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How would a Labour government level up?
Join us with @lisanandy , @danny__kruger @Will_Tanner , and @JenWilliamsMEN at our event #Lab22 #labourconference2022
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How would a Labour government level up?
Join us with @lisanandy , @danny__kruger @Will_Tanner , and @JenWilliamsMEN at our event #Lab22 #labourconference2022
You can watch the live stream right here: 👇
@lisanandy @danny__kruger @Will_Tanner @JenWilliamsMEN First up we're hearing from Onward Director @Will_Tanner. He says opens by saying that only Poland and Romania are more geographically unequal than us.
He sets out three ways to tackle this...
The first is to devolve power to communities, towns and cities.
The second is to spend more money away from London in smaller places.
The third is to rebuild the fabric our communities.
Next up we're hearing from @lisanandy...
She calls last week's budget the most regressive in her lifetime at a time when people are struggling to heat their homes.
She calls last week's budget the most regressive in her lifetime at a time when people are struggling to heat their homes.
@lisanandy She says that we can't continue to pour resources into one place and hope that it benefits the whole country.
@lisanandy She adds that getting more young people into university was a huge policy success, but after they'd left their towns they had nothing to return to - and that is a policy failure.
@lisanandy "Britain is unique in thinking that we can power an economy this way," she says.
@lisanandy She says that the next Labour Government won't make this mistake again.
@lisanandy She promises that it will invest, particularly in local green economies.
@lisanandy She confirms that they're looking at bold fiscal reforms for local leaders, such as the devolution of income tax.
@lisanandy Next up we're hearing from @danny__kruger.
He says that while Labour and Conservative might agree about the prescription for our problems - they agree on what the problems are. He says that we need a consensus to address them.
He says that while Labour and Conservative might agree about the prescription for our problems - they agree on what the problems are. He says that we need a consensus to address them.
@lisanandy @danny__kruger He says that we need more supply side economic stimulus. And local investment will be central to how the Government does this.
@lisanandy @danny__kruger He says that this will be vital. Because Brexit wasn't just a rejection of Brussels - it was a rejection of Westminster.
@lisanandy @danny__kruger @LabourTogether @Hannah_O_Rourke She opens by talking about why levelling up is important for Labour...
@lisanandy @danny__kruger @LabourTogether @Hannah_O_Rourke She argues that levelling up through economic and societal change are inseparable.
@lisanandy @danny__kruger @LabourTogether @Hannah_O_Rourke And that's all we have time for. Thank you @lisanandy, @danny__kruger, @Hannah_O_Rourke, @LabourTogether and our chair @JenWilliamsMEN. Check out our other #Lab22 events here > ukonward.com/labour-party-c…
@lisanandy @danny__kruger @LabourTogether @Hannah_O_Rourke @JenWilliamsMEN See the BBC's write up of this event with @lisanandy, @danny__kruger, @LabourTogether's @Hannah_O_Rourke, @JenWilliamsMEN & @Will_Tanner here. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
And you can read The @Telegraph's write up here...
https://twitter.com/DominicPenna/status/1574423199127052288?s=20&t=zY7ugneIor5a8elw_U97Sg
Further of our #LabourConference2022 with @LabourTogether, @lisanandy & @danny__kruger in today's @guardian. theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
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