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Heather Stewart

@guardianheather.bsky.social

Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum. heather.stewart@theguardian.com

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Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 11h ago

My interview today with @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social - Women should not feel pressurised into experiencing an “ideal birth”, the new health secretary says, promising a root-and-branch reform of standards after several damning maternity scandals. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Women must not feel pressure to have ‘ideal birth’, says Yvette Cooper

Exclusive: New health secretary promises root-and-branch reform after damning maternity scandals

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Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · yesterday

Favourite quote: "When it comes to meeting world leaders, they’re not going to go, ‘Oh, he likes The Smiths, so we’ll do a deal with him’."

“He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine”: My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham - Lord Ashcroft Polls

My latest focus groups took place in Wallsend, Norwich and Lowestoft, where recently disgruntled 2024 Labour voters – and some opponents – told us what they made of Andy Burnham’s first days as prime ...

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Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · 3w ago

Lucy Powell, making the opening speech, thanks Starmer and his aides for “the way in which they conducted themselves in recent weeks” - perhaps that means folding without a fight and/or not sewing prawns into the Chequers curtains.

Ellie Mae O'Hagan@elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 3w ago

I actually studied this. Net zero got lumped in with BLM, trans rights, feminism etc., as a luxury belief of middle class elites that disadvantages white working class people. The basic argument is that working class people will have to pay for net zero, which is basically an elite fad

Arieh Kovler@ariehkovler.com · 3w ago

In two years Net Zero went from broad political consensus to politically toxic, without any particular scandal over the policy.

Heather Stewart@guardianheather.bsky.social · 3w ago

V good this from @jdportes.bsky.social: “The central contradiction of the Starmer-Reeves approach was always this: it correctly identified stability as a precondition for renewal, but too often treated stability as if it were a growth strategy and fiscal credibility as if it were a fiscal strategy.”

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 3w ago

"A closed country will be poorer. A country that underinvests will not grow. A state that refuses to reform tax will ration ambition. And a Labour government afraid to say these things will discover once again that caution, too, has costs." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Jo Michell@jomichell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Theres no getting round the fact that Burnham and Mahmoud *are* going to have to do something on the tax side — both in terms of rationalisation and in terms of increased overall revenue. One question is how aligned their instincts are on how to do this and who will ultimately make the big calls.

Jo Michell@jomichell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some thoughts on the potential direction of travel for Andy Burnham's political economy. The interesting ideas on the left relate to with the supply side -- ownership, control and distribution -- and offer scope for action. The macro constraints still bind however. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Michael Savage@michaelsavage.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: In June 2023, the Daily Mail ran a piece headlined: “Labour repays £100,000 to sex pest donor” - accompanied by pics of Dale Vince. But Vince was not the donor the headline referred to. Vince sued and won at the Court of Appeal - damages incoming: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Dale Vince to get damages from Daily Mail publisher over misleading article

Court of appeal rules Labour donor suffered ‘obvious injustice’ over use of his photo with headline referring to different man

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Peter Walker@peterwalker99.bsky.social · 3w ago

Badenoch: "Does he not agree that what the country deserves is a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface?" Starmer: "My advice to everyone is: put your vote in the bin."

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump: “Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States.”

Oil is flowing like never before, thanks to the awesome Power of the United States Military. A special salute to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, and Commander of the United States Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper. Because of them, and all members of the Most Powerful Military anywhere in the World, BY FAR, the Strait of Hormuz is open to ALL Ship traffic except for Iran — and that is because of their lying, violent, malicious leadership, which is taking them down the path of TOTAL DESTRUCTION. We will therefore have a FULL Blockade, but only on Ships coming to and from Iranian ports, or carrying anything have to do with Iranian cargo. Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East leadership, I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States.States will be making into the United States. Those Investments will be MASSIVE but, at the same time, extraordinarily good for them, and their future. As everyone is aware, we have the largest Dollar Investment into the United States, of any Country in History, but these new Investments will make that Number even larger, and we will see Factories, Plants, and Equipment pour into the United States at Historic levels, which will create additional millions of High Paying AMERICAN Jobs! America is WINNING again, winning like never before. The days of Iran killing hundreds of thousands of people, including 52,000 protestors, are OVER and, most importantly, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP 44 ReTruths 191 Likes 7/14/26, 8:04 AM
Duncan Hames@duncanhames.bsky.social · 3w ago

With MPs set to vote tomorrow to control money in politcs, @guardianheather.bsky.social sums-up the case: "it is wrong in principle, and dangerous in practice, for a new class of mega-donors to bankroll British politics. Donations should be capped; and if Starmer does not act, his successor must."

UK must cap political donations to stop the rich buying influence | Heather Stewart

If Keir Starmer won’t act then his successor should – by restricting the power of a small group of mega-donors

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Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...

Jo Kibble (Political Animal)@politicanimal.bsky.social · 4w ago

Key traits of ‘successful’ aristocratic families: - had children - avoided any of said children losing all the family money in Monte Carlo - divested their money-sink stately home onto the National Trust at the appropriate moment

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 4w ago

Richard Tice, 61, says he has a family relationship going back half a century with the Cottrells, who he describes as part of a "very successful aristocratic family" trying to support "disruptive" party politics.