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We make the case for common-sense protections that improve people’s lives and enable UK businesses to thrive.

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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Well said @feargalsharkey.bsky.social 👏 "No 10 is operating under paralysis of doing anything which might spook the bond markets. Ministers have failed to grasp the underlying issue - corporate greed. The people who will be paying for this are billpayers.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul
Exclusive: Campaigners claim changes will let companies ‘off the hook’, as government prepares to unveil new white paper for water industry
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
🚨New Research🚨 Analysis from Cambridge University shows the Employment Rights Act will bring British employment protections closer to those of comparative countries 👏👏 Strong growth must be underpinned by strong protections at work. www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/employ...
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Employment Rights Act 2025: Narrowing the gap
Analysis led by Cambridge University researchers has confirmed that the government’s flagship Employment Rights Act 2025 will bring British employment protections closer to those of comparative countr...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
📈 Big appetite for stronger regulation of social media companies in the UK. Difficult to overstate the importance of this. Tech giants should not be making money by spoon feeding harmful content to our kids.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
👏 Good to see *most* major UK political parties waking up to this widespread public opinion and promising concrete action to tackle the harm caused by unregulated tech 💪 * No prizes for guessing who the exception is...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
👏 Really interesting research from @hopenothate.org.uk RUK voters can certainly be reached with the right kind of message on the economy. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/08/r...
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Reaching Reform voters on the economy
Attitudes to and experiences of the economy and cost of living vary across Reform UK’s large coalition. We propose some tactics to help progressives turn voters away from Reform using economic message...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“Deregulation eliminates safeguards, it puts costs onto citizens and taxpayers, creates uncertainty, discourages investment.” 👏👏 Can't say truer than that ✅ Good to see some pushback on the deregulatory language coming from senior EU officials recently. www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
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Red-tape cutting has become a ‘terrible political spectacle,’ EU’s Ribera says
The European Commission’s No.2 official criticized a “Trumpist” approach to EU deregulation.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🗓️ 2025 has been a mixed year for the Protections Movement ❌ We’ve seen consistent attacks on the regulatory state in the name of growth But also some transformative legislation ✅ Employment Rights ✅ Renters' Rights ✅ Online Safety Laws Our roundup and lessons from 2025 👇 shorturl.at/BLiWq
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2025 Wrapped: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Our round-up of this year’s biggest wins, the challenges our movement faced, and lessons for 2026
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Spot on! @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social Avoiding tax and watering down regulation is the number one priority for US tech giants. And it's the British public that will lose out. We need to hold firm.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Global inequality has hit a new extreme. So how much wealth is too much?🤔 The extreme poverty line is used to define unacceptable levels of poverty. What if we also created an extreme wealth line? @patmillsuk.bsky.social 1/2
Text reads: "We need to raise the awareness of how extreme wealth distorts society and prevents opportunities for others."
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
❌ Disappointing to see 'day one rights' for workers scrapped by the government. The UK already has some of the worst standards for worker protections in the OECD - now is not the time to water down the Employment Rights Bill. labourlist.org/2025/11/day-...
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'Day one rights were promised – Labour must deliver them' - LabourList
Day one rights were promised. Working people expect them. Labour must deliver them—fully, and without qualification argues Andy McDonald MP.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Worker protections - including boosting the minimum wage 💰- is long overdue. If we want to get people into work, we need to incentivise them with secure jobs and decent pay.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
There is no good reason for the Chancellor not to #TaxTheBanks in tomorrow's Budget. Banks are making record profits directly at the public's expense, whilst one in three children live in poverty in the UK. This is the government's chance to show where its priorities lie.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to scrap the Employment Rights Bill this Wednesday. 📉 But research shows workers are just £12 a week better off compared with 2008. The @tuc.org.uk is right - these reforms can't come soon enough. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Unions urge Reeves to prioritise living standards as CBI presses for shift on employment rights
TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
'The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give in' 'It is essential that we have control over how the digital space is organised, structured and regulated.' 👏👏👏 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The world’s digital empires are jostling for power – in Europe, we can’t afford to be useful idiots | Thierry Breton
The EU is under US pressure to unravel its hard-won online safety laws. We must not give in, says former European commissioner Thierry Breton
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Reform UK has rediscovered its Thatcherite roots 💙 But what does this mean for their working class voters who want a strong state..? 💔 Could those votes be up for grabs..?
