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The map below shows how far behind France and Germany we are in mass transit. In France, every place with over 150,000 people has some form of tram or metro.
But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The map below shows how far behind France and Germany we are in mass transit. In France, every place with over 150,000 people has some form of tram or metro.
But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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Great lineup for the final day of Labour party conference!
Featuring Chris Ward, Peter Kyle, Darren Jones in convo with Beth Rigby, Liz Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Jonathan Reynolds, and Rachel Reeves.
📍All events will take place in Arena Room Aire (*except as noted).
Featuring Chris Ward, Peter Kyle, Darren Jones in convo with Beth Rigby, Liz Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Jonathan Reynolds, and Rachel Reeves.
📍All events will take place in Arena Room Aire (*except as noted).
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Great lineup for the final day of Labour party conference!
Featuring Chris Ward, Peter Kyle, Darren Jones in convo with Beth Rigby, Liz Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Jonathan Reynolds, and Rachel Reeves.
📍All events will take place in Arena Room Aire (*except as noted).
Featuring Chris Ward, Peter Kyle, Darren Jones in convo with Beth Rigby, Liz Kendall, Sarah Edwards, Jonathan Reynolds, and Rachel Reeves.
📍All events will take place in Arena Room Aire (*except as noted).
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At ‘How Broken is the Social Contract – and How Do We Fix It?’ fringe from @togethercoalition.bsky.social @labourtogether.bsky.social
Brendan Cox opens, describing firm foundations of tolerance and trust in uk society; alongside worrying trends of rising dissatisfaction, prejudice & division.
Brendan Cox opens, describing firm foundations of tolerance and trust in uk society; alongside worrying trends of rising dissatisfaction, prejudice & division.
September 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
At ‘How Broken is the Social Contract – and How Do We Fix It?’ fringe from @togethercoalition.bsky.social @labourtogether.bsky.social
Brendan Cox opens, describing firm foundations of tolerance and trust in uk society; alongside worrying trends of rising dissatisfaction, prejudice & division.
Brendan Cox opens, describing firm foundations of tolerance and trust in uk society; alongside worrying trends of rising dissatisfaction, prejudice & division.
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Three statements of local ambition stand in Halifax, West Yorkshire: the Town Hall, the Borough Market and the Piece Hall. Such monuments of civic pride still bear the names of farsighted local leaders from past generations.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Three statements of local ambition stand in Halifax, West Yorkshire: the Town Hall, the Borough Market and the Piece Hall. Such monuments of civic pride still bear the names of farsighted local leaders from past generations.
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The worst possible message emerging in British politics is "We'll tolerate jobless serial criminals if, and only if, they are being racist".
Not certain how obvious this is to non-Brits, but every single person pictured at far-right marches in England looks like somebody you would cross the road to avoid on a Friday night, especially if they were in a group.
September 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The worst possible message emerging in British politics is "We'll tolerate jobless serial criminals if, and only if, they are being racist".
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There are clear inequalities in life expectancy and child poverty across the country, particularly affecting the North.
See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
There are clear inequalities in life expectancy and child poverty across the country, particularly affecting the North.
See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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See the data below from @healthfoundation.bsky.social showing premature mortality by local authority area and region.
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Parks and playgrounds are integral to places, allowing people to relax, children to play and more. Hard to imagine NYC without Central Park, or Ilkley without its moor! This builds on a historic legacy of Victorian era council developing them for the good of their communities.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Parks and playgrounds are integral to places, allowing people to relax, children to play and more. Hard to imagine NYC without Central Park, or Ilkley without its moor! This builds on a historic legacy of Victorian era council developing them for the good of their communities.
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What has London’s Bakerloo line got to do with the government’s ability to invest in the North?
Put simply, if we let London raise more money from high land values to pay for its infrastructure, this frees up more government spending for the rest of the country.
Read below to see detail 👇
Put simply, if we let London raise more money from high land values to pay for its infrastructure, this frees up more government spending for the rest of the country.
Read below to see detail 👇
This is how we pay for the Bakerloo Line extension FREE TO READ!)
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This is how we pay for the Bakerloo Line extension
One weird trick can extend the Tube, level up the north and make the Treasury happy.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What has London’s Bakerloo line got to do with the government’s ability to invest in the North?
