How did a tiny town in rural Japan double its birth rate between 2005 and 2019? I've written about how the small community of Nagi embraced pro-child policies and created a positive culture of parenting. boomcampaign.org/p/nagi-japans-…

This is one of the wildest things I have EVER learned: Crispr and Cas9 allow us to genetically edit something – say a mosquito – with a gene they will pass on, but ONLY for two, or three, or four generations. A daisy chain edit. Science fiction. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-ultr…

We need more meetings! Only then will growth be unlocked!

No. Stacking shelves or sitting on a checkout is different from working in a warehouse or distribution centre. They're not equal roles so firms shouldn't be forced to pay equal wages.

🚨TODAY: A new report from the Tony Blair Institute underlines the URGENT NEED TO BUILD MORE HOMES to end the housing crisis. Our new work with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change sets out the scale of the problem and what to do about it. 7 things we learned writing this report 👇

This is one of the main reasons why I first got involved in housing. It was about the most breathtakingly and needlessly broken thing I had ever seen. And for the first time we show data proving how bad the UK housing position is against other countries: x.com/yimbyalliance/…

I'll be speaking about reproductive technologies and the importance of culture on 8th October in London, at an event on birth rates, that Phoebe Arslanagić-Little was very kind to invite me to. Moderated by Inaya Folarin Iman. w/ Stephen Kellat and Aveek Bhattacharya

I know I've reposted this before, but love to see left/right collaboration on making having children in the UK easier/less catastrophically expensive for parents. highly recommend this event.

I am also pro-housing for prisoners. In prisons. Let's build more.

I have to say that my experience of being pregnant and using the tube has been very positive! 95% of the time, I am very quickly offered a seat and people take care not to jostle or bump into me, including during rush hour.

.Aveek Bhattacharya making a clear case for why the birth rate challenge should be a focus across the left-right divide. Raising birth rates is about making sure we have the families we want, a strong economy & sustaining the public services we all care about. politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

⚡️ No matter how hard you look, you won’t find a low-energy, rich country anywhere on Earth. Rising living standards have always required access to abundant energy – and in my latest @tenthinktank paper, I explain how new nuclear reactors can boost our economy. Thread…! 🧵

New campaign the Dad Shift are calling for better-paid, longer statutory paternity leave. They are absolutely right that the current system needs change. A mere 2 weeks at £185 a week is not good enough. Follow the Dad Shift's work here: action.thedadshift.org/a/open-letter?…

In earlier Star Trek series, Starfleet is portrayed as a good & noble institution. But in modern Star Trek, Starfleet is often compromised & unethical: imposing unjust rules, condoning genocide. Can't we have at least one fictional utopian bureaucracy? thebulwark.com/p/are-we-all-t…