# Jake Weston — RSS Amplifier Everything Jake Weston publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [Special last-minute ticket offer! Academy 2026 THIS WEEKEND](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/special-last-minute-ticket-offer) _2026-08-18 · Academy of Ideas_ Ideas Matter's annual residential weekend is a brilliant intellectual retreat – and our Substack subscribers can get 10% off. ## [Bookies, barbers and black markets: Burnham’s high-street delusion](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/bookies-barbers-and-black-markets) _2026-08-14 · Academy of Ideas_ The high-street bookmaker is already in decline from taxation and over-regulation. Lumping bookies in with barbers and vape shops lets the government dodge the real problem: criminal gangs. ## [Fear, favour and failure: the crisis in British policing](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/fear-favour-and-failure-the-crisis) _2026-08-11 · Academy of Ideas_ After high-profile cases where forces have failed to protect the public or overstepped the mark in relation to free speech and journalism, read Claire Fox's speech on problems with the police today. ## [Have we lost our appetite for work?](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/have-we-lost-our-appetite-for-work) _2026-08-08 · Academy of Ideas_ The summer is a time to kick back and relax – but it seems like many in society are doing that all year round. Why? ## [What should we do about climate change?](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/what-should-we-do-about-climate-change) _2026-08-03 · Academy of Ideas_ For many people, we just need to ‘look out the window’ to see climate change is real and dangerous. But what we really need is a well-informed, nuanced debate about what is to be done. ## [War with Iran goes from bad to worse](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/war-with-iran-goes-from-bad-to-worse) _2026-08-01 · Academy of Ideas_ Why does the West get involved in conflicts that it can never win? ## [Selling off the World Cup: why FIFA’s plan is a step too far](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/selling-off-the-world-cup-why-fifas) _2026-07-30 · Academy of Ideas_ It might be naïve to think that football belongs to the fans. But we can demand the integrity of the sport is maintained. ## [Narrative control: the collapsing authority of the state](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/narrative-control-the-collapsing) _2026-07-18 · Academy of Ideas_ The populist surge has become an existential threat to the establishment – and their response is ever-more authoritarian measures to govern what we can read, see and say. ## [Inside the Lords: it's been a tough week](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/inside-the-lords-its-been-a-tough) _2026-07-17 · Academy of Ideas_ The death of my former Brexit Party colleague Ann Widdecombe has cast a shadow – and the response to it in some quarters has been shameful. ## [Britain’s free-speech immaturity](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/britains-free-speech-immaturity) _2026-07-14 · Academy of Ideas_ Rhys Laverty of the Prosperity Institute argues that by losing the ability to civilly disagree we have become like petulant children constantly running to parents to sort out our conflicts. ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gPnq7t5Aka6h) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Living Freedom Summer School begins!](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/living-freedom-summer-school-begins) _2026-07-09 · Academy of Ideas_ Tonight, around 100 young adults from the UK, Europe and America will gather in London for three days of discussion and debate on how we can renew the case for liberty today. ## [The dangerous cult of natural birth](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/the-dangerous-cult-of-natural-birth) _2026-07-07 · Academy of Ideas_ Ella Whelan looks at the cultural changes needed to make NHS maternity care fit for purpose. PLUS: join us at the Ideas Matter residential school, The Academy. ## [On the wrong side of the Green Party, the right side of the law](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/on-the-wrong-side-of-the-green-party) _2026-07-04 · Academy of Ideas_ Committed environmentalist Emma Bateman explains her battles with her own party over trans and in defence of women's rights. ## [Inside the Lords: is anyone running the country?](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/inside-the-lords-is-anyone-running) _2026-07-03 · Academy of Ideas_ Claire Fox reports on a zombie Labour government, stuck between leaders, and the excited mood around Andy Burnham, even though his big idea – more devolution – will be anything but a panacea. ## [The case against the Equality Act](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/the-case-against-the-equality-act) _2026-07-02 · Academy of Ideas_ Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, author of a new report, argues that, while seeming benign, this landmark legislation has reduced us from being equals before the law to 'protected characteristics on legs'. ## [Happy birthday Brexit: 10 years of debate and reclaiming democracy](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/happy-birthday-brexit-10-years-of) _2026-06-23 · Academy of Ideas_ The anniversary of that historic vote is a welcome opportunity to reflect on what has changed, what the future might bring – and why we still need to keep talking. ## [Brexit referendum, 10 years on: the view from the North East](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/brexit-referendum-10-years-on-the) _2026-06-21 · Academy of Ideas_ The North East announced a political earthquake. Here, five writers from the area reflect on why that vote mattered so much. PLUS: watch Claire Fox's speech at The Spectator's Brexit debate. ## [What do the AoI team make of Makerfield - and what next?](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/what-do-the-aoi-team-make-of-makerfield) _2026-06-20 · Academy of Ideas_ The team give their first thoughts on Andy Burnham's victory. He might be the next prime minister, but does he really have any solutions for the Labour Party or the country? ## [World Cup Podcast of Ideas: episode 2](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/world-cup-podcast-of-ideas-episode) _2026-06-19 · Academy of Ideas_ Who is doing well both on the pitch and in the TV studio? What do the team think of VAR and hydration breaks? Has Ireland become obsessed with Israel at the expense of qualifying for tournaments? ## [World Cup 2026: does size matter, who's gonna win – and who's got the best kit?](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/world-cup-2026-does-size-matter-whos) _2026-06-10 · Academy of Ideas_ In the first episode of the World Cup Podcast of Ideas, the Academy of Ideas team have a pre-tournament huddle to discuss the prospects and controversies ahead of the opening game. ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gImt6G1DQzZO) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [From EDI police to the Strait of Hormuz: we have a lot to talk about](https://www.academyofideas.uk/p/from-edi-police-to-the-strait-of) _2026-06-08 · Academy of Ideas_ The programming for the BATTLE OF IDEAS FESTIVAL has begun in earnest. Claire Fox explains why you should join us on 17 & 18 October in Westminster.