🗣️ A pleasure to address ADASS Spring Seminar this morning.

🌹 After 14 years of Tory mismanagement, the next Labour government will work alongside local authorities in creating a National Care Service that delivers for all those who draw on care and support.

Thrilled to be published in The Fabian Society' 140th anniversary Fabian Review, exploring what Labour's science policy can learn from the Blair and Brown years 🌹🔬

A few highlights...

Huge agreement with this. Rich people pay more VAT than poor people.

Rachel Reeves should charge VAT on everything & provide flat-rate compensation to leave the poorer 1/2 or 2/3 better off

ie a one off rise in tax thresholds, state pension and benefits economist.com/britain/2024/0…

I would encourage anyone who is interested in politics and campaigning for a better future to apply for the The Labour Party Summer Internship programme run in partnership in Patchwork Foundation.

Apply using the link below 👇
patchworkfoundation.org.uk/our-work/inter…

Great to see our Sea Wall polling mentioned by Patrick Maguire in his excellent article on the coast.

Our The Fabian Society research found Labour is likely to record its best ever electoral performance in coastal areas at the next election.

fabians.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

For further details on recs for sick pay and Occupational Health financial support, see The Fabian Society In Time of Need report published last year Andrew Harrop Howard Reed Eloise Sacares 🌸

fabians.org.uk/publication/in…

Pleased to see Labour talking about relationship between health and work.

My The Fabian Society report out this week shows, among working-age over-60s - who are fifth of the economically inactive population - nearly half of those experiencing poverty as a result are sick or disabled.

Great report from The Fabian Society with Phoenix Group on how to tackle worryingly high poverty levels among people aged 60 - 65. Pragmatic ideas to increase positive working lives, improve private pension system and provide better social security protection. fabians.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

One of the fantastic Fabian member-led policy groups is launching their new pamphlet tonight at 7pm in our head office. Check it out:

Labour continues to take the right position on housing and green belt.

“Grey belt” a really effective way to discuss some land classified as green belt

All very much in line with our Ben Cooper The Fabian Society work:

fabians.org.uk/commission-on-…

There’s lots of exemptions in relation to inheritance tax - closing three relating to business assets, farms and pensions could raise over £2bn per yr by the end of the decade. New analysis Institute for Fiscal Studies Arun Advani David Sturrock - supported by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust Nuffield Foundation

The first Fabian Review of the year is here! Celebrating 140 years of Fabianism, featuring Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan, stellacreasy and many more.

Become a Fabian today to receive your copy:
fabians.org.uk/membership/joi…

Great to attend this report launch today from The Fabian Society. The levels of poverty among those aged 60 to 66 are really concerning. #TwoMillionTooMany pensioners are already in #poverty , and this important near research from Sasjkia Otto shows things are likely to get worse

The DWP knows the benefit rules and has the data at hand to apply them automatically

Instead it expects vulnerable people to work it all out and do it themselves.

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Another great report in the Guardian series on carers’ benefits

theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

The number of over-60s in poverty has *trebled* since 2010.

Important new report from The Fabian Society, with the state pension age set to increase to 67 by 2028.