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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I cannot regret the ayatollah and his thugs getting some justice meted out to them. But I wish this had been delivered back when the US promised Iranian protesters “help is on the way”, instead of weeks later once tens of thousands of them have been murdered by the regime.

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Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Pain is a canonical example of the kind of problem the modern state should be able to address, and cannot. I've written about how - if we could solve for this - we could solve for anything. howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/pain

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Pain

Solving problems that don’t belong to anyone

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Philarsopher @philarsopher.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

May 31st headline: "Are Arsenal the worst ever team to win the Quadruple?"

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Reform supporters are again most negative on the question of whether their area has got worse over the last decade. An interesting finding given that the party is now attracting former members of the government in power over most of that period.

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Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

My take on the "stakeholder state" and other matters. howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/governing-...

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Governing without Giving a F***

The advice Keir Starmer should take from a self-help guru

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

This is an excellent piece on why the metaphor of "pulling levers" should be laid to rest alongside the parrot from Notlob. I found nothing more discouraging during the GE '24 campaign than Starmer talking about "pulling the growth lever" open.substack.com/pub/howtorun...

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There aren't any levers

A dead metaphor is killing the government's ability to get things done

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Labour are now saying that Brexit is to blame for our financial woes, while Starmer still insists we will never rejoin any of the European institutions within his lifetime. This makes absolutely no sense.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I still don’t get how Starmer can blame Brexit for the small boats, insist stopping the small boats is a huge priority, but then stick to the idea that Brexit can’t be undone. It makes no sense.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

It’s simple: if you think we can “make Brexit work”, then Farage should be PM as soon as possible. The Tories failed on Brexit and Labour clearly has as well. The only argument against Farage that will work is “Brexit will never work”. And every party is running away from this as hard as they can.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Why Ireland is richer than Britain, explored here. Yes, Brexit is a factor - but there is another big one: youtu.be/Iaz5hSXSx48?...

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Two reasons why Ireland is richer than Britain

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad

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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I thought this episode of BBCRadio4 AntiSocial with Adam Fleming did another good job of bringing nuance to an emerging culture war standoff. @nicktyrone.bsky.social was a particularly receptive contributor. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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BBC Radio 4 - AntiSocial, How does an author get published?

Industry veteran Amelia Fairney explains the book business

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 07/07/2025

Back in the EU? The statistic for Rejoiners to watch When will we know the time is right to rejoin the EU? | Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk

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Back in the EU? The statistic for Rejoiners to watch

When will we know the time is right to rejoin the EU?

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Kind of telling that no Brexiteers are celebrating today as the 9th anniversary of our "Independence Day". It's all a bit embarrassing now, frankly, so I don't blame them for keeping quiet about it.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The real Rwanda scheme was never tried. Much like real Brexit and real communism wasn't either.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The referendum in 2016 asked, “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” The answer, “Leave the EU” won a majority. In 2020, we did just that. The result was respected. We are still allowed to disagree and campaign for change.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Of all the takes on British politics currently available, the one that goes “Starmer and Farage want to debate each other because they’re both scared of debating Kemi Badenoch” is easily the most laughable. You have to be cosmically naive to believe that. She is irrelevant.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The Brexiters are having a nervous breakdown about the mere existence of a UK-EU summit. It’s like deep down they know Brexit has been a washout and any chance for that to be exposed, even a little, terrifies them.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Yes, Brexit has played a large part in destroying the Conservative Party, but they also could have not chosen five totally abysmal leaders in a row, something which is a significant factor here.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I’m starting to hope the Tories try and bring back Boris Johnson as leader. They would have to have a by-election, which they would almost certainly lose to Reform or the Lib Dems, depending on location. And if he managed to win, that would be the end of the Tories.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

One of the great ironies of British politics is that it is now left to the Labour Party to save Brexit. My hunch is, they won’t be able to do it. Brexit is not salvageable.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Trump has become poison for right-wing parties across the west. Unless they successfully disinfect themselves of being seen as Trump-adjacent, they will be destroyed at the ballot box.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The United States abandoning Ukraine will be seen in a very short time to be one America’s most shameful moments as a country.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Most Brexiters like to claim that the mainstream media and the establishment are Remain-leaning, when in fact, the media and every major political party accepts Brexit as the unalterable status quo. This is because Brexit only works as an outsider theory, not in reality.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Behold the spectre, yet again, of the possibility of a “US-UK trade deal”. If something is agreed between the two countries over the next couple of months, it will be razor-thin. It will not be anywhere close to as beneficial as being in the European single market.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Should Canada become the 51st state of America? I try and steel man the argument for this and here’s what I came up with: youtu.be/mbBE8dUWq3Y?...

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Should Canada become the 51st state of America?

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Trump has clearly lost patience with Zelensky. Lost patience with Zelensky and his whole standing up for his country, saving it from a despotic regime that invaded for no reason thing. I can see how that must be frustrating for Trump, really can.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Trump’s tariffs on/tariffs off thing isn’t a brilliant plan that will pay off in some amazing way for America one day soon, it’s just bunch of idiots who don’t know what they’re doing completely floundering.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Has World War III begun already and we just haven't realised it yet? A look at how the world might be even scarier than we think: youtu.be/FT15-P_2ER4?...

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Has WWIII begun already? A look at how we might be at war across the planet and not realise it yet

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I have my doubts that “we are going to bring loads of terribly paid, horrible to do jobs back to America” is going to be a vote winner across the US. Call me overly cynical.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

If I was an American, I’d be grateful when Trump goes golfing. I’d encourage him to do it more - at least he’s not working on screwing up the US economy any further while he’s doing that.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

More convinced than ever that Trump will be the death of Brexit. The Don is good at least for fast-forwarding the national nightmare closer to the end, where we can talk about being back in the EU where we belong.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The Tories need to look at how Labour turned things around. They ditched Corbynism so much, they ditched Corbyn himself. The Tories could do something similar by ditching Brexit. Saying it was a mistake and hasn’t worked out and rejoin is worth considering.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I’m trying but I can’t understand a worldview that sees Canada and Greenland as existential threats to America, but Russia and North Korea are nothing to really worry about.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Imagine being a prominent American politician and genuinely believing that Denmark has been a terrible ally of the US, but that Russia has been a great friend over the last century.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Here’s a discussion between Drew Pavlou and myself about the situation in Ukraine and what comes next (with Drew having just got back from Ukraine himself). Thanks to @drewpavlou.bsky.social for speaking with me:

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Can Ukraine still defeat Putin? A chat with Drew Pavlov, who's just returned from the war zone

YouTube video by Neoliberal Centrist Dad

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Had a guy on here at me saying that only people born in the UK should be allowed to be elected officials - and that Boris Johnson should be PM again. Spot the problem there.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Announcing that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” while saying that you are in love with Kim Yong Un says a lot about your character and worldview.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If Putin thinks the war in Ukraine should never have started, then he shouldn’t have started it.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Throughout history, whenever a government has imposed really strict immigration controls, removing and keeping out as many people as possible, that power is always used eventually to keep their own citizens in, to not let them leave. The right has yet to consider this.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

If Trump truly wants peace in Ukraine, it’s simple: go all in on helping Ukraine defend itself, help push the Russians out of Ukraine completely, then you’re there.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Asking for massive chunks of Ukrainian territory and for Ukraine to disarm so that Russia can invade Ukraine again in the near future are not “nuances”. They are Putin making completely unreasonable demands.

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Nick Tyrone @nicktyrone.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Siding with a brutal regime in Russia that cracks down on free speech like almost no other just to own the libs is extremely lame.

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