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Politics and culture from the UK and beyond by Nick Cohen. Click to read Writing from London, by Nick Cohen, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
https://nickcohen.substack.com
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Giles Wilkes
about 7 hours ago
unbelievably good from
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on the intensification of (knowledge) work under AI
www.ft.com/content/9c6a...
It reminds me a bit of when the Internet arrived, that sense of a cornucopia of content, an infinite bookstore, a neverending toread list. 1/
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Is AI making work more intense?
Using agents appears to increase the number of hours worked and the exhausting nature of tasks
https://www.ft.com/content/9c6a1daf-3c36-4035-bf74-1bedbc3e960d
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James Austin
about 8 hours ago
A really good summary of the issues around Diego Garcia from Ben Judah - and shows why the UK right, who are deliberately using foreign powers to destroy the deal, are betraying the national interest. There is a very good reason both the Tories and Labour backed this deal in power. A word for that
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Ian Dunt
about 12 hours ago
Feeling quite patriotic. This is what equality under the law is meant to look like.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
about 23 hours ago
It would not be at all intuitive to normal people if glimpse a headline "Elon Musk calls Nigel Farage's Reform UK 'Nazis' as he claims they want 'race extinction" that his charge about "Nazis" involves Elon Musk believing Reform are anti-white racists trying to wipe out white people in Britain!
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Pompous, silly and status obsessed, Matt Goodwin is the Alan Partridge of British politics… But he is no less dangerous for that Piece from me on the banality of extremism
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Matt Goodwin is the Alan Partridge of the far right…
But he’s no less dangerous for that
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/matt-goodwin-is-the-alan-partridge
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Pompous, silly and status obsessed, Matt Goodwin is the Alan Partridge of British politics… But he is no less dangerous for that Piece from me on the banality of extremism
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Matt Goodwin is the Alan Partridge of the far right…
But he’s no less dangerous for that
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/matt-goodwin-is-the-alan-partridge
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Matt Goodwin and the banality of extremism Matt Goodwin is a far-right bureaucratic politician without good looks, intelligence, charisma, oratorical flair, wit, or basic political honesty. Piece from me on how the very banality of boring men like Goodwin makes them so frightening
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Matt Goodwin and the banality of extremism
Making a career out of fear
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/matt-goodwin-and-the-banality-of?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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about 23 hours ago
Elon Musk is talking about Nigel Farage's Reform Party: he says Reform are trying to eradicate white people in Britain. He is a radicalised + increasingly racist lunatic - obsessed with theories of white racial extinction + promoting the idea of civil war in Britain
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Ruth Graham
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I imagine it was extremely disturbing
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Matt Goodwin and the banality of extremism Matt Goodwin is a far-right bureaucratic politician without good looks, intelligence, charisma, oratorical flair, wit, or basic political honesty. Piece from me on how the very banality of boring men like Goodwin makes them so frightening
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Matt Goodwin and the banality of extremism
Making a career out of fear
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/matt-goodwin-and-the-banality-of?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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“Farage and the Tory right will destroy the UK” Interview with historian James Hawes on how English extremism is inciting Scottish and Welsh nationalism and bringing the reunification of Ireland ever nearer.
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English right-wing extremism will destroy the UK
Tories, Ireland and the ironies of history
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/english-right-wing-extremism-will?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Ben Ansell
3 days ago
The thing about weaponised interdependence is that other people, including your allies, might try and escape it, even if you don’t actually weaponise it.
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UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/uk-bank-bosses-plan-visa-mastercard-alternative
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Dorian Lynskey
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Reform could potentially win the floating protest voters but lose its far right base to Restore and thus lose the election for being insufficiently racist
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“Farage and the Tory right will destroy the UK” Interview with historian James Hawes on how English extremism is inciting Scottish and Welsh nationalism and bringing the reunification of Ireland ever nearer.
