Joseph Evans
@josephevans.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ippr.org
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📣New @ippr.org report "Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy supply chains" by @praneshippr.bsky.social, Simone Gasperin & myself.
A guide for navigating an increasingly more turbulent world, marked by geopolitical tensions, tariff wars and competition for technological supremacy.
A guide for navigating an increasingly more turbulent world, marked by geopolitical tensions, tariff wars and competition for technological supremacy.
Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy supply chains | IPPR
Supply chains – the networks of people and businesses we rely on to make and move the goods we need – are strained by the recent rise of trade wars and arm
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January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
📣New @ippr.org report "Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy supply chains" by @praneshippr.bsky.social, Simone Gasperin & myself.
A guide for navigating an increasingly more turbulent world, marked by geopolitical tensions, tariff wars and competition for technological supremacy.
A guide for navigating an increasingly more turbulent world, marked by geopolitical tensions, tariff wars and competition for technological supremacy.
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More from Claire Coutinho today on the other platform, comparing offshore wind results today to gas running costs, ignoring soaring gas construction costs...and we have to build something
In fact, from gov stats today:
New offshore wind: £95/MWh
New gas: £109 to ~£145/MWh
gov.uk/government/p...
In fact, from gov stats today:
New offshore wind: £95/MWh
New gas: £109 to ~£145/MWh
gov.uk/government/p...
January 14, 2026 at 10:38 AM
More from Claire Coutinho today on the other platform, comparing offshore wind results today to gas running costs, ignoring soaring gas construction costs...and we have to build something
In fact, from gov stats today:
New offshore wind: £95/MWh
New gas: £109 to ~£145/MWh
gov.uk/government/p...
In fact, from gov stats today:
New offshore wind: £95/MWh
New gas: £109 to ~£145/MWh
gov.uk/government/p...
I spoke to @bigissue.com about how sky-high executive pay is linked to the decline of trade unions
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
CEOs have already earned more than an average worker's yearly pay in 2026
CEO pay is 113 times bigger than the average UK worker. Experts say the gap can't be fixed by increased wages alone.
www.bigissue.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I spoke to @bigissue.com about how sky-high executive pay is linked to the decline of trade unions
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...
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The Employment Rights Act isn’t just good for workers - it’s good for the economy. @josephevans.bsky.social explains the wider benefits for businesses and society on @lbc.co.uk News 👇
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Employment Rights Act isn’t just good for workers - it’s good for the economy. @josephevans.bsky.social explains the wider benefits for businesses and society on @lbc.co.uk News 👇
Really helpful thread on the Bank of England's interest rate decision from IPPR's senior economist @willellisecon.bsky.social
Particularly interesting on how economic data compares to expectations - inflation is falling and unemployment is rising faster than the Bank or OBR expected
Particularly interesting on how economic data compares to expectations - inflation is falling and unemployment is rising faster than the Bank or OBR expected
The Bank of England cut rates by 25bp today. A welcome move as inflation pressures ease and the labour market cools. The next question is the pace: further cuts in 2026 look likely, but it will hinge on incoming data. Thread below 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really helpful thread on the Bank of England's interest rate decision from IPPR's senior economist @willellisecon.bsky.social
Particularly interesting on how economic data compares to expectations - inflation is falling and unemployment is rising faster than the Bank or OBR expected
Particularly interesting on how economic data compares to expectations - inflation is falling and unemployment is rising faster than the Bank or OBR expected
The Employment Rights Act has received Royal Assent and is now law!
This is a huge moment for workers - one that's been years (even decades) in the making
Here's a thread on the Act, the key policies and the next phase of delivery🧵
This is a huge moment for workers - one that's been years (even decades) in the making
Here's a thread on the Act, the key policies and the next phase of delivery🧵
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Employment Rights Act has received Royal Assent and is now law!
