Morgan Jones
@morganj0nes.bsky.social
i work for persuasion uk and i edit the journal "renewal"
A fantastic Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture delivered to a packed room, in which @yuanfenyang.bsky.social offered an exciting vision of a post-neoliberal settlement based on devolution, pluralism, participatory democracy, and local experimentation
Really good stuff from @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social here - more Labour MPs should be saying the same. Mahmood's ILR reforms are unfair, will undermine migrant integration and only embolden the far right's attack on the world's best and brightest who want to contribute to the UK 👏
Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2d agoExcellent by @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social on Mahmood's settlement proposals “You end up with Reform claiming a woman born in Somalia who's lived here most of her life, worked hard and contributed to our society,somehow isn’t fit to hold elected office.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
it’s nice that almost everyone i know starts their day by voluntarily jacking up their blood pressure [listening to justin webb on today programme]
cloying, tittering inner ring-ism that serves no end but corrosive, wilful vacuity
I’m honoured to be giving this year’s Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture for @renewaljournal.bsky.social, discussing what the “end of neoliberalism” means and the opportunities Andy Burnham’s premiership brings for fresh economic ideas. (1/2)
last year i read a few of the simon raven “alms for oblivion” saga and thought they were really great in this vein. they’re about unpleasant people attempting to borrow small amounts of money from one another via cheque in grimy 1950s london
John C@badsocialism.bsky.social · 6d agoBetween it, Coming Up for Air and London Belongs to Me I am developing a strong affection for the mid century "London Novel"
Seeking title suggestions for my feel good film about a group of oil workers tryong to slim down in time for the new regulation deadline. They’re describing it (in my head) as a Full Monty for the 2020s www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules
Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency.
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🎯 by @morganj0nes.bsky.social "The “Burnham bounce” has been all about the return of these progressive voters. If the Prime Minister wants to keep his standing in the polls, it will be unhelpful, to say the least, to be perceived as being poor on climate." www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
North Sea drilling could threaten Andy Burnham's green credentials
The prospect of new licenses for oil and gas drilling is not a big vote mover in and of itself. Seen in a climate change context, it could be, howe...
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Holborn & St Pancras gut take, fwiw: Should be a fairly safe Labour hold, but Polanski adds a big chaos factor. Without the credible threat of Reform, Labour will need to find a way to up the stakes. Greens will need to settle on a few wedge issues. Bit more on each of these 👇🧵
The London Economic@thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · last wk.Zack Polanski is reportedly likely to stand in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
Really useful and interesting work by Persuasion on North Sea oil and gas and Labour’s progressive voter bloc
Morgan Jones@morganj0nes.bsky.social · last wk.I'm in PoliticsHome, talking about Persuasion's work on the electoral calculations at play when it comes to further oil and gas licenses.
The government's Land Use Framework for England was published in March 2026. It contains 79 actions. Five months down the line, what's happened? - - Just 6 actions are 'complete'; - 57 actions are 'in progress'; - 16 actions are 'not started'. Get a move on, DEFRA! 1/ www.gov.uk/government/p...
Land Use Framework: list of actions
gov.uk
I'm in PoliticsHome, talking about Persuasion's work on the electoral calculations at play when it comes to further oil and gas licenses.
PoliticsHome@politicshome.bsky.social · last wk.North Sea drilling is not a significant vote mover in and of itself However, seen in the wider context of climate change and extreme heat, new licenses could damage Andy Burnham's green credentials in the minds of key progressive voters, writes @persuasionuk.bsky.social's @morganj0nes.bsky.social
*Mr Beast voice* I HELPED THIS WOMAN TURN A ROOM FULL OF STRAW INTO GOLD USING ONLY A SPINNING WHEEL! IF SHE CAN'T GUESS MY NAME IN THREE DAYS, I'M TAKING HER BABY!
I recently interviewed a traveller from an antique land. Their experience in arid environments with sizable, defunct monumental sculpture (sans torso) stuck with me. While they didn't get the position, here's three key takeaways they taught me about the fleeting nature of earthly power 👇
A full thrilling report on the right's sharp turn on Net Zero here: persuasionuk.org/research/apa...
Apathy and opposition
Exploring trends in UK public and elite attitudes to the clean energy transition
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Matthew Holehouse@matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 2w agoWhen the herd moves.... via @morganj0nes.bsky.social. For a party that enjoys fraticide, the counterveiling Tory hunger for unity and avoiding schism is underrated...
This graph made me go back and look at some figures on just how out of step Tory MPs have become on Net Zero. Compelling !
Matthew Holehouse@matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 2w agoVery clever polling on the consequences of believing - or repeatedly being told - that you are the silent majority
It’s smart, actually, that European leaders are not trying to move political conversation away from this guy’s platform. It has huge upsides, definitely.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3w agoElon Musk emdorses claim the coming European Reconquista will be "much uglier" and more violent than it needed to be. Blames "ethnomasochist" opponents of remigration + racism
Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: the glass is half empty Bigamist: I am illegally married to you both ☺️
A sitting Conservative MP using the word Yookay. Genuinely astonishing to me that visibly there is no warning sign, at all, will be heeded by loads of people at Westminster with a *direct stake* in this type of politics failing.
This year's Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture will be delivered by @yuanfenyang.bsky.social. The Lecture will be held at City St. George's University of London's Clerkenwell Campus on Wednesday 9 September. Register for free here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rita-hinde...
Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture: Yuan Yang MP
Dear Subscribers and Friends of Renewal. We are delighted to announce this year's Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture will be given by Yuan Yang MP. Yuan Yang is the Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, and c...
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At the time I was told off because this review was too negative. Hindsight makes it seem kinder than it should have been !
Morgan Jones@morganj0nes.bsky.social · 3w agoIt wasnt that good if you were wondering labourlist.org/2023/01/book...
royal academy summer exhibition. I know artists who use subtext and they’re all cowards
