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Neil O'Brien

@neildotobrien.bsky.social
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Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston. Local news: facebook.com/neil4harborough Blog: neilobrien.co.uk

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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The "economy reset" is not going... that well
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Even smarter to say Downing St has seized control from the Treasury, that always ends super well
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Yikes
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Thanks for sharing
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Bizarrely 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...
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Online Safety Act Blocks Tory Frontbencher's Video on Families
Newly 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
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
People 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...
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A new deal for parents? Tackling the birth gap
YouTube video by Neil O'Brien MP
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
That tweet was exactly what I did not want to happen, off to find mindcleanser
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Channelling Sean Connery in "Zardoz"
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The Telegraph reports on data I’ve obtained showing there are over 600k graduates on Universal Credit. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
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More than 600,000 graduates on benefits
Official figures cast doubt on the value of ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
My new longread on residential sorting - Is Britain Balkanising? www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/is-britain...
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Is Britain Balkanising?
Whether by age, migration, or education - are we flocking together, or coming apart?
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
My piece on why the new sex education guidance will fail open.substack.com/pub/almondtr...
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The new sex education guidance will fail
There are big problems - and this won’t fix them
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Back in the day about a third of people wanted to join the euro AND keep the pound - we politicians are terrible at explaining
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I 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
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Really must take the kids next time :-)
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Saw Mr Tumble live in Leicester, it's almost insane what a pro he is
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What a mess. They promised more teachers, they delivered fewer, so they are trying to move the goalposts. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...
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Labour has no clear plan to recruit teachers despite VAT raid
The 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
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Also video versus the written word
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The text does say it is in real terms! I have added that to the charts as well in case people only look at them.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Haha. Where there is harmony, may I bring (polite) discord
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
That's a strange response a data-led piece on migration but hey, whatever makes you happy
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Literally replying to a person saying nothing had changed, when, obviously it has. You have nothing left beyond low grade abuse, sad to see.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I promise you I haven't - show me your version then. As you say, you *agree* with my conclusion on wages!
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It's real terms - if you don't believe the data, take it up with HMRC, what are you using?
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Even 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...
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The shapeshifting 6,500 teachers pledge
Education secretary confirms promised teachers won't all be new, and target omits key subjects aim
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
V interesting www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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One 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
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I’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...
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New FOI data: where in the UK did recent migrants move to?
And what impact did they have?
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Part two looks at how we got here, and why the government is sitting on key decisions www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/sex-educat...
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Sex education in schools: part two
Schools are trying to navigate a minefield, but the government it sitting on its hands - with bad consequences for kids
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I 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...
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Sex education in schools: part one
How sex education in schools has gone wrong
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
If only the tsar knew what his evil advisors were doing
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Ironically I am traumatised by this sign
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Best thing on here
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The fact that the numbers are designed to maintain exactly £10bn headroom for the chancellor doesn't help them
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The historic high in initial approvals suggests there was more "waving through" than "arbitrary rejection"
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Let’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/1EHCupqEUsk
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Get smartphones out of the classroom
YouTube video by Neil O'Brien
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The 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...
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Do read; you won’t regret it: @neildotobrien.bsky.social on what matters in life www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/stargazing
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Stargazing
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Whyyyyy would you say that
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
A non-political piece for a sunday www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/stargazing
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Stargazing
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
1) 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
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Interesting thread
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
If 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.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I am so here for this. Demand sleepers to Rome, Prague.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Too beautiful to eat. Just look at it instead.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Absolutely no disrespect but that is... not how school funding works
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Bridget 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/
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Change in teacher numbers in primary schools - 2023/24 academic year to 2024/25 | Created with Datawrapper
Create interactive, responsive & beautiful charts — no code required.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Sounds like the sorta thing that used to be advertised on channel 5 "Call 0800 473629 for late night spending review chat"
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
It's amazing this central pledge has been binned so early in the parliament.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I 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...
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Labour have abandoned their main manifesto promise on education
In their General Election manifesto Labour promised they would employ an extra 6,500 more teachers. They have now abandoned that promise.
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Neil O'Brien @neildotobrien.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
They 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
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