This is a huge moment for workers - one that's been years (even decades) in the making
Here's a thread on the Act, the key policies and the next phase of delivery🧵
This is a huge moment for workers - one that's been years (even decades) in the making
Here's a thread on the Act, the key policies and the next phase of delivery🧵
Very helpful briefing on the state of the UK's labour market - especially the challenges facing younger workers, the role of the Bank of England in supporting a stronger economy, and the decline of workers' bargaining power in recent years
Have written a piece teeing up tomorrow's labour market stats, pointing out the sort-of obvious - that we currently have a problem with unemployment (i.e. demand) not just participation (i.e. supply). www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Labour Market Outlook Q4 2025 • Resolution Foundation
Employment has fallen over the past two years and is substantially lower than it was before the pandemic. Perhaps surprisingly given its central place in policy debates, participation is essentially u...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Very helpful briefing on the state of the UK's labour market - especially the challenges facing younger workers, the role of the Bank of England in supporting a stronger economy, and the decline of workers' bargaining power in recent years
The Lords have blocked the Employment Rights Bill over the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal
Lord Vaux of Harrowden argued that the main beneficiaries of removing it would be "senior employees on high salaries"
But this isn't necessarily true
www.ft.com/content/372a...
Lord Vaux of Harrowden argued that the main beneficiaries of removing it would be "senior employees on high salaries"
But this isn't necessarily true
www.ft.com/content/372a...
UK government suffers fresh setback to flagship workers’ rights legislation
Row over cap on unfair dismissal payouts in House of Lords threatens to delay delivery of manifesto pledge
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Lords have blocked the Employment Rights Bill over the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal
Lord Vaux of Harrowden argued that the main beneficiaries of removing it would be "senior employees on high salaries"
But this isn't necessarily true
www.ft.com/content/372a...
Lord Vaux of Harrowden argued that the main beneficiaries of removing it would be "senior employees on high salaries"
But this isn't necessarily true
www.ft.com/content/372a...
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Why are UK borrowing costs so high when our debt and deficit numbers look better than others? In a @ippr.org paper, @carsjung.bsky.social and I argue the problem is less “fundamentals” and more a bad equilibrium of market vibes: www.ippr.org/articles/rul.... Short thread. 🧵
Rule of the market: How to lower UK borrowing costs | IPPR
To lower borrowing costs, the government must continue to rebuild credibility, carefully manage market sentiment and pursue growth-enhancing policies with
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December 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Why are UK borrowing costs so high when our debt and deficit numbers look better than others? In a @ippr.org paper, @carsjung.bsky.social and I argue the problem is less “fundamentals” and more a bad equilibrium of market vibes: www.ippr.org/articles/rul.... Short thread. 🧵
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I wrote a long essay on the myth of Scottish exceptionalism for @inkstickmedia.com, featuring Braveheart, anti-immigration protests in Falkirk, rise of the saltire flags, Thatcher in Scotland and so on. Thanks to @patrickobrienstrickland.com for giving this essay a lovely home 👇🏾 tinyurl.com/4n8u5tsu
The Reality Behind the Myth that Scotland is Immune to Racism
A recent rise in anti-immigrant protests pulls back the veil on Scotland's reputation as a country where racism isn't a problem.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I wrote a long essay on the myth of Scottish exceptionalism for @inkstickmedia.com, featuring Braveheart, anti-immigration protests in Falkirk, rise of the saltire flags, Thatcher in Scotland and so on. Thanks to @patrickobrienstrickland.com for giving this essay a lovely home 👇🏾 tinyurl.com/4n8u5tsu
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***There should be a £100,000 cap on individual donations to political parties***
We should all be concerned that wealthy individuals are accounting for a growing share of party funding 🧵
We should all be concerned that wealthy individuals are accounting for a growing share of party funding 🧵
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne on.ft.com/4rCFCWE
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Money gives Nigel Farage’s party a big financial boost as it tries to capitalise on its lead in opinion polls
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December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
***There should be a £100,000 cap on individual donations to political parties***
We should all be concerned that wealthy individuals are accounting for a growing share of party funding 🧵
We should all be concerned that wealthy individuals are accounting for a growing share of party funding 🧵
Promising plans on access to nature in the Environmental Improvement Plan!
Lots of clear actions on reducing barriers to access and protecting natural landscapes
Plus confirmation of a new Green Paper on the public's legal rights of access
Lots of clear actions on reducing barriers to access and protecting natural landscapes
Plus confirmation of a new Green Paper on the public's legal rights of access
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Promising plans on access to nature in the Environmental Improvement Plan!
