Labour needs to stop treating its large core vote in London as a weakness rather than a strength. Few remember now but the Tories used to lead in London under Thatcher/Major. Changing that is *a political success*.

Can Andy Burnham achieve his aim of reversing Thatcherism? @georgeeaton.bsky.social interviews @mathewlawrence.bsky.social on public ownership, wealth taxes, fiscal rules and Burnham’s choice of Chancellor. www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...

Can Andy Burnham reverse Thatcherism? My deep-dive interview with @mathewlawrence.bsky.social of @cmmonwealth.bsky.social covering public ownership, wealth taxes, fiscal rules and Burnham's choice of chancellor (£/free trial). www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...

My piece for Arguably on how a Burnham government could grip the policy & politics of immigration. A plan to control immigration fairly could bridge the balancers, liberals & moderate sceptics who want fair controls + to challenge the politics of remigration & racism www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

Rushed and flawed immigration reforms risk a new Windrush scandal ahead of the next election, writes @sundersays.bsky.social. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

Why it’s time to replace Stamp Duty with a proportional property tax. www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

How can Burnham get UK growth firing? Well, first things first, read this... Subscribe to Arguably now and get a 7-day free trial www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

The case for a tax on self-driving cars, which could eventually raise up to £100bn. www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham – essential from @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on 23 ways to end our stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. “There are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implement”. www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham – 23 ways the new PM can end Britain’s stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. “There are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implement”. www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham – essential from @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on 23 ways to end our stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. “There are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implement”. www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...

A pleasure to host the first @arguablymag.bsky.social summer party this week alongside @britishprogress.org. A few shots below featuring @torstenbell.bsky.social and @yuanfenyang.bsky.social.

This week, we joined forces with @arguablymag.bsky.social to bring together some of the best minds in British politics for our Summer Reception. Deputy PM David Lammy, Pensions Minister Torsten Bell, Yuan Yang and George Freeman joined us for a lively evening of British Progress.

Have you read 'The Progressive Puzzle' yet? This article is a condensed version of our new publication that aims to define 'progressivism' in the 21st Century - read it now and read the full publication on our website!

A pleasure to host the first @arguablymag.bsky.social summer party this week alongside @britishprogress.org. A few shots below featuring @torstenbell.bsky.social and @yuanfenyang.bsky.social.

🧵 Progressives need to think much more ambitiously about citizenship: it can't only be a debate about the "who" - the boundaries of citizenship. Our new @ippr.org report today makes the case for a new politics of "democratic citizenship": www.ippr.org/articles/the...

This is an absolutely cracking speech. Covers a lot of ground and explores some interesting details, in the service of a complex but pretty complete argument. Also seems pretty overtly aligned with Burnhamism...

How to end the democratic depression – David Miliband on the case for radical devolution, a new voting system and social media reform. www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...

Wonderful speech from David Miliband - "Kings, Priests and Prophets: Power and its Missing Guardrails” - delivered tonight as the 2026 Jonathan Sacks Memorial Lecture. Read the full transcript on @arguablymag.bsky.social. No paywall on this one. Enjoy. www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...

David Miliband backs radical devolution to end the centralisation of power in Westminster, calls for electoral reform and says “living in the US is the best antidote to BBC-bashing”. Read the full text of his Jonathan Sacks Memorial Lecture on Arguably. www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...

David Miliband backs radical devolution to end the centralisation of power in Westminster, calls for electoral reform and says “living in the US is the best antidote to BBC-bashing”. Read the full text of his Jonathan Sacks Memorial Lecture on Arguably. www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...

The triple lock is now projected by the OBR to inflate state pension spending to *9% of GDP* (compared to 7% with an earnings link). As I wrote in @arguablymag.bsky.social, socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isn't sustainable. www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnha...

The future belongs to “high-energy” progressives – @geoffmulgan.bsky.social writes on Mamdani, Burnham and the three fears the left must conquer. www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-...

Enjoyed this @geoffmulgan.bsky.social piece in @arguablymag.bsky.social which posits that the left must rediscover both hope and faith in the levers of the state to deliver. As always: what is now proved was once only imagined. We must rediscover our imagination. open.substack.com/pub/arguably...

The three fears the left must conquer – this is typically insightful from @geoffmulgan.bsky.social on the lessons from “high-energy” progressives such as Mamdani and Burnham. www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-...

