🚨 PANEL EVENT Join us for a panel & drinks reception unpacking fresh insights from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — which investigates who owns our essential services & how we can rebuild the country. 🗓️ 30/09 7PM 📍 Labour Party Conference 🔗 RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/who-owns-b...

Even in dark times, we know people have successfully challenged power & won 4 new books explain that movements are about organizing, growing communities, and building power among people to effect change @benphillips76.bsky.social, @dhnnjyn.bsky.social, @sarahschulman.bsky.social & Marshall Ganz

Protecting civic freedoms is essential to protecting democracy. It feels hugely disproportionate to treat peaceful protesters as terrorists. Our view on the weekend's arrests.

The arrest of nearly 500 peaceful protestors on Saturday is just the latest attack on civic freedoms in the UK. We may think of the UK as a vibrant democracy but the developments of the last few years are really worrying, as catalogued in the CIVICUS Monitor monitor.civicus.org/country/unit... 1/2

Thanks Natalie. Will keep you posted if the invite comes in... 😀

To hear more about the latest figures from @ONS join us at 13.00 for our online Work Matters event with @dhnnjyn.bsky.social of @neweconomics.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social of @employmentstudies.bsky.social & Delphine Strauss of @financialtimes.com (10/10): eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-matte...

Good to hear @eddavey.libdems.org.uk put cheaper, more accessible renewable energy at the heart of the @libdems.org.uk vision for the future of the British economy. And glad he sees "fiscal responsibility as a means not an end in itself". @ippr.org

Today's Leeds Reforms & Mansion House speech are based on two problematic myths: that financial services hold the key to good growth & that regulations are holding us back. Some reflections on another exciting day in economic policy.

A great piece from my colleague Hollie Wright in the @newstatesman.com exposing the myth behind the great British wealth exodus #wealthtax www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

We need a fundamental redesign of our tax system. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social sets out why on CNN

"They could have done this very differently... they could have changed the rules." @dhnnjyn.bsky.social was on the Bloomberg UK Politics podcast to discuss Labour's first year in government

Shame that the @financialfairness.bsky.social trust is being wound up. Such a thoughtful funder providing precious resources to timely work to understand and support fairness. And a good example of corporate philanthropy at its best. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Am super excited to be speaking at the first event in the newly reopened Redhills Durham Miners Hall, home of the Pitman's Parliament. What a place to be talking about people power! Thank you @insightsnortheast.bsky.social and @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social for inviting me.

Thanks @petergeoghegan.bsky.social for including Power to the People in your thoughtful piece in this week's TLS @thetls.bsky.social I love your last line: "If there is one constant in all these stories, it is that change can come from the most unlikely places." app.the-tls.co.uk/212297/conte...

If you'll be at the #EdBookFest this year - or just in Edinburgh on Friday, 15 August - please do come along to this discussion about Power to the People www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Congratulations to @joswinson.bsky.social and colleagues at p4ne.org on turning 10! An amazing org supporting am amazing sector, whose time has come. Be more ostrich, beaver and bee!

"...the chancellor is overlooking household economic security as a lever for growth. Unless we also boost day-to-day spending in key departments, living standards will continue to decline." NEF's @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on the spending review for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On days like this, it is clear that the government has fallen victim to “Treasury brain”, clouded by outdated and arbitrary fiscal rules that it has set itself. My initial reaction to Spending Review for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Capital spending alone won't improve people's living standards" Responding to the Chancellor’s spending review, NEF Chief Executive @dhnnjyn.bsky.social says the government remains held back by self-imposed fiscal rules, and must tax wealth as we tax income from work to fund services we rely on.

My colleagues at @neweconomics.bsky.social and I will be looking out for 2 things in today's Spending Review: will the things that matter to people get better & will a progressive heart accompany Treasury brain? Some thoughts

The wonderful @neonuk.bsky.social is turning 10! To celebrate this & a new 5-year strategy, they're holding a day of fab workshops, discussion & dancing on Saturday, 12th July in Whitechapel, London. Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/NEONis10

We want to make sure Rachel Reeves MP sees some important % and ££s: 🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m 🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share We’re proud to pay and here to stay #taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork

Join our director, Neal Lawson, @zackpolanski.bsky.social, @dhnnjyn.bsky.social of @neweconomics.bsky.social, @bethstratford.bsky.social, and @snanks.bsky.social of @cmmonwealth.bsky.social at the Launch Event tomorrow. actionnetwork.org/events/forum...

Almost 30 years ago, I had the life-changing opportunity to do my post-grad studies at @ox.ac.uk on a Rhodes Scholarship. Glad to say that there are now more scholarships on offer to more students from more countries. Applications open for the class of 2026 www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships...

