Some thoughts on me on how party politics from Buckinghamshire Council's Tories are detrimentally affecting my constituents. You can be both pro-housing and shocked that one part of the county is getting *92%* of new allocations. www.bucksherald.co.uk/your-world/c...

Callum Anderson MP Column: North Bucks should not have to carry the burden

Callum Anderson MP Column: North Bucks should not have to carry the burden

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One reason why I am a nut for devolution is this: central government ministers shouldn't spend their working hours thinking about the correct design of bus stops.

Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · 5d ago

These are Moylan’s full comments on floating bus stop bike lanes. This is the sort of transport policy almost every other European nation would find deeply weird.

I never met Jeffrey Archer, but in a slightly odd butterfly effect sort of way, I owe him quite a lot. 🧵

Reuters@reuters.com · 4d ago

UK author and politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 reut.rs/4AKtck5

Honestly guys isn’t this a bit weird? This is a bit weird

Thanks to @philaldrick.bsky.social for quoting me on why using public corporation debt to finance infrastructure can lead to lower gilt yields. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-22/labour-mulls-fiscal-rule-exemption-to-boost-uk-building-projects?srnd=undefined

Labour Mulls Fiscal Rule Exemption to Boost UK Building Projects

Britain’s new Labour government has been considering a proposal from Keir Starmer’s time in office, by which borrowing for building projects would be excluded from the fiscal rules.

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We’re acting to support those who can’t rely on help from the bank of Mum and Dad. Our Your First Home scheme will help more families get their first rung on the housing ladder with a deposit of just 2.5%. Less to save upfront and lower monthly costs. Help is on the way for first-time buyers.

I can't be the only person who looks at the joker boat every year, and is sort of a bit tempted.

Certainly not the headline, but just an astonishing story that illustrates why it's so difficult to get things done. If people demand a *second review* into allow staff in number 10 to copy and paste, after a demand from the PMs CofS, no wonder we can't build a high speed railway line.

Imagine having 9 billion to spend to cut taxes (which we don't actually have) and thinking the best use of it is cutting inheritance tax, which does nothing for growth, and which most people will never pay.

'...we need a new financial model for high street regeneration to ensure that every postcode benefits.' > good piece by @jacktshaw.bsky.social and @chriscurtis94.bsky.social, emphasising the need for ongoing need public investment in town centres to help reimagine their purpose and structure.

Arguably@arguablymag.bsky.social · last mo.

Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and Jack Shaw @jacktshaw.bsky.social argue that once retail-heavy high-streets need 'beetroots, bowling alleys and botox' to survive. www.arguably.uk/p/can-the-br...

The British high-street is not in a good place. @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and @jacktshaw.bsky.social set out some options to save it. www.arguably.uk/p/can-the-br...

How to reinvent the British high street

Why town centres need beetroots, bowling alleys and botox

arguably.uk

Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and Jack Shaw @jacktshaw.bsky.social argue that once retail-heavy high-streets need 'beetroots, bowling alleys and botox' to survive. www.arguably.uk/p/can-the-br...

How to reinvent the British high street

Why town centres need beetroots, bowling alleys and botox

arguably.uk

"Heale’s Law" states that a politician's career must be over before James Heale can finish writing a book about them. Therefore, Farage probably won't last beyond next February.

I have written to the Market Research Society and the British Polling Council asking them to launch a full investigation into the conduct of JL Partners, following the story covered on Channel 4 news. Full letter below.

PQ: "What powers will ministers devolve to Combined Authorities/Mayors to build new tramlines?" from @chriscurtis94.bsky.social to @louisehaighmp.bsky.social parliamentlive.tv/event/index/... 1/2 -->

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House of Commons

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Really interesting and thoughtful from Matt Brittin on how we might be able to navigate the new media landscape. There are no easy answers, but policy makers are going to need to get more involved in how these algorithms work.

Michael Savage@michaelsavage.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: UK YouTube?! Matt Brittin backs creating a “public service algorithm” free from big tech biases. Suggests inviting creators to make YouTube-style content curated by algorithm “biased towards what we want public service to be”. Radical. Realistic? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

"lethal electoral threat"

Reform's plan to fix our water crisis is to...make reservoirs nationally significant infrastructure projects. Something they.... already are!

To put it another way Binface won the same % that the (very good) Britain Predicts model thought all the other main parties collectively would have got had they stood. So we can assume that had they stood Farage would have done far worse than expected based on polling/demographics.

Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wow this is a bad result for Farage. In the most Reform friendly seat in the country should get more than this - and Binface’s result shows once again that the centre and left will vote for literally anyone to try and stop him.

The partial eclipse will be underwhelming but it’s nothing compared to how they look on Mars. Look at this. Absolute dogshit. The Moon is the best satellite in the solar system. 10/10. Based compared to those absolute cucks Phobos and Deimos.

Looked this up for the first time, having never really thought about it before. Turns out the solar eclipse happens, almost perfectly, because of a complete cosmic coincidence.

In a break from character, I argue that moving an interconnector for Dobby's Grave might actually be fine. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/in-defence...

In a break from character, I argue that moving an interconnector for Dobby's Grave might actually be fine. chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/in-defence...

Important chart below from @centreforcities.bsky.social More fiscal devolution means more growth, and many reasons to think the effect could be even bigger in the UK.

People who listen to Times Radio, read the Spectator, or morning newsletters get a disproportionate amount of political leaders attention. That's fine, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to try and rebalance towards people with busy lives who don't do those things.

Astonished by this. He claims the system has "evolved" into something that is unjustifiable. It hasn't, this is how he set it up, and many of these consequences were pointed out at the time. He whacked unjustifiable marginal tax rates on young people while cutting them for the richest.

The News Agents@thenewsagents.co.uk · 2mo ago

Nick Clegg is urging people to "man the barricades" when it comes to "indefensible" tuition fees... The fees he helped introduce. "Im sure the generation of graduates paying tax rates of nigh on 50% will be terribly grateful for his conversion... of his conversion".

A good read from @chriscurtis94.bsky.social on the connection between growth, regulation and devolution. HT @alexwalker.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/chriscur...

Economic growth must remain the government’s number one mission

Britain has spent nearly two decades standing still. Getting it moving again means reforming a state that has become better at stopping things than delivering them.

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I've written about growth, why it needs to remain the number one mission of the government, and why I believe devolution will help. open.substack.com/pub/chriscur...

Economic growth must remain the government’s number one mission

Britain has spent nearly two decades standing still. Getting it moving again means reforming a state that has become better at stopping things than delivering them.

open.substack.com

Fantastic news, and great to see her back in post. Let's get building some homes!

UK Prime Minister Updates@downingstreet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Angela Rayner has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Excellent from @chriscurtis94.bsky.social chriscurtismk.substack.com/p/economic-g...

Economic growth must remain the government’s number one mission

Britain has spent nearly two decades standing still. Getting it moving again means reforming a state that has become better at stopping things than delivering them.

chriscurtismk.substack.com