Andy Robinson

Recovering doer of digital things. Mediocre player of multiple musical instruments. He/him.

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

The hardest thing to accept is the cruelty. People saw what it was. And they voted for it anyway https://t.co/RbCJ6HRS59

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

Scattered thoughts on the worst of all days https://t.co/WVM4N07GzN

[Luke Tryl @LukeTryl]

One of the most important maxims in public opinion is Britain isn’t the US (good case in point Brits say they’d have voted Harris by 2-1 margin). That is especially true on climate change: net zero is much less polarising here and fewer than 1/5 want us to go slower to reach it

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Maybe it’s because they make random assertions without citing their sources…

[HuffPost UK @HuffPostUK]

Kemi Badenoch Claims Young Tories Get Lower Marks At University Because Of Their Politics https://t.co/RRWuPkkAeV

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Badenoch: “You may think Blair and Brown were defeated in 2010 but the left never left.”

She says the British state needs to be “reprogrammed.”

This is a key plank of the right’s diagnosis of their own failure. They were undermined from within. The left is embedded everywhere.

There may be so structural arguments with have some merit here which reasonable people can disagree about. However, you can also say it’s a very convenient excuse for a failed political project and years of poor statecraft. At worst, frankly it sounds quite McCarthyite.

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Stuff like this excellent thread is why I’m still hanging on here - despite all the noise, now and then I still come across something genuinely informative and learn something I otherwise wouldn’t have.

[Stephen Griffin @SGriffin_Lab]

Lots of good debate about virus transmission, yet it's dwarfed by mis/disinformation and lack of nuance, allowing eejits to dismiss the precautionary principle, or, worse, re-run 1980s bigotted attitudes🤬
Viruses don't fit easily into boxes. So, nuances of transmission, a 🧵

[Andy Murray @andy_murray]

Never even liked tennis anyway.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

The idea that health spending won't need to go up (and keep going up) is just reality avoidance.

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

@Samfr I imagine Sebastian Payne will be putting himself forward too…

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Yes, this. A week may be a long time in politics but it's still not long to build a new prison or two.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

I probably shouldn't be, but I'm a bit taken aback at how quickly Tories on here have moved to blaming Labour for the problems they very evidently failed to solve.

Don't know whether it's cynicism or just pure tribalism kicking in.

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Fox in the henhouse: “Someone untrustworthy placed in a position of trust in which they will be harmful, damaging or detrimental for their own personal gain.”

https://t.co/4aW7RTYM7K

[Isabel Oakeshott @IsabelOakeshott]

🛑 NEW: FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE

Why the Famous Five will do a lot more than just scare the birds 🦊 🐔

https://t.co/bDBzioqklm

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Well, yeah, you could do that I guess. But if you do you can kiss goodbye to the idea of winning back any of those seats you just lost to the Lib Dem and, you know, ever getting back in to government.

[Peter Walker @peterwalker99]

Braverman says a red line for the Tories in the future must be an “unequivocal” commitment to leave the European convention on human rights and scrap the Equalities Act. There are many who believe this might split the party down the middle.

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

Try explaining this image to someone who isn’t British. Take your time. I’ll bring snacks.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Think voting doesn't matter? The mayor who kept the beaches open in Jaws is STILL the mayor in Jaws 2. Don't make the same mistake as the people of Amity... #GeneralElection24

[Sue💙🔶 ❤️Conquers All @suehard]

Just a reminder on 4th July if you’re planning to vote Tory!

[Morgan Housel @morganhousel]

"In my experience, high-achievers focus a great deal on becoming the person they want to be at work—and far too little on the person they want to be at home."
- Clayton Christiansen

[Andy Robinson @andycayenne]

60% turnout in under 34s is actually a bit better than the last few elections, and not much below overall turnout which was around 65%.

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

Exclusive: Fears that political parties are failing to engage young people as new poll reveals nearly 40% of 18 to 34-year-olds say they won't vote on July 4.

https://t.co/WRYRLNHQxQ

[Oregon Zoo @OregonZoo]

Happy summer!