Eleri Kirkpatrick-Lorente
@elerikl.bsky.social
Policy Adviser at Labour Together
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Created a starter pack of my great colleagues working at Labour Together 👇
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Sultana’s position on Ukraine is not just morally reprehensible but juvenile and trite
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Sultana’s position on Ukraine is not just morally reprehensible but juvenile and trite
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The map below shows how far behind France and Germany we are in mass transit. In France, every place with over 150,000 people has some form of tram or metro.
But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The map below shows how far behind France and Germany we are in mass transit. In France, every place with over 150,000 people has some form of tram or metro.
But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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But if mayoral areas can 'become builders' as @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social puts it in the foreword, we can turn this around.
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Exactly this. If the Democrats win, they have to do more than just govern: they have to make sure that backsliding can never happen again. That will take more than just tinkering around the edges, otherwise there will be another Trump in the future.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Exactly this. If the Democrats win, they have to do more than just govern: they have to make sure that backsliding can never happen again. That will take more than just tinkering around the edges, otherwise there will be another Trump in the future.
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The cowardice and complacency of so much of the UK political class in the face of what is both an obvious moral evil and a serious socio-political threat is as discrediting as it is dispiriting
Kemi Badenoch refusing to acknowledge that Tommy Robinson is "far-right", now on LBC, and refusing to condemn Elon Musk's words. In fact she says what Musk said *isn't* incitement. So what would be incitement then? How violent would his words have to be before he was deemed a threat to this country?
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The cowardice and complacency of so much of the UK political class in the face of what is both an obvious moral evil and a serious socio-political threat is as discrediting as it is dispiriting
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We don’t yet know who killed Kirk or why. Not that you’d know it from the endless numbers of accounts on X with huge follower numbers, including British politicians, making as yet unknowable claims about the motivations behind the murder.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
September 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We don’t yet know who killed Kirk or why. Not that you’d know it from the endless numbers of accounts on X with huge follower numbers, including British politicians, making as yet unknowable claims about the motivations behind the murder.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
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🧵 I have a new paper online @apsa-preprints.bsky.social where I try to answer a deceptively simple question:
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵' 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴?
Summary below 👇
preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵' 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴?
Summary below 👇
preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
Where is the Post in First-Past-the-Post (and Beyond)? A Logical Model of the Effective District-Wide Threshold
I present a new model of the effective district-wide threshold: the vote share at which any given party has a 50/50 chance of winning its first seat in a district. To derive my model, I rely only on s...
preprints.apsanet.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🧵 I have a new paper online @apsa-preprints.bsky.social where I try to answer a deceptively simple question:
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵' 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴?
Summary below 👇
preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵' 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴?
Summary below 👇
preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
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✈️ Britain’s talked about a third runway at Heathrow for two decades. Our new report with @BritishProgress shows how a flight could take off before 2029 - if Parliament chooses to speed up the process through a Public Bill.
July 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
✈️ Britain’s talked about a third runway at Heathrow for two decades. Our new report with @BritishProgress shows how a flight could take off before 2029 - if Parliament chooses to speed up the process through a Public Bill.
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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I’ve never understood the irrational opposition to universal ID in this country so very happy to see this in my inbox today
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I’ve never understood the irrational opposition to universal ID in this country so very happy to see this in my inbox today
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'the white British share of the population – defined as people who do not have an immigrant parent' 😂😂 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
White British people will be a minority in 40 years, report claims
Shifting ethnic dynamic of the UK driven by immigration predicted to cause dramatic changes
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
'the white British share of the population – defined as people who do not have an immigrant parent' 😂😂 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
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Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
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Absolute disaster for the Australian right if this pans out. Which is a terrible shame of course.
