Founder & Director, Unplugged Coalition. Former Special Adviser to PM on Business, Regulation and Energy Policy. Works on things that matter. Gets stuff done.

Richmond, Surrey
Joined May 2011
Making Tax Digital going voluntary should be every party's policy. Bravo @RobertJenrick
Britain is broke. And to fix it, we need to start growing again. That’s why Reform’s Economic Rescue Plan includes these 64 pro-growth measures I’d take if I were Chancellor: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮 1. Approve Rosebank 2. Restart oil and gas licensing 3. Legalise onshore exploration 4. Abolish the Energy Profits Levy 5. Restore maximum economic extraction as the North Sea regulator's objective 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 6. Abolish the Emissions Trading Scheme 7. Halt the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 8. Repudiate AR7 contracts for difference and scrap AR8 9. Implement the Fingleton Review on nuclear in full 10. Automatically approve French and South Korean nuclear designs 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 11. Cut affordable housing requirements on brownfield sites 12. Permitted Development Right for brownfield housing 13. Repeal Biodiversity Net Gain 14. Exit the Aarhus Convention 15. Repeal and reform the Habitats Regulations, including Nutrient Neutrality 16. End the boiler ban 17. Legalise air conditioning to meet overheating rules 18. Remove mandatory EPC improvements 19. Revoke the Future Homes Standard 20. Repeal the Renters' Rights Act 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 21. Legislate approval for new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick 22. Auction airport landing slots 23. End 'target-consistent' carbon pricing in project evaluation 24. Ban carbon emissions considerations in planning applications 25. Fast-track all water reservoirs as nationally significant projects 26. Make Development Consent Orders a true one-stop shop 27. Restrict judicial review of ministerial planning decisions 28. Scrap Net Zero construction rules 29. Scrap the social value test in procurement 30. Lift launch limits at SaxaVord Spaceport 31. Open completed sections of East-West Rail 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 32. Review regulatory barriers to AI adoption 33. Permit on-site gas generation for data centres and industry 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 34. Cut Employer NI back to 13.8% 35. Introduce a migrant worker levy 36. Repeal the Employment Rights Act 37. Clarify that workplace rights don't require mandatory training courses 38. Let experienced tradesmen work on government contracts without CSCS qualifications 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 39. Review bank capital requirements to boost lending 40. Rule out Net Zero in financial regulators' remits 41. Repeal climate-related financial disclosure rules 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 42. Scrap airport 'surface access strategies' 43. Abolish the electric vehicle mandates 44. Apply domestic GB hours to all UK HGV trips 45. Ban Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods 46. Back the M4 Relief Road 47. Move a new car's first MOT to four years 48. Abolish the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 49. Replace GDPR with a New Zealand-style Privacy Act 50. Fully re-legalise Imperial units 51. Review all unchanged EU law 52. Automatically repeal remaining EU law in 5 years unless retained 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 53. Make quarterly Making Tax Digital reporting voluntary 54. Reduce legal obligations on SME Non-Executive Directors 55. Double permission-free event days from 28 to 56 56. Make pavement dining licences automatic and permanent 57. Let shops open until 10pm, except Sundays 58. Repeal board diversity and inclusion rules 59. Remove the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate 60. Abolish the packaging tax 61. Scrap BBC and Channel 4 priority on streaming platforms 62. Remove the Public Sector Equality Duty 63. Five-year sunset on all QUANGOs 64. Five-year sunset clause on all new regulations And there are more to come! Britain’s full potential is waiting to be unleashed 🚀
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'It feels like he is setting up an open conversation.' Political Commentator Jennifer Powers discusses Andy Burnham opening the door to EU citizens living and working freely in Britain. 🇬🇧 Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com/support
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‘Trump doesn’t like people defying him.’ Former Conservative Adviser Jennifer Powers discusses the ‘deteriorating’ relationship between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604
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One of my favourite econ papers is a study from Chile which found that its online fuel price disclosure scheme actually led to *higher* prices for consumers, as it made it easier for petrol stations to coordinate their pricing.
