Nick Garland
@npjgarland.bsky.social
Think tanker, political speechwriter, historian. Staggeringly conventional social democrat.
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You can catch up now on the essays we've published so far - there are some must-read pieces by the likes of @jamestplunkett.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @npjgarland.bsky.social - but there's more to come next week!
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Celebrating ten years backing community business - Power to Change
Power to Change turns ten this year. To celebrate a decade backing community business, we are bringing you a programme of events, stories, and essays, celebrating the community business sector, reflec...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You can catch up now on the essays we've published so far - there are some must-read pieces by the likes of @jamestplunkett.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @npjgarland.bsky.social - but there's more to come next week!
www.powertochange.org.uk/celebrating-...
www.powertochange.org.uk/celebrating-...
Ultimately, a small % of government spending into a local area will come from targeted pots of money like these. Need to think holistically about govt spending + services (particularly) in deprived areas. Hence e.g. IfG call for 'Total Place 2.0':
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
The case for Total Place 2.0 | Institute for Government
What can the government learn from Total Place?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ultimately, a small % of government spending into a local area will come from targeted pots of money like these. Need to think holistically about govt spending + services (particularly) in deprived areas. Hence e.g. IfG call for 'Total Place 2.0':
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
There'd need to be a lot more thinking about the problems of who really 'represents' a community (why more representative than local govt?). Sometimes a bit of magical thinking here ('if only we could bring people together locally, we could overcome basic problems of power/distribution').
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There'd need to be a lot more thinking about the problems of who really 'represents' a community (why more representative than local govt?). Sometimes a bit of magical thinking here ('if only we could bring people together locally, we could overcome basic problems of power/distribution').
There's some energy around "communitarianism" and hyper-local initiative as a response to current political malaise. But would need to make this agenda much more central & do a lot more if wanted it to be a central plank of a "project".
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There's some energy around "communitarianism" and hyper-local initiative as a response to current political malaise. But would need to make this agenda much more central & do a lot more if wanted it to be a central plank of a "project".
... is it about more participatory democracy, cohesion, economic renewal, tackling deprivation, or just some improvements in social infrastructure? These aren't all necessarily complementary!
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
... is it about more participatory democracy, cohesion, economic renewal, tackling deprivation, or just some improvements in social infrastructure? These aren't all necessarily complementary!
They aren't a one-size-fits-all solution to spatial inequality & deprivation, political disillusionment, far-right politics etc. Got to be clear about what you want to get out of it...
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
They aren't a one-size-fits-all solution to spatial inequality & deprivation, political disillusionment, far-right politics etc. Got to be clear about what you want to get out of it...
Labour govts have have had bouts of enthusiasm for area-based initiatives, as a solution to all sorts of problems (often all at once). Lot of good stuff achieved, but both 60s/70s Community Development Projects and New Deal for Communities were associated w/ quite a lot of disappointment.
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Labour govts have have had bouts of enthusiasm for area-based initiatives, as a solution to all sorts of problems (often all at once). Lot of good stuff achieved, but both 60s/70s Community Development Projects and New Deal for Communities were associated w/ quite a lot of disappointment.
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Tory policy is to revoke permanent residence (ILR) for everybody who does not earn £38k - deporting most nurses who have ILR
This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tory policy is to revoke permanent residence (ILR) for everybody who does not earn £38k - deporting most nurses who have ILR
This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"
NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt
No govt since Idi Amin has done this
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This is not normal discourse. It is not just a bit of fun for a Sunday paper interview. It is beyond the realms of the concept of decency shared across the political spectrum until last year.
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is not normal discourse. It is not just a bit of fun for a Sunday paper interview. It is beyond the realms of the concept of decency shared across the political spectrum until last year.