Excellent writing (as always) by @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on RFK Jr, Reform, Malhotra and how they undermine public health. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Shocked and saddened to hear of the death of my old Kentish Town neighbour Conor Gearty last week. A clever, funny man who will be much missed

He went on stage at Reform’s conference and spouted delusional nonsense. But for the hard-right party, being anti-vaxx is considered a badge of honour ✏️ @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social

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A free post open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

"The story of how someone like Barrasso allowed himself to be suborned into confirming Kennedy is a paradigm of what has happened to the political Right in the US and now in Britain in recent times." open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Feature length post on the quacks taking over the world (well, part of it) open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

A magazine length post on the anti-asylum seeker campaign and its historical antecedents open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

A magazine length post on the anti-asylum seeker campaign and its historical antecedents open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

"What I saw of the arrest lasted less than five minutes, but it felt terrifying and surreal. I never heard the agents tell Samuel why he was being detained," CNN's Chelsea Bailey writes. https://cnn.it/4oPRpiU

A clear proof that immigration salience has little direct connection to overall numbers Net migration did not fall when salience fell from 56% to 5% from 2016-19 Net migration tripled between 2019-22: salience stayed low As net migration halved/fell by two-thirds, 2022-25, salience tripled

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A free post open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

With local public media stations on the brink of collapse followingTrump’s successful push to strip federal funding, the Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to keep local newsrooms alive.

A free post on the great question for today open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

A paid post on a huge moral dilemma open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

🪪 Why don't we have ID cards in the UK? IIPP Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social joined @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room to discuss what a possible ID card system might look like in the UK, and if it would work. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/cRTRv9S

Should the government worry about debt? Very clear and accessible edition of @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social's "The Briefing Room", with Mehreen Khan, @duncanweldon.bsky.social and @chrisgiles.ft.com: open.spotify.com/episode/2Mg8...

🌍🎙 Join @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social for BBC Radio 4’s The Briefing Room today at 4pm today to explore climate change with @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social and other experts. The panel will cover everything from the science and politics to solutions. #ClimateChange #UCLGeography #BBC #TheBriefingRoom

🪪 Why don't we have ID cards in the UK? IIPP Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social joined @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Briefing Room to discuss what a possible ID card system might look like in the UK, and if it would work. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/IdqPc0V

Apologies for not posting here for some time. Maybe it had something to do with the Online Safety Act but I had to start over on entering this platform

A paid post on a huge moral dilemma open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

A free post on the great question for today open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

You can now hear me talking about the history of ID cards on BBC Radio 4’s The Briefing Room, with stars @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social @rainerkattel.bsky.social and @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Or, what happened after a coffee with Peter. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Or, what happened after a coffee with Peter. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Holy shit the government's Restoring Trust in Democracy policy paper is good.

How Trump turned the Epstein case into a White House farce, and why most of us should be laughing... open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

We made this about how Hungary’s leader buys influence in the West: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Reflections on the Raynor Winn affair and why it matters. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Reflections on the Raynor Winn affair and why it matters. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Imagine my surprise on my train journey home, here in the UK, hearing the dulcit tones of @justinwolfers.bsky.social on the radio courtesy of @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social & the #TheBriefingRoom. Obvs talking about his favourite subject, #Trumpstariffs 🥰 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I'm reposting this. As expected there was no list. The Epstein conspiracy open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

A free post on my thoughts about 2005 and my worries for 2025 open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Couldn't get to a window

A free post on my thoughts about 2005 and my worries for 2025 open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

I am writing about new political parties. Advance UK's Frequently Asked Questions are quite illuminating. This is Ben Habib's new party. www.advanceuk.org.uk/faq

Updated free post on the strange half-birth of the new Left party - open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

What exactly are the "populists" going to do that means they can ignore markets? Exactly the same will apply to them. As Trump found.

Wow! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Updated free post on the strange half-birth of the new Left party - open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

David Aaronovitch: This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an end to the bloodshed The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft. @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social bit.ly/3I6GBft

Yep! I wrote about this michaelaward1.substack.com/p/evolution-... - echoing thoughts in a post by @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social

My day in London as seen through the eyes of Matthew Goodwin. This post is free open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

Magnificently done, of course.

'Whatever malicious thing can be found anywhere in the world can be found [in London]… actors, jesters, smooth-skinned lads, Moors, flatterers, pretty boys... quacks, belly dancers [and] sorcerers'. A visitor to London, 1180.

My day in London as seen through the eyes of Matthew Goodwin. This post is free open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

What the grooming gang report actually said: open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...

What the grooming gang report actually said: open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...