Will Dunn
@willdunn.bsky.social
Business editor, New Statesman
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Will Dunn
@willdunn.bsky.social
· Oct 13
🚨Some personal news: I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to take over running the Jumbo Profiterole and XXL Eclair Factory. It's a dream job, but I've got some big choux to fill
This is the piece to read on Jenrick:
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www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This is the piece to read on Jenrick:
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
A little bit I wrote about the Nobel Peace Prize last week
In this week's sketch for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, I wrote about How This Might Have Been Avoided
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January 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A little bit I wrote about the Nobel Peace Prize last week
The FT reports this morning that the BBC is going to start making shows for YouTube.
Perhaps you'd like to read a rage-filled screed on the effect YouTube (as opposed to iPlayer) has one children's minds? Click here if so: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
Perhaps you'd like to read a rage-filled screed on the effect YouTube (as opposed to iPlayer) has one children's minds? Click here if so: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The FT reports this morning that the BBC is going to start making shows for YouTube.
Perhaps you'd like to read a rage-filled screed on the effect YouTube (as opposed to iPlayer) has one children's minds? Click here if so: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
Perhaps you'd like to read a rage-filled screed on the effect YouTube (as opposed to iPlayer) has one children's minds? Click here if so: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
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How Big Tech ruined kids’ TV. On YouTube, the line between entertainment and sedation grows ever thinner.
🖼️ The sketch with @willdunn.bsky.social
🖼️ The sketch with @willdunn.bsky.social
Are tech companies brainwashing children?
On YouTube, which has replaced children’s TV, the line between entertainment and sedation grows ever thinner
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January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
How Big Tech ruined kids’ TV. On YouTube, the line between entertainment and sedation grows ever thinner.
🖼️ The sketch with @willdunn.bsky.social
🖼️ The sketch with @willdunn.bsky.social
I'm hearing the frontrunners are
a) Sam Bankman-Fried
b) "Kramer" from Seinfeld
c) Stone Cold Steve Austin
a) Sam Bankman-Fried
b) "Kramer" from Seinfeld
c) Stone Cold Steve Austin
WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP WILL DECIDE ON FED CHAIR WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
January 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I'm hearing the frontrunners are
a) Sam Bankman-Fried
b) "Kramer" from Seinfeld
c) Stone Cold Steve Austin
a) Sam Bankman-Fried
b) "Kramer" from Seinfeld
c) Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Big Tech has eaten kids' TV, but don't worry, there's a fix: rats. Thousands and thousands of rats
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
From this week's sketch: www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
This is a great explanation of what happens when your young child watches YouTube.
Social media algorithms prioritise what gets the most attention fastest, and the material that does this most successfully has well documented effects.
The debate about "screen time" doesn't take this into account
Social media algorithms prioritise what gets the most attention fastest, and the material that does this most successfully has well documented effects.
The debate about "screen time" doesn't take this into account
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is a great explanation of what happens when your young child watches YouTube.
Social media algorithms prioritise what gets the most attention fastest, and the material that does this most successfully has well documented effects.
The debate about "screen time" doesn't take this into account
Social media algorithms prioritise what gets the most attention fastest, and the material that does this most successfully has well documented effects.
The debate about "screen time" doesn't take this into account
The seller was trying to get £50m for this seven months ago
January 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The seller was trying to get £50m for this seven months ago
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Trump is preparing to unleash inflation on his own voters
Seizing control of monetary policy may give the President a mid-term boost – but poorer Americans will pay the price
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Seizing control of monetary policy may give the President a mid-term boost – but poorer Americans will pay the price
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January 15, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Trump is preparing to unleash inflation on his own voters
Seizing control of monetary policy may give the President a mid-term boost – but poorer Americans will pay the price
💰 @willdunn.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/intern...
Seizing control of monetary policy may give the President a mid-term boost – but poorer Americans will pay the price
💰 @willdunn.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/intern...
