@autonomy-institute.bsky.social backs open letter calling on Andy Burnham to introduce a strong cap on political donations 👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/09/01/a...

Andy Burnham Faces Backlash Over Apparent Retreat From Donations Cap Pledge

Open letter says 'politics should not be for sale' as Government resists extending its £100,000 overseas-donor limit to UK voters

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We're pleased to welcome @joetodd.bsky.social as a 2026 Senior Fellow at the Autonomy Institute 🎉 A researcher, organiser and political strategist, Joe specialises in left-wing party strategy and organisation building. We're looking forward to hosting new writing on global progressive forces 🌏

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The Mirror have launched a poll - should Andy Burnham introduce rent controls? So far 87% say YES. We couldn't agree more! You can vote here 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Mirror readers debate whether Andy Burnham should introduce rent controls

Andy Burnham is facing demands to introduce rent controls amid data showing tenants spend an average of 36.3% of their income on rent - have your say in our poll

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In short: you can have decent rent controls whilst *reducing* the likelihood of landlord sell offs (and therefore evictions). The government's current position is untenable.

The Autonomy Institute@autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW | Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner urging her to U-turn on her decision not to bring in rent controls in England This follows new research from Autonomy for @jrf-uk.bsky.social showing tenants could save up to £1,418 a year with well-designed caps 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

NEW | Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner urging her to U-turn on her decision not to bring in rent controls in England This follows new research from Autonomy for @jrf-uk.bsky.social showing tenants could save up to £1,418 a year with well-designed caps 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Rayner urged to U-turn on rent controls decision after study shows benefits

EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of MPs have written to Angela Rayner warning the Government that it has an 'opportunity to fix the foundations of our housing system for the long term'

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Our Chief Exec @wstronge.bsky.social spoke to @londoncentric.media about the pros and cons of a European-style August holiday shutdown for the capital 👇 www.londoncentric.media/p/london-shu...

Should London shut down in August?

Paris does it. The Italians do it. London is already seeing "shutdown by proxy". Why not just formalise it?

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Why would the Government build reservoirs for private companies? Is Reform suggesting some sort of leasing arrangement? Or is this is a subsidy to private corporations? Politicians can't duck the reality that to sort out water means you need it under public control and ownership. Get on with it.

Someone should really write about what this author calls "Post-Workism", etc etc www.noemamag.com/why-is-every...

Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? | NOEMA

A lot of people seem to be realizing that knowledge work is mostly pointless. AI might give us the pleasure of finding out what happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers.

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Interesting to see the Heritage Foundation trying out a new attack vector on UBI. Apparently poverty is something that makes men out of boys and so UBI "emasculates" and "feminizes" men. The evidence is clearly in support of UBI, so they need to try and drag it into the culture wars like usual.

I Watched The Heritage Foundation's Attack on Guaranteed Income So You Don't Have To

The think tank behind Project 2025 grasps for a new talking points against cash programs

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This is fantastic work 👇

Tom Humberstone@tomhumberstone.com · last mo.

Just Work. An all new comic about the gig economy, platform capitalism, delivery riders, and their battle for worker rights. You can read a responsive phone/desktop/tablet friendly online version of it - for FREE - here: tomhumberstone.com/just-work

This is truly wild.

Positive Money UK@positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · last mo.

⚡ Our new analysis finds that a windfall tax on bank profits could bring in *£19 billion* from just the UK's biggest four banks if announced in the Autumn Budget. Their profits for the first half of 2026 were £29.2bn (up 21% on the same period last year) 🤑 #TaxTheBanks

Contrary to the various utopian gestures made by OpenAI towards abundance and reduced work, Altman is now tracking back to the work dogma. “We’re all going to be much busier... in a post-superintelligence world..” “..secretly we’re going to be happy.”

With rent controls floated by the new administration, our recent research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social shows we can cut costs to renters without endangering supply 📈 @wstronge.bsky.social for Babel Fish 👇 www.babelfish.news/housing/rent...

Rent controls aren't just desirable - they're viable

98.8% of landlords made a profit in 2024, their worst year. New data shows rent controls would still leave them in the black — and save renters £1,200 a year.

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Remember that the tuition fee rise just about covers the simultaneous increase in employer national insurance contributions for universities, so cutting teaching grants on this basis means universities on life support being subject to a shake down and being expected to say thanks for the privilege.

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Department for Education has confirmed that universities will receive £50.9 million less in teaching grants next academic year. Bridget Phillipson, the education minister has defended the reduction in light of tuition fee rises. https://ow.ly/6UWJ50ZkLlf

NEXT WEEK: Forum 2029 – Tackling the private rental sector Weds 8th July, 18:30 Oxford House, Bethnal Green @bethstratford.bsky.social | Rosie Worsdale (JRF) | Bekah Hesse (LRU) actionnetwork.org/events/forum...

Autonomy's Sunday (Not So) Long Read ☕️ @wstronge.bsky.social on why the UK desperately needs an income floor 👇

The crises are not stopping: why we urgently need an income floor system

Will Stronge on why the UK needs a cash transfer system to respond to an age of polycrisis.

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APPG for cheaper pints. Surely?

This looks like a good'un.

Our Chief Exec @wstronge.bsky.social has signed this letter: in the midst of this week's extreme heat, we need to reject the idea that a green transition means job losses We have an immense opportunity for good, clean jobs: let's shape it together www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband

Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor

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Charisma isn't a trait but a relationship – how can progressive best develop this? Prof. Alan Finlayson at our latest #forum2029 panel on the insurgent UK new right.

With a red weather warning for extreme heat tomorrow, UK workers still lack the legal protection of a statutory maximum temperature 🌡️ We need to adapt our systems to the new normal of climate crisis and introduce new rights to protect vulnerable workers autonomy.work/portfolio/ex...

Just over two weeks until our next Forum 2029 event, where we'll be looking at policies to tackle the private rental sector 🏠 Speakers: @bethstratford.bsky.social | Rosie Worsdale (@jrf-uk.bsky.social) Sign-up 👇 actionnetwork.org/events/forum...

Our post-Makerfield reaction episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts! Tune in for searing analysis from @avasantina.bsky.social, @anouschka-r.bsky.social, @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social Kerry Postlewhite and stand-in @wstronge.bsky.social!

"The infrastructure we need is not akin to a pop-up shop but rather requires a long-term change to... our economy. The question is whether we build it before the next crisis, or simply stumble into one with the same cluelessness once again." @wstronge.bsky.social autonomy.work/portfolio/th...

The crises are not stopping: why we urgently need an income floor system

Will Stronge on why the UK needs a cash transfer system to respond to an age of polycrisis.

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All the ex-Tufton Street YIMBYs must be in tears right now. Thoughts and prayers.