Cleaning up politics requires a hard cap on political donations 🛑 Read about the rest of our three-step plan in our recent report, backed by dozens of MPs 👇 buff.ly/YnvkUyr

Cleaning up politics: a three-step plan

A call to cap individual political donations at £20,000.

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EVENT | Following the massive success of a Basic Income for Artists pilot scheme in Ireland – and now Scotland also pushing ahead – it's time for England to follow suit! Join us in Bethnal Green for a campaign launch and social on Friday 23rd October 👇 actionnetwork.org/events/winni...

Winning a Basic Income for Artists in England: Campaign Launch & Social

Join us to launch a new Basic Income for Artists campaign in England. Momentum for a Basic Income for Artists is growing – and the need for the policy has never been more stark. In a sector gripped b...

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We've got a busy autumn events season coming up 📆 1/ @jamesmuldoon.bsky.social on his latest book 'Love Machines: How AI is transforming our relationships' Weds 23rd September, 18:30 Newspeak House, Bethnal Green actionnetwork.org/events/james...

James Muldoon on 'Love Machines' – How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming our Relationships

Join us for the latest in our CADA speaker series on Weds 23rd September in Bethnal Green.

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Sunday Long Read | From the archive, Will Stronge explores how an extended view of the human mind should shape the way we critically engage with Big Tech and social policy 👇 buff.ly/pJfbNzw

The ethics of extension: policies of ownership and control for our cognitive apparatuses

In this blog, Will Stronge explores how an ‘extended view’ of human minds can help us critically engage with the role of Big Tech in our everyday lives.

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Fruit and veg prices could rise upwards of 170% above today’s level by 2050 due to the effect of increased heat from climate change 📈 Our research shows the need for urgent state action 👇 buff.ly/qZdynhV

The Price of 5 A Day?

Fruit and veg prices are set to rise 170% by 2050 due to the climate crisis.

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NEW | On the Autonomy blog, @wstronge.bsky.social proposes we rethink the role of higher education in the wake of artificial intelligence 👇 autonomy.work/portfolio/ai...

AI is forcing us to rethink higher education: let’s do that

After the widespread uptake of AI, how should we approach the task of higher education?

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NEW EVENT: 'From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy' Tues 29th September, 9am 📢 @indiaburgess.bsky.social | @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social | @ruthhannan.bsky.social | @sarahronan.bsky.social | @hannahwebster.bsky.social Sign-up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-fixes...

From fixes to foundations; building a caring economy

As part of the Labour Party Conference New Economy Fringe, Care Full & the Autonomy Institute will explore possibilities of a caring economy

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@autonomy-institute.bsky.social backs open letter calling on Andy Burnham to introduce a strong cap on political donations 👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/09/01/a...

Andy Burnham Faces Backlash Over Apparent Retreat From Donations Cap Pledge

Open letter says 'politics should not be for sale' as Government resists extending its £100,000 overseas-donor limit to UK voters

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A three-step plan to clean up UK politics 👇 1) Cap donations at £20,000 2) Ban party donors from receiving government contracts when that party comes into office 3) End second jobs for MPs There's still time to amend the Representation of the People Bill ⌛️ autonomy.work/portfolio/cl...

Cleaning up politics: a three-step plan

A call to cap individual political donations at £20,000.

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NEW EVENT | Our CADA speaker series returns after its summer break Autonomy Research Affiliate @jamesmuldoon.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss his book 'Love Machines' 🤖 Weds 23rd Sept, 18:30 | Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Sign up 👇 actionnetwork.org/events/james...

James Muldoon on 'Love Machines' – How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming our Relationships

Join us for the latest in our CADA speaker series on Weds 23rd September in Bethnal Green.

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We're pleased to welcome @joetodd.bsky.social as a 2026 Senior Fellow at the Autonomy Institute 🎉 A researcher, organiser and political strategist, Joe specialises in left-wing party strategy and organisation building. We're looking forward to hosting new writing on global progressive forces 🌏

Well-designed rent controls could save tenants up to £1,418 a year, while also protecting the housing supply when paired with tax reforms Our latest research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social – and backed by dozens of MPs 👇 autonomy.work/portfolio/re...

Rebalancing the market: designing feasible rent controls

Well-designed rent controls are a viable option for the government, as part of a strategy to tackle problems in the private rental sector.

