Sam Alvis
@samalvis.bsky.social
South West native, currently AD of Climate, Energy @IPPR - Climate/Econ policy (views mine)
Green industrial strategy | Bazball | @BristolBears
Green industrial strategy | Bazball | @BristolBears
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ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
OR NOT. Good day for the OBR
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
OR NOT. Good day for the OBR
Really helpful chart in here
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Really helpful chart in here
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Transport in the budget is a bit more of a mixed bag than housing...
The headline is likely to be the introduction of pay-per-mile on EVs while also raising thresholds of support to buy them - the messaging is a bit of a muddle!
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The headline is likely to be the introduction of pay-per-mile on EVs while also raising thresholds of support to buy them - the messaging is a bit of a muddle!
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Quick skim through the budget - some small tidbits on housing (beyond the tax stuff)
👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
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👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
1/2
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Transport in the budget is a bit more of a mixed bag than housing...
The headline is likely to be the introduction of pay-per-mile on EVs while also raising thresholds of support to buy them - the messaging is a bit of a muddle!
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The headline is likely to be the introduction of pay-per-mile on EVs while also raising thresholds of support to buy them - the messaging is a bit of a muddle!
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Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
Skills passports: An essential part of a fair transition | IPPR
Declining North Sea reserves and low international oil prices, not net zero policies, are largely responsible for current job losses in oil and gas, but th
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November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too
Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome
www.ippr.org/articles/ski...
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Quick skim through the budget - some small tidbits on housing (beyond the tax stuff)
👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
1/2
👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
1/2
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Quick skim through the budget - some small tidbits on housing (beyond the tax stuff)
👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
1/2
👥Funding for extra capacity in the planning system - should help process planning applications & get decisions made faster
1/2
Some further thoughts.
- RO support ends in 29/30. It will be lower then as some expire. An inflection point for levies (perhaps some manifesto promises).
- Really underline. Good start have to keep fighting on bills. Levies grow from £14 to £19b by the end of the parl - worse for elec than gas
- RO support ends in 29/30. It will be lower then as some expire. An inflection point for levies (perhaps some manifesto promises).
- Really underline. Good start have to keep fighting on bills. Levies grow from £14 to £19b by the end of the parl - worse for elec than gas
ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Some further thoughts.
- RO support ends in 29/30. It will be lower then as some expire. An inflection point for levies (perhaps some manifesto promises).
- Really underline. Good start have to keep fighting on bills. Levies grow from £14 to £19b by the end of the parl - worse for elec than gas
- RO support ends in 29/30. It will be lower then as some expire. An inflection point for levies (perhaps some manifesto promises).
- Really underline. Good start have to keep fighting on bills. Levies grow from £14 to £19b by the end of the parl - worse for elec than gas
ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ENERGY BILLS! Paying for the renewables obligation brings the UK in line with other countries. Early investments in renewables were innovation spending, strange and unfair to get consumers to pay for that.
