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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thank you for posting, easy to fall into a pit of despair following the main stream media news . A welcome antidote

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Adam Corlett @adamcorlett.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...

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Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 27/11/2025

This Government has hugely increased public spending, which will have large in-kind benefits for households. Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/11/2025

The Government is right to keep but reduce ‘qualifying periods’ for unfair dismissal protection. Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I’m not a political strategist but this does not seem like a good idea.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 30/11/2025

Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/11/2025

Naturally I think you should listen to all Volts pods, but I particularly recommend this one. I tried to wrap up a lot of current developments into a coherent narrative & a direction forward.

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What's going on in electricity world?

Some thoughts on where we are in the electricity sector -- data centers, rising rates, etc. -- and a way forward that can benefit everyone.

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Neil Lee @neillee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Agree or disagree (I agree), superb to see a politician do actual policy

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 30/11/2025

When did workers start standing up for their rights? "Sounds a bit Marxist, maybe 1880s?" "What about Wat Tyler in 1380s England, surely peasants are workers too!" Keep going. The 3,150-year-old Turin Strike papyrus offers a detailed account of striking royal tomb artisans. tinyurl.com/29822yb2

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Architect Cuthbert Brodrick was born on 1 December in 1821 and is best known for giving Victorian Leeds some of its most iconic buildings. Born in Hull, he trained in Manchester before establishing a practice in Leeds, where his bold, confident style quickly set him apart.

Design for Leeds Town Hall 1854 Cuthbert Brodrick (1822-1905); Leeds Museums and Galleries

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

1st Sunday of Advent - go right 🎄

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't. 'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't. 'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.

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Kingsmill Bond @kingsmillbond.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Energy security will drive the energy transition The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast. ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

It’s easy to feel despondent atm, BUT here is a podcast that is interesting and inspiring 💡 give it a listen see what you think open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...

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What's going on in electricity world?

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Voters may want it, but would Reform change their policy? Evidence from Reform led local authorities is not promising. Hope springs eternal though

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 28/11/2025

A sensible solution on unfair dismissal will deliver faster improvements to conditions at work via the Employment Rights Bill. Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Absolutely 👍🏻 Some really good info in comments, check the thread

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I keep seeing arguments that the Government should have spent the money on services eg Sure Start rather than lifting the two-child benefit cap. The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families. Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.

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There is abundant evidence that children in low income households do less well than their peers on a range of developmental outcomes. However, there is continuing uncertainty about how far money itself matters, and how far associations simply reflect other, unobserved, differences between richer and poorer families. The authors con-ducted a systematic review of studies using methods that lend themselves to causal interpretation. To be included, studies had to use Randomised Controlled Trials, quasi-experiments or fixed effect-style techniques on longitudinal data. The results lend strong support to the hypothesis that household income has a positive causal effect on children's outcomes, including their cognitive and social-behavioural development and their health, particularly in households with low income to begin with. There is also clear evidence of a positive causal effect of income on 'intermediate outcomes' that are important for children's development, including maternal mental health, parenting and the home environment. The review also makes a methodological contribution, identi-fying that effects tend to be larger in experimental and quasi-experimental studies than in fixed effect approaches. This finding has implications for our ability to generalise from observational studies.

Keywords Poverty Family income Child development Child outcomes Maternal

depression. Causal estimates

Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-020-09782-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Kerris Cooper

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1 Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2A, England

2 Department of Social Policy and Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2A, England…

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month? He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension” Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄 9/9

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir #climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Even less likley with the rise of climate change deniers like Farage

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Lisa Marriott @lisaamarriott.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Sobering. I wish I hope that leaders take it seriously but fear that they won’t.

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anlomedad @anlomedad.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Wow, top article on UK National Emergency Briefing! By Claire Pool <notes name>. "food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍 Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.

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UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say

Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.

Graph showing incidence of cervical cancer for vaccinated and unvaccinated

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

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The Economic Impact of Brexit

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

If you’re thinking about swapping flights for trains next year, Interrail’s 25% off deal is actually decent. Makes planning way less painful. www.interrail.eu/en #BudgetTravel #Wanderlust #GreenTravel

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

When Rachel analysed methane emissions data, the area around Drax had the UK's second highest levels of this potent greenhouse gas. Is using taxpayer money to subsidise chopping down forests to burn wood to power a data centre, the best way to address climate change? share.google/jOkmYCqgXmzk...

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UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine

Greenpeace urges Labour to ‘fulfil international obligations’ as critics question accuracy of official data

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 28/11/2025

My charity @protect.earth is five years old this week. Some stats. 🧵 - Planted 157,453 trees - Created 4,985m of hedgerow - Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam) - Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

100s of thousands fewer people paying to come to Britain to study bringing in much needed foreign currency. Every student who arrives is worth more than selling a luxury car abroad. Their loss is a disaster for the economy caused by obsessive fear of immigrants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study

Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 27/11/2025

Ed can knock £300 off energy bills right now, just by breaking the link - he can halve them if he undertakes just three market changes. Read all about it at - babelfish.news

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 27/11/2025

The Times are suffering confirmation bias - the Green economy is motoring on, it’s the only game in town actually - the new industrial revolution…..and Britain can be 100% powered by the wind and sun - and have lower bills. buff.ly/N5Py9wG

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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

UK Budget – is this the end of democracy? youtu.be/g0lEbH2kEw8

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UK Budget – The End of Democracy?

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I see all the headlines today refer to ‘Benefit Street’ What they don’t tell you is 60% of those on benefits are in work. No outcry on those employers not paying enough or concocting hours to enable people to claim UC. First it was immigrants. Now it’s those on benefits.

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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Am writing a budget thread but just something to note: in real terms the 1 January price cap 'typical bill' is already £250 lower than it was same period two years ago. Energy prices are going down, not up. Any journalist who says they're going up is wrong.

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Climate change is driving 40% of UK food price hikes. Protecting households from spiralling costs of living means protecting the planet. It's time to kick the expensive fossil fuel habit and accelerate the shift towards heating & powering Britain with efficient renewables. @nebriefing.bsky.social

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Lots of analysis today rightly concluding it’s a muddling through Budget that defers pain and lacks any sense of narrative and mission. Meanwhile, the near full decarbonisation inside 25 years of the world’s first industrial economy is still just sitting there.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Resolution Foundation analysis of the Chancellor's Budget: Typical families gain approximately £230 from energy bill support, fuel duty & rail fare measures. Scrapping two-child benefit limit helps over half a million families by an average of £5,000. The Budget is progressive overall, RF finds.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

It's very hard to hear #RachelReevesMP or #MelJStrideMP grilled by #BBC's #NickRobinson on lack of UK growth with no mention of #Brexit effects. See 👇🏻Is there still a ban on *serious forensic* discussion of this at #BBC? We’re a trading nation! It’s harder to do business with Portugal than China.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

All the Right Wing apologists are cheering the fall in UK immigration announced today while missing what could be a huge problem - 99% of emigrants are under the age of 35. That’s a big brain drain.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.

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