Sean Kemp
@seankemp.bsky.social
Advised the Lib Dems during coalition. Somehow still able to get work
Introduce a tax on parliamentary speeches that have a call and response bit
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Introduce a tax on parliamentary speeches that have a call and response bit
Definitely gives me more confidence in the OBR’s numbers to know they can’t tell the time
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Definitely gives me more confidence in the OBR’s numbers to know they can’t tell the time
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OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
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Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on the island of strangers speech and similar. Also ft Bob Hawke.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The Professor Will See You Now: Island of strangers
Lessons in political science. This week: island of strangers
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Latest piece for the @thehousemag.bsky.social, on the island of strangers speech and similar. Also ft Bob Hawke.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
I have had to pop over to X to stop you posting that bloody Guardian screenshot about Starmer
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have had to pop over to X to stop you posting that bloody Guardian screenshot about Starmer
Not sure if there’s ever been a list of ‘worst political briefings of all time’ but what has come out of No10 this evening is a high new entry
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Not sure if there’s ever been a list of ‘worst political briefings of all time’ but what has come out of No10 this evening is a high new entry
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
Man, this person in No10 really wants to get something off their chest about a career bureaucrat who takes ages to make decisions for some reason that I can’t quite put my finger on
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Man, this person in No10 really wants to get something off their chest about a career bureaucrat who takes ages to make decisions for some reason that I can’t quite put my finger on
If you’re going to post a supposedly unhinged literary opinion. Please make it unhinged, I’m just getting quote tweets with stuff like ‘EM Forster was a bit overrated’.
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
If you’re going to post a supposedly unhinged literary opinion. Please make it unhinged, I’m just getting quote tweets with stuff like ‘EM Forster was a bit overrated’.
Slightly amazed at his description of this as a ‘low-level mistake’. Just a completely untrue implication of Government corruption on prime-time TV. No biggie! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’
Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said former PM’s son had won digital ID contract
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Slightly amazed at his description of this as a ‘low-level mistake’. Just a completely untrue implication of Government corruption on prime-time TV. No biggie! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors
Have had it up to here with people who think telling you off for pointing out racist things are racist makes them the modern day equivalent of Philip Gould.
October 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Have had it up to here with people who think telling you off for pointing out racist things are racist makes them the modern day equivalent of Philip Gould.
We have another “Let Keir Be Keir” quote by a cabinet member doing the rounds. As any student of politics knows, the moment this appears the politician in question is doomed
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We have another “Let Keir Be Keir” quote by a cabinet member doing the rounds. As any student of politics knows, the moment this appears the politician in question is doomed
If Labour MPs really are approvingly sharing the essay here then maybe the problem isn’t Starmer
Come for the really good essay by Patrick Maguire, stay for the really bad one being shared (approvingly!!) by some Labour MPs: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
There’s a void at the heart of Labour: it needs a battle of ideas
A withering analysis shared among Keir Starmer’s MPs says his vague incrementalism and absence of critical thinking is steering the party to disaster
www.thetimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
If Labour MPs really are approvingly sharing the essay here then maybe the problem isn’t Starmer
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There is huge market share for the Lib Dem’s to run with the motto of “enough of this American nonsense let’s be sensible British people
Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.
Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There is huge market share for the Lib Dem’s to run with the motto of “enough of this American nonsense let’s be sensible British people
Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.
Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.
Lib Dem MPs having literally no idea how hard it is to get ‘cut through’. Part of an endless series that has been going on since the party was founded.
Exclusive @theipaper.com: Sir Ed Davey has been told to raise his game by Liberal Democrat MPs amid growing concerns that the party is failing to cut through with the public inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Ed Davey told by his MPs to raise game and drop ‘bullsh*t stunts’
Dissatisfaction has been fuelled by a feeling that the party have not received the media attention that many MPs expected after their election performance
inews.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lib Dem MPs having literally no idea how hard it is to get ‘cut through’. Part of an endless series that has been going on since the party was founded.
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I am not convinced that getting Keir Starmer to say the same thing about Angela Rayner six times is the open goal some people seem to think it is
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am not convinced that getting Keir Starmer to say the same thing about Angela Rayner six times is the open goal some people seem to think it is
“Fancy working in Downing Street? The hours are brutal and it’s high stress.”
“Is there much job security?”
“Most people last a year before being sacked.”
“And will I get a reference?”
“Oh yes. After you get kicked out we’ll tell the newspapers you were shit.”
“Is there much job security?”
“Most people last a year before being sacked.”
“And will I get a reference?”
“Oh yes. After you get kicked out we’ll tell the newspapers you were shit.”
September 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
“Fancy working in Downing Street? The hours are brutal and it’s high stress.”
“Is there much job security?”
“Most people last a year before being sacked.”
“And will I get a reference?”
“Oh yes. After you get kicked out we’ll tell the newspapers you were shit.”
“Is there much job security?”
“Most people last a year before being sacked.”
“And will I get a reference?”
“Oh yes. After you get kicked out we’ll tell the newspapers you were shit.”
Sometimes when dealing with the comms around a bad story you put down the blunt reasoning for a decision to help begin the process of turning it into something palatable. Here they just… used that as the statement?
I kinda love that Alex Beard's argument is explicitly 'but look, you have to understand. When we said that, it was really easy'.
August 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sometimes when dealing with the comms around a bad story you put down the blunt reasoning for a decision to help begin the process of turning it into something palatable. Here they just… used that as the statement?
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it's time for the most fiendish literary quiz of the year. "Who said it - John Wycliffe or Wyclef Jean"
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
it's time for the most fiendish literary quiz of the year. "Who said it - John Wycliffe or Wyclef Jean"
Terrific times. Trying to convey a message of ‘don’t panic, but also make sure you aren’t at risk of running out of petrol’. What could possibly go wrong?
"Delete your photos to save water" is terrible advice, but it's not in the same league of truly terrible government advice that was David Cameron's office urging the country to stockpile petrol.
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Terrific times. Trying to convey a message of ‘don’t panic, but also make sure you aren’t at risk of running out of petrol’. What could possibly go wrong?
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This is a wonderful piece about all the times that people hit him (and includes an incredible Stanley Holloway line that I won’t spoil in advance): www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
Rex Harrison: His greatest hits - Comedy Chronicles - British Comedy Guide
The jaw-dropping tale of Rex Harrison, who may have been one of Hollywood's biggest stars but elicited far more anger than admiration amongst those he met.
www.comedy.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is a wonderful piece about all the times that people hit him (and includes an incredible Stanley Holloway line that I won’t spoil in advance): www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
Seeing the original Naked Gun as a sullen teenager with my father and both of us ending up helpless with laughter will always be one of my favourite memories.
One of the best evenings out is watching comedy in a full house, whether it is a movie, a play or a set.
Side consequence of how much I enjoyed “The Naked Gun” is having to fight the urge when asked “single?” about a gin and tonic to reply: “No, I’m married.”
August 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seeing the original Naked Gun as a sullen teenager with my father and both of us ending up helpless with laughter will always be one of my favourite memories.