Publishing the OBR doc early is good for growth, extra spend in the hospitality sector (two chairmen)
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Publishing the OBR doc early is good for growth, extra spend in the hospitality sector (two chairmen)
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💼 Tomorrow’s Budget is a big test. Here are the five steps Rachel Reeves should take - via @rachaelhenry.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💼 Tomorrow’s Budget is a big test. Here are the five steps Rachel Reeves should take - via @rachaelhenry.bsky.social
Stokes is bowling till it’s done isn’t he
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Stokes is bowling till it’s done isn’t he
First test victory the only thing that can calm the bond markets for Reeves at this stage and therefore all I’ll be concentrating on
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
First test victory the only thing that can calm the bond markets for Reeves at this stage and therefore all I’ll be concentrating on
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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NEW: next week's budget, with an OBR downgrade & tax rises all but certain, could be very tricky. But it can actually be a positive milestone. If the Chancellor fixes big unfairnesses & irrationalities in the tax system, it can be popular and pro growth. 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
Fairness first: How the budget can make life better and the economy stronger | IPPR
The size of the fiscal gap is uncertain but could plausibly be in the region of £20 to £30 billion – and this is before the chancellor spends any money on
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November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
NEW: next week's budget, with an OBR downgrade & tax rises all but certain, could be very tricky. But it can actually be a positive milestone. If the Chancellor fixes big unfairnesses & irrationalities in the tax system, it can be popular and pro growth. 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
Problem with 'certainty' is that everyone has a different definition and most of the time it's used to justfiy the status quo. Regulation needs updating (whether because of failings or new challenges). 4 regulators is clearly mad but clarity and visibility of changes is more important than certainty
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Problem with 'certainty' is that everyone has a different definition and most of the time it's used to justfiy the status quo. Regulation needs updating (whether because of failings or new challenges). 4 regulators is clearly mad but clarity and visibility of changes is more important than certainty
This is so good by Izzy. The tories went wrong when they bored of pluralism, many of Labour's issues are because of the same
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
The UK system of government and party infrastructures are hard-wired to protect against the style of insurgent politics that propelled Mamdani to victory writes Izzy Lewis
‘The UK will never have a Mamdani moment’ – LabourList
It is the morning of 5th November. Zohran Mamdani is elected Mayor of New York City, and some 3,400 miles away, Westminster is awash with…
labourlist.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is so good by Izzy. The tories went wrong when they bored of pluralism, many of Labour's issues are because of the same
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
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Wrote for @labourlist.bsky.social this morning on why government needs to Be More Australia.
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
'Cut bills, build trust: the new formula for progressive politics' - LabourList
Labour must talk about – and act on – living standards now to build trust that they have voters priorities at their heart.
labourlist.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Wrote for @labourlist.bsky.social this morning on why government needs to Be More Australia.
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
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NEW: The high cost of living is on the forefront of the public's mind. The government should launch 'a war on bills' - a multi-year policy campaign to bring costs down. There are no silver bullets, but there are lots of small things that the government can do to show that it's on people side. (1/4)
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
NEW: The high cost of living is on the forefront of the public's mind. The government should launch 'a war on bills' - a multi-year policy campaign to bring costs down. There are no silver bullets, but there are lots of small things that the government can do to show that it's on people side. (1/4)
Honestly love that pollsters are still getting paid to answer this question - same for renewable energy. The scepticism of a handful of people in westminister just continuing to generate a lovely revenue stream for YouGov
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Honestly love that pollsters are still getting paid to answer this question - same for renewable energy. The scepticism of a handful of people in westminister just continuing to generate a lovely revenue stream for YouGov
Centre-left governments the world over bucked 2024's death to incumbents wave with a relentless focus on reducing the cost of living. The public needs to know government is on their side fighting for them to have any faith that long-term policies will payoff.
💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Centre-left governments the world over bucked 2024's death to incumbents wave with a relentless focus on reducing the cost of living. The public needs to know government is on their side fighting for them to have any faith that long-term policies will payoff.
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Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Wrote for @labourlist.bsky.social this morning on why government needs to Be More Australia.
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
'Cut bills, build trust: the new formula for progressive politics' - LabourList
Labour must talk about – and act on – living standards now to build trust that they have voters priorities at their heart.
labourlist.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Wrote for @labourlist.bsky.social this morning on why government needs to Be More Australia.
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
labourlist.org/2025/11/cut-...
Great piece from Joe on the different h perceptions on what fairness is in climate policy. Some have alighted on one group of workers others on consumers and bills. It’s not clear there are lots of win wins and the trade offs are real
I wrote for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about what constitutes a "fair transition" - and why maintaining public support for decarbonisation is the ultimate challenge for Ed Miliband and his team
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
What is a "fair" Green Transition?
The government must define what it constitutes - and then relentlessly pursue it.
www.newstatesman.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Great piece from Joe on the different h perceptions on what fairness is in climate policy. Some have alighted on one group of workers others on consumers and bills. It’s not clear there are lots of win wins and the trade offs are real
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There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Reaping the productivity dividend: How the employment rights bill could impact growth | IPPR
Once the bill receives royal assent it will, overnight, substantially improve trade unions’ ability to access and organise new workplaces. Over the followi
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...