🧵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. 1/8 thetimes.com/article/6448...

Could compulsory voting enable a new narrative around #inequality and finally give people greater power over whats important to their politicians….? @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @richardjmurphy.bsky.social www.kwaku.org.uk/Speakers.html www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-compul...

Thanks @compassoffice.bsky.social for a wonderful day, full of great ideas on the how of delivering radical renewal

Hurry, only 2 days left to access Power to the People on Kindle at 99p www.amazon.co.uk/Power-People...

An annual 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m could raise £6.1bn from the top 20 billionaires on the Sunday Times Rich List alone. That’s enough to fully reverse cuts to winter fuel payments *and* PIP disability benefits 🤯

Very excited to be at my first @hayfestival.bsky.social! Please join @adamgreenfield.bsky.social @jennifernadel.bsky.social and me at Discovery stage at 4pm today

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, pays an effective tax rate of 1-3%. The rest of us are paying between 30 and 50%. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social spoke on BBC 5Live about the Sunday Times Rich List and how extreme wealth damages our democracy, society and environment.

Join Oxford Networks for the Environment for an Annual Lecture from @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on civic freedoms, climate justice, and the century of the citizen. 🗓️ TOMORROW! 20th May at 4 PM 📍Maths Institute 🎟️ bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv... Part of the #RHRNClimate Summit Oxford Local Programme

If you're in Oxford tomorrow, please do come along to the ONE Annual Lecture, which I will be delivering at Maths Institute from 4-6pm, with drinks after. Free to sign up at bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

Social justice, most of us understand, demands a “poverty line” and efforts to keep our poorest above it. But that justice will remain elusive until we also set a “wealth line” and keep all our richest below it. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Extreme wealth is harmful: @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social proposes upper "wealth line" : should it be £10m, £100m, £350m? @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social #LIMITARIANSM @patrioticmillionaires.org @highpaycentre.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It is a privilege to share a page in today's @theguardian.com with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social one of our family's favourite writers. And what a powerful poem. I wish they'd headlined my piece An Island of Have-yachts and Have-nots

There is a point at which wealth gives you too much power to shape politics, just as there is a point above which super-rich lifestyles cause extreme harm to the environment. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on why we need an "extreme wealth line" in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

"It is naive & dangerous for society to rely on the enlightened philanthropist to curb inequality. We need to stop glorifying wealth through rich lists and start drawing a line on extreme wealth" Great piece by @neweconomics.bsky.social CEO @dhnnjyn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why it's time to set an extreme wealth line. Here's my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Migration is the story of our time. It’s the story of Britain. It’s the story of all of us. It is fantastic that, thanks to the @migrationmuseum.org, Britain is about to get its first permanent Migration Museum. Watch this fantastic film www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M3M... and get involved!

Economic growth: who benefits? Looking forward to speaking on this panel at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social on Friday 6th June alongside @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @ruthcurtice.bsky.social & @paulkissack.bsky.social. Free but need to book yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...

An island of strangers or a beacon of solidarity? This amazing, diverse Mancunian choir earlier today was an inspiring reminder of how we can create a positive future based on shared belonging if we lean on each other...

Wonderful to hear @mayorofgm.bsky.social Andy Burnham endorse the idea of piloting a Living Income in Greater Manchester at our launch party - complete with singing, poetry and theatre. Join the movement to deliver a fairer, better welfare system at actionnetwork.org/forms/get-in...

Chuffed to see the paperback out in the wild at my local @waterstones.bsky.social, placed next to some very cool progressive folk like @naomiaklein.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @graceblakeley.substack.com @ezraklein.bsky.social and even someone I knew at school almost 40 years ago!

Tech bros like Elon Musk are becoming eye-wateringly rich. Any US trade deal shouldn't sacrifice our ability to tax tech companies properly, says @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on #PoliticsLive

It feels like we're in a moment which echoes the 1930s. We have to defend the foundations of democracy, says @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on #PoliticsLive #VEDay80

Am very excited that Power to the People is out in paperback this week. It's also on sale at Kindle for 99p for the month of May. More details on where to get the various versions at www.hachette.co.uk/titles/danny...

📢INE is thrilled to announce @dhnnjyn.bsky.social, Chief Executive of @neweconomics.bsky.social, as one of the keynote speakers for our third annual conference on 26 June. Don't miss the opportunity to hear Danny speak in the North East and register today ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ine-2025-d...

Extreme wealth is threatening our planet, our democracy and our shared future.