Thank you for posting, easy to fall into a pit of despair following the main stream media news . A welcome antidote
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
This Government has hugely increased public spending, which will have large in-kind benefits for households.
Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.
The Government is right to keep but reduce ‘qualifying periods’ for unfair dismissal protection.
Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
I’m not a political strategist but this does not seem like a good idea.
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
This week, the UK became the world's largest economy to ban new oil and gas exploration.
Another milestone in the global phaseout of fossil fuels.
Who's next?
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain-ends-new-fossil-fuel-exploration via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Naturally I think you should listen to all Volts pods, but I particularly recommend this one. I tried to wrap up a lot of current developments into a coherent narrative & a direction forward.
…ahead 🤶🏻🎅🏻
I agree with Torsten.
The most important economic policy of the government is high and sustained investment.
The £30bn gap between the old govt plan and the latest plan is the equivalent of 12 West Yorkshire trams every single year.
More Budget thoughts: futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-does-...
Agree or disagree (I agree), superb to see a politician do actual policy
When did workers start standing up for their rights? "Sounds a bit Marxist, maybe 1880s?" "What about Wat Tyler in 1380s England, surely peasants are workers too!" Keep going. The 3,150-year-old Turin Strike papyrus offers a detailed account of striking royal tomb artisans.
tinyurl.com/29822yb2
Architect Cuthbert Brodrick was born on 1 December in 1821 and is best known for giving Victorian Leeds some of its most iconic buildings. Born in Hull, he trained in Manchester before establishing a practice in Leeds, where his bold, confident style quickly set him apart.
1st Sunday of Advent - go right 🎄
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
Energy security will drive the energy transition
The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast.
ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
It’s easy to feel despondent atm, BUT here is a podcast that is interesting and inspiring 💡 give it a listen see what you think
open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...
Voters may want it, but would Reform change their policy? Evidence from Reform led local authorities is not promising.
Hope springs eternal though
A sensible solution on unfair dismissal will deliver faster improvements to conditions at work via the Employment Rights Bill.
Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I
Absolutely 👍🏻
Some really good info in comments, check the thread
I keep seeing arguments that the Government should have spent the money on services eg Sure Start rather than lifting the two-child benefit cap.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
Brilliant debunking as ever.
But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Even less likley with the rise of climate change deniers like Farage
Sobering. I wish I hope that leaders take it seriously but fear that they won’t.
