Marc Stears ⁦was one of the intellectual founders of Blue Labour. In this brilliant essay, he explains why, in its current MAGA-stained form, Blue Labour offers no answers to either the government or the country. ⁦Marc Stears⁩ prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70309…

This is such a fine piece by ⁦Marc Stears⁩ about the sorry trajectory of Blue Labour. I attended some of the seminars in the early 2010s that he mentions. There was so much intellectual and political energy there, most of it now squandered. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70309…

Excellent overview here of a bumpy first year:

The delusions of Brexit and Maga have alienated Blue Labour’s proponents from ordinary people, writes Marc Stears. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70309…

The crisis of our universities is a crisis for our cities in terms of knock-on effects. Nottingham especially relies economically to some degree on its two (up till now at least) high-ranking universities. I hope the vice-chancellors are meeting with city elders to devise a plan.

"The idea of “respect” being key to the public’s sense of whether a government is on their side or not has been growing for many years now, both in academia and in politics itself." Marc Stears on the role respect can play in winning back voters. theconversation.com/nearly-two-thi…

Given most agree the country is in a mess. How do we want to fix it? Our new report identifies 8 fault lines to explain new contours of public opinion that go far deeper than left/right. The first: can we fix our institutions or do we have to tear them down & start again?

Fantastic night at the launch of our new More in Common Shattered Britain report and our new British Seven Segments. Thanks to Kemi, Ed and Richard for their speeches and reflections on the findings and everyone who came along!

Excited to be at today’s summit of government, civil society and the impact economy. I’ve long believed that the change we desperately need will only come if all sectors act together. Let’s hope today marks a real beginning.

This could be a genuinely exciting moment for our democracy. It’s time to rebuild our politics - and bringing more people in is a way to do exactly that. click.e.bbcmail.co.uk/?qs=a0bdcd08d4…

Today the government announced major new electoral reforms. They are designed to tackle crucial challenges for our democracy. Marc Stears on the public appetite for change.

Intriguing to hear so many of the objections to votes at 16 today. Consciously or otherwise, so many are exactly the same arguments which were used about every single extension of the franchise since the 19th century.

The government’s announcement on democratic reforms, including votes at 16, marks a major moment for British democracy. They also offer the opportunity to reconnect people with politics. Marc Stears and Alan Renwick on the govements electoral reforms. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

Andy Haldane on. 'fiscal dominance', 'fiscal populism' and the future of central bank independence on.ft.com/40ZB80C

Signals and noise: balancing economic reform and stability with Chris Giles. We speak with FT Economics Commentator and UCL Honorary Prof Chris Giles about the competing demands of economic policy for the UK. And the growing pressure on central banks. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

#Gaza ~ humanitarian goods & access are being used as instruments of war & occupation. This pattern goes back 20 yrs Children are dying PM (UK Prime Minister) must act with partners to turn words into action Stop this horror - now! Interview Yalda Hakim youtu.be/VN49K1Tqa28?fe…

Sarina Wiegman = Burna Boy 🙌 #BBCFootball #WEuro2025

One year on from the riots of 2024. Today UCL Policy Lab Citizens UK and More in Common launch a new report as part of the This Place Matters project on the future of social cohesion. Covered by Anoosh Chakelian in the The New Statesman. newstatesman.com/cover-story/20…

How do feelings of connection vary across Britain? As part of the 'This Place Matters' project with UCL Policy Lab and Citizens UK we produced a connection MRP based on polling of 13,000 people. The map below shows in which areas people are likely to feel most/least connected.

Deeply depressing from John Burn-Murdoch with all sorts of second order consequences to how society functions. In our work with UCL Policy Lab Citizens UK we found young people far less trusting than older generations and more likely to say you can’t be too careful.