There are, genuinely, a half dozen or more thinktanks which are govt aligned/very close (Fabians, IPPR, ThinkLabour, NEF, Resolution Foundation etc) to govt.
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
September 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
There are, genuinely, a half dozen or more thinktanks which are govt aligned/very close (Fabians, IPPR, ThinkLabour, NEF, Resolution Foundation etc) to govt.
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
Labour Together has rebranded as ThinkLabour. Surely, it’s more like SinkLabour
May 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Labour Together has rebranded as ThinkLabour. Surely, it’s more like SinkLabour
‘ThinkLabour’ is what ‘labour together’ have rebranded themselves as.
so when you say ‘burnham aligned think tank’. 🙄
so when you say ‘burnham aligned think tank’. 🙄
July 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
‘ThinkLabour’ is what ‘labour together’ have rebranded themselves as.
so when you say ‘burnham aligned think tank’. 🙄
so when you say ‘burnham aligned think tank’. 🙄
Thank you to our panellists!
- @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
- Helena Dollimore MP
- @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social
- @prafulnargund.bsky.social, Good Growth Foundation
- Erica Popplewell, @riveractionuk.bsky.social
- Dan Mead, ThinkLabour
- @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
- Helena Dollimore MP
- @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social
- @prafulnargund.bsky.social, Good Growth Foundation
- Erica Popplewell, @riveractionuk.bsky.social
- Dan Mead, ThinkLabour
September 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Thank you to our panellists!
- @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
- Helena Dollimore MP
- @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social
- @prafulnargund.bsky.social, Good Growth Foundation
- Erica Popplewell, @riveractionuk.bsky.social
- Dan Mead, ThinkLabour
- @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
- Helena Dollimore MP
- @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social
- @prafulnargund.bsky.social, Good Growth Foundation
- Erica Popplewell, @riveractionuk.bsky.social
- Dan Mead, ThinkLabour
Whoever ends up leading Labour will face the same existential question after the local elections: how does Labour rebuild a coalition broad enough to win again?
I argue Labour should be clearer that it is an economically left-leaning and socially liberal party.
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
I argue Labour should be clearer that it is an economically left-leaning and socially liberal party.
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
Who Is Labour For? • ThinkLabour
ThinkLabour is a think tank working at the heart of British politics to support the Labour movement with research, strategy, and policy development.
thinklabour.co.uk
May 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Whoever ends up leading Labour will face the same existential question after the local elections: how does Labour rebuild a coalition broad enough to win again?
I argue Labour should be clearer that it is an economically left-leaning and socially liberal party.
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
I argue Labour should be clearer that it is an economically left-leaning and socially liberal party.
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
I suggest what I think is a better way forward here: thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
Who Is Labour For? • ThinkLabour
ThinkLabour is a think tank working at the heart of British politics to support the Labour movement with research, strategy, and policy development.
thinklabour.co.uk
May 27, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I suggest what I think is a better way forward here: thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who...
📊 (UK) The Green Party of England and Wales are only FOUR points behind Labour in urban areas, according to ThinkLabour, who have close ties to Andy Burnham's government. (Source: The Guardian)
The Labour-adjacent think tank says Green parties could win FORTY seats at the next general election. 📈
The Labour-adjacent think tank says Green parties could win FORTY seats at the next general election. 📈
September 18, 2026 at 9:31 AM
📊 (UK) The Green Party of England and Wales are only FOUR points behind Labour in urban areas, according to ThinkLabour, who have close ties to Andy Burnham's government. (Source: The Guardian)
The Labour-adjacent think tank says Green parties could win FORTY seats at the next general election. 📈
The Labour-adjacent think tank says Green parties could win FORTY seats at the next general election. 📈
#InvestigateLabourTogether
Labour Together figures such as Morgan McSweeney should probably be in jail for their actions.
(and renaming themselves ThinkLabour will not change that)
Labour Together figures such as Morgan McSweeney should probably be in jail for their actions.
(and renaming themselves ThinkLabour will not change that)
Call for evidence: the Labour Together Parliament - Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/call...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/call...
Call for evidence: the Labour Together Parliament
SHADOW World Investigations (SWI) and Paul Holden, author of The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, are today announcing a new investigative project about the t...
morningstaronline.co.uk
June 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
#InvestigateLabourTogether
Labour Together figures such as Morgan McSweeney should probably be in jail for their actions.
(and renaming themselves ThinkLabour will not change that)
Labour Together figures such as Morgan McSweeney should probably be in jail for their actions.
