DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 3hPerennial reminder that per the UKSC's jurisprudence, this kind of behaviour cannot be punished by any HE body that employs Miller on the grounds that it is a protected belief: 110
Reposted by DHinrioPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12h🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said 64750283
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 4hWell, at least we'll get to see Colin Jost's interpretation of this on SNL this weekend: 000
Reposted by DHinriopost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 9hsorry, i don't yet understand what happened on the plane to Israel either but if your kneejerk is that this is a perfidious Israeli false flag you are just absurdly cooked and you need to change your life 2261477
Reposted by DHinrioDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 8hI do think people really need to start believing again that good things can happen - otherwise life is just one painful retreat after another. 1222930
Reposted by DHinriomuch ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social · 11hokay here's 6 www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/u... www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/u... www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... www.latimes.com/politics/sto... www.wsj.com/us-news/trum... 832753
Reposted by DHinrioRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 20hIt’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 181087390
Reposted by DHinrioAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18hBurnham on Social Care in July: "I ask the media, can we not let the country look at this in a clear-eyed way without all of the overwriting? On this issue, please, can we not have a factual debate? Allow people to weigh up the options and come to a considered view based on the facts?" The media: 43348105
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 19hThis is an excellent thread which makes two very salient points. First, although rent controls possess clear risks, the status quo is not neutral. We do not have a well-functioning rental market and rents are inflated past normal economic returns. 200
Reposted by DHinrioYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 927092
Reposted by DHinrioJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 29/09/2026"By embracing electoral reform, tackling the triple lock, and reopening the question of Brexit, Andy Burnham has embraced Labour’s new core vote – younger, economically insecure, liberal Brits, instead of holding on to an imagined voter of a bygone era."thenewworld.co.ukVigour, passion, purpose: Why Andy Burnham’s bold speech will be talked about for many years to comeOn social care, PR, Brexit, water, housing and more, the PM signalled seismic change and a willingness to tackle the toughest issues 817839
Reposted by DHinrioRuth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The triple lock announcement today is essentially a shift to a long-run link to earnings. But with a minimum of inflation or 2.5% in any given year. Most importantly that removes the permanent ratchet above earnings. 23216
Reposted by DHinrioRob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amazing contrast to Starmer's buttoned up style as Burnham delivers his speech stripped to the waist and covered in peanut butter, repeatedly diving into the audience 1642497
Reposted by DHinrioTyron @tyron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026rare column from @stephenkb.bsky.social that combines my interest in the state of the UK charts in a siloed culture with my interest in public policy giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comWhat ‘Choosin’ Texas’ tells us about Burnham’s social care obstaclesConvincing the British public to pay higher taxes for something they wrongly assume the state provides will not be easy 85017
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sharon Graham is a good leader of her union and I think it is healthy for the trades union movement to not simply become a proxy for internal party conflicts, but I do find her constant miserabilism about the government wearing: 000
Reposted by DHinrioKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 29/09/2026Either this is true, in which case *what are we doing here*? Shut it down. Or it's bullshit, in which case these are truly silly people unworthy of our money 31500136
Reposted by DHinrioGavin Alexander @gavin83bay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Quite an achievement to get the man's name wrong twice in the same post. 34719154
Reposted by DHinrioRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Farage posted this at 12.38 today. It has been hopelessly overtaken by events and shown to be entirely wrong (British nationals involved and they've been released on bail - not very terrorist-like). And if you believe anything Trump says, you are a credulous moron. 103562200
Reposted by DHinrioJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026Remember, Jenrick is not stupid. He's a trained lawyer, he knows the difference between police and court bail. He's just a turd. 29459104
Reposted by DHinrioDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shot: "We asked 37 top academics and researchers who study education to rate a range of ideas for both effectiveness and cost, on a scale of 1 to 7." Chaser: "The panel included: Dominique Baker..." LOL y'all I read so many papers to complete this survey on k12 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.com30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by ExpertsMath and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around? 825751
Reposted by DHinrioLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More generally, in Western Europe we’ve collectively decided that if we ignore Russian hybrid influence operations hard enough, Putin is just going to get bored and move on. 418932
Reposted by DHinrioJack Harrison @jlharrison.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am once again pointing out that when politicians say they want less people to go to university or more people to work in a factory, they never mean their own kids. 313335
Reposted by DHinrioJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...apricitas.ioAI and the Fall? of the Creative ClassAmerica is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame? 16668209
Reposted by DHinrioJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026Carly responded to a Bluesky post two years ago when I was in a panic and needed someone to do some really basic photoshop. Instead she came up with illustrations that shaped how the publication looked. Do send her more work if you need actual talented human illustration. 120751
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Characteristically thorough work from Dan who, agree or disagree with him (and I've done both), is always worth reading. As someone leaning towards supporting reinstating the VAT exemption, this is a good rebuttal of some of the claims made in support of it: 000
Reposted by DHinrioSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession. 631163454
