Andrew’s Substack

Britain the Lotus‑Eater: Reform, Pensions, and the Price of Denial

Odysseus, Archie Rice, and Nigel Farage: Notes from a Gerontocratic Island

Apr 6 • Observations from the Bridge

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The human edge AI can't replace?

Why a lessons learnt review and acting on it is still important in the era of AI

Apr 5 • Observations from the Bridge

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From Apollo to Artemis, a lifetime of looking to the horizon.

A seven-year-old’s wonder rekindled — from Cape Town to Cape Canaveral.

Apr 3 • Observations from the Bridge

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March 2026

Winds off the Irish Sea: An Evening with Matt Goodwin in Blackpool

There’s something about political meetings by the seaside (parties used to regularly hold their party conferences in seaside towns before moving in to…

Mar 29 • Observations from the Bridge

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5 years on a Teacher and his Family are Still in Hiding. What Are We Going to Do About It?

Five years on from Batley, it’s time the silent majority found its feet

Mar 9 • Observations from the Bridge

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Starmer Iran and the Politics of Caution

Sympathy for the Devil

Mar 3 • Observations from the Bridge

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A Foot Soldier’s Diary: Election Day in Gorton & Denton

Polling Day in Gorton and Denton

Mar 2 • Observations from the Bridge

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January 2026

December 2025

Is Christmas in the UK dead?

Economy, Security and Diversity are all having an effect on the traditional Christmas in 2025

Dec 15, 2025 • Observations from the Bridge

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The silence has been deafening

Why I've been away for a bit

Dec 13, 2025 • Observations from the Bridge

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November 2025

October 2025

I've been absent

Retirement can be busier than work

Oct 29, 2025 • Observations from the Bridge

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