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This is one of the best illustrations of the economic damage from Brexit. Leavers used to boast weâd easily outgrow the EU â the reverse has proved the case.
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Reform is the no-change party â Farage is recycling a failed consensus on housing and the triple lock, writes
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www.arguably.uk/p/reform-is-...
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Reform is the no-change party
On housing, the triple lock and tax, Nigel Farage is anything but radical
https://www.arguably.uk/p/reform-is-the-no-change-party
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Matthew Holehouse
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Something like this might fit; at least for a Conservative Party more confident in its own electoral coalition and in the durability of Brexit.
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There are now more Tory supporters who backed Remain than Leave (47-43). Badenoch really needs an offer beyond âwe can make a success of Brexitâ.
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âThe challenge for the essay is that it doesnât have a project that remotely fits the time and place we are living in: saying âAIâ is not the same as having a plan for Britain.â
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responds to Tony Blairâs essay on Labour.
www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blair...
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Tony Blairâs missing project
The former prime minister fails to reckon with the real choices on austerity, tax, welfare and energy
https://www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blairs-missing-project
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Tony Blair's missing project â
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writes for Arguably on how Blair has failed to grapple with the real choices on austerity, welfare, tax and energy.
www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blair...
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Tony Blairâs missing project
The former prime minister fails to reckon with the real choices in the Britain of the 2020s
https://www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blairs-missing-project
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Tony Blair's missing project â
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writes for Arguably on how Blair has failed to grapple with the real choices on austerity, welfare, tax and energy.
www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blair...
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Tony Blairâs missing project
The former prime minister fails to reckon with the real choices in the Britain of the 2020s
https://www.arguably.uk/p/tony-blairs-missing-project
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We shouldnât get trapped in a false choice between higher growth and lower inequality. Most major western states are richer *and* more equal than the UK.
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For more conversations and pieces focused on ideas and policy, subscribe to Arguably here:
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Stephen Bush
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Really interesting back and forth between James Meadway and
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Jonathan Portes
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VG from
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on Green econ policy, eg this on wealth taxes: "The challenge politically, is this does not solve all your problems.. perhaps ÂŁ10bn... The amount you want to spend on improving public services is an order of magnitude greater"
www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-th...
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What do the Greens want now?
An interview with James Meadway on a Burnham premiership, public ownership and the âhard truthsâ the left must face
https://www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-the-greens-want-now
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This is sharp from James Meadway in his interview with Arguably on the âhard truthsâ that any left project must face.
www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-th...
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Where do the Greens go now? I interviewed
@meadwaj.bsky.social
on a Burnham premiership, his new think tank Verdant, public ownership and how Britain adapts to becoming a hot country.
www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-th...
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What do the Greens want now?
An interview with James Meadway on a Burnham premiership, public ownership and the âhard truthsâ the left must face
https://www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-the-greens-want-now
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Tom Fielder
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Really interesting interview
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Where do the Greens go now? I interviewed
@meadwaj.bsky.social
on a Burnham premiership, his new think tank Verdant, public ownership and how Britain adapts to becoming a hot country.
www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-th...
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What do the Greens want now?
An interview with James Meadway on a Burnham premiership, public ownership and the âhard truthsâ the left must face
https://www.arguably.uk/p/what-do-the-greens-want-now
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Donât fall for the Brexiteer myth that the cost of rejoining the EU would be too high for the UK, writes
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www.arguably.uk/p/a-good-rej...
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A good Rejoin deal is possible
Britain would not be forced to join the Euro or the Schengen zone â just read the treaties
https://www.arguably.uk/p/a-good-rejoin-deal-is-possible
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Reform is visibly terrified of Restore because it knows its electoral position is weaker than its bravado suggests.
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Paula Surridge
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say he isn't actually sorry.
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Peter Murrellâs purchases included a ÂŁ160 special edition of Hannah Arendtâs The Origins of Totalitarianism.
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Whatâs the best way to tax wealth? Excellent from
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on why we should replace Stamp Duty with a new property tax. âA proportional property tax is a tax on wealth, but more importantly, it is a tax on passive, unproductive wealth.â
www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-we...
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Could a wealth tax work?
Targeting property is the fairest and most economically productive option
https://www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-wealth-tax-work
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Whatâs the best way to tax wealth?
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
writes on why we should replace Stamp Duty with a new property tax. âA proportional property tax is a tax on wealth, but more importantly, it is a tax on passive, unproductive wealth.â
www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-we...
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Could a wealth tax work?
Targeting property is the fairest and most economically productive option
https://www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-wealth-tax-work
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Whatâs the best way to tax wealth? Excellent from
@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social
on why we should replace Stamp Duty with a new property tax. âA proportional property tax is a tax on wealth, but more importantly, it is a tax on passive, unproductive wealth.â
www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-we...
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Could a wealth tax work?
Targeting property is the fairest and most economically productive option
https://www.arguably.uk/p/could-a-wealth-tax-work
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To fix the social care crisis, Labour needs a âbig bangâ for the state, writes
@danmead.bsky.social
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www.arguably.uk/p/how-to-fix...
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How to fix the social care crisis
Labour needs a âbig bangâ for the state
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-to-fix-the-social-care-crisis
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Dan Mead
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How to fix the social care crisis
Labour needs a âbig bangâ for the state
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-to-fix-the-social-care-crisis
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Dan Mead
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The battle of ideas has started in Labour and social care is back on the news agenda. This is another area where "incremental change won't cut it". In
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I argue to unlock social care reform, only a "big bang" approach will work
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Burnham understands the power of political theatre â smart from
@marthadacombe.bsky.social
on why the biggest difference with Starmer may be style rather than substance.
www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnh...