Reposted by DHinrioSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Also under current proposals they won't be allowed to be social care workers after 2028. Ministers still don't seem to understand their own plan. 1427574
Reposted by DHinrioJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"In order to deliver the PM's promise to save social care we need a permanent class of indentured migrant workers without labour rights". 28462177
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This entire article is astonishingly wet and ill-informed, but possibly the funniest detail is Tufton Street's lead tenant trying to blame Labour for a decline in UK-based millionaires that principally happened between 2021 and 2023: 010
Reposted by DHinrioLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And yes the wealthy should contribute more and they would under such a system, but it has to be similar to the NHS for it to work sustainably 2958
Reposted by DHinrioLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I do find this country mad. Anyone can see that social care is in a state of devastating crisis in this country and that it is the key source of the NHS crisis as well. There is no feasible way to solve it without everyone contributing. Burnham is honest about that and is already getting pelters. 2632867
Reposted by DHinrioAndrás Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nazis don't want you to remember their crimes 2934356
DHinrio @dhinrio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A genuinely brilliant announcement: 1000 new youth workers to help reduce the risk of unemployment - GOV.UK share.google/05OB7O1wFIev...share.google1000 new youth workers to help reduce the risk of unemploymentYoung people will be able to access specialised support in their community, as the government makes largest investment into youth services in a generation. 000
Reposted by DHinrioChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026adult care reform was always going to have to be phased in, and after Labour wasted two years twiddling its thumbs it's not a huge surprise that major change won't come this side of an election. not really Burnham's fault - blame Starmer/Reeves/Streeting 1215423
Reposted by DHinrioJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 27/09/2026This looks an awful lot like punting social care until after the next general election, at least to me. Which...well, wasn't that Keir Starmer's plan for social care, too? Feels like once again we've gone round th houses to end roughly where we began.bbc.co.ukPM Andy Burnham proposes national care service to tackle "threadbare" social care system - watch liveThe PM says the care service for England, which would be "free at the point of use", would be put on the ballot at the next general election. 1910515
Reposted by DHinrioAnna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We badly need a better system of social care. But how can Burnham possibly hope to build cross-party consensus if he's intending to put it on the ballot paper for the next election? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...bbc.co.ukPM Andy Burnham proposes national care service to tackle "threadbare" social care system - watch liveThe PM says the care service for England, which would be "free at the point of use", would be put on the ballot at the next general election. 4155
Reposted by DHinrioSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Guardian reports Rayner's continued defence of migrants care workers from in Cabinet. Seems to have won that argument for care workers with No 10 + Home Office Big unknown: will anyone protect 250k non-care workers (chefs, vets, architects) from being thrown out www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAngela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conferenceHousing secretary says Home Office moved goalposts with ‘disruptive’ change to permanent residence rules 16364116
Reposted by DHinrioNathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/09/2026cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/the-roofs-...cllrdrnathanley.substack.comThe roofs won’t be enough“Just put them on roofs instead” is the most comfortable argument in British politics. It is also the one that quietly hands the bill to our children. 42317
Reposted by DHinrioconputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, but if you bring gypsum - or any damn mineral below 3 on the Mohs scale at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people. 562067282
Reposted by DHinrioMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A sentence like this appears in every one of these articles: "Sure I object to everything Trump has ever done, but on the other hand I also disagree with some things about Democrats I made up." 431178169
Reposted by DHinrioJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation 2938479841
Reposted by DHinrioGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Marginal rates on graduates and high-earners are too high – as I’ve often written – but it doesn’t follow that the overall tax take is. If you’re serious about social care/defence/public services then you can’t commit to reducing overall taxes now. 1234
Reposted by DHinrioGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Your regular reminder that UK taxes are average by western standards and low on middle-earners. Labour figures, especially, should not fall into the trap of pretending that we have a “high” tax burden and that taxes are to blame for the living standards crisis. www.arguably.uk/p/the-tax-tr... 510137
Reposted by DHinrioSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026AI is also going to force changes to anything where the friction is provided by a lengthy application process that can now be largely automated: employment tribunals, job applications, complaints procedures... As we're already seeing. 2520435
Reposted by DHinrioAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In my recent “is AI going to end the world?” conversations with normies, I’ve mostly said “i’m not sure about extinction but we might have to stop using the internet” and people’s reactions are mostly, like, “oh ok, fine”. Which is a pretty damning indictment of the great technology of our age 7678
Reposted by DHinrioJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This from @modernlockey.bsky.social is far more thoughtful than a lot of the things we've had from ex-Starmer peeps and I agree with the core expressive politics arguement + his lessons/issues for Burnham. But I think he also misses *why* the vibe was off.futureoftheleft.substack.comWhat is politics for?Do we still live in a material world? 1711216
Reposted by DHinrioKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776142098
Reposted by DHinrioDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026Class solidarity.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 642162612
Reposted by DHinrioChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lmao it's just so fucking stupid 56714
Reposted by DHinrioRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a poor take that suggests Owen Jones doesn't know much about Russia in the 1990s, including Russia-US or wider Russia-West relations in the 1990s. By giving only one part of the story, he is repeating the Russian political elite's self-serving line that it was all the West's fault. Long 🧵 41657248
