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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 10h

Eat, Sleep, Nominate, Repeat

Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 20h

The Japanese system emphasises socialisation. It has very difficult entrance exams and then the pressure is eased during the years of undergraduate study.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 20h

Hopefully a prelude to a more a efficient and effective property tax.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I know plenty of politicians 'working classify' their backgrounds, but this from Jenrick is taking the piss.

His father's linked in is here: uk.linkedin.com/in/bill-jenr...

He was a managing accountant who ended up as the Managing Director of Cannon Industries

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 1d

I live in Sheffield. Mercia School makes every left-liberal parent question everything they think they know about education!

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 2d

There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.

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JP Spencer @jpspencer.bsky.social · 2d

Last month, the government published a new Pride in Place Strategy. I was really struck by the graph below.

There is a very clear and worrying link between incomes and social trust in an area.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 2d

Too much time spent on X reading posts promoted by Elon Musk’s algorithm and thinking it is representative of the country at large. It’s the only thing that can explain such apparent illogical behaviour.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 2d

Haha brilliant! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Some excellent analysis by you that I hoped it would help draw attention to.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 2d

Live footage of Alan Beattie deciding to explore the claims made in the ‘75 Benefits of Brexit’ publication.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 3d

Hard agree - there are very vivid examples of why the disappearance of a functioning centre right option in a system which props up the two largest parties every single day, when the news reports on the Trump administration.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

It's fascinating how there are still replies on this, and indeed on every post about the decline of the Tories, with people on the left and centre-left people going 'good'. Honestly, I don't know how big of a warning sign you need that the death of the Tory party is bad for your politics!

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 3d

Removing her will be an act of mercy at this point. It's getting unbearable to watch her flail around.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 5d

i know there are strong arguments on both sides as to whether the euro is capable of becoming a global reserve currency, and many obstacles within in the EU to doing what it takes to become one, but surely this adds to the demand side for an alternative to the dollar.

Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 5d

Another thing to throw into the mix is demographics. In 2000, when the minimum wage was £3.70, I was 18 and very happy to work at that rate in a flexible job for beer money. There are simply far fewer 18 year olds in the labour market now.

Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 6d

Freezing income tax thresholds really is a no brainer for the budget next month. It has to be done.

Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 6d

Great point! Maybe Kemi Badenoch will be left in post for a while. Although there is a danger in the Conservatives being completely left out of the public’s consciousness if they remain so hopeless and irrelevant.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe a bad conference could hasten the process to them electing a more effective leader? But I guess a very good conference would perhaps lead to Badenoch turning things around a bit. I can’t remember a Tory party conference feeling so irrelevant.’l

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 6d

Could you argue that Labour needs the Conservatives in better shape? At the minute the right-leaning vote seems to be coalescing around Farage. Could a better performing Conservative leader split that voting bloc and allow Labour to squeak through?

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 6d

All of the above!

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 7d

I finished reading this last night and feel like I’ve got a very good understanding now of why there’s so much chaos and inconsistency at the heart of the government’s operation.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 7d

Haha it worked.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 7d

‘When’? Do you think it’s a certainty?

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 8d

Immediate reaction: That was a pretty damn good speech.

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 8d

I fear you may have too high expectations of Labour fringe events.

Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 9d

So happy he got away!

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 9d

It started with international students cross-subsidising research as govt won’t fully fund it. Then teaching as tuition fees frozen. Now Lab wants cross-subsidy of maintenance grants. The international student market’s being pushed to breaking point.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Labour to bring back maintenance grants, funded by levy - Research Professional News

Labour 2025: International student fee levy will pay for return of grants, education secretary announces

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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