New report! In the UK, you can be self-employed, an employee…or in the middle (eg. Uber drivers) Labour proposed to merge this middle ground with employee status: 'single worker status’ This is one of the more complex areas of reform I’ve looked into it @TheFabians 🧵

Literally no one sane cares about whether or not Starmer sits under a portrait of Thatcher or not.

Watching Swan Lake for the first time and thinking about my granny who took me to the ballet as a little girl.

Every time I speak to an AI customer service bot I am less worried about the threat to jobs. There's an awful lot of A but very little I.

Got in a car accident on my way to niece’s birthday meal. Not my fault and no harm to people or cars. Still her at least 45 minutes before the rest of the family. Why am I the only member of my family who can tell the time!?!

Lesson learned (hey - turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks!). I am never ever ever turning up on time for anything family again. They’ve *just* left the house. For a 6.30 reservation. I’m venting to you lot so I don’t ruin the party but FFS.

Landed in Athens and made it to my hotel. Waiting for Maggie McTernan to arrive we can get some food! Let the holiday commence!

Sunset at Poseidon’s temple

My friend went to Athens and all I got was this lousy…!!!

Nicky was a genuinely lovely woman who I really enjoyed working with.

The UK needs productivity growth to improve living standards. In this new episode of Fabian Thinking, host Emma Burnell sits down with Luke Raikes to discuss our recent report Going Up a Gear: Raising productivity by powering up investments, work and institutions. Listen

Watching the sunset from the highest hill in Athens.

Well that was brilliant.

So, 2024 has been confirmed as the world’s hottest summer ever recorded. We all know why, despite the denial from some quarters of the political spectrum & a reluctance of some media to flag it. I’ll wait 🤔 BBC News (UK) Sky News Channel 5 GB News LBC News Times Radio Talk

Many of us lost things that were very important to us. Positions, work even so-called friends. Nevertheless, we persisted.

Still absolutely glowing from the fantastic James gig last night. RealTimBooth and co were as incredible as the setting. And that was pretty bloody incredible. Perfect mid-holiday highlight.

Was Blair always this tin eared? But used to actually have people around him who could - occasionally - tell him so?

Lovely rooftop restaurant overlooking the acropolis and on to a great bar with guitar and balalaika music and virgin mojitos!

Getting theatrical in Delphi