Julie Bygraves
@juliebygraves.bsky.social
public policy writer:energy+water economic regulation, clim finance, eco restoration, Spain
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
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Just a reminder that £104 billion in aggregate has been added to water bills, nationally.
That’s aggregate revenue from bill payers.
Not investment.
That’s aggregate revenue from bill payers.
Not investment.
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just a reminder that £104 billion in aggregate has been added to water bills, nationally.
That’s aggregate revenue from bill payers.
Not investment.
That’s aggregate revenue from bill payers.
Not investment.
Christmas survival tips #532
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Card game “The Mind”
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Streaming service “Best of World Christmas” playlist
Card game “The Mind”
Tune in for #533 soon!
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Christmas survival tips #532
Streaming service “Best of World Christmas” playlist
Card game “The Mind”
Tune in for #533 soon!
Streaming service “Best of World Christmas” playlist
Card game “The Mind”
Tune in for #533 soon!
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Child poverty enjoying a raised political profile is a very good thing.
but think, if child poverty is the priority, then SEND funding, free school meals, rent controls, price controls on bills & more funding & reform to improve children’s health and education services must have been priority too.
but think, if child poverty is the priority, then SEND funding, free school meals, rent controls, price controls on bills & more funding & reform to improve children’s health and education services must have been priority too.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Child poverty enjoying a raised political profile is a very good thing.
but think, if child poverty is the priority, then SEND funding, free school meals, rent controls, price controls on bills & more funding & reform to improve children’s health and education services must have been priority too.
but think, if child poverty is the priority, then SEND funding, free school meals, rent controls, price controls on bills & more funding & reform to improve children’s health and education services must have been priority too.
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To state the obvious:
£104 billion agreed on water bills 2025-29 and
Southern Water plastic from Eastbourne to Folkestone and Wissant, France
Windermere pumped with sewage
Tunbridge Wells, Flintshire, Surrey, Swindon repeat 24hr water outages
Major incident burst water mains nationwide
£104 billion agreed on water bills 2025-29 and
Southern Water plastic from Eastbourne to Folkestone and Wissant, France
Windermere pumped with sewage
Tunbridge Wells, Flintshire, Surrey, Swindon repeat 24hr water outages
Major incident burst water mains nationwide
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
To state the obvious:
£104 billion agreed on water bills 2025-29 and
Southern Water plastic from Eastbourne to Folkestone and Wissant, France
Windermere pumped with sewage
Tunbridge Wells, Flintshire, Surrey, Swindon repeat 24hr water outages
Major incident burst water mains nationwide
£104 billion agreed on water bills 2025-29 and
Southern Water plastic from Eastbourne to Folkestone and Wissant, France
Windermere pumped with sewage
Tunbridge Wells, Flintshire, Surrey, Swindon repeat 24hr water outages
Major incident burst water mains nationwide
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Bill increases will look small, probably for a year or so.
Increasing no. industries may get a rebate however, redistributing costs on bills.
plants may still never complete
Ppl don’t seem to understand as national media = detail lite, except Paul Brown (see screenshots)
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Increasing no. industries may get a rebate however, redistributing costs on bills.
plants may still never complete
Ppl don’t seem to understand as national media = detail lite, except Paul Brown (see screenshots)
bsky.app/profile/juli...
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bill increases will look small, probably for a year or so.
Increasing no. industries may get a rebate however, redistributing costs on bills.
plants may still never complete
Ppl don’t seem to understand as national media = detail lite, except Paul Brown (see screenshots)
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Increasing no. industries may get a rebate however, redistributing costs on bills.
plants may still never complete
Ppl don’t seem to understand as national media = detail lite, except Paul Brown (see screenshots)
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Happy Thanksgiving Morgan Stanley
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Morgan Stanley
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There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
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In USA, I don't think that our federal petrol tax has gone up since the last century, but there's wide contrast between state gas and diesel taxes. Our two states with carbon taxes are at the top and third. Republican states have lowest taxes on gas
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels...
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels...
Gasoline Prices Are Generally Lower in Red States
According to data from AAA as of November 19, 2025, the 10 states with the lowest statewide average gasoline prices…
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In USA, I don't think that our federal petrol tax has gone up since the last century, but there's wide contrast between state gas and diesel taxes. Our two states with carbon taxes are at the top and third. Republican states have lowest taxes on gas
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels...
www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels...
