lukeraikes.bsky.social
Deputy General Secretary at the Fabian Society | regional economies, devolution, productivity, industrial strategy, employment rights, employment support, transport, politics | Views are my own | 🏴 https://fabians.org.uk/about-us/meet-our-experts/
👤 Joined on 06 February 2024
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@lukeraikes.bsky.socialOut today: my latest @thefabians.bsky.social report, Just Values. Serious labour exploitation and environmental damage in the UK is valued at around £4.4bn a year. Preventing it would cost around £0.42bn – about a tenth as much. 🧵 fabians.org.uk/publication/...
Show PostDifferent ways of slicing and dicing the IMF's 2026 forecasts for UK growth: Annual average GDP (ie. 2026 avg vs 2025 avg) 😀 Joint-2nd fastest in G7 Q4/Q4 (end-2026 vs end-2025): 🙂 3rd fastest Per capita (annual average) 🫤 6th out of 7
Show PostAnd that’s a wrap! Over four days, we held 50+ events at Labour Party Conference, exploring the big issues of our time. Hugely proud of the amazing team @thefabians.bsky.social for making this happen🙌 We’ll be bringing the Festival of Ideas back to Liverpool next year!
Show PostMight get the Home Office involved, the substitute worker dodge to justify self employed status links to the sort of illegal working they worry about.
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