What is so frustrating about this silence is that there's plenty of evidence that talking about this is raises the salience & means progressives can set the terms of the debate My colleagues did some brilliant work earlier this year which goes into more detail: www.ippr.org/articles/apa...

Apathy and opposition: Understanding the real threats to net zero | IPPR

Watering down ambition offers no electoral advantage; a strong, progressive agenda on climate action remains broadly popular with the public.Elite opinion

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James Murray@james-bg.bsky.social · 2d ago

Wrote about the deafening silence on our summer of climate impacts from Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens, business leaders, and even some campaign groups. The dominant climate discourse from the past week has been from those who want to ditch net zero targets and trash decarbonisation policies.

This thread from my colleague Will is exactly why we called for rent stabilisation earlier this year Renters are vulnerable to shocks - there's nothing stopping landlords passing on increases in mortgage costs. We argue these risks should be shouldered more fairly: www.ippr.org/articles/hou...

William Ellis@willellisecon.bsky.social · 6d ago

1/ The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% today. That was expected. Far more concerning is what has happened since it finalised its forecast—and what its adverse scenario says could come next. 🧵

"But we're only 1% of emissions": media in countries collectively emitting 20% of global CO₂ In 200+ national newspapers in 27 countries made claims that because that country accounts for only approx 1% of global emissions, progress in cutting that country’s emissions should be slowed

This is a great piece - avoids the hysteria that rent controls often seem to induce & takes a more balanced look at critiques & solutions. Points out that 23 of the 38 OECD nations have some form of rent controls Was a pleasure to talk to the FT about our work on this: www.ippr.org/articles/hou...

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last wk.

Can rent controls ever work? ft.trib.al/ZHXLFni

I know it's not the biggest news of the day, but I just spotted this... One of Keir Starmer's last acts in Govt is this: Laying legislation that will legalise 'plug-in solar' (aka balcony solar) panels in Britain It means plug-in solar panels do not (legally) have to be wired in by an electrician.

Timeline - SI 2026/848 - Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - Statutory Instruments - UK Parl...

Timeline for Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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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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When the BNP won a single council seat in 1993 it was a national news story for days. Horror. Condemnation. Now an even more far right party is getting 11% across a whole county and it's just normal.

My colleagues @avneem.bsky.social and @harryqp.bsky.social have written a piece that names 3 interventions they'd want to see in the 1st 100 days of the Burnham govt. Excited that some bits I've worked on made their way in! 1/🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/the...

The first 100 days: A blueprint for renewal | IPPR

A crisis of trust and purposeOur new prime minister, Andy Burnham, faces a burning platform: people are turning away from mainstream politics in record num

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The Times has played a key role in laundering transphobia and orchestrating anti-trans moral panics in the UK. Amnesty International UK, along with many trans and feminist organisations, have documented this. Trying to censor/punish people who say transphobia is “anti-rights” just proves the point.

Tristan Stewart-Robertson@srtristan.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Times, first with the news, has discovered a report from May, though they leave out how it showed the Times itself is leading in its war on trans people.

This is a good piece - and obviously particularly relevant while we're all sweltering for the 3rd week in a row 👇

Jill Rutter@jillongovt.bsky.social · 3w ago

People want to take functions away from HM Treasury. I want to give it a new one - getting the UK's act together on climate adaptation www.ft.com/content/2789... (£) - much more than an environment issue..

It is mad that we have, somehow, allowed net zero - a policy common to all major parties under 5 years ago and supported by a majority of the public - to become a synoym for mad radicalism. It is doubly mad that we've allowed this to happen during the hottest summer on record.

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

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

So pleased to see this project out in the world. Homelessness is the most obvious manifestation of our housing crisis, and such a visible sign of the failure of our public services. We looked at what would be needed to adopt a housing-led approach across the country 1/🧵

IPPR North@ipprnorth.bsky.social · 3w ago

🏡The day you're made homeless should be the day you're offered a home. Right now, councils can't do that. A lack of social housing means costly B&Bs and hostels instead. Our fix? Turn empty homes into second chances. Here's how 👇 📹: @msingerhobbs.bsky.social

Great turn-out today at our parliamentary drop-in on rent controls! Some really productive conversations with MPs and staffers Lovely to host it with @jelliott94.bsky.social, @georgebangham.bsky.social, @bethstratford.bsky.social, @rachaelhenry.bsky.social and Grace Brown 1/2

Renters - we want to hear from you! Temperatures are smashing through 30 degrees again - are you able to keep your home bearable, and what are you doing to deal with the heat? Tell us in the replies!

