Dr. Jeevun Sandher MP

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?

Created 👇 for a substack out on Monday

There are not enough jobs in postindustrial areas

Find out how we can help fix this on Monday

The UK was worse than lots of other high-income nations, but everyone was affected in hte move to services.

There are basically some high-pay service roles, and lots of low-paying ones (I simplify but it broadly holds).

Technology is big mover, poor policy on top

pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...

The short answer is: mid-pay manufacturing jobs paid more than low-paid service jobs (relative to the median in each time period)

Atkinson's book is best on this, showing wage growth at different percentiles. Autor's 2003 paper gives the theory. Frey probz best on broader trends

You shouldn't need a degree to afford a decent life 🎓

Sending best wishes to Christians around the world this Ash Wednesday and start of Lent.

This is time for us to reflect on what is truly meaningful.

Happy Ramadan to everyone who celebrates.

I hope the next month brings peace and reflection for you and your family.

* Bank Rate = F(Investment Demand, Expected Inflation)

Yes, I think you're precisely right.

Bond rate = Investment Demand + Inflation (+political risk)

Where: Bank Rate = F(Inflation Demand, Expected Inflation)