Joe Dromey
@joedromey.bsky.social
General Secretary of The Fabian Society. Formerly IPPR, Learning & Work Institute and Central London Forward. Recovering Cllr. Passionate about good work, inclusive growth & tackling inequality.
For anyone doubting the difference Labour can make in government…
This budget and the last have invested in public services and lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, with the burden falling on those with the broadest shoulders #Budget2025
This budget and the last have invested in public services and lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, with the burden falling on those with the broadest shoulders #Budget2025
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For anyone doubting the difference Labour can make in government…
This budget and the last have invested in public services and lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, with the burden falling on those with the broadest shoulders #Budget2025
This budget and the last have invested in public services and lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty, with the burden falling on those with the broadest shoulders #Budget2025
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"This is a strong budget, informed by Labour values."
Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇
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Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇
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November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"This is a strong budget, informed by Labour values."
Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇
fabians.org.uk/joe-dromey-r...
Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇
fabians.org.uk/joe-dromey-r...
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“This is a strong budget, grounded in Labour values.”
Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“This is a strong budget, grounded in Labour values.”
Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
Great to see two child limit scrapped. It will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
But it’s important to recognise most voters support the two child limit.
So we need to continue to make the case for a decent and humane social security system #Budget2026
But it’s important to recognise most voters support the two child limit.
So we need to continue to make the case for a decent and humane social security system #Budget2026
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Great to see two child limit scrapped. It will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.
But it’s important to recognise most voters support the two child limit.
So we need to continue to make the case for a decent and humane social security system #Budget2026
But it’s important to recognise most voters support the two child limit.
So we need to continue to make the case for a decent and humane social security system #Budget2026
Freezing tax thresholds is the right decision.
It raises a significant amount, it is progressive, and it doesn’t break Labour’s manifesto.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#Budget2026
It raises a significant amount, it is progressive, and it doesn’t break Labour’s manifesto.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#Budget2026
Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank
Fabian Society says move ‘best available option’ for chancellor as she seeks to offset impact of weaker economic forecasts
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Freezing tax thresholds is the right decision.
It raises a significant amount, it is progressive, and it doesn’t break Labour’s manifesto.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#Budget2026
It raises a significant amount, it is progressive, and it doesn’t break Labour’s manifesto.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#Budget2026
Great to hear the Chancellor commit to making apprenticeships free for SMEs.
Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report found apprenticeships at SMEs had fallen by half since the levy was introduced, accounting for 97% of the total decline #Budget2026
Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report found apprenticeships at SMEs had fallen by half since the levy was introduced, accounting for 97% of the total decline #Budget2026
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Great to hear the Chancellor commit to making apprenticeships free for SMEs.
Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report found apprenticeships at SMEs had fallen by half since the levy was introduced, accounting for 97% of the total decline #Budget2026
Our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report found apprenticeships at SMEs had fallen by half since the levy was introduced, accounting for 97% of the total decline #Budget2026
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🏡 How do we improve ageing at home?
In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.
In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🏡 How do we improve ageing at home?
In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.
In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.
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As chair of @labourcid.bsky.social It was a privilege to speak alongside @joedromey.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, David Miliband and Nana & Finian, discussing the edited collection "promising development" the future of aid, and how action leads to hope
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As chair of @labourcid.bsky.social It was a privilege to speak alongside @joedromey.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, David Miliband and Nana & Finian, discussing the edited collection "promising development" the future of aid, and how action leads to hope
Great event this evening with @labourcid.bsky.social to discuss our @thefabians.bsky.social edited collection on the future of international development.
Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband
Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Great event this evening with @labourcid.bsky.social to discuss our @thefabians.bsky.social edited collection on the future of international development.
Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband
Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband
Great to hear from Mark Drakeford at our @thefabians.bsky.social event in Cardiff 🏴
Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to:
✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party
✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition
✅ Re-build our electoral coalition
Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to:
✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party
✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition
✅ Re-build our electoral coalition
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Great to hear from Mark Drakeford at our @thefabians.bsky.social event in Cardiff 🏴
Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to:
✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party
✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition
✅ Re-build our electoral coalition
Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to:
✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party
✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition
✅ Re-build our electoral coalition
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The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
Good to see the Mayfield Review launched.
The rise in health-related inactivity is bad for workers, employers, and public finances.
If we want to address this rise, we need to keep people well in work. That will require stronger incentives & better support for employers.
The rise in health-related inactivity is bad for workers, employers, and public finances.
If we want to address this rise, we need to keep people well in work. That will require stronger incentives & better support for employers.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good to see the Mayfield Review launched.
The rise in health-related inactivity is bad for workers, employers, and public finances.
If we want to address this rise, we need to keep people well in work. That will require stronger incentives & better support for employers.
The rise in health-related inactivity is bad for workers, employers, and public finances.
If we want to address this rise, we need to keep people well in work. That will require stronger incentives & better support for employers.
Strong results in New Jersey and Virginia, and an outstanding performance by Mamdani in New York.
Signs of hope for the Democrats.
We’ll be exploring the lessons for progressives in the next edition of Fabian Review out next month.
Signs of hope for the Democrats.
We’ll be exploring the lessons for progressives in the next edition of Fabian Review out next month.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Strong results in New Jersey and Virginia, and an outstanding performance by Mamdani in New York.
Signs of hope for the Democrats.
We’ll be exploring the lessons for progressives in the next edition of Fabian Review out next month.
Signs of hope for the Democrats.
