Alan White
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Editor in Chief of
@politicshome.bsky.social
and
@thehousemag.bsky.social
. Exhausted.
Jesse Norman on Parliaments restoration
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Parliament is about to make a grave mistake over its own restoration
No one disputes that the Palace of Westminster needs serious work. It faces fire risks, crumbling systems and decades of underinvestment.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/parliament-make-grave-mistake-restoration
3 days ago
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Alice Lilly
3 days ago
The workload facing MPs and their staff is growing, in ways that aren't visible to the public: casework and the inbox. For
@thehousemag.bsky.social
, I delved into what the workload looks like, why it's growing, and what this means for how MPs can balance the different aspects of their role
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Casework Crisis: Increase In Constituency Caseload Takes Its Toll
The inexorable growth in casework is stopping MPs from fulfilling their other roles. Alice Lilly sifts through the inbox looking for what might be ...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/mp-casework-alice-lilly
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Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
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Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics haveĀ 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
6 days ago
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Labour is still relying on Andy Burnham to help them win in Gorton and Denton, despite blocking him as a candidate
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Labour Still Hopes Burnham Could Deliver The Party A By-Election Win
Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election āĀ and it is relying on Andy Burnham to help hold the seat, des...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-still-hoping-burnham-deliver-byelection-win
10 days ago
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Well, now all the fuss has died down we can all relax and enjoy
@adambell.bsky.social
on Labour's 2030 clean power mission
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Countdown: Can Labour Meet Its 2030 Clean Power Mission?
The success of the latest wind power auction has put Ed Miliband within sight of realising the goal of decarbonising the UKās electricity network b...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/clean-power-2030-mission-britain-nuclear-wind-offshore
10 days ago
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Alan White
Robin Wilde
11 days ago
A fascinating "why format matters" example here. Making this the text of your post would be standard government minister boilerplate. Posting it as a screenshot in the official font makes it look like you've been asked to carry the portrait of Lenin at the May Day Parade.
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Baz on fire:
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Sacking Morgan McSweeney wonāt be enough to ease this sense of decline
It was never meant to end this way!
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/starmer-urged-sack-chief-staff-wont-enough-ease-sense-decline
14 days ago
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Alan White
Peter Geoghegan
15 days ago
š“ BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm Ā£30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted *And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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BREAKING: McSweeneyās think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-morgan-mcsweeneys-labour-together-investigators-journalists
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Alan White
PoliticsHome
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Mandelson helped sever New Labour from its roots ā moral decay was the result āļø Jon Trickett
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Mandelson helped sever New Labour from its roots ā moral decay was the result
Itās hard to recall now the wave of optimism that swept through the country in 1997 when Labour defeated the discredited Tory government.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/mandelson-helped-sever-new-labour-roots-moral-decay-result
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Alan White
Philip Cowley
15 days ago
As discussed here....
www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
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The Professor Will See You Now: Newbies
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The Houseās readers. This week: newbies
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/the-professor-will-see-you-now-newbies-89670
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On the toilet eating a burger while ketamined up to the gills
add a skeleton here at some point
16 days ago
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If only there had been signs
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2007/news/bl...
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Blackwood breaks silence on Mandelson 'pressure' - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage
Hartlepool Mail editor Harry Blackwood has broken his silence over claims that the MP Peter Mandelson tried to get him sacked. Harry is currently on sic
https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2007/news/blackwood-breaks-silence-on-mandelson-pressure/
16 days ago
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Rob Ford
16 days ago
Just a quick note to
@greenparty.org.uk
and
@greenpartyhan.bsky.social
- I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
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"In retrospect Prime Minister, was his nickname of The Prince of Darkness not a tiny bit of a red flag?"
16 days ago
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No defence of him AT ALL but when you consider this comes *after* heās allegedly sent him financially sensitive info this is an incredible illustration of how thoroughly played Mandelson was
16 days ago
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This is great: Meet Hereditary Peer Lord Hampton ā The Only Serving Teacher In Parliament
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Meet Hereditary Peer Lord Hampton ā The Only Serving Teacher In Parliament
Lord Hampton, believed to be the only serving teacher in Parliament, tells Matilda Martin of a life divided between the work bench and the crossben...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/meet-hereditary-peer-lord-hampton-working-teacher-parliament
18 days ago
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Another banger
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23 days ago
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Heartbreaking to have pretty much left Twitter and subsequently learn a new centrist party has been launched
25 days ago
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š§ āIn line with the plan of Starmer allies, which was revealed by PoliticsHome on Thursday, the vote went against Burnham and he was blocked from running.ā
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Andy Burnham Blocked By Labour From Running In By-Election
Andy Burnham has been blocked from running as the Labour candidate in a parliamentary by-election, after a core group on the partyās ruling nationa...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/burnham-blocked-labour-running-byelection
26 days ago
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Starmer Allies Say Burnham Will Not Be Allowed To Stand For Manchester Seat
Allies of Keir Starmer have told PoliticsHome that Andy Burnham will not be allowed to stand as the Labour candidate in the upcoming by-election in...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/starmer-allies-say-burnham-will-not-be-allowed-stand-manchester-seat
29 days ago
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Conservative councillors nationwide have told PoliticsHome they are being offered senior roles and parliamentary selection to defect to Reform UK in the coming months.