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English right-wing extremism will destroy the UK
Tories, Ireland and the ironies of history
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/english-right-wing-extremism-will?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Byline Times
3 days ago
The messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/
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Orban’s Hungarian autocracy inspires Trump’s America Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Trump and Rubio praise Orbán: the godfather of Western corruption
And copy his attacks on free speech and press freedom
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-rubio-praise-orban-the
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's piece on Goodwin for Prospect is excellent & identfies what looks to be his driving motivation. Standing in Gorton & Denton may well prove more humiliating than he hopes.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
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"Sources close to" Bob Borsley
4 days ago
Good piece by
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on the corrupt Putin-aligned autocracy that Trump, Rubio and their fans would like the rest of Europe to emulate:
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
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Trump and Rubio praise Orbán: the godfather of Western corruption
And copy his attacks on free speech and press freedom
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/trump-and-rubio-praise-orban-the?r=20gqnr&utm_medium=ios
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4 days ago
Hungary is the size of Indiana, with the population of London. The population of Hungary is declining as young people leave, people keep dying, and couples decline to have children despite government incentives. 2014-2025 saw emigration increase under Orban and his collaborators.
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Caroline Russell
4 days ago
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”. Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law. Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
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Anthony Painter
4 days ago
Two-dimensional piece on AI adoption from Sunak. Basically, adopt or die. Inject it into every nook and cranny of the public sector and people will love it, you'll see. This is a recipe for corporate welfare rather than public good.
www.thetimes.com/business/com...
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Rishi Sunak: Every CEO is talking about AI — why aren’t our leaders?
Britain will become a tourist theme park if we don’t fix our productivity problem — Keir Starmer has an opportunity to solve it with technology
https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/rishi-sunak-ai-keir-starmer-5rdfwjq6n
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Chris Dillow
4 days ago
New substack: politics is not about cosy debates or soundbites on silly TV shows. It’s about conflicts of interest.
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/economic-g...
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Economic growth as social change
Raising economic growth requires the government to defeat some vested interests.
https://chrisdillow.substack.com/p/economic-growth-as-social-change
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Orban’s Hungarian autocracy inspires Trump’s America Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Trump and Rubio praise Orbán: the godfather of Western corruption
And copy his attacks on free speech and press freedom
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-rubio-praise-orban-the
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Darth Putin
6 days ago
OTD in 2022 George Galloway released one of the absolute, all-time classics. He has yet to delete it, show humility, or confirm/deny if this means he in fact being paid to act like an idiot, or if he just does it free.
#JustAskingQuestions
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Tim Bale
6 days ago
I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
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Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/academics-warn-voting-system-not-fit-multi-party-politics
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James Austin
6 days ago
Fuck, quite frankly, Farage. Sprouting Putin's lines vertabin
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I had a wide-ranging and tough-minded interview with Ben Cohen of the Banter in Washington on the fate of Keir Starmer after the Epstein crisis
nickcohen.substack.com/p/live-with-...
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Live with Nick Cohen!: Is Keir Starmer Finished After Epstein Revelation?!
A recording from Nick Cohen and Ben Cohen's live video
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/live-with-nick-cohen-is-keir-starmer
6 days ago
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I had a wide-ranging and tough-minded interview with Ben Cohen of the Banter in Washington on the fate of Keir Starmer after the Epstein crisis
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Live with Nick Cohen!: Is Keir Starmer Finished After Epstein Revelation?!
A recording from Nick Cohen and Ben Cohen's live video
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/live-with-nick-cohen-is-keir-starmer
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The Epstein network: Sex, moles and Mandelson Piece from me on how the Epstein worked like a spy master to infiltrate banks and governments
comment.press/eppy1202
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The Epstein network: Sex, moles and Mandelson
How to corrupt the system
https://comment.press/eppy1202
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The Epstein network: Sex, moles and Mandelson Piece from me on how the Epstein worked like a spy master to infiltrate banks and governments
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The Epstein network: Sex, moles and Mandelson
How to corrupt the system
https://comment.press/eppy1202
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
8 days ago
It would be good for GM Mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Jim Ratcliffe's false numbers and ugly language
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
8 days ago
Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020! 11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
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Jeremy Cliffe
8 days ago
Today, the NPP published the Hungarian political scientist Zsuzsanna Végh on the foreign policies of Tisza, the opposition party challenging Viktor Orbán's authoritarian rule at the election there in April. It includes exclusive new polling of Tisza and Fidesz supporters.
ecfr.eu/article/tisz...
