Tom Watson

Tom Watson

@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social

Culture, politics, coffee.

3,088 Followers 988 Following 68 Posts Joined Aug 2024
6 months ago
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Jenny Evans and the cost of institutional cowardice The inside story of how corruption thrives when power is unchecked

Powerful review of #DontLetitBreakYouHoney @onejen.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social by former MP @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social

tomwatsonofficial.substack.com/p/jenny-evan...

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6 months ago
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Angela Rayner's second act Why the country still needs her voice and why Labour no longer needs a deputy leader.

Lovely and wise words from @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social about Angela Rayner
open.substack.com/pub/tomwatso...

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6 months ago
Tom Watson (@tomwatsonofficial) The First Rule of Gen X Is: Don’t Play It Safe “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” One of the finest lines in any film, which is why it slightly jar...

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11 months ago
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Make UK Industrial Strategy Skills Commission Report 2025

A big moment in tackling the UK’s skills crisis.

@MakeUK_ has published Skills for Success—a blueprint to fix apprenticeships and secure our economic future.

Read the full report: www.makeuk.org/make-uk-indu...
#UKmfg #IndustrialStrategySkills

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1 year ago

I’ve always liked it.

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1 year ago

Bit choked by Gavin and Stacey.

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1 year ago
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BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, ABBA: Inside the Music Exploring ABBA's songwriting and craft on the 50th anniversary of their Eurovision win.

Iain Archer presenting on Radio 4 right now. It’s wonderful. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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1 year ago

Love this.

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1 year ago

Welcome to the House of Lords on here.

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1 year ago
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Abba Voyage gives £1.4bn economic boost - and may stay in London 'forever' Executive producer Michael Bolingbroke said the Swedish pop group ‘chose the UK when they could have gone anywhere else’

ABBA Voyage is proving to be more than just a show—it's an economic powerhouse, bringing millions to Stratford and boosting jobs. A shining example of how our support for culture and creativity drives growth across London.

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1 year ago

Uma is doing great work here.

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1 year ago

This could work, but it also needs a psychologist involved, as it touches on themes of trauma and sacrifice.

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1 year ago

No tyrant lasts for ever.

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1 year ago

If you’ve not heard Mark Steel on desert island discs, you should. It’s about the most revealing episode I’ve ever heard. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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1 year ago

The Guardian have missed the essential fact we need in this story. What’s on the other side of the window? Are they on the ground floor?

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1 year ago

And also - they should be on Blue Sky!

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1 year ago
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Happy 90th birthday to the British Council, who open minds, doors and borders and promote human flourishing.

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1 year ago
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I’m happy with this.

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1 year ago
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Profile - Kim Leadbeater - BBC Sounds The MP behind a bid to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

A lovely profile of @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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1 year ago

I remember that book. It also amuses me to see MPs fall apart when they have free choice. (Only joking). (Half joking).

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1 year ago
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Passenger rail services bill returns to the Lords Members consider Commons amendments in 'ping pong'.

And also, to her credit, her rail nationalisation legislation came into law yesterday. www.parliament.uk/business/new...

She’s achieved more in five months than many MPs in a lifetime!

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1 year ago

🙌🏼

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1 year ago

I’m very sad to see Louise Haigh resign. She was a highly able minister who brought energy and clarity to the transport brief. Her contributions will be missed.

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1 year ago
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Mishal Husain to leave BBC

Possibly the best interviewer the BBC Today programme has ever had. The corporation will regret letting her go. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

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1 year ago

You’re in my heart, you’re in my soul.

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1 year ago
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This fella - Richard Dawson - has today released a brilliant cynical stab at the Xmas market… and I’m playing it TONIGHT! Of course I am! 👊💥 #rileyandcoe ⭐️

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1 year ago

This first ten years of multiplex with kids are the hardest.

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1 year ago

I know I once had beef with jay over his utter contempt for Black Country chefs but I’m going to miss him in the Observer. I’d actually follow him to a new publication.

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1 year ago

Brace yourselves. MPs will soon unveil their Christmas cards, featuring designs from local school competitions. The all-time winner? Former MP Michael Dugher’s entrant: an avant-garde kid who drew Santa nailed to a cross. Forget sleigh bells, that one rang alarm bells.

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1 year ago
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There’s something almost transcendent about sitting in a 90-degree sauna, the gales whistling around the corners of your wooden box, as you gaze out at the snow.

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