jonnymarshall.bsky.social
Principal Economist at the Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org working on energy and climate policy
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@jonnymarshall.bsky.socialGiven government have done nothing all spring & summer to enable any levers to be pulled, this is probably the only thing available and therefore is the best option by default. That is a ringing endorsement, right there.
Show PostOur report from June explains how the replacement for the triple lock will work (we called it a 'smoothed' triple lock). It's a much better policy than the current triple lock - State Pension is protected from inflation spikes and tracks earnings long term, but the expensive ratchet is removed.
Show PostNuclear has ticked up again, now towards 5.3GW. Highest availability in a couple of years. Great to see but, also, couldn’t have picked a less helpful time of day, week or year to step up output. Sunny Saturdays in April not when we need that baseload so much.
Show PostBig day tomorrow! Tune in to our conference tomorrow, and check out the book!
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