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Sam Alvis

@samalvis.bsky.social
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South West native, currently co-lead economy & climate team @IPPR - (views mine) Industrial strategy | Bazball | @BristolBears

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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🗓️ NEW EVENT: In Conversation with Miatta Fahnbulleh 🗓️ We're delighted to be hosting Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social in the LCEF Hub, in conversation with @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, Political Editor at the New Statesman.
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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Cost of living populism" is having a moment. This is a really illuminating conversation in @ippr.org Progressive Review, with @steveakehurst.bsky.social, @anooshc.bsky.social and @samalvis.bsky.social. Few of the more interesting points: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Cost of Living Populism: A Discussion
Could ‘cost of living populism’ offer a way forward for the left? Chris Bick of IPPR sat down with Persuasion UK's Steve Akehurst, the New Statesman's Anoosh Chakelian, and IPPR's Sam Alvis to talk t...
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What should we expect from this year’s “super” El Niño? Listen on the @thetimes.com The Story podcast 🎧🌍 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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Why an extreme weather pattern has everyone worried
Podcast Episode · The Story · 25 August · 23min
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Approval of Jackdaw and Rosebank is a quasi-judicial decision that the SoS will take based on their regulatory requirements. I don't think Rosebank is economically beneficial to the UK. If it is approved I think it's very important to do so in a way with the best possible climate outcomes.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
First they make you bang pans for the NHS now this
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The new government has a knotty problem on energy. It needs fiscal space to help billpayers, it want's new infrastructure to underpin the industrial strategy, and it will need decide on Rosebank/Jackdaw In a new piece for @ippr.org Stephanie Loo and I work through a potential part of the solution..
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The new government has a knotty problem on energy. It needs fiscal space to help billpayers, it want's new infrastructure to underpin the industrial strategy, and it will need decide on Rosebank/Jackdaw In a new piece for @ippr.org Stephanie Loo and I work through a potential part of the solution..
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Sofie Jenkinson @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's encouraging to see the government holding & @andyburnham.bsky.social chairing a Cobra meeting today about extreme heat – at @roundourwayuk.bsky.social we have been calling from urgent action from the government on the climate impacts hitting people across the country now.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This was really interesting when we did some on the ground qual at Public First in Essex In general older people thought the high st had gone to the dogs because they couldn't park up and shop at Debenhams. Younger people and families loved the food, drinks and activities.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Between Bristol and Yate are - the M4 - a golf course - a Trainline - an old coalpit - four other villages/towns
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Sofie Jenkinson @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today I've written for @labourlist.bsky.social on why working class communities deserve to see a bold plan from Labour on climate. Quite simply we all deserve to be safe and be protected. And there's quite a clear political case for the government too. labourlist.org/2026/08/work...
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'Working class communities deserve a bold climate plan from Labour' - LabourList
Labour has always proudly protected, championed and supported working class communities and should do so once more when it comes to climate.
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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The West of England was missing out on millions in Govt funding, but no more - after this 'huge moment' puts the Bristol city region up with those northern 'powerhouses' as a top tier metro authority. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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West of England joins the 'top tier' of mayoral regions
The move puts Bristol and Bath alongside Liverpool and Manchester and will unlock more Government millions
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Can't decide if Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a pixar animated albatross or a bleak 4 hoour daniel day lewis epic
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
How's reindustrialisation going in the US? The country pursuing a mercantilist policy of tariff and trade coercion in order to reindustrialise. Well, badly. Jobs declining in almost every manufacturing sub-sector.
Jobs decline in US manufacturing
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Maya SH @msingerhobbs.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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...
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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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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Theres lots of searching for reasons electricity costs are high that miss the very obvious - the tories built absolutely no grid, no anticipatory investment for 15 years and now we’re playing catch up. We don’t blame high water bills on environmental targets. Everyone agrees we didnt build anything
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The UK's record heatwaves have made a chunk of voters more worried about climate change and impatient for help from the government Public First polling for Politico found - 36% now more supportive of renewables - over 40% now more concerned about climate www.politico.eu/article/heat...
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The heat waves are Andy Burnham’s problem now
Worried voters want action on air conditioning and more clean power, polling shows.
