Peter Sloman
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He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
It's a pleasure to contribute to Renewal's special issue on Labour in power (though unfortunately it's behind a paywall)
SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: with the Labour government facing increasingly painful trade-offs on taxes and spending, Peter Sloman (@pjsloman.bsky.social) discusses the sources and limitations of the Starmer-Reeves approach to fiscal policy
The real cost of a Labour government
A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.
renewal.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It's a pleasure to contribute to Renewal's special issue on Labour in power (though unfortunately it's behind a paywall)
I wonder if part of the problem is that a labour market strategy developed in a pre-2015 context (EU membership, lower NMW, lower corporate tax rates) is being applied in a very different economic environment
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I wonder if part of the problem is that a labour market strategy developed in a pre-2015 context (EU membership, lower NMW, lower corporate tax rates) is being applied in a very different economic environment
I think this partly stems from the ways in which the Corbyn-era Labour Party cultivated a coalition of stakeholders with spending proposals and other policy initiatives. After 2020 much of the spending went, but the party had to keep its stakeholders on side.
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I think this partly stems from the ways in which the Corbyn-era Labour Party cultivated a coalition of stakeholders with spending proposals and other policy initiatives. After 2020 much of the spending went, but the party had to keep its stakeholders on side.
The snag is that effective social democratic opposition tends to involve an urgent, moralistic politics of mobilisation.
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The snag is that effective social democratic opposition tends to involve an urgent, moralistic politics of mobilisation.
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📝 Don't miss this article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 27, Issue 4 (November 2025)
'Why do parties (not) support Universal Basic Income? The case of the UK Liberal Democrats' by @pjsloman.bsky.social
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'Why do parties (not) support Universal Basic Income? The case of the UK Liberal Democrats' by @pjsloman.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📝 Don't miss this article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 27, Issue 4 (November 2025)
'Why do parties (not) support Universal Basic Income? The case of the UK Liberal Democrats' by @pjsloman.bsky.social
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@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
'Why do parties (not) support Universal Basic Income? The case of the UK Liberal Democrats' by @pjsloman.bsky.social
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@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
The Baldwin option of an early election (after the budget, before tax rises take effect) deserves more consideration than it's getting. It would be mad, of course, but once Labour's credibility on tax pledges is lost, it will be very hard to regain.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Baldwin option of an early election (after the budget, before tax rises take effect) deserves more consideration than it's getting. It would be mad, of course, but once Labour's credibility on tax pledges is lost, it will be very hard to regain.
Oh, absolutely. And I thought we'd lose the Series 4-0 or 4-1. Just frustrating that three of the four defeats were so close
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Oh, absolutely. And I thought we'd lose the Series 4-0 or 4-1. Just frustrating that three of the four defeats were so close
Killed by the solo homers. On to next year...
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Killed by the solo homers. On to next year...
Can't see us winning this now
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Can't see us winning this now
Just about, but not sure I can face extra innings!
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Just about, but not sure I can face extra innings!
Watching from Canberra. So much tension!
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Watching from Canberra. So much tension!
Thanks... it was quite a marathon!
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Thanks... it was quite a marathon!
Now Yamamoto up in the pen...
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Now Yamamoto up in the pen...
Pretty close, I think. It was nice to see Clayton Kershaw come in for an out
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Pretty close, I think. It was nice to see Clayton Kershaw come in for an out
Both of these bullpens have taken a fair bit of stick, but they are doing well tonight...
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Both of these bullpens have taken a fair bit of stick, but they are doing well tonight...
Yes, it's a nice word!
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Yes, it's a nice word!
Not at all - it was a good question. I think there was an element of path dependency: Labour promised not to raise the broad-based taxes on working people under Miliband and Corbyn, and doubled down on that in 2021-2, so it was hard to pivot after they moved far ahead in the polls
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Not at all - it was a good question. I think there was an element of path dependency: Labour promised not to raise the broad-based taxes on working people under Miliband and Corbyn, and doubled down on that in 2021-2, so it was hard to pivot after they moved far ahead in the polls
I can't think of other similarities, but the big ones are important! There are interesting questions about how we think about electoral 'mandates' and how politicians read the context they are governing in.
October 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I can't think of other similarities, but the big ones are important! There are interesting questions about how we think about electoral 'mandates' and how politicians read the context they are governing in.
Thanks - I stumbled across both pieces!
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thanks - I stumbled across both pieces!
I've published a new (short) article on 'John Maynard Keynes and Universal Basic Income', which might be of interest to those working on these debates: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
John Maynard Keynes on Universal Basic Income
John Maynard Keynes has not normally been seen as a basic income supporter, but two letters written by Keynes during the Second World War suggest that he had thought seriously about the idea and was a...
www.degruyterbrill.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I've published a new (short) article on 'John Maynard Keynes and Universal Basic Income', which might be of interest to those working on these debates: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Close watchers of political language and the links between British Labour and the ALP might note that Albanese was saying 'our policy stands' about a tax change last week, just days before his government revised it: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Our policy stands’: PM downplays Treasury advice on doubling tax rate for superannuation over $3m
Albanese reiterates policy despite reports his government was reconsidering changes to address criticisms of taxing ‘unrealised gains’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Close watchers of political language and the links between British Labour and the ALP might note that Albanese was saying 'our policy stands' about a tax change last week, just days before his government revised it: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...