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Tisza’s foreign policy offer: Plans for a post-Orban Hungary    – European Council on Foreign Relations
After nearly 16 years of Fidesz rule, the centre-right Tisza party stands a chance of winning Hungary’s April election. Under their rule, Budapest would work wi
https://ecfr.eu/article/tiszas-foreign-policy-offer-plans-for-a-post-orban-hungary/
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Ian Dunt
9 days ago
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
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Arthur Snell
8 days ago
Brilliant an disturbing reporting from
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Elizabeth Taylor
9 days ago
This convo has been had so many times but it’s worth repeating - most left wing people in 2026 are progressives who aren’t keen on things like Reformy style immigration policies or cuts to welfare for disabled ppl. They aren’t checking state spending rates in their analysis of left vs right
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Resolution Foundation
9 days ago
An 11 ppt swing from mortgagers to renters over the 3 decades since 1995 means that 8.6 million people in lower-income families rent from a private landlord. These people spend on average 43 per cent of their total household budget on rent. Read Unsung Britain now ⤵️
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Glen O'Hara
9 days ago
This is what we're up against. Bangor University, that fine and noble institution where I've spoken twice, nearly 150 years young and still going strong. The sheer hatred they reserve for us shows what could happen after 2029, but also that they're frightened of knowledge and learning.
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Dr Emma L Briant
10 days ago
"They won’t like me saying it, but for Labour to save the country, it must embrace its inner hippy."
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Keir Starmer’s electoral suicide – and how to fix it
Labour must abandon its “punch a hippy” strategy
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/keir-starmers-electoral-suicide-and?r=97fyx&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
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McSweeney and Starmer’s epic failure. Piece and podcast with Labour thinker John McTernan on how Labour’s crazy determination to punch its natural supporters has opened the door for the far right
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Keir Starmer’s electoral suicide – and how to fix it
Labour must abandon its “punch a hippy” strategy
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/keir-starmers-electoral-suicide-and
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McSweeney and Starmer’s epic failure. Piece and podcast with Labour thinker John McTernan on how Labour’s crazy determination to punch its natural supporters has opened the door for the far right
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Keir Starmer’s electoral suicide – and how to fix it
Labour must abandon its “punch a hippy” strategy
https://nickcohen.substack.com/p/keir-starmers-electoral-suicide-and
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Glen O'Hara
13 days ago
In case you missed it earlier, my NEW BOOK on the Blair years has arrived! It seems crass to promote it given everything that's happening, but I think it's a fair and balanced take. Here's a non-Amazon link where you can pick up a copy:
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You don’t need to believe the conspiracy theory that Epstein was providing kompromat to the Russians. What we know for sure about Mandelson, Trump and the plutocracy is already bad enough Piece from me
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We don’t need the Putin-Epstein conspiracy theory…
…What we already know is bad enough
https://comment.press/eppy0206
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Dr Emma L Briant
3 months ago
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
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Alexander Clarkson
11 days ago
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
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Duncan Robinson
15 days ago
What is the point of Keir Starmer staying as prime minister?
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Dr Robert Davis
12 days ago
We don’t need the Putin-Epstein conspiracy theory…
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(Epstein said:)“Brexit, just the beginning.” Thiel replied: “Of what?” To which Epstein replied: “Return to tribalism, counter to globalisation, amazing new alliances.” HT
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We don’t need the Putin-Epstein conspiracy theory…
…What we already know is bad enough
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickcohen/p/we-dont-need-the-putin-epstein-conspiracy?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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You don’t need to believe the conspiracy theory that Epstein was providing kompromat to the Russians. What we know for sure about Mandelson, Trump and the plutocracy is already bad enough Piece from me
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We don’t need the Putin-Epstein conspiracy theory…
…What we already know is bad enough
https://comment.press/eppy0206
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“If Russia was spending heavily to influence the Brexit referendum, then it was money well spent.” Devastating interview with Mark Urban, formerly of the BBC, on how an isolated UK cannot cope with Trump and Putin
comment.press/uk020226
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Britain Alone: Isolated from the EU, bullied by the US
The Lowdown with Mark Urban
https://comment.press/uk020226
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