Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 02/09/2025The "economy reset" is not going... that well 230
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Even smarter to say Downing St has seized control from the Treasury, that always ends super well 2150
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Bizarrely the film is being blocked in some places by the Online Safety Act because it features a cute baby. order-order.com/2025/08/07/o...order-order.comOnline Safety Act Blocks Tory Frontbencher's Video on FamiliesNewly promoted Tory frontbencher Neil O'Brien has had a video on families blocked on social media act under the Online Safety Act. This will keep 020
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2025People aren't able to have the children they say they want to have. It's a huge problem we can't afford *not* to solve. A short film with me, (aged 46),@PMArslanagic (aged 29) and Emina (age 0). www.youtube.com/watch?v=l21q...youtube.comA new deal for parents? Tackling the birth gapYouTube video by Neil O'Brien MP 130
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 29/07/2025That tweet was exactly what I did not want to happen, off to find mindcleanser 020
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 28/07/2025The Telegraph reports on data I’ve obtained showing there are over 600k graduates on Universal Credit. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...telegraph.co.ukMore than 600,000 graduates on benefitsOfficial figures cast doubt on the value of ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees 010
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 18/07/2025My new longread on residential sorting - Is Britain Balkanising? www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/is-britain...neilobrien.co.ukIs Britain Balkanising?Whether by age, migration, or education - are we flocking together, or coming apart? 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 17/07/2025My piece on why the new sex education guidance will fail open.substack.com/pub/almondtr...open.substack.comThe new sex education guidance will failThere are big problems - and this won’t fix them 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Back in the day about a third of people wanted to join the euro AND keep the pound - we politicians are terrible at explaining 010
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025I mean, their main tax increase of 25bn is laser focussed on low income workers - particularly part timers. Assuming the pasthrough rate OBR use is correct it takes £500 off someone on 13k & takes away 5% of the earnings of someone on 9k 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Saw Mr Tumble live in Leicester, it's almost insane what a pro he is 110
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025What a mess. They promised more teachers, they delivered fewer, so they are trying to move the goalposts. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...telegraph.co.ukLabour has no clear plan to recruit teachers despite VAT raidThe party plans to attract 6,500 teachers over the next five years and is being funded by applying 20 per cent VAT on private school fees 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025The text does say it is in real terms! I have added that to the charts as well in case people only look at them. 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Haha. Where there is harmony, may I bring (polite) discord 010
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025That's a strange response a data-led piece on migration but hey, whatever makes you happy 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Literally replying to a person saying nothing had changed, when, obviously it has. You have nothing left beyond low grade abuse, sad to see. 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025I promise you I haven't - show me your version then. As you say, you *agree* with my conclusion on wages! 110
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025It's real terms - if you don't believe the data, take it up with HMRC, what are you using? 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Even Schools Week talking about "shapeshifting" on this. If we had try to spin away declining teacher numbers like this Labour would have gone mad schoolsweek.co.uk/the-shapeshi...schoolsweek.co.ukThe shapeshifting 6,500 teachers pledgeEducation secretary confirms promised teachers won't all be new, and target omits key subjects aim 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025V interesting www.tes.com/magazine/new...tes.comOne year in for Labour: is it hitting its education pledges?Tes assesses how much progress has been made in Labour’s mission to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ a year after it was elected to government 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025I’ve obtained a load of new data under FOI about where in the country recent migrants have moved to. I use it to look at the impact on wages and rental costs. open.substack.com/pub/almondtr...open.substack.comNew FOI data: where in the UK did recent migrants move to?And what impact did they have? 210
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Part two looks at how we got here, and why the government is sitting on key decisions www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/sex-educat...neilobrien.co.ukSex education in schools: part twoSchools are trying to navigate a minefield, but the government it sitting on its hands - with bad consequences for kids 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 26/06/2025I have a longish two-part piece out, on what's gone wrong with sex education in schools. Part one is here: www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/sex-educat...neilobrien.co.ukSex education in schools: part oneHow sex education in schools has gone wrong 400
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 25/06/2025If only the tsar knew what his evil advisors were doing 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025The fact that the numbers are designed to maintain exactly £10bn headroom for the chancellor doesn't help them 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025The historic high in initial approvals suggests there was more "waving through" than "arbitrary rejection" 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Let’s get smartphones out of the classroom. Our new film looks at the harm a smartphone-based childhood is doing to our kids. youtu.be/1EHCupqEUskyoutu.beGet smartphones out of the classroomYouTube video by Neil O'Brien 300
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2025The record level of applications was probably also a factor, and it is worth saying that initial approval rates were also at a record high 2022-2024 ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard... 120
Reposted by Neil O'BrienJohn Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Do read; you won’t regret it: @neildotobrien.bsky.social on what matters in life www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/stargazingneilobrien.co.ukStargazing. 172
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 22/06/2025A non-political piece for a sunday www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/stargazingneilobrien.co.ukStargazing. 010
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/20251) I don't think they are - please provide a stat to that effect? 2)Schools are funded via a national funding formula - the LA runs admissions - you are maybe thinking of how things worked a long time ago 300
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025If the culture of my generation had been shaped by video games we would all have ended up running around in the dark, gobbling pills while listening to repetitive music. 010
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025I am so here for this. Demand sleepers to Rome, Prague. 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Too beautiful to eat. Just look at it instead. 011
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Absolutely no disrespect but that is... not how school funding works 100
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Bridget Phillipson wants to boast teacher numbers are up, even though teacher numbers are down, so she now says the loss of 2,900 primary school teachers doesn't count. I made a tool so you can look up what happened to primary school teachers in your constituency. www.datawrapper.de/_/kX04l/datawrapper.deChange in teacher numbers in primary schools - 2023/24 academic year to 2024/25 | Created with DatawrapperCreate interactive, responsive & beautiful charts — no code required. 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Sounds like the sorta thing that used to be advertised on channel 5 "Call 0800 473629 for late night spending review chat" 020
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 08/06/2025It's amazing this central pledge has been binned so early in the parliament. 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 06/06/2025I have a short piece up on Labour's decision to abandon one of their main election manifesto promises: www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/labour-hav...neilobrien.co.ukLabour have abandoned their main manifesto promise on educationIn their General Election manifesto Labour promised they would employ an extra 6,500 more teachers. They have now abandoned that promise. 000
Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 06/06/2025They didn't mention "adjusted for student numbers" at any point - they can't chuck that in now. And the decline is net of retention. Neither are plausible excuses for junking a super clear promise 100