Ed Dorrell
@eddorrell.bsky.social
Partner at Public First (education, levelling up and Labour). Quant, qual, political comms. Ex-journo at @tes. Still write a lot.
We are pleased to announce the second digest publication from our latest @uclholocaust.bsky.social research It can be downloaded for free from: holocausteducation.org.uk/research/80-years/ @andypearce.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social @amybraier.bsky.social @eddorrell.bsky.social
'It is time to rethink how we teach the Holocaust’, op ed piece by Centre's @andypearce.bsky.social, via www.schoolmanagementplus.com/teaching-lea... @eddorrell.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social
'It is time to rethink how we teach the Holocaust' | School Management Plus
As survivors' voices fade, we need to be clear about why and how we teach the Holocaust, writes Dr Andy Pearce
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“The idea that the child limit has achieved totemic status among potential Lab-Reform switchers in the Red Wall is for the birds” >> time to end the two child cap. Well said @eddorrell.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/05/two-...
'Ignore stereotypes. Reform-leaning Labour voters dislike the two-child cap' - LabourList
Labour voters of all persuasions, from progressives in Brighton to those in Reform’s sights in Teesside, are ready to back an end to the two-child benefit cap. The decision can’t come quickly enough.
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I've written for @labourlist this week on why Reform-intrigued voters are not in fact the snarling right wingers that the Guardian-readers of London might assume they are. (Also, on why they'll support reversing the two-child benefit cap.) labourlist.org/2025/05/two-...
'Ignore stereotypes. Reform-leaning Labour voters dislike the two-child cap' - LabourList
Labour voters of all persuasions, from progressives in Brighton to those in Reform’s sights in Teesside, are ready to back an end to the two-child benefit cap. The decision can’t come quickly enough.
labourlist.org
Just explaining #Eurovision to my 6 year old daughter: "... and what's more, lots of the songs are funny..." "Like 'Beans, Beans Are Good For Your Heart'?"
Voters know we need sane fiscal policies - but 2025 isn't 2010 and they don't want a repeat of Osborne endlessly banging on about "failing to fix the roof while the sun was shining". They'd like to imagine that ministers do actually want to spend some cash... labourlist.org/2025/05/revi...
'Labour is right to revisit winter fuel. But it needs a wider reset of messaging' - LabourList
Ed Dorrell argues
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Really not sure how I feel about that Chinese flag #snooker
Delighted that I've still got three years left to make the final at the Crucible #snooker
So so so... maybe the long shadow of covid is genuinely in retreat. Could youth mental health be improving? New polling by Public First suggests so.
Will Yates@wjyates72.bsky.social · last yr.Over the last year, Public First have been working with the Coalition for Youth Mental Health in Schools to develop an updated picture of how children's mental health and wellbeing has changed since the pandemic. Today, our report is published in full. www.publicfirst.co.uk/green-roots-...
"From national security to job security to border security to home security to financial security, voters are deeply concerned about a scary world." My latest piece for LabourList: labourlist.org/2025/04/labo...
'Keir Starmer has finally found the right narrative - security is everything' - LabourList
Ed Dorrell argues Labour has now established a frame and a narrative that gives it a fighting chance - security is everything.
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One of my favourite quotes about journalism is, "If a newspaper headline is a question, then the answer is always 'no'. Unless the headline is in the Guardian/Observer, in which case the answer will be 'who cares?'" This is the greatest example I've seen for some time.
My kind of planning reform. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
French parliament adopts bill to bring back village bars
French lawmakers Monday adopted a bill making it easier to open a bar in villages without one, with backers saying it would revive rural socialising, but critics warning of health risks.
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Just published the results of polling we've been doing with teachers and parents on the impact of mobile phones in the classroom. Many stark stats stand out, but here's one: 66% of teachers deal with phone-related interruptions at least 5 times per week. Shocker. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Parents want phone ban in schools to improve classroom behaviour
Most teachers face disruption from phones at least five times a week, new research shows
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"It might leave a bad taste for many supporters, but it was probably the best day of popular politics the Keir Starmer administration has mustered up since July 2024." My take in @labourlist.bsky.social on the politics of the aid/defence switch. labourlist.org/2025/02/aid-...
‘Love it or loathe it, aid cuts and defence cash play well on the doorstep’ - LabourList
Honestly, I wish it weren’t so, but it is. Keir Starmer’s rabbit out of the hat on defence…
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The only thing I'd like to do for a job more than the thing I do now, or the thing I used to do (journalism), is be a historian. Unfortunately, having the attention span of a pineapple would, I fear, be career-limiting.
I wonder how all those passionate Ukraine-backing Conservative politicians who also signalled their support for Trump are feeling now. Trump is selling Zalensky down the river - and in its wake is the last tiny reason anyone might have found to defend Boris Johnson.
Preaching perfect behaviour to your kids, and then behaving like this in a meeting is not exactly modelling what you hope your students to become... x.com/Ed_Dorrell/s...
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Public First’s landmark study on conspiracies and disinformation in classrooms and among young people (led by @eddorrell.bsky.social and @sallyburtonshaw.bsky.social) publishes today after a year’s work. Rather timely really.
Nicola Woolcock@nicolawoolcock.bsky.social · 2y agoYoung people more likely to trust social media influencers than government, landmark study finds Conspiracy theories are rife in classrooms and children (and parents) see no harm in spreading them Exclusive in @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Binning USAID would be morally bankrupt in itself. Doing it without any tapering seems to me to be a) a huge opportunity for China to fill the void and b) evil
Not everyone will agree. There were always going to be critics when the report card was published. FWIW, I think today's proposals will give parents a much more nuanced picture of schools. And insodoing reduce pressure on school staff - if only as a second-order consequence.
- Elon Musk has $420 billion - over a billion people live on less than $1 per day
The growth vs. immigration paradox for the UK, clearly laid out by Ed. @eddorrell.bsky.social 👇
Ed Dorrell@eddorrell.bsky.social · 2y ago"No growth that benefits both public sector investment and people’s pockets = no second term; No slowing of immigration and no stopping of the boats = no second term; No immigrants to build new buildings and start-ups = no growth." Me on Labour's horrible paradox. labourlist.org/2025/01/news...
"No growth that benefits both public sector investment and people’s pockets = no second term; No slowing of immigration and no stopping of the boats = no second term; No immigrants to build new buildings and start-ups = no growth." Me on Labour's horrible paradox. labourlist.org/2025/01/news...
‘Labour’s political paradox – you can’t have growth without immigration’ – LabourList
Keir Starmer's government is in one hell of a fix - it’s stuck with a hideous political paradox that suggests this week’s big growth announcements…
labourlist.org
🌹'The idea that most migration is legal – and economically essentially – gets completely lost in the debate.' @eddorrell.bsky.social writes about Labour's political paradox on growth and immigration: labourlist.org/2025/01/news...
‘Labour’s political paradox – you can’t have growth without immigration’ – LabourList
Keir Starmer's government is in one hell of a fix - it’s stuck with a hideous political paradox that suggests this week’s big growth announcements…
labourlist.org
