The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Torsten Bell is The Reformer in almost textbook form, an evidence-driven diagnostician who translates structural failure, stagnant wages, chronic underinvestment, generational inequality, into an incremental and institutionally grounded programme. His stated view that changing your country involves hundreds of decisions is a deliberate rejection of silver-bullet radicalism in favour of persistent, values-anchored iteration.
“The legislation then provides an ongoing commitment to the royal household and the monarch that the grant will remain at next year’s level, at least. I hope that offers the right hon. Gentleman reassurance.”
House of Commons14 September 2026Source ↗
“Employment levels have risen since the general election, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight that too few young people are getting the chance to move into work and to participate in education. That is exactly what the Milburn report is looking at, and I hope the hon. Gentleman will feed into that.”
House of Commons8 September 2026Source ↗
“That is a very important question. We need to make sure that those who will retire in 2050 can look forward to the same kind of comfortable retirements that many—not all, but many—of today’s pensioners enjoy, and the honest answer is that we are not on track for that at the moment. This Government are taking a two-stage approach.”
House of Commons29 June 2026Source ↗
“My hon. Friend and I have discussed this issue on a number of occasions, and she has been an important campaigner for pensioners in her constituency who have been affected by it.”
House of Commons29 June 2026Source ↗
Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy: “Economist Torsten Bell MP explains how to fix Britain”
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