Richard Power-Sayeed

North Sea oil won't cut our bills. It won't help energy security. Labour is right on oil, gas and clean energy - and the polling proves it. But they need to be bolder. My new piece in @LabourList labourlist.org/2026/04/labour…

We’re facing the second fossil fuel shock in less than 5 years. Events far away are once again impacting families and businesses here at home. We can’t go on leaving our country so exposed. The solution lies in clean homegrown power we control. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

An increasingly coherent picture of the impact of AI on jobs, by @jburnmurdoch @ft: 1. New Fed paper by Crane and Soto now confirms with official labor force survey data what private payroll analysis was showing: roughly 500,000 fewer coders are working than pre-LLM trends would predict. 2. Argues evidence consistent with my work (with Lin and Wu, link in my pinned post) on weak/strong bundles: junior developers and contractors hold "weak bundles" (their work is mostly standalone coding that AI can substitute directly), senior developers hold "tight bundles" where coding is combined with domain expertise, judgment, and cross-functional responsibilities, making substitution much harder. 3. Freund & Mann and Gans & Goldfarb add a second lens: what matters is the value of the tasks that survive automation. Remove coding from a senior role and you free up time for higher-value work; remove it from a junior role and almost nothing remains. ft.com/content/b69f85…

I've had a sneak peek, and it's banging. Furious about what's happened over the last few decades, and last few years. But also really thoughtful and nuanced about that & about what the implications are for the future. Strong recommend!

The arson attack on a Jewish ambulance service in Golders Green is a deeply shocking act of antisemitism in our capital. These ambulances provide free medical transportation and emergency response to people in North London. Setting them on fire is a cowardly attack directed at people dedicated to saving lives in their community. We must never allow hatred like this to become normalised.

Today, the UK Government announces its biggest investment in community-owned energy. The £1bn programme is designed to expand local ownership of renewable power, helping communities benefit directly from cleaner energy - driving growth in local areas 📈 Listen below👇🏾

If Starmer looked away over Mandelson so did Parliament. So did most of the media. And yet Starmer finds himself almost forced to resign? Why? Part of the answer is a weak Labour Party, from top to bottom. Part of the answer is an increasingly unhinged political culture. New writing from me @lewisgoodall/note/c-212503323?r=4i04j3&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@lewisgoodall/…

The convenors of the #InternationalHistorySeminar thank @powersayeed for his paper which, using energy policy as a focus, challenged common assumptions of #TonyBlair's foreign policymaking, 1997-2003.

Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tue 3 Feb, 6pm GMT @powersayeed @Kingspol_econ "Blair the energy realist: the geopolitical motivations of New Labour’s energy policy, 1997-2003". Online & in person. To attend & for other details click the link: history.ac.uk/news-events/ev…

In his own words…

“The Burnham veto is the purest, pithiest expression of everything the party hates about its leadership: autocratic, unilateral, narrowly self-interested.” Blistering piece by @patrickkmaguire: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Leaseholders are seeing their living standards crushed further by scandalous ground rent rises. Labour promised to fight for them, and now we must deliver. 👇🏻 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries | @Josh_Gabbatiss @IEA Read here: buff.ly/moV7Tge

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a slight fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️ Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

I’m appalled by the attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall. The fact that this has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, makes it all the more horrific. My thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services and all the first responders.

The government's climate plans are still ambitious and on-track, so why is Labour making so much anti-green noise? | Richard Power Sayeed theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'It's just common sense' Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told #BBCBreakfast the "vast majority" of new build homes in England will be required to fit solar panels under changes to be published this year bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Solar panels = big savings for public services. Here’s how it works 👇🏾 🏫 200 schools & NHS sites have solar panels installed 💸 Schools and hospitals save thousands each year 📚🩺 Savings reinvested into frontline services 💪 Stronger schools and NHS ☀️ More clean power

"I think it should be controversial to NOT say anything" about Gaza I spoke to YouTube star and children's educator Ms. Rachel about her outspoken support for Palestinian kids in Gaza - and the bad-faith attacks on her in response. Full interview here: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-th…