Daily Megathread - 21/02/2024

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Forthcoming AMAs

We now have a new AMA coordinator for the subreddit. You can read more here. AMAs are announced via an "announcement thread". The actual AMA thread will go live approximately 48 hours before the AMA is due to start.

Our AMA schedule is as follows:

  • Tuesday 20th February, 14:30: Benyamin Habib, Co-Deputy Leader and Parliamentary Candidate, Reform Party [actual thread]

  • Monday 26th February, 11:00: Sam Coates (Sky Deputy Political Editor)

  • Thursday 29th February, 15:00: John Johnston, Politico Journalist on Lobbying and Money in Politics

  • Thursday 7th March, 13:00: Dan Neidle, Investigative Journalist / Tax Lawyer / Commentator

  • Thursday 14th March, 14:00: Matthew Patterson, Academic and Expert on Environmental Policy

  • Thursday 21st March, 14:00: Martin Wolf, Financial Times Chief Economic Correspondent

  • Wednesday 3rd April, 10:00: Vince Cable, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

  • TBC: representatives from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)

Further details including past AMAs are here

AMA Summary Thread: Past AMAs, Future Schedule, and Suggestions

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