Good to see the @tbij.bsky.social reporting on this phenomenon, which seems to be widespread. Here is a job ad that was posted publicly on LinkedIn, seeking someone to edit Wikipedia to brush up the image of a "premium spirits brand"
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Good to see the @tbij.bsky.social reporting on this phenomenon, which seems to be widespread. Here is a job ad that was posted publicly on LinkedIn, seeking someone to edit Wikipedia to brush up the image of a "premium spirits brand"
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The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862.
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The housing market has already crashed
But you still can't afford to buy a home
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January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862.
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862.
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The housing market has already crashed
But you still can't afford to buy a home
www.newstatesman.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The average house price for Jan 2022 was £248,031. By Oct 2025 it had reached £269,862.
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
So if you bought a house in Jan 2022 have you:
a) 😀 made about £20k!
b) 😧lost about £60k
c) 🤪both a and b!
Answer here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Starmer should call Trump’s bluff on X
This is an opportunity for the Prime Minister to show some resolve
www.newstatesman.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Starmer should call Trump’s bluff on X
This is an opportunity for the Prime Minister to show some resolve
www.newstatesman.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Ban it, it's just one shitty website, well worth the risk www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
On the "sanctions to defend free speech" question, it's worth asking: what's in it for Trump?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Starmer should call Trump’s bluff on X
This is an opportunity for the Prime Minister to show some resolve
www.newstatesman.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
On the "sanctions to defend free speech" question, it's worth asking: what's in it for Trump?
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Russia's shadow fleet has at last made the front page of a UK newspaper. If you'd like some more background on these ships, here's some of the reporting the New Statesman has been doing since 2023: www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
Putin’s secret navy
A small group of Western businesses holds back EU sanctions, and keeps money flowing into Russia’s war machine.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Russia's shadow fleet has at last made the front page of a UK newspaper. If you'd like some more background on these ships, here's some of the reporting the New Statesman has been doing since 2023: www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...
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In this week's sketch for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, I wrote about How This Might Have Been Avoided
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
In this week's sketch for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, I wrote about How This Might Have Been Avoided
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
Just put the last wash of 2025 on, a toasty 60C cottons cycle, mostly socks. Everyone's gathered round the Bosch Serie 6. A real Auld Lang Syne moment.
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just put the last wash of 2025 on, a toasty 60C cottons cycle, mostly socks. Everyone's gathered round the Bosch Serie 6. A real Auld Lang Syne moment.
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The Palace of Westminster has long been a tourist attraction – but never quite like this...
@willdunn.bsky.social: At the Ministry of Magic
@willdunn.bsky.social: At the Ministry of Magic
At the Ministry of Magic
The Palace of Westminster has long been a tourist attraction – but never quite like this
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December 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Palace of Westminster has long been a tourist attraction – but never quite like this...
@willdunn.bsky.social: At the Ministry of Magic
@willdunn.bsky.social: At the Ministry of Magic
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A carnival of mediocrity: the year in politics
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
By @willdunn.bsky.social
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
By @willdunn.bsky.social
A carnival of mediocrity: the year in politics
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
www.newstatesman.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A carnival of mediocrity: the year in politics
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
By @willdunn.bsky.social
This has been a 12 months for resignations, disgrace, duplicity and strife in Westminster
By @willdunn.bsky.social
I wrote some festive political fiction for the New Statesman's magnificent Christmas issue www.newstatesman.com/culture/fict...
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I wrote some festive political fiction for the New Statesman's magnificent Christmas issue www.newstatesman.com/culture/fict...
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Moving piece by @anooshc.bsky.social on reading to her toddler and why the Bookstart scheme is a model of progressive universalism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
What baby books taught me about the British state
The Bookstart scheme, which gives books to newborns, is a remnant from a more beneficent political era
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December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Moving piece by @anooshc.bsky.social on reading to her toddler and why the Bookstart scheme is a model of progressive universalism. www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...