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Great research from @hopenothate.org.uk on Reform's broad coalition of voters. 'Working Right' 🆚 'Hardline Conservatives' very split on workers' rights agenda. The Big Question: What will Reform's new Thatcherite economic vision do to this tension? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
3 key pieces of regulation that are not getting enough cut through: ✅ Employment Rights Bill ✅ Renters' Rights Act ✅ Online Safety Act These landmark policies will change the game for renters, workers and young people online. Why is Labour not making more of them? www.ipsos.com/en-uk/discon...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"AI applications hold the potential to make the lives of citizens better, faster." True. But to do so it must be deployed safely and in a way that serves the public interest. Good to see the government is at least keen to have this conversation on responsible AI use. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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New blueprint for AI regulation could speed up planning approvals, slash NHS waiting times, and drive growth and public trust
A new blueprint for AI regulation is being announced by the Technology Secretary today (Tuesday 21st October) to help drive innovation and growth.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Stripping away key social and environmental laws to “grow the economy” has been tried and tested again and again. When will we learn that trickle-down neoliberalism is a hiding to nothing..? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Pete Songi on Reform UK’s economic agenda – cartoon
Nigel Farage laid out his party’s policies on the economy on Monday morning – including stripping away regulations on British business
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Good to see Andrew Bailey standing up to the 'growth at all costs' agenda which is underpinned by reckless deregulation. Since 2008 we've created a host of new financial safeguards to make sure we don't repeat those mistakes. We mustn't now tear those down. uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-of...
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Bank of England governor urges caution over financial deregulation for growth
The speech effectively argued that while growth is important, regulation is needed to prevent another banking crisis.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
What would a Reform UK gov. mean for the creep of Big Tech in Britain? Spoiler: It's not good news for online safety or democracy -even if they do claim to represent 'the people' 👇 our take on the UK–US Tech Deal, the broligarchy, and what’s really at stake open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...
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Reform UK, Big Tech, and the Future of Online Safety in Britain
The UK’s new tech deal with the US might feel risky – but under Farage, our ties to the big tech lobby will only deepen
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Reform spent the summer hammering home the need for protection from immigrants - and it worked. But while Farage talks of protecting women, his party is working to dismantle genuine protections that keep communities safe. We need to reclaim 'protection'. Here's how we do it 👇 shorturl.at/zyJ6b
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Reform UK has hijacked the language of ‘protection’ – now progressives must reclaim it
Reform UK spent the summer hammering home the need for protection from immigrants, meanwhile they seek to dismantle the protections that really matter
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
'Delivery, delivery, delivery' is never going to be enough to hold off the threat from Reform. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social needs a stronger message and a better narrative ✅ Worker protections is a key agenda they could be leaning into to do just this. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
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Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms
Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about bill
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
1/4 What unites Reform UK's coalition? And where do the cracks emerge..? Part 2 of our analysis finds three main things unite Farage's coalition: ✅ Pessimism and disillusionment ✅ Cultural grievances ✅ Distrust of big (foreign) business unchecked.substack.com/p/who-are-re...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
1/3 Reform UK is often painted as a party of small-state, Brexit voters 🇬🇧 — but our research shows the reality is more complex They often support: ✅ Nationalising utilities ✅ Regulating corporates ✅ Stronger rules for elites Hardly textbook libertarianism. unchecked.substack.com/p/who-are-re...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
“There’s an empty space in politics", said Green leadership challenger Zack Polanski. And it's Reform UK that is currently filling that space. But their deregulatory rhetoric is at odds with the strong protections voters care about. Here's our opportunity. open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...
