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Who sets immigration policy?
Our immigration rules are collapsing under legal activism and political cowardice
Sep 24 • Tom Jones
6

Is Britain is breaking apart?
I hope I'm wrong
Sep 22 • Tom Jones
5
Kemi's rural retreat
It's trimming time for the Blue Hedge
Sep 19 • Tom Jones
6
Against esoteric Skinnerism
We should not mistake a big personality for meaningful politics
Sep 17 • Tom Jones
8
Tanked
Footnotes to myself
Sep 15 • Tom Jones
1
Will lowering the voting age backfire on Labour?
Paywalled postscript; distributional democracy
Sep 12 • Tom Jones
5
We’ve automated our first MP. Who’s next?
Paywalled Postscript: ChatGPTMP
Sep 8 • Tom Jones
2
Migration is uneconomic growth
When something grows it gets bigger
Sep 5 • Tom Jones
9
Do Reform want more immigration?
Is the party a sheep in wolf's clothing?
Sep 3 • Tom Jones
8
What if they knew?
People underestimate migration by 10 times
Sep 1 • Tom Jones
17
Gurkhas, Afghans and Britain's Imperial Hangover
The damaging myth of the “martial races”
Aug 27 • Tom Jones
6
The Tyranny of Tinny TikToks
The Quiet Carriage is turning up the volume
Aug 26 • Tom Jones
9
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