@npjgarland.bsky.social
Think tanker, political speechwriter, historian. I edit Progressive Review, IPPR's journal of politics, ideas and public policy.
@anandmenon.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.social‘We don’t have the money for that’ says the former Chancellor who cut NI twice when we couldn’t afford it for purely political reasons.
@jamesdaustin.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialBring back shame.
@renewaljournal.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialNEW ISSUE: Renewal 34.3
Ft. @beccagold.bsky.social, @alexkelbert.bsky.social, @joshwesterling.bsky.social, @annacmcshane.bsky.social, @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, @philipchristman.bsky.social, @mauricejcasey.com, and the text of @yuanfenyang.bsky.social's Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture
@beccagold.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialDelighted to have contributed to the latest issue of Renewal. I’m in it discussing how children talk today, how that’s changed since the postwar period, and what that means for progressive politics.
@karlpike.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialInterested in social democracy and Tony Harrison’s poetry (like the PM)? Then this book may interest you too! Also features many great colleagues, including @eunicegoes.bsky.social and @emmanuelleavril.bsky.social
@npjgarland.bsky.socialAll this and much more, free to read, in the new Progressive Review. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25732331...
@npjgarland.bsky.socialEllie Chowns @elliechowns.bsky.social argues that there can be no progressive politics without proportional representation.
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@npjgarland.bsky.socialUma Kumaran @umakumaran.bsky.social argues that progressives find themselves in "an existential battle, for the soul of the country".
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@npjgarland.bsky.socialMelanie Ward @melanieward.bsky.social argues that progressive politics must be internationalist.
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@npjgarland.bsky.socialJosh MacAlister argues that, in government, collective action is undermined by bureaucratic sclerosis, dispersed accountability, and excessive veto points across government.
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@npjgarland.bsky.socialFor the new @ippr.org Progressive Review, we asked members of the 2024 intake of MPs to reflect on the fundamental purpose of progressive politics. Patrick Hurley MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social argues that progressive politics is about redistributing power:
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@npjgarland.bsky.socialThanks Eunice! We should catch up at some point.
@npjgarland.bsky.socialThanks Karl!
@karlpike.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialFab piece from @npjgarland.bsky.social in this Fabian pamphlet - both on the challenges and a coherent political strategy that could follow.
@benansell.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialThe UK with joint highest current growth and lowest forecast deficit in the G7 is… um… not what you might imagine from reading the newspaper.
@imogenshaw.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialI’ve written an essay on energy costs in this new @thefabians.bsky.social collection on growth. This was written before Labour Conference and the announcement of GB grid, but I think my argument still applies!
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@josh.politics.co.ukReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialThere’s been some negative comment about Burnham “shooting from the hip” as prime minister
But his comments on the @therestpolitics.bsky.social podcast have prompted Farage to opine about Brexit AND Russia – two issues on which he is exposed
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@dmk1793.bsky.socialReposted by @npjgarland.bsky.socialWe're in the midst of a massive crisis of epistemic authority and social trust, with much of the online information ecosystem basically collapsing into an algorithmic swirl of unverifiable rumour, and Wikipedia is one of the few institutions holding out. Attacking it is stupid and irresponsible.
@npjgarland.bsky.socialWhat it shouldn't mean is pretending every socially or politically desirable thing is part of a growth strategy. Keep those dividing lines clean, simple, and persuasive.
@npjgarland.bsky.socialBeing clear about what that story is matters. New Labour had one really clear answer: the knowledge economy meant investment in human capital was crucial to growth. That mattered because it aligned progressive values and economic growth, and allowed Labour to explain trade-offs made elsewhere.
