Stephen Bush It appealed strongly to one voter, but crucially he is now in Rwanda

Intrigued by the voter - liberal, authoritarian, anyone - who 'we gave someone three grand to go to Rwanda - the scheme is working!' is meant to appeal to: ft.com/content/2358fc…

Europeans have more time. Americans have more money. Fascinating exploration by Simon Kuper as to who is getting closer to the good life: ft.com/content/4e319d…

Stephen Bush And you can watch Stephen Bush and colleagues talk about what the local election results tell us about who will win the general election at an Financial Times subscriber webinar on May 12. Register now at ft.com/ukwebinar

The second part of my hour by hour guide to the local election results: what declares on Friday and what’s up for grabs: on.ft.com/3QrPLES

Nap schedule included. 🛌 ✔️

Terrific lines in this piece by robert shrimsley on Yousaf’s fall, but the most important ones are in the final two paragraphs: ft.com/content/12908c…

By popular(ish) demand, bringing back my “what to watch out for on election night” back in tomorrow’s newsletter. Try free here, then just £4.99 a month or free with an FT subscription: ft.com/tryinsidepolit…

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Join Stephen Bush George Parker camilla cavendish & me for a lunchtime webinar on May 8 to discuss what the local election results tell us about who'll win the general election

Register & share your questions now at ft.com/ukwebinar

Filling in for Stephen Bush on the Financial Times Inside Politics newsletter sometimes happens on the day of a huge fascinating story (plus some thoughts on Labour's rail plans) on.ft.com/3xV8J0b

Terrific piece on whether the UK has a sick note culture: ft.com/content/931940…

I should add... Inside Politics and the Political Fix pod are hosting a post-locals live webinar on British politics on May 8

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Starmer faces a tough decision on defence - either to match Sunak's spending pledge & box himself in if Labour wins election...

Or hold firm, but create a helpful dividing line for the Tories...

My Inside Politics newsletter, in Stephen Bush's absence 👇

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⚡️Latest Political Fix episode has just dropped!⚡️

This week we’re talking prime ministers’ legacies: Sunak, Truss & Brown

Plus, is it right to allow MPs a free vote on public health measures?

Stellar Financial Times pod line-up: Stephen Bush Miranda Green Henry Mance & @georgewparker 📻🎧

Terrific Lunch with the FT by George Parker this week: ft.com/content/8e0046…

This is really rather good from Stephen Bush on incompetence.

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Some brief thoughts on what this means for the policy effectiveness and political durability of Sunak’s phased smoking ban: ft.com/content/bf31dd…

Now not all that much difference between the proportion of adults who tell the ONS they smoke (12.9 per cent) and the proportion who admit they take some form of illegal substance (9.5 per cent). More on this in tomorrow's newsletter, try free at ft.com/tryinsidepolit…