Well said @feargalsharkey.bsky.social 👏 "No 10 is operating under paralysis of doing anything which might spook the bond markets. Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue - corporate greed. The people who will be paying for this are billpayers.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨New Research🚨 Analysis from Cambridge University shows the Employment Rights Act will bring British employment protections closer to those of comparative countries 👏👏 Strong growth must be underpinned by strong protections at work. www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/employ...

📈 Big appetite for stronger regulation of social media companies in the UK. Difficult to overstate the importance of this. Tech giants should not be making money by spoon feeding harmful content to our kids.

👏 Good to see *most* major UK political parties waking up to this widespread public opinion and promising concrete action to tackle the harm caused by unregulated tech 💪 * No prizes for guessing who the exception is...

👏 Really interesting research from @hopenothate.org.uk RUK voters can certainly be reached with the right kind of message on the economy. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/08/r...

“Deregulation eliminates safeguards, it puts costs onto citizens and taxpayers, creates uncertainty, discourages investment.” 👏👏 Can't say truer than that ✅ Good to see some pushback on the deregulatory language coming from senior EU officials recently. www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...

🗓️ 2025 has been a mixed year for the Protections Movement ❌ We’ve seen consistent attacks on the regulatory state in the name of growth But also some transformative legislation ✅ Employment Rights ✅ Renters' Rights ✅ Online Safety Laws Our roundup and lessons from 2025 👇 shorturl.at/BLiWq

Spot on! @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social Avoiding tax and watering down regulation is the number one priority for US tech giants. And it's the British public that will lose out. We need to hold firm.

Global inequality has hit a new extreme. So how much wealth is too much?🤔 The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2

❌ Disappointing to see 'day one rights' for workers scrapped by the government. The UK already has some of the worst standards for worker protections in the OECD - now is not the time to water down the Employment Rights Bill. labourlist.org/2025/11/day-...

Worker protections - including boosting the minimum wage 💰- is long overdue. If we want to get people into work, we need to incentivise them with secure jobs and decent pay.

There is no good reason for the Chancellor not to #TaxTheBanks in tomorrow's Budget. Banks are making record profits directly at the public's expense, whilst one in three children live in poverty in the UK. This is the government's chance to show where its priorities lie.

Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to scrap the Employment Rights Bill this Wednesday. 📉 But research shows workers are just £12 a week better off compared with 2008. The @tuc.org.uk is right - these reforms can't come soon enough. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

'The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give in' 'It is essential that we have control over how the digital space is organised, structured and regulated.' 👏👏👏 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Reform UK has rediscovered its Thatcherite roots 💙 But what does this mean for their working class voters who want a strong state..? 💔 Could those votes be up for grabs..?

Great research from @hopenothate.org.uk on Reform's broad coalition of voters. 'Working Right' 🆚 'Hardline Conservatives' very split on workers' rights agenda. The Big Question: What will Reform's new Thatcherite economic vision do to this tension? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

3 key pieces of regulation that are not getting enough cut through: ✅ Employment Rights Bill ✅ Renters' Rights Act ✅ Online Safety Act These landmark policies will change the game for renters, workers and young people online. Why is Labour not making more of them? www.ipsos.com/en-uk/discon...

"AI applications hold the potential to make the lives of citizens better, faster." True. But to do so it must be deployed safely and in a way that serves the public interest. Good to see the government is at least keen to have this conversation on responsible AI use. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Stripping away key social and environmental laws to “grow the economy” has been tried and tested again and again. When will we learn that trickle-down neoliberalism is a hiding to nothing..? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good to see Andrew Bailey standing up to the 'growth at all costs' agenda which is underpinned by reckless deregulation. Since 2008 we've created a host of new financial safeguards to make sure we don't repeat those mistakes. We mustn't now tear those down. uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-of...

What would a Reform UK gov. mean for the creep of Big Tech in Britain? Spoiler: It's not good news for online safety or democracy -even if they do claim to represent 'the people' 👇 our take on the UK–US Tech Deal, the broligarchy, and what’s really at stake open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...

Reform spent the summer hammering home the need for protection from immigrants - and it worked. But while Farage talks of protecting women, his party is working to dismantle genuine protections that keep communities safe. We need to reclaim 'protection'. Here's how we do it 👇 shorturl.at/zyJ6b

'Delivery, delivery, delivery' is never going to be enough to hold off the threat from Reform. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social needs a stronger message and a better narrative ✅ Worker protections is a key agenda they could be leaning into to do just this. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

1/4 What unites Reform UK's coalition? And where do the cracks emerge..? Part 2 of our analysis finds three main things unite Farage's coalition: ✅ Pessimism and disillusionment ✅ Cultural grievances ✅ Distrust of big (foreign) business unchecked.substack.com/p/who-are-re...

1/3 Reform UK is often painted as a party of small-state, Brexit voters 🇬🇧 — but our research shows the reality is more complex They often support: ✅ Nationalising utilities ✅ Regulating corporates ✅ Stronger rules for elites Hardly textbook libertarianism. unchecked.substack.com/p/who-are-re...

“There’s an empty space in politics", said Green leadership challenger Zack Polanski. And it's Reform UK that is currently filling that space. But their deregulatory rhetoric is at odds with the strong protections voters care about. Here's our opportunity. open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...

