Jo Tanner
@StraightTie
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Political comms strategist, Rud Pedersen UK, Adviser @GoodGrowthFDN, Founder @UKWPFC, Podcaster @whitehallsource Trustee @WhizzKidz, Hate wonky ties.
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Joined November 2014
Looking forward to a great conversation tonight with @kaitborsay
Tonight @TimesRadio: Plenty on Iran… *Are we clearer on the US plan now? *How long can Iran fight back? *Will UK citizens and interests receive protection? And much more to look into.. With guests including: ✍️ @scribblercat 🇺🇸 @MPPregent @DavidCharter 🇮🇱 @jconricus 🇮🇷
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Apply and you get to work with Scarlett and Merlin!
Merlin @StrategyMerlin are hiring for a graduate trainee: https://t.co/sr0H8URZTV Do share with anyone who is interested!
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Gosh this was a funny old episode of @whitehallsource when we first met the Green’s new MP Hannah Spencer last year. I was just back from my honeymoon and she had just had her tools nicked!
🔴 Listen to our conversation with the Greens newest MP, Hannah Spencer on the rise of the party: @CalumAM | @StraightTie
https://t.co/Hy8ras7bcs
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We did some non-scientific research on the result which included me and Merlin selecting treats representing the three main parties. It was so non-scientific, that we shall not be revealing the answers!
Merlin was asked to give a prediction for Gorton & Denton ...
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The Greens might be Labour's biggest problem… @Scarlett__Mag , founder of polling group @StrategyMerlin , suggests that Labour should actually be more concerned if it's the Green Party that do well in Thursday’s Gorton and Denton by-election. @CalumAM | @StraightTie
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School absence is a cost to a child’s prospects and our economy’s productivity. We need to address the challenges young people face, particularly around resilience and we need a system that better supports parents who often struggle to know what to do for the best
Every missed school day has a ripple effect. Missed school days affect parents, workplaces, and long-term outcomes of children too. Early support matters. @CalumAM | @StraightTie | @ruthiesun
#Education #YouthSupport #MentalHealth #FutureSkills #Politics
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Quiet news day for Kait and I…..
Hello Monday @TimesRadio: 7.05pm @LOS_Fisher Mandelson👮♀️ 7.15pm @MargaretMulhol2 new SEND provision🏫 7.25pm Emma Webber, mum of Barnaby Webber 7.35pm Tanner Time with @StraightTie & @_peterriddell🗣️ 8.05pm @valentinelow more on Andrew?👑 8.20pm @AlexGonzor Mexico unrest🇲🇽
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This is absolutely bonkers!
This is WILD
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Found this so informative on the Chagos
The truth about Chagos. My essay for @thetimes on the deal I worked on in government and what it says about Britain, America and the great game for the Indian Ocean.
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We must make it easier to help young people experience a job.
"Young people can’t imagine the world of work unless they experience it." With £295 billion in collective student debt, earning while you learn might be a smarter path than higher education - but it’s been overlooked for too long. Simplifying work experience and expanding
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Thank goodness
There’s a lot of big news going on right now, but one story stands out above them all. Punch finally got a hug. The world is healing.
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I saw @mattforde last night in Maidstone and he was brilliant. Well worth getting a ticket now the show has been extended
🎉 I’ve added another 12 nights to my Defying Calamity tour. I’m doing extra shows in Salford, Leeds, Norwich, Birmingham and Maidenhead as well as going to Bristol, Glasgow, Aberdeen, York, Portsmouth, Basingstoke and Bedford. Most are on sale now, others in the next few
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"We can't afford to squander young people's talent." Without opportunities in left-behind areas, young people leave - and communities lose out. Incentivising employers to take on young people can stop them losing their brightest talent. @ruthiesun | @CalumAM | @StraightTie
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We need hope for the future
"You don’t recruit for skill - you recruit for attitude." Teamwork, discipline, and emotional intelligence are what truly set students up for the future; technical skills can come later. @straighttie | @CalumAM | @ruthiesun
#Education #SoftSkills #Employability
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Very timely conversation on how we can turn things around for young people. Hope you can listen and be inspired by Christopher and the power of change
Youth unemployment in the UK is at a decade high. Nearly 1 MILLION young people are now classified as NEET. 📉 Business journalist Ruth Sunderland calls it a "national scandal." We’re diving into the Whitehall Sources podcast to find out why. 🎧Streaming now on podcast and
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Loved recording this and hearing Christopher’s story. The unemployment stats give us reason to be gloomy but Christopher’s work gives us all reason to hope. Highly recommend you give it a listen
🆕The unemployment rate for people aged 18-24 in the UK has hit 14% - the highest since 2020. 🎧Dropping on Wednesday - can the NEETs crisis be solved? We speak to Christopher Nieper, who sponsored one of Britain’s worst-performing schools in a struggling town... and in 2024,
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Shortbread Media is marvellous and definitely one to watch
Pleased to say that Shortbread Media has been backing up the production effort of the brilliant @PreventionPodc with @BrineHealth and @JimBethell. Two former health ministers consider health and politics Plus guests - here’s the boss of NHS England:
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An impressive, if depressing piece from @ShippersUnbound. But the quote from a serving official using a ‘virginity’ analogy in the Mandelson/Epstein fallout and the authority of the PM just makes me question how rotten the heart of Government is. Anyone remember there were
The biggest piece I’ve written for the Spectator - 3,500 words on how Starmer blew it. Packed with new details, telling quotes and analysis - every last bit of it from a Labour source
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