“The numbers should be taken with a pinch of salt.” NEF’s @alchap.bsky.social on Heathrow for ITV. “Similar figures were promoted last time round and were later discredited by the government’s own advisers.” 🔗 itv.com/news/2025-07-31/heathrow-reveals-plan-for-third-runway-but-will-it-take-off

David Mencer has to be the most insufferable human being on the planet!

We found that Reform's plans to attack renewable energy industries could wipe £92bn off the UK economy and destroy 60,000 jobs by the end of the decade. These plans would damage our economic health and the health of our climate. 1/2

Who is benefitting from this government's airport expansion drive? ✈️ Meet... the ultra-frequent flyer. @alchap.bsky.social breaks down everything you need to know about this group, and how the are taking more than their fair share of flights. 1/2

There's a lot to dig into the government's new industrial strategy policy paper. But a few quick thoughts on the 'clean energy sector plan' published today. 👇 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685878...

You've heard of frequent flyers, but we've got some new research for you on the idea of ultra- frequent flyers. Exciting work from my colleague @alchap.bsky.social where he makes a compelling case as to why this new class of flyers is not paying it's fair share of tax and how we can fix it. 👇👇

The official report on the blackout in Spain and Portugal was just released. I'll give a quick summary of findings and provide some additional info. TL;DR conventional power plants didn't control the voltage as planned over-voltage caused renewables to turn off as required

Folks, CBO estimate of the distributional effect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is out: www.cbo.gov/system/files... It's grotesque

This is an unfortunate headline. There's no 'raiding' of the GBE budget for nuclear. The disappointment is its official classification as an investment vehicle and not a generator that builds, operates and fully owns energy assets. That was the original vision! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Looks like GB energy is a public finance institution after all! Oh well, that is disappointing. The vision was to have a publicly owned generator of mature tech, now it will offer loans and buy equity. The OG vision deferred to the 2030s or beyond.

NEW: Our latest analysis reveals that Reform's anti-environmental policies could cost the country £92bn in lost revenue and wipe out more than 60,000 jobs by the end of the decade.

This is what you get when technocrats wade into a knife fight with a spreadsheet (a weak one in this case). They think they’re depoliticising the climate debate, but all they’re really doing is laundering right-wing talking points in the language of reason.

Britain has a history of engineering innovation and investment - let's apply the same spirit to meet the challenge of energy security. Read @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social's latest blog to find out how we can do it: neweconomics.org/2025/04/blam...

Extreme wealth threatens our shared future. But together, we can push back. We want to equip campaigners, organisers and local leaders with the tools to challenge extreme wealth - in politics, media and the economy. But we need your donations to power that work: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Exactly. No one has a problem with basic bitch patriotism, they have problems with the policy

NESO did say 2025 would be the year when this could happen, back in 2019!! Amazing if it does. www.neso.energy/news/zero-ca...

Bond markets, doing what they do best, intimidate!

Brown is right about one thing in this piece, we need greater coordination between monetary and fiscal institutions to buffet against the persistent shocks to the economy. Some Asian nations have done it for a while but orthodoxy is holding back economies here. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Some thoughts on the British Steel crisis that is playing out at the moment.... and why nationalising wouldn't be a bad idea. www.linkedin.com/pulse/nation...

🚨The chancellor's spring statement has reinforced the austerity doom loop the country is stuck in. Only by replacing the fiscal rules can we get out of this cycle of austerity and economic decline.

If you are in East London this evening, come by to our event with @neweconomics.bsky.social and @neonuk.bsky.social on artificial intelligence and the Left. Drop by at Oxford House in Bethnal Green from 6:30. Details here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future....

First blue sky post with some reflections on yesterdays fiscal statement from the Chancellor. Check it out 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/hope-h...