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Aug 11 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Whichever UK city gets to host #Eurovision in partnership with Ukraine next Spring, can we make this the "Welcomers Eurovision", by putting #HomesForUkraine hosts and guests right at the heart of it? (Press Association)
expressandstar.com/entertainment/…
More on the "Welcomers Eurovision" vision for the 2023 contest, from new @britishfuture report for the @Spiritof2012 power of events inquiry. More info & our full report here
spiritof2012.org.uk/seizing-the-mo…
How to make this a Welcomers Eurovision next year with #HomesforUkraine My @CapX blog on lessons from this summer of events for future opportunities
capx.co/the-power-of-b…
Read the Seizing the Moment report on why events matter for social connection & shared identity here
More on the new report on the power of events
britishfuture.org/events-like-co…
Within & beyond the final host city, a Welcomers Eurovision could see civic celebrations to thank and recognise #HomesforUkraine hosts & guests as part of "Eurovision fan zone" events hosted in cities around the country next Spring

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Aug 12
I don't know what examples of antisemitism in civil service (a serious allegation). Generally on anti-semitism govt policy is to curtail legal but harmful speech when racist (eg unis must adopt IHRA) in contrast to its other slogans about not curtailing legal but harmful content.
Presumably some kind of cultural change effort, such as training in the workplace, to root out anti-semitism, if such a risk. There is a tension between challenging all such activity as Whitehall waste & wokeness then being especially vigilant about one important strand of racism
Most anti-semitic speech and most racist speech is legal speech. Govermment ministers have never tried to reconcile the principles or practical resolution at the boundaries of the academic freedom Bill, the IHRA commitment, and the online harms Bill
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Aug 11
Windfall Tax on Energy (linked to relief on bills) versus Corporation Tax Cut (£17+ bn) looks like a significant political opportunity for opposition parties: the public start pretty sceptical of the Truss position on both of these fronts.
YouGov report its 82% to 7% so Liz Truss could be said to be being commendably unusual in sticking to her principles in the face of the polls, but her MPs in marginal seats may be nervous about that scale of support
An interesting test of "elite cues" theory as to how far an incoming Conservative Prime Minister - by calling it a "Labour idea" - can significantly cut Conservative voter support for a windfall tax on energy from 82% in this YouGov poll. Conservative opposition is 8%
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Aug 11
Lots of interesting details and nuances in this Pew study of comparative Covid attitudes.
By 68-32 people in the UK think this country handled the pandemic well. UK is on the comparative median. US more divided. (I think this is about society/people, all of us)
Assessments of how we did improved over time: better in 2022 than 2020. (Relief it might be finally over).
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Aug 11
"Meet Richie Saint, a capable, charming but ultimately imaginary politician bidding to be prime minister of this country". Whether the Tory party would be 'ready for Richie' could help to settle the question about race in this race. Me @EasternEye
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New research from @Moreincommon_ @LukeTryl

I could vote for a party led by ethnic minority
Yes, 84% v 8%

I think most voters could? Yes, 54% to 33%

Progressive activists most pessimistic about others
95% would, but only 48% think most voters could too
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This thread was my attempt at a comprehensive review of the relevant evidence. I think there are 8 pieces of data which seem conclusive, that a minority candidate can win, and 1 piece of evidence for a potential marginal penalty/hurdle within that.
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Aug 11
The Braverman speech makes a common conflation.

BUT

There is *very* strong evidence of unconscious bias (in recruitment)

There is very little evidence as to whether unconscious bias training is effective/ineffective in addressing it.
Braverman says *asking* for evidence is treated as suspicious. Its fine to *ask* for evidence.

Tony Sewell's response to me putting this question to him: he thinks this is a point of agreement, and it is in his report (the CV discrimination) evidence

britishfuture.org/racism-exists-…
David Goodhart has said that he does not know of anybody serious who has looked at the CV evidence without concluding that it provides clear evidence that there is a significant finding of unconscious bias
csi.nuff.ox.ac.uk/?p=1299
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