Shane Brownie

@shanebrownie.bsky.social

UKGov economist working on corporate (esp sustainability) reporting. All views and reposting my own.

Who benefits when the lights go out early? Not the musicians, bar staff, venue owners or young Londoners who rely on our night-time economy. I've called on Westminster to back growth, not restrictions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

London mayor orders council to drop plan to ban new pubs and bars in Soho and West End

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan urges Westminster council to adopt ‘positive vision of economic growth’ of nightlife

theguardian.com

(1/2) The Iran war is a redistribution machine: Big oil profits have shot up to historic highs. Our research shows that 50% of fossil fuel profits go to the richest 1% in the U.S. The rich are the ultimate beneficiaries of the war windfalls.

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A change in Labour leader without a change in economic thinking will produce the same results. Missions became a slogan rather than a governing architecture: correct now while there are two years left!

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I was at a meeting yesterday where the most passionately expressed opinion was "the UK needs to channel more money to the SME sector, that is where all the growth is", and I felt I needed to put the data out there, again

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