Andrew Defty
@adefty.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Politics, University of Lincoln. Parliament, the intelligence services, a little bit of social policy.
We really can’t be sure he knows any of those things.
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
We really can’t be sure he knows any of those things.
Minor point re. operation of the ISC. ISC has not usually named a Deputy Chair but appointment of a member of House of Lords as the ISC Chair means Deputy Chair needed in order to speak for the committee in the Commons. From Tuesday’s Commons debate on Chinese Embassy:
January 22, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Minor point re. operation of the ISC. ISC has not usually named a Deputy Chair but appointment of a member of House of Lords as the ISC Chair means Deputy Chair needed in order to speak for the committee in the Commons. From Tuesday’s Commons debate on Chinese Embassy:
True - I wondered at first if the PM was heading to Davos this afternoon, but seems more likely, given Commons late start on a Monday, it maybe about getting this out before America gets up, so PM not forced to comment in real time to more deranged comments coming out of US administration.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
True - I wondered at first if the PM was heading to Davos this afternoon, but seems more likely, given Commons late start on a Monday, it maybe about getting this out before America gets up, so PM not forced to comment in real time to more deranged comments coming out of US administration.