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The 2025 election in Australia is a Rorschach test for one's cozzie livs politics. For some, it's the case for spending ££ on many small measures to show voters we're on their side.
But for us, its the case for now focusing on growing the economy and keeping Labour's powder dry for a big giveaway in an election year. That's the best proof that our long-term plan matters to people's lives.
The "breathing space" policies that the Prime Minister and Chancellor announced in the last few months rebuilt voters trust in Labour. Now we need to use that trust to rebuild the economy.
Great work from our Dan Mead that combines political / economic analysis in a way few people can do.
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NEW SUBSTACK: Anthony Albanese and the politics of doing
In our new piece, Economics Adviser Dan Mead argues Burnham’s first 100 days have successfully shifted voter perceptions by giving households 'breathing space'. But the next phase needs a different approach.
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Albanese’s victory offers a key lesson. In the final year before the election, Australian living standards improved through tax cuts, falling mortgage costs and lower inflation.
Labor successfully took credit for these gains as proof its long-term economic plan was working.
Burnham should now pivot from cost-of-living measures and save scarce resources for a pre-election package that delivers the payoff from his economic plan.
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David Klemperer is making the case again for compulsory voting to be included in Andy Burnham’s proposed National Commission on Electoral Reform.
It’s an argument worth revisiting.
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Our paper explains why compulsory voting could be good for Labour: by giving a voice to poorer, younger and more insecure voters, it would rebalance the political incentives facing every government.
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ThinkLabour retweeted
Project Hawking rides again. As we said last year, an Oxcam DevCo can be Labour's Tennessee Valley authority - a body that defined Franklin Roosevelt’s legacy of using a strong state to get stuff built for the people. And it pays for itself!
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New post:
We have a guest post from John Kingman + Shriti Vadera on Britain's biggest near-term economic opportunity:
Getting the Ox-Cam Arc back up + running.
They show how it can pay for itself and what it needed to make it happen.
(Free to read)
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We're delighted that ThinkLabour has been shortlisted for the Innovation Award at this year's Smart Thinking Awards! 🏆
Our nomination recognises 'Run the Council', an interactive online game developed to bring the financial pressures facing local councils to life and make complex policy issues more accessible.
You can try it here: councilsim.thinklabour.co.uk…
Congratulations to all the other finalists. We look forward to the awards on 18 November! 👏
The nine finalists for the coveted INNOVATION AWARD 🏆category at this years #SmartThinkingAwards can now be revealed!
A big thank you goes to @Microsoft for partnering with us on this award and recognising how we as a sector need to think beyond the conventional policy report.
NEW POLLING: The public does want the Government to act to prevent online harm.
84% support action if there are no adverse consequences.
But even if it means US tariffs and higher prices, 52% still back action. And 57% support action even if X is blocked in the UK.
There are striking differences between men and women.
If action means US tariffs and higher prices, 63% of men still support it, compared with 42% of women.
With no adverse consequences, support rises to 81% and 86% respectively.
What should the Government do next?
Our new ThinkLabour Substack from @abbyabhaya explores the politics of protecting children, tackling online scams and holding global tech companies to account.
Read here: thinklabour.substack.com/p/t…
Proud to be named a finalist for Best Convener at the Smart Thinking Awards 2026.
Alongside @IPPR, we brought 350+ progressive leaders from 30+ countries, including five prime ministers, to London for the Global Progress Action Summit.
Well done to everyone involved in making it happen!
Here are the nine finalists of the #SmartThinkingAwards BEST CONVENER category!
A big thank you goes to @BrunswickGroup for partnering with us on this important award.
Find out more here: smartthinking.org.uk/awards-…
Today’s Budget recognises the importance of giving local leaders the powers to drive growth.
The Chancellor has handed powers to locally fund investment in the Bakerloo line extension. In August 2025, ThinkLabour set out how London could fund the project itself in London Unchained.
By @1jamesHowat @johnrmyers @KaneEmerson @JackTShaw
And it’s not just London.
Today’s Budget also gives the Oxford-Cambridge corridor greater borrowing powers. In January 2026, ThinkLabour set out the case for unlocking the region’s economic potential in Project Hawking.
Both are the kind of measures that can get Britain building and growing. We welcome the ambition to give local leaders the tools to unlock investment, deliver vital infrastructure and drive economic growth.
You can read both of these below:
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100 days of Andy Burnham: what do voters really think?
ThinkLabour’s focus groups reveal a leader seen as normal, decent and different from the politicians voters distrust. But can Burnham turn his personal popularity into trust in Labour?
Read the full write up here:
thinklabour.substack.com/p/j…
We’re delighted to announce five new appointments to the ThinkLabour Board.
Bringing expertise from across politics, trade unions, law, business and organisational leadership, they will help strengthen our governance and guide our work in the years ahead.
NEW POLLING: 27% of London’s graduate private renters intend to vote Green, just 6 points behind Labour (33%).
Our analysis of new LSE-commissioned polling shows why the Greens pose a growing threat to Labour in major cities.
Values matter. But so does housing.
In a new Substack, ThinkLabour’s Christabel Cooper and Jenevieve Treadwell explore what Labour’s Holborn & St Pancras victory tells us about fighting the Greens – and why the housing crisis could prove the harder test.
Read more on why Labour needs to offer voters both the values and the material security they want
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ThinkLabour retweeted
Read it here - spectator.com/article/cormac…
H/t Amelia Wood’s Lame Leviathan paper for @ThinkLabour which had me thinking about this of late - thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/t…