I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.   The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.   But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.   That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.   It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
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‘It is not focused on wealth creation.’ Former Conservative Adviser Jennifer Powers blasts Andy Burnham’s vision for the country.
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Deluded and ominous.
NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious. Olah’s team then privately lobbied the pope’s advisers “to take the possibility of model consciousness seriously.” Pope Leo XIV held firm. For months, Anthropic has wined and dined theologians and religious scholars under nondisclosure agreements, hoping they would bless the idea that Claude has moral standing. thelettersfromleo.com/p/nyt-…
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‘We have to make Britain a less attractive place to come.’ Political commentator Jennifer Powers reacts to reports that hundreds of migrants are crossing the Channel this morning and discusses Labour’s response to it.
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I keep saying it, but allowing the sale of Arm in 2016 was such a crazily poor piece of decisionmaking that even by the standards of UK economic policy it’s something of an outlier.
i've banked with monzo since 2019. it's exactly what britain should be producing. built from nothing, forced every legacy bank to modernise, and now one of the biggest consumer banks in the country and we're about to sell it to brazil investors deserve a payout, fair enough. but the reason it's a sale and not an ipo is that our ipo market is dead. so our best companies get bought instead of listed deepmind to google. arm to softbank. our car makers, our steel, our water, our airlines. now monzo we build them and sell them. every. single. time.
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I've reviewed all government bills currently before parliament which haven't reached Royal Assent (17). The Govt is in good shape to end the session by March for either an early King's Speech or significantly limiting any legislative cost to an early general election 1/
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Infrastructure is 65% more expensive in the UK than France and Germany. That’s £8.3 BILLION a year WASTED.  Not on tunnels or track. On lawyers, lobbyists and consultants. This is a CHOICE.  FIX our planning system, SAVE money & BUILD infrastructure.
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'It would make sense for him politically to have that personal mandate he lacks. I think he may have already waited too long...' @Power_Jen of the Unplugged Coalition reacts to reports Prime Minister Andy Burnham could be looking at calling an early general election.
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Rent: for a long time, the 5 year change in rent was between 10-15%. More recently, it has crept up to 35%
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'The latest and last U-turn of Keir Starmer...' @Power_Jen of the Unplugged Coalition reacts as former PM Sir Keir Starmer draws up a resignation honours list despite having promised not to.
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'People have worked all their lives and all that wealth is stolen off you by politicians.' Broadcaster Mike Parry reacts to reports Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch will pledge to axe inheritance tax if she wins the next election.
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'Are we going to reach a point where those with the deepest pockets are the ones who run the country?' @DrStephenDixon asks @Power_Jen of the Unplugged Coalition about backlash as Reform receives its second £36m donation from a crypto-billionaire in just two days.
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'These are transformational sums of money for Reform... This really puts Reform in a strong position ahead of the next general election.' @Power_Jen of the Unplugged Coalition react as Reform receives its second £36m donation in just two days.
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If we are to go back to the 1970s to inform current economic policy thinking, it would be advisable to take note some of the wisdoms of that period, as well as its follies. Here is one of those wisdoms, addressing the strategic voids that lie at the heart of all our governments: “The truth is that there is never a convenient time for strategic thinking, in politics, business, or anything else. It sems to be an academic exercise, a speculative distraction, to be put off whenever possible ‘until there is more time’ or ‘the immediate pressures are off’. Strategy can be defined, for practical purposes, as ‘the careful thinking we wish we had done two years ago, but don’t have time to do today.’ And yet many of today's pressures are themselves caused by lack of a strategy. How often we finally decide to take some action without further delay, only to find that, after all, it cannot be started, because essential conditions had not been anticipated months earlier.” (Hoskyns and Strauss, 'Stepping Stones', 1977)
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‘If it is keeping some children safe then that is a victory.’ Founder of Unplugged Coalition Jennifer Powers says social norms and expectations around social media use among children need to be addressed, as the Government’s ban on under-16s is due to take place next year.
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