Partner at Apella Advisors Columnist for the Times and Spectator Fellow of the Social Market Foundationhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkirkup.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkirkup.bsky.social/post/3leqtv2ffgk22Silence is deafening on Covid school closures https://www.thetimes.com/article/5a939c7a-c9f9-402d-8247-42a43f3e1119?shareToken=7e3c0e3c7dccf5463ee73dbec4bb398302 Jan 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:q7vu3ucgjb62bcl2tm72dnut/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqtv2ffgk22https://bsky.app/profile/jkirkup.bsky.social/post/3lciqvu6zd225 The persistent focus on Rachel Reeves’ CV and the rush to excuse James McMurdock combine to tell a dismal story of our politics and culture. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-wont-the-jokes-about-rachel-reevess-cv-go-away/04 Dec 2024 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:q7vu3ucgjb62bcl2tm72dnut/app.bsky.feed.post/3lciqvu6zd225https://bsky.app/profile/jkirkup.bsky.social/post/3lcgmizstuc26Wes Streeting giving the best speech to a Spectator Parliamentarian dinner I think I’ve seen. And I was here for Theresa May’s speech on Boris and the dog.03 Dec 2024 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:q7vu3ucgjb62bcl2tm72dnut/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgmizstuc26