Tom de Grunwald

At least, as he’s not an MP, we won’t have to deal with Goodwin’s Law

That seems like a very platonic notion of how elections work, as if no voters are moved during a campaign. Have you also considered eg the LD polling and tactical intention figs? And have you seen any data on the effect of the existence and wide reach of strong, data-led tactical advice on turnout?

Combined progressive share was indeed more than double Reform’s, but there is strong evidence that tactical voters coalesced around Green (per @fwddem.com advice) - have you seen evidence to the contrary?

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I appreciate how strongly you feel about that and articulate it. I may have been in the same camp.

Two things: would you rather a toddler tantrum on your plane or a cartoon you can’t hear above the air filter?

Also part of training that next generation involves co-watching content.

Pragmatism.

Proposal for news outlets:

Create a section below the fold or inner pages called ‘The Zone’ where you can put all the mad things that have been said.

Keep the front page for what is being done.

Congrats!

Nice spicy take and appreciate where you’re coming from but one of many issues is that toddlers might have something to say about that too…

Keep it sotto voce and use headphones when they’re old enough.

I’m sorry you have had to do this. But I agree, the humanity of ‘Tell Us Once’ is heartening.

Hmm, paste typo! Meant to say shame it’s largely reliant on the OS provider.

I’m finding the one sec app somewhat helpful, but rather clunky.

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I’d really like more granular controls over what apps etc I can use on a smartphone, not unlike the Do Not Disturb settings but for my own usage rather than incoming! Shame that it’s largely reliant on the OS tothetinypod.comind of use case.

Also, I quite like the look of this thetinypod.com

Thanks for posting, I couldn’t make it there this morning but it was an incredible scene across Cambridge

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Important thread on misinformation and bias

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