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NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform? How might Labour unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over? Big new research by Persuasion UK out on 'Reform curious Labour' as featured by Miranda Green in today's FT 🧵👇

A fire is blazing at a UK Power Network’s West London electricity substation, weeks after Heathrow was closed due to a similar blaze.   The UK’s electricity system is breaking down. Why?   Because of the behaviour of the private companies that run the grid.   🧵

Who built Britain’s grid? When were we world-leaders in nuclear? How was hydro power delivered? The answer: a publicly owned energy system. Privatisation has created an energy system that incentivises asset sweating and financial engineering. It has left us with a crumbling

I think the political damage of the Winter Fuel Allowance cut is locked in now, even if steps are taken to mitigate it But the political & human damage that will be caused by almost £7bn of cuts to benefits for ill & disabled people can still be avoided theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Local government core spending fell sharply during the austerity years and has not yet recovered. While there has been some recovery in core spending power since the mid-2010s, this has been primarily driven by increasing Council Tax - which is highly regressive.

Shetland secured community wealth from oil, and now the isles face rapid renewables growth Our briefing examines how Shetland presents an early test case example for a just energy transition, providing insights for other communities: futureeconomy.scot/publications/6…

As Thames Water executives enrich themselves, the water companies they run have failed to build a single new reservoir since 1992. The planning system is often blamed for this sorry state. But there is another 'p' word that explains the failure to build: privatisation. Why?🧵

Yesterday's UK government borrowing figures for April were actually £3.5bn below the OBR’s forecast, yet media coverage focused on the fact that the figure was slightly higher than the forecasts of “city economists”. This is not a cause for alarm. obr.uk