Lots of clear actions on reducing barriers to access and protecting natural landscapes
Plus confirmation of a new Green Paper on the public's legal rights of access
Lots of clear actions on reducing barriers to access and protecting natural landscapes
Plus confirmation of a new Green Paper on the public's legal rights of access
The qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection will be reduced from 24 to 6 months - which is still a significant change to labour law
The qualifying period has oscillated between 6, 12 and 24 months since being introduced and was last set at 6 months from 1974-79 (under Wilson & Callagher)
The qualifying period has oscillated between 6, 12 and 24 months since being introduced and was last set at 6 months from 1974-79 (under Wilson & Callagher)
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection will be reduced from 24 to 6 months - which is still a significant change to labour law
The qualifying period has oscillated between 6, 12 and 24 months since being introduced and was last set at 6 months from 1974-79 (under Wilson & Callagher)
The qualifying period has oscillated between 6, 12 and 24 months since being introduced and was last set at 6 months from 1974-79 (under Wilson & Callagher)
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A step forward for millions of workers: @josephevans.bsky.social responds to unfair dismissal policy changes and calls for urgent action on the Employment Rights Bill. Read the full response here 👉 www.ippr.org/media-office...
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A step forward for millions of workers: @josephevans.bsky.social responds to unfair dismissal policy changes and calls for urgent action on the Employment Rights Bill. Read the full response here 👉 www.ippr.org/media-office...
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Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
Skills passports: An essential part of a fair transition | IPPR
Declining North Sea reserves and low international oil prices, not net zero policies, are largely responsible for current job losses in oil and gas, but th
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November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
Good news that public landowners will be setting out how they are meeting nature restoration targets!
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good news that public landowners will be setting out how they are meeting nature restoration targets!
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
Fascinating thread on public opinion
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Yesterday, we put out a report on the most important issues to voters.
We know that immigration now tops the traditional most important issues question (see below from @yougov.co.uk).
But that doesn't tell the full story.
Here is a rundown of the experiments we did to test this out (A THREAD):
We know that immigration now tops the traditional most important issues question (see below from @yougov.co.uk).
But that doesn't tell the full story.
Here is a rundown of the experiments we did to test this out (A THREAD):
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fascinating thread on public opinion
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
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Labour’s employment rights bill represents the most significant evolution for British workers’ rights in decades.
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Reaping the productivity dividend: How the employment rights bill could impact growth | IPPR
Once the bill receives royal assent it will, overnight, substantially improve trade unions’ ability to access and organise new workplaces. Over the followi
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November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Labour’s employment rights bill represents the most significant evolution for British workers’ rights in decades.
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
I wrote for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about what constitutes a "fair transition" - and why maintaining public support for decarbonisation is the ultimate challenge for Ed Miliband and his team
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
What is a "fair" Green Transition?
The government must define what it constitutes - and then relentlessly pursue it.
www.newstatesman.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wrote for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about what constitutes a "fair transition" - and why maintaining public support for decarbonisation is the ultimate challenge for Ed Miliband and his team
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
Jobs data is out and the labour market has shown a slight cooling. Pay growth slowed to 4.6% and the employment rate fell to 75%. Commentators will clamour to blame the govt but this has as much to do with the long-term effects of Covid and the Bank of England's interest rates.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Jobs data is out and the labour market has shown a slight cooling. Pay growth slowed to 4.6% and the employment rate fell to 75%. Commentators will clamour to blame the govt but this has as much to do with the long-term effects of Covid and the Bank of England's interest rates.
There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Reaping the productivity dividend: How the employment rights bill could impact growth | IPPR
Once the bill receives royal assent it will, overnight, substantially improve trade unions’ ability to access and organise new workplaces. Over the followi
www.ippr.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
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We're hiring!💥
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
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Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We're hiring!💥
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
This is a really welcome development - IPPR called for land to be included in the government's plans for a Community Right to Buy, to facilitate more community ownership of environmental assets at a time when nature is in managed decline
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This is a really welcome development - IPPR called for land to be included in the government's plans for a Community Right to Buy, to facilitate more community ownership of environmental assets at a time when nature is in managed decline
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
The politics of migration have shifted so far to the extreme right, the Conservatives and Reform now have a more hardline policy on deporting legal British residents than... the British National Party did in 2005
David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The politics of migration have shifted so far to the extreme right, the Conservatives and Reform now have a more hardline policy on deporting legal British residents than... the British National Party did in 2005