"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade’s time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
Parth Patel and Nick Garland essay on national identity and ethnonationalism for @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
But ultimately progressives need a dream of their own - one that also radically re-imagines "the state". Where the right looks to the past, progressives must face the future. We need to recover faith in our capacity to shape what lies ahead
Progressives have to take on the challenge of unifying/universalising concerns. To reframe contentious differences (tax, immigration, etc) as common cause.
This is how to build new majorities in a time of multiplying antagonisms. Political identities are made, not given
The challenge is to tell another story of who we are, with a forward sense of the collective project. There are reasons to be hopeful - a large, latent desire for a new politics of common life:
This revival of nationalist politics has to be superseded, rather than simply cast aside. Used to opponents who challenge them on grounds of economic equality, progressives now find themselves locked in conflict with those who reject far more basic tenets of human equality
By a new group of politicians and activists on the Right who are trying to change how we see ourselves and each other from the top down. They're not dreaming of a different economic model, they're dreaming of a different demographic makeup
That's a short period of time for so many people to have changed a fundamental outlook. More likely, people with latent ethnonationalist sympathies are being authorised/encouraged to express them with greater conviction - in surveys, on social media, on the streets, as votes
There has been a rise in the number of people who think being British is something you are born with rather than something you can become over the past 2 years
As ethnonationalism re-emerges as a defining characteristic of the Right, equality must return as the distinguishing feature of the Left
New @ippr.org paper in today's @theguardian.com
Some astute budget commentary here from @parth0.bsky.social, @ruthcurtice.bsky.social, @meadwaj.bsky.social, @louisehaighmp.bsky.social, and @morganj0nes.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
A few thoughts on turning tax from individual burden to common cause @ippr.org www.newstatesman.com/business/eco...
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
I have written about Labour's nation-building project, and Reform's nation-restoring one, for the Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
This was fun. For me to win, do you have to lose?
Superbly discussed in ethical not operational terms by @tom-clark.bsky.social for @ippr.org
Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy | IPPR share.google/IXNuWpYGmge5...
This is good: returns on owning are outstripping returns on earnings. How we make money has changed, how we tax it hasn't
Rachel Reeves explores reform of capital gains tax on expensive houses - on.ft.com/45REVyW via @FT
Many people in Britain sense the relationship between them and others has changed. Populists speak directly to this, but progressives can too
My piece in today's FT on.ft.com/4or0GxW
The spaces we share with one another are shifting. What role can the school gates play in helping us connect better? @parth0.bsky.social spoke to @figlover.bsky.social & Jane Garvey on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social earlier this week about our latest paper. Read more: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
. @parth0.bsky.social speaks with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk about how austerity and smartphones reshaped our ability to connect - and why rebuilding spaces for community is essential to social cohesion.
Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
Great new @ippr.org report from @sachahilhorst.bsky.social, making very clear the link between the decline of community spaces and the rise of the radical right. Sacha reimagines the 20th century miners' welfare fund as a model for reviving social infrastructure:
www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
"When leaders don’t appear to have new ideas, they reach back for old ones or imitate their opponents. That will not work at a moment of great change & challenge"
A new report by think tank @ippr.bsky.social warns that progressive parties like Labour need a "project" to combat populists like Reform
Brilliant work by @parth0.bsky.social, @npjgarland.bsky.social, @will-davies.bsky.social and @jrgingrich.bsky.social on how progresses negotiate the challenges of a rapidly changing world and the rise of the populist right.
An essential read! 👇
Great new report from @ippr.bsky.social on the future for progressives (feat @will-davies.bsky.social, @jrgingrich.bsky.social @parth0.bsky.social @npjgarland.bsky.social ). A meaty account of the challenges of global populism and paths forward for progressive parties.
🚨 NEW REPORT: Progressive parties are losing the battle of ideas – and votes – to the populist right. The centre-left must reinvent or die. Today, we launch a new project to forge a bold new identity for progressives in the 21st century.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/fac...
Renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels.
#ICYMI: @parth0.bsky.social on BBC #PoliticsLive 👇
Markets, left to their own devices, have failed to grow the economy. What we are now seeing is innovation in policymaking, with the government putting its hands back on the steering wheel.
#ICYMI: @parth0.bsky.social on BBC #PoliticsLive 👇
Join us tomorrow for a fantastic event discussing 'Autocracy or bureaucracy: What is the real threat to democracy in 2025?' featuring:
👉Rt Hon Sir John Redwood
👉Polly Toynbee
👉@benansell.bsky.social
👉@pollymackenzie.bsky.social
👉@parth0.bsky.social
Find our more here: www.ippr.org/events/autoc...