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Tory Councillors Say They Are Being Offered Jobs And Seats To Defect To Reform
Conservative councillors nationwide have told PoliticsHomeĀ they are being offered senior roles and parliamentary selection to defect to Reform UK i...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/tory-councillors-say-they-are-being-offered-jobs-seats-to-join-reform
29 days ago
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Pretty amazing that govt has plopped this online, to what can best be described as a collective shrugging of shoulders
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UKās resilience, security and prosperity.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security
29 days ago
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Interesting to see Trump apparently confirm the use of a sonic weapon in Venezuela
about 1 month ago
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An interesting piece from the NSPCC - A social media ban would punish teens for the failures of tech platforms
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NSPCC: Social media ban would punish teens for big tech's failures
If social media becomes something they must conceal, they are less likely to tell parents or teachers when something goes wrong, writes Chris Sherw...
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/social-media-ban-punish-teens-failures-tech-platforms
about 1 month ago
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šØScoop: the government has told Labour MPs that the decision to scale back jury trials could be reviewed if the court backlog is reduced to a certain level, PoliticsHome understands
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Ministers Tell Labour MPs Jury Reforms Could Come With Review Clause
The government has told Labour MPs that the decision to scale back jury trials could be reviewed if the court backlog is reduced to a certain level...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/ministers-telll-labour-mps-jury-reforms-could-get-review-clause
about 1 month ago
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Chinese embassy approved. Now the Chinese have to face the British final boss: NIMBYs and the courts
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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696f5853f6aa424b452e334b/260120_Combined_DL_IR_RtoC_-_Royal_Mint_Court_London__3353754_and_3353755_.pdf
https://t.co/b7pHCQ9EVh
about 1 month ago
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A friendly historian might wish to tell Shabana Mahmood what happened to Millbank prison...
about 1 month ago
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Said it before, Iāll say it again, Badenoch is Sean Dyche
about 1 month ago
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While there is a Lot Going On, those wishing for a distraction may be interested in this little bit of history I wrote, for
@thehousemag.bsky.social
, on the intriguing relationship between espionage and stage magic...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Now You Don't: When Espionage Meets Magic
Spies and magicians have plundered one anotherās box of tricks throughout history but, as Alan White reports, these practised deceivers canāt be tr...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/now-dont-espionage-meets-magic
about 1 month ago
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Trying to square this story with the fact that Britons also trust us less than estate agents
pressgazette.co.uk/news/survey-...
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Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about use of AI
Members of the public in the UK place huge value on real human-generated journalism and are deeply distrustful of AI in the media.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/survey-ai-journalism-humans-uk/
about 1 month ago
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Terrific piece
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about 1 month ago
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You might read the opening of this and be stunned beyond belief but that would be to forget that politics is an entirely vibes-based activity now (apart from some concerns about the City of London)
www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
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Laila Cunningham: Who is Reform UK's candidate to be mayor?
A poem praising London's diversity, a Conservative career that suddenly collapsed, and pledge to stop-and-search women in burkhas: We profile the woman who wants to be London's next leader.
https://www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunningham-reform-uk-mayor-of-london-candidate?publication_id=2802173&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=ddj
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
Jeremy Driver
about 1 month ago
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
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How Robert Jenrick's Defection Unfolded
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How Robert Jenrick's Defection Unfolded
Robert Jenrick's decision to ditch the Tories for Reform UK has sent shockwaves through British politics.
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/how-robert-jenrick-defection-unfolded
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
Sean Kemp
about 1 month ago
Badenoch has missed a trick not doing her sacking Jenrick video like his fare dodging one. Chasing him through Portcullis House saying 'you're bang to rights'.
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Kemi Badenoch: "I have sacked Robert Jenrick... I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party." š²
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
The House magazine
about 1 month ago
šØ The latest edition of the House is out now! The home security and espionage edition Try a sample and subscribe:
www.politicshome.com/house-magazi...
