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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · 6d

We’re told that Keir Starmer may not attend the critical Leaders’ Climate Summit in Brazil just before the start of COP30. This would be an appalling abdication of responsibility - handing victory to Donald Trump. Me in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Starmer can help shape the future of the world at Cop30. He can’t let fear of Farage stop him | Michael Jacobs

The battle inside No 10 about whether the PM should attend an absolutely crucial climate summit in Brazil is ludicrous. He must assert himself – and go, says economist Michael Jacobs

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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · Jul 5

It’s been a hot (41C!) and fascinating week at the 4th UN Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla. I have written an article for @insidestory on what happened, and the implications of the US’s non-participation for wider global governance:

insidestory.org.au/can-the-worl...

Can the world be governed without the US? • Inside Story

A UN conference discovers the absence of the United States can be an opportunity rather than a hindrance

insidestory.org.au

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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · Jun 18

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · Jun 2

Interesting survey of Labour MPs on the Chancellor’s options ahead of the Spending Review. Adds to the pressure on Rachel Reeves to bend fiscal rules and/or raise taxes to avoid spending cuts.

Invest In Britain @investinbritain.bsky.social · Jun 2

🧵New polling from @investinbritain.bsky.social by
@survation.bsky.social reveals a majority of Labour MPs want the Chancellor to change course on fiscal policy.

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Majority of Labour MPs oppose Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules

Divisions within the party are exposed as two thirds of MPs are against the Rachel Reeves’ fiscal plans

www.thetimes.com

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Share The Wealth @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social · May 28

Why would the government choose to cut vital benefits and services rather than tax the richest? And why aren’t the main opposition parties calling for taxes on the super-rich either? Our full Sunday Times Rich List analysis at sharethewealth.org.uk

Exposing the extreme wealth of the super-rich and the profiteering of big corporations | Share The Wealth

We expose the extreme wealth of the super-rich and the profiteering of big corporations.

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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · Jan 2

I have written an article in the Guardian on the economic policies of the Starmer government in the UK. It seems to me that it is (seeking to be) much more radical than people have generally appreciated, and indeed than it publicly admits. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour’s economic agenda has all the right ideas – but it’s a race against time to make it work | Michael Jacobs

This government needs to reverse at least three decades of financial woes, and it needs to show progress before its plan gets Trumped, writes economist Michael Jacobs

www.theguardian.com

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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · Nov 26

I have written an account of what happened at COP29, what it means and where we go from here: insidestory.org.au/neither-triu...

Neither triumph nor Trumped • Michael Jacobs

Another cliffhanger climate conference achieves a kind of progress

insidestory.org.au

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Daniel Munevar @danielmunevar.bsky.social · Nov 21

US set to forgive US$ 4.5 billion in loans to Ukraine. To place this figure in context, it’s equivalent to 4.5 times the debt forgiven to 31 countries through the IMF CCRT between 2020 and 2022 (US$ 967 million). Debt relief has always been a matter of political will. www.reuters.com/world/biden-...

Biden administration moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine

The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia.

www.reuters.com

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michaelujacobs.bsky.social @michaelujacobs.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hello Bluesky people! My first post. I’ve written an analysis of COP29 and the G20 and the relationship between them. insidestory.org.au/authors/mich...

Michael Jacobs Archives • Inside Story

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