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Great to write for @ArguablyMag on why we need to push powers out from the centre, in England and Scotland alike. Rarely have the jigsaw pieces for devolution been so well-aligned👇🏻
What England can learn from Scotland on devolution – @D_G_Alexander writes for @ArguablyMag on “why power devolved must be power used, not hoarded” and putting “place before party”. arguably.uk/p/what-england-c…
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What England can learn from Scotland on devolution – @D_G_Alexander writes for @ArguablyMag on “why power devolved must be power used, not hoarded” and putting “place before party”. arguably.uk/p/what-england-c…
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Excellent news that the Carer's Allowance cliff edge – which can leave low-paid workers thousands of pounds worse off – is being scrapped.
It was the first proposal in @ArguablyMag's feature on 10 ideas for a radical Budget.
Next, Healey should scrap the punitive £100k cliff edge. It should be a basic principle for Labour that no one is worse off from working more. arguably.uk/p/10-ideas-for-a…
“It was a moment of quite breathtaking political bravery”.
@IanDunt writes on how Burnham’s freedom of movement intervention has changed the game. arguably.uk/p/europe-is-the-…
Europe is the future now – @IanDunt writes on how Brexit became “mouldy bread from the back of the cupboard” and how Rejoin can win hearts as well as heads.
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“It is strange for a country with big economic problems to reject one of the few policies that we know would raise growth and improve our fiscal position”.
John Springford writes on why EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat. arguably.uk/p/eu-free-moveme…
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Why EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat – as Burnham makes the case, read John Springford’s recent piece for @ArguablyMag.
“It is strange for a country with big economic problems to reject one of the few policies that we know would raise growth and improve our fiscal position”. arguably.uk/p/eu-free-moveme…
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An excellent article and well worth your time.
"Policy wonks have rediscovered municipal finance but not municipal romance" - So very important to understand that public consent for pro-growth policy lies in the heart as much as the head.
Communion over transaction.
NIBMY-ism is a drain on our country's ambition.
But here's the thing: they are organised, emotionally motivated, and make a hell of a racket.
Those who want to see construction? Less so. So how do we create the constituency for construction? I look at it for @ArguablyMag
Chancellor, sell me a bridge open.substack.com/pub/arguab…
Policy wonks need to rediscover municipal romance, writes @hann_jvc.
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In his upcoming budget, the chancellor needs to create a ‘constituency for construction,' writes @hann_jvc.
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Infrastructure backers need something to organise around. Municipal bonds might be the answer, writes @hann_jvc for @Arguably.
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NIBMY-ism is a drain on our country's ambition.
But here's the thing: they are organised, emotionally motivated, and make a hell of a racket.
Those who want to see construction? Less so. So how do we create the constituency for construction? I look at it for @ArguablyMag
Chancellor, sell me a bridge open.substack.com/pub/arguab…
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If we want to build again, it needs more than planning reform and capital.
It needs people who feel emotionally invested in building.
So, Chancellor: Sell me a bloody bridge.
Thank you to @ArguablyMag for the feature.
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Chancellor, sell me a bridge – this is great from @hann_jvc for @ArguablyMag on how infrastructure bonds can turn taxpayers into participants and help build popular opposition to Nimbyism.
“A government that is truly pro-growth and pro-building, must create a constituency for construction”. arguably.uk/p/chancellor-sel…
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The green case for North Sea oil and data centres – @georgeeaton writes on how Burnham can pursue net-zero pragmatism. arguably.uk/p/is-net-zero-st…
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The green case for building data centres in the UK:
1. They generate fewer emissions than those elsewhere.
2. Increased demand will help reduce electricity prices by spreading infrastructure and transmission costs. arguably.uk/p/is-net-zero-st…
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There’s actually a green case for new North Sea production:
– Domestic gas is 18% less carbon-emitting than imports from the US and the Gulf states.
– Higher tax revenue can be used to support green energy, EVs and heat pumps. arguably.uk/p/is-net-zero-st…
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"Had the UK invested more in renewables and nuclear earlier – the latter once dismissed by Nick Clegg as pointless because it wouldn’t “come on stream” until the early 2020s – we would be far less reliant on gas."
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The cost of net zero is less than the total additional cost of a single fossil fuel price shock, writes @georgeeaton.
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