Put simply, if we let London raise more money from high land values to pay for its infrastructure, this frees up more government spending for the rest of the country.
Read below to see detail 👇
Put simply, if we let London raise more money from high land values to pay for its infrastructure, this frees up more government spending for the rest of the country.
Read below to see detail 👇
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This is how we pay for the Bakerloo Line extension FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/bakerloo-e...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/bakerloo-e...
This is how we pay for the Bakerloo Line extension
One weird trick can extend the Tube, level up the north and make the Treasury happy.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is how we pay for the Bakerloo Line extension FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/bakerloo-e...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/bakerloo-e...
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The 1985 Transport Act was one of the biggest policy failures of recent decades. Nothing better describes this than the chart below by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com.
A combination of new powers and funding through 'bus franchising' is looking to reverse this.
A combination of new powers and funding through 'bus franchising' is looking to reverse this.
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The 1985 Transport Act was one of the biggest policy failures of recent decades. Nothing better describes this than the chart below by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com.
A combination of new powers and funding through 'bus franchising' is looking to reverse this.
A combination of new powers and funding through 'bus franchising' is looking to reverse this.
What does the collapse of Wylfa in Anglesey tell us about Britain?
Too much power and wealth in Whitehall & the southeast. Short-term fiscal choices. A state that can’t deliver.
Anglesey’s story is Britain’s.
Read our new report, Britain’s Bottlenecks 👉
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
Too much power and wealth in Whitehall & the southeast. Short-term fiscal choices. A state that can’t deliver.
Anglesey’s story is Britain’s.
Read our new report, Britain’s Bottlenecks 👉
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What does the collapse of Wylfa in Anglesey tell us about Britain?
Too much power and wealth in Whitehall & the southeast. Short-term fiscal choices. A state that can’t deliver.
Anglesey’s story is Britain’s.
Read our new report, Britain’s Bottlenecks 👉
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
Too much power and wealth in Whitehall & the southeast. Short-term fiscal choices. A state that can’t deliver.
Anglesey’s story is Britain’s.
Read our new report, Britain’s Bottlenecks 👉
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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Agree. One thing that I really liked about @jpspencer.bsky.social’s Labour Together report is it included culture in “growth spending”. So much policy about regional development in the UK basically regards culture, tourism, etc. as distractions from the real work of building trains to nowhere.
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Agree. One thing that I really liked about @jpspencer.bsky.social’s Labour Together report is it included culture in “growth spending”. So much policy about regional development in the UK basically regards culture, tourism, etc. as distractions from the real work of building trains to nowhere.
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My friends at @labourtogether.bsky.social very kindly shared this fascinating polling with me…
Exclusive: Poll reveals the British public back ending the Sunday Trading nightmare (FREE TO READ!)
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Exclusive: Poll reveals the British public back ending the Sunday Trading nightmare
It's time for change and that time is 6pm on a Sunday evening.
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My friends at @labourtogether.bsky.social very kindly shared this fascinating polling with me…
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Thank you to everyone who has shared or read Future North in its first week!
This week I have started with two pictures. But can you guess what they are and why they are important?
Short thread.
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This week I have started with two pictures. But can you guess what they are and why they are important?
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August 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Thank you to everyone who has shared or read Future North in its first week!
This week I have started with two pictures. But can you guess what they are and why they are important?
Short thread.
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This week I have started with two pictures. But can you guess what they are and why they are important?
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🚀 Introducing Future North - a Substack exploring the people, projects and ideas shaping the future of the North of England.
First post below - please subscribe to get new posts directly to your inbox!
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Why Future North
Now 80%, soon 100%!
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August 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚀 Introducing Future North - a Substack exploring the people, projects and ideas shaping the future of the North of England.
First post below - please subscribe to get new posts directly to your inbox!
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The new Devolution Bill entrenches the mayoral model, extends its powers to new areas and creates a framework for the transfer of more powers - including a new right to request and a parliamentary lock on the removal of powers.
New article by me in the MJ: www.themj.co.uk/genuine-mile...
New article by me in the MJ: www.themj.co.uk/genuine-mile...
