ICYMI: "The Philosopher and the News: The Philosophy Behind Palantir"
Moira Weigel and Anthony Burton in conversation with Alexis Papazoglou on Silicon Valley Ethos, the Frankfurt School, and fascism.
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💡New! Britain’s two-party era is ending, but Brexit is still shaping British politics. By @sarahobolt.bsky.social of @lsegovernment.bsky.social.
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The latest episode of The Philosopher & The News @philosopher1923.bsky.social is now up! What is the philosophy animating Palantir? With @moiraweigel.bsky.social and Antony Burton. Fascinating and terrifying at the same time.
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Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!
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Worth a read. "Reform’s success should be read as a signal, not a sentence. It tells us that growth concentrated in London, credentials-dependent, invisible to millions of working people, is not working. People have now found a vehicle for saying so at scale and they should be heard."
The 2026 local and devolved elections have confirmed that the two-party era is ending. Brexit is still largely responsible for the shape of British politics.
My post on tactical voting at the local and devolved elections 2026:
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No evidence of effective anti-Reform tactical switching by the left, so 50% of Reform gains were in places were most votes were for parties of the left....
Talking of Labour economic thinking, punchy blog here from Reeves's former chief economic adviser John Van Reenen, suggesting her approach is starting to bear fruit in terms of productivity, and lamenting "the media’s obsessive negativity towards the government": blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
This feels like a good moment to repost this article by @colmpm.bsky.social.
"The problems facing this government do not begin and end with Starmer."
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How has Brexit affected the UK economy? Badly
Higher prices, lower investment, less trade, lower growth.
I wrote a blog for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social summarising evidence on the economic effects of Brexit
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With the UK Party system fragmenting, tactical voting has become harder. There is little evidence of tactical voting in the local and devolved elections of 2026.
There is ample evidence that Brexit has damaged the UK’s economy.Putting up trade barriers, higher import prices and uncertainty have made the UK poorer.
Moira Weigel This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. Since the election ...
Reform’s wins at the local elections have attributed to identity and culture wars. But Grace Lordan argues that it’s economics that explains the results.
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Labour's dismal performance in the polls has led to Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party being openly contested. But Colm Murphy argues that, while Starmer is a flawed politician, many of the...
The Labour government set raising economic growth as its central target. The new figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the economy is doing a lot better than expected.
