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New post just out: "The Liberal Saviour?" How important was the "Trump Effect" in Canada and Australia? Is there any evidence of it elsewhere? What does it mean for UK politics? (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/the…

New post just out: Today we have a guest post from Ilan Gur, the CEO of the UK's new Advanced Research and Innovation Agency (ARIA). "Three technologies that can change the world" (Free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/thr…

New post from Lawrence Freedman "Follow the Money" Trump in the Middle East and how his obsession with financial deals is changing decades of US policy. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/fol…

New post just out: "On the Brink" Why so many universities are in serious financial trouble. Why it's about to get worse. What the government could do about it. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/on-the-brink…

New post just out: "Running Hot" A guest post today from Ed Balls + his research colleague Dan Turner. It looks at why the US economy has grown so much faster than the UK's (pre-Trump). And what Rachel Reeves can learn from that. (Free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/run…

New post just out from Lawrence Freedman Trumps's Ukraine peace process has failed, as it was always going to. What happens next? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-end-of-t…

My debut piece for the Observer is up on their website. It's on the global crisis of the centre-right and why its lost its way. (Free to read) observer.co.uk/news/politics/…

New post just out: "What would a Reform government be like?" It's time to take the prospect seriously + stop treating them like mere insurgents. It's giving them a free pass to attack without ever having to defend. (£/ free trial) samf.substack.com/p/what-would-a…

Fascinating look at what a Reform government would really mean. Great to see some proper analysis of their plans rather than the easy ride that they have been getting from the media.

This is really good! Polls and local elections results mean there’s a chance of Reform winning but there isn’t much coverage of what a Reform govt will look like/do. The lack of coverage means that, as Sam Freedman puts it, “a billionaire businessmen in Mayfair and a hard-up single mum