Zoë Billingham
@zoebillingham.bsky.social
Director of IPPR North in Manchester. Economist focused on people’s lived experience. Regional policy. Commissioner UK2070. Former HM Treasury. Views my own.
Targeting the cost of living wins elections. Can Mayor Mamdani deliver with so many working against him? He is willing to be “caught trying” to improve affordability & will no doubt communicate progress well, so I feel hopeful. If he fails, we’ll still know whose side he’s on.
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Targeting the cost of living wins elections. Can Mayor Mamdani deliver with so many working against him? He is willing to be “caught trying” to improve affordability & will no doubt communicate progress well, so I feel hopeful. If he fails, we’ll still know whose side he’s on.
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Should UK mayors learn from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? Like Mamdani they should be not be afraid to be "caught trying" to reduce the cost of living. Read my latest column for the The Municipal Journal✍️
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
In just under a month, New York City will vote for its next mayor.
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is currently maintaining a double-digit lead in the polls,...
www.themj.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Should UK mayors learn from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? Like Mamdani they should be not be afraid to be "caught trying" to reduce the cost of living. Read my latest column for the The Municipal Journal✍️
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
In just under a month, New York City will vote for its next mayor.
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is currently maintaining a double-digit lead in the polls,...
www.themj.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Should UK mayors learn from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social? Like Mamdani they should be not be afraid to be "caught trying" to reduce the cost of living. Read my latest column for the The Municipal Journal✍️
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
www.themj.co.uk/uk-mayors-le...
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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.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
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 8:15 PM
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Our Marcus' take on the announced Pride in Place funding
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our Marcus' take on the announced Pride in Place funding
Such a brilliant panel this afternoon where we responded to the PM’s challenge of ‘grassroots growth’.
📊 #Lab25 | Growth in every corner of the country: Rewriting the UK’s economic story
🕒 15:45-17:00 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social
👉 @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
👉 @rjpartington.bsky.social
👉 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social
Chaired by @zoebillingham.bsky.social
🕒 15:45-17:00 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social
👉 @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
👉 @rjpartington.bsky.social
👉 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social
Chaired by @zoebillingham.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Such a brilliant panel this afternoon where we responded to the PM’s challenge of ‘grassroots growth’.
How do you grow the country in every corner? Join us this afternoon for our final event at Labour conference with @mayorofwy.bsky.social @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @rjpartington.bsky.social & our own Marcus Johns.📍15:45, Arena Room Dee, ACC.
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How do you grow the country in every corner? Join us this afternoon for our final event at Labour conference with @mayorofwy.bsky.social @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @rjpartington.bsky.social & our own Marcus Johns.📍15:45, Arena Room Dee, ACC.
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So far we've already heard about visitor levies, council tax, transport fares, and the politics of devolution...
And it's a big turnout too! 👀
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So far we've already heard about visitor levies, council tax, transport fares, and the politics of devolution...
Proposed tweak:
September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Proposed tweak:
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And we're kicking off with our event ✨ Devolution Revolution✨ with @andyburnham.bsky.social @allymcgovern.bsky.social, @localtrust.org.uk' Rachel Rowney & Big Local's Jack Burkinshaw. Chaired by our @zoebillingham.bsky.social
#LC25 #IPPRfringe #devolution
#LC25 #IPPRfringe #devolution
September 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And we're kicking off with our event ✨ Devolution Revolution✨ with @andyburnham.bsky.social @allymcgovern.bsky.social, @localtrust.org.uk' Rachel Rowney & Big Local's Jack Burkinshaw. Chaired by our @zoebillingham.bsky.social
#LC25 #IPPRfringe #devolution
#LC25 #IPPRfringe #devolution
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Are you in Liverpool for Labour conference? Come & join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social today with @allymcgovern.bsky.social & Andy Burnham to talk devolution with our partners @localtrust.org.uk at 3.15pm at the Museum of Liverpool.
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
IPPR at party conferences 2025 | IPPR
IPPR will once again be delivering a diverse programme of events at four party conferences in 2025. We anticipate that just as in previous years, our event
www.ippr.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Are you in Liverpool for Labour conference? Come & join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social today with @allymcgovern.bsky.social & Andy Burnham to talk devolution with our partners @localtrust.org.uk at 3.15pm at the Museum of Liverpool.
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
Are you in Liverpool for Labour conference? Come & join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social today with @allymcgovern.bsky.social & Andy Burnham to talk devolution with our partners @localtrust.org.uk at 3.15pm at the Museum of Liverpool.
