Reposted by Stefan SternChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 9hit's roughly a standstill result for the Greens when including Feinstein's vote, which would be fine given the Burnham bounce - except they decided to stand their party leader in it, who's meant to be a big draw. It's a poor result given they played supposedly their strongest card 39110
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 8hSlight John Humphrys/George Entwistle feel to that Zack Polanski interview. 020
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The thing is, people really love Paddington Bear. 080
Reposted by Stefan SternChris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New substack: why there's no place for good ideas in politics: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/who-needs-...chrisdillow.substack.comWho needs thought?Capitalist politics now militates against good ideas in politics 35423
Reposted by Stefan SternBritish Electricity Tracker @mygridgb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026British electricity mix at 11am on 5th Oct 2026 🔥 Gas 9.3% Biomass 5.4% 🍃 Wind 35.3% Solar 20.8% Hydro 1.4% ⚛️ Nuclear 11.9% 🪫 Storage 0.0% ➡️Imports 15.8% 🔌 Generation 34GW 🌍Carbon intensity 76 gCO2e/kWh Gas use very low 1102
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Aren't most people radicalised against the British state while studying PPE at St Anne's College Oxford? 130
Reposted by Stefan SternMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things. 719791
Reposted by Stefan SternAdam Wagner KC @adamwagner1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thoughts on the Green Party’s new “Zionism is racism” policy lnkd.in/p/e-aq3Fkwlnkd.inI was asked by a journalist for my view on the Green Party's "Zionism is racism" motion which has just passed at its conference. This is what I said: I think there is a strong risk that...I was asked by a journalist for my view on the Green Party's "Zionism is racism" motion which has just passed at its conference. This is what I said: I think there is a strong risk that the motion as... 2299
Reposted by Stefan SternDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Despite disingenuous protestations to the contrary, this motion does EXACTLY what its fans claim to oppose - conflating Zionism with Judaism. The language around “Zionist synagogues” is so completely open ended that it will end up applying to most Jews, whether they are Zionist or not. 115927
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's the innocent Croatian kids I feel sorry for. 020
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 01/10/2026At the time we all thought it was transgressive and brilliant, but I watched the first 30 mins a while back and...oh dear. (Still got a few LOL moments.) 110
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@lewisbaston.bsky.social A first year geography undergraduate I know is prepping for a seminar on borders tomorrow and is stealing an advantage. 1131
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026(It's the earnings link he's adjusting, not the link to prices) 000
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's like that bit in the Indiana Jones film - "only the penitent man will pass". 000
Reposted by Stefan SternSarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 24/09/2026Please excuse me while I scream into a cushion at the thought of ALL the articles I had to write on the "UK productivity puzzle" in the 2010s www.ft.com/content/c819... 39618137
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026But think how much worse the productivity figures would have been if you hadn't written all those articles..! 070
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Earl Spencer vs Piers Morgan: can they both lose? (h/t Henry Kissinger) 120
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 21/09/2026But how will those Mandarin and Arabic announcements on the Bicester train play with Reform-curious/Tory leaning voters? Chiltern line now in public ownership of course! 010
Reposted by Stefan SternScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... 805149213699
Reposted by Stefan SternCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Absolutely right. Mr Burnham must run Britain just like Sir Jim Ratcliffe has run Manchester United. Like Britain, ManU was once a proud global giant. But like the UK, the club had entered a lengthy period of stagnation. Since Ratcliffe took over at Man Utd this once proud club has oh wait 1918743
Reposted by Stefan SternSarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have written about my dear friend, the inimitable Bonnie Greer. It does not do her justice, but it says some things I wanted to say. observer.co.uk/profile/obit...observer.co.ukBonnie Greer ‘knew that justice is a form of love’Sarah Churchwell remembers Bonnie Greer, her friend and fellow Chicagoan, cultural conscience and an indefatigable champion of the arts 3509
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Almost all LibDem leaders in my lifetime have been unfairly slagged off between elections and then you get to polling day and oh... 160
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Shit just got unreal. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/19/m...edition.cnn.com 000
Reposted by Stefan SternRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two MORE unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace. 545107963206
Reposted by Stefan SternStefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Any CEO caught adopting a facial expression that recalls Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' could send the share price tumblng." Some thoughts from me on leading in crazy times for @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b272...ft.comHow to make good decisions under pressureDo not neglect the fundamentals when the world around you is going crazy 012
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Any CEO caught adopting a facial expression that recalls Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' could send the share price tumblng." Some thoughts from me on leading in crazy times for @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b272...ft.comHow to make good decisions under pressureDo not neglect the fundamentals when the world around you is going crazy 012
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Clearly a reference to #potterythrowdown on Channel 4, on now! 100
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@herring1967.bsky.social Is your slab firming up? 201
Reposted by Stefan SternThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda) 15246332045
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"I'm a proud British Jew and I don't agree with the Chief Rabbi', says Ed Miliband. To be fair almost every British Jew has uttered that phrase at least once. 071
Reposted by Stefan SternRobin Lustig @robinlustig.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Thrilled with this lovely review of my book by @stefanstern.bsky.social in the British Journalism Review. 171
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is the traditional "we weren't ready!" claim made by schoolboy football teams when they go four nil down after seven minutes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talksThe Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job. 031
Reposted by Stefan SternGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I too like to make myself as visible as possible when there's a terror threat #ReformConference 2203
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A great pleasure (and honour) to review @robinlustig.bsky.social 's superb new book (family memoir) "And the cello came too - a story of survival" for the latest issue of the British Journalism Review. 020
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's not entrapment it's investigative journalism. 1120
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A Reform "government in waiting"...waiting for the next dodgy cheque. 010
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This "legal advice" which Reform keeps citing and relying on...does it come from actual lawyers? 220
Reposted by Stefan SternPieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A prescient Cambridge student in 2025: "I find it hard to believe that James Orr, public recruiter for Reform UK, will not allow himself to be tempted into abusing his position" www.varsity.co.uk/comment/30532 03613
Stefan Stern @stefanstern.bsky.social · 04/09/2026If that's how a smart watch behaves I dread to think how a stupid one would. 060
Reposted by Stefan SternTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Just keep muttering to myself "he was still trying to solicit another donation during the by election he held to avoid the investigation." 735678