Oliver Lewis (@policy

Oliver Lewis

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Oliver Lewis

@policy_uk

Historian of policy failure in British Government. British Gaullist. Instagram: @madeinmontgomery

Oxford

Joined November 2018

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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Jun 6, 2025
Obliged to @Telegraph for this profile published today; an overview of my academic research into British Policy Failure and vibe for how we extricate ourselves from the crisis we are in. Stage One: restoring a sense of national pride & fixing the training of our political elites
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Oct 15, 2025
I will vote for any party which bans the promotion of Christmas until 1 Dec
William Atkinson
@WTMAtkinson
Oct 15, 2025
It's the most wonderful time of the year (M&S Christmas Sandwich Day)
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Feb 9, 2025
Britain’s low trust society. No more Enid Blyton and Evensong but Tesco branches looking like banks in El Salvador
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Sep 11, 2023
Replying to @timecaptales
We still don’t talk enough about the survivors
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Jun 15, 2024
Why would an undergraduate or a young graduate student (say age 22) bring children and their parents or grandparents to a country they are studying in? The issue here is that the university pathway is being used to abuse the UK’s border controls.
Farrukh
@implausibleblog
Jun 14, 2024
Rhun ap Iorwerth, "I hear Nigel Farage talking about dependants. The problem that we have in higher education now is that changes in visa requirements means that family members aren't able to accompany students at universities" Nigel Farage, "Good!" Rhun ap Iorwerth, "That is
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
May 9, 2025
Just witnessed a black adult male sexually harassing a Dutch woman on the Elizabeth Line. Phone police as we always told (!!) - BTP ring me back 15 min later. After basic details of the incident (not of the aggressor) they ask me for MY ethnicity before they ask for his @BTP
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Nov 5, 2025
Ever wondered why those tiny corner shops survive competing against the Tesco Express a 2 min. walk away? Answer: Tesco isn’t dealing Class A drugs; ‘employing’ illegal Modern Slavery-style labour; receiving ‘CASH ONLY’; operating a brothel out the back or up the stairs etc etc.
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Dec 5, 2021
Replying to @Nigel_Farage
Unbelievable. George Orwell was clearly spot on predicting what was to come! #1984
Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Aug 5, 2024
Replying to @AndrewBoff
Are you for real? People like you who are determined to destroy the nation state own this.
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Jul 9, 2024
Replying to @hmtreasury
With what money?
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Oct 5, 2024
FCO mandarins genuinely believe this is soft power; Britain can ‘influence’ the world by being a climate ‘leader’. This is how badly they understand international relations. Why does changing your energy mix need a tweet from your foreign relations department?
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
@FCDOGovUK
Oct 4, 2024
Britain is now coal power free.
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Jun 7, 2024
Replying to @BBCNewsnight
The looks in the eyes of Rayner and Mordaunt. They know Farage is right about so much.
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Feb 9, 2025
Replying to @GordonDComstock
These are almost brand new
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Oliver Lewis
@policy_uk
Oct 21, 2022
Replying to @richard_dubourg and @Daniel_J_Martin
Abolish the damn thing.