Torsten Bell
@torstenbell.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Swansea West
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Excellent thread on what it takes to increase economic growth and what the govt are doing about it
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Excellent thread on what it takes to increase economic growth and what the govt are doing about it
Reposted by Torsten Bell
Clarity is kindness! As many others have already said, this is well worth a read. More case-making threads please from politicians of all parties. Let's debate substance.
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Clarity is kindness! As many others have already said, this is well worth a read. More case-making threads please from politicians of all parties. Let's debate substance.
There's an Amber warning for rain in place for much of South Wales today, including Swansea.
Severe rainfall could see flooding, travel disruption, and a potential risk to life.
Stay safe and follow the guidance - it's not a day for taking risks.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Severe rainfall could see flooding, travel disruption, and a potential risk to life.
Stay safe and follow the guidance - it's not a day for taking risks.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Met Office maps show where and when Wales will get hammered by severe rainfall
Torrential rain is on the way across the country on Monday, with a rare amber weather warning coming into force
www.walesonline.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
There's an Amber warning for rain in place for much of South Wales today, including Swansea.
Severe rainfall could see flooding, travel disruption, and a potential risk to life.
Stay safe and follow the guidance - it's not a day for taking risks.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Severe rainfall could see flooding, travel disruption, and a potential risk to life.
Stay safe and follow the guidance - it's not a day for taking risks.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Agree or disagree (I agree), superb to see a politician do actual policy
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Agree or disagree (I agree), superb to see a politician do actual policy
Reposted by Torsten Bell
I agree with Torsten.
The most important economic policy of the government is high and sustained investment.
The £30bn gap between the old govt plan and the latest plan is the equivalent of 12 West Yorkshire trams every single year.
More Budget thoughts: futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-does-...
The most important economic policy of the government is high and sustained investment.
The £30bn gap between the old govt plan and the latest plan is the equivalent of 12 West Yorkshire trams every single year.
More Budget thoughts: futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-does-...
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I agree with Torsten.
The most important economic policy of the government is high and sustained investment.
The £30bn gap between the old govt plan and the latest plan is the equivalent of 12 West Yorkshire trams every single year.
More Budget thoughts: futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-does-...
The most important economic policy of the government is high and sustained investment.
The £30bn gap between the old govt plan and the latest plan is the equivalent of 12 West Yorkshire trams every single year.
More Budget thoughts: futurenorth.substack.com/p/what-does-...
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
Labour's Budget is for every street in Britain.
👉 Cutting energy bills
👉 Lifting children out of poverty
👉 Rebuilding public services
While our opponents hide behind cheap, divisive politics, we're getting on with the job: changing Britain.
👉 Cutting energy bills
👉 Lifting children out of poverty
👉 Rebuilding public services
While our opponents hide behind cheap, divisive politics, we're getting on with the job: changing Britain.
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Labour's Budget is for every street in Britain.
👉 Cutting energy bills
👉 Lifting children out of poverty
👉 Rebuilding public services
While our opponents hide behind cheap, divisive politics, we're getting on with the job: changing Britain.
👉 Cutting energy bills
👉 Lifting children out of poverty
👉 Rebuilding public services
While our opponents hide behind cheap, divisive politics, we're getting on with the job: changing Britain.
After today, the child poverty charts I spent 15 years looking at rise under the Conservatives will be coming down. Not in a chart - in Swansea and every other part of the country.
Life is more complicated now. But I'll take that any day.
Life is more complicated now. But I'll take that any day.
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
After today, the child poverty charts I spent 15 years looking at rise under the Conservatives will be coming down. Not in a chart - in Swansea and every other part of the country.
Life is more complicated now. But I'll take that any day.
Life is more complicated now. But I'll take that any day.
The two-child cap pushed half of children in larger families into poverty. Today, Labour abolishes it.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The two-child cap pushed half of children in larger families into poverty. Today, Labour abolishes it.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
A sunny Hafod for this morning’s door-knocking and case work collecting
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A sunny Hafod for this morning’s door-knocking and case work collecting
UK's first three small modular reactors will be built at Wylfa on Ynys Môn. Bringing nuclear power back to Wales means:
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
UK's first three small modular reactors will be built at Wylfa on Ynys Môn. Bringing nuclear power back to Wales means:
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
This morning Swansea fell silent to honour the courage of those who served and sacrificed for our country. We will always remember them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This morning Swansea fell silent to honour the courage of those who served and sacrificed for our country. We will always remember them.
Interesting paper - a reminder that instability of hours worked poses real challenges for low earners. Challenges higher earners would never put up with christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
https://christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Interesting paper - a reminder that instability of hours worked poses real challenges for low earners. Challenges higher earners would never put up with christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
A quick update on the Cwmbwrla roundabout after the recent flood 👇
Get in touch: [email protected]
Get in touch: [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A quick update on the Cwmbwrla roundabout after the recent flood 👇
Get in touch: [email protected]
Get in touch: [email protected]
Thanks to everyone that made the time to talk to the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team in Manselton today
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thanks to everyone that made the time to talk to the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team in Manselton today
What do you mean you want to get Britain building again?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What do you mean you want to get Britain building again?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Some steep hill based door-knocking behind the @glynnvivian.bsky.social today with the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team - overtaken several times by the fittest Royal Mail posties ever seen
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some steep hill based door-knocking behind the @glynnvivian.bsky.social today with the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team - overtaken several times by the fittest Royal Mail posties ever seen
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
Damp (and spooky) Swansea Bay Parkrun today
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Damp (and spooky) Swansea Bay Parkrun today
Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social - our new Deputy Leader, champion for Labour values and campaigner for a fairer Britain
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social - our new Deputy Leader, champion for Labour values and campaigner for a fairer Britain
Rugby is central to our communities, from the professional game right down to the grassroots. It deserves respect from those responsible for overseeing it. The Welsh Rugby Union has fallen well short of showing that respect today.
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rugby is central to our communities, from the professional game right down to the grassroots. It deserves respect from those responsible for overseeing it. The Welsh Rugby Union has fallen well short of showing that respect today.