George Eaton
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Editor-in-Chief and co-founder,
@ArguablyMag.bsky.social
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Why Britainâs privatisation experiment is so extraordinary by international standards.
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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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 (ÂŁ/free trial).
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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Can Andy Burnham reverse Thatcherism?
Mathew Lawrence on what a new era of public ownership would look like
https://www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-burnham-reverse-thatcherism
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Common Wealth
about 10 hours ago
âPeople ... are paying too much for too little and the productive potential of the economy is constrained by an architecture of ownership that is not working in the interests of ordinary communities.â
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
interviewed
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social
đ
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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Can Andy Burnham reverse Thatcherism?
Mathew Lawrence on what a new era of public ownership would look like
https://www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-burnham-reverse-thatcherism
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John Springford
about 11 hours ago
This would be OK if we saw a commensurate rise in private investment post-privatisation, but we didn't.
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Why Britainâs privatisation experiment is so extraordinary by international standards.
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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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*.
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Arguably
about 12 hours ago
Can Andy Burnham achieve his aim of reversing Thatcherism?
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
interviews
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social
on public ownership, wealth taxes, fiscal rules and Burnhamâs choice of Chancellor.
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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Can Andy Burnham reverse Thatcherism?
Mathew Lawrence on what a new era of public ownership would look like
https://www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-burnham-reverse-thatcherism
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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 (ÂŁ/free trial).
www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-b...
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Can Andy Burnham reverse Thatcherism?
Mathew Lawrence on what a new era of public ownership would look like
https://www.arguably.uk/p/can-andy-burnham-reverse-thatcherism
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
2 days ago
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...
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Britain needs an annual âImmigration Dayâ
Unlike Starmer, Andy Burnham should pick a target level for migration and stick to it
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britain-needs-an-annual-immigration?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true
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Arguably
2 days ago
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...
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Britain needs an annual âImmigration Dayâ
Unlike Starmer, Andy Burnham should pick a target level for migration and stick to it
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britain-needs-an-annual-immigration
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Why itâs time to replace Stamp Duty with a proportional property tax.
www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...
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Cam Vargas
4 days ago
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...
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham
23 ways the next PM can end Britainâs multi-decade stagnation
https://www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-manifesto-for-andy-burnham
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The case for a tax on self-driving cars, which could eventually raise up to ÂŁ100bn.
www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham â essential from
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
on 23 ways to end our stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. âThere are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implementâ.
www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham
23 ways the next PM can end Britainâs multi-decade stagnation
https://www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-manifesto-for-andy-burnham
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Arguably
4 days ago
A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham â 23 ways the new PM can end Britainâs stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. âThere are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implementâ.
www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham
23 ways the next PM can end Britainâs multi-decade stagnation
https://www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-manifesto-for-andy-burnham
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham â essential from
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
on 23 ways to end our stagnation from housing to energy to infrastructure. âThere are many solutions that simply have not been tried: most of them popular, and ready to implementâ.
www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-m...
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A growth manifesto for Andy Burnham
23 ways the next PM can end Britainâs multi-decade stagnation
https://www.arguably.uk/p/a-growth-manifesto-for-andy-burnham
5 days ago
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George Eaton
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
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Centre for British Progress
7 days ago
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.
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Compass
8 days ago
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!
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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
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Nick Garland
8 days ago
đ§” 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...
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The democratic citizen: Renewing citizenship and the public domain | IPPR
Often, this descends into little more than an argument about eligibility for welfare benefits. This is a disaster for progressives, who find themselves fig
https://www.ippr.org/articles/the-democratic-citizen
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Bart Crisp
8 days ago
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...
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Arguably
8 days ago
How to end the democratic depression â David Miliband on the case for radical devolution, a new voting system and social media reform.
www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...
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David Miliband: how to end the democratic depression
We must take on the concentration of economic and political power in Westminster
https://www.arguably.uk/p/david-miliband-how-to-end-the-democratic
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Cam Vargas
8 days ago
Wonderful speech from David Miliband - "Kings, Priests and Prophets: Power and its Missing Guardrailsâ - 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...
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David Miliband: how to end the democratic depression
We must take on the concentration of economic and political power in Westminster
https://www.arguably.uk/p/david-miliband-how-to-end-the-democratic
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David Miliband backs radical devolution to end the centralisation of power in Westminster, calls for electoral reform and says âliving in the US is the best antidote to BBC-bashingâ. Read the full text of his Jonathan Sacks Memorial Lecture on Arguably.
www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...
