Iain Martin

How do the Liberal Democrats become more relevant in a landslide parliament?

Bear with, bear with ... hotfoot from Bournemouth, I was allowed by the chaps to do my own 5-point plan on what the Lib Dems need to do next (after Tim's similar re Reform) ... 📻 ... *hard hat*. With @steverichards.bsky.social @iainmartin1.bsky.social and Montie open.spotify.com/episode/2YHL...

Action replay of this earlier contretemps? No! But just Montie and me this week as @iainmartin1.bsky.social and @steverichards.bsky.social are gallivanting - NAO new ep about political friendships from different 'teams' open.spotify.com/episode/5FUd...

No, not nearly enough.

Broad spectrum of views!

You are quoting Led By Donkeys. Goodness, what a weird sanctimonious bubble Blue Sky is. No wonder it is struggling.

You will no doubt have followed the debate closely, and the various debunkings of the methodology. Or maybe not, being on this place. I recommend the work of @julianhjessop.bsky.social if you really want to get a handle on all this.

Around 4%?

No it wasn’t and no it wasn’t.

Of course not. That’s not how it works. Really.

Labour rebels making a catastrophic economic error sending Britain leftwards I hope to be proven mistaken when I say that this brings us close to a crunch moment, when we will be lucky to avoid a Greek-style crisis.

Labour rebels making a catastrophic economic error leading Britian leftwards. Me on the cost of the last couple of days of chaos. www.reaction.life/p/labour-reb...

Iran’s regime stuffed - what if the autocratic CRINK is losing? The Iranian regime made fatal miscalculations that undermine the axis of countries working for the defeat of the West.

Iran’s regime stuffed - what if the CRINK is losing? My newsletter for subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/reaction...

Plus, stop the small boats or Farage becomes unstoppable. And on feeling sorry for young trans protestors who were misled by adults who should have known better. All that and more in my latest newsletter.

What if Remain had won the Brexit referendum? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 30/05/2025 · 51m

Happy 1st birthday to us! A year of the Not Another One podcast with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, Miranda Green and me. Concept was Tim’s - on most political podcasts everyone agrees. We disagree but we like each other. Here’s to year two. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Britain’s economy and our politics were broken by the financial crisis The impact of the collapse and rescue of RBS was much bigger than we understood at the time

Britain’s economy and its politics were broken by the financial crisis. My latest newsletter for subscribers, on RBS and the ongoing impact of the crash… open.substack.com/pub/reaction...

What if Remain had won the Brexit referendum? Not Another One · Episode

📻 🎂 🎉A double birthday! - I turn *sorry I didn't quite catch that* today (a medical miracle) and Not Another One is A YEAR OLD! First anniversary Brexit ep - it's been growing through word of mouth: Montie @steverichards.bsky.social @iainmartin1.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3noq...

Thank you!

What if Remain had won the Brexit referendum? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 30/05/2025 · 51m

Happy 1st birthday to us! A year of the Not Another One podcast with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, Miranda Green and me. Concept was Tim’s - on most political podcasts everyone agrees. We disagree but we like each other. Here’s to year two. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Is Rachel Reeves losing her control over the government? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 28/05/2025 · 54m

Is Rachel Reeves losing her control over the government? Latest episide of Not Another One with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, Miranda Green and me. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Is Rachel Reeves losing her control over the government? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 28/05/2025 · 54m

Is Rachel Reeves losing her control over the government? Latest episide of Not Another One with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, Miranda Green and me. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Why Trump and the US backed the Chagos deal America gets to keep on using the base, India is pleased and the poor old British taxpayer pays the bill

Why Trump and the US backed the Chagos deal. My latest newsletter for subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/reaction...

Why Trump and the US backed the Chagos deal America gets to keep on using the base, India is pleased and the poor old British taxpayer pays the bill

Why Trump and the US backed the Chagos deal. My latest newsletter for subscribers. open.substack.com/pub/reaction...

Fair point, but this development predates that.

Thank you for listening! But that - it’s not as bad as having one’s head chopped off - is not how those of us in favour of it see it. Anyway, glad you enjoy the podcast.

Self-inflicted? After everything you still cannot see that others disagree with that entire framing and think it was and is worth doing on more than just economic grounds. As for being misled, both sides lied their socks off. Your lot from the early 1960s onwards.

Economically it is a blip, when compared to the GFC and Covid both much bigger and more disruptive.

Is Boris Johnson planning a comeback? Podcast Episode · Not Another One · 21/05/2025 · 47m

Is Boris Johnson planning a comeback? On the latest episode of our Not Another One podcast, we discuss Keir Starmer’s EU reset and the likely political implications. With Steve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie and me. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

The power of political language. Weekend edition of the Not Another One podcast with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, @greenmirandahere.bsky.social and me. On soundbites, speechwriting, phrase making and persuasion, from Churchill through Thatcher, Blair, Brexit and more. Plus some Trump.

The power of political language. Weekend edition of the Not Another One podcast with Steve Richards, Tim Montgomerie, @greenmirandahere.bsky.social and me. On soundbites, speechwriting, phrase making and persuasion, from Churchill through Thatcher, Blair, Brexit and more. Plus some Trump.

The myth of the single market Why Europe’s internal barriers are higher than Trump's tariffs

The myth of the Single Market open.substack.com/pub/siliconc...

Fabulous piece.