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We work with a wide range of companies and organisations to help move to a four-day week – and reap the benefits of shorter working hours 📈 Get in touch to find out more 👇 www.autonomyconsultancy.work

Is neoliberalism shifting on the right in recent years? You can catch up with our recent briefing '(Tufton) Street Politics: Changing neoliberalisms in UK think tanks' 👇️ buff.ly/ihT3q7V

NEW | Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner urging her to U-turn on her decision not to bring in rent controls in England This follows new research from Autonomy for @jrf-uk.bsky.social showing tenants could save up to £1,418 a year with well-designed caps 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Rayner urged to U-turn on rent controls decision after study shows benefits

EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner warning the Government that it has an 'opportunity to fix the foundations of our housing system for the long term'

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Our Chief Exec @wstronge.bsky.social spoke to @londoncentric.media about the pros and cons of a European-style August holiday shutdown for the capital 👇 www.londoncentric.media/p/london-shu...

Should London shut down in August?

Paris does it. The Italians do it. London is already seeing "shutdown by proxy". Why not just formalise it?

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Autonomy Sunday Long Read 📖 How have changes in the UK's asylum provision interacted with private contracts and social reproduction? Helen Brewer on mapping the asylum-industrial complex 👇️ buff.ly/nE1tD9w

Mapping the asylum-industrial complex

In collaboration with Migrants Organise, Helen Brewer maps the UK's asylum-industrial complex and its impact on social reproduction.

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How has neoliberalism shifted on the UK's ideological right in recent years? Read our recent briefing '(Tufton) Street Politics: Changing neoliberalisms in UK think tanks' 👇️ autonomy.work/portfolio/tu...

(Tufton) Street Politics: Changing neoliberalisms in UK think tanks

How are UK think tanks shifting the terrain of neoliberalism?

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NEW: *Half of women say period symptoms have affected them at work in the last year - but only 16% have any support in place from their employers.* New study from Autonomy and the UKRI's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Caucus. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Half of women say 'period symptoms affect them at work - but 16% have support'

EXCLUSIVE: Some 42% of women have taken time off because of period symptoms in the last year, while just under half (44%) have worked through symptoms for more than ten days, a study shows

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How has neoliberalism been re-articulated by Tufton Street think tanks in recent years? And what can progressives learn? Dive into this new analysis from Rosalba Ellis 👇 autonomy.work/portfolio/tu...

(Tufton) Street Politics: Changing neoliberalisms in UK think tanks

How are UK think tanks shifting the terrain of neoliberalism?

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For years, our research has called for a maximum workplace temperature for UK With millions more workers set to be exposed to dangerous temperatures in the years ahead, it's urgent for the government to take action 📈 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature in UK

Mayor of London backs calls from unions to update health and safety rules in light of more frequent heatwaves

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Our analysis of landlord profits with @jrf-uk.bsky.social shows that well-planned rent controls are a desirable, viable response to the private sector housing crisis www.babelfish.news/housing/rent...

Rent controls aren't just desirable - they're viable

98.8% of landlords made a profit in 2024, their worst year. New data shows rent controls would still leave them in the black — and save renters £1,200 a year.

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3/4 The report sets out a three-step plan for cleaning up British politics: 1) cap political donations 2) prevent MPs from holding second jobs 3) ban political donors from securing public contracts

2/4 That’s why I have signed @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social's parliamentary motion, welcoming @autonomy-institute.bsky.social's report, ‘Cleaning Up Politics’.

1/4 If Labour is serious about stopping the authoritarian right, it must rebuild trust by breaking with the very culture that feeds public cynicism. If we fail to change course, the winners will not be the public, but the billionaires.

From the Autonomy archive | Nicholas Beuret on the class politics of the transition economy 👇

The installation economy and the endless horizon of low-waged ‘green’ work

In an excerpt from his new book, Nicholas Beuret assesses the labour conditions and class formations in the installation work of the emerging transition economy.

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We could clean up British politics – and it would cost the government nothing 👇 Cap individual donations | Break the chain between donors and contractors | Ban second jobs for MPs

Cleaning up politics: a three-step plan

A call to cap individual political donations at £20,000.

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Our work exploring how local authorities could repurpose “dark kitchens” to be community-owned kitchens cooking affordable food, features in new research from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social into expanded public provision of food production 👇 buff.ly/3NpmrkI

If Burnham is serious about the cost of living, he must act boldly on food prices

Andy Burnham has promised “a cost of living government” as he enters office. Along with energy bills, rising food prices are one of the main ways h...

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I've got a plan to clean up British politics. 🚫No second jobs for MPs. 💷Cap political donations. ❌No contracts for party donors. Politics should work for you - not the highest bidder. Let's stop the sleaze for good!