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Altreik
@altreik.bsky.social
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 15h
I’m so sorry!
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 16h
I’m sorry- I don’t understand why you have replied to me to moan about the current government?
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 16h
I think Governments (see this one) without a strong ideological core or direction of travel end up getting dragged towards making bad policy.

See some greens opposing new solar panels while claiming to support clean energy
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 16h
It collapses because without a strong ideological underpinning or belief you end up with obsessive stakeholder management, tokenism and media focused government such as ‘we tightened benefit requirements to get a policy on plastic bags for our conference’ something that happened with the Lib Dems!
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 16h
No?
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 17h
It is no surprise he is a former Lib Dem! There entire approach from 01-10 was this sort of left liberalism that basically collapses once you enter Government.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 1d
A friend tried to get training to transition to working in a trade (in their early 30s) and there was no lack of course (either paid or free) but a huge lack of structure or certainty about the quality, length of time and job security- and how you would actually get a firm to hire you.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 1d
I’m increasingly convinced the structure of FE means it must be so hard to actually work out where all this training money goes- esp as the complaints have not often been ‘we lack money’. I really do wonder how much of our shortage in key sectors now can be fixed by FE funding
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 2d
Was it Shapps or Williamson who was the one who tried to play silly buggers with the numbers on the MPs ballot?

Wondering who to blame seeing as Jenrick V Bandeoch really was hobsons choice
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 2d
You can hear the anger and rage in his tweet!
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 2d
It was very interesting how Labour in opposition from 20-22 basically matched whatever the strongest anti/human rights orgs said and then suddenly realised (to their credit) just what it would have meant for them in Government.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 2d
A very good test is to compare Facebook posts about mundane things like vaccines or black history month- they’re now flooded with anger and conspiracy theories and the problem is it’s no longer just the outlandish and obviously ridiculous types of conspiracies
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 3d
I recall reading the remain campaigns model had them winning on polling day as it used normal electoral modelling and didn’t account for a lot of people coming out to vote who hadn’t voted since say 1997.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
I am confused by this? At the last budget Labour froze taxes on those in work and increased the taxes the wealthiest pay (increased capital gains, VAT on private schools etc)
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
It is very easy to go on TV as say a greens spokesperson and say that we should have a wealth tax, should have more renewable energy and build a million council homes (but not build on the green belt) as they are not going to have to do it or try to win 35% of the vote.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
Labour need more politicians who speak human but there is a special responsibility you have as a government spokesperson- a stupid phrase lives with you a lot longer and your words matter and can shape things in a way it doesn’t in opposition.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
So often you see senior leaders go ‘X is using TikTok, we need to use it’ without thinking what they’re going to say, what the purpose is or what the aim is- there’s no point Labour MPs going on podcasts unless they have something good to say.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
I became particularly enraged when comms where blamed for the Tulip scandal- a comms person did not make Keir appoint her, nor make her take ownership of properties 25 years ago.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve said it before but everyone also blames comms and thinks comms is easy because we consume media and are political junkies- and the thick of it makes people think that there is a comms guy who controls what 200+ ministers & advisers say
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 6d
These are the same people who will moan when the local council don’t have money for bunting or some other piece of civic pride related stuff- people just have a very odd idea of how revenue is raised and spent
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 6d
The U.K. licensing regime is extremely regressive and ridiculous at times and I support a culture which gets Government out of the way- tackle binge drinking, ultra processed food and vaping and you’ll see a much bigger public health return
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 6d
I actually disagree with this- while we obviously need to address the cost side as a huge driver pubs are a key good thing and the really harmful stuff tends to happen outside (e.g binge drinking at home)
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 6d
I’m not sure I agree with the claim- like Amerika we too have legislation that has helped makes pub accessible and the mountain of mobility scooters parked outside our pubs does suggest they are quite accessible.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 7d
Should go further and tax supermarket beer at a higher rate than at the moment- raises revenue, targets the biggest source of binge drinking and might help get people back into pubs.
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Altreik @altreik.bsky.social · 7d
I read his tweet as saying the Tory policy was not properly costed 😂