- Tom Tugendhat interview - The secret world of female spies - Is Parliament under threat? - Undersea cable threat
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Hereās a piece from the latest
@thehousemag.bsky.social
from the esteemed
@gordoncorera.bsky.social
on how spies target Westminster
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How Spies Target Parliament: Influence And The Value Of Westminster Gossip
A recent wave of alerts, convictions and the furore over the dropping of an alleged Chinese espionage case all serve as a reminder that Parliament ...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/parliament-spies-espionage-foreign-intelligence-services
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
Robert Hutton
about 1 month ago
The government retreat over AI and copyright is the headline, but yesterday's evidence from Google was also... interesting.
thecritic.co.uk/arti...
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Exclusive: Government Considers Watering Down Mandatory Element Of Digital ID
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Government Considers Watering Down Mandatory Element Of Digital ID
Exclusive: There are discussions within government about introducingĀ a key part ofĀ the digital ID scheme as optional, rather than asĀ mandatory,Ā Pol...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-considers-watering-down-mandatory-digital-id
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
Matilda Martin
about 1 month ago
šI've got a few new followers, so I wanted to reintroduce myself + flag what I love writing about General political themes welcome & I'm always looking for new topics to cover Particular interests: - Education (in particular SEND + universities) - Local government + upcoming elections - Digital ID
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From
@bengartside.bsky.social
- Spies Have Been Hidden In Embassies For Years. But For How Much Longer?
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Spies Have Been Hidden In Embassies For Years. But For How Much Longer?
Spies have operated under diplomatic cover in foreign cities for decades. What does the future hold for this legal peculiarity? Ben Gartside report...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/what-is-the-future-of-legal-spies
about 1 month ago
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One of the finest plaques to be spotted in Oxford
about 1 month ago
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Exclusive from
@zoecrowther.bsky.social
: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging the government to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
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Leaked WhatsApp Messages Show Labour MPs Demanding Government Leaves X
Exclusive: Leaked WhatsApp messagesĀ showĀ Labour MPs urging theĀ government to leave X, arguing that it should 'show direction to others in the UK'.
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-mps-urge-government-leave-x-in-whatsapp-group
about 1 month ago
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Reform has a problem: years of this before the next general election...
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Reform Councils Say 'Huge Headwinds' Are Thwarting Plans To Lower Tax
Reform UK-run local authoritiesĀ are facing āhuge headwindsā, one of the partyās cost-savingĀ chiefs has admitted, as Nigel Farageās party faces crit...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/reform-councils-say-huge-headwinds-thwarting-plan-to-lower-tax
about 1 month ago
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Alan White
Matilda Martin
about 1 month ago
Who would NEU members vote for if there were an election tomorrow? š¢Greens - 23% š“Labour - 18% š Liberal Democrat 7% šµConservative 4% š£Reform UK 6% šŗYour Party 3%
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Support For Labour Has Collapsed Among Teachers, Union Poll Shows
Exclusive: Labour's support has collapsed among school and college staff, according to a poll carried out on behalf of the country's biggest educat...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-support-among-neu-teachers-collapses-poll-finds
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They don't make lives like this any more
www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...
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Molly Parkin, fashion editor whose real-life adventures were as outlandish as her raunchiest novels
She won awards as a fashion editor in the 1960s and 1970s and her pages, particularly for Nova magazine, were thought the best of their time
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/01/05/molly-parkin-fashion-nova-harpers-fiction-painting/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
about 1 month ago
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One of
@roberthutton.co.uk
ās finest I feel⦠George Osborne gets a burger
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Recipes for disaster: George Osborne's Byron Burger
āPutting the final touches to the speech,ā George Osborne, or someone in control of his Twitter account, typed.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/recipes-disaster-george-osbornes-byron-burger
about 2 months ago
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Alan White
Zoƫ Crowther
about 2 months ago
Had lots of fun doing the Christmas quiz with
@matildamartin.bsky.social
@tomscotson.bsky.social
Harriet Symonds,
@jaheale.bsky.social
and
@zoegrunewald.bsky.social
ššš (I blame the 10am Baileys for mine and Tildaās team name being PolHoesā¦) Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Alan White
PoliticsHome
about 2 months ago
A cross-party group of MPs isĀ organising to tackle the threat of deepfake AI content to British democracy in 2026 The Speaker of the House of Commons has also taken a close personalĀ interest in the issue
@zoecrowther.bsky.social
reports
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MPs Are Racing To Tackle AI Deepfakes Ahead Of The Next Elections
With voters heading to the polls in May for elections in England, Scotland and Wales, a cross-party group of MPs is quietly organising to tackle th...
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/mps-racing-tackle-ai-deepfakes-ahead-next-elections
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