(and renaming themselves ThinkLabour will not change that)
“ThinkLabour” has “extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government” because it’s Labour Together with a different name, as a way of sliming away from recent extreme PR difficulties. It’s a bit odd to not explain that to readers www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens just four points behind Labour in urban areas, poll reveals
Exclusive: UK’s Green parties could take 40 seats if result replicated at next election, according to Labour-linked thinktank
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:46 AM
“ThinkLabour” has “extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government” because it’s Labour Together with a different name, as a way of sliming away from recent extreme PR difficulties. It’s a bit odd to not explain that to readers www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What the fuck is ThinkLabour
July 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
What the fuck is ThinkLabour
Today @thinklabour.bsky.social publishes our report on Muslim voters, dispelling some misconceptions. Muslims - like most other Brits - prioritise the cost of living above any other issue including the conflict in Gaza. thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/gon...
Gone, but not forever: Why many British Muslims fell out of love with Labour - but remain open to return • ThinkLabour
ThinkLabour is a think tank working at the heart of British politics to support the Labour movement with research, strategy, and policy development.
thinklabour.co.uk
May 29, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Today @thinklabour.bsky.social publishes our report on Muslim voters, dispelling some misconceptions. Muslims - like most other Brits - prioritise the cost of living above any other issue including the conflict in Gaza. thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/gon...
Ha!
Labour Together (aka ThinkLabour) ought to be going to jail.
Labour Together (aka ThinkLabour) ought to be going to jail.
June 19, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Ha!
Labour Together (aka ThinkLabour) ought to be going to jail.
Labour Together (aka ThinkLabour) ought to be going to jail.
ThinkLabour = Labour Together
(Hoping you'll forget about Mandelson and other dodginess by changing name)
(Hoping you'll forget about Mandelson and other dodginess by changing name)
May 15, 2026 at 7:09 AM
ThinkLabour = Labour Together
(Hoping you'll forget about Mandelson and other dodginess by changing name)
(Hoping you'll forget about Mandelson and other dodginess by changing name)
Labour Together changed its name but nothing else. Their argument: we can’t nationalise anything because of ISDS
But the answer is clear: scrap ISDS. Why does a Labour think tank reckon it’s ok to let foreign investors dictate how we regulate water? 🤦♂️
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/the...
But the answer is clear: scrap ISDS. Why does a Labour think tank reckon it’s ok to let foreign investors dictate how we regulate water? 🤦♂️
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/the...
There is nothing leftwing about nationalising Thames Water • ThinkLabour
ThinkLabour is a think tank working at the heart of British politics to support the Labour movement with research, strategy, and policy development.
thinklabour.co.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Labour Together changed its name but nothing else. Their argument: we can’t nationalise anything because of ISDS
But the answer is clear: scrap ISDS. Why does a Labour think tank reckon it’s ok to let foreign investors dictate how we regulate water? 🤦♂️
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/the...
But the answer is clear: scrap ISDS. Why does a Labour think tank reckon it’s ok to let foreign investors dictate how we regulate water? 🤦♂️
thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/the...
The advantage of being interim Interim CEO of ThinkLabour (for two weeks only!) is that I have made the executive order to bring my lovely greyhound into the office ♥️🐕
August 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The advantage of being interim Interim CEO of ThinkLabour (for two weeks only!) is that I have made the executive order to bring my lovely greyhound into the office ♥️🐕
We as a disabled community, just like the trans community have warned you TIME AND TIME AGAIN that anyone being held up by the cult of Labour Together/ThinkLabour would carry on their cruelty but no... you NEVER listen. Wake up. The man is using Milburn's report mixed with IDS' 'think tank'.
Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits, vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill.
Silence on corporate welfare.
37.8% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
Due to hikes in retirement age, many seniors can't work, claim benefits.
Women will be hardest hit.
Silence on corporate welfare.
37.8% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
Due to hikes in retirement age, many seniors can't work, claim benefits.
Women will be hardest hit.
Burnham to make some benefits conditional and ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare
New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care
www.independent.co.uk
July 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
We as a disabled community, just like the trans community have warned you TIME AND TIME AGAIN that anyone being held up by the cult of Labour Together/ThinkLabour would carry on their cruelty but no... you NEVER listen. Wake up. The man is using Milburn's report mixed with IDS' 'think tank'.
Arresting and amusing statistic from @christabelcoops.bsky.social here: a majority of voters (52 per cent) believe that Angela Rayner was born into a middle class or upper class family, rising to more than 60 per cent of Green voters:
Too posh to poll? What happens when voters think politicians are more privileged than they really are
Christabel Cooper, Director of Research, ThinkLabour
thinklabour.substack.com
June 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Arresting and amusing statistic from @christabelcoops.bsky.social here: a majority of voters (52 per cent) believe that Angela Rayner was born into a middle class or upper class family, rising to more than 60 per cent of Green voters:
When asked what he would do differently from Starmer, Burnham leaned into the microphone and replied: “Nowt, but I’ll sound like I mean it.”
www.normalisland.co.uk/p/andy-burnh...
www.normalisland.co.uk/p/andy-burnh...
