Director of Policy and Research @restate_thinks. PhD from @kingspol_econ. Govt reform, localism, political econ, democratic theory. Tsundoku art. Ostrom stan.
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ICYMI - here's me being interviewed about our 'Capital at risk' report by Jane Garvey on @TimesRadio....
youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KEpPY9…
Burnham's speech in brief:
End triple lock - good. Don't wait?!
Electoral reform - good.
Shaking up NEETs policy - good.
Social care free at the point of use (if I heard that right?) - not likely to be affordable.
Public ownership drive - not in any way a silver bullet.
The design of the funding model is going to be absolutely crucial here.
If the language of a "national care service" ends up meaning 'use general taxation to create universal provision', that will come with a hefty price tag and significant unintended consequences.
“Nothing is off the table”
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he will look at all the options for how to pay for his proposal for universal social care but that the system will be one where “everyone contributes”
#BBCLauraK
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj4zwkp2…
It will be intriguing to see what alternatives emerge from Louise Casey's process.
In our proposals we outlined a pre-funded social insurance model based on mandatory contributions from age 34, into a pooled pot that's ringfenced and invested for growth to beat inflation.
There's no simple, easy, obvious way to do any of this.
But I don't think emulating the model used for the NHS is likely to work.
You can read our work on this here: re-state.co.uk/publications/…
1/ 💥💥💥New report - 'No Job for the Centre: the case for devolving employment support'
This is a big new argument from us at @restate_thinks today.
Quick 🧵...
13/ 👉 Improved performance in employment support would be very strongly incentivised at this scale when fiscal devolution is introduced
14/ We go into much more detail in the report proper about how to make the new model work: re-state.co.uk/publications/…
Massive congratulations to authors Alex Walker, Andrew Noore, and Laxshia Ganesharatnam!
Simon Kaye retweeted
The Re:View is out! This week, @jo3hill looks at the unexpected problem complicating the abolition of NHS England and what it reveals about the way Whitehall manages the State.
Read more 👇
restate.substack.com/p/the-r…
Simon Kaye retweeted
Britain Is Sacrificing an Entire Generation to Protect Pensioners.
Watch the full conversation with @ce_pickles of @restate_thinks, hosted by @marchong_joanna, now on X.