What we've been reading this week
@fairershare.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @theguardian.com @pensionsexpert.bsky.social @vicky-pryce.bsky.social
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On our blog this week, @fairershare.bsky.social's Andrew Dixon writes about Council Tax and the case for a full, independent, evidence-based review on its replacement with a fairer approach to taxing property 🏘️
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Our 'Meet the Leaders' #webinar with Dr Paul Goldsmith and @vicky-pryce.bsky.social is starting now 📣 #freewebinar
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Denis Campbell at @theguardian.com quotes Ben in his excellent article on the relocation of patient services to the Alhambra shopping centre and how initiatives like this could support the NHS and provide a bright new future for Britain's ailing high street (2/2)
@mr.place #Health #NHS #HighStreet
Our CEO, Ben Rich, visited the new health hub in Barnsley shopping centre last week as we look forward to launching our new Commission aimed at enabling healthcare to give our town centres new purpose. (1/2)
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Our investment-systems programme have published their newsletter for April '26, focusing on the growth ramifications of UK pension funds flowing to US-tech firms.
You can read via the link below and sign up here: radix.activehosted.com/f/20
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Setting a robust cap on donations would reduce the temptation on parties to offer a nod and wink of policies, jobs, or Lordships, to those able to donate 7-figure sums.
@unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
@fairvoteuk.bsky.social
@spotlightcorruption.org
@anticorruption.bsky.social
@cfs-rusi.bsky.social
We're working hard to press for a £50,000 overall cap on donations - because currently, influence can be traded for a billionaire’s pocket change.
Or, to put it another way, UK democracy is for sale for less than the price of a Premier League footballer. (2/3)
We've had some brilliant campaign victories in the recommendations of the #RycroftReport.
But with the Elections Bill's report stage coming up, only an overall cap on donations can prevent our democracy being sold off to the highest bidder. (1/3)
Burnout, anxiety, overload... are they a personal failure or policy failure? 🧠🔍
📣 Free & interactive 'Meet the Leaders' #webinar
🗓️ Thursday 16th April, 6:00PM
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Written up in @politico.eu, the Rt Hon John Glen MP writes for our investment-systems programme, New Capital Consensus, on the steps that the new PRA chief needs to take in order to help the government move the dial on sustainable growth.
You can read the full article here:
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Iran: how much worse could it get?
Watch our #webinar recording with Donald MacIntyre, @the-independent.com's former Jerusalem Bureau Chief, in conversation with leading economist @vicky-pryce.bsky.social, reflecting on the #MiddleEast and beyond
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#FreeWebinar #Iran #Gaza
Concentrated wealth can limit opportunity & weaken economic resilience... so how do we spread the gains more widely? 💷
In the latest blog, Ben Rich explores how to democratise wealth creation 🔍👇
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #WealthCreation
What we've been reading this week
@unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @fairvoteuk.bsky.social @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org @cfs-rusi.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social @theguardian.com @senayboztas.bsky.social @libdemvoice.org @jackmeredithwrites.bsky.social
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More coverage in @politico.eu London Influence newsletter on the #RycroftReview.
Reaction from @transparencyuk.bsky.social, @fairvote.bsky.social and @spotlightcorruption.org to the huge steps forward recommended by the report and the acceptance of Sec Steve Reed on the need for a debate on a cap!
We're also inching closer to a cap on all political donations - Parliament must debate this ASAP!
You can read more here, including reaction from
@unlockdemocracy.bsky.social and @fairvoteuk.bsky.social:
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Some big campaign wins for our Resilient Democracy programme in the #RycroftReport presented today in the House of Commons!
A moratorium on cryptocurrency donations✅
Corporate donation checks based on profits rather than revenue✅
Cap on donations from overseas voters✅ (1/2)
From our blog these week - Eliza Lockhart of @cfs-rusi.bsky.social on foreign financial interference in UK democracy👀
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What we are reading this week
@juliettegarside.bsky.social @theguardian.com @dailymail.co.uk @writercaits.bsky.social
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www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/repla... You can watch it again here - moratorium or total ban on crypto?
How much will Net Zero really cost the UK? ⚡
While some claim cost is negligible, others point to major spending... in the latest blog, Kevin Langford, policy analyst, explores likely costs & trade-offs 🔍👇
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #NetZero @thecccuk.bsky.social @iealondon.bsky.social
I'm genuinely not sure I want to know the answer to this question, but probably better to be informed than not!?
@radixuk.bsky.social
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@rachelsylvester.bsky.social @rachelblakemp.bsky.social @duncanhames.bsky.social @transparencyuk.bsky.social @kamilakingstone.bsky.social @spotlightcorruption.org @cfs-rusi.bsky.social
Is UK democracy under threat from wealthy donors and foreign influence? 🚨💷
Watch our #webinar on the Representation of the People Bill & whether it goes far enough to safeguard our democracy 🔍
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#ResilientDemocracy #DonationsCap #Cryptocurrency
How should #AI be regulated? 🤖
As governments and companies clash over how these tools should be used, Joe Zammit-Lucia suggests we let different regulatory approaches develop & learn from what works 🔍
Read the latest blog 👇
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Our democracy is being bent out of shape by offshore cash, billionaire buyers and money nobody can trace... 🏝️🕵️♂️ 💸
If you’re done letting mystery money call the shots.
Take action now: actionnetwork.org/letters/our-...
🌍 #Iran: how much worse could it get? What's next for the #MiddleEast?
🗓️ Free & interactive #webinar
⏰ Monday 16th March, 6PM
🗣️ With Donald MacIntyre, author of Gaza: Past, Present and Future & leading economist @vicky-pryce.bsky.social
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What next for #Labour? 💭
Following the Gorton and Denton by-election, @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social explores strategic choices facing Labour, from continuing its current approach to pursuing broader reinvention 💡
Read the latest 👇
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🌍 #Iran: how much worse could it get? What's next for the #MiddleEast?
🗓️ Free & interactive #webinar
⏰ Monday 16th March, 6PM
🗣️ With Donald MacIntyre, author of Gaza: Past, Present and Future & leading economist @vicky-pryce.bsky.social
👇 Register below
www.radixbigtent.org.uk/meet-the-lea...
This is the sort of role I never even knew existed growing up, so I'm rather chuffed to have been asked @radixuk.bsky.social