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
IPPR at party conferences 2025 | IPPR
IPPR will once again be delivering a diverse programme of events at four party conferences in 2025. We anticipate that just as in previous years, our event
www.ippr.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Are you in Liverpool for Labour conference? Come & join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social today with @allymcgovern.bsky.social & Andy Burnham to talk devolution with our partners @localtrust.org.uk at 3.15pm at the Museum of Liverpool.
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
Full IPPR schedule here: www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
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💡 Coming up at #Lab25 | IPPR’s Big Ideas Debate: How to be an “insurgent government”?
🕒 17:30–19:00
📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
With:
👉 @stephenkb
👉 @pollymackenzie
👉 Zoë Billingham
👉 Jane Gingrich
👉 Matthew McGregor
👉 Sacha Hilhorst
🕒 17:30–19:00
📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
With:
👉 @stephenkb
👉 @pollymackenzie
👉 Zoë Billingham
👉 Jane Gingrich
👉 Matthew McGregor
👉 Sacha Hilhorst
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💡 Coming up at #Lab25 | IPPR’s Big Ideas Debate: How to be an “insurgent government”?
🕒 17:30–19:00
📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
With:
👉 @stephenkb
👉 @pollymackenzie
👉 Zoë Billingham
👉 Jane Gingrich
👉 Matthew McGregor
👉 Sacha Hilhorst
🕒 17:30–19:00
📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
With:
👉 @stephenkb
👉 @pollymackenzie
👉 Zoë Billingham
👉 Jane Gingrich
👉 Matthew McGregor
👉 Sacha Hilhorst
As the “Devo Bill” makes its way through Parliament, it’s very welcome that @labourtogether.bsky.social @jpspencer.bsky.social are calling for it to go further on fiscal devolution, powers over public services & reform to the Lords. static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
As the “Devo Bill” makes its way through Parliament, it’s very welcome that @labourtogether.bsky.social @jpspencer.bsky.social are calling for it to go further on fiscal devolution, powers over public services & reform to the Lords. static1.squarespace.com/static/64f70...
Great to see senior Labour figures now directly endorsing this proposal to undo the two-child limit & help reduce child poverty in the UK.
"You cannot have a situation where, under a Labour government, child poverty numbers just go up and up and up" says Gordon Brown.
🎲 Our proposal to tax gambling companies to pay to cut the two-child limit is "surely the right thing to do" says the former PM and chancellor.
🎲 Our proposal to tax gambling companies to pay to cut the two-child limit is "surely the right thing to do" says the former PM and chancellor.
September 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Great to see senior Labour figures now directly endorsing this proposal to undo the two-child limit & help reduce child poverty in the UK.
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ICYMI: for the New Statesman weekend essay, author of recent IPPR paper @sachahilhorst.bsky.social describes the decline of community in former mining towns, and how we can build it back www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
The cost of apathy in England’s mining towns
Protesters that once fought deindustrialisation have turned instead on immigration.
www.newstatesman.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
ICYMI: for the New Statesman weekend essay, author of recent IPPR paper @sachahilhorst.bsky.social describes the decline of community in former mining towns, and how we can build it back www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
I spoke on TalkTV’s ‘Debate desk’ with Peter Cardwell & Reform Cllr Maxwell Harrison this morning. We discussed (& disagreed) about the week’s news inc. on immigration (my view is one-in-one-out shows control; safe routes still needed) & Gaza (two state solution right). Now r&r!
September 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I spoke on TalkTV’s ‘Debate desk’ with Peter Cardwell & Reform Cllr Maxwell Harrison this morning. We discussed (& disagreed) about the week’s news inc. on immigration (my view is one-in-one-out shows control; safe routes still needed) & Gaza (two state solution right). Now r&r!
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Today I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social on a panel chaired by Youth Futures Foundation's Anna Round. Was great to be in Sunderland, with fellow northerners talking about such an important topic....
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social on a panel chaired by Youth Futures Foundation's Anna Round. Was great to be in Sunderland, with fellow northerners talking about such an important topic....
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📺Yesterday our @zoebillingham.bsky.social addressed the devolution bill committee.
👀Scrutiny is vital to the future of devolution. Local and mayoral accounts committees are essential for strengthening accountability and enabling further devolution of power and resources.
Watch her here: 👇
👀Scrutiny is vital to the future of devolution. Local and mayoral accounts committees are essential for strengthening accountability and enabling further devolution of power and resources.