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Andy Burnhamâs political theatre
The mayor understands that drama serves a vital democratic function
https://www.arguably.uk/p/andy-burnhams-political-theatre
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Good on Rachel Reeves, our elected politicians shouldnât take abuse of this kind lying down.
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A far better policy than capping food prices would be increasing Universal Credit and other direct cash payments. Avoids price distortions and gets money where itâs most needed.
www.ft.com/content/8573...
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UK Treasury pushes supermarkets to cap food prices
Retailers furious at government effort aimed at limiting impact of inflation
https://www.ft.com/content/85736371-40bc-4ec1-a502-4f557d3a68b0?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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The consequences of not acting are clear: the UK spent *ÂŁ110bn* or 8.1% of total spending on debt interest last year. If you want to know why we're getting European-style taxes without European-style public services, this is a significant part of the answer.
www.arguably.uk/p/britains-w...
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Britainâs wake-up call
Rising borrowing costs are a warning of the perils of delaying reform
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britains-wake-up-call
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How can Britain tame the bond markets?
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on why itâs time to end outdated policies such as the triple lock.
www.arguably.uk/p/britains-w...
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Britainâs wake-up call
Rising borrowing costs are a warning of the perils of delaying reform
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britains-wake-up-call
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How should Britain tame the bond markets? New piece by me for Arguably. - Get serious on spending reform (e.g. triple lock) and pro-growth supply-side reform. - Bank of England should pause its bond sell-offs. - Burnham right to stick with current fiscal rules.
www.arguably.uk/p/britains-w...
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Britainâs wake-up call
Rising borrowing costs are a warning of the perils of delaying reform
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britains-wake-up-call
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How should Britain tame the bond markets? New piece by me for Arguably. - Get serious on spending reform (e.g. triple lock) and pro-growth supply-side reform. - Bank of England should pause its bond sell-offs. - Burnham right to stick with current fiscal rules.
www.arguably.uk/p/britains-w...
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Britainâs wake-up call
Rising borrowing costs are a warning of the perils of delaying reform
https://www.arguably.uk/p/britains-wake-up-call
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Sam Freedman
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It must be true given overall polling support for rejoin that most leave constitiencies now have a rejoin majority.
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The theory that Streeting has backed Rejoin to undermine Burnham in the by-election is wrong â heâs long been pro-European and was calling Brexit âa problemâ last Oct.
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Wes Streeting: Iâm glad we can now admit that Brexit is a problem
Health secretary delighted by Times report saying the PM and chancellor are planning to pin blame on Nigel Farage for tax hikes in the budget
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/wes-streeting-brexit-rache-reeves-farage-tax-budget-r30sjm5nv
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Backing Rejoin isn't odd when you consider that: - Brexit is estimated to have hit GDP per capita by 6-8% - The US has embraced protectionism and the UK is being squeezed between rival power blocs - 55% of voters back Rejoin, including 80% of Labour supporters, with just 33% opposed (YouGov)
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Duncan Weldon
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Lots of (often very good) pieces about this weekend lamenting Britain being ungovernable/too fast turnover of PMs. I think âwhy do we keep getting ineffective/bad PMs?â is a better question than âwhy do we get rid of them?â
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One fact Leave supporters never address is that Brexit has hit the âleft behindâ towns that depend most on manufacturing hardest.
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Colm Murphy
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There are many reasons to criticise Starmer's party, and it was certainly an incoherent project. But to describe the economic policy of a government that has increased borrowing by ÂŁ100bn and passed the Employment + Renters Rights Acts in this way is risible.
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The progressive case for welfare reform â excellent from
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on how to make the system fiscally and politically sustainable.
www.arguably.uk/p/to-save-we...
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Wes Streeting correct on Labour not having had a battle of ideas for more than a decade â and why that has to change.
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Wes Streeting calls for the UK to rejoin the EU in his speech to the Progress conference. âWe need a new special relationship with the EU, because Britainâs future lies with Europe - and one day back in the European Unionâ.
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17 days ago
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An agenda for Labour's next leader: pro-growth, pro-Europe, fiscally credible and unashamed in defence of progressive values. New piece from me for
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www.arguably.uk/p/how-labour...
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How Labourâs next leader can succeed
There is a radical but credible pro-growth agenda waiting to be seized
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-labours-next-leader-can-succeed
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Duncan Weldon
18 days ago
Andy Burnham isnât going to do a Truss. He isnât going to sack the permanent secretary of HMT or do a major fiscal event with no OBR forecast. He isnât going to attempt the largest borrowing-funded tax cuts in years.
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How can Labourâs next leader succeed?
@georgeeaton.bsky.social
explores the radical pro-growth agenda that could unite the party.
www.arguably.uk/p/how-labour...
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How Labourâs next leader can succeed
There is a radical but credible pro-growth agenda waiting to be seized
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-labours-next-leader-can-succeed
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An agenda for Labour's next leader: pro-growth, pro-Europe, fiscally credible and unashamed in defence of progressive values. New piece from me for
@arguablymag.bsky.social
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www.arguably.uk/p/how-labour...
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How Labourâs next leader can succeed
There is a radical but credible pro-growth agenda waiting to be seized
https://www.arguably.uk/p/how-labours-next-leader-can-succeed
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Upside for Burnham of Makerfield: if he can beat Reform here, he can claim proof he can win a general election.
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GDP per capita rose by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year â confirmation that the economy was looking notably healthier pre-Iran.
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Nice reference to
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from Andrew Marr in todayâs NS. Subscribe here for more on the battle of ideas:
www.arguably.uk
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Mark Wallace
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This is disturbingly similar to MAGAâs view that the maritime insurance markets werenât being helpful on Hormuz out of some kind of surly obstinacy, rather than just maths.
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