Jesse Norman
@Jesse_Norman
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MP, fmr Paymaster-General, academic, writer, campaigner. Latest book THE WINDING STAIR -- "a tour de force" (Spectator).
Hereford
Joined September 2009
Not sure that Francis Bacon should be a model for anyone in politics! But otherwise this is a cracking lit crit/political start to 2025 from @Telegraph. Still time to load up on copies for the New Year.
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RT @george_yarrow: @residentadviser @Jesse_Norman is a rate bird in modern politics, having written biographies of both Smith and Burke. Yo…
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RT @PJTheEconomist: So depressing that Scottish & UK govts persist in increasing damaging taxes on property transactions. Makes it far more…
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I feel pulled by both sides of the Assisted Dying Bill. But no one can sensibly contest the many failures and defects of the way the Bill is being pushed through Parliament.
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This is magnificent. What a tribute to Dr Knight and his students. And what a way to end your career.
Yesterday, after 34+ years of excellence in teaching & research, Dr Julian Knight gave his last organic chemistry lecture at Newcastle. Then this happened...😍 Thanks so much to Julian, and all the staff and students that turned out to wish him well in his retirement! #WeAreNCL
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RT @Jeremy_Hunt: This is an absolute tragedy. The government have reneged on a deal I negotiated in 2023 and the UK has lost a factory and…
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RT @resfoundation: Government borrowing for Dec was £3.2bn higher than the OBR forecast. Borrowing is now running £4.1bn higher than it fo…
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@tweetwatcher761 @nmdacosta Thank you. This provides further support for the position outlined in the House just before the Bill's second reading
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RT @HEPI_news: “I think of @nmite_ac as the small modular nuclear reactor of higher education: a pocket-sized powerhouse able both to spr…
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RT @oflynnsocial: BTW, I thought Kemi Badenoch was terrific on @CamillaTominey show on GB News. Got dragged a tiny bit into a row with Refo…
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Three of the week's economic embarrassments -- and why the Government's defence of the Attorney General in relation to recusal on advice to Gerry Adams entirely misses the point.
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RT @RobertJenrick: The Attorney General has refused to answer basic questions about his conflicts of interest. So I’ve asked the Cabinet S…
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RT @covidinquiryuk: Today, we will hear evidence from witnesses: Dame Kate Bingham, Dr Mary Ramsay, Susannah Storey and Charlet Crichton.…
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