Joe Dromey

'I believed a lot of that spending actually supported our country's security'

We were delighted to be joined by Anneliese Dodds MP for the inaugural episode of Fabian Thinking, talking about International Development, COP and our recent pamphlet 'Promising Development'

Massive congratulations to Sara, Sonia and Anneliese!

Look forward to working with you 🙌

‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns? Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running out

It is great to see the Guardian focus on the Sea Wall and coastal voters.

I spoke about how good policy isn't enough.

"There is a feeling of disconnect in many of these places, and unless they tackle that, Labour will still struggle.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Sea Wall matters to Labour

They are looking to Reform, but the government can win them back

There should be a relentless focus on the cost of living

But the Gov needs to show the country values the contribution that coastal communities make

Read my column for @labourlist.bsky.social 👇

For anyone doubting the difference Labour can make in government…

This budget and the last have invested in public services and lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, with the burden falling on those with the broadest shoulders #Budget2025

"This is a strong budget, informed by Labour values."

Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇

fabians.org.uk/joe-dromey-r...

“This is a strong budget, grounded in Labour values.”

Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

Great to see two child limit scrapped. It will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

But it’s important to recognise most voters support the two child limit.

So we need to continue to make the case for a decent and humane social security system #Budget2026

Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank Fabian Society says move ‘best available option’ for chancellor as she seeks to offset impact of weaker economic forecasts

Freezing tax thresholds is the right decision.

It raises a significant amount, it is progressive, and it doesn’t break Labour’s manifesto.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

#Budget2026

Great to hear the Chancellor commit to making apprenticeships free for SMEs.

Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report found apprenticeships at SMEs had fallen by half since the levy was introduced, accounting for 97% of the total decline #Budget2026

🏡 How do we improve ageing at home?

In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.

As chair of @labourcid.bsky.social It was a privilege to speak alongside @joedromey.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, David Miliband and Nana & Finian, discussing the edited collection "promising development" the future of aid, and how action leads to hope

You can read the collection here: fabians.org.uk/publication/...

Great event this evening with @labourcid.bsky.social to discuss our @thefabians.bsky.social edited collection on the future of international development.

Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband

Great to hear from Mark Drakeford at our @thefabians.bsky.social event in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to:

✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party
✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition
✅ Re-build our electoral coalition

The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.

But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.

Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.

Labour urged to create ‘national occupational health service’ Fabian Society argues service could keep more people in jobs and fix worklessness crisis driven by ill-health

Read more about our research in tbe @theguardian.com.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Nye's lost legacy | Fabian Society Fabian Society

Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report by @sasjkia.bsky.social set out how we could build a National Occupational Health Service, with employers, employees and the state working together to keep people well in work.

Have a read here 👀

fabians.org.uk/publication/...

Good to see the Mayfield Review launched.

The rise in health-related inactivity is bad for workers, employers, and public finances.

If we want to address this rise, we need to keep people well in work. That will require stronger incentives & better support for employers.

Join | Fabian Society Fabian Society

If you’re not already a member of @thefabians.bsky.social, sign up here:

fabians.org.uk/membership/j...

Strong results in New Jersey and Virginia, and an outstanding performance by Mamdani in New York.

Signs of hope for the Democrats.

We’ll be exploring the lessons for progressives in the next edition of Fabian Review out next month.

The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.

On @skynewsrss.bsky.social last night, @joedromey.bsky.social set out how Labour can raise revenue without breaking its manifesto commitments.

Taxing Questions | Fabian Society Fabian Society

In our recent report - Taxing Questions - we set out options for raising revenue at the budget.

Have a read…

fabians.org.uk/publication/...

The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.

But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.

Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.

Today the Chancellor signalled that taxes will rise in the Budget.

Our General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social explains how the government can raise the revenue we need, without breaching the manifesto or holding back growth.

Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank Fabian Society says move ‘best available option’ for chancellor as she seeks to offset impact of weaker economic forecasts

In it, I argue for the freeze on income tax thresholds to be extended for two years.

This would raise nearly £11.7bn, around half of what the Chancellor needs.

Half of the income would come from the richest fifth of households.

Read more here www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Taxing Questions | Fabian Society Fabian Society

The Chancellor does have options.

In our recent @thefabians report - Taxing Questions - we set out how the government can raise the revenue we need, in a way which is progressive, without breaching the manifesto or killing growth.

fabians.org.uk/publication/...

There is speculation the Government might increase the rate of income tax.

They should not.

This would be a clear beach of Labour’s manifesto and it would come with a huge political cost at a challenging time for Labour.

The Chancellor has today indicated taxes will rise at the budget.

She reaffirmed her fiscal rules. But OBR’s downgrade to productivity will create a big fiscal gap.

She has said - rightly - said that there will be no return to austerity.

So that means taxes will need to go up.

“Many of our public services are on their knees crying out for additional investment”

@joedromey.bsky.social insists on @lbc.co.uk that big spending cuts are not deliverable nor politically possible. 📻