British political correspondent, @TheEconomist. Chairman of the @housmansoc. Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. Get in touch: hugogye@economist.com
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In @TheEconomist this week, I look at govt plans to ban social media for children
Starmer is at risk of sending serious mixed messages on Britain's approach to tech - a classic example of his vanilla populism
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In @TheEconomist this week, I look at govt plans to ban social media for children
Starmer is at risk of sending serious mixed messages on Britain's approach to tech - a classic example of his vanilla populism
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'All his favourite painters had smoked—Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne. None had died young, which is how he justified it to himself.'
Jun 12
Britain’s boldest and most innovative painter died on June 11th, aged 88 economist.com/obituary/2026/…
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The United Kingdom has an extraordinarily proud military history. It commands our respect. There is again a great need for more British military strength in this critical time. We urge the UK to meet that need with urgency, scale, and determination. 1/
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Jun 12
If the Government needs more money for defence, could it go back to welfare spending?
Good news is that Meg Hillier- who led last year’s benefits revolt- has said that Labour MPs are ready to back reform.
Story link in tweet below👇
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RT @MayorofLondon: A true icon and revolutionary of British art who never stopped reinventing his work.
From his training at the Royal Col…
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Govt line is that tech/AI adoption will only work for Britain if the public has confidence that it is safe
True as far as it goes - but the rhetoric is very muddy at the moment and that could knock confidence from the firms which (like it or not) we need to invest in UK
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Read the piece here: economist.com/britain/2026/0…
(Caveat of course that the policy details have yet to emerge - but direction of travel is v clear as first reported by @kateferguson4 a few weeks ago)
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Jun 12
David Hockney gone. The last great Englishman. Apart from Gazza.
Was just at his show at the Serpentine on Sunday and it was just wonderful - do go, it's free
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British artist David Hockney has died aged 88, his publicist has said
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06…
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Jun 12
In his ever brilliant column, @patrickkmaguire has obtained a memo from one of Starmer’s closest allies advising him what to say on Friday.
thetimes.com/article/7989fac…
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Jun 11
John Healey’s resignation had a feeling of the inevitable about it. It is another blow to the waning authority of Sir Keir Starmer economist.com/britain/2026/0…
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This is predictably great.
Whatever happened to "No Popery"? – I have written for @unherd about the Catholic Andy Burnham.
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I've been interested in this topic for years x.com/HugoGye/status/1307969…
Boris Johnson, who was baptised a Roman Catholic, has baptised his own son at a Catholic church. There has *never* been an openly practising Catholic prime minister of the UK...........
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Jun 11
LIZZY BUCHAN: John Healey's resignation is a bomb under Keir Starmer's leadership
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/s…
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Jun 11
Fundamentally, the British right has bet that the British public are, for want of a better word, bastards economist.com/britain/2026/0…
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Jun 11
NEW: Allies of John Healey tell me there is “absolutely” no chance of him running for the Labour leadership. So that puts that to bed.
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Jun 11
Healey resignation letter says DIP settlement "falls well short of what is required for defence and the country" and that UK would be spending just 2.68% of GDP in 2030. Another serious blow to Starmer.
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