Nick Plumb
@nickplumb.bsky.social
Director of Policy and Insight at @powertochange.org.uk
Interests include: UK politics, trust, communities, localism, democratic reform, and inequality.
Interests include: UK politics, trust, communities, localism, democratic reform, and inequality.
Miatta highlights community right to buy, Pride in Place as two key planks of the govts agenda built off back of cooperative campaigning.
Makes the point that PiP isn't just about the money - it's about the process, the how, which local people are driving.
Makes the point that PiP isn't just about the money - it's about the process, the how, which local people are driving.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Miatta highlights community right to buy, Pride in Place as two key planks of the govts agenda built off back of cooperative campaigning.
Makes the point that PiP isn't just about the money - it's about the process, the how, which local people are driving.
Makes the point that PiP isn't just about the money - it's about the process, the how, which local people are driving.
Yes, isn't this the point? With FPTP, by all means have a strategy which targets voters at the margins (they do matter more). Just don't in the process:
1/ lose sight of the values of the voters you can actually win in those marginals
2/ create a whole load of new marginals by alienating your base
1/ lose sight of the values of the voters you can actually win in those marginals
2/ create a whole load of new marginals by alienating your base
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Yes, isn't this the point? With FPTP, by all means have a strategy which targets voters at the margins (they do matter more). Just don't in the process:
1/ lose sight of the values of the voters you can actually win in those marginals
2/ create a whole load of new marginals by alienating your base
1/ lose sight of the values of the voters you can actually win in those marginals
2/ create a whole load of new marginals by alienating your base
A plug for this @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social piece which was a useful counterweight to some of my techno-pessimism. www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
The digital disconnect: taking digital social policy seriously - Power to Change
In our next essay, Rachel Coldicutt explores the urgent need for a community-centred approach to technology policy in the UK. From WhatsApp-powered communit ...
www.powertochange.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A plug for this @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social piece which was a useful counterweight to some of my techno-pessimism. www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...
As someone who spent some time living in Taiwan, always interested in takes on digital democracy there. Will take a look.
Would also love a broader chat at some point. Will drop you a message.
Would also love a broader chat at some point. Will drop you a message.
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As someone who spent some time living in Taiwan, always interested in takes on digital democracy there. Will take a look.
Would also love a broader chat at some point. Will drop you a message.
Would also love a broader chat at some point. Will drop you a message.
Full essay here 👇👇
The digital disconnect: taking digital social policy seriously - Power to Change
In our next essay, Rachel Coldicott, explores the urgent need for a community-centred approach to technology policy in the UK. From WhatsApp-powered communi ...
www.powertochange.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Full essay here 👇👇