Quick skim through the budget - some small tidbits on housing (beyond the tax stuff)

👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster

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*New Carbon Budget Plan is out (ish)* WS if not gov.uk

Inheritance isn't an excuse but this is a good example over the new government picking not only a failed plan but a lack of progress on key metrics specifically homes, transport and industry

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New piece from me on the @ippr.org blog - on how the politics of October's 6th Carbon Delivery Plan look very different to before

www.ippr.org/articles/six...

Interesting article from @ionewells.bsky.social over the weekend, genuine local engagement should always be a requirement of any mining project

But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing?

This leads to one of my favourite stats ever...

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

After 15 years of chop and change, today's industrial strategy is a real turning point for the UK economy.

Business finally has the certainty it needs to invest — especially in the green industries of the future.

📻 #ICYMI: @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 👇

Extending Free School Meals to everyone on Universal Credit would lift 100,000 children out of poverty, saving families £448 per year per child.

📚 Our report out today sets out a long-term plan to reduce child poverty: www.ippr.org/articles/get...

New piece by @rachaelhenry.bsky.social & I for the IPPR blog.

The industrial strategy just got harder lets be honest. Tariffs, economic downturn are threatening existing industries at a time govt is trying to reshape or build new ones. They're being pulled in two directions.

🏭 | NEW REPORT: Without urgent action, there will be no operational nuclear power plants in the North by 2030. Our new paper sets out a plan to preserve professions, pride and power.

www.ippr.org/articles/nuc...

Unless new projects are swiftly announced, there will be no operational nuclear power plants in the north of England by 2030 - ending a proud tradition that began with the opening of Calder Hall at Windscale in Cumbria in 1956.

Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/nuc...

🩺 | NEW REPORT: Building an NHS fit for the future is a life-or-death challenge. A new IPPR report outlines three key reforms that could save £21bn annually and keep NHS spending sustainable.
www.ippr.org/articles/ref...

🤖 | NEW REPORT: Realising the benefits of AI takes more than just speeding up deployment. A first-of-its-kind database of 3,256 AI firms in the UK reveals what these companies are doing — and, crucially, where the gaps are.

Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

📢NEW REPORT: Everything Everywhere All At Once📢

➡️95% of onshore wind projects in pipeline are in devolved nations

➡️A four-nations approach is needed for the UK government to meet its 2030 clean energy targets

By @joshemden.bsky.social and @davehawkey.bsky.social⤵️

www.ippr.org/articles/eve...

📻Different parts of policy and regulation across devolved and reserved powers should work together as a well-oiled machine in the development of wind projects.
@davehawkey.bsky.social speaks on BBC Radio Scotland about his brand new report with @joshemden.bsky.social
#RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy

££££: UK drivers can save as much as £1,000 a year with an EV

According to CrowdCharge, average home EV charging costs are half those of a petrol car or a third with smart charging

And they can save nearly £1,000 a year by using their EV as a "vehicle-to-grid" (V2G) battery

🇬🇧The UK needs an industrial strategy for heat pumps

🔥We have Europe's largest manufacturing sector for gas boilers which are being phased out employing 6k people

🏭But only the 12th largest sector making the technologically similar heat pumps, the industry of the future

A quick 🧵 on #budget2024 implications for transport

In sum: this was a ‘steady as she goes’ budget that saves up many of the big investment decisions until next year. The future of motoring taxes should be addressed then too - we need a long term fix for the political reluctance to raise fuel duty