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famously, also, Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem just for a romantic minibreak, not because they had to pay any taxes or anything
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
famously, also, Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem just for a romantic minibreak, not because they had to pay any taxes or anything
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The cost of RAB for Sizewell C is now on bills, from 1 November 2025.
Construction-cost overruns will be added to bills.
AI data centres will have lower bills, paid for by adding costs to bills.
lot of ppl on social media networks blaming net zero policy and renewables for high bills
#energysky
Construction-cost overruns will be added to bills.
AI data centres will have lower bills, paid for by adding costs to bills.
lot of ppl on social media networks blaming net zero policy and renewables for high bills
#energysky
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The cost of RAB for Sizewell C is now on bills, from 1 November 2025.
Construction-cost overruns will be added to bills.
AI data centres will have lower bills, paid for by adding costs to bills.
lot of ppl on social media networks blaming net zero policy and renewables for high bills
#energysky
Construction-cost overruns will be added to bills.
AI data centres will have lower bills, paid for by adding costs to bills.
lot of ppl on social media networks blaming net zero policy and renewables for high bills
#energysky
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Good thing on BlueSky is it’s free of ‘forest city’ lobbyists
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Good thing on BlueSky is it’s free of ‘forest city’ lobbyists
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
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“Sucessive UK gov (both Conservative and Labour) have kept fuel duty frozen since 2010-11 (not increasing it with inflation).
The total cost of that policy (vs increasing the duty every year with inflation) amounts today to a cumulative £120 billion.”
Quote @javierblas.bsky.social on x
#energysky
The total cost of that policy (vs increasing the duty every year with inflation) amounts today to a cumulative £120 billion.”
Quote @javierblas.bsky.social on x
#energysky
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Sucessive UK gov (both Conservative and Labour) have kept fuel duty frozen since 2010-11 (not increasing it with inflation).
The total cost of that policy (vs increasing the duty every year with inflation) amounts today to a cumulative £120 billion.”
Quote @javierblas.bsky.social on x
#energysky
The total cost of that policy (vs increasing the duty every year with inflation) amounts today to a cumulative £120 billion.”
Quote @javierblas.bsky.social on x
#energysky
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The option is always there to raise it, tax the most polluting vehicles the most, invest in public transport, pay off debt, and invest in productivity.
But we are still building homes in places where people can’t get to work without driving.
Choices.
#energysky
But we are still building homes in places where people can’t get to work without driving.
Choices.
#energysky
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The option is always there to raise it, tax the most polluting vehicles the most, invest in public transport, pay off debt, and invest in productivity.
But we are still building homes in places where people can’t get to work without driving.
Choices.
#energysky
But we are still building homes in places where people can’t get to work without driving.
Choices.
#energysky
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"Germany’s government has agreed to push the EU to soften its 2035 deadline for new combustion engine car registrations, citing threats to jobs and industrial competitiveness." www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social's @benjwhereman.bsky.social
Germany to urge EU to soften 2035 combustion car deadline
www.cleanenergywire.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Germany’s government has agreed to push the EU to soften its 2035 deadline for new combustion engine car registrations, citing threats to jobs and industrial competitiveness." www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social's @benjwhereman.bsky.social
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lots of noise on social media about fish discos.
As new nuclear construction costs overrun, electricity bill payers will pay.
Bills will be reduced for AI data centres and bill payers will pay for that choice too.
#energysky
As new nuclear construction costs overrun, electricity bill payers will pay.
Bills will be reduced for AI data centres and bill payers will pay for that choice too.
#energysky
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
lots of noise on social media about fish discos.
As new nuclear construction costs overrun, electricity bill payers will pay.
Bills will be reduced for AI data centres and bill payers will pay for that choice too.
#energysky
As new nuclear construction costs overrun, electricity bill payers will pay.
Bills will be reduced for AI data centres and bill payers will pay for that choice too.
#energysky
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lobbyists on x, exercised about min.wage, really are something else.
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
lobbyists on x, exercised about min.wage, really are something else.
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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Forest cities= way of channelling public financial & legal support into private pockets.
