No one wants to be a nag, but make sure everyone you know is registered to vote, especially your young! gov.uk/register-to-vo…

Please do apply for the Institute for Government paid internship programme (six months, from April 2020) It remains the best thing I ever did. Great people, fascinating work, good snacks. Applications are open until 6 January instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/jobs/…

Coronavirus has forced us to rethink who we value and how. Some of the workers we have left to languish in low-paid and insecure jobs are the very ones we cannot live without. It's time to make amends. ft.com/content/2b3426…

Interested in government? Looking for a new opportunity? Come join us Institute for Government! We're recruiting a senior researcher to work on some fascinating projects. Full details here - take a look and send on to anyone who might be interested! instituteforgovernment.org.uk/job/senior-res…

🚨Parliament’s back today🚨 What does that mean for trade? Last week people talked about Tony Abbott and @tradegovuk’s advisory groups... I’ve written a blog for Green Alliance explaining why it’s about to get even busier. THREAD 1/8 greenallianceblog.org.uk/2020/09/01/wha…

The hugely impressive report of #ClimateAssemblyUK is out today. Over 50 recommendations, giving a coherent, practical vision for how to meet the net zero target AND preserve freedom and prosperity. A potential game-changer in climate policy. climateassembly.uk Climate Assembly UK

Spot the odd one out. (Spoiler: it’s the Environment Bill, which has now been paused for *two hundred days*) #bringbackthebill

[1/N] My interview with Martin Sandbu in today's Financial Times covers a range of issues facing policy makers. My views on... ft.com/content/9dd38c…

Work with us! We're looking for a researcher to join our team. Applications close on 7 January – find out more instituteforgovernment.org.uk/job/researcher

This was a difficult piece to write. Our analysis found that the average Covid-19 victim in England and Wales lost *a decade* of life. newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…

This morning's public finances data are key to telling us what sort of challenges the Chancellor will face at the Budget. Borrowing was £20.2bn in September, close to official and market forecasts but is running £7.1bn above the OBR forecast year to date. Short thread to follow.

Fascinating from David Smith. Below is productivity growth based on Resolution Foundation's employment series. Suggests output per hour is currently growing ~2% - a rate not sustained since the financial crisis. Makes the timing of the expected OBR markdown hard to understand.

Bank of England on hold at 4% on tight 5-4 vote with MPC minutes suggesting closer-than-expected decision. Big issue for today is outlook for inflation and new BoE comms. But this is also a key decision for the Chancellor ahead of the Budget. Thread on all that to follow...

Final pub finances release before the Budget shows borrowing was above mkt expectations at £17.4bn in Oct. Year-to-date borrowing was £116.8bn, £9.9bn above the OBR forecast. This comes too late for next week's forecast but is a key snapshot of the pub finances. Thread to follow.