Joel Budd

On Labour's plans to reorganise local government, in the name of "efficiency". https://t.co/qPoGNO8ieI

RT @SJAMcBride: I've been called worse.

RT @tom_nuttall: bonjour https://t.co/G8CzfzXVxK

Important thing about Britain’s agriculture department: whatever you think of its policies, it is really incompetent and really bad at extracting money from the Treasury.

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cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic

What film scene absolutely destroys you everytime. No matter how many times you've seen it?

RT @akoustov: Will the US negativity to immigration reverse now? Quite likely! Folks forget immigration backlash works both ways. Pro-immi…

Some extraordinary figures about young women in India here. Highly educated, able to work, unable to find suitable jobs.

Sonalde Desai @SonaldeDesai

1/2 IHDS-3 data show modest to substantial changes in almost all aspects of young women's lives -- agency over personal decisions, intra-household relationships, and societal engagement. These are not revolutionary changes; women continue to negotiate their lives within various https://t.co/R7W2R3qz6w

I like this. A rare example of a take that doesn’t say, in effect: for why Trump won, see all my previous opinions.

Will Tanner @Will_Tanner

My final despatch from America, making sense of Trump's victory on Tuesday evening. Link below or in bio ☝️ https://t.co/jJwYY50ttO

New paper on UK demography. The Scots are different, as they often say. But, when it comes to births, they don’t follow Scandinavia. The rise in one-child families makes the country more like Eastern Europe.

Demographic Research @DemographicRes

‘Childlessness in the UK remains positively correlated with educational attainment. #Fertility levels vary across the UK's countries not only due to #childlessness but also because of differences in #family size’. https://t.co/TEiTV5c6ev https://t.co/hpWN7otCJn

Just remembering how Democrats reacted to Biden’s victory four years ago. “Well, we’re definitely going to lose the midterms” was a theme.

RT @gyude_moore: Botswana sets excellent example for the U.S., demonstrating how democratic transitions work

If anyone doubts whether people notice or care about small improvements to the public realm, they should come round my way, where I always know local elections are approaching because a playground is being renovated.

Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson

Britain’s Labour Party has forgotten how to be nice https://t.co/WuvC66Prkh from The Economist

On Britain’s baby bust. I think it won’t last. https://t.co/XtpjY92kif

All those who have tried to explain that Labour is using this term precisely, to refer to people who derive their income from work rather than property or investments, kindly take note. #starmersplaining

Times Radio @TimesRadio

“I wasn't going to comment on 'working people', but I'm afraid I've now got to reveal the truth about where this came from.” Peter Mandelson reveals Labour’s use of the term ‘working people’ began as a “jibe” about Corbyn. 🗳️ How To Win An Election 🎧 https://t.co/KQTIfQzyFm https://t.co/JlJ7qUa2T7

RT @OreOgunb: Took @TheEconomist to a church service this week. In Yoruba. In Croydon. I also got acquainted with RCCG’s AI bot “Apostle…