On Sunday, Trump said that "We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence".

But similar to how Venezuela wasn't just about drugs, Greenland is about more than defence.

Let's unpack the US-DK-Greenland situation… A thread👇

(Pic of the Eqi Glacier from this summer)
#Greenland #US #dkpol

Intrigued that the Labour Party has a Denmark policy - seize jewellery and assets from asylum seekers - and also an anti-Denmark policy - don’t tax middle earners enough to support welfare state.

I think that's what's called a win 🤔

How to combat the far right? Don't engage in their rhetoric, just fix what's broken:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In the course of telling me it’s Idris Elba’s birthday my Alexa told me if it had its way he would be the next James Bond. I concur: let our AI overlords rule

Tackling small boat crossings means more than just going after smugglers. The government must also offer safe and legal alternatives so people aren’t forced to risk their lives crossing the Channel. @marleymorris.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

👀great job in a great team doing great work👀

The image shows the 17th century painting “Landscape with Windmills near Haarlem” by the Dutch painter Jacob van Ruisdael.

Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.

Fun times

#WPCponds

'Community has spoken' on energy future, says defeated Andrew Constance The Liberal candidate, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting his party needs to be "pro-environment".

‘Liberal candidate Andrew Constance, who campaigned against Labor's renewable energy platform, has conceded defeat, admitting Australians have spoken on the energy transition and his party needs to be "pro-environment".’

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Calm and reasoned critique of Blair's painful intervention in the climate debate last week
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Dr Maya Singer Hobbs at the House of Lords Built Environment Committee YouTube video by Institute for Public Policy Research

The govt’s planning reforms are a strong start—but key questions remain:
1⃣ Will homes have the right infrastructure?
2⃣ Can govt afford to build new towns?
3⃣ What part of the housing crisis are they solving?

📺 @msingerhobbs.bsky.social at House of Lords Committee 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecex...

Before Labour pitch to the right in the charge to combat Reform, it might be worth considering this 👇

In particular, Reform curious Labour voters are not drawn to Reform's anti-Net Zero positioning.

🩺 | NEW REPORT: Building an NHS fit for the future is a life-or-death challenge. A new IPPR report outlines three key reforms that could save £21bn annually and keep NHS spending sustainable.
www.ippr.org/articles/ref...

TRANSPORT AS A SINGLE PARENT The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. Through this survey we are keen to understand more about the ...

IPPR are looking at how transport can work better for families in the UK. As part of this we are running a survey specifically for single parents. If you are a single parent, we'd love to hear from you.

Survey closes 28th April.

Please do share with people & networks you think might be interested.

The future of transport is zero- and low-carbon. Where these technologies exist, they are seeing significant growth in trade and displacing fossil-fuel based technologies

Unions are good for the economy

GB Energy is the clean energy champion for the British people, designed to capture the benefits of the energy transition for us all, @josephevans.bsky.social tells @martinstanford.bsky.social.

@ippr.bsky.social | @lbcnews.bsky.social

UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects

Study finds the wealthiest could cut their disproportionately high emissions but largely don’t want to. Flying makes up a big part of those emissions.

This research is a strong argument for regulation & progressive fiscal measures (eg a frequent flyer levy) to prompt behaviour change.

Exciting opportunity to work on an exciting project 👇

No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

Strange that. Maybe because the people who have to "scrimp and save" and sacrifice holidays to send their kids private still have wriggle room, unlike people who have to sacrifice meals just to feed their children and get them to school

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Can you boost passenger numbers without worsening climate change? Can you expand Heathrow while ensuring growth benefits the whole UK—not just the South East?

Spoiler: The odds aren’t great

Slowly but surely, the economy is growing.

The pessimism post-budget seems to have been overplayed as firms prepared for the pain of higher taxes but couldn’t yet see the benefits of increased spending. The government needs stick to its guns says @praneshippr.bsky.social.

Looks like a good role ⬇️🤭

EV drivers spend extra £85m on VAT when using public chargers Industry says ‘pavement tax’ due to disparity in VAT rates is holding back transition away from fossil fuels

People that used public chargers in 2025 paid £85m more in VAT than if they'd charged at home

Rises to £315m by 2030

Because VAT at home = 5%, but public chargers = 20%

Seems unfair on poorer households that are less likely to have off street parking

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Powering up public support for electric vehicles | IPPR While electric vehicles are increasingly seen as ‘for normal people’, government must address the public’s pragmatic concerns and ensure EVs work for all –

www.ippr.org/articles/pub...

And one week later car sales stats show increasing % for electric vehicles.

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

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I think @ippr.bsky.social did a *little bit* of work on this!

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