James Hill

Political consultant

[James Hill @Jimmy_Hill]

Amazingly, this is also the definition of conservatism

[Aaron Bastani @AaronBastani]

I’ve seen the same nonsense said about me for 15 years 🤣

Socialism is about obligations to others, a politics that protects the vulnerable and a pleasant public realm - rather than thinking society can operate along the lines of ‘fuck you dad!’ from when you were 13.

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@jj_bull I think the best case you can make is that Adu has lost control of the ball with a heavy touch, so at that point it’s just two players going for a free ball. With that lens, Konsa is first to the ball and Adu goes into him

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When there are two quick wickets and the next batsman isn’t quite ready

[Francis Bacon @baconartbot]

Study of the Human Body #artbots #bacon

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@adb0wen It doesn’t even make sense as a game. Given you know traitors will be replaced if you vote them off, there’s no advantage to doing so. You just need to make sure you’re not booted. No one seems to realise this.

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@YoungThacko @ruddlesneil Brilliant ! Thank you!

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@YoungThacko @ruddlesneil It’s wonderful! We’re staying in the Meatpacking District - so any bars round that way would be great. And noted on Beer Culture, we’re off to see Chicago on Friday so will check it out

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Lord Alli gave money to Labour/Starmer because he liked them. It wasn’t because he wanted to change their position. Their position was the reason he gave them the money. The lobbying industry wouldn’t exist if you could get what you wanted by chucking the PM £15k.

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Wonder if the UK’s best industrial strategy is to double down on services as the West is going to get killed by China whatever.

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@DanielPriestley As a consultant, it’s fine, but it needs a lot of direction. It’s like working with a very diligent but stupid junior. If you give it precise instructions, you’ll get half-decent output. But the instructions are the hard part (i.e. require thought) the rest just saves your time.

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@DanielPriestley I wouldn’t trust the judgement of someone that senior - doubt they’ve produced any content for a client for decades.

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Life under a Labour government

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The two child benefit cap and the private school VAT policy are the same thing. Both a bit dodgy on policy grounds but show Labour is serious about [insert whatever it’s serious about].

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At least that’s ‘Gen Z boss and a mini’ off the timeline.

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Biggest problem for the Tories will be regaining trust in their credibility to govern, which will be a mammoth task. Made even harder by a having a party now (if it ever was) not stacked with talent.

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Not sure the Tories need to choose between tacking right or returning to the centre to be electable. A Cameroonian-type offer with a commitment to bring down immigration and keep a lid on taxes should be acceptable to both wings without scaring either.

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We should be wary of assuming all party positions map perfectly to the left to right continuum, or that policies that appeal to a certain ideological position necessarily alienate other parts of the potential voting coalition.

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Your hinge date

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‘Have you put the URL on the back of the car?’
‘Yup’
‘Nice short one like we agreed?’
‘Maybe…’

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Confusing clue in today’s NYT mini crossword

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Problem with TV and film these days is all the social commentary is years out of date - social media has killed it. By the time a film comes out the cycle is done. The issue has been heard, people have been outraged and someone has posted a 24 post thread debunking it.