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Stewart Wood

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Stewart Wood

@StewartWood

Dad, Labour peer, Oxford Uni teacher, Chair @LordsEconCom. Ex Shadow Cabinet Min & special adviser at No.10 & Treasury. Make music on Daily Sporran channel ⬇️

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Joined May 2010

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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
May 27
Blair’s essay is a substantial intervention on what's wrong with Britain & with Labour, with a detailed alternative agenda. Dismissing it is silly. But engaging with it reveals that it's both forward-looking & stuck in the past, with an agenda that is radical but not 'centrist'🧵
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
@InstituteGC
May 26
Article
The need for a new agenda for Britain
The Labour Party is playing with fire; or, more accurately, with its future, and that of the country. I led the Labour Party for 13 years and through three general elections. It is a party largely of...
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
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Gakpo does have a left foot cross I him after all.
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Tonbridge Angels
@tonbridgeangels
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𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 🍻 With apologies to Paul McCartney and his great ballad off Revolver there really is something for all beer drinkers at Angelfest which is now just over a week away. The cask ale list has been selected by Keith Ennis and Andy
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Andrew Neil
@afneil
Jun 17
The US has circulated its version of the Memo of Understanding with Iran to G7 leaders in France. It’s as bad if not worse than expected. — The moment it’s signed (Friday) sanctions on the export of Iran oil are lifted. So the regime can start replenishing its coffers
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 17
"Three points in the first game doesn't give you a guaranteed pass to the next round, but it is a cracking foundation". Superb metaphor from ITV's Sam Matterface. #England #Croatia
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Andy Burnham for Makerfield
@andy4makerfield
Jun 17
“This is our power, our house.“ Tomorrow, vote hope.
00:00
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 17
Kylian may be a decent footballer, but he needs to sort his hands out if he wants to play the flute properly. Take some tips from the master, Kylian... #KylianMbappé #JethroTull
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 16
An ageing society is arguably the biggest & unarguably the most certain transformation facing the UK. It's also the least discussed. My article for @LabourList on using the UK's G20 Presidency to start gripping the challenges & opportunities of longevity.
‘The longevity dividend: how the UK’s G20 can turn demographic change into economic growth’ –...
From labourlist.org
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Brendan Cox
@MrBrendanCox
Jun 15
10 years ago my wife, the mum of our kids & the MP for Batley&Spen was killed by a far right extremist. At anniversaries I try to be optimistic about the future. But not this time. In the ten years since she was killed we have gone backwards & I fear our democracy is now at risk
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 16
Nothing more likely to persuade a sceptical American public about the compelling wonder of a World Cup tournament than a day in which all four games were drawn.
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Aaron MacLean
@AaronBMacLean
Jun 15
Iran is in the traffic management business like Tony Soprano was in the waste management business.
Phil Stewart
@phildstewart
Jun 15
traffic management? IRAN'S MEHR NEWS AGENCY SAYS EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ AREA ARE POSSIBLY LINKED TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 15
The Prog Rocker in me is a big fan of the Uruguayan national anthem, with about 5 minutes of instrumental intro before the words begin. #Uruguay #SaudiArabia
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Stewart Wood
@StewartWood
Jun 15
Belgium 1, Egypt 1, with 15 minutes to go. Torn between "the next goal is crucial" & "who has the courage to go win it?" as my commentary cliché of choice.
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