David Skelton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐บ๐ฆ
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Author of 'The New Snobbery' & Little Platoons, Partner Flint Global, Advisory board @ukonward, North Easterner, SAFC, Durham CCC, racing, cricket, darts.
Joined April 2009
My new book 'The New Snobbery' is published today. You can buy it on Amazon here:
amazon.co.uk
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Some universities, including my own, have launched civil discourse initiatives. These are useful. But they should be complemented with speakersโ who challenge campus orthodoxies. Itโs one thing to make students engage politely with ideas they dislike in a civic discourse class
In memory of Charlie, I urge every major American university, especially the Ivy League and New Englandโs small liberal arts colleges, to invite conservative speakers to their campuses and to welcome them. Academia cannot be a no go zone for conservatives. Charlie would welcome
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National broadcaster gives coverage to the party thatโs been leading in 100 consecutive opinion polls and is bookiesโ favourite to win the election. ๐ฑ
It's clear to everyone the BBC is giving Nigel Farage and Reform far too much coverage. It is dangerous and it has to stop.
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When running the Great North Run yesterday, it was notable how many places I ran through had seen broken promises of change from politicians of all parties. Latest Substack on why the North East can't be let down again:
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Great North Run โ
1.36 - happy with that.
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The content was thinner than most leader conference speeches, the music was pure Trump, but as a statement of intent it was significant. In terms of delivery Farage is the best platform speaker since Blair
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Will the left want a deputy leader to oppose Starmer from within? Will Thornberry want to gain revenge? So many angles.
The Deputy Leadership election will be extremely interesting.
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The Deputy Leadership election will be extremely interesting.
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This really is a very severe blow to the government and Starmerโs authority. Amazing that theyโre punch drunk only a year after a historic victory
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CONFIRMED: Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary
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Itโs MAKE OR BREAK for Britain. Our biggest event yetโฆ LFG is headed to the O2! Check your email for pre-sale access. 23/10/25 ๐ Indigo O2
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This would be the British equivalent of Macronโs first election that saw the long dominant Socialists and the Gaullists reduced to also rans. I donโt actually think that this kind of result is as wildly unrealistic as might first appear.
๐ณ๏ธ NOWCAST | Labour fall to **3rd place** โก๏ธ REF โ 375 (+370) ๐ LD โ 83 (+11) ๐ด LAB โ 81 (-330) ๐ต CON โ 21 (-100) ๐ก SNP โ 45 (+36) ๐ฉ PLAID โ 6 (+2) ๐ข GRN โ 5 (+1) Reform majority of 100 seats โก๏ธ
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This is very shrewd.
British voters have regime change on their minds. Traditional ceremonial-style opposition will be the final nail in the Tory coffin. My latest for the Critic.
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Reform move to a 10 point lead in latest @JLPartnersPolls in @TheSun
NEW: ๐ฌ๐ง Voting Intention in @TheSun 2,118 British adults, 19 August - 1 September 2025 Changes w/ 17-19 July 2025 ๐ฃ RFM: 32% (+3) ๐ด LAB: 22% (-1) ๐ต CON: 18% (+1) ๐ก LDEM: 12% (-2) ๐ข GRN: 7% (-2)
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If you think ordinary citizens are protesting about immigration simply because 'Reform are fuelling hatred', you do not understand your own country.
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Hats off to any MP brave enough to say "Treasury orthodoxy, be damned." More of this kind of thing!
The UK is the most economically imbalanced country in the developed world โผ๏ธ We need to reduce this regional inequality, starting with transport ๐ Treasury orthodoxy, be damned ๐
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Incredible legacy (and I mean just IOT alone, before all the other stuff!). Strong contender for greatest living Englishman.
Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year Read more โก๏ธ https://t.co/vEKXGAbLR5
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This is awful news. In Our Time really is must listen radio that is the essence of public service broadcasting.
Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year Read more โก๏ธ https://t.co/vEKXGAbLR5
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YouGov most important issues tracker, 30 August-1 September 2025 Immigration: 56% (-1 from 23-25 August) Economy: 52% (+1) Health: 31% (+1) Crime: 22% (=) Housing: 19% (-1) Tax: 18% (+3) Defence: 16% (-1) Environment: 15% (-1) Welfare: 13% (=) Europe: 12% (+2)
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