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Nigel’s Populist Paradox: why Reform’s deregulatory agenda will clash with their new voter base
Richard Tice and Nigel Farage doling out leftwing platitudes on the economy should be easy pickings for progressives
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Economically progressive policies enjoy high levels of popular support ✅ However, as economic challenges mount, it's the populist right that's benefiting from public disconnect ❌ Come and hear why a stronger narrative on the economy is key to stopping this drift www.eventbrite.com/e/engaging-r...
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Engaging Reform's target voters: how progressives can do it better
Come and hear why a stronger narrative on the economy is key to stopping the drift to the populist right
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Labour has stood firm on its pledge to boost worker protections - but they are barely talking it. Without a strong story behind them, their reforms are vulnerable. We need a strong narrative on worker protections. Come to our event with @neonuk.bsky.social to help shape it. shorturl.at/ja6ta
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
🌹 Labour sounds more like the 🙆‍♂️ Tories each day. Their attack on NHS England last week got this response: Sun: 'We couldn’t be happier' Mail: 'The rhetoric will have gladdened the heart of any small-state Conservative' Telegraph: 'it's most welcome' Times: 'Streeting is doing the right thing'
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
1/3 The Prime Minister is announcing plans to gut regulators in order to boost growth. But imitating Elon Musk’s reckless ‘chainsaw politics’ is not the way to go about this. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer announces NHS England will be abolished, with central government back running health service – UK politics live
PM says he is ‘bringing management of the NHS back into democratic control by abolishing the arms length body NHS England’
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Research shows Labour's worker protection agenda is overwhelmingly popular. And it could be crucial in the battle against Reform. So why isn't the gov shouting about it? It's time they told a bold story on the economy and owned the narrative on worker protections. More here👇 👇 shorturl.at/NVdaa
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Labour held firm on the worker protections agenda. So why aren’t they shouting about it?
Championing this agenda could expose the unpopular ideas behind Reform UK, and tell a compelling story about the economy
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Carum Basra @carumbasra.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"You know, taking out a chainsaw isn’t quite my style but we are stripping away red tape and bureaucracy". Starmer in DC on the Musk and Milei moment at CPAC. Not sure DOGE minus the theatrics is much of a vote winner back home.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We’ve written to the gov with @fairness.bsky.social and 24 business leaders, investors and legal experts to demand a re-think on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social's deregulatory agenda. Our report sets out why regulation is the bedrock fair and inclusive growth. More 👇👇 open.substack.com/pub/unchecke...
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Regulators hold the key to delivering inclusive growth. It’s time Labour ended its culture war against them.
Our new report with Fairness Foundation sets out why regulation is key to delivering fair growth and raising living standards
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Carum Basra @carumbasra.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
An excellent piece by @alanbeattie.bsky.social highlighting the dangers of Labour embracing the deregulatory cult - seems such a far cry from the securonomics agenda Labour ran on in the summer
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
1/5 🚨 Open Letter 🚨 Labour is turning to a failed playbook to deliver growth: deregulation. A model which has driven instability for over a decade. We’ve written to the gov with @fairness.bsky.social and 24 business leaders, investors and legal experts to demand a re-think. shorturl.at/w7jxB
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Morning Call: Who scotches the watchmen?
Labour’s deregulation plan is a risk to the economy.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Labour's culture war on regulation will not land with voters. Poll after poll - including our new research on public attitudes to worker protections (shorturl.at/TK70c) - shows cross party support for strong protections. Labour needs a new narrative that stops pitting regulators against growth.
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Carum Basra @carumbasra.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Very much the case we’ve been making at @unchecked-uk.bsky.social - happy to share any research - raised similar concerns here - www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/labo...
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Well-designed protections don't block progress - they enable it
The Prime Minister's announcement today to limit legal challenges to major infrastructure projects reveals a concerning misdiagnosis of what really holds back sustainable development in the UK.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
1/2 Unchecked UK's @carumbasra.bsky.social on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning says the government deregulatory agenda comes with serious trade offs. What standards are we willing to sacrifice in this gung ho pursuit of growth?
