbook of campaigns to cut through the noise rather than a ‘one and done’ mentality of small policy launches.

Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

Why the government grid is strangling effective communications and why we need a playlist of campaigns instead.
@lewisgoodall.com @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social
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Postcard from Liverpool: is Starmerism over already? Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes behind-the-scenes of Labour Party conference in Liverpool, talking to senior politicians and advisors as she tries to hunt for Keir Starmer’s ideology – once…

🎙️NEW ep 🎙️ Postcard from Liverpool: is Starmerism is already over?

w/ Deputy PM David Lammy
Lucy Powell
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@stephenkb.bsky.social
@peterhyman.bsky.social
@morganwild.bsky.social
@noahkeate.bsky.social & @ecasalicchio.bsky.social

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Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

The death of the media grid: @peterhyman.bsky.social peterhyman21.substack.com/p/revealed-h...

This piece from @peterhyman.bsky.social is very good on why political parties need to focus less on crafting policy-based sound bites and press releases and more on making the argument for change
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Revealed: How the No 10 grid strangles effective communication A government ‘playlist’ of campaigns could cut through more powerfully than an old-style grid of worthy policy nuggets

The secrets of the government GRID and how it’s strangling effective communication. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @rafaelbehr.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social

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A new curriculum is needed for a new age An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generation

With the interim report due soon, will the Curriculum and Assessment Review rise to its potential? - @peterhyman.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com sets out why it’s time to be bold…
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A new curriculum is needed for a new age An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generation

Compelling call @peterhyman.bsky.social for a new curriculum as a “landmark legacy” with “new basics including oracy.” @voice21oracy.bsky.social

And need to build a coalition “united by a powerful sense of aspiration & necessity of preparing our children for the future” www.ft.com/content/4a62...

The education divide that’s fuelling populism Without high status career pathways for all, we will not heal a divided Britain

This is very good on some of the many ways that our scandalous neglect of the 55% of British kids who don't want to go to university is coming back to bite us. From @peterhyman.bsky.social
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The education divide that’s fuelling populism Without high status career pathways for all, we will not heal a divided Britain

Education is the biggest divide now in politics in the US and UK. Those who don’t go to university too often feel second class. This is fuelling populism. And it has to change. @rachelsylvester.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
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Trump: the teacher we can’t ignore The American President is pioneering a new form of political communications. We must swallow our pride and learn from him.

@peterhyman.bsky.social is good on successful politics in a superficial world - grab people's attention, tell stories that they can engage with, persuade people you can get things done (actually getting things done not so important). All bloody depressing but ...
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This from @morganwild.bsky.social and @peterhyman.bsky.social is excellent. Was waving a lighter in the air while reading.

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The education divide that’s fuelling populism Without high status career pathways for all, we will not heal a divided Britain

I care deeply about this from my time as a headteacher. We must go beyond the exam factory model of education and give all students proper career pathways and hope. Without it we will fuel resentment and the rise of populism. My latest Substack. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Traditional communications is too bland. We need to learn from Trump about how to operate in the attention economy. Full substack here: open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

If the centre left wants to fightback against the populists, then it needs to learn from the way Trump communicates. Because at the moment we are lame and failing to understand the attention economy.

My latest Substack. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Thanks Rachel - delighted with the response to the new Substack - very grateful to all those who have subscribed.

And this from @peterhyman.bsky.social - we don’t necessarily want to hear it, but a lot of what he says, I think, is right. We need to listen more and patronise less

How to get things done in government Labour faces a choice: continue with business-as-usual in Whitehall or power up mission-driven task forces.

My new substack today is about how to get things done in government and the big choice facing Starmer this autumn - business as usual in Whitehall- or dynamic mission-driven task forces. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

Changing the story The five essentials to get Labour back on track this autumn

Excited to have launched a new Substack - Changing the Story, where I’ll be writing about politics, education, strategy and a few other things. My first post is about what Labour should do this autumn to regain the momentum. Please subscribe and share. open.substack.com/pub/peterhym...

The return of Trump: is inequality behind the rise of the populist president? Why were the Democrats defeated? Is America’s surging inequality the root cause of President Trump’s victory? What connections can we draw between growing inequality and the populists’ clarion call fo...

Missed our populism and inequality event with @policyatkings.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social,
@claire-ainsley.bsky.social, @benansell.bsky.social, @hamidaali.bsky.social, @peterhyman.bsky.social and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social? Event recording and write-up👇
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A new curriculum is needed for a new age An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generation

“We need a new ‘basics’ that includes #oracy (high-quality speaking) and digital skills … There is broad cross-party consensus that the exam system is distorting the curriculum. Radical reform is needed here too …”: @peterhyman.bsky.social @financialtimes.com [£]: www.ft.com/content/4a62...

How you can beat populism Stop shouting about how appalled we are by Trump and Farage and learn from our mistakes, to build our own disruptive new agenda of change, respect for ordinary people and pride in our country

If you're worried & feeling helpless about Trump, Farage and the populists, this is a must read. @peterhyman.bsky.social on what the liberal-left needs to do. Hint: start with a long, hard look in the mirror. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/how-you-can-...

A new curriculum is needed for a new age An upcoming review has the potential to radically reform what we teach the next generation

Great piece by @peterhyman.bsky.social on why curriculum and assessment reform must be bold. This is such a huge opportunity for the government that would boost economic growth as well as life chances. Keir Starmer personally believes in it so he should seize the chance www.ft.com/content/4a62...

Join us and @policyatkings.bsky.social on 4 Feb as we discuss the role inequality is playing in fuelling populist politics, with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @claire-ainsley.bsky.social , @benansell.bsky.social, @hamidaali.bsky.social and @peterhyman.bsky.social 👇 fairnessfoundation.com/posts/the-re...

As President Trump begins his second term, join us & @fairness.bsky.social on 4 Feb as we discuss the role inequality is playing in fuelling populist politics – with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, @claire-ainsley.bsky.social, @benansell.bsky.social & @peterhyman.bsky.social

➡️ bit.ly/populism-kcl

Thank you for this @peterhyman.bsky.social
I thought this was such an honest, thorough article. You said everything that needed to be said. I agreed with 99% of it - and that’s pretty good 👏 ( for me)
Thank you for taking the trouble to do this . 🙏🏼