Commentary on ‘balancing nature & build’ =weak and miss the point.
The ecological and climate crisis one born of ideology.
A crisis of seeing the landscape, where wildlife only matters if and when convenient.
Commentary on ‘balancing nature & build’ =weak and miss the point.
The ecological and climate crisis one born of ideology.
A crisis of seeing the landscape, where wildlife only matters if and when convenient.
November 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Forest cities= way of channelling public financial & legal support into private pockets.
Commentary on ‘balancing nature & build’ =weak and miss the point.
The ecological and climate crisis one born of ideology.
A crisis of seeing the landscape, where wildlife only matters if and when convenient.
Commentary on ‘balancing nature & build’ =weak and miss the point.
The ecological and climate crisis one born of ideology.
A crisis of seeing the landscape, where wildlife only matters if and when convenient.
Hoping the algorithm will link me up with people looking for ideas on ecological restoration, good public services and utilities, clean water and climate, with a few jokes, art and music thrown in.
If we already follow each other, say hi or where you are and anything special on your menu?
🍁🍂🍄🟫
If we already follow each other, say hi or where you are and anything special on your menu?
🍁🍂🍄🟫
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hoping the algorithm will link me up with people looking for ideas on ecological restoration, good public services and utilities, clean water and climate, with a few jokes, art and music thrown in.
If we already follow each other, say hi or where you are and anything special on your menu?
🍁🍂🍄🟫
If we already follow each other, say hi or where you are and anything special on your menu?
🍁🍂🍄🟫
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cld have added:
Breakfast and after-school clubs
Enhanced play park facilities
Reopen public pools & libraries
Mental health support
Nursery reform and quality control
Quality of public services & utilities
= more important than money out of Treasury on obsolete tech, fuel duty freeze.
Choices.
Breakfast and after-school clubs
Enhanced play park facilities
Reopen public pools & libraries
Mental health support
Nursery reform and quality control
Quality of public services & utilities
= more important than money out of Treasury on obsolete tech, fuel duty freeze.
Choices.
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
cld have added:
Breakfast and after-school clubs
Enhanced play park facilities
Reopen public pools & libraries
Mental health support
Nursery reform and quality control
Quality of public services & utilities
= more important than money out of Treasury on obsolete tech, fuel duty freeze.
Choices.
Breakfast and after-school clubs
Enhanced play park facilities
Reopen public pools & libraries
Mental health support
Nursery reform and quality control
Quality of public services & utilities
= more important than money out of Treasury on obsolete tech, fuel duty freeze.
Choices.
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People always get this sort of thing wrong in policy.
You can’t create a requirement with the stroke of a quill.
What’s the penalty for not acting or being 10% or two years out?
“You, Sir, will be sent to the workhouse (when a space opens up).”
You can’t create a requirement with the stroke of a quill.
What’s the penalty for not acting or being 10% or two years out?
“You, Sir, will be sent to the workhouse (when a space opens up).”
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
People always get this sort of thing wrong in policy.
You can’t create a requirement with the stroke of a quill.
What’s the penalty for not acting or being 10% or two years out?
“You, Sir, will be sent to the workhouse (when a space opens up).”
You can’t create a requirement with the stroke of a quill.
What’s the penalty for not acting or being 10% or two years out?
“You, Sir, will be sent to the workhouse (when a space opens up).”
Good thing on BlueSky is it’s free of ‘forest city’ lobbyists
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Good thing on BlueSky is it’s free of ‘forest city’ lobbyists
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
Still just dreamt up by two yimby-concrete-the-land businessmen, seeking credibility and government ie taxpayer-funded legal-financial backing.
Call it out.
They can’t survive without government subsidies. In fact most on x can’t.
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A higher minimum wage won’t eliminate exploitative work conditions, nor gig economy, but it will push wages up slightly & help make jobs ~more real.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A higher minimum wage won’t eliminate exploitative work conditions, nor gig economy, but it will push wages up slightly & help make jobs ~more real.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
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This is an old skool take, Jim.
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
a group of cartoon characters flying kites on a hill
ALT: a group of cartoon characters flying kites on a hill
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This is an old skool take, Jim.
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
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‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
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The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.