Paul McNamee
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
Director of @LCEFUK. Woolyback, baker, board game geek
A stronger budget performance today from the Chancellor than many in Westminster had expected.
Some strong announcements for addressing poverty and taxing the wealthiest. But addressing the cost of living is vital to keep the consensus the gov has built for its climate and environmental ambition.
Some strong announcements for addressing poverty and taxing the wealthiest. But addressing the cost of living is vital to keep the consensus the gov has built for its climate and environmental ambition.
Today's budget marked a significant change for living standards across the UK. With cost of living the most salient issue across voter demographics, LCEF welcomes these measures to bring down fuel poverty and end tax exemptions for the wealthiest amongst us.
👇 LCEF's response below:
👇 LCEF's response below:
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A stronger budget performance today from the Chancellor than many in Westminster had expected.
Some strong announcements for addressing poverty and taxing the wealthiest. But addressing the cost of living is vital to keep the consensus the gov has built for its climate and environmental ambition.
Some strong announcements for addressing poverty and taxing the wealthiest. But addressing the cost of living is vital to keep the consensus the gov has built for its climate and environmental ambition.
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Approach to replacing fuel duty revenue over the longterm is about right, I think: still have an incentive to switch from ICE to EVs, and will just be the new normal as drivers transition.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Approach to replacing fuel duty revenue over the longterm is about right, I think: still have an incentive to switch from ICE to EVs, and will just be the new normal as drivers transition.
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ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
Great op-ed from Sarah Champion on potential of private jet tax. With COP30 and budget in the same month, its a policy aimed at only the richest that could pay for public transport at home and show climate leadership on the international stage.
labourlist.org/2025/11/tax-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/tax-...
'Taxing private jets can help the rest of us soar' - LabourList
Amid economic challenges and rising emissions, fairer taxes on private jets can raise revenue and ensure the super-rich bear their share.
labourlist.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Great op-ed from Sarah Champion on potential of private jet tax. With COP30 and budget in the same month, its a policy aimed at only the richest that could pay for public transport at home and show climate leadership on the international stage.
labourlist.org/2025/11/tax-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/tax-...
Oh man. We're not even allowed to like Attenborough now? Is there anything about this country Reform do like?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Oh man. We're not even allowed to like Attenborough now? Is there anything about this country Reform do like?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is important and depressing. Key point for me: you cannot understand anything in British politics today without understanding the radicalisation of right-leaning media in Britain and the power X has added to its ability to set the agenda.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is important and depressing. Key point for me: you cannot understand anything in British politics today without understanding the radicalisation of right-leaning media in Britain and the power X has added to its ability to set the agenda.
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A month ago I looked at what I called Labour's midlife crisis- an obsession with chasing socially conservative Reform-curious voters and ignoring groups of disaffected voters with social attitudes much closer to Labour voters. But some people thought there was method in their madness. Was there? 1/n
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A month ago I looked at what I called Labour's midlife crisis- an obsession with chasing socially conservative Reform-curious voters and ignoring groups of disaffected voters with social attitudes much closer to Labour voters. But some people thought there was method in their madness. Was there? 1/n
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The climate challenge we face today is stark. It’s an existential fight between the climate wreckers and the climate defenders.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The climate challenge we face today is stark. It’s an existential fight between the climate wreckers and the climate defenders.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
At the C40 World Mayors Summit, we’re taking it on, countering denial and misinformation with hope and real progress.
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Where do you start with this? The Shadow Energy Secretary is promoting claims that even a nanosecond of thought would identify as laughably unserious.
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Where do you start with this? The Shadow Energy Secretary is promoting claims that even a nanosecond of thought would identify as laughably unserious.
More analysis from @persuasionuk.bsky.social on the public trade-offs for upcoming budget: strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/understand...
Labour pay a higher political price for manifest failure (public realm, cost of living, child poverty) than for manifesto failure (raising taxes).
Labour pay a higher political price for manifest failure (public realm, cost of living, child poverty) than for manifesto failure (raising taxes).
Understanding voter attitudes to the 2025 Budget
Stepping into the land of least worst options.
strongmessagehere.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
More analysis from @persuasionuk.bsky.social on the public trade-offs for upcoming budget: strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/understand...
