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Dr. Matt Loten
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Japanese Political Communication PhD | Working in Linguistic Validation by day; posting about politics on the internet by night
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And that becomes a problem if your party leader doesn't know his own mind (Miliband), is an empty vessel (Starmer), or is a sparksnotes ideologue (Badenoch)

You don't, imv, need to communicate your intellectual pathways, but you do need to have some rhyme, reason and mental road-test to what you do
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And to really enhance the experience, the website is so poorly optimized the video player spills across the accompanying text when you try to resize the browser window.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Of course, there's no explanation whatsoever for why this is desirable or how it actually provides concrete improvements on non-AI PM software.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Surely the only one who is? This performance is making me cringe deep within my soul.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I really hope Reeves stands up at the end and just says 'well that was unhinged'.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What on earth was that 'impersonation'?
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
He had a little spell during late-Sunak where he actually seemed to be enjoying himself and even - whisper it - thinking on his feet. But he's really struggled to deal with the political heft of, uh, Kemi Badenoch.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?

White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%

Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I admire your optimism that this is an achievable goal
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM