Hannah Fearn

Pretend it's Australian and a song about flip-flops

My commiserations

Haven't read this yet but looks interesting so sharing for dissemination

Yes, I have a 7pm deadline again. Join me in a game of deadline roulette.

Am listening a spotify playlist called 'Women of the 90s'. Would recommend. I'm on Lisa Loeb now.

Also, that little bit of French in it is quite Eurotrash too.

Have @talk90stome.bsky.social added He's On The Phone by Saint Etienne to their playlist yet? Have decided today this is the quintessential track. Perfect mix of 90s club beat and indie schmindie 👌

Yes, me too. It sounds like it's from 1994 anyway.

One for you, I'd imagine @nndroid.bsky.social

Dunno if this is a deep cut or just odd, but the other one that does this for me is Does Train Stop on Merseyside? by Amsterdam.

Why, I have no idea. I have never lived on Merseyside.

(Although I did once spend quite a bit of time in a crap pub in Heaton Mersey).

That is true but underplays the role that very large WhatsApp community groups are playing in that radicalisation. It's more akin to the darkweb in that sense.

I think they're holding fire til close to the election, so as not to get caught up in the current wrangling. My working assumption is they will start to rise as Reform start to poll downwards. But I may be wrong.

Hate communism, love the Stasi.

I think a lot of women feel the same.

My view is that nearer the actual event there will be a drift away from insurgents towards a trad alternative.

OR, just as possible, a lengthy engagement in the Middle East could do Falklands for Starmer.

Which is, I think, most voters.

Now this is not a general election nor is it six months ahead of one either, but it's nevertheless remarkable.

Watch out for the LDs to overtake Tories and Labour too. It's the obvious vote for people who feel alienated from both trad parties but feel the stretch to 'new' insurgent too much

It’s personal: I reviewed @morganj0nes.bsky.social’s book about the failed campaign for a second referendum for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social.

www.thenewworld.co.uk/ros-taylor-o...

Dakota by Stereophonics always whacks me in the gut. And I don’t know why as really it’s quite a boring bit of songwriting. But there’s something about it that’s intensely nostalgic.

TOV = tone of voice

To anyone who hasn’t followed his career - this is a massive eye roll

*Labour

It isn't WHAT says, it's HOW he speaks.

The problem isn't the campaign or the message, it's the campaigning and the messaging.

Why Labout still can't see this, after so long, is beyond me. Yes, they're the party of government, but there are more than enough backbenchers able to reach that TOV.

Will DM you, thanks

Oh Sue, yes - let’s chat. Been ages! DM me with your availability tomorrow/Thursday x

@iprnickp.bsky.social hi Nick, could you follow me so I can send a DM?

Very useful, thank you!

Feel a bit sorry for the OBR folk who spent months working on a set of forecasts only to see the Middle East go up in flames this week.

Welfare experts: muster!

I need to speak to someone with professional or academic expertise in welfare/benefits or poverty policy tomorrow (Wed) and I’m really struggling to reach people this week…

If that’s you, make yourself known 🙋‍♀️

Hmm. I guess it might only be available on an Apple device?