#OTD 1945. Election. Clement Attlee defeats Winston Churchill to become Prime Minister. Winning a 146 seat majority he claims "it will give heart to all those all the world over who believe in freedom, democracy and social justice" A thread on 1945 👇🏼

Preparation is the key to success.

Liverpool Philharmonic Cancels 'For the Many' Live Event with me, Lisa Nandy & Jacqui Smith - A Statement dlvr.it/TB87KC

Good line: I believe you have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, but you've got to have the boots. Social Security is the boots.

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Be clear. Nick Macpherson, former Treasury permanent secretary, is confirming Rachel Reeves statement there was a first order cover up about the state of Britain’s public finances. The Tories hid the truth.

Great job for an early career academic in Civil War history working with the brilliant Rachel Shelden

Some folks are saying that Harris has reset the race to where the polling was before the debate. That's no longer true - because Harris is now polling far better than Biden did at any point in 2024 in AZ, GA, NV & NC. 🧵

Thought this was such a fascinating point (from his work on the Lyndon Johnson presidential tapes) - "You realise they didn't lose 20 IQ points when they went from one meeting to the next" - is a critical thing to remember when analysing policy decision.

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The arsonists last night destroyed a Citizens Advice Bureau. For those outside the UK, that's a place where the British public, particularly low income or disadvantaged communities, get free legal advice and support. Staff are devastated. "We're protecting our community"

Yeah. Much as it pains me, because I love what this platform used to be, I think we are getting to the stage where the only sensible thing to do is ban twitter in the UK and EU.

Constitutional history dominated university history departments in Britain until the 1960s. Now it’s making a comeback. ⌛ Last chance to read George Garnett’s new column for free buff.ly/46v5pWS

Walz is the Joe Biden Kamala Harris needed on the ticket. Same vibes, same base. Legit blue collar roots. But solid governing record, military background, and role as a real American hero: a teacher! Also speaks Chinese...he's kind of a Swiss Army Knife candidate. Does it all.

Solid choice. Good (centrist) dad vibes. But don’t get too excited though (my piece in the Sunday Times at the weekend):

Some initial quick thoughts on Walz: 1. Shows the power of social media. Literally drove a news cycle with "weird". 2. Shows the power of being seen as a nice/non-divisive guy. 3. Zero sign he helps electorally. 4. Zero sign he hurts electorally. cnn.com/politics/live-…

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If you've leaving twitter because of Musk please head to Bluesky not threads. A lot of UK politics people (me included - same name) are over there but not on threads.