Only previous time I heard criticism of union representation on the BoE board was a Socialist Workers Party activist calling Dave Prentice a sell out.

Antipathy towards this tradition shared with Badenoch’s Tories perhaps illustrative of a shared distance from the political centre

Jfc there is still a trade union presence in about half the workplaces in the country.

U gotta be so wildly ignorant & incurious of working lives to not appreciate the insights the BoE will gain from this appointment

breathtaking double standards from someone constantly ranting about the "illiterate goatherds" we're importing

Full essay here fabians.org.uk/wp-content/u... and @labourlist.bsky.social article here labourlist.org/2026/09/devo...

We can't build the much-desired 'economy that works for everybody' if savers have no say in investment and stewardship decisions that affect our lives & involve capital we provide

Catherine's recommendations include member assemblies, pension scheme AGMs, transparency on how our shares get voted.

Auto-enrolment quietly made 23m+ workers into owners of investment capital worth trillions but with no say in how it's stewarded or voted - Fewer than 50 trustees now oversee more than half of all DC pension assets

Addressing this democratic deficit should be a priority for a progressive government

Fully with Redwood on this - unsurprising he's close to getting ratio-ed by pro-Norman cucks on 'X'

Yes agree, i was referring to Noah Smith’s original contention rather than your follow up

It’s debatable whether the Syrian leader at the time the War on Terror began was even of a truly Islamic faith, never mind an Islamist.

The current regime may be preferable to Assad but totally mad to say the WoT has weakened Islamism in Syria

USA play Turkiye btw but this is spot on. 7 out of 24 final-round matches (nearly a third of the games) now feature at least one team with nothing to play for.

Sucks a tonne of excitement out of the tournament for absolutely no benefit - another FIFA masterpiece

in areas like corporate governance, financial services/investment industry reform they've not only not been left wing, but have moved rightward from the tories in many ways.

probly more for policy/think tank dork perceptions than the general public, but some of this does filter through

the brexit referendum was possibly both the most cynical and (in terms of his own personal prospects and the country) incompetent act committed by any of the PMs. It will probably define Cameron so I'd put him closer to where Johnson is...

gets less attention than other platforms but radicalisation of a certain type of business dude happening on LinkedIn as hard as 'X' and elsewhere