We’ll be exploring the lessons for progressives in the next edition of Fabian Review out next month.
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The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
On @skynewsrss.bsky.social last night, @joedromey.bsky.social set out how Labour can raise revenue without breaking its manifesto commitments.
On @skynewsrss.bsky.social last night, @joedromey.bsky.social set out how Labour can raise revenue without breaking its manifesto commitments.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
On @skynewsrss.bsky.social last night, @joedromey.bsky.social set out how Labour can raise revenue without breaking its manifesto commitments.
On @skynewsrss.bsky.social last night, @joedromey.bsky.social set out how Labour can raise revenue without breaking its manifesto commitments.
The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The chancellor faces some challenging choices at the autumn budget.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
But there are options that can raise the revenue we need without breaking manifesto commitments.
Good to speak to @skynewsrss.bsky.social about our recent @thefabians.bsky.social report.
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Today the Chancellor signalled that taxes will rise in the Budget.
Our General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social explains how the government can raise the revenue we need, without breaching the manifesto or holding back growth.
Our General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social explains how the government can raise the revenue we need, without breaching the manifesto or holding back growth.
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Today the Chancellor signalled that taxes will rise in the Budget.
Our General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social explains how the government can raise the revenue we need, without breaching the manifesto or holding back growth.
Our General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social explains how the government can raise the revenue we need, without breaching the manifesto or holding back growth.
The Chancellor has today indicated taxes will rise at the budget.
She reaffirmed her fiscal rules. But OBR’s downgrade to productivity will create a big fiscal gap.
She has said - rightly - said that there will be no return to austerity.
So that means taxes will need to go up.
She reaffirmed her fiscal rules. But OBR’s downgrade to productivity will create a big fiscal gap.
She has said - rightly - said that there will be no return to austerity.
So that means taxes will need to go up.
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Chancellor has today indicated taxes will rise at the budget.
She reaffirmed her fiscal rules. But OBR’s downgrade to productivity will create a big fiscal gap.
She has said - rightly - said that there will be no return to austerity.
So that means taxes will need to go up.
She reaffirmed her fiscal rules. But OBR’s downgrade to productivity will create a big fiscal gap.
She has said - rightly - said that there will be no return to austerity.
So that means taxes will need to go up.
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“Many of our public services are on their knees crying out for additional investment”
@joedromey.bsky.social insists on @lbc.co.uk that big spending cuts are not deliverable nor politically possible. 📻
@joedromey.bsky.social insists on @lbc.co.uk that big spending cuts are not deliverable nor politically possible. 📻
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“Many of our public services are on their knees crying out for additional investment”
@joedromey.bsky.social insists on @lbc.co.uk that big spending cuts are not deliverable nor politically possible. 📻
@joedromey.bsky.social insists on @lbc.co.uk that big spending cuts are not deliverable nor politically possible. 📻
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The Chancellor faces challenging choices. If we want to stick to the fiscal rules, we will need to raise tax at the autumn budget.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Chancellor faces challenging choices. If we want to stick to the fiscal rules, we will need to raise tax at the autumn budget.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
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Out today - including my chapter on the case for pension tax reform
How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Out today - including my chapter on the case for pension tax reform
The Chancellor faces challenging choices. If we want to stick to the fiscal rules, we will need to raise tax at the autumn budget.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Chancellor faces challenging choices. If we want to stick to the fiscal rules, we will need to raise tax at the autumn budget.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
Our new @thefabians.bsky.social report brings together leading politicians and experts to set out how we can do so - without breaking manifesto commitments.
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How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
Massive congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social on her election as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
It’s an important role at a crucial time.
All of us at @thefabians.bsky.social look forward to working with you.
It’s an important role at a crucial time.
All of us at @thefabians.bsky.social look forward to working with you.
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Massive congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social on her election as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
It’s an important role at a crucial time.
All of us at @thefabians.bsky.social look forward to working with you.
It’s an important role at a crucial time.
All of us at @thefabians.bsky.social look forward to working with you.
Really excited about this!
We’ll be joined by some of the biggest names across the Labour Party and movement to discuss how we can renew Britain and win again 🌹
Get your ticket below. If you’re not already a member, join @thefabians.bsky.social for a free ticket 🎟️
We’ll be joined by some of the biggest names across the Labour Party and movement to discuss how we can renew Britain and win again 🌹
Get your ticket below. If you’re not already a member, join @thefabians.bsky.social for a free ticket 🎟️
One of the biggest events in the political calendar returns in 2026.
New Year Conference: Renewing Labour, Renewing Britain.
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New Year Conference: Renewing Labour, Renewing Britain.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Really excited about this!
We’ll be joined by some of the biggest names across the Labour Party and movement to discuss how we can renew Britain and win again 🌹
Get your ticket below. If you’re not already a member, join @thefabians.bsky.social for a free ticket 🎟️
We’ll be joined by some of the biggest names across the Labour Party and movement to discuss how we can renew Britain and win again 🌹
Get your ticket below. If you’re not already a member, join @thefabians.bsky.social for a free ticket 🎟️
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For over 140 years, the Fabians have been at the heart of Britain’s left-wing politics 🌹
Be part of the legacy and join us today 👇
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October 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For over 140 years, the Fabians have been at the heart of Britain’s left-wing politics 🌹
Be part of the legacy and join us today 👇
fabians.org.uk/membership/j...
Be part of the legacy and join us today 👇
fabians.org.uk/membership/j...