Stephen Armstrong

Politics and all things digital, product development, comms, health and energy tech. Views are my own.

[Stephen Armstrong @smdarmstrong]

@aakashgupta Doesn’t that just = pointless feature factory?

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What are the folks on the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ actually protesting about I wonder? What do they think we are split on and what are they asking us all to unite around? #UniteTheKingdom

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@IsabelOakeshott @reformparty_uk I thought you folks were anti big business?

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Reckon J D Vance was the final straw.

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Labour clearly rattled- the threat is real. Expect to see more of this in the coming months.

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Love this. So important to focus on outcomes, but deceptively hard to do so. I think this is where product teams can learn from marketing agencies who instinctively think about the outcomes their work needs to achieve. https://t.co/LcYypAvR5P

[Stan/Lee @StanLeeTweets]

David Droga on the impact of AI on jobs in adland. Sounds a little harsh and uncaring but he's pretty much on the money with his prediction about the 'messy middle'.

[Stephen Armstrong @smdarmstrong]

Starmer has played an absolute blinder these last few days. Best week of his premiership. Hopefully we can salvage something from this horrible geopolitical car crash

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@tomfgoodwin There’s a wonderful exhibition of 80’s photography at the Tate Britain, featuring a series of photos taken in offices pre - computers. It’s a strange yet oddly familiar world. If you’re in London between now and May check it out. It’s great.

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Nice bit of post purchase CRM from @AceAndTate They’ve turned the drag of me having to wait 10 days for my glasses into an opportunity to reinforce quality cues and avoid cognitant dissonance.

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@kelvmackenzie Neither really and more chance… Fairly decent odds given that 46% of London’s population are from other ethnicities. But that’s why we love London right?

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@implausibleblog To me this felt like a considered, fairly accurate summary of the problem we face and the solution to it. What strikes me is just how quickly the tables have turned.

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Utterly convincing. We face a wake up call, but there’s hope too.

[Alexander Stahel 🌻 @BurggrabenH]

Excellent summary by former head of MI6, Sir Alex Younger, of this new era in geopolitics…adapt or die

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@RupertLowe10 Words cannot describe how much of a knob I think you are.

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@YouGov Everyone is missing the point here- if you look at the numbers, you see just how split the country is…

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What’s interesting about this is not Reform, it’s how completely split our country is….

[YouGov @YouGov]

Our latest voting intention poll (9-10 Feb) has Reform UK on their highest figure to date

Reform: 26% (+1 from 2-3 Feb)
Lab: 25% (+1)
Con: 21% (=)
Lib Dem: 14% (=)
Green: 9% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

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Looking forward to some interesting debate… @policyatkings #PopulistPresident

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@TiceRichard @IsabelOakeshott Do you genuinely think we’re better off since Brexit day 2020?

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@CassHorowitz This is incredible. Love him or hate him, what an instinctive politician he is. @benedictpringle if you’ve not seen this I think you’ll find it interesting.

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@keiranpedley The sobering thing about Trump being re-elected is him winning the popular vote. A kick back against progressive policies which people feel have failed to raise their living standards. Combine that with Johnson making a return and look out Labour.

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@keiranpedley For sure the possibility will have crossed his mind and others in the Conservative Party…