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Write about politics + policy on my Substack (http://samf.substack.com). Columnist at Prospect and TES. 'Think-tank guru' according to The Sun.

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Published: June 12, 2026 14:52

I'm fairly sure he would move Mahmood so that the ILR reforms could be amended (not stopped). Obvious change is move low/middle skilled workers and asylum seekers to 10 years not 15/20. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 11, 2026 08:07

New post out: "The gap that never closes" I've spent much of my career trying to reduce the rich/poor gap in education. Nothing's worked. Which has led me to the conclusion that we're thinking about inequality the wrong way... (£/free trial) …

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Published: June 10, 2026 13:46

A few people campaigning / focus grouping in Makerfield have told me that even Reform supporters have brought up that Farage going against the wishes of Nowak's family made them uneasy. So these statements are both brave and important. [contains quote…

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Published: June 10, 2026 06:59

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. …

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:50

So on one hand yes but on the other I used to have to watch Blind Date and Noel's House Party because there was nothing else on and now I can watch Succesion and The Pitt (as well as endless hours of obscure cricket...) [contains quote post or other…

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Published: June 8, 2026 12:52

One of the obvious problems with a under-16 social media ban is that it won't work. (60%+ of Australian under-16s are still using these platforms). But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the…

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Published: June 7, 2026 12:41

This is a good e.g. of how the right keeps changing the goalposts. They objected to internships for non-white candidates only and said diversity opportunities should cover socio-economic status. Fine. So they do that and now the complaint is "middle class…

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Published: June 7, 2026 11:40

This is exactly why I think an early election is more likely (if Burnham gets a good early bounce) than others on here. The fiscal choices for the next two years are horrible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 08:21

New post just out: "Race to the bottom" Falling immigration is pushing the right to further extremes as they try to keep the issue in the spotlight. I look at how they're doing it and argue it's a strategy that will ultimately fail. (£/free trial) …

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Published: June 5, 2026 12:23

My post this week on how Labour can find a coherent project that melds with a viable poltiical strategy. Includes an exclusive MRP that allows you to look in detail at voter movement 2024-2026 in every council that held local elections. …