Is Estonia really the best country to live in? A parable for our times
I write this from rural Latvia, on the last leg on my tour of the Baltics.
Neoliberal Centrist Dad
Trying to being sanity back to British politics, as crazy as that might sound
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The inane discussion of Russia in the west seems to be getting worse, not better
I thought for a long time that Russia would at some point invade a country to its west.
Exactly the sort of thing that will get more of you to unsubscribe: What Latvia has taught me already
I want to make it clear that I don’t want any of you to unsubscribe to this Substack.
How Burnham's first day as prime minister went
Yesterday was the official start of Burnham’s premiership.
Why I think Burnham will fail
Adjacent to what I’m about to write about, above is a video I made about why I think Reform and the Greens will be one and two in the polls by the end of 2026.
Can Count Binface win the Clacton by-election?
Here is a video (a short one, I might add) going over the chance that Binface causes a huge upset and beats Nigel Farage in Clacton:
Why the Greens should have contested the Clacton by-election
The video above outlines the three scenarios that I think Farage faces in light of him calling the Clacton by-election and the other major parties refusing to stand in said contest.
How will Andy Burnham do as prime minister?
It is obviously difficult to say how Burnham will perform as PM, at least in the abstract.
Why so many people are voting Reform
As most of you know already, I have a book coming out in September called “The Rise of Reform: The inside story of Britain’s political disruptors”.
What I took from the Makerfield Question Time episode
Last night, the BBC put out a special edition of Question Time, their flagship political panel show, one focused on the Makerfield by-election.