Michael Jacobs

Professor of Political Economy at University of Sheffield; Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI global think tank; commentator on economic and climate policy; dad

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

New government, new podcast! In @SPERIshefuni's 'Lessons in Power: what can the new Labour government learn from the last one?' @MemsAyinla and I ask ministers and advisers from the Blair-Brown era for their advice to the new team. All 9 episodes now out! https://t.co/5Ok5BHedDH

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

@kateferguson4 Not sure this is right. Polling in Gorton and Denton showed that Burnham would have won that by-election. Burnham is amazingly popular in Manchester. If yesterday's anti-Labour vote was really about Starmer, as it seems to be, it will help not hinder Burnham if he stands.

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

@EdwardJDavey Ed, where is this in the Budget document? I can’t find it. Can you say which page?

[Prospect @prospect_uk]

At COP30, a recalcitrant bloc—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia, India, China and others—blocked agreement on any mention of fossil fuels or the need to shift away from them, writes @michaelujacobs.
https://t.co/2vHatK3uX6

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

COP30 is up and running. I have written about the issues on the agenda and the venue Belem in Brazil… for more, join Bluesky! https://t.co/heWMKfbylM

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

So this COP30 thing. What’s it all about? As I am not really using X any more (for anti-Musk reasons), you’ll have to flip to Bluesky to get my take on the UN climate conferences and why they’re important. https://t.co/2lfeVQHLgJ

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

What a lazy, cliched analysis this is! I stopped being an adviser to Gordon Brown 15 years ago. I am a professor of political economy at the University of Sheffield who analyses policy not through the lens of Labour disagreements of 15-25 years ago but from what I see now.

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

"It's pretty clear that old Blair-Brownite divison is re-emerging."

Historic divides in the Labour party are coming back, says @AdamBoultonTABB, after Gordon Brown's former special adviser criticises Labour's benefits cuts.

@KaitBorsay | @MichaeluJacobs | #TimesRadio

[@politicalquarterly.bsky.social @po_qu]

Issue 95 4 out now! With

@GavinJKelly1 @jonbloomfield2 @michaelujacobs @DanRCorry @aveek18 @SMFthinktank @aled_r_davies @kiragk2 @innes_abby @g_m_hodgson @stefanie_reher @ProfLizJEvans @HelenMargetts @CosDorobantu @jonmbright @PhMarliere

And more...

https://t.co/2qhYt05aTr

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"As we confront in the polycrisis... we need to acknowledge that it is not just a new set of economic policies which is needed, but a whole new theoretical foundation for them"

The #DigestedRead of @michaelujacobs's lecture 'After Neoliberalism':

https://t.co/iULMIH5Sil

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

The bigger question is: who decided that the A38 was a single road from Bodmin to Mansfield? It’s obviously really a succession of many local roads. Presumably some MoT civil servant decided to give them all the same number; ditto for the A361 etc. Who? Why? When?

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

There are several roads which seem to be in the wrong zone - eg the A34 in Manchester, the A38 in Nottinghamshire, the A414 in Essex. But trace them back and they usually start in the ‘right’ zone: the A34 in Hampshire, the A38 in Devon; the A414 off the A41. 1/2

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Missed @michaelujacobs's incredible lecture last Autumn, 'After Neoliberalism: Economic Theory and Policy in the Polycrisis'?

The #DigestedRead is now available, summarising his argument in just 2000 words.

Don't miss it: https://t.co/iULMIH5ksN

[Tom Railton @TomRailton1]

We urgently need to reform this short-termist fiscal framework so that our public finances can be truly sustainable.

There are lots of suggestions out there from the likes of @instituteforgov , @NIESRorg , @CETEx_LSE , @IPPR , @NEF

Hopefully govt looks seriously at these.

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

For those for whom 8,000 words is too many but 140 too few, may I offer the Goldilocks version of my Political Quarterly annual lecture - and journal article - on post-neoliberal economic policy. My conclusion is that… sorry I’ve run out of space. You’ll have to read it. @po_qu

[@politicalquarterly.bsky.social @po_qu]

Missed @michaelujacobs's incredible lecture last Autumn, 'After Neoliberalism: Economic Theory and Policy in the Polycrisis'?

The #DigestedRead is now available, summarising his argument in just 2000 words.

Don't miss it: https://t.co/iULMIH5ksN

[UCL Constitution Unit @ConUnit_UCL]

Our Director, Meg Russell, was a special adviser to Robin Cook as Leader of the Commons in the early 2000s.

On this @SPERIshefuni podcast she discusses the work of the 1997 Modernisation Committee and why "good scrutiny leads to good government" 👉 https://t.co/trmCunE37k.

[SPERI @SPERIshefuni.bsky.social @SPERIshefuni]

How to Govern in 6 Easy Steps

@michaelujacobs brings together insights from our SPERI Presents... podcast series to offer some Lessons in Power for the new government

Read here on Political Quarterly:
https://t.co/IBrj8pVSOC

[@politicalquarterly.bsky.social @po_qu]

.@michaelujacobs shares insights from new podcast with @MemsAyinla ‘Lessons in Power: What can the new Labour government learn from the last one?’

Featuring @GavinJKelly1 @geoffmulgan Sally Morgan and more.

Read 'How to govern in 6 easy steps'>>

https://t.co/z2gUz0zgc2

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

@Ed_Miliband has got off to a netzero flyer. But there are big climate challenges ahead, both domestically and internationally. I discuss these with @MemsAyinla and @Chris_Saltmarsh on the new @SPERIshefuni podcast 'Lessons in Power'. https://t.co/rzc4iUEOpc

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

Clare Short on development policy, @geoffmulgan on policy innovation,@CareyOppenheim on poverty, Meg Russell on parliamentary reform - oh, and me on climate change policy. Listen here to all episodes: https://t.co/5Ok5BHedDH

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

New government, new podcast! In @SPERIshefuni's 'Lessons in Power: what can the new Labour government learn from the last one?' @MemsAyinla and I ask ministers and advisers from the Blair-Brown era for their advice to the new team. All 9 episodes now out! https://t.co/5Ok5BHedDH

[Michael Jacobs @michaelujacobs]

There's fascinating insight, revealing anecdotes and wise advice from Sally Morgan and @GavinJKelly1 on managing No 10 (they did it for Blair and Brown), @ImDavidBlunkett on the Home Office, @StewartWood on foreign policy, @IPR_NickP on public service reform...