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We all want living standards to improve, but the governments growth-at-any-cost strategy is not the way to do this. Regulators ensure we have responsible growth that doesn't come at the cost of social and environmental protection. Unchecked UK's @carumbasra.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk this morning.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Exactly! 👏👏 Regulators ensure we have responsible growth that doesn't come at the cost of social and enviro protection. They shouldn't be pressured into a 'growth-at-all-costs' strategy. Our forthcoming report with @fairness.bsky.social sets out what an Inclusive Growth Duty could look like.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🚨🚨 Upcoming Event 🚨🚨 On the 17th of Jan we'll be discussing the newly upgraded Environmental Crime Directive and what can be done to increase prosecutions at an EU level. Sign up below for this important debate! @ieep.bsky.social ieep.uk/news/ieep-uk...
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[Event] Upcoming Webinar on Environmental Crime - IEEP UK
On 17 January 2025 (09.30-11.30 GMT), IEEP UK will be hosting a webinar examining the 2024 EU Environmental Crime Directive and its significance for UK/EU environmental policy divergence.
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Great article by @anneliesemidgleymp.bsky.social The Employment Rights Bill is not just about protecting workers, it's also about levelling the playing field for businesses by removing rogue actors that try to undercut. These reforms are pro-worker and pro-business labourlist.org/2025/01/empl...
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‘The Employment Rights Bill shows just what Labour can do in power – now we must fight to defend it’ – LabourList
Everybody who works for a living deserves to earn a decent living. But for many in my constituency of Knowsley – and across the country…
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
👏👏 Hats off to our Deputy Director, Carum, for going up against Elon Musk's Dad on Talk TV to discuss his meeting with Farage. For all the "anti-establishment" rhetoric, this is the richest man in the world trying to shape British politics to benefit his interests. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Carum Basra on LinkedIn: Joined Ian Collins on Talk TV this morning to discuss what's really behind…
Joined Ian Collins on Talk TV this morning to discuss what's really behind Elon Musk's meeting with Reform UK. This isn't just about political donations -…
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Déjà vu anyone..? You would have thought something as seismic as the 2008 financial crash would have been enough to persuade the government that financial safeguards are quite important. Perhaps not. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Economists and policy experts warn Reeves against City deregulation
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz among 50 signatories of statement that points to risks to Labour’s wider aims
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
🚨Happening this week🚨 Labour has a problem crafting a narrative that appeals to ordinary voters, says @johnharris1969.bsky.social at the @theguardian.com So, what needs to change? We're joined by two former Labour strategists to discuss this key question. @mds49.bsky.social shorturl.at/jpDmX
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🚨 Final Event Reminder 🚨 Poll after poll shows that voters want strong protections that safeguard communities, protect nature and ensure businesses play by the rules. We need to make sure Labour isn't swayed by Trump's deregulatory circus - come and hear how 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/making-pro...
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Trump's deregulatory vision is quickly taking shape. Will Labour now double down on being a trusted, high-standards economy? Or might they be tempted to secure a US trade deal built on deregulation..? We need to make sure this a parliament of protections - come and hear how 👇 shorturl.at/oGxNh
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Applications are now open for a new ESRC funded PhD working alongside Unchecked UK, The Centre for Criminology at Oxford University @oxfordcrim.bsky.social and the Open University. Details below 👇
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Bridging the protection gap: Lived experiences of insecurity and regulatory deficits
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Unchecked UK @unchecked-uk.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
"Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies." With Labour promising to rollback some of the financial safeguards put in place after the 2008 crash, you have to ask - who is this really helping?
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Carum Basra @carumbasra.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Trump’s return to the White House isn’t just America’s problem—it’s forcing Britain to confront its regulatory future. 🇬🇧 Do we double down on being a trusted, high-standards economy? Or do we sell out for a US trade deal built on deregulation? A 🧵.
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