Rishi Sunak, technocrat.
It's astonishing in how many areas the last government's response to difficult problems was just to abandon governing: to stop processing asylum claims, stop setting realistic budgets, ignore critical warnings from the prison system, and ultimately scuttle the ship by bringing forward the election.
This is what the increase in decisions and interviews following the election looks like. The drop off in May, June and July was because the Illegal Migration Act had prevented officials from processing any claims. The new government undid that, getting the system going again.
November 28, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Rishi Sunak, technocrat.
Some people appear to believe the implication of this post is "Rishi Sunak is good" or "Rishi Sunak was a good PM". It is very much the opposite: that's what makes it embarrassing.
September 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Some people appear to believe the implication of this post is "Rishi Sunak is good" or "Rishi Sunak was a good PM". It is very much the opposite: that's what makes it embarrassing.
Come on, this is pretty standard for any world leader, except Rishi Sunak
September 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Come on, this is pretty standard for any world leader, except Rishi Sunak
I think it should be a source of deep embarrassment – and perhaps even shame – that Rishi Sunak has spoken out on this before Andy Burnham has.
Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
September 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I think it should be a source of deep embarrassment – and perhaps even shame – that Rishi Sunak has spoken out on this before Andy Burnham has.
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’
Bravo Rishi Sunak
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
Bravo Rishi Sunak
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test
I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers
www.thetimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’
Bravo Rishi Sunak
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
Bravo Rishi Sunak
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
Rishi Sunak was not a technocrat.
Revealed: Only half of checked asylum decisions now meet the Home Office's internal quality standards
Figures have plummeted after processing shortcuts were introduced for Rishi Sunak’s backlog pledge, and appeals are rocketing
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Figures have plummeted after processing shortcuts were introduced for Rishi Sunak’s backlog pledge, and appeals are rocketing
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards
Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Rishi Sunak was not a technocrat.
1 year on. Doesn't time fly.
May 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
1 year on. Doesn't time fly.
Rishi Sunak absolutely bodied by BBC Sport live text
May 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Rishi Sunak absolutely bodied by BBC Sport live text
i wonder what the former pm is up to... oh
August 24, 2026 at 10:51 AM
i wonder what the former pm is up to... oh
Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer.
I'd genuinely be better. #VoteBinface
I'd genuinely be better. #VoteBinface
April 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, Starmer.
I'd genuinely be better. #VoteBinface
I'd genuinely be better. #VoteBinface
Rishi-dr-death-Sunak wants to cut welfare benefits for the sick and disabled to fund defence spending
I have a better idea, a wealth tax on those with more than £10m
Sunak is worth over £250 million, a 5% wealth tax would not change his quality of life one bit
I have a better idea, a wealth tax on those with more than £10m
Sunak is worth over £250 million, a 5% wealth tax would not change his quality of life one bit
March 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Rishi-dr-death-Sunak wants to cut welfare benefits for the sick and disabled to fund defence spending
I have a better idea, a wealth tax on those with more than £10m
Sunak is worth over £250 million, a 5% wealth tax would not change his quality of life one bit
I have a better idea, a wealth tax on those with more than £10m
Sunak is worth over £250 million, a 5% wealth tax would not change his quality of life one bit
It would be helpful if the headline pointed out it was actually Rishi Sunak who dropped this in 2023
UK government drops healthy eating push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
UK government drops healthy eating push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
Government legal guidance urging retailers in England to offer millions of consumers deals and discounts on minimally processed and nutritious food has been dropped after a lobbying campaign by the world’s biggest ultra-processed food firms, the Guardian can reveal.
Ahead of new regulations banning junk food promotions from October, the Department of Health and Social Care issued advice to thousands of shops, supermarkets, online retailers and other businesses to help them comply with the law. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It would be helpful if the headline pointed out it was actually Rishi Sunak who dropped this in 2023
Rishi Sunak announced Teesworks as his flagship Brexit freeport as Chancellor in 2021. Over £600m in public money followed. The freeport is now effectively closed.
The site is being repurposed as an AI Growth Zone. The named partner: Anthropic.
europeanpowell.substack.com/p/sunak-buil...
The site is being repurposed as an AI Growth Zone. The named partner: Anthropic.
europeanpowell.substack.com/p/sunak-buil...
Sunak Built Teesside Freeport. Now He Advises Anthropic, The Company Positioned To Take the Profit.