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I’ve recently been immersed in/obsessed with a writing project, and the article came out yesterday in the summer issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk . It’s a longread about the Israeli elections, which are taking place on 27th October /1
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Four on the bounce for the nation of the IPL is it. Shame.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The progressive case for ground-mounted solar and grid-scale batteries: everyone benefits from the grid not fucking collapsing when it gets hot, not just those who can afford private solar and batteries.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Ben Stokes unbeaten triple hundred scoring 100% of the runs in this chase to finish thanks to
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Industrial strategy for Baristas is new to me. I’m pretty sure we already make/roast and sell our own coffee
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Ellen Halliday @ellenhalliday.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Some people are really struggling to accept that this heat is exceptional—and dangerous @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
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Heatwave sceptics reveal our climate delusion
This week’s heat made plain how difficult it is for us to comprehend what is happening
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is so great. If only we had had a culture Secretary thay could’ve done some of this - or more than a vanishingly small number of parliamentarians who recognise games are a) culture b) serious economics c) popular!
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Extreme heat has severe impacts on wellbeing
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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...
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Labour must not fear talking about the climate
Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Ed Miliband content is the the BlueSky algorithm
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What Andrew said! 👇👇 www.arguably.uk/p/end-the-ai...
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End the air con taboo
Progressives will lose if they don’t offer solutions to extreme heat
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What Andrew said! 👇👇 www.arguably.uk/p/end-the-ai...
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End the air con taboo
Progressives will lose if they don’t offer solutions to extreme heat
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is so great. If only we had had a culture Secretary thay could’ve done some of this - or more than a vanishingly small number of parliamentarians who recognise games are a) culture b) serious economics c) popular!
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Do you represent the public mood? Or are you just in a mood in public
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Spent £200 on a train, arrived in London late, it’s 37 degrees. Rightly decided to not bother again.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
Seems to be a lot of selective memory in UK's right-wing newspapers about schools not closing during the 1976 heatwave. I just checked and, yes, many schools did close early as well as allow parents to "keep their children at home if they wish". This clipping from London Evening News, 29 June 1976
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 24/06/2026
map of france showing heat everywhere. Everywhere? No, one small village in Brittany is 20 degrees. Asterix image.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Spent £200 on a train, arrived in London late, it’s 37 degrees. Rightly decided to not bother again.
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Mike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Wait... so staying quiet on climate and net zero WON'T lead to magical solutions?
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is why it drives me insane when the climate sector say things like ‘we should stop using net zero’. If you don’t opponents to change will continue to dictate what net zero means. So important to talk about it ALONGSIDE climate impacts. It is our best and only solution
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is why it drives me insane when the climate sector say things like ‘we should stop using net zero’. If you don’t opponents to change will continue to dictate what net zero means. So important to talk about it ALONGSIDE climate impacts. It is our best and only solution
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
So much talk of the UK not being 'built' for high temperatures is as true for mindset, guidance and (if needs be legislation) as it is physical infrastructure.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Some pathetic guidance from DfE on extreme heat. educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/hot-... No actual mention of temperatures. No support. No collective responsibility. Just leaves it up to individual schools to guess what to do. And for many will mean schools close - sending kids to be hot elsewhere
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Hot weather and heatwaves: guidance for schools and other education settings
There are several ways that schools can make changes to keep children safe in hot weather, especially as children are more at risk of becoming ill with heat-related issues than adults.  The UK Health ...
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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I guess climate change has a sense of humour
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Public control, the mantra of the next Prime Minister spans a wide range of policies. I've tried to map them out for energy in two buckets between the state telling and the state doing. electionenergy.substack.com/p/ee24-i-don...
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EE#2.4 I don't need to try to control you
Its our job to work out what public control is not Burnham's
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Imogen Shaw @imogenshaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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...
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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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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Public control, the mantra of the next Prime Minister spans a wide range of policies. I've tried to map them out for energy in two buckets between the state telling and the state doing. electionenergy.substack.com/p/ee24-i-don...
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EE#2.4 I don't need to try to control you
Its our job to work out what public control is not Burnham's
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is Dave Benson-Phillips dream
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