Business editor, New Statesmanhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mlmalmp2t22yBut he said he'd introduce legislation that could allow the nationalisation of an outdated steel plant, subject to a public interest test! What else do you people want?! https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/westminster/2026/05/its-happening11 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmalmp2t22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mlfw6r5tak2qFollow my colleague @meganekenyon.bsky.social for live updates on this weekend's festival of recrimination and backstabbing https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/05/tracked-the-labour-mps-calling-for-keir-starmer-to-go09 May 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfw6r5tak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mlfvdy77sk2c🗳️ ConstituencyClick 548/650 — Secretary of State 🟨🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 play.jmoxley.co.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfvdy77sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkpmdtg3w22mFrom my colleague @anooshc.bsky.social's clear-eyed report from Golders Green, a paragraph that deserves re-reading and reiterating: this is a primary school in London. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2026/04/terror-in-suburbia30 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpmdtg3w22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkpln5wy4s2kIf only there was another way to make a boat move [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpln5wy4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mko26uclfk26Maybe the REAL scandal was the ambassadorial candidates we didn't hire along the way https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/04/morgan-mcsweeney-cant-believe-the-prince-of-darkness-betrayed-him29 Apr 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko26uclfk26https://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkmwbni5jk2uIf you look closely, you might spot a Very Subtle Analogy for current events https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/04/morgan-mcsweeney-cant-believe-the-prince-of-darkness-betrayed-him29 Apr 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmwbni5jk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkkgt4no7s2sIf you search this site for Morgan McSweeney's name at the moment you'll notice a real waterfall of coincidences, as account after account independently decides to post the same article at the same time 🤔28 Apr 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkgt4no7s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkk6fqguks25Philip Barton says he has no memory of Morgan McSweeney saying "just fucking approve it", and that McSweeney never called him about the Mandelson appointment. However, he's also said of the appointment: “I was presented with a decision and told to get on with it. There was no space for dialogue.”28 Apr 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk6fqguks25https://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkfeyvqtpk2uYou might think involving Silicon Valley in the education of millions of kids sounds risky, but Nick Clegg is on board. Has he considered the political implications? - Nope Does he regret allowing the UK to lose its AI sovereignty? - Uh uh https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/nick-clegg-is-not-sorry-about-the-ai-revolution26 Apr 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfeyvqtpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkf2agaijc2mI did not Relish the opportunity to attend Rees-Mogg on tour https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/04/jacob-rees-mogg-relishes-the-limelight26 Apr 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkf2agaijc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mkb25lcjtk2uIt's a sunny Friday evening, time to kick back and -psssshhht- crack open a frosty can of Clegg https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/nick-clegg-is-not-sorry-about-the-ai-revolution24 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb25lcjtk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mka7ubhqvk2yA very interesting story from the FT this morning. In my recent reporting I have found AI companies hold considerable influence in Westminster and that No10 (esp while McSweeney was there) was dedicated to a closer relationship with Silicon Valley https://www.newstatesman.com/technology/2026/04/the-silent-coup [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka7ubhqvk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mka2ptdpvs2uAbandon all hope, ye who buyeth a ticket for... "Mogg Unbuttoned" 🤢🤢🤮 🤮 https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/04/jacob-rees-mogg-relishes-the-limelight24 Apr 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka2ptdpvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjz7l3lezs2aDon't get upset 🤬, it's not an authoritarian "smoking ban" It's a cut to a regressive tax 😀 https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2023/10/smoking-is-a-tax21 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7l3lezs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjz2bnktjk2hIt's a disaster that could only have been foreseen by, what, 30 million people https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/whos-afraid-of-olly-robbins21 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz2bnktjk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjywgcwwpc2fI am determined to ask the difficult questions that everyone else is also asking https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/whos-afraid-of-olly-robbins21 Apr 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjywgcwwpc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mju54f62i22e(Attenborough voice) It's at this time of year that a familiar species returns to London. BRRRAAARRRP And there he is: the Wanker on an Insanely Loud Quad Bike BBBURRAARRRAP This could be a territorial or mating display. Or perhaps he's just telling other Wankers he'd like to run someone over19 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju54f62i22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjtqqtemh22qOutrageous SMUT in this week's round-up as @anooshc.bsky.social and I trade double entendres over a Labour backbencher's plan to SEX UP parliament. Also messiah complexes, defence spending and some lobster news https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-from-the-new-statesman/id630596898?i=100076214971319 Apr 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtqqtemh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjthy3smi22f🤔 https://www.newstatesman.com/business/2026/04/insider-trading-on-the-iran-war-polymarket [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjthy3smi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjs25loyrs2dWriting a depressing novel is easy, you just make sad things happen and this forces your readers to have feelings. This is why most novels are depressing, and funny novels, of which @lukekennard.bsky.social's Black Bag is a nice example, are rare. Really enjoyed this book.18 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs25loyrs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/willdunn.bsky.social/post/3mjp7fg673s2nIt took a 700-mile round trip to make this joke, but the reaction from the fans made it all worthwhile [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:4tas5uo2yna67ptrzurf62as/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp7fg673s2n