Stephen Bush

@stephenkb

Associate editor and columnist @FinancialTimes. Tweet about politics, policy, culture, nerd stuff. Tongue mostly in cheek. Get my newsletter here 👇

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · 11 h

Brilliant and perceptive Inside Politics by @OilSheppard: ft.com/content/0e8e0d…

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 22

Fab Inside Politics by @GeorgeWParker: ft.com/content/fc444f…

stephenkb's tweet card. Plus, Nigel Farage’s policy announcements come under the microscope — will his numbers stack up?

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 21

Great Inside Politics by @PickardJE ft.com/content/09ce48…

stephenkb's tweet card. Reform threats are rightly worrying green investors, but history tells us party poll rankings can be far from accurate

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 18

Really interesting by @jburnmurdoch on which graduates are currently being hit by rising graduate joblessness: ft.com/content/a9eadb…

stephenkb's tweet card. Unpicking the puzzle of increasing junior white-collar unemployment

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Tony Paley@tpaleyfilm · Jul 18

.@KevinTMaher ‘has more than a thousand DVDs - and he’s never getting rid of them’ Hear! hear!

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 17

The political repercussions of John McCarthy: fantastic column by @robertshrimsley ft.com/content/50e009…

stephenkb's tweet card. A new class of imperilled white-collar workers could radically reshape British democracy

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David@TheHonn · Jul 14

How magical thinking came for net zero critics via @FT - with comments neatly illustrating the point ⁦@stephenkb⁩ is making on.ft.com/3TAxYwp

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 14

Looking forward to this, in which I try and find different ways to say 'was it ever?'

IInstitute for Fiscal Studies@TheIFS · Jul 14

EVENT: Labour’s first year in power: is this still a mission-driven government? 📆 Join our joint IFS @instituteforgov event tomorrow at 10:30am on Labour's first year in power, chaired by @DrHannahWhite with @HelenMiller_IFS, @gemmatetlow & @stephenkb: ifs.org.uk/events/labours…

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 11

Great lunch by @PickardJE ft.com/content/841862…

stephenkb's tweet card. The entrepreneur on his Labour party donations, the case for green growth — and taking Elon Musk to court

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 10

It's not dark yet, but it's getting there: ft.com/content/1d92a4…

stephenkb's tweet card. Reform’s success depends on signs its future is brighter and mid-career politicians jumping ship is a big one

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 9

Some thoughts on the triple lock in today’s note: ft.com/content/f0a80a…

stephenkb's tweet card. Difficulty of curbing growing state spending on a policy tied to broader problem of ageism

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 3

Terrific column by @robertshrimsley: ft.com/content/c04719…

stephenkb's tweet card. If the double act is no longer working, the core problem may not be Reeves

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Stephen Bush@stephenkb · Jul 2

Very grateful to @JonathanEley , who has written today’s insightful and important Inside Politics: ft.com/content/4610af…

stephenkb's tweet card. Ministers want to get the sick into work, but without proper support for chronic illness the costs will increase elsewhere

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