From reforming public services to tackling regional inequality, @thinklabour.bsky.social is right at the centre of the debate. Great to see our latest work featured in @theguardian.com today. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Brilliant to kick off our first ThinkLab! 💭 Really exciting to get this off the ground and see so many people in the room. If you're interested in being part of future discussions, get in touch.

A remarkable Labour win last night. The real lesson of Makerfield? In our latest substack, Christabel Cooper explains why rebuilding a larger progressive coalition, while persuading more transactional voters that Labour can stand up for them and deliver in office is the path to beating Reform.

Only 14% of the public believe Keir Starmer was born into a working-class family. In fact, our latest research suggests that voters often assume politicians come from more privileged backgrounds than they really do.

Technological change will shape Britain's economic future 🇬🇧 The question is whether we can spread its benefits beyond a handful of firms, sectors & places. Our Director of Policy, @jameshowat.bsky.social argues that Labour's political economy should be built around innovation & inclusion ✍️ ⬇️

Today, ThinkLabour launches its new Substack!

Want to help shape the future of progressive politics? At @thinklabour.bsky.social we're looking for new members to join our Board of Directors. The role will be challenging, but also energising & rewarding. More below 👇 thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/boa...

🧵 1/ There’s a big misconception right now about Labour’s relationship with British Muslim voters. The conventional wisdom says it's a permanent fracture over Gaza. The data tells a more complex story. Today, our new @thinklabour.bsky.social report drops.

🧵1/ Yesterday we launched @thinklabour.bsky.social Labour with a promise of straight talking. Today, we’re putting that into practice. Our first major report is live: “Who Is Labour For?” The narrative after the local elections is that Labour’s broad coalition is broken. We don't buy it.

🧵1/ Today marks a new beginning: the launch of @thinklabour.bsky.social. We’re a unique political organisation dedicated to helping Labour govern confidently & win again. This is more than a rebrand - it’s a total shift in direction.

🙋🏼‍♀️ We want your questions for #ButYourEmails on today’s podcast! Check out this open post on Patreon for how to ask yours. 🙋🏽‍♂️ Deadline is 2pm today Weds 3 so hop to it… 🙋🏻 www.patreon.com/posts/138016...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NEW EPISODE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 In one of the most purely enjoyable interviews we’ve done, CHRIS BRYANT MP explains his astonishing, moving, sometimes dark but ultimately uplifting journey to be an MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 With @seththevoz.bsky.social l & @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com conte.com 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

🕵🏼‍♂️ Got a bit of a mystery guest on tomorrow’s show. Who can it possibly be…? 🕵🏼‍♀️ Find out tomorrow – or sign up to Patreon and find out and listen now! www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow

Why, thank you Councillor! It’s time for YOU to join the OGWN Army: www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow

⏰ Out a little early this week because why the hell not? 🧨 Why are populists so desperate for chaos on the streets? 🎙️ @alisonjourno.bsky.social @rmcunliffe.bsky.social @jacobjarvis.bsky.social + guest @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social on how the ’90s shaped our world 📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

For anyone who’s stood and watched as shoplifters help themselves to the booze shelf in front of harassed and terrified staff.. we ask on this week’s @crimescenepodcast.bsky.social if there are some crimes on which police have simply given up… listen & let us know your thoughts..

In just weeks the German police’s prime suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann could be released from jail and disappear for ever.. This week’s @crimescenepodcast.bsky.social looks at what chances there are of a conclusion to the 18 year investigation..

The government has been left arguing that things have got better, but also worse. 📫 Today’s Morning Call, with @georgeeaton.bsky.social: Labour’s muddled message

Are Police only bothering with cannabis to make their clear-up rates look good and to avoid investigating proper crime? Or does that permanent stench on London’s streets require a proper, well thought out response at last… Take a listen and let us know your thoughts ⬇️

Acting swiftly to reveal information about the Liverpool crash suspect showed lessons from last year’s riots have been learned by Police… but has it created worse problems for them in future?

There is mounting evidence that two men jailed for life for the Essex Boys murders may have been innocent. In this week’s @crimescenepodcast.bsky.social Bernard Hogan-Howe and I discuss with former cop David McKelvey what might actually have happened that night..

🚨 NEW: Who killed the Essex Boys? Three men found shot dead in a Range Rover. A case that shocked the UK and refuses to die. Did the wrong men go to prison? 🚨 Ex-Met cop David McKelvey joins Bernard and @alisonjourno.bsky.social with disturbing new evidence. 🚨 Listen now linktr.ee/crimescenepo...

In this week’s @crimescenepodcast.bsky.social Bernard Hogan-Howe and I talk to Shadow Home Sec Chris Philp. We discussed a new law for armed cops who open fire, facial recognition on every corner and supermax prisons… plenty of topics to, let’s say, consider from differing perspectives..

Who was really to blame for allowing Biden to hang on like Father Jack on a Craggy Island White House - only to hand the US to Trump? inews.co.uk/opinion/amer...

The officer who pulled the trigger in the Chris Kaba shooting now faces a misconduct investigation - despite being cleared of murder. In this week's #CrimeScene we discuss what happens in the moments after a shot is fired by Police.. & what Bernard Hogan-Howe really thinks about the new probe..

Press freedom in the United States has hit a record low, according to the latest World Press Freedom Index published annually by Reporters Without Borders.

In the first episode of Crime Scene, Bernard Hogan-Howe and I discuss how cops turn career criminals into informants - and I try to discover the going rate for gangland information.. Listen to our full conversation here ➡️ linktr.ee/crimescenepo...

Are Police forces doing enough to get guns off our streets - or is there now an unstoppable surge of armed violence? Former Met boss Bernard Hogan-Howe and I discuss the reality of gang & gun crime behind the headlines, in the first episode of @crimescenepodcast.bsky.social

Andrew Marr: Keir Starmer must attack now to see off Farage Donald Trump’s chaos gives the Prime Minister the perfect opportunity to move decisively.

The BBC finds itself not guilty 📟 Alison Phillips on the media latest Also this week: Gordon Brown takes on Murdoch, and The Sun’s grasp of voting patterns.

Here it is… first edition of #CrimeScene - in which me and ex Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe discuss the issues behind the true crimes leading the news. First up we are talking about gangs and guns on London’s streets. Give it a listen & let us know what you think..

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as a working-class champion. Judge him by what he does, not what he says. He and his mates in Reform have voted against commonsense laws that would boost rights at work for millions. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Now they’re squaring up to each other outside the Oval Office. Welcome to the new WWE - WhiteHouse Wrestling Entertainment. My thoughts for the i newspaper… inews.co.uk/opinion/this...