Mark McVitie
markmcvitie.bsky.social
Mark McVitie
@markmcvitie.bsky.social
Director - Labour Growth Group

Work with political people to do inherently political things.
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"The status quo is economically and morally bankrupt. So, we’re changing it.” - @torstenbell.bsky.social

We seek a country where police can respond properly to crime and pensioners don't sit for hours in hospital corridors. That's the Britain we're building.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Investment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions minister
Exclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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New nuclear has a key role to play in delivering the transformative economic potential of the AI revolution while reaching Net Zero.

SMRs should be able to go where demand is greatest so that growth is shared across every part of the country.

www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Go nuclear in search for growth, Labour MPs urge Starmer
Backbenchers tell the prime minister to approve the proposed Sizewell C plant and build mini-reactors around the country
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
January 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I’ve only seen the trailers and i already know my position in the Brutalist discourse is ‘this is fucking amazing’
January 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Very much feels like the vibe in the last 24 hrs of geo-politics
January 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
January 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In 2025 we are cancelling endless decline
December 31, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Prancer
Dancer
Dasher
Vix..

Wait that’s not what we’re doing here is it?
Greene
Harris
Le Carre
Dickens
Wodehouse
Mandel
Mantel
Le Carre
Pratchett
Smith
December 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Our new Chairs @chriscurtis94.bsky.social and Lola McEvoy spoke to @geraldinescott.co.uk at @thetimes.com about why its crucial that voters feel the effects of growth and the need for bold solutions to cut through a tangled web of broken systems in the UK.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Make voters feel richer or lose like the Democrats, Keir Starmer told
An influential group of Labour backbenchers has warned the prime minister that his focus on growth is not enough to avoid an electoral wipeout in five years
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Man #1: ‘The dumbest, most asinine take on something complicated ever commited to words’

Man #2: *One hundred* percent brother
November 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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We wrote to Rachel Reeves urging her to make this ambitious decision.

Leaving behind the failed Tory fiscal framework and boldly investing in Britain’s future is crucial to growing our economy.

We’re proud to back a Labour Chancellor bringing growth back to the UK 👇
October 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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We're urging the Chancellor to adopt a fiscal framework that recognises the value of investment at the coming Budget.

It is time to break with the failure of the past and invest in Britain's future.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services
About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Genuinely feeling very proud to be helping @chriscurtis94.bsky.social bang the drum for MPs to do their bit to build the homes this country desperately needs.

And we are very much just getting warmed up.

inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour 'Yimbys' urge MPs not to be Nimbys over housing
Members of the new Labour Yimby group have said MPs should 'loudly and proudly' support housing projects in their areas
inews.co.uk
September 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Gonna need verification on this sight in a hurry.

Perhaps some sort of check or mark in a calmingly official colour scheme...
August 15, 2024 at 9:29 PM
August 14, 2024 at 10:13 PM
God I hope this thing works.
August 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM