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I've got a new piece for the @NewStatesman on something that has been bugging me for a while...
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Alan Finlayson
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Alan Finlayson
@ProfAFinlayson
Professor: I teach & research political ideas & rhetorics, digital political culture, Brit Politics (& protest songs).
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Alan Finlayson retweetledi
NEW EVENT – After the local and devolved elections: the debrief 🗳️
Live recording of the Culture, Power, Politics podcast with hosts @jemgilbert & @ProfAFinlayson 🚨
Weds 13th May, 18:30
This will be busy – don't miss out on a space 👇
actionnetwork.org/events/forum-2…
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EXC: .@GoodwinMJ’s new book “Suicide of a Nation: Immigration, Islam, Identity” is out now, and I’m only 5 chapters in and have found a huge amount of what appears to be false quotes and basic misinterpretations of data, that appear to be AI hallucinations.
Matthew, can you explain the claims you made in the book that I’ve outlined in the below thread?
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And here’s FT with a whole raft of talking heads declaring the unpopularity of Starmer & Reeves to be an unfathomable mystery: ft.com/content/19958c… ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves.
(Only @johnmcternan comes close to explaining).
Jeremy Gilbert@jemgilbert
In today's Guardian, Larry Elliott says it's hard to understand why Keir Starmer's government is so unpopular. Well, here's me in @NewStatesman explaining why.
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Looking for a book for the music lover in your life? With a wide selection of music writing, we’ll have the perfect gift
Browse more: mngbookshop.co.uk/christmas-gift…
@DukePress
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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What explains the growing ideological #polarisation in many Western societies? What are the consequences & how can we build a less polarised future?
#economicsfest conversation tmrw, 18 Nov, with:
@MehreenKhn
@moseshayo
@TerriGivens
@ProfAFinlayson
economicsobservatory.com/divided-we-sta…
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@rcolvile Of course it can do both.
The problem is the comforting fiction that Downing Street clings to - that it can outsource political arguments and party management to a fictional construct they call the “bond markets”. It’s their version of TINA and there really are alternatives.
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The State of Political Leadership in Britain
Roundtable with Charles Clarke, Tim Bale, Emmanuelle Avril and Patrick Diamond
Tuesday 25th November 1pm-2.30pm
The registration link is: forms.office.com/e/dnX1qZ4pVR. We will send a join link 24 hours before the event
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This is a traditional BBC crisis, which NR can live with. But it arrives in the middle of a much bigger crisis, which everyone in power is desperate to keep quiet about: the media are becoming decisively digital & the Thatcherite consensus is collapsing: that's the context here.
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This is right. Also 6. Spend time, using what digital media affords, to present your argument and approach at length; don’t be afraid to empower others to carry that argument further for you.
John McTernan@Johnmcternan
The lessons for progressives 1. Tell compelling stories 2. Identify clear enemies 3. Create policies that address voters’ problems 4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations 5. Mobilise
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The lessons for progressives
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
Wes Streeting@wesstreeting
Inspirational campaign and victory for @ZohranKMamdani in NYC. Lessons for progressives the world over.
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That this is the strategy has been clear for a while. But MM forgets that for it to work it means they have to be an opposition to Farage - and that means it gives leverage to the those more centre & left than Starmer which has to be conceded.
Pippa Crerar@PippaCrerar
Interesting: this is Morgan McSweeney's view, now apparently backed up by polling. "Even if they hate us, they hate Farage more," one ally of the PM's chief of staff told me recently.
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There are 134 ways Phillipson could have answered this question to her advantage. I’ve spent all day counting them. To choose to lie and feign ignorance is not one of them.
Ridge & Frost@RidgeandFrost
🗣️ 'Do you like New York mayor Zohran Mamdani?' - @SophyRidgeSky 🗣️ 'I don't follow American politics especially closely...I'll follow the big stories' - @bphillipsonMP 🗣️ 'Some people might say this is a big story...' - Sophy trib.al/9vYIQoQ Sky 501
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@piercepenniless @Dannythefink I’d imagine that the owner of The Spectator was very happy with Zia Yusuf’s speech.
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@Dannythefink We'll find out. I agree the tensions in the project will be hard to manage and sustain so far out from 2029. But @ProfAFinlayson convinced me that the gap between now and an election needn't be fatal for them if (big if) they use it well.
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I don't think it is a mistake: I think speeches like this annoy and offend political insiders but most Reform-curious voters will think he's speaking truth. Sod the lot of them. The more interesting question is why they don't perceive Yusuf as part of that same political elite.
Daniel Finkelstein@Dannythefink
One of the things in politics is that people and parties go up but then one day they come down. It’s interesting to watch this video because this guy is so full of himself that he doesn’t appreciate that he is making a mistake.
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I was delighted to be joined by @ProfAFinlayson for the @LRB's On Politics. Talking digital right (and online left), the champions of I egalitarianism, print and social democracy, Farage as influencer and... whether the internet is just right-wing.
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@jemgilbert @ProfAFinlayson "You were wrong about bitcoin."
"I wasn't wrong about bitcoin. You don't even know what money is."
Golden stuff. 🤣
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The long-awaited emergency podcast on Rayner, Labour's deputy leadership election, Burnham, Mandelson, that other guy, and Your Party internal tension. With me and @ProfAFinlayson.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/09/18/eme…
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