Chad Newton

NEW: we often talk about an age divide in politics, with young people much less conservative than the old. But this is much more a British phenomenon than a global one. 40% of young Americans voted Trump in 2020. But only 10% of UK under-30s support the Conservatives. Why?

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According to our VI merge from 31 Oct-17 Jan, the Conservatives are holding on to only 55% of their 2019 vote, compared to 82% for Labour. 21% of 2019 Tory voters say they intend to back Reform UK, and another 15% are going to Labour Labour’s biggest leakage is 9% to the Greens (although in return they are taking 29% of the 2019 Green vote) yougov.co.uk/politics/artic…

Govt says there’s evidence of bias at the #BBC ? But Culture Sec @lucyfrazermp can't quite find the words or examples… #KayBurley FC

Wow! This is so good. Barack Obama knows exactly what to say, every damn time. He taps into the struggle we are experiencing in society & in politics with culture wars, diversity and inclusion and the dangers ahead — unless we find a way to live & let live. “It’s easier for people to agree on stuff when the majority of people look the same, worship the same way & share the same traditions. It’s harder as societies become more diverse, and everybody is at the table.” Worth really taking in.

In their recent CaCHE report, Dr Chris Foye & Dr Edward Shepherd analysed over a decade’s worth of earnings call transcripts and policy documents to explore why the volume housebuilders (and particularly the ‘big-three’) have been so profitable. Here is a summary of their report:

Tragic. Amusing. Oh so accurate. 👌🏻

@hoffman_noa No. Look at the Govt response here publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmse… and key sentences pulled out in the screengrab.

Rishi Sunak promises households they'll never have to use seven bins... was that once a thing!?

Fantastic talk

Today I’ve been privileged to visit what will become Britain’s longest railway bridge: The Colne Valley viaduct on HS2 near Denham. hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/v…

A new study says that using a single gas-stove burner can raise indoor concentrations of benzene, which is linked to cancer risk, to above what’s found in secondhand tobacco smoke and even to levels that have prompted investigations when detected outdoors. nyti.ms/3Jk9OBg

NEW UK 2 year borrowing costs (gilt rate) has gone above US equivalent - pretty rare in past several years… a couple of times in late 22 and 21 - hasn’t really happened in a sustained fashion since end 2014… uk rates anticipated to be higher for longer, given sticky inflation.

Worlds tallest timber tower, 30 storeys high, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects traveltomorrow.com/the-worlds-tal…

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This was a great read 👇🏻 "Reducing Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans Is Simpler Than You Think" nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opi…

Montreal Protocol has slowed loss of Arctic sea ice, say scientists carbonbrief.org/montreal-proto…

NEWS: We've secured £16.8 million to install energy-saving measures in hundreds of homes and step up the delivery of our new #NetZeroHomesPlan. What does this mean? Here's a quick thread... 🧵 (1/12)

Do you drive one of Leeds' 39,000 plug-in vehicles? 🚗🔌 We've partnered with @ebcharging to install 84 more charging bays in areas with limited off-street parking. @LeedsCC_News is improving charging infrastructure to accelerate the switch to cleaner, greener vehicles. 1/2

Half of British television always starts like this.

Tomorrow's Budget coincides with the Cheltenham racing festival - some Tories claimed that such a clash ought to be a resigning issue for Gordon Brown when it occurred back in 2004 ...