Labour Growth Group

The rich must pay their fair share. But there is nothing progressive about policies that lose more than they generate. That is lost £ for working class families and public services. Beware silver bullets. Voters know they are b****s. Nothing damages trust more than a promise…

170 new homes? Splendid! Maybe we should round that up to a nice 200

LGG—led by @TomHayesBmouth and supported by @RedWallGroup & @blue_labour—secured government backing for targeted investment in Britain’s public realm. Parks, piers, playgrounds. Cleaner streets. Thriving towns. A downpayment on national renewal. 📄 Read the letter

Britain stands at a revolutionary moment. For too long politics has failed those it was meant to serve. A year ago we came together to change that. Today we set out a bold vision to rebuild the economy and restore the democratic contract with the British people. 1/

Sir Keir Starmer needs “an extra injection of radicalism” on issues such as planning liberalisation to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister, according to an influential group of Labour MPs thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

"Decline is neither inevitable nor acceptable; Britain’s best days are ahead, but only if we choose purpose over complacency and disruption over caution." By @MarkMcvitie, @Lola__McEvoy and @chriscurtis94 newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

The British people sense a “revolutionary” moment is at hand - this is what @LabourGrowth wants to do about it. By @MarkMcvitie, @Lola__McEvoy and @chriscurtis94 newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

The British people sense a “revolutionary” moment is at hand argue @MarkMcvitie, @Lola__McEvoy and @chriscurtis94 - this is what the @LabourGrowth wants to do about it. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

Very easy to say 'voters won't notice some minor concessions' but they notice a system with results like this. There's no lobby for the ppl whose family died on this road, their lobby is meant to be when they vote in govt to change it all. They need to come first, always.

— @LabourGrowth Chris Curtis has a more market-realistic view “The fiscal position isn’t something we can just wish away. Bond markets don’t believe in fairy tales” Says govt must “confront difficult tradeoffs” not “retreat into comfortable narratives” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"I think a lot of things are shit. We need to unshitafy it as quickly and as radically as possible." Labour MP @chriscurtis94 says Farage "could be running this country" if the gov't don't urgently address the public's concerns. @maitlis | @jonsopel

How do we kickstart a tram building revolution? By bringing down the cost of building new lines. Trams can unlock growth in the UK's cities, but as @chriscurtis94 raises, it currently costs twice the European average to build a kilometer of track in the UK.

£125m. For a tunnel. For bats. That probably doesn't work. The system has created insanity like this while the British people's priorities - lower bills, higher wages, thriving towns and the next generation - have been ignored. We're putting an end to that. Never again.