The promise was change. Not enough has changed. There is no compelling plan for change. Whichever way you slice it, this is a big problem.

📊NEW RESEARCH📊 The UK's investment banks - first the UK Infrastructure Bank and now the National Wealth Fund - have been punching below their weight. The UK has the opportunity to invest billions in the race to slash carbon emissions, but right now we're missing out. 1/6

Screenshot of a Telegraph headline reading "Mental health culture has gone too far, says Mel Stride"

I've been working on the politics of mental health since 2008

This is the first year I've felt there's been serious political pushback against a consensus that growing recognition of mental health problems is a good thing

Here's why I think that's so significant... 🧵

The Most Hopeful Chart in the World And its evil twin...

The most hopeful chart in the world - and its evil twin edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-h...

Government to set out £100m plan to make state 'like a start-up' As well as urging a

I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n

Keir Starmer must remember his mission During the election, Labour promised to empower Britain. Now is the time to make that happen.

The success of Starmer’s missions will depend on governance innovation. And at some point, that agenda will rub up against the Labour leadership’s authoritarian political instincts. The release of the White Paper on devolution will be a glimpse into this tension. www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...

All - Bluesky Directory A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.

The easiest way to start on BlueSky:
1: think of the topics you want to follow
2: type them in as search terms and click 'follow all' on the 'starter pack' - here: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

1) delighted to continue to be connected, regardless of strength of said connection. 2) of course your first ‘tweet’ is that. My guy.

Long way to go but…

“Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,111,563!”

I also wonder whether Elon’s brief spat with Starmer could be an opportunity for the PM to get some messaging out -“alternative products are available” kinda thing.

The biggest barrier to meaningfully moving across - at least for me - is FOMO. In that respect, it feels like cross posting would be a pretty low cost-high impact step.