It's hard to take this in good faith when people across the sector have been making these arguments for years and been shouted down as being NIMBYs 🙃

David Lawrence@davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social · last mo.

YIMBYism promised to be the next big thing in progressive politics. But a couple of years after the PM declared himself a YIMBY, housebuilding has stalled, and YIMBYs have found themselves on the side of killing newts. Where did 'build baby build' go wrong? 🧵

I once went to a talk by an academic who studied how the sugar industry funded research into anti-cavity toothpaste (iirc) I think about it often - the industry shaped the debate through pumping funding at something tangential - the scientists did good research, but they were pawns in a bigger game

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · last mo.

Even without their creating bias in the researchers they fund, there are actually multiple ways that oil and gas companies can use funding to influence academic research and the public perception of an issue. This paper lays out those ways and proposes a solution. Read 👇

It isn't surprising that rent controls are popular - our analysis found that 2.4 million households in the PRS have unaffordable rents - 45% of all private renters in the UK! Our analysis found that this will only get worse without intervention: www.ippr.org/articles/hou...

High housing costs in the private rental sector: The case for action | IPPR

In the UK today, 2.4 million households renting privately have unaffordable rents, an additional 250,000 since 2023. This is 45 per cent of all private ren

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election

We've been working on homelessness, & at the risk of scooping my own paper (due out in July), we found the lack of political will & commitment a major barrier Cynic in me says: "easy to say things before you're in power" BUT, Burnham even mentioning Housing First in the speech today felt promising

I especially love this diagram.

Why this extreme weather event should be a call to arms for climate action - @alistrathern.bsky.social for Politics Home ⬇️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action

The UK is in the throes of our second significant heatwave of the year. It is still early summer. That fact alone ought to give us pause.

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It seems to have become commonplace to blame net zero for Britain’s high energy bills and/or weak job market… … and I guess I’ll have to explain again why there is very little evidence of this. Britain has plenty of economic problems; net zero is not high on that list (though climate change is) 🧵

Ed Miliband would be ‘noose around neck’ of job creation as chancellor, union boss warns

Comments by Sharon Graham come as Burnham team explores key government appointments

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I feel like the implication of lower rates of home-ownership on pension adequacy and social care is so underexplored! Both systems are based on an assumption of home ownership, increasing numbers retiring into the PRS has a whole bunch of knock-on impacts

Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On Cost of Rent Day, it's time for the government to take action on unaffordability in the private rental sector: www.ippr.org/articles/hou...

High housing costs in the private rental sector: The case for action | IPPR

In the UK today, 2.4 million households renting privately have unaffordable rents, an additional 250,000 since 2023. This is 45 per cent of all private ren

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Generation Rent@generationrent.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today is Cost of Rent Day. The point in the year when England’s renters have basically earned only for their landlord. In 2026, that’s until 11 May, over 4 months of wages or benefits gone on rent. High rents are driving people into poverty. Watch to find out more:

In the UK today, there are 2.4m households struggling with unaffordable rents - if we do nothing, 100,000 more households will have unaffordable rents by the end of the Parliament We call for “double-locked” rents - linking rent increases to wages and inflation www.ippr.org/articles/hou... 1/🧵

High housing costs in the private rental sector: The case for action | IPPR

In the UK today, 2.4 million households renting privately have unaffordable rents, an additional 250,000 since 2023. This is 40 per cent of all private ren

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The Renters Rights Act comes into force today! It's great news and a 1st step towards rebalancing power between tenants and landlords It's impacts fall into 4 main categories: 🔎 Finding a home ✅ Quality of homes 💰 Rents ❌ Ending tenancies 1/🧵

The alarm is going off in the background again www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

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This news story makes me think of this piece that me and @rosegrayston.bsky.social published a few weeks ago that looked at the current govt's housebuilding agenda and whether it's approach is working

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 4mo ago

Pictures obtained by The i Paper show Reed sat with housing developers at a fundraising night 🔴 Vicky Spratt reports Read more: trib.al/7W0CNfK

As a cis woman it is hard to find the words to articulate how I feel about my safety being used as a pretence for this egregious bullying of children

Trans+ Solidarity Alliance@transsolidarity.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Breaking: Girlguiding has announced plans to kick out existing trans guides. They previously barred new trans members, but this is a heartbreaking step to exclude trans girls from existing groups of friends. It will be devastating for members and volunteers www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...

🚨New policy study🚨 There must be an alternative: Against mainstream defeatism and towards the rejuvenation of the democratic public space We make seven key recommendations to turn the tide @feps-europe.eu 🧵 1/ feps-europe.eu/publication/...