Stephen Bush

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[ThinkLabour @ThinkLabour]

Our first ThinkLab took place last night, kicking off a new monthly series tackling the biggest questions facing the Labour government.

We started with Labour's political economy, using James Howat's Progressive Dynamism paper as the jumping-off point. A brilliant discussion with @stephenkb , @1jamesHowat, @ChristabelCoops, @kittyussher and @StewartWood on how to get the economy working again.

Looking forward to the next ThinkLab.

[Jamie Heagerty @JamieHeagerty]

BOLD is brilliant from @KanishkaNarayan - just look at some of the things the founders have done 🧵

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

Ten years after Brexit: Can the UK deliver change?

A Political Fix Q&A live special to round off a big week!

With FT political editor @GeorgeWParker, politics columnist @stephenkb, markets columnist Katie Martin & economics corr Delphine Strauss

https://t.co/fs3OnbwVnF

[George Parker @GeorgeWParker]

Political Fix podcast on a momentous day: @LOS_Fisher @stephenkb @JenWilliams_FT and me on the tide going out for Starmer
https://t.co/Zun3QzSgEY

[leylaboulton @leylaboulton]

After 10 years of post-Brexit disarray, pandemic and war, can the UK deliver meaningful change? Join my colleagues for an @FT subscriber webinar on 25 June 1230-1330 and send us your questions. Register now at https://t.co/PnCQNOoR0m

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

Should Labour heed Tony Blair?

On Political Fix this week we focus on the ex-PM’s excoriating critique of his party and the country, and the lively debate it’s sparked with Burnham, Streeting, Starmer and others

Plus we examine Restore’s threat to Reform

On the podcast are @robertshrimsley, @stephenkb & @AnnaSophieGross

https://t.co/639KJGs9j9

[Francis Harris @fharris2011]

Very smart (and contemptuous) analysis of Labour's descent into a morass of gestures and dreadful decisions
@stephenkb - now a must-read each morning

[Richard T Kelly @RichTKelly]

Key corrective from @stephenkb to much current blather re: Manchester's post-1990s growth and the credits due. So much done by Howard Bernstein, Richard Leese and others, 20+ years before a metro mayor came along.

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

This is nice from the Arsenal fan @stephenkb

[Oliver Kamm @OliverKamm]

@GreenJennyJones @FT @stephenkb Here is @stephenkb’s column. You should reflect on it. https://t.co/MancvEtohT

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

🥀☠️ Labour braces for ballot box bloodbath

Political Fix’s pre-election analysis has just dropped

Feat @stephenkb, @greenmiranda & @robertshrimsley

Available wherever you get your podcasts 📻🎧🎙️

https://t.co/eAyKa7tIDD

[Stephen Bush @stephenkb]

@Benpagelondon @FT Thanks!

[Ben Page @Benpagelondon]

The Mandelson fiasco reveals the true nature of Starmerism via @FT
Good piece ⁦@stephenkb⁩ https://t.co/TKl7JmOorH

[John Reed @JohnReedwrites]

Why I will always love Canary Wharf https://t.co/JVmmcC14PW via @financialtimes @stephenkb

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

Agree with every word of this by ⁦@stephenkb⁩. Daft words by govt blaming profiteering, dafter proposals from opposition wanting subsidies and tax cuts. In real world there is less oil, it costs more, we are worse off.
https://t.co/MRDZF5LN8W

[Iain Mansfield @IGMansfield]

Important point here by @stephenkb that English students at non-elite universities are paying far more than students in any other country - even the US.

Worth remembering in any fees/loans discourse.

https://t.co/PKb7PZr4Qn

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

Farage against the machine

On Political Fix this week, @AnnaSophieGross, @robertshrimsley & @stephenkb discuss whether Reform can broaden its appeal

Plus we discuss the local elxn delay u-turn, fresh Chagos drama, & battles ahead on SEND provisions

https://t.co/yfl9ZHvMmz

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

Mandarin mayhem!

The latest episode of Political Fix has just dropped

Feat @greenmiranda, @stephenkb & debut of @Smyth_Chris

This week on the pod we discuss the briefing wars on Whitehall, gender politics in No 10, & if the govt will lurch leftwards

https://t.co/TniwxBuQMm

[Anna Botting @annabotting]

Am loving the autumn-winter vibe of our two guests tonight… ��🍂

The Wrap on now - with ⁦@stephenkb⁩ & ⁦@kateferguson4⁩

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

A running theme of @stephenkb’s morning newsletter is people looking into the abyss and the abyss talking back https://t.co/nvpTwcjUlp