Philip Collins
@PhilipJCollins1
Thoughts at http://lookstranger.substack.com Cricket at http://roundthewicket.substack.com Writer-in-chief, The Draft (@thedraftwriters) Columnist, The Observer
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On small party politics. observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
My Observer column. On small party politics.
@PhilipJCollins1 on why Keir needs to think big to avert the new wave of small party politics @ObserverUK observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
It’s a crying shame for the chancellor Churchill was a prolific weeper and Obama’s propensity to cry in public did him no harm. If only Rachel Reeves were offered the same treatment. @PhilipJCollins1 observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
@PhilipJCollins1 in brilliant form. Ministers make all policy…if they are strong enough. This reminder annihilates the Juliet Samuel article in today’s Times that our history of nuclear policy was totally in the hands of obstructive civil servants observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
Does the spending review prove that Rachel Reeves rewired her “Treasury brain”? Not entirely, argues @PhilipJCollins1 observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
In 7/7 @Ldn_Ambulance Service and the @metpoliceuk used different #Jargon terms. The Public struggled to understand the messages relayed as they used needless professional vernacular. @PhilipJCollins1 @EUSpeechwriters #GCSEMedicine could save lives … 👇 tinyurl.com/3cjtd3fs
#Terrorism 7/7 and a lesson in the value of #PlainEnglish - the 7 July Review by the @LondonAssembly specifically referred to the unnecessary use of jargon as a major reason the response from the emergency services was not as fast as it might have been. #Right2Life #GCSEMedicine
The many virtues and the one big flaw of books from the campaign. observer.co.uk/culture/books/…
Good old Phil Collins More than ever, deserves a Knighthood, no really he does #LiveAid40
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I think I am exactly the right person to note, with a little surprise, that Against All Odds is a tremendous song.
Labour has refused to rule out a wealth tax. Last year, @PhilipJCollins1 recommended a single levy on the wealthiest households with a net worth of £10m or more. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/economic…
'And, on her current course, Truss is charting her way to oblivion.' An excellent assessment by @PhilipJCollins1 of Liz Truss's bonkers post premiership. Have you seen this, @exPremiers?
Invariably when political cliche mongers say "let X be X" the problem is that X is already being X and we need to find a way to make them better than that.
More than 100 Labour MPs have signed an amendment to halt the government’s planned welfare changes. As @PhilipJCollins1 wrote in March, it’s no surprise—the Labour party has a historic attachment to the welfare system. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/69561…
The return of Speech Unspun. Hegseth's press conference: observer.co.uk/news/internati…
Farewell to one of the greatest pianists – Alfred Brendel has died aged 94. The Czech-born pianist was one of the great musicians of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, renowned for his interpretations of the keyboard works of Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt and…
Looking forward to starting a Masters in #AI ethics at @Cambridge_Uni this Autumn alongside my fantastic job @BBCNews and would love to hear from anyone in the field!
@PhilipJCollins1 - everything you need to know about Joe Root @ObserverUK observer.co.uk/news/profile/a…