Labour pay a higher political price for manifest failure (public realm, cost of living, child poverty) than for manifesto failure (raising taxes).
Labour pay a higher political price for manifest failure (public realm, cost of living, child poverty) than for manifesto failure (raising taxes).
Rare that i find optimism in polling nowadays (17% what?) but great analysis here from @steveakehurst.bsky.social showing the Chancellor may (MAY) get away with tax rises in the budget if it leads to proper impacts on public services and cost of living.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive: New polling signals Rachel Reeves could break tax promises
The first “trade-off” analysis of public attitudes towards tax rises suggests Labour could raise income tax in the Budget
www.newstatesman.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Rare that i find optimism in polling nowadays (17% what?) but great analysis here from @steveakehurst.bsky.social showing the Chancellor may (MAY) get away with tax rises in the budget if it leads to proper impacts on public services and cost of living.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/pol...
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At least this analysis is helping with my imposter syndrome.
Chris Mason has misunderstood the Caerphilly by-election with the idea that Reform lost "none of the above" voters who could have voted Reform to Plaid, or that Plaid took the potential Reform vote.
Hope BES academics can point out why this reading of Wales/Scotland v England misses the drivers
Hope BES academics can point out why this reading of Wales/Scotland v England misses the drivers
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
At least this analysis is helping with my imposter syndrome.
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Our Natural Renewal reception in the House of Lords showed the strength of commitment from business, finance & NGOs to restore nature.
This government has a real chance to lead on nature recovery - with ambitious leadership and strong policy.
Thanks to Aviva for sponsoring.
This government has a real chance to lead on nature recovery - with ambitious leadership and strong policy.
Thanks to Aviva for sponsoring.
October 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our Natural Renewal reception in the House of Lords showed the strength of commitment from business, finance & NGOs to restore nature.
This government has a real chance to lead on nature recovery - with ambitious leadership and strong policy.
Thanks to Aviva for sponsoring.
This government has a real chance to lead on nature recovery - with ambitious leadership and strong policy.
Thanks to Aviva for sponsoring.
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"It is wrong that people have to leave the communities they grew up in to find well-paid, good jobs" - this is why clean power represents a key industrial opportunity. 📣
See below for our Directors' comments on the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. 👇
See below for our Directors' comments on the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. 👇
October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"It is wrong that people have to leave the communities they grew up in to find well-paid, good jobs" - this is why clean power represents a key industrial opportunity. 📣
See below for our Directors' comments on the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. 👇
See below for our Directors' comments on the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. 👇
Fabulous news!
Breaking - PM WILL attend Cop climate summit in Brazil next month
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Fabulous news!
Strong strategy from the Government putting workers and unionised jobs front and centre of the transition.
Exactly how we should be talking about clean energy with communities.
magazine.newstatesman.com/2025/10/19/e...
Exactly how we should be talking about clean energy with communities.
magazine.newstatesman.com/2025/10/19/e...
Exclusive: Miliband’s clean jobs plan wins over the unions
The Energy Secretary’s clean power plans have been enthusiastically backed by some of net zero’s loudest critics within the trade union movement.
magazine.newstatesman.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Strong strategy from the Government putting workers and unionised jobs front and centre of the transition.
Exactly how we should be talking about clean energy with communities.
magazine.newstatesman.com/2025/10/19/e...
Exactly how we should be talking about clean energy with communities.
magazine.newstatesman.com/2025/10/19/e...
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After decades of underinvestment we're driving forward the biggest upgrade in Britain's electricity grid in generations.
Making sure our electricity remains resilient, creating thousands of jobs across the country and delivering economic growth to every corner of the UK.
Making sure our electricity remains resilient, creating thousands of jobs across the country and delivering economic growth to every corner of the UK.
October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
After decades of underinvestment we're driving forward the biggest upgrade in Britain's electricity grid in generations.
Making sure our electricity remains resilient, creating thousands of jobs across the country and delivering economic growth to every corner of the UK.
Making sure our electricity remains resilient, creating thousands of jobs across the country and delivering economic growth to every corner of the UK.