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David Miliband: how to end the democratic depression
We must take on the concentration of economic and political power in Westminster
https://www.arguably.uk/p/david-miliband-how-to-end-the-democratic
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David Miliband backs radical devolution to end the centralisation of power in Westminster, calls for electoral reform and says âliving in the US is the best antidote to BBC-bashingâ. Read the full text of his Jonathan Sacks Memorial Lecture on Arguably.
www.arguably.uk/p/david-mili...
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David Miliband: how to end the democratic depression
We must take on the concentration of economic and political power in Westminster
https://www.arguably.uk/p/david-miliband-how-to-end-the-democratic
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George Eaton
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...
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How Burnham can unpick the triple lock
Socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isnât sustainable
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnham-can-unpick-the-triple
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Arguably
9 days ago
The future belongs to âhigh-energyâ progressives â
@geoffmulgan.bsky.social
writes on Mamdani, Burnham and the three fears the left must conquer.
www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-...
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The three fears the left must conquer
Zohran Mamdani and Andy Burnham show how âhigh-energyâ progressives can win
https://www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-fears-the-left-must-conquer
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Megan Corton Scott
10 days ago
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...
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The three fears the left must conquer
Zohran Mamdani and Andy Burnham show how âhigh-energyâ progressives can win
https://open.substack.com/pub/arguablymag/p/the-three-fears-the-left-must-conquer?r=4zfs69&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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The three fears the left must conquer â this is typically insightful from
@geoffmulgan.bsky.social
on the lessons from âhigh-energyâ progressives such as Mamdani and Burnham.
www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-...
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The three fears the left must conquer
Zohran Mamdani and Andy Burnham show how âhigh-energyâ progressives can win
https://www.arguably.uk/p/the-three-fears-the-left-must-conquer
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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...
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How Burnham can unpick the triple lock
Socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isnât sustainable
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnham-can-unpick-the-triple
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George Eaton
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...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
12 days ago
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Nathan Yeowell
11 days ago
What do you think
@andyburnham.bsky.social
should do in his first 100 days? Iâve 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...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
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Lauren Gilbert
11 days ago
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...
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Arguably
11 days ago
20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 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...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days â 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...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
12 days ago
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James O'Malley
11 days ago
I was kindly asked to contribute to this â I'll give you one guess for what I suggested...
www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-f...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days â 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...
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20 ideas for Andy Burnhamâs 100 days
Policy experts on how the next Prime Minister can turn the UK around
https://www.arguably.uk/p/20-ideas-for-andy-burnhams-100-days
12 days ago
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Reform have always been beatable. The level of media hype around them and their âprojectâ, especially after Jenrickâs defection, was absurd.
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How can Andy Burnham succeed on foreign policy? After Starmerâs warning, good moment to read this from
@benjudah.bsky.social
for
@arguablymag.bsky.social
.
www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnh...
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Andy Burnhamâs foreign challenge
The next prime minister has defining choices to make on the US, China and Europe
https://www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnhams-foreign-challenge
14 days ago
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Socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isnât 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...
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How Burnham can unpick the triple lock
Socialism for the old and capitalism for the young isnât sustainable
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-burnham-can-unpick-the-triple
18 days ago
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How can Andy Burnham succeed on foreign policy? After Starmerâs warning, good moment to read this from
@benjudah.bsky.social
for
@arguablymag.bsky.social
.
www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnh...
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Andy Burnhamâs foreign challenge
The next prime minister has defining choices to make on the US, China and Europe
https://www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnhams-foreign-challenge
14 days ago
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George Eaton
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 âwin-winâ solutions.
www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...
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Must we kill the newts?
Where âBuild, Baby, Buildâ went wrong
https://www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-kill-the-newts
15 days ago
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Arguably
14 days ago
Must we kill the newts?
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
reflects on what the Yimby movement got wrong. âWe picked unnecessary battles which we were bound to loseâ.
www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...
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Must we kill the newts?
Where âBuild, Baby, Buildâ went wrong
https://www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-kill-the-newts
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David Lawrence
15 days ago
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...
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David Lawrence
15 days ago
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? đ§”
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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 âwin-winâ solutions.
www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-ki...
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Must we kill the newts?
Where âBuild, Baby, Buildâ went wrong
https://www.arguably.uk/p/must-we-kill-the-newts
15 days ago
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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...
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The tax truth no politician will speak
Middle-earners need to pay more â not just the wealthy
https://www.arguably.uk/p/the-tax-truth-no-politician-will
15 days ago
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Marie Le Conte
15 days ago
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"
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Arguably
15 days ago
The NHSâs sluggish rollout of weight-loss drugs will leave the UK paying a price it canât afford, writes
@marthadacombe.bsky.social
.
www.arguably.uk/p/britain-ne...
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Britain needs a national rollout of weight-loss drugs
The NHSâs sluggish pace is creating a two-tier system
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britain-needs-a-national-rollout
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