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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 5h

That tweet is the perfect distillation of lobbyfication/"horse race above all else" reporting

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 6h

"Young men in London"

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 11h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 12h

"The chancellor approved it"

Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

Finishing that the first time, within days of it first launching, was such a weird and slightly numb experience. Like the real ending was just missing and suddenly end credits.

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Aaron H. Ellis @aaronhughellis.bsky.social · 3d

Back in May, @adamdrummond.bsky.social and I talked about how there was a centre-right critique of the government’s economic policies *right there* waiting to be made - but the Tories seemed to have no interest in making it

youtu.be/A5XiXIwhzCU?...

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 3d

My version of that was Huw Edwards until...

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to say, I can see it mattering up to 2029 (how well can Farage hold the line against Tommy Robinson types, especially if their lead starts to drop) but if they win then suddenly all that matters is that the other Reform MPs will be MPs like any other and have the powers that come with it

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 6d

It falls apart in its last episode (spoilers I guess) but this was thoroughly enjoyable trash

Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 6d

What's the record for the highest proportion of cast members in a TV show not doing their real accents?

Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection

Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 6d

The whole thing is delightfully batshit but the number of actors that seem to be trying out their American accents for the first time is high

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 6d

What's the record for the highest proportion of cast members in a TV show not doing their real accents?

Because Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has, shall we say, a selection

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 7d

PSA: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, AKA possibly the best spy novel in history, is on Kindle Daily Deals for 99p

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like "astronaut" is doing more of the heavy lift in this person's work/life balance than "millennial"

Fortune @fortune.com · 8d

“We millennials know that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. My career is my life, my life is my career. I would never be at peace if I wasn’t working so hard.” trib.al/suc3yU6

Astronaut says Gen Z often quits when things get uncomfortable—here’s the Jeff Bezos Blue Origin training that taught her to push through | Fortune

From space rockets to 13-hour workdays, this millennial astronaut reveals the mind trick that can make discomfort your secret weapon to success.

trib.al

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 10d

This is always the paradox of my party conference trips (and maybe it just reflects the events I go to) but at both Lab and Con I see MPs who care about issues talking in detail about it and engaging in good faith. But then the whole governance of a country has to be squashed into a Laura K segment

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 11d

It was a silly large room but a really interesting event nonetheless

Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 12d

As someone who has spent their career working with public opinion I can confirm that the British public are, in fact, completely unreasonable

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 12d

This is as good as Ben always is (i.e. Very)

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 12d

On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n

British Politics' Midlife Crisis

Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters

benansell.substack.com

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Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · 14d

A repeated feedback we get on the podcast is ‘wow, you guys have actually read the plans/document/whatever’ and we’re like, sure, a bit, between having day jobs and freelance careers, but honestly it’s more of a testament to the fact that most political journalists seem to read nothing ever.

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 14d

I don’t want to be mean but… Can lobby journalists figure anything out without a briefing from Downing Street?

You would maybe have to dig millimetres into the plans to figure this out.

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 15d

I really want to watch a "Chaos on the bridge" style documentary about how much of a car crash the post-TLJ production was, the studio freakout, cancelling DotF, whether they had a script when they started filming etc

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Tom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 16d

According to my exclusive new MRP poll, the number of general elections in the next three years is zero

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 17d

Every single "we're doing X to take on Reform"

youtu.be/y9EYt_f12wo?...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Mac Plays Both Sides

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 17d

Also stupidly self defeating, you're basically saying "well we're doing this good thing because people are telling pollsters they'll vote Reform" then what do you think will happen?

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 17d

This is a broadly good thing but a personal bugbear of mine is how everything is framed as "to take on Reform". There are other reasons to do good things!
news.sky.com/story/pm-to-...

Save the high street: Starmer's plan to block fake barbers, betting and vape shops

Communities will get new powers to revive neglected high streets in a move Labour insiders hope will give the party a boost against Reform UK.

news.sky.com

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 18d

I realise it's pointless to ever use facts in these situations but Farage didn't get above 15% last year and polls had said he would. And the same companies are now saying he's on 30%, so what does he think it is?

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 18d

When your cat spots the laser pointer

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 20d

(well, maybe "should the ambassador to the US be friends with a convicted sex criminal" but arguably they're right on that one)

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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 20d

Yea speaking as person who does polling: the Lib Dems should absolutely ignore this. Hard to think of a question with more social desirability bias than "should the leader spend more or less time bungee jumping"

Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 20d

The annoying thing here is that the Lib Dems talk policy quite a lot and get ignored by the media, which is what Davey's stunts were a response to in the first place. I don't think he's addicted to stunts. I'm sure he'd love it if his policies got covered
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lib Dems should ditch Ed Davey’s stunts and talk policy, survey finds

Thinktank poll reveals voters unclear what party stands for despite photo opportunities winning more media coverage

www.theguardian.com

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