NEW PAPER from @labourtogether.bsky.social argues we should allow Thames Water to go down the drain.
The alternative is a fudged deal that softens pollution targets and sees large returns for hedge funds. This will fuel calls for nationalising the industry, and the uncertainty could push up bills.
For the craic - The trendines for each pollster from 2024 to now
Well worth reading this from @tegerton.bsky.social - particularly on perceived PM agency
The rise of Nigel Farage could lead you to believe that a more abrasive way of doing politics is popular.
So, we wanted to test: Does the public want politicians to swear more?
Should politicians try to be more colourful, by using more colourful language?
The answer is ‘no’(-ish).
A thread 🧵:
Today @labourtogether.bsky.social called for a Digital ID for all UK citizens and residents. There are many good reasons for this - convenience, efficiency of public services, avoiding another Windrush scandal, but also the impact on perceptions of migration. www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
📣 New report 📣
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
A poll showing that the Conservatives are on course to win the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoralty with 31 per cent of the vote.
New poll from Labour Together that really underlines just how utterly negligent it was not to change the electoral system for mayors back to ranked voting.
@labourtogether.bsky.social have just published our recent poll of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. A write up can be found here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Data tables, here: static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
Short thread on our post-election survey research on Reform UK members 🧵1/n
Ooh they read my @labourtogether.bsky.social paper. Good stuff.
Levelling up 2019-22 (not). (h/t @resfoundation.bsky.social's @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social)
honestly next step is more people buying their own domain so that we can have some sort of verification
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
No, all groups except white urban men/white college men swung to Trump. Including women of all ethnicities. With ethnic minority women typically swinging more.
very helpful - cheers!
Tonight we have seen the difference between 'protests' and 'riots'.
This looks fantastic - cheers!
Think you might be interested in reading this www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-n...
Disappointed scoreboard isn't SWE - DEN
A good, balanced piece on my nemesis from the other place... app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/08/07/m...
largely just think a general collapse of living standards and a spark is to blame, tied in with what they believe is comparative treatment with what happened in Leeds. really agree on third spaces though
Rachel Reeves economic narrative has been overshadowed somewhat by the riots, but it doesn't make it any less important.
Well worth a read.
was largely unaware that bluesky had moved off of the invitation based system but very thankful its up and running.
time to learn a whole new system - it's going to take some getting used to
