Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP

This 👇 is what happens when we're stuck in a fossil fuel based economy.

Middle East War -> Higher oil and gas prices -> higher inflation and lower GDP.

This is why we need to get off fossil fuels and onto clean energy.

Members opposite promised us that by torching our relationship with Europe, it would make us richer and stronger.

They were wrong on both counts.

This 👇 is the key chart for understanding British politics atm

We face the reverse-Blair problem. We are holding comfortable centre-ground voters.

But we're losing financially struggling voters to radical parties.

My colleague @chriscurtis94.bsky.social has written a great piece on who we won in 2024 *and* who we need to win in 2029

chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/who-actual...

Who actually were the Hero Voters? Labour won in 2024 because of economically insecure voters, not social conservatism.

Have been a bit frustrated by some of the conversation about Labour's voter coalition.

I've written about who the "Hero Voters" actually were, how we won them, and what we need to do to earn their support next time.

chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/who-actual...

The idea the North Sea is some great goldmine waiting to be tapped is entirely at odds with reality.

Exactly this. ⬇️

@jeevunsandher.bsky.social: "Members opposite promised us that by torching our relationship with Europe, it would make us richer and it would make us stronger.

"They were wrong on both counts."

Life is unaffordable for too many.

That is what we are changing.

Gas, oil, and fertiliser prices are rising.

All at a time when record numbers can’t afford a decent life.

Democracies must make life affordable or they won’t endure

We must remember the horrors of Iraq.

We must not repeat them.

Oil price is spiking this morning. Three major implications:

1) Makes life less affordable here. Bad news for democracy.
2) Russia will get more revenue from oil sales
3) Time for us to get off these fossil fuels

The Conservatives don’t want to build solar or wind, but they want to bring back fracking. Shocking.

Good luck Angeliki and @McrLabour.

A vote for Labour is a vote for unity, not division.

Going to be on GB News between 6 and 7

Making a coffee just got cheaper ☕

Sorry, pal

10000000% this 👇

Election betting markets are too thin and the participants are too motivated. It is not a signal of an outcome in the way a share price is.

There's a reason this is in an Urdu advert.

My family grew up in the shadow of partition, miles from the border. We were one of the lucky families - millions more were not.

So no, I won't be accepting dog whistle sectarianism that aims to divide communities in the UK.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social why has your Urdu election advert got pictures of Keir shaking hands with the Indian PM?

Doesn't feel relevant to Gorton and Denton.

I can hear the dog whistle.

Thank you for sharing

For me, the most moving narrative experiences I’ve had has been playing video games.

The Last Of Us and Clair Obscur real standouts. Deeply moving and profound.

Reindustrialising Britain will not bring back the good non-graduate jobs of the post-war era.

Modern, advanced manufacturing is about graduates working with robots 👇 . Not good jobs for school leavers.

Do you remember where you were exactly four years ago?

The Ukrainians cannot forget.

I think they sometimes do this really well!

But I do think that, when it comes to "making life affordable so democracy can survive", they also argue against the means that *can* make life affordable.

The Economist believes in classical liberal democracy. But too often argues against the redistribution needed to make both democracy and liberalism viable.

Life needs to be affordable for liberal democracy to endure.

That's kind of you to say - thank you

…we are creating them directly.

Our Youth Guarantee funds 6 months of work for young people, who are on Universal Credit for 18 months.

We’ve seen the results in Austria: more economic security, happier lives, and higher employment & incomes. A virtuous cycle.

The end of industry in Britain meant some places have lots of jobs, and others do not.

Ex-industrial areas simply haven’t got enough jobs. The private sector can’t and won't create enough good jobs for young (non-grads) in these places. So…

Universal Basic Jobs (For The Young) If there aren't enough local jobs, we can just create them

What’s our most important policy you’ve never heard of?

Let me introduce… Universal Basic Jobs (for young people).

jeevunsandher.substack.com/p/universal-...

Is this compared to all voters, or all voters in Lab-won seats?