David Skelton

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Labour's loss in Durham is the end of a whole political tradition This week's result was seismic

Having grown up in County Durham, I had to write a piece about how seismic this week’s result was. It represents the death of a whole political tradition: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

The Red Wall Fights Back. The Political Status Quo Is Running Out Of Chances Yesterday’s election results could well turn out to be seismic.

The Red Wall Fights Back. The political status quo is running out of chances. Reaction blog about these results: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

The Tories Should Regret Giving Up On The Red Wall The front page of last Wednesday’s Sun splashed with news of an opinion poll that suggested Reform were likely to do very well in the so called Red Wall, both in upcoming local elections and in any ge...

New post. The Tories Should Regret Giving Up On The Red Wall: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

Britain's Broken Windows: A Crisis of Civility Why politics should crack down on anti-social behaviour

New Substack on the crisis of anti social behaviour. Shares and subscribes are welcome.

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Divergent Realignments? Why the Tories Squandered the Realignment Opportunity and the GOP Consolidated their Realignment

What went wrong with the 2019 Realignment? Why did the Tory Realignment fall apart, but the GOP Realiagnment consolidate. My latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

Divergent Realignments? Why the Tories Squandered the Realignment Opportunity and the GOP Consolidated their Realignment

When Realignments Diverge? My latest Substack considers why the Tories Northern gains were fleeting, whilst the GOP consolidated their new voter base in America. Shares/ subscriptions very welcome: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

Interesting point. I also think different political systems makes ideological agility easier in the US than here.

Divergent Realignments? Why the Tories Squandered the Realignment Opportunity and the GOP Consolidated their Realignment

When Realignments Diverge? My latest Substack considers why the Tories Northern gains were fleeting, whilst the GOP consolidated their new voter base in America. Shares/ subscriptions very welcome: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

How Do The Tories Tackle Their "You Had 14 Years To Do That" Problem? Kemi Badenoch’s speech yesterday was an excellent one.

My latest Substack looks at one of the big strategic challenges facing the Tories in early years of opposition. The "you had 14 years to do that" problem. Subs/ shares much appreciated: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

How Do The Tories Tackle Their "You Had 14 Years To Do That" Problem? Kemi Badenoch’s speech yesterday was an excellent one.

How Do The Tories Tackle Their "You Had 14 Years To Do That" Problem? open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

We Are Wading Through The Politics Of The Interregnum Our politics is still lost in the gap between a Pre Realignment past and a Post Realignment Future

On a day in which two polls put three parties within the margin of error of the lead, here's my Substack on why we're living through the interregnum between pre-realignment and post-realignment politics: open.substack.com/pub/britishr...

We Are Wading Through The Politics Of The Interregnum Our politics is still lost in the gap between a Pre Realignment past and a Post Realignment Future

“We Are Wading Through The Politics Of The Interregnum" - the first post on my new Substack talks about the need for politics to embrace and define post-realignment politics. Shares and subscriptions appreciated:

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About - The Realignment Understanding Britain's Changing Politics. Click to read The Realignment, by David Skelton, a Substack publication. Launched 8 days ago.

I'm launching a Substack newsletter about the politics of the realignment, why it's so often forgotten by SW1's politics as normal and what it means for policy and politics. FIRST NEWSLETTER TOMORROW. Sign up here: britishrealignment.substack.com/about

About - The Realignment Understanding Britain's Changing Politics. Click to read The Realignment, by David Skelton, a Substack publication. Launched 5 days ago.

Hello Bluesky! I'm launching a new Substack newsletter about the politics of the realignment, why it's so often forgotten by SW1's politics as normal and what it means for policy and politics. Sign up here: britishrealignment.substack.com/about

@owenjones.bsky.social welcome to the quieter alternative!

The Olympics and the importance of shared cultural moments. Why the success of Paris 2024 is a reminder that monocultural events aren’t dead and fragmentation isn’t inevitable. New Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/artemon/...

IP25: Moving Fast And Making Things. How AI Will Drive A Manufacturing Revival And Why Tech Should Talk More About Its Role In Boosting Manufacturing

Hello to all of the new crowd on here! As you’re here please check out my new Substack on why AI could fuel a manufacturing revival: open.substack.com/pub/artemon/...

IP24: AI, Skills and Jobs. Five Reasons for Optimism Many thanks for the insightful comments on IP23 regarding the politics of techno-optimism. Clearly, this is an important issue that sparks a great deal of interest. It's a topic I'll be revisiting in ...

Five reasons to be optimistic about AI, jobs and skills. My latest Substack. Likes, shares and subscriptions are appreciated: artemon.substack.com/p/ip24-ai-sk...

Twitter, Bluesky and Threads. Does Stickiness and Critical Mass Still Matter? Thanks for subscribing and reading. If you like this newsletter, do please subscribe and share. And please click the ♡symbol at the top of the post - Substack’s algorithms love the like symbol. If...

Some thoughts about Bluesky and the rest of social media. Please like, share and subscribe: https://artemon.substack.com/p/twitter-bluesky-and-threads-does

IP14: Thinking like a disrupter. Learning from George Stephenson and Jim Clark... Thanks so much for all of the comments on IP13 about why “every company is now a tech company and every company needs an AI strategy.” I know that it touched on an issue that several organisations...

My Substack this week talks about the disruptive mindset and considers what we can learn from ultra disrupters like Jim Clark and George Stephenson: https://artemon.substack.com/p/ip14-thinking-like-a-disrupter-learning

On Bluesky! Resisting the temptation to post a photo of my lunch! And wondering whether this is the future…