Sam Alvis

🗓️ NEW EVENT: In Conversation with Miatta Fahnbulleh 🗓️ We're delighted to be hosting Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social in the LCEF Hub, in conversation with @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, Political Editor at the New Statesman.

"Cost of living populism" is having a moment. This is a really illuminating conversation in @ippr.org Progressive Review, with @steveakehurst.bsky.social, @anooshc.bsky.social and @samalvis.bsky.social. Few of the more interesting points: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What should we expect from this year’s “super” El Niño? Listen on the @thetimes.com The Story podcast 🎧🌍 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

First they make you bang pans for the NHS now this

The new government has a knotty problem on energy. It needs fiscal space to help billpayers, it want's new infrastructure to underpin the industrial strategy, and it will need decide on Rosebank/Jackdaw In a new piece for @ippr.org Stephanie Loo and I work through a potential part of the solution..

It's encouraging to see the government holding & @andyburnham.bsky.social chairing a Cobra meeting today about extreme heat – at @roundourwayuk.bsky.social we have been calling from urgent action from the government on the climate impacts hitting people across the country now.

This was really interesting when we did some on the ground qual at Public First in Essex In general older people thought the high st had gone to the dogs because they couldn't park up and shop at Debenhams. Younger people and families loved the food, drinks and activities.

Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up

Don't think it's sunk in for people in the UK that we will feel this *next* summer. This summer was just a warm up

Today I've written for @labourlist.bsky.social on why working class communities deserve to see a bold plan from Labour on climate. Quite simply we all deserve to be safe and be protected. And there's quite a clear political case for the government too. labourlist.org/2026/08/work...

The West of England was missing out on millions in Govt funding, but no more - after this 'huge moment' puts the Bristol city region up with those northern 'powerhouses' as a top tier metro authority. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Can't decide if Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a pixar animated albatross or a bleak 4 hoour daniel day lewis epic

How's reindustrialisation going in the US? The country pursuing a mercantilist policy of tariff and trade coercion in order to reindustrialise. Well, badly. Jobs declining in almost every manufacturing sub-sector.

In our paper, published last week, we identified a lack of political will as one of the biggest barriers to tackling homelessness and implementing a housing-led approach Today, Burnham made his 1st priority as PM ending rough sleeping 1/🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/hom...

Theres lots of searching for reasons electricity costs are high that miss the very obvious - the tories built absolutely no grid, no anticipatory investment for 15 years and now we’re playing catch up. We don’t blame high water bills on environmental targets. Everyone agrees we didnt build anything

The UK's record heatwaves have made a chunk of voters more worried about climate change and impatient for help from the government Public First polling for Politico found - 36% now more supportive of renewables - over 40% now more concerned about climate www.politico.eu/article/heat...

I’ve recently been immersed in/obsessed with a writing project, and the article came out yesterday in the summer issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk . It’s a longread about the Israeli elections, which are taking place on 27th October /1

Four on the bounce for the nation of the IPL is it. Shame.

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

The progressive case for ground-mounted solar and grid-scale batteries: everyone benefits from the grid not fucking collapsing when it gets hot, not just those who can afford private solar and batteries.

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

Ben Stokes unbeaten triple hundred scoring 100% of the runs in this chase to finish thanks to

Industrial strategy for Baristas is new to me. I’m pretty sure we already make/roast and sell our own coffee

Some people are really struggling to accept that this heat is exceptional—and dangerous @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

This is so great. If only we had had a culture Secretary thay could’ve done some of this - or more than a vanishingly small number of parliamentarians who recognise games are a) culture b) serious economics c) popular!

Extreme heat has severe impacts on wellbeing

'Climate action can be one of our strongest electoral assets, helping unite the broad coalition required to win a second term. But only if we get the messaging right' - @lukemurphy.bsky.social for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/20...

Ed Miliband content is the the BlueSky algorithm

What Andrew said! 👇👇 www.arguably.uk/p/end-the-ai...

What Andrew said! 👇👇 www.arguably.uk/p/end-the-ai...

This is so great. If only we had had a culture Secretary thay could’ve done some of this - or more than a vanishingly small number of parliamentarians who recognise games are a) culture b) serious economics c) popular!

Do you represent the public mood? Or are you just in a mood in public

Spent £200 on a train, arrived in London late, it’s 37 degrees. Rightly decided to not bother again.

Seems to be a lot of selective memory in UK's right-wing newspapers about schools not closing during the 1976 heatwave. I just checked and, yes, many schools did close early as well as allow parents to "keep their children at home if they wish". This clipping from London Evening News, 29 June 1976

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