Why does life feel so scary? And how do we fix it? 👇🏾

Record numbers can't afford a decent life. Fewer than in austerity. Fewer than in the pandemic. It's what is driving the anger and fury we see on our streets & our screens. I back this government, with Keir as our Prime Minister, to fix this.

Everyone knows today's young do not get a fair shot Top five words Britons use to describe the next generation's future 👇 Worried (55%) Uncertain (52%) Frustrated (28%) Conflicted (18%) Angry (17%)

Life is unaffordable for young people today. That needs to change.

No child should be going hungry. No ifs, no buts, no exceptions.

Here's the question the Tories can't answer 👇

Matt Goodwin isn’t very British. He doesn’t get our values, our culture, or our history. Britain has always been about different communities coming together to form one nation. My piece in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/comment/2026...

Matt Goodwin isn’t very British 🇬🇧

Will be on BBC Politics Live at 12:15

Gen Z and social media: - Half wish they had spent less time on their phones as kids - 2/3 think social media does more harm than good - Around 80% would try to stop their own kids using social media for as long as possible.

Winston Churchill was right 🇬🇧

Great to be out knocking doors in Gorton yesterday. It's a choice between decent British values with Labour vs. toxic division with Reform #labourdoorstep

If we want to make places better, we need to create good jobs in them 👇 Creating good jobs (in deprived) areas requires: - Transport infrastructure - Creating places that are nice to live in. Culture matters for local growth - Direct job creation by the state h/t @drjennings.bsky.social

Even Switzerland is now going to spend more on defence. To prevent war, we must prepare for one. Show Putin he would decisively lose a war with European NATO. A century ago, politicians in my position failed. We must not.

Affordability is a lot more about how much you own, rather than how much you earn Rent has increased three times faster than income since the 1980s. This is why we need to build *a lot* more (social) homes. To get housing costs down and make life affordable.

Leaseholders are being ripped off by ground rents that just go up and up. Very glad we’re fixing this. Getting costs down, making life affordable.

Climate change is an affordability issue. It has led to food costing £360 more for the average household Climate change -> more droughts -> lower harvests -> higher food prices

Victims *must* be at the heart of the Service Justice System and we are strengthening protections and improving accountability to do just that in our Armed Forces Bill. This is a no-fail mission for me. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

If we want to make life affordable, we need to install clean power and get off natural gas 👇 Natural gas sets our energy price 98% of the time. Gas that is 40% more expensive than wind.

NATO Article V has been triggered only once: by the US after 9/11. When our ally called, we in the UK didn't hesitate to stand with them. 636 British men & women paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan, with many more living with their injuries today.

The affordability crisis is destroying democracy 👇

We face an affordability crisis. My question to the PM.

It is wrong for the United States to demand control over Greenland 🇬🇱 It is wrong to threaten invasion and it is wrong to threaten tariffs

Banning social media for under 16's is on the table 📱 As human beings, we chase dopamine not connection. We need human connection to prevent online radicalisation

When we fought and won against Fascism, we knew the State was capable of anything 🇬🇧 I discuss WWII, the formation of Parliament and much more with @DavidCrowther on The History of England podcast ⬇️ thehistoryofengland.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

What comes out of WWII is an ability to argue for the possible 🇬🇧 I discuss WWII, the formation of Parliament and much more with @DavidCrowther on The History of England podcast ⬇️ thehistoryofengland.co.uk/blog/2026/01...

Will be on LBC between 8 and 9 on LBC Cross Questions

GB News is Wrong. Farage does admire Putin.

Today we face the opposite of Labour's 1980's problem We own the centre ground of financially comfortable voters. We are losing struggling voters on the wings.

Wind Power: Affordable and British-made So why does Farage want us to use expensive fossil fuels supplied by Putin? 🇷🇺

People must feel richer in their pockets @quietriotpod.bsky.social💰 Find out more about the three levers government is pulling ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/05JY...

Is Clare Coutinho going to join Reform?

Making change only comes by bringing people together 🤝 Find out more on the @quietriotpod.bsky.social ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/05JY...

I am freezing. This is how we’re getting warmed up. Featuring a lot of jumpers.

Wind power is now 40% cheaper than natural gas. And we're going to build *a lot* more of it. Making life affordable. Protecting the planet. Win-win.

Record numbers can't afford a decent life. That's why we'll do everything we can to make life more affordable.

I enjoyed talking to Jeevun, because he cares deeply about tackling inequality, the affordability crisis, and how those intertwine with division in society. I hope you find this bonus show a worthy new year listen too 🎧👇

BONUS EPISODE: The Affordability Crisis, with Dr Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social 🏰Faithful or traitor? 🫰How the affordability crisis became acute? 🌹How to tackle polarisation? 🇬🇧What it means to be British? 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/05JY... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-vax, pro-Putin, climate-denying. That’s Reform.

My discussion with @jeevunsandher.bsky.social about what it’s like to be an MP. It was really nice of him to give some time to this to provide A-Level Government and Politics students with a great insight. www.patreon.com/posts/whats-...

Manufacturing employment continues to fall as machines keep getting better. The era of post-war mass employment manufacturing ended a long time ago. It is not coming back.

We are facing the most dangerous times in a century 🇬🇧 We must prepare for war to protect ourselves and our continent

It's a fair point. My points: 1) This is the worst affordability on record. Just 1/3 of people feel comfortable. Less than during austerity. 2) Long-term drivers of low affordability (post-industrial fall in good jobs & lack of housing) mean people don't see a way they can afford a decent future

People are losing faith because they cannot afford the basics 💰 We are facing an affordability crisis because we are dependent on fossil fuels

APPG member @jeevunsandher.bsky.social highlighted that the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels has led to an affordability crisis and asked how our transition away from fossil fuels will tackle the cost of household energy head on.

The affordability crisis is *also* a good jobs crisis Around 40% of full-time jobs pay less than £35k - the bare minimum needed to support a family If we want to make life affordable, we also need to (directly) create more good jobs

Want to know why we'll always trade more with Europe than the Rest of the World? Distance. Countries trade more with economies that are closer.

Just one in three of us felt financially comfortable in 2024 - a record low. That's lower than during the financial crisis and austerity when half of us felt comfortable. This is (one reason) there's so much anger. This is what we must fix.

Getting to Net Zero is cheaper than letting the planet burn. Twice as cheap in fact. If we do nothing, climate change will cost us 15% of global GDP. Getting to Net Zero limits those costs to 7%.

The Navigation Inn is a wonderful pub in Barrow 🎄🍺 Such a homely feel. No. 27 on my pub tour.