A genuine milestone to celebrate
The English Devolution and Community and Empowerment Bill marks a genuine change in how the country is governed. The Bill comes in at a hefty 338 pages, owing to...
www.themj.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The new Devolution Bill entrenches the mayoral model, extends its powers to new areas and creates a framework for the transfer of more powers - including a new right to request and a parliamentary lock on the removal of powers.
New article by me in the MJ: www.themj.co.uk/genuine-mile...
New article by me in the MJ: www.themj.co.uk/genuine-mile...
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We can build more and faster
writes @dantomlinson.bsky.social, Labour MP and Keir Starmer's growth mission champion
writes @dantomlinson.bsky.social, Labour MP and Keir Starmer's growth mission champion
We can build more and faster
Getting Britain to build again isn't just an economic duty, it's a moral one.
www.politicshome.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We can build more and faster
writes @dantomlinson.bsky.social, Labour MP and Keir Starmer's growth mission champion
writes @dantomlinson.bsky.social, Labour MP and Keir Starmer's growth mission champion
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✈️ Britain’s talked about a third runway at Heathrow for two decades. Our new report with @BritishProgress shows how a flight could take off before 2029 - if Parliament chooses to speed up the process through a Public Bill.
July 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
✈️ Britain’s talked about a third runway at Heathrow for two decades. Our new report with @BritishProgress shows how a flight could take off before 2029 - if Parliament chooses to speed up the process through a Public Bill.
Catch our director of tech policy @kmeinnes.bsky.social on The Abundance Agenda, talking all things 'BritCard'
New episode of THE ABUNDANCE AGENDA podcast is out now!
☢️ SMRs vs Big Daddy reactors (technical term)
🚄 Does govt support for Northern Powerhouse Rail secretly save HS2 to Manchester?
🪪 And we speak to @kmeinnes.bsky.social about "BritCard"
www.abundancepod.com/p/smrs-vs-bi...
☢️ SMRs vs Big Daddy reactors (technical term)
🚄 Does govt support for Northern Powerhouse Rail secretly save HS2 to Manchester?
🪪 And we speak to @kmeinnes.bsky.social about "BritCard"
www.abundancepod.com/p/smrs-vs-bi...
SMRs vs Big Daddy Reactors
Plus has Northern Powerhouse Rail saved HS2? And we dig into a controversial digital identity proposal.
www.abundancepod.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Catch our director of tech policy @kmeinnes.bsky.social on The Abundance Agenda, talking all things 'BritCard'
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The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea (FREE TO READ!)
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takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britcard
The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea
Why I've changed my mind on ID cards
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The "BritCard" digital ID proposal is a good idea (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britcard
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/britcard
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In ‘Nation Rebalanced’, I called for the government to boost growth and tackle our significant regional inequalities. Today’s announcements put much of this into practice.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In ‘Nation Rebalanced’, I called for the government to boost growth and tackle our significant regional inequalities. Today’s announcements put much of this into practice.
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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/...
BritCard: a progressive digital identity for Britain — Labour Together
In government, Labour has committed to reducing migration. Labour Together is supporting this agenda with a series of papers looking at how to create a migration system that puts country first. In Oct...
www.labourtogether.uk
June 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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/...
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Over recent years we have spent 20% more per person on growing the economy in the South East versus the rest of England.
These suggested reforms would finally start to rebalance the country.
These suggested reforms would finally start to rebalance the country.
Rachel Reeves to spend big in red wall — what could it mean?
Chancellor preparing to rip up her spending rules to head off the threat of Reform and unlock a multibillion-pound package in the north and Midlands
www.thetimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Over recent years we have spent 20% more per person on growing the economy in the South East versus the rest of England.
These suggested reforms would finally start to rebalance the country.
These suggested reforms would finally start to rebalance the country.
🎙️Catch our Director of Devolution Policy @jpspencer.bsky.social on the Abundance Agenda podcast talking through our latest report, Nation Rebalanced: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
April 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🎙️Catch our Director of Devolution Policy @jpspencer.bsky.social on the Abundance Agenda podcast talking through our latest report, Nation Rebalanced: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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Great article by @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social drawing on @labourtogether.bsky.social research.
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
'Give mayors more power to tackle economic challenges in their regions' - LabourList
Tracy Brabin writes that mayors need the tools to tackle the bespoke economic challenges in their regions.
labourlist.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great article by @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social drawing on @labourtogether.bsky.social research.
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...