Climate investment is /THE/ investment opportunity of the 21st century. The UK has been on the front foot at every stage of this transition and we now need to ensure we get the full economic benefits of this over the coming decades.
“Make an effort to understand the imperative for climate action and recognise the huge opportunities - those opportunities are your growth story – inaction is catastrophic.”
Strong stuff from Lord Stern on the importance of climate investment now - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Strong stuff from Lord Stern on the importance of climate investment now - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Climate investment is /THE/ investment opportunity of the 21st century. The UK has been on the front foot at every stage of this transition and we now need to ensure we get the full economic benefits of this over the coming decades.
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In her words: the next Industrial Revolution will be judged not just on how many jobs it creates, but on who gets those jobs.
Stay tuned for contributions from Energy Saving Trust, Renters' Reform Coalition, and Seahorse Environmental.
Want to contribute? Email [email protected] ✍️
Stay tuned for contributions from Energy Saving Trust, Renters' Reform Coalition, and Seahorse Environmental.
Want to contribute? Email [email protected] ✍️
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In her words: the next Industrial Revolution will be judged not just on how many jobs it creates, but on who gets those jobs.
Stay tuned for contributions from Energy Saving Trust, Renters' Reform Coalition, and Seahorse Environmental.
Want to contribute? Email [email protected] ✍️
Stay tuned for contributions from Energy Saving Trust, Renters' Reform Coalition, and Seahorse Environmental.
Want to contribute? Email [email protected] ✍️
Make it make sense!
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
October 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Make it make sense!
Felt the blistering anger coming from the screen of Stephen's Inside Politics this morning but that didn't mean one line didn't make me really chuckle:
"I can confirm that our existence runs through at least one act of integration, in the main."
"I can confirm that our existence runs through at least one act of integration, in the main."
One of the Conservative party's contributions to our country has been keeping people who think you can measure integration through skin colour out of office - what next, are they only going to be lukewarm on the property-owning democracy?
Thank the Tories for keeping Robert Jenrick out of high office
Shadow justice secretary’s comment about not seeing a ‘white face’ shows he does not understand integration
www.ft.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Felt the blistering anger coming from the screen of Stephen's Inside Politics this morning but that didn't mean one line didn't make me really chuckle:
"I can confirm that our existence runs through at least one act of integration, in the main."
"I can confirm that our existence runs through at least one act of integration, in the main."
Sad news but some wonderful tributes to an amazing actress.
Kitty is one of the most iconic comedy performances of all time.
"I say fixed. A shifty-looking youth in plimsolls waggled my aerial and wolfed my gypsy creams, but thats the comprehensive system for you."
Kitty is one of the most iconic comedy performances of all time.
"I say fixed. A shifty-looking youth in plimsolls waggled my aerial and wolfed my gypsy creams, but thats the comprehensive system for you."
October 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Sad news but some wonderful tributes to an amazing actress.
Kitty is one of the most iconic comedy performances of all time.
"I say fixed. A shifty-looking youth in plimsolls waggled my aerial and wolfed my gypsy creams, but thats the comprehensive system for you."
Kitty is one of the most iconic comedy performances of all time.
"I say fixed. A shifty-looking youth in plimsolls waggled my aerial and wolfed my gypsy creams, but thats the comprehensive system for you."
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This is an incredible achievement that the Mayor deserves an enormous amount of credit for. He chose what was right over what was easy &, as a result, countless Londoners lives will be saved. Now Labour must make the case for clean air action all over the country.
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.
www.london.gov.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is an incredible achievement that the Mayor deserves an enormous amount of credit for. He chose what was right over what was easy &, as a result, countless Londoners lives will be saved. Now Labour must make the case for clean air action all over the country.
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...
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Kicking off our first panel of Conference -
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
speaks on how farming underpins not only our rural economy, but also our entire society.
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
speaks on how farming underpins not only our rural economy, but also our entire society.
September 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Kicking off our first panel of Conference -
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
speaks on how farming underpins not only our rural economy, but also our entire society.
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
speaks on how farming underpins not only our rural economy, but also our entire society.