Watch her here: 👇
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
📺Yesterday our @zoebillingham.bsky.social addressed the devolution bill committee.
👀Scrutiny is vital to the future of devolution. Local and mayoral accounts committees are essential for strengthening accountability and enabling further devolution of power and resources.
Watch her here: 👇
👀Scrutiny is vital to the future of devolution. Local and mayoral accounts committees are essential for strengthening accountability and enabling further devolution of power and resources.
Watch her here: 👇
This afternoon I am giving evidence to the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill Committee. The Bill covers v helpful ground but needs to go further on fiscal devolution, protections for devolution, accountability & representation of political leaders.
September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This afternoon I am giving evidence to the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill Committee. The Bill covers v helpful ground but needs to go further on fiscal devolution, protections for devolution, accountability & representation of political leaders.
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TODAY'S THE DAY! ✨
Looking forward to seeing everyone and having a fruitful discussion about how The Kid's (sadly) Aren't Alright
Looking forward to seeing everyone and having a fruitful discussion about how The Kid's (sadly) Aren't Alright
📢 We're hosting a fringe event on how to deliver for young northerners, at the Social Mobility Commission's Manchester symposium
🌟 Feat: @hannahdavies.bsky.social | Ryan Henson | Anna Round | Katy Shaw | Terri White | @youthfocusnw.bsky.social | @ryanswift93.bsky.social
🔗 ippr.org/events/the-k...
🌟 Feat: @hannahdavies.bsky.social | Ryan Henson | Anna Round | Katy Shaw | Terri White | @youthfocusnw.bsky.social | @ryanswift93.bsky.social
🔗 ippr.org/events/the-k...
September 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
TODAY'S THE DAY! ✨
Looking forward to seeing everyone and having a fruitful discussion about how The Kid's (sadly) Aren't Alright
Looking forward to seeing everyone and having a fruitful discussion about how The Kid's (sadly) Aren't Alright
Media job alert! Deadline is midnight this Thursday. Don’t be shy, apply!
Want to end the injustice that where you’re born affects your life chances, & help build a prosperous North & regions?
Could you use comms skills to harness this moment to help shape political debate & policy?
If so, we have a new role for you: Media & Comms Officer ⤵️
www.ippr.org/jobs/media-a...
Could you use comms skills to harness this moment to help shape political debate & policy?
If so, we have a new role for you: Media & Comms Officer ⤵️
www.ippr.org/jobs/media-a...
Media and Communications Officer, IPPR North | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
www.ippr.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Media job alert! Deadline is midnight this Thursday. Don’t be shy, apply!
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Nationally, the widening disadvantage gap in absence can account for all the growth in the gap in secondary school results since 2018–19.
Tackling high absence must be central to the opportunity mission. A recent IfG report highlights the importance of joined-up preventative measures in doing this.
Tackling high absence must be central to the opportunity mission. A recent IfG report highlights the importance of joined-up preventative measures in doing this.
Reducing school absence | Institute for Government
Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nationally, the widening disadvantage gap in absence can account for all the growth in the gap in secondary school results since 2018–19.
Tackling high absence must be central to the opportunity mission. A recent IfG report highlights the importance of joined-up preventative measures in doing this.
Tackling high absence must be central to the opportunity mission. A recent IfG report highlights the importance of joined-up preventative measures in doing this.
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One of the things I like that we do at @britishacademy.bsky.social is take a historical view of policy. Here is our latest - a history looking at regional development policy. Turns out we've been trying to do 'levelling up' for a long time... 🧵
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
Lessons from the History of Regional Development Policy in the UK
This regional development policy history offers a socio-historic analysis of a number of key regional policy developments from the past century, with a view to harnessing insights and learnings from t...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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We’re recruiting! Join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social at an exciting & critical time for the regional agenda. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested.
Want to end the injustice that where you’re born affects your life chances, & help build a prosperous North & regions?
Could you use comms skills to harness this moment to help shape political debate & policy?
If so, we have a new role for you: Media & Comms Officer ⤵️
www.ippr.org/jobs/media-a...
Could you use comms skills to harness this moment to help shape political debate & policy?
If so, we have a new role for you: Media & Comms Officer ⤵️
www.ippr.org/jobs/media-a...
Media and Communications Officer, IPPR North | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
www.ippr.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We’re recruiting! Join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social at an exciting & critical time for the regional agenda. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested.