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Jun 23 3 tweets 1 min read
Day 2 of the #railstrikes. As the debate rages about the right and wrongs of it, there are 3 key things to remember:

1. The root cause of the dispute is a decision by the govt to cut £4bn from rail & tube budgets. Madness when other countries are investing in public transport.
2. Wages have been stagnant for over a decade & for many key workers, have been falling in real terms. Asking for a pay rise in the face of the biggest squeeze in living standards since 1950s, makes complete sense.
3. The wage-price spiral is a myth. The labour market today is completely different to how it has been in the past, and we are in the middle of a #costoflivingcrisis.

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Jun 22
Today, #inflation has continued to climb to a 40 year high of 9.1%.

When a third of people in the UK are already struggling to afford everyday essentials, these price rises will deliver yet another painful blow.

1/5
With 10 years of wage stagnation and a hollowing out of our social security system, it’s no wonder people are now breaking under the pressure of soaring prices.

2/5
And the government’s excuse for not acting big simply doesn’t stack up.

Failing to support the economy risks long-term economic scarring that could take generations to turn around.

3/5
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Jun 21
At the centre of the #railstrike dispute is a decision by the government to cut investment in our railways and tube by £4bn. This is the wrong call when we should be putting more money into public transport to help people with the cost of travel.

1/6
Rather than bringing unions and train operators back round the table with a new funding settlement, the government is doubling down on the need for pay restraint to stop a wage-price spiral.

2/6
Wages have been stagnant for over 10 years – so many workers have already seen a big squeeze in their living standards. Public sector workers have been particularly hard hit with pay falling by 4% in real terms for over a decade.

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Feb 24
.@keir_starmer is right that the success of the economy should be judged on whether it puts money in people’s pockets, revitalises places that have been held back, ends insecure work, and drives up wages.

1/9
But pursuing economic growth through the same tired old policies will not be enough. The lesson of the last decade is that growth alone is not enough to lift everyone. There are millions more struggling to make ends meet now than there were 10 years ago.

2/9
A #NewEconomy needs to truly be new. We need a major shift in policy to get the economy working for the many and not just the few. 5 key strands:

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Feb 2
Want the *honest* state of play on #LevellingUp today?

@NEF’s new report shows a staggering 60% of the country needs to be #LevelledUp, and sets out a 5-point policy shift to really do the job, backed by 6 metro mayors.

Report: neweconomics.org/2022/02/closin…

Key findings 🧵👇🏾

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Widening #inequality between regions is damaging millions of lives and holding the UK back.

Since Dec 2019, real incomes have risen by less than £20 per year in the NE, £80 per year in NW and £90 in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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By contrast, real incomes in London have increased by more than £600 per year and by more than £550 in the SE.

And despite growing inequality, only £36 per person of the Government’s #LevellingUpFund has gone to these areas.

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It feels to me that @RishiSunak needs some help getting the economy back on track.

Ahead of the autumn #budget2021, I've busted some economic myths he seems to believe...

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Myth 1️⃣ : We are well on our way to recovery with the fastest growth in the G7.
Busted: Our economy was one of the worst hit, so we are growing from a low base. The IMF says our economy is still 5% below its pre-pandemic path. & our economy is projected to lag behind all G7 countries in 2024.
Myth 2️⃣: We need to start balancing the books because we can’t afford to borrow any more.

Busted: Our debt level is high, but what matters is the cost of financing this debt. At 6% of tax receipts, the cost of servicing the debt is the second lowest it’s been since WWII.
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