The Whip Line

Andy Burnham wants us stockpiling tinned food and bottled water. But what happens when the power goes off and we can't cook it? #TheWhipLine #EmergencyPlanning #CyberSecurity #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/t…

What does John Healey’s first Budget tell us about the government’s economic thinking? And does it add up to a coherent economic strategy? #Budget #Economy #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/w…

Has the UK learned an important lesson from Brexit? Perhaps having different rules wasn't the advantage we were promised. #Brexit #EU #Trade #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/d…

More than £600 million for AI and biosecurity, plus £15 million to tackle misogyny. John Healey has announced the money, but what will it achieve? #AI #Biosecurity #Misogyny #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/h…

Shabana Mahmood has retreated on parts of her earned settlement plan, but 517,000 migrants still face longer waits. Why? #Immigration #EarnedSettlement #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/m…

More cash for social housing, a promise to tackle rough sleeping, and greater powers for regional mayors. John Healey’s Budget offers some big changes. #Housing #Homelessness #Devolution #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/h…

Higher minimum wages, a fairer Carer’s Allowance, changes to pensions and a new approach to business taxes. Will they make a lasting difference? #Budget #Benefits #Wages #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/h…

The UK asylum backlog wasn't caused by people arriving here. It was created by governments that deliberately starved the system of resources. #Asylum #Immigration #Austerity #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/a…

John Healey’s first Budget offers some help with living costs, but can Labour deliver real economic change while clinging to restrictive fiscal rules? #Budget #CostOfLiving #Economy #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/h…

Freedom of movement could be back on the table between the UK and EU. What concessions would be made, and would the benefits justify the price? #Brexit #EuropeanUnion #FreedomOfMovement #Immigration #TheWhipLine youtu.be/OQKrekmVVTc

Could the UK restore freedom of movement to secure better trade with the EU? What exactly is Brussels offering in return? #Brexit #EU #Immigration #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/i…

The Resolution Foundation says excluding people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from PIP would save little. But its own plan to cut support for claimants with no extra costs raises questions of its own. #PIP #DisabilityBenefits #WelfareReform #TheWhipLine youtu.be/csZ6n5EyMYM

The Board of Deputies has branded the Green Party racist. But who gave it the right to speak for all British Jews? #GreenParty #Zionism #Palestine #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/i…

Labour is putting £874m into tackling rough sleeping. The Tories complain about the cost. What do they propose instead? #Homelessness #AndyBurnham #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/w…

The UK government has approved Shell’s Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, despite Labour’s climate commitments and a summer of devastating grass fires. Why? #Jackdaw #ClimateChange #NorthSea #Labour #EnergyBills #TheWhipLine youtu.be/lX1JyngbgSg

Lifting the Universal Credit childcare cap has sparked anger over the support larger immigrant families could receive. Justifiably? #UniversalCredit #Childcare #Immigration #Benefits #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/a…

A former government said it had thrown a “protective ring” around care homes in the Covid-19 crisis - but the truth was tragically different. #CovidInquiry #CareHomes #MattHancock #Covid19 #TheWhipLine youtu.be/cspJBk3x6vo

The UK government has approved Shell’s Jackdaw gas field. But will it lower energy bills or a higher cost to the climate? #Jackdaw #ClimateCrisis #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/j…

The Covid Inquiry has exposed how government failures reinforced one another, leaving care homes vulnerable to Covid-19. #CovidInquiry #CareHomes #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/g…

Why were criminals detained in hospital allowed to claim Universal Credit for 13 years, and does the government's plan to stop it go far enough? #UniversalCredit #DWP #PublicSpending #TheWhipLine thewhipline.substack.com/p/p…