Economically progressive policies enjoy high levels of popular support ✅ However, as economic challenges mount, it's the populist right that's benefiting from public disconnect ❌ Come and hear why a stronger narrative on the economy is key to stopping this drift www.eventbrite.com/e/engaging-r...

Labour has stood firm on its pledge to boost worker protections - but they are barely talking it. Without a strong story behind them, their reforms are vulnerable. We need a strong narrative on worker protections. Come to our event with @neonuk.bsky.social to help shape it. shorturl.at/ja6ta

🌹 Labour sounds more like the 🙆‍♂️ Tories each day. Their attack on NHS England last week got this response: Sun: 'We couldn’t be happier' Mail: 'The rhetoric will have gladdened the heart of any small-state Conservative' Telegraph: 'it's most welcome' Times: 'Streeting is doing the right thing'

1/3 The Prime Minister is announcing plans to gut regulators in order to boost growth. But imitating Elon Musk’s reckless ‘chainsaw politics’ is not the way to go about this. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Research shows Labour's worker protection agenda is overwhelmingly popular. And it could be crucial in the battle against Reform. So why isn't the gov shouting about it? It's time they told a bold story on the economy and owned the narrative on worker protections. More here👇 👇 shorturl.at/NVdaa

"You know, taking out a chainsaw isn’t quite my style but we are stripping away red tape and bureaucracy". Starmer in DC on the Musk and Milei moment at CPAC. Not sure DOGE minus the theatrics is much of a vote winner back home.

We’ve written to the gov with @fairness.bsky.social and 24 business leaders, investors and legal experts to demand a re-think on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social's deregulatory agenda. Our report sets out why regulation is the bedrock fair and inclusive growth. More 👇👇 open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...

An excellent piece by @alanbeattie.bsky.social highlighting the dangers of Labour embracing the deregulatory cult - seems such a far cry from the securonomics agenda Labour ran on in the summer

1/5 🚨 Open Letter 🚨 Labour is turning to a failed playbook to deliver growth: deregulation. A model which has driven instability for over a decade. We’ve written to the gov with @fairness.bsky.social and 24 business leaders, investors and legal experts to demand a re-think. shorturl.at/w7jxB

Labour's culture war on regulation will not land with voters. Poll after poll - including our new research on public attitudes to worker protections (shorturl.at/TK70c) - shows cross party support for strong protections. Labour needs a new narrative that stops pitting regulators against growth.

Very much the case we’ve been making at @unchecked-uk.bsky.social - happy to share any research - raised similar concerns here - www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/labo...

1/2 Unchecked UK's @carumbasra.bsky.social on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning says the government deregulatory agenda comes with serious trade offs. What standards are we willing to sacrifice in this gung ho pursuit of growth?

We all want living standards to improve, but the governments growth-at-any-cost strategy is not the way to do this. Regulators ensure we have responsible growth that doesn't come at the cost of social and environmental protection. Unchecked UK's @carumbasra.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk this morning.

Exactly! 👏👏 Regulators ensure we have responsible growth that doesn't come at the cost of social and enviro protection. They shouldn't be pressured into a 'growth-at-all-costs' strategy. Our forthcoming report with @fairness.bsky.social sets out what an Inclusive Growth Duty could look like.

🚨🚨 Upcoming Event 🚨🚨 On the 17th of Jan we'll be discussing the newly upgraded Environmental Crime Directive and what can be done to increase prosecutions at an EU level. Sign up below for this important debate! @ieep.bsky.social ieep.uk/news/ieep-uk...

Great article by @anneliesemidgleymp.bsky.social The Employment Rights Bill is not just about protecting workers, it's also about levelling the playing field for businesses by removing rogue actors that try to undercut. These reforms are pro-worker and pro-business labourlist.org/2025/01/empl...

👏👏 Hats off to our Deputy Director, Carum, for going up against Elon Musk's Dad on Talk TV to discuss his meeting with Farage. For all the "anti-establishment" rhetoric, this is the richest man in the world trying to shape British politics to benefit his interests. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Déjà vu anyone..? You would have thought something as seismic as the 2008 financial crash would have been enough to persuade the government that financial safeguards are quite important. Perhaps not. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

🚨Happening this week🚨 Labour has a problem crafting a narrative that appeals to ordinary voters, says @johnharris1969.bsky.social at the @theguardian.com So, what needs to change? We're joined by two former Labour strategists to discuss this key question. @mds49.bsky.social shorturl.at/jpDmX

🚨 Final Event Reminder 🚨 Poll after poll shows that voters want strong protections that safeguard communities, protect nature and ensure businesses play by the rules. We need to make sure Labour isn't swayed by Trump's deregulatory circus - come and hear how 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/making-pro...

Trump's deregulatory vision is quickly taking shape. Will Labour now double down on being a trusted, high-standards economy? Or might they be tempted to secure a US trade deal built on deregulation..? We need to make sure this a parliament of protections - come and hear how 👇 shorturl.at/oGxNh

Applications are now open for a new ESRC funded PhD working alongside Unchecked UK, The Centre for Criminology at Oxford University @oxfordcrim.bsky.social and the Open University. Details below 👇

"Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies." With Labour promising to rollback some of the financial safeguards put in place after the 2008 crash, you have to ask - who is this really helping?

Trump’s return to the White House isn’t just America’s problem—it’s forcing Britain to confront its regulatory future. 🇬🇧 Do we double down on being a trusted, high-standards economy? Or do we sell out for a US trade deal built on deregulation? A 🧵.