




Ben Ingham
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I use AI to do research (i.e., find things to read, explain parts of academic papers I find ambiguous or confusing), transcribe interviews, generate pushback on my column thesis, suggest trims when I'm over my word count, sharpen podcast interview questions, and perform a final fact check on columns and editorials. But mostly it's compressing the ancillary tasks to the main job: reading, thinking, and writing.





The young have typically tended to vote on the left, seeing it as a vote against the status quo and the establishment, before gradually moving to the right as they got older. But things are changing. In France’s latest elections, Marine Le Pen won more youth votes than the left, while Donald Trump’s youth vote in the last US election was a third higher than in 2020. Should these new rebels be listened to as a challenge to a failed establishment? Or does this signal a breakdown of the traditional left–right divide? Join House of Lords member Thangam Debonnaire, Reform UK politician Matt Goodwin, critical theorist Louisa Munch, and politics professor Eric Kaufmann in Hay-on-Wye this Spring to debate what this shift means for the future of left-right politics. Tap the link to explore everything HowTheLightGetsIn Festival has to offer. howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay/…

NEW: My interview with Green leader Zack Polanski • He's been speaking to a “handful” of Labour MPs about defecting to the Greens • There is a “sensitive and nuanced conversation” around Zionism – but he won't disavow the “Zionism is racism” motion • Explains why he criticised Corbyn for Labour antisemitism but doesn't now: “I believed what I was reading” • Blames bots for the online abuse targeted at him • How his upbringing shaped his politics • Will run for a parliamentary seat – nothing outside London, and not the mayoralty – and confirms one plan is to succeed, not beat, Diane Abbott politicshome.com/news/article/z…


I'm receiving hundreds of provocative calls per hour, including death threats, because I refuse to sell halal. These inbreds are so fearless they're calling from their own mobile numbers.

Winston Churchill stood up to tyrants who sought to bully the world. Starmer is doing the same.