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Tom Egerton

@tegerton.bsky.social
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Writer and Researcher | Current project: Sunak at 10 (Atlantic) | Prev: Johnson at 10 (Atlantic), The Impossible Office? (CUP) Conservative Effect (CUP - 2024) | DMs open

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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Tom Egerton is a political writer and researcher, his next book is ‘Sunak at 10: The Last Tory PM in Downing Street?’ His latest book is ‘The Conservative Effect: 14 Wasted Years?’
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Tom Egerton @tegerton.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
In case you missed it:
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Tom Egerton @tegerton.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The final piece of my series on late-term premierships is out now, focusing on: ⚔️Agency vs structure 🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse 🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history Read for free below: open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
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Why Governments Die #3: The Emperor's New Clothes – Strategic Collapse
Can we actually pinpoint what brought down these Prime Ministers? (and agency vs structure)
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Dylan Cridland @dylancridland.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Well worth reading this from @tegerton.bsky.social - particularly on perceived PM agency
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Tom Egerton @tegerton.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The final piece of my series on late-term premierships is out now, focusing on: ⚔️Agency vs structure 🔥 Pinpointing moments of strategic collapse 🧐 How popular memory misconstrues political history Read for free below: open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
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Why Governments Die #3: The Emperor's New Clothes – Strategic Collapse
Can we actually pinpoint what brought down these Prime Ministers? (and agency vs structure)
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Tom Egerton @tegerton.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Part two of my Governing series: This piece looks at how rebellion, narrative and malaise combine to destroy British governments, particularly late-term premierships. Emotion - an under-acknowledged factor in politics - plays a significant role in. open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
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Why Governments Die #2: The Terror of the Tearoom
Exploring party politics, mood and malaise in late stage British governments
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Tom Egerton @tegerton.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
New piece on the Looking For Growth event, their leaders and the ideas discussed that evening. Their diagnosis is simple, their message is clear. Do not underestimate this group, especially after the news this morning. Read Here: open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...
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The New Political Insurgents
My thoughts on a new group attempting to transform UK politics
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