Ben

Much smaller lead for Farage when it’s a straight head to head with Starmer. But even here, a lead…..

Babe, what's wrong, you haven't touched your remembrance day pizza

Nothing to see here folks, all completely normal

Sometimes, as a public service, I read a book so you don't have to...

... this is one of those times
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One for all the #historians #curators etc. The most popular subject globally is….history #humanitiesmatter. And if you don’t study it you will repeat it….

Well he’s right about that…

In one sense dramatic: Reform well ahead of Labour on understanding Britain, good team of leaders, and looking out for me - all key qualities of an election winner…but 2029 all to play for - 62% see them as extreme - and as result public still split on who will win - despite Reform polling lead

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

74% of the British said they did not care whether the new Archbishop is male or female - so if you do, you are definitely in a minority

Any recommendations on who to follow/starter packs for

Rome
Renaissance
Baroque art
Early modern history

Thanks all (have politics and polls covered )

This is clearly insane 😜 although I AM better than Minford :)

I was so shocked when I discovered there were no taxes at all on airline jet fuel use.

Enjoy it!

Sure but if the majority experiencing higher Ed now use AI extensively etc, and are as distracted by screens as many of us feel…

For all those off to Liverpool. Lowest #Labour vote share since June 2009 . Worst ever rating for a sitting PM since we started on this measure in 1977…. Tories can’t mock - they have worst rating ever measured (since 1976) ….#strangetimes ipsos.com/en-uk/uk-opini…

I do find this a bit disturbing - the estimate is that Gen Z will ultimately spend 25 YEARS of their lives looking at a screen….. reminded me of one of the stories in Sum (40 tales of the Afterlife by David Eagleman)

Nearest analogy you might understand. Imagine I have a really huge vat of soup. I stir it very carefully. I only need a tiny teaspoon to know what it tastes like. I don’t need to drink the lot. Same with sampling

You don’t understand statistics I fear - it’s more about how representative a sample is than its size relative to population

You can’t out-right the right on immigration, or appease core Reform voters… got to completely reframe and address underlying issues

For all those off to Liverpool. Lowest #Labour vote share since June 2009 . Worst ever rating for a sitting PM since we started on this measure in 1977…. Tories can’t mock - they have worst rating ever measured (since 1976) ….#strangetimes ipsos.com/en-uk/uk-opini…

No - I needed to change my email on this account and Bluesky support asked me to post a random code

Good morning from italy

When States Suppress Maternal Mortality Data, Pregnant People Pay the Price By burying their heads in the sand, legislators and regulators aren’t supporting healthy women and families, but putting them in much greater danger. Suppressing scientific investigation costs lives.

Step 1: Remove women’s access to healthcare.
Step 2: Stop measuring maternal & infant mortality.
Step 3: There’s no evidence that restricting reproductive rights increases the amount of dead women, girls, & infants. blog.ucs.org/dminovi/when...

Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Our great and patriotic comrades at the Ministry of Agriculture are pleased to announce that our Dear Leader has solved the problem of hunger in the American Democratic Republic.

A giant in the world of electoral politics, polling and public opinion - his name pops up regularly in the "British General Election Of..." books for decades. RIP

Anyone who's studied British political parties, and especially Labour, will be sad to hear this news - Sir Bob was a true pioneer in the field. RIP.

Sir Robert Worcester, legendary pollster and founder of MORI (now Ipsos UK) has died at 91. He taught so many people so much about the value and importance of opinion polls in modern democracies - everyone in our industry and politics owes him a debt of gratitude.

Giorgia Meloni's balancing act The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy's constitution while keepin...

Great useful balanced piece on Italy today thanks @billemmott.bsky.social - how “normal” is Giorgia Meloni? engelsbergideas.com/essays/giorg...

In a meeting with three ex ministers from different parties. Why are they so much more human and interesting after they leave parliament (ps I know - but still)