Will Hutton
@williamnhutton
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Political economist, author, Observer columnist, President of the Academy of Social Sciences and host of the We Society podcast. All views are my own!
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Joined November 2009
RT @ObserverUK: Be confident that a new age of Enlightenment is possible. The principles that opened the door to modernity were great in 17….
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The principles that opened the door to modernity were great in 1784 and remain great in 2025
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As the populist challenge mounts across the west, time to reassert the best of our values. To dare to know - and not dare to surrender to rank prejudice. Be confident that a new age of Enlightenment is possible
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The principles that opened the door to modernity were great in 1784 and remain great in 2025
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Van Morrison , 80 today, has provided the musical soundtrack of my life ( as he has for millions) - ever reliably accentuating the highs and comforting me during the lows. Just want to say thank you Van, congratulations on making 80 and Happy Birthday. Too late to stop now!.
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Is Greta Thunberg anti-semitic to protest events in Gaza? It won’t stick. Worse it rebounds on the Israeli government for continually trying to use this profound charge to denigrate its critics. It loses the moral high ground rather than holding it .
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The 22-year-old and other activists are setting sail on the largest flotilla to Gaza on Sunday, despite having been detained by Israeli forces and deported when they approached on a British-flagged...
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I love MarshFamilySongs. You really are Britain at its best as little Bobby Jenryk tries to raise the colours! Brilliant lyrics. Keep on going.
We are calling this "Raise the Colours (or, The Ballad of Little Bobby Jenrick)" - it's a musical commentary on #raisethecolours celebrating @RobertJenrick's latest antics, with a ukelele gradually going out of tune. 🇬🇧🏴
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Another potentially great tech company lost to Britain - part of an avalanche. This is a much greater economic problem than debt and tax: our economic future is at stake Oxford university spinout OrganOx sold to Japanese group Terumo for $1.5bn via @FT.
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Co-founder says sale to medtech company will accelerate global adoption of its transplantation technology
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RT @davidyelland: Angela Rayner is hated by one or two national newspaper editors. They have teams on her. She has her privacy invaded and….
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So to be educated, to read and study the wisdom of the ages is to be part of an out-of-touch Brahmin elite? I admire Matthew Syed’s writing, but here he bends to ultimately dark forces. Common sense voters see the abject folly of the West’s purity spiral.
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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This is an incredible indictment of the man Trump calls a war hero. Open the transcript and read for yourself. Famine. Created by Israel. UN Relief Chief says Gaza famine “must spur the world to urgent action” | OCHA
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Remarks on Gaza at the UN press briefing and Q&A by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
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If you are in Edinburgh you have five nights left to see the brilliant Holly Redford-Jones and her celebration of dancing in a lesbian bar. Full declaration: she was one of my former students. Always thought she was destined for great things!
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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Don’t agree with Ben Wallace on much but on Putin/Ukraine/Trump he is spot on. Scathing about Trump - rightly. Important and illuminating thread.
Things to remember and to watch for in Washington today. 1. It is assessed by many Military leaders in Nato , UK & US that for Putin to take by force the 4 Oblasts will take a further 2 million Russian Casualties & 4.4 years. Without Trump , Putin doesn’t hold all the cards 1/9.
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The rights dominant, passionate story is the economy is tanking because of government uselessness: instead it is showing underlying resilience. Yet its story sticks. Labour must respond in kind. Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts | The Observer
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The economy is faring rather better than Labour’s media detractors would have you believe
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The Alaska Summit was a debacle - a humiliation for the US and the west. Putin took the opportunity to explain the legitimacy of his land grab, was hailed as an equal and staved off sanctions. A triumph for him.The only gain is that Trump must see he is being played for a fool.
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One of the most important financial news stories of the month - the Uk is starting to create pension superfunds, the beginnings of national economic recovery. Seven UK local authority pension funds to combine assets with bigger manager via @FT.
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Talks with Border to Coast come as Rachel Reeves pushes for consolidation of Local Government Pension Scheme
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A young person who I respect enormously - apolitical but appalled by the latest twist in Gaza events - unexpectedly texted to say they were there yesterday. Now fearful and bewildered. ‘Good ’ was now ‘ bad’ - and ‘ bad’ now ‘good’, Morality and our values upended. What to.
Nick, a retired NHS nurse, likely arrested yesterday. He is petrified. His interview is so moving:. “If not now, when?”.“We must say in our thousands, enough is enough”.“End the slaughter”.“End the massacre”. Nick is speaking for humanity. He is speaking for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Is immigration all that matters? The inability to grow a tech economy? The flood of misinformation on social media? The decline in conscientiousness? Wealth inequality? The criminal justice system? Spare us this daily gaslighting and all the poison that flows from it.
Labour’s approval rating is collapsing because of three words. Mass uncontrolled immigration.
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If you can’t read his article behind the paywall here is Fraser Nelson talking about it. The most telling parts are the graphs….
“I would make the rather unpopular argument that this is an amazing country and broadly speaking, there has never been a better time to live in it.” . @FraserNelson explores why the right are depicting Britain as lawless, despite progress made in reducing crime. @ChloeTilley
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this song has been stuck in my head all day and now it's stuck in yours
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RT @PJTheEconomist: Great to see from @Samfr As @TheIFS analysis suggested impact of VAT on private schools has been small. Our analysis….
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Shame this article is behind a pay wall. From poor air quality to knife crime, everything is improving. The UK is a pretty good country- why the numbers leaving are at record lows. Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different story.
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