🇦🇺 / YouGov's final call MRP for the 2025 Australian election has Labor on an 18-seat majority
Labor: 84 (+7 vs 2022 election)
Coalition: 47 (-11)
Independents: 14 (+4)
Greens: 3 (-1)
Centre Alliance: 1 (=)
KAP: 1 (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Labor: 84 (+7 vs 2022 election)
Coalition: 47 (-11)
Independents: 14 (+4)
Greens: 3 (-1)
Centre Alliance: 1 (=)
KAP: 1 (=)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
May 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Absolute disaster for the Australian right if this pans out. Which is a terrible shame of course.
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🧵Want to use our mayoral polls to show why turnout matters both in terms of the overall result and trying to model it. We know turnout in these races is likely to be ~30-40% far lower than in a General Election, so who is in actually in the electorate has outsized influence.
April 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🧵Want to use our mayoral polls to show why turnout matters both in terms of the overall result and trying to model it. We know turnout in these races is likely to be ~30-40% far lower than in a General Election, so who is in actually in the electorate has outsized influence.
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🔴🔵🟠➡️ The four largest parties have a decent chance at winning the tight contest for Hull and East Yorkshire mayor
But the Labour, Tory and Lib Dem candidates are treating Reform candidate, former Olympic boxer Luke Campbell, as their common enemy
My report from the region 👇
But the Labour, Tory and Lib Dem candidates are treating Reform candidate, former Olympic boxer Luke Campbell, as their common enemy
My report from the region 👇
Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor
The closely-fought race to become the first-ever mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire is seen as tough to call – but it is clear that Reform UK is bein...
www.politicshome.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔴🔵🟠➡️ The four largest parties have a decent chance at winning the tight contest for Hull and East Yorkshire mayor
But the Labour, Tory and Lib Dem candidates are treating Reform candidate, former Olympic boxer Luke Campbell, as their common enemy
My report from the region 👇
But the Labour, Tory and Lib Dem candidates are treating Reform candidate, former Olympic boxer Luke Campbell, as their common enemy
My report from the region 👇
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If you know, you know
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you know, you know
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Great article by @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social drawing on @labourtogether.bsky.social research.
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
'Give mayors more power to tackle economic challenges in their regions' - LabourList
Tracy Brabin writes that mayors need the tools to tackle the bespoke economic challenges in their regions.
labourlist.org
April 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great article by @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social for @labourlist.bsky.social drawing on @labourtogether.bsky.social research.
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
Looks at how mayors and the government can work together to correct our regional imbalances, creating a society that works for every place.
labourlist.org/2025/04/west...
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ICYMI - we published a new report on rebalancing the country endorsed by @chriscurtis94.bsky.social of the Labour Growth Group and @jowhitemp.bsky.social of the Red Wall Group.
Below are my 5️⃣ favourite charts from the report.
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Below are my 5️⃣ favourite charts from the report.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
ICYMI - we published a new report on rebalancing the country endorsed by @chriscurtis94.bsky.social of the Labour Growth Group and @jowhitemp.bsky.social of the Red Wall Group.
Below are my 5️⃣ favourite charts from the report.
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Below are my 5️⃣ favourite charts from the report.
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New research by Labour Together reveals the nature of inequalities in public investment.
What we call 'growth spending' is 41 per cent lower in the East Midlands per capita than it is in London. Here's a regional breakdown:
What we call 'growth spending' is 41 per cent lower in the East Midlands per capita than it is in London. Here's a regional breakdown:
April 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New research by Labour Together reveals the nature of inequalities in public investment.
What we call 'growth spending' is 41 per cent lower in the East Midlands per capita than it is in London. Here's a regional breakdown:
What we call 'growth spending' is 41 per cent lower in the East Midlands per capita than it is in London. Here's a regional breakdown:
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📣 New report 📣
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
Nation Rebalanced: How do we create a country that works for all places? — Labour Together
This report, by Labour Together’s Director of Devolution, JP Spencer, sets out a bold vision for how to rebalance the UK economy and create prosperity in every part of the country. It outlines four k...
www.labourtogether.uk
April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 New report 📣
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
In a volatile world, we need an economy that is firing on all cylinders - but regional imbalances are driving overheating and stagnation in different places.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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