🗓️ NEW EVENT: In Conversation with Miatta Fahnbulleh 🗓️ We're delighted to be hosting Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social in the LCEF Hub, in conversation with @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, Political Editor at the New Statesman.

"Cost of living populism" is having a moment. This is a really illuminating conversation in @ippr.org Progressive Review, with @steveakehurst.bsky.social, @anooshc.bsky.social and @samalvis.bsky.social. Few of the more interesting points: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Cost of Living Populism: A Discussion

Could ‘cost of living populism’ offer a way forward for the left? Chris Bick of IPPR sat down with Persuasion UK's Steve Akehurst, the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian, and IPPR's Sam Alvis to talk t...

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What should we expect from this year’s “super” El Niño? Listen on the @thetimes.com The Story podcast 🎧🌍 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Why an extreme weather pattern has everyone worried

Podcast Episode · The Story · 25 August · 23min

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Approval of Jackdaw and Rosebank is a quasi-judicial decision that the SoS will take based on their regulatory requirements. I don't think Rosebank is economically beneficial to the UK. If it is approved I think it's very important to do so in a way with the best possible climate outcomes.

#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell)@drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

2/ In next paragraph you claim this would "reduce emissions" False: not doing Rosebank is only way to reduce emissions against doing Rosebank Any carbon stored from FID'ed Hynet projects will be stored anyway - CTBO enthusiasts are opportunistically pushing Rosebank to promote a flawed concept

First they make you bang pans for the NHS now this

Duncan Robinson@duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The colander technique was clearly a psyop. Some experiment from a nudge unit deep in MI5

The new government has a knotty problem on energy. It needs fiscal space to help billpayers, it want's new infrastructure to underpin the industrial strategy, and it will need decide on Rosebank/Jackdaw In a new piece for @ippr.org Stephanie Loo and I work through a potential part of the solution..

The new government has a knotty problem on energy. It needs fiscal space to help billpayers, it want's new infrastructure to underpin the industrial strategy, and it will need decide on Rosebank/Jackdaw In a new piece for @ippr.org Stephanie Loo and I work through a potential part of the solution..

It's encouraging to see the government holding & @andyburnham.bsky.social chairing a Cobra meeting today about extreme heat – at @roundourwayuk.bsky.social we have been calling from urgent action from the government on the climate impacts hitting people across the country now.

This was really interesting when we did some on the ground qual at Public First in Essex In general older people thought the high st had gone to the dogs because they couldn't park up and shop at Debenhams. Younger people and families loved the food, drinks and activities.

Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 2mo ago

… in that, while the shops have not really bounced back much, it has a lot more leisure stuff in it. Stuff like games arcades, bowling alleys, mini golf - even a climbing wall. Lots of these activities can use the space (big, empty shop units) very well

Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 2mo ago

The rise in Niño 3.4 region sea surface temperatures over the past few weeks has been nothing short of astonishing. We are now hotter than any days during the 1997/1998 super El Niño event, and we are still many months from the peak.

Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 2mo ago

The rise in Niño 3.4 region sea surface temperatures over the past few weeks has been nothing short of astonishing. We are now hotter than any days during the 1997/1998 super El Niño event, and we are still many months from the peak.

Between Bristol and Yate are - the M4 - a golf course - a Trainline - an old coalpit - four other villages/towns

Tristan Cork@tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 2mo ago

HUGE backlash from 500+ residents, local councils & the NHS to a plan for 860 new homes on Green Belt, who say it would 'link Bristol & Yate'. One parish council's objection was made with 'IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS' written in capital letters Full story 👇 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Today I've written for @labourlist.bsky.social on why working class communities deserve to see a bold plan from Labour on climate. Quite simply we all deserve to be safe and be protected. And there's quite a clear political case for the government too. labourlist.org/2026/08/work...

'Working class communities deserve a bold climate plan from Labour' - LabourList

Labour has always proudly protected, championed and supported working class communities and should do so once more when it comes to climate.

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The West of England was missing out on millions in Govt funding, but no more - after this 'huge moment' puts the Bristol city region up with those northern 'powerhouses' as a top tier metro authority. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

West of England joins the 'top tier' of mayoral regions

The move puts Bristol and Bath alongside Liverpool and Manchester and will unlock more Government millions

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Can't decide if Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a pixar animated albatross or a bleak 4 hoour daniel day lewis epic

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now

How's reindustrialisation going in the US? The country pursuing a mercantilist policy of tariff and trade coercion in order to reindustrialise. Well, badly. Jobs declining in almost every manufacturing sub-sector.

In our paper, published last week, we identified a lack of political will as one of the biggest barriers to tackling homelessness and implementing a housing-led approach Today, Burnham made his 1st priority as PM ending rough sleeping 1/🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/hom...

Home truths: Housing-led approaches to homelessness | IPPR

The most meaningful progress has instead come from places where local leaders have made homelessness a priority, driving improvements in both the provision

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Theres lots of searching for reasons electricity costs are high that miss the very obvious - the tories built absolutely no grid, no anticipatory investment for 15 years and now we’re playing catch up. We don’t blame high water bills on environmental targets. Everyone agrees we didnt build anything

Left Outside@leftoutside.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Also just shows how useless the debate is. We're gonna spend a HS2 on the grid to complement renewables, that doesn't show up in LCOE. System costs are going up a lot.

The UK's record heatwaves have made a chunk of voters more worried about climate change and impatient for help from the government Public First polling for Politico found - 36% now more supportive of renewables - over 40% now more concerned about climate www.politico.eu/article/heat...

The heat waves are Andy Burnham’s problem now

Worried voters want action on air conditioning and more clean power, polling shows.

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I’ve recently been immersed in/obsessed with a writing project, and the article came out yesterday in the summer issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk . It’s a longread about the Israeli elections, which are taking place on 27th October /1

Four on the bounce for the nation of the IPL is it. Shame.

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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The progressive case for ground-mounted solar and grid-scale batteries: everyone benefits from the grid not fucking collapsing when it gets hot, not just those who can afford private solar and batteries.

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

Ben Stokes unbeaten triple hundred scoring 100% of the runs in this chase to finish thanks to

Industrial strategy for Baristas is new to me. I’m pretty sure we already make/roast and sell our own coffee

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Al Carns believes the UK govt should set a goal of adding a trillion pounds to (nominal) GDP in a decade, with fairer tax for coffee shops + an industrial strategy.

Some people are really struggling to accept that this heat is exceptional—and dangerous @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

Heatwave sceptics reveal our climate delusion

This week’s heat made plain how difficult it is for us to comprehend what is happening

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This is so great. If only we had had a culture Secretary thay could’ve done some of this - or more than a vanishingly small number of parliamentarians who recognise games are a) culture b) serious economics c) popular!

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk · 3mo ago

Labour should fight Reform by pitching a "Gamer's Charter" (newly FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/labour-sho...

Extreme heat has severe impacts on wellbeing

Zoe Avison@zoeavison.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I see we're doing fantasy cabinets.. Here's mine 🧵

'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Labour must not fear talking about the climate

Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right.

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