Adam Tugwell

Writer on people, systems, and real‑world decision‑making. Former councillor & charity leader. Always interested in how things really work.

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The Local Economy & Governance System | FULL Text & FAQs | Free to read online at this link: https://t.co/DNMTbTpHNS

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Ten years on, Britain’s still in limbo. Brexit exposed the pressures shaping our problems, but we never acted on them. The result is a country unable to move forward. https://t.co/SIFku15XQc

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We keep hearing that growth will fix everything. But we’ve been borrowing into oblivion just to pretend things are improving. If the economy only works by making life harder for people, who is it really serving? https://t.co/cmAZcucSK8

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Food banks have become part of everyday life in the UK, but that normalisation hides a deeper truth: they exist because wages, benefits, and living costs no longer align with reality.
Charity treats the symptoms. Understanding challenges the causes. https://t.co/r33t9BgnT7

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Borrowing into Oblivion - How Britain was hollowed out, why so few saw it, and what comes next https://t.co/X5wQERkVYE

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Northampton earned that Prem championship, no question. But Exeter Chiefs should hold their heads high - a game on a knife‑edge and a season built on pure determination. Nothing to regret, everything to be proud of. Thank you for the rugby 🏉 - Both

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The right isn’t losing because it’s divided - it’s divided because it’s lost. Makerfield and Aberdeen South show how far the parties have drifted from real conservatism and real lives. New essay: Small Wins, Big Misreadings. https://t.co/gQg8oSTyNR

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The crisis on Britains right isnt about parties or personalities. Its about purpose.

Conservatives, Reform UK and Restore are fighting over a conservatism the modern system no longer lets them practice.

Until the right understands why, it cant rebuild↓
https://t.co/81OD2LSfwM

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Legality Has Replaced Morality - And It Shows in Everything We Build, Grow, Measure and Regulate https://t.co/5ZgmTqHtFR

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Assisted Dying: The Debate Britain Can No Longer Avoid https://t.co/Mu9f5WcBcI

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Children didn’t abandon the real world. Too often, the real world abandoned them. If we want less screen time, we need more community time. https://t.co/IRosHdlxtO

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A social media ban sounds bold.
But it dodges the real issue: we dismantled the social fabric kids rely on. Fix the environment, not just the device. https://t.co/IRosHdlxtO

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If the only way to fund defence is to cut the income floor for millions, the problem isn’t benefits - it’s the system. https://t.co/vPnRcv64CY

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The money system we live under isn’t natural, neutral, or moral. It’s a system built on debt - and it’s time we said so out loud.

A debt jubilee isn’t reckless.
It’s responsible.
It’s humane.
It’s overdue.

Read: The Moral Case for a Debt Jubillee 👇

https://t.co/OLjw1GWU7C

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Britain’s benefits system isn’t a luxury - it’s what’s holding up an economy that no longer works for millions. The danger is pretending it’s the problem, not the symptom. https://t.co/AEEH3EQ9zU

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What Happened to Britain: The Slow Drift No One Noticed | Full Text https://t.co/cjR1w04Z3S

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What Happened to Britain: The Slow Drift No One Noticed https://t.co/uCuv93utGo

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Proportional representation looks like fairness - but in a system already dominated by party control and a political class running out of road, it risks making democracy even more distant. The real crisis isn’t how we count votes, but how power works. https://t.co/UzDMlPeuzk

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After sitting with this question for a while, I’ve now answered it myself. The Impoverishment Index is my attempt to spell out what’s really happening - and why the numbers no longer match people’s lives.

Here’s the Overview: 🔗 https://t.co/KaXjILaswn

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Wondering if anyone has found a formula to give the rate of impoverishment for people (or immediate reduction in value of £s held or promised as earnings) in direct proportion to rate of 'growth' (GDP) and what that means. Not convinced any type of inflation figs do it justice...

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We’re told the economy is “growing.”
So why does life feel like it’s shrinking?

The Impoverishment Index asks a different question:
How much poorer do people become as the economy “grows”?

Not a conclusion - an invitation to look closer.

The Overview👉
https://t.co/KaXjILaswn

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The Impoverishment Index: A report on the widening gap between official economic narratives and real world lived experience https://t.co/piaVrJENjJ