#Policy

鍾翔宇 Xiangyu

notXiangyu

Thread on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact:1. In August, 1939, Stalin called on the UK and France to form an anti-fascist alliance. It was only after they rejected this proposal that the

geoffrey gertz

geoffreygertz

This is going to be an interesting case to watch. And dynamic Gordon highlights - locals close to the project favor investment, those more concerned with broader 'national security' interests

Charles Grant

CER_Grant

Both sides in the Brexit talks seem to be suffering from a dearth of intel on what the other side is really thinking. At the moment, EU may not appreciate

Dan Gardner

dgardner

1/ Want to understand a big reason why so many governments are responding so poorly to the pandemic? Here's a question from the Cognitive Reflection Test: 2/ "In a lake,

John Hudson

John_Hudson

SCOOP: Biden will seek a five-year extension with Russia on New START, a critical nuclear arms treaty that expires in 15 days. Biden is also preparing to impose costs on

Jon Pike

runthinkwrite

1) So, I've had a discussion with @jasonintrator where we agreed that there is an important difference between thin (ie non-evaluative) trans-exclusion and thick (bad) transphobia. Not all trans-exclusive views

Richard Wyn Jones

RWynJones

The UK govt’s paper on free speech in Unis (with implications for Wales) is getting a lot of attention. Worth noting then that an important part of the evidence-base on

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

For the people who think I only started to wrestle with this "experts in a democracy" problem just a few years ago, this is from a book review I wrote

Tim Lord

timbolord

New @institutegc report out today: “UK Net Zero Strategy – the 11 questions it must answer” – building on my experience from the last 3 HMG climate strategies (in particular

CPRE Staffordshire

StaffsCPRE

Having read through lots of public comments in response to planning applications, I don't recall anyone opposing new housing because it would reduce the price of their house. For greenfield

Tom Tugendhat

TomTugendhat

Our people need strategic depth. Whether in defence or health we need to push our borders as far from our nation as possible. For defence it's clear how we achieve

Tom Mills

ta_mills

One response to (one finding in) our BBC Twitter paper is to say: 'So what? Of course BBC reporters follow the ruling party. They are newsworthy because they are the

Shoaib M Khan

ShoaibMKhan

New govt commission on racial inequalities is being set up by a No 10 adviser who has cast doubt on existence of institutional racism and condemned previous such inquiries. It

Dr Catherine Haddon

cath_haddon

New report out this morning with @tom_sasse and @AlexNicest Science advice in a crisis. Govt benefitted from a system of science advice that adjusted extraordinarily under the circumstances.But it has

Lillian Li

lillianmli

1) Let's talk about Tesla's China strategy. There's a few questions here - why did the Chinese government actively encourage them to set up in Shanghai? What's in it for

Tia Duke

MsTiaDuke

If truly trying to dismantle anti-Black Racism it cannot be that the same people who don’t/didn’t seem to think it is a problem or notice it’s seriousness until now -

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.