A personal blog by a former Wandsworth councillor offering long-form political commentary on UK local and national politics, including the Conservatives' Wandsworth results, Robert Jenrick's defection and Reform UK, and Labour's NHS record. The writing is opinionated, historically grounded and draws on the author's local knowledge.
Website: https://blinkingblimey.com/
Data-driven explainers that put public policy numbers into context using charts and datasets, such as UK tax levers, pensions and the ages of world leaders. The author compiles her own data and shows how large each issue is relative to the whole.
A UK energy economist shares a detailed, data-driven account of living with a heat pump for four years, including a refrigerant fault found with help from a community of owners and engineers, and a seven-point checklist for buyers. The newsletter also analyses pre-Budget proposals on energy levies, company car tax and North Sea gas policy.
Normal Island News is a satirical UK news parody that mocks government policy, politicians and media coverage through deadpan, absurdist mock reports. Each issue takes a real political controversy and follows its logic to ridiculous conclusions.
A personal Substack mixing diary entries, restaurant writing and political commentary, including columns first published in LabourList. Readers get a witty, first-person view of British politics and daily life from an outsider's perspective.
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