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Okay this is getting ridiculous. In addition to the ongoing problems with the UK’s Labour Force Survey, the Wealth and Assets Survey (key source for measuring wealth inequality) has now also had its accreditation revoked due to falling response rates. osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/osr-sus...

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It'll be two years, this Monday night. Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

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Delighted to host the launch of new #NuffieldFunded research which underpins the Minimum Digital Living Standard - what households now need to be digitally included in today's world.

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@iprnickp.bsky.social and @gavin-kelly.bsky.social analyse how the UK welfare state was reshaped by austerity and Covid, showing that despite fundamental changes, most reforms aligned with the UK's liberal model. They also explore future policy options. #UKWelfare academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

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The UK welfare state: recent history & future prospects. New essay by me & @iprnickp.bsky.social for @oxrepjournal.bsky.social on the economic, political & demographic forces reshaping our welfare state. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

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The dangerous decline of child vaccination in England. Such a worrying trend at several levels.

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The dangerous decline of child vaccination in England. Such a worrying trend at several levels.

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Sound the ‘Nick & Gavin political economy essay alert’. Always worth your time.

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New piece on the UK welfare state by me & @gavin-kelly.bsky.social for a special edition of @oxrepjournal.bsky.social We examine the economic, political & demographic forces reshaping our welfare state. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

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The UK welfare state: recent history & future prospects. New essay by me & @iprnickp.bsky.social for @oxrepjournal.bsky.social on the economic, political & demographic forces reshaping our welfare state. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

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Excellent @financialtimes.com interview with my colleague @gaiamarcus.bsky.social

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The ongoing maladministration @swfc.co.uk is a sporting disgrace & betrayal of a great fanbase. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Great to see the fantastic research we support.

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ICYMI: The UK’s economic inactivity crisis is under the spotlight in the new series of The We Society from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social with our Chief Exec @gavin-kelly.bsky.social. It's the first to be produced in collaboration with the Academy, the Foundation & @leverhulme.ac.uk ow.ly/UBBR50VTVe9

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I keep hearing it asserted that a higher minimum wage must be really harming the chances of wage progression. Not true according to this new evidence.

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The likelihood of a fiscally painful downgrade of the OBR's productivity assumption is high & rising. If it happens it will likely be phased rather than a one-off step down. But the consequences would still be large and outweigh other policy choices that are dominating the headlines.

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The likelihood of a fiscally painful downgrade of the OBR's productivity assumption is high & rising. If it happens it will likely be phased rather than a one-off step down. But the consequences would still be large and outweigh other policy choices that are dominating the headlines.

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ICYMI, in episode 1 of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social We Society podcast, Will Hutton is joined by @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, CEO @nuffieldfoundation.org, to discuss potential solutions to the UK’s economic inactivity crisis. 🎙️https://podfollow.com/the-we-society/view

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Addressing inactivity is one of the big social challenges of our times - and new approaches are needed. Good to talk to Will Hutton about this on the new We Society podcast by @acadsocsciences.bsky.social in partnership with @nuffieldfoundation.org & @leverhulme.ac.uk podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

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It’s hardly the main issue but keeping the 2 child limit for longer has the knock-on effect of delaying meaningful debate on the additional anti-poverty measures - incentives for p/t work & 2nd earners, social tariffs, social rents, employment support, access to FSM etc - that we desperately need.

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Responding to the crisis of inactivity among the young is one of the challenges of our times. My conversation with Will Hutton.

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Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.

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The wider point: careful, longer-term evaluation really matters if you want good policy. I was in government when early results on EMAs generated excitement while those on Sure Start underwhelmed. Longer-term studies have now transformed our understanding of policy effectiveness.

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If you are interested in public policy do look at the new @theifs.bsky.social report on the impact of Sure Start - a powerful piece of work. Here are the estimated benefits and costs. Really pleased @nuffieldfoundation.org supported this programme of work.

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Causes & solutions to the UK's economic inactivity crisis are explored in a new series of The We Society from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social featuring our Chief Executive @gavin-kelly.bsky.social. It's the first to be produced in partnership with the Foundation & @leverhulme.ac.uk ow.ly/UBBR50VTVe9

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Addressing inactivity is one of the big social challenges of our times - and new approaches are needed. Good to talk to Will Hutton about this on the new We Society podcast by @acadsocsciences.bsky.social in partnership with @nuffieldfoundation.org & @leverhulme.ac.uk podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

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The Orwell Foundation - home of the prestigious Orwell Prizes and much more besides - is looking for a new Chair. It's a fabulous organisation doing great work at the most important of times. Please have a look, share & apply @orwellprize.bsky.social www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

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The terms of the proposed Fair Pay Agreement in the care sector - whether there will be real ambition on wages, conditions & progression - has just gone from something of interest to the care sector & a few labour market experts, to being at the centre of British policy & politics.

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The Orwell Foundation - home of the prestigious Orwell Prizes and much more besides - is looking for a new Chair. It's a fabulous organisation doing great work at the most important of times. Please have a look, share & apply @orwellprize.bsky.social www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

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The terms of the proposed Fair Pay Agreement in the care sector - whether there will be real ambition on wages, conditions & progression - has just gone from something of interest to the care sector & a few labour market experts, to being at the centre of British policy & politics.

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The morning to revisit this thoughtful discussion on the economic, social & ecological philosophy of Pope Francis. @onesandtooze.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6F9r...

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“Three-quarters (74%) of the public today think there is a class struggle in the UK – a big increase from around half (48%) who held this view in 1964.” www.kcl.ac.uk/news/europe-...

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“Three-quarters (74%) of the public today think there is a class struggle in the UK – a big increase from around half (48%) who held this view in 1964.” www.kcl.ac.uk/news/europe-...

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Feed your soul with the story of Pata Pata, Miriam Makeba’s blissful tune at a time of resistance. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Feed your soul with the story of Pata Pata, Miriam Makeba’s blissful tune at a time of resistance. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Given how embedded cake-ism has become this is indeed notable. First stage of resolving a painful trade-off is to recognise it.

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The benign consequences of adopting the real Living Wage - a natural experiment. Surprising absence of some of the oft-cited trade-offs in the findings from this fascinating study @cep-lse.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social

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The benign consequences of adopting the real Living Wage - a natural experiment. Surprising absence of some of the oft-cited trade-offs in the findings from this fascinating study @cep-lse.bsky.social @livingwageuk.bsky.social

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This could end up being a decisive moment (one way or another) in the Trump era.

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Who wants to be official historian of UK policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles? (Don’t all shout at once) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMQ310/e...

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What times these are. The US may be turning the clock back on child labour, explains @sarahoconnorft.ft.com

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