On Influence

Reports of X's demise have been greatly exaggerated

The Harvard plagiarism scandal is evidence of the platform's enduring power

Jan 3, 2024 • 

Nick Barron

April 2022

March 2022

Twitter has killed our Common Enemies

Even in wartime, we are always pushing each other apart

Mar 7, 2022 • 

Nick Barron

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January 2022

Introducing The Dissident Economy

Progressives and Reactionaries are building parallel worlds

Jan 31, 2022 • 

Nick Barron

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Why Boris will have to go

He didn't have magic electoral armour, he just hadn't broken any real taboos before. Now he has.

Jan 19, 2022 • 

Nick Barron

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September 2021

Review: Poles Apart

A new book explores why society is coming apart, how communicators can bring people together, and why we often choose not to

Sep 25, 2021 • 

Nick Barron

August 2021

GB News doesn't have a numbers problem, it has a status problem

We live in an "informed publics" world and advertisers know it

Aug 18, 2021 • 

Nick Barron

Scientists are polarising the public

That’s bad news for Britain’s Net Zero challenge

Aug 13, 2021 • 

Nick Barron

July 2021

Five years on, Brexit is still Britain’s most polarising issue

But “Remainer” and “Brexiteer” identities are slowly dissolving, and Brexit is becoming the defining issue for Conservative and Labour voters, with 2016…

Jul 1, 2021 • 

Nick Barron

April 2021

March 2021

Polarisation is stifling viewpoint diversity in business

Tribal conflicts are overtaking the workplace

Mar 23, 2021 • 

Nick Barron

Ask the experts about what they're expert in

The death of the Industrial Strategy Council is a positive step

Mar 7, 2021 • 

Nick Barron