Andy Burnham promises "real change" by delivering Starmer's policies with a Mancunian accent
In a move described by ThinkLabour as “totally above board,” Josh Simons has graciously stepped aside to let Andy Burnham contest his Makerfield seat in a by-election.
www.normalisland.co.uk
May 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
When asked what he would do differently from Starmer, Burnham leaned into the microphone and replied: “Nowt, but I’ll sound like I mean it.”
www.normalisland.co.uk/p/andy-burnh...
www.normalisland.co.uk/p/andy-burnh...
ThinkLabour don’t believe Water Companies should be renationalised. They even have an Economist to convince you (sadly no graphs)
Note the ‘on the left’ comment🤔
bsky.app/profile/danm...
Note the ‘on the left’ comment🤔
bsky.app/profile/danm...
I know nationalising Thames Water sounds appealing, especially if you're on the left.
But in a blog post today I argue it's actually the least progressive option available.
If we care about clean rivers and lower bills, we need to make privatisation work. Here's my argument: 1/6
But in a blog post today I argue it's actually the least progressive option available.
If we care about clean rivers and lower bills, we need to make privatisation work. Here's my argument: 1/6
There is nothing leftwing about nationalising Thames Water — Labour Together
Those of us on the left should ignore the tempting siren calls from Zack Polanski to nationalise Thames Water. If we actually care about fixing our rivers and keeping bills low, it’s much more progressive to make privatisation work.
www.labourtogether.uk
May 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM
ThinkLabour don’t believe Water Companies should be renationalised. They even have an Economist to convince you (sadly no graphs)
Note the ‘on the left’ comment🤔
bsky.app/profile/danm...
Note the ‘on the left’ comment🤔
bsky.app/profile/danm...
They didnt actually disband by the by, just revrand as ThinkLabour. As in 'I ThinkLabour are still going to be super racist'
September 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM
They didnt actually disband by the by, just revrand as ThinkLabour. As in 'I ThinkLabour are still going to be super racist'
Andy Burnham promises "real change" by delivering Starmer's policies with a Mancunian accent
open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
Andy Burnham promises "real change" by delivering Starmer's policies with a Mancunian accent
In a move described by ThinkLabour as “totally above board,” Josh Simons has graciously stepped aside to let Andy Burnham contest his Makerfield seat in a by-election.
open.substack.com
May 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Andy Burnham promises "real change" by delivering Starmer's policies with a Mancunian accent
open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
Looong week so only just got round to this @christabelcoops.bsky.social analysis of who Labour’s lost & where to pitch to get them back (economically left, socially liberal). Clarity across labour now that chasing Reform isn’t the answer but …https://thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who-is-labour-for
Who Is Labour For? • ThinkLabour
ThinkLabour is a think tank working at the heart of British politics to support the Labour movement with research, strategy, and policy development.
thinklabour.co.uk
May 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Looong week so only just got round to this @christabelcoops.bsky.social analysis of who Labour’s lost & where to pitch to get them back (economically left, socially liberal). Clarity across labour now that chasing Reform isn’t the answer but …https://thinklabour.co.uk/thinking/who-is-labour-for
You will be able to tell how fucked we are from Burnham's cabinet appointments, especially chancellor and home secretary.
We're almost certainly fucked to some degree though. Near to certain as you can get.
Even one connection to Labour Together (now called ThinkLabour) is too many.
We're almost certainly fucked to some degree though. Near to certain as you can get.
Even one connection to Labour Together (now called ThinkLabour) is too many.
July 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
You will be able to tell how fucked we are from Burnham's cabinet appointments, especially chancellor and home secretary.
We're almost certainly fucked to some degree though. Near to certain as you can get.
Even one connection to Labour Together (now called ThinkLabour) is too many.
We're almost certainly fucked to some degree though. Near to certain as you can get.
Even one connection to Labour Together (now called ThinkLabour) is too many.
All that's behind us now, as I lay out in my report for the exciting new think tank, ThinkLabour.
June 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
All that's behind us now, as I lay out in my report for the exciting new think tank, ThinkLabour.
We’re very sorry, we shouldn’t have used our dirty tricks and vicious smears unit on a Times journalist - the team’s job is to smear and defame the left wing pigfolk, not real people who actually matter.
May 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We’re very sorry, we shouldn’t have used our dirty tricks and vicious smears unit on a Times journalist - the team’s job is to smear and defame the left wing pigfolk, not real people who actually matter.