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In a new Substack, ThinkLabour’s Christabel Cooper and Jenevieve Treadwell explore what Labour’s Holborn & St Pancras victory tells us about fighting the Greens – and why the housing crisis could prove the harder test.

Read more on why Labour needs to offer voters both the values and the material security they want
https://t.co/zYumVlDRGb

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NEW POLLING: 27% of London’s graduate private renters intend to vote Green, just 6 points behind Labour (33%).

Our analysis of new LSE-commissioned polling shows why the Greens pose a growing threat to Labour in major cities.

Values matter. But so does housing.

[Mark McVitie @MarkMcvitie]

Read it here - https://t.co/wqYnNiVTcB

H/t Amelia Wood’s Lame Leviathan paper for @ThinkLabour which had me thinking about this of late - https://t.co/WoTiWSOH7t

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What does the public’s enthusiasm for reindustrialisation - and its hesitation over the costs - mean for how Labour talks about its industrial strategy?

Read more in our latest Substack: Reindustrialisation: Economists versus Politicians.
https://t.co/v4CridqXWB

[ThinkLabour @ThinkLabour]

NEW POLLING: 'Reindustrialisation' is one of the Prime Minister’s favourite slogans. Some economists dismiss it as nostalgic and naive. But what do voters think?

The verdict is clear: voters love the term, with net approval of +61 points, rising to +67 among Labour’s 2024 voters

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But voters are less convinced when reindustrialisation comes with a price tag.

Shown a mock newspaper headline - “Government raises taxes to keep loss-making steelworks open” - net approval fell to -11 points among all voters.

Among Labour voters, it was level at zero.

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https://t.co/JGTZEWuEJH

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Great to see these ideas on the front page of the Yorkshire Post today.

Devolution must go beyond funding. Mayors need the powers to approve, regulate and deliver the projects that will transform their communities.

Read the full article below!

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NEW REPORT: Spanish Practises

How can we give mayors the powers they need to deliver growth?

Our new joint report with @BritishProgress sets out how mayors could unlock housing, infrastructure and regeneration by giving them greater control over planning, regulation and funding.

It's time to take devolution from funding to delivery.

Read the full report here- https://t.co/UeV69xBJKp

[David Lawrence @dc_lawrence]

This is the most compelling pro-growth case for devolution I've come across so far. Excellent work from @KaneEmerson, @AnyaM8_, @1jamesHowat & @johnrmyers

Make sure you give it a read 👇

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

It’s great that @ThinkLabour are drilling into how other countries like us manage to get things right. This is great on Spain from @1jamesHowat — 🇪🇸

[Kane Emerson @KaneEmerson]

From 2028, Britain will have 18 mayoral authorities but mayors still lack key powers for building public infrastructure like trams & roads.

🚨 Today @BritishProgress and @ThinkLabour publish our paper with @AnyaM8_, @1jamesHowat and @johnrmyers on the FOUR powers mayors need 🧵

[James Howat @1jamesHowat]

https://t.co/fhx56c89kd

[ThinkLabour @ThinkLabour]

NEW REPORT: Spanish Practises

How can we give mayors the powers they need to deliver growth?

Our new joint report with @BritishProgress sets out how mayors could unlock housing, infrastructure and regeneration by giving them greater control over planning, regulation and funding.

It's time to take devolution from funding to delivery.

Read the full report here- https://t.co/UeV69xBJKp

[ThinkLabour @ThinkLabour]

Labour’s Second Chance with Muslim Voters?

Our latest focus groups found cautious optimism about Andy Burnham - but also a clear demand for proof that Labour can deliver on its core values.

In our new Substack, we explore what it will take to win back voters who have moved to the Greens, and what it means for Labour in Holborn and St Pancras.

https://t.co/ivvJTYHWCI

[John McTernan @Johnmcternan]

Essential read

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Focus group research from @AndrewCooper__ https://t.co/pRGv1Vkush

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Tory Conference is underway. So what does the party’s current strategy look like?

We asked @AndrewCooper__ , David Cameron’s former Director of Strategy, to take a look at Kemi Badenoch’s approach - drawing on ThinkLabour focus groups to examine how voters see the Conservatives today.

https://t.co/llwngcIimX

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Read about one of our Labour Conference events, where AI Minister Kanishka Narayan joined Zoe Crowther for a conversation on the opportunities and challenges AI presents for government and the UK.

[Zoë Crowther @zoenora6]

I hosted an in-conversation with AI minister Kanishka Narayan at Labour conference

We covered a lot of ground...

He said there was too much AI “doomerism” in Westminster

And revealed he has used synthetic AI focus groups to gauge public opinion on a range of topics

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