In 2021, Rishi Sunak stood at Teesworks and announced his flagship Brexit freeport.
europeanpowell.substack.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Rishi Sunak announced Teesworks as his flagship Brexit freeport as Chancellor in 2021. Over £600m in public money followed. The freeport is now effectively closed.
The site is being repurposed as an AI Growth Zone. The named partner: Anthropic.
europeanpowell.substack.com/p/sunak-buil...
The site is being repurposed as an AI Growth Zone. The named partner: Anthropic.
europeanpowell.substack.com/p/sunak-buil...
£2.26 billion - Keir Starmer approves a UK loan to Ukraine to help with their defence
£4.79 billion - Rishi Sunak gives in COVID support to companies that are based off shore and so don't pay UK taxes
I'll take Starmer over Rishi-Chancellor-Dr-Death-Sunak any day of the week
£4.79 billion - Rishi Sunak gives in COVID support to companies that are based off shore and so don't pay UK taxes
I'll take Starmer over Rishi-Chancellor-Dr-Death-Sunak any day of the week
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
£2.26 billion - Keir Starmer approves a UK loan to Ukraine to help with their defence
£4.79 billion - Rishi Sunak gives in COVID support to companies that are based off shore and so don't pay UK taxes
I'll take Starmer over Rishi-Chancellor-Dr-Death-Sunak any day of the week
£4.79 billion - Rishi Sunak gives in COVID support to companies that are based off shore and so don't pay UK taxes
I'll take Starmer over Rishi-Chancellor-Dr-Death-Sunak any day of the week
Rishi Sunak strongly feels we should be more grateful to Rishi Sunak
October 30, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Rishi Sunak strongly feels we should be more grateful to Rishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch’s first approval ratings as Tory leader worse than Sunak and Johnson
Kemi Badenoch’s first approval ratings as Tory leader worse than Sunak and Johnson
Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularity
Kemi Badenoch’s personal approval ratings at the start of her Tory leadership are worse than those recorded by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson at the…
dlvr.it
November 16, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Kemi Badenoch’s first approval ratings as Tory leader worse than Sunak and Johnson
You know what? Fuck it. If Rishi Sunak is willing to say the thing before any ostensibly progressive politician, he deserves the credit
Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
September 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
You know what? Fuck it. If Rishi Sunak is willing to say the thing before any ostensibly progressive politician, he deserves the credit
Kisin claims here that for Sunak (or me) to claim to be "English" is "playing directly into the hands of the ethnonationalist right."
Racist? Stupid? Just pathetically disingenuous?
Yes, I am aware "all three" is an option.
www.konstantinkisin.com/p/my-respons...
Racist? Stupid? Just pathetically disingenuous?
Yes, I am aware "all three" is an option.
www.konstantinkisin.com/p/my-respons...
My Response to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak means well but his rhetoric and ideology are helping to create the racialised Britain he is so desperate to avoid.
www.konstantinkisin.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Kisin claims here that for Sunak (or me) to claim to be "English" is "playing directly into the hands of the ethnonationalist right."
Racist? Stupid? Just pathetically disingenuous?
Yes, I am aware "all three" is an option.
www.konstantinkisin.com/p/my-respons...
Racist? Stupid? Just pathetically disingenuous?
Yes, I am aware "all three" is an option.
www.konstantinkisin.com/p/my-respons...
Nevermind Sunak, I’m not convinced that headline is even in English
February 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Nevermind Sunak, I’m not convinced that headline is even in English
Time for the payoff.
Rishi Sunak joins Goldman Sachs as senior adviser
Former UK prime minister returns to bank he worked at before entering politics
www.ft.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Time for the payoff.
I was wrong assuming Sunak would now be living in a California gated community trousering further £ms.
Sunak is an important voice in tackling the absurd racist rhetoric from Restore and Reform.
Sunak is an important voice in tackling the absurd racist rhetoric from Restore and Reform.
Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
September 20, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I was wrong assuming Sunak would now be living in a California gated community trousering further £ms.
Sunak is an important voice in tackling the absurd racist rhetoric from Restore and Reform.
Sunak is an important voice in tackling the absurd racist rhetoric from Restore and Reform.
A reminder that this is the same Rishi Sunak who when he was Prime Minister raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A reminder that this is the same Rishi Sunak who when he was Prime Minister raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years
keir starmer is more transphobic than rishi sunak.
March 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
keir starmer is more transphobic than rishi sunak.