The triple lock is now projected by the OBR to inflate state pension spending to *9% of GDP* (compared to 7% with an earnings link). As I wrote in @arguablymag.bsky.social, socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isn't sustainable. www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnha...

Also features @vickyspratt.bsky.social on devolving technical education and skills, @meadwaj.bsky.social on a 'Doge of the left', @pollymackenzie.bsky.social on welfare reform as industrial strategy and @jamesomalley.co.uk on freeing the Postcode Address File. www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

What do you think @andyburnham.bsky.social should do in his first 100 days? I’ve explained why Andy could establish a Department of the Prime Minister, in @georgeeaton.bsky.social's @arguablymag.bsky.social www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

I'm in @arguablymag.bsky.social today making a case for a positive-sum immigration policy in the UK: www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

20 ideas for Andy Burnham’s first 100 days, featuring @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on GB Crossrails, @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on banning second jobs for MPs, @pollycurtis.bsky.social on compulsory voting and @jamesomalley.co.uk on the Postcode Address File. www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

20 ideas for Andy Burnham’s 100 days – a special edition of Arguably. Featuring @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on GB Crossrails, @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on banning second jobs and @ruthcurtice.bsky.social on an emergency boost for living standards. www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

I was kindly asked to contribute to this – I'll give you one guess for what I suggested... www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

20 ideas for Andy Burnham’s 100 days – a special edition of Arguably. Featuring @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on GB Crossrails, @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on banning second jobs and @ruthcurtice.bsky.social on an emergency boost for living standards. www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...

Reform have always been beatable. The level of media hype around them and their “project”, especially after Jenrick’s defection, was absurd.

How can Andy Burnham succeed on foreign policy? After Starmer’s warning, good moment to read this from @benjudah.bsky.social for @arguablymag.bsky.social. www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnh...

Socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isn’t sustainable. New column for @arguablymag.bsky.social on how Burnham can unpick the triple lock and why even the man who devised it believes it will be replaced. www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnha...

How can Andy Burnham succeed on foreign policy? After Starmer’s warning, good moment to read this from @benjudah.bsky.social for @arguablymag.bsky.social. www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnh...

Must we kill the newts? This is an excellent reflection from @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on the three mistakes the Yimby movement made and why it needs to replace the language of warfare with “win-win” solutions. www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...

Must we kill the newts? @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social reflects on what the Yimby movement got wrong. “We picked unnecessary battles which we were bound to lose”. www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...

Andy Burnham should not give up on building more homes, but to succeed, YIMBYism needs a reset. Read the full piece here: arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...

YIMBYism promised to be the next big thing in progressive politics. But a couple of years after the PM declared himself a YIMBY, housebuilding has stalled, and YIMBYs have found themselves on the side of killing newts. Where did 'build baby build' go wrong? 🧵

Must we kill the newts? This is an excellent reflection from @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social on the three mistakes the Yimby movement made and why it needs to replace the language of warfare with “win-win” solutions. www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...

The harsh truth that Burnham will have to confront is that to raise significant amounts you have to tax middle-earners more (like most other European countries!) www.arguably.uk/p/the-tax-tr...

the NIMBY, joyless Soho Society have put a statement out and I love the very delicate and precise phrasing of this, from "been involved in Soho" to "on average, many of the trustees"

The NHS’s sluggish rollout of weight-loss drugs will leave the UK paying a price it can’t afford, writes @marthadacombe.bsky.social. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

The case for a national rollout of weight-loss drugs – @marthadacombe.bsky.social on how the NHS's sluggish pace is failing the poorest. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

We need a Covid-style rollout of weight-loss drugs, writes @marthadacombe.bsky.social. The NHS’s sluggish pace is bad for the economy and for the poorest. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

The case for a national rollout of weight-loss drugs – @marthadacombe.bsky.social on how the NHS's sluggish pace is failing the poorest. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...

Two things can be true: 1. The UK state pension is the fourth-lowest in the OECD as a share of earnings. 2. The Triple Lock is still the wrong metric – much better to have a consistent and less volatile approach. www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnha...

Why Britain gets defence wrong – a good day to revisit this piece by @jeegarkakkad.bsky.social on how our obsession with the level of spending distracts from its quality. www.arguably.uk/p/why-britai...