I’m old enough to remember when sunak was getting pelters for moving this target
EXCL: Ministers are expected to make steep cuts to the government’s electric vehicle targets this week, in a move that will relieve carmakers but alarm many Labour MPs who are worried about the government’s commitment to the green agenda - @kiranstacey reports
theguardian.com/environment/…
Rattled. Ashcroft (note
Wording is different to most) has been a leading indicator in last 6months
Who’d have thought someone that was head of resolution foundation would be propose something like this.
thetimes.com/article/d77bce8…
Can someone tell me is there any precedent of spending more to save more from government policy in last 25 years?
We'll need to spend money on Neets to get benefits down, Andy Burnham tells Times Radio’s political editor Anna Mikhailova.
“I am prepared to take difficult decisions … there does need to be quite radical change in the way we support young people.”
@AVMikhailova | @AndyBurnham
This is gunna be a must watch. Hope they do it.
Who would have thought piling on loads of added regulation increasing cost of building homes (many are close to break even now) would mean the target would get missed?
I’m still bullish on AI despite mid terms and issue over data centres.
Perhaps a buying opportunity
This point is damming of governments of past and present (although present has made it worse)
Rationing of energy, planning, labour all contributes.
Why? Why would we do that.
UK government to outlaw new North Sea drilling bbc.in/4eg9IKL
That trend of Badenoch since late summer early autumn of last year is quite something.
Trying finding a historical precedent for it and am struggling.
Replying to @LukeTryl
After a downer last week, party leader approvals are up. Burnham is up 2 to +10. Badenoch jumps even more to +8 her highest net approval we’ve recorded. Davey is up 1 to -11, Lowe up 2 to -16, Farage up 2 to -26 and Polanski up 2 to -34.
Honestly how many times has he had to be clear when he’s not been very clear.
Spring election off the back of that. Good luck is all I’d say
The latest predictions for the January Price Cap - AWFUL, up 28.8%! This is our internal MSE document where we average three forecasts and how its changed over the past few weeks as wholesale rates have continued to rocket.
PS Jan prediction is getting much more locked in as we're 85% through the 19 August to 17 November 2026 assessment period. April & July predictions are much more crystal ballgazing.

ALT Week-by-week predictions for how much the January 2027 energy price cap will rise from the current cap, averaged from British Gas, E.ON and EDF forecasts: 15 Sep: up 24.9% 22 Sep: up 22.9% 29 Sep: up 21.0% 6 Oct: up 20.9%, the low point 13 Oct: up 25.0% 20 Oct: up 25.7% 27 Oct: up 27.0% 3 Nov: up 28.8%, the highest yet The predicted rise eased through September, then has grown every week since early October.
So today we’ve had a party want to bailout a private business and a party say employers aren’t working people.
Errrrr
'I don't think employers are working people.'
@CamillaTominey grills Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Emma Reynolds MP, over whether Labour has breached its manifesto pledge in the Budget.
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