Head of Strategy at Acrisure, and non executive director of HSBC. Former Economic Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Hitchin and Harpenden.
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Bim Afolami retweeted
‘Starmer’s notions of personal responsibility extended only as far as the throwing distance between the person standing next to him and the nearest autobus.’
We shouldn’t mourn the outgoing PM, writes @yuanyi_z 👇 buff.ly/40Y10KW
Bim Afolami retweeted
Two years to the day.
In two to three years time, when Starmer and his government are no doubt deeply unpopular, I hope we in the media will ask ourselves: "Why were we so supine during the long 2024 election; why didn't we hold Labour properly to account while we could, and ask more probing questions, and explore their records, rather than give them such an easy ride?".
Bim Afolami retweeted
It’s probably best to simply say I wish my former Conservative colleagues good luck working with this man👇
It’s clearly in the national interest to ensure he gets nowhere near power.
Bim Afolami retweeted
The monumental self-delusion of Rachel Reeves spectator.co.uk/article/the-…
Bim Afolami retweeted
Brutal from Janan Ganesh. I'm surprised they haven't found a way to censor him under the Online Safety Act.
Bim Afolami retweeted
In this particular case the result could be disastrous for Britain. Kids worrying that Oxford and Cambridge will discriminate against them are among the smartest in the country. And if they go to university in the US, they're likely to stay there.
Bim Afolami retweeted
As so often happens, the social engineers at Oxford and Cambridge overestimated their power to remake society. They didn't realize that highly motivated people would be able to find ways around their new rules.
Bim Afolami retweeted
As a result Oxford and Cambridge have sunk to fourth place in the latest Times Good Universities Guide. I'm skeptical about this drop, but there's one thing I have definitely noticed. Middle class students, knowing they'll be discriminated against, are now applying to US schools.
Bim Afolami retweeted
A few years ago Oxford and Cambridge started discriminating against middle class applicants. They used to base admission offers solely on academic performance. Now they have lower standards for applicants from poor families or bad schools.
Bim Afolami retweeted
I’m so shocked by the huge quantity of social media posts and clips of woke left fanatics gleefully celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder. It’s so brazen, so dehumanised, so disgusting.
What the f*ck is wrong with these people? Elon Musk is right - wokeism is an insidious virus.
Bim Afolami retweeted
If a man was Chancellor, and cried at PMQs - after his party’s signature reforms on welfare basically collapsed hours before a vote the night before - he would be utterly crucified.
Who thinks otherwise? Really?
Bim Afolami retweeted
Oh come on @FT - @matthewclifford is working insanely hard to make sure the UK can capture the AI opportunity. I see how hard he works every day to make this happen, alongside his very busy role at EF. Matt is an incredible translation layer as per this quote:
When I speak to founders and ask why so many move to the US once their business reaches a certain size, so often they say they want to get away from the NEGATIVITY OF BRITISH MEDIA towards successful people. @matthewclifford is a great guy. Don’t let those bastards get you down
I can promise you one thing:
If @matthewclifford had vast amounts of power in the UK political sphere; the UK wouldn’t be the Jaguar brand of the global tech scene. 🤷♂️
The man is brilliant.
Bim Afolami retweeted
Matt is one of the most capable and thoughtful people I've ever met.
No one in the UK has done more to build AI companies and drive growth.
The government isn’t an expert in scaling tech or AI—but Matt is.
We need more people like him, working tirelessly (and for free) to get the UK growing again.
Let’s not let the British media tear down another founder.
I can promise you one thing:
If @matthewclifford had vast amounts of power in the UK political sphere; the UK wouldn’t be the Jaguar brand of the global tech scene. 🤷♂️
The man is brilliant.
In Britain we need to stop the media tearing down successful people - it is harming the country. These are the people who pull us forward! The FT piece on @matthewclifford was poor and the tech community’s response shows that maybe, maybe, the culture is changing.
Bim Afolami retweeted
Something good is brewing in the UK. A set of people - often founders - who are not up for the status quo managed decline any more. The immune response from that community to the take down piece on Matt an early sign.
Bim Afolami retweeted
More on why we must have the Brit ISA in size. UK Equity funds saw £0.9 billion of retail outflows in July, according to the Investment Association. Total since 2016 is now £56 billion. Reeves needs to do something to show she supports this market NOW. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
