Lisa Marriott
@lisaamarriott.bsky.social
Dilettante, nature loving, optimist.
NHS disciple and “woke leftie”
NHS disciple and “woke leftie”
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Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com
adamcorlett.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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This Government has hugely increased public spending, which will have large in-kind benefits for households.
Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.
Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This Government has hugely increased public spending, which will have large in-kind benefits for households.
Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.
Families across the income distribution will benefit, but poorer households will benefit more as they use public services more, and these represent a larger proportion of their income.
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The Government is right to keep but reduce ‘qualifying periods’ for unfair dismissal protection.
Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Government is right to keep but reduce ‘qualifying periods’ for unfair dismissal protection.
Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
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Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
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This week, the UK became the world's largest economy to ban new oil and gas exploration.
Another milestone in the global phaseout of fossil fuels.
Who's next?
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain-ends-new-fossil-fuel-exploration via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Another milestone in the global phaseout of fossil fuels.
Who's next?
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain-ends-new-fossil-fuel-exploration via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This week, the UK became the world's largest economy to ban new oil and gas exploration.
Another milestone in the global phaseout of fossil fuels.
Who's next?
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain-ends-new-fossil-fuel-exploration via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Another milestone in the global phaseout of fossil fuels.
Who's next?
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain-ends-new-fossil-fuel-exploration via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
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Naturally I think you should listen to all Volts pods, but I particularly recommend this one. I tried to wrap up a lot of current developments into a coherent narrative & a direction forward.
What's going on in electricity world?
Some thoughts on where we are in the electricity sector -- data centers, rising rates, etc. -- and a way forward that can benefit everyone.
www.volts.wtf
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Naturally I think you should listen to all Volts pods, but I particularly recommend this one. I tried to wrap up a lot of current developments into a coherent narrative & a direction forward.
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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-...
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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
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When did workers start standing up for their rights? "Sounds a bit Marxist, maybe 1880s?" "What about Wat Tyler in 1380s England, surely peasants are workers too!" Keep going. The 3,150-year-old Turin Strike papyrus offers a detailed account of striking royal tomb artisans.
tinyurl.com/29822yb2
tinyurl.com/29822yb2
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When did workers start standing up for their rights? "Sounds a bit Marxist, maybe 1880s?" "What about Wat Tyler in 1380s England, surely peasants are workers too!" Keep going. The 3,150-year-old Turin Strike papyrus offers a detailed account of striking royal tomb artisans.
tinyurl.com/29822yb2
tinyurl.com/29822yb2
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Architect Cuthbert Brodrick was born on 1 December in 1821 and is best known for giving Victorian Leeds some of its most iconic buildings. Born in Hull, he trained in Manchester before establishing a practice in Leeds, where his bold, confident style quickly set him apart.
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Architect Cuthbert Brodrick was born on 1 December in 1821 and is best known for giving Victorian Leeds some of its most iconic buildings. Born in Hull, he trained in Manchester before establishing a practice in Leeds, where his bold, confident style quickly set him apart.
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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.
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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Energy security will drive the energy transition
The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast.
ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast.
ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
ember-energy.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Energy security will drive the energy transition
The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast.
ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
The world is just waking up to the high risk of importing over a third of its energy as fossil fuels as the pax Americana wanes. The answer is renewables and electrification, and fast.
ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
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I want literally every episode of Volts to contain some factor of Kingsmill Bond. The optimism I need right now.
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My last faculty interview I ever had (didn’t get the job) used a slide I made that said: “every five days the sun sends more energy to earth than all proved plus probable FF reserves”.
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My last faculty interview I ever had (didn’t get the job) used a slide I made that said: “every five days the sun sends more energy to earth than all proved plus probable FF reserves”.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I want literally every episode of Volts to contain some factor of Kingsmill Bond. The optimism I need right now.
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My last faculty interview I ever had (didn’t get the job) used a slide I made that said: “every five days the sun sends more energy to earth than all proved plus probable FF reserves”.
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My last faculty interview I ever had (didn’t get the job) used a slide I made that said: “every five days the sun sends more energy to earth than all proved plus probable FF reserves”.
It’s easy to feel despondent atm, BUT here is a podcast that is interesting and inspiring 💡 give it a listen see what you think
open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...
open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...
What's going on in electricity world?
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s easy to feel despondent atm, BUT here is a podcast that is interesting and inspiring 💡 give it a listen see what you think
open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...
open.spotify.com/show/3dYMY5T...
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A sensible solution on unfair dismissal will deliver faster improvements to conditions at work via the Employment Rights Bill.
Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I
Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A sensible solution on unfair dismissal will deliver faster improvements to conditions at work via the Employment Rights Bill.
Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I
Get our response here ⤵️ buff.ly/yIrc61I
Absolutely 👍🏻
Some really good info in comments, check the thread
Some really good info in comments, check the thread
I keep seeing arguments that the Government should have spent the money on services eg Sure Start rather than lifting the two-child benefit cap.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Absolutely 👍🏻
Some really good info in comments, check the thread
Some really good info in comments, check the thread
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I keep seeing arguments that the Government should have spent the money on services eg Sure Start rather than lifting the two-child benefit cap.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I keep seeing arguments that the Government should have spent the money on services eg Sure Start rather than lifting the two-child benefit cap.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
The evidence for cash transfers is very strong. And cash transfers go straight to families.
Their decision is completely evidence backed and valid.
Brilliant debunking as ever.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Brilliant debunking as ever.
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But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
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Wow, top article on UK National Emergency Briefing! By Claire Pool <notes name>.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Wow, top article on UK National Emergency Briefing! By Claire Pool <notes name>.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
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The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.