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Call for evidence, deadline Monday: committees.parliament.uk/work/8858/ge....

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Before you ask, yes moral here is low and dropping by the day.

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Me again, with another reminder to get those nominations in before Monday please!

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This @resfoundation.bsky.social discussion is well worth watching if you're interested in child poverty, or improving social security in the UK. An excellent conversation as well as really useful report: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/tackl...

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Listening to @alexclegg.bsky.social in the @resfoundation.bsky.social event 'Tackling the scourge of modern Britain' exploring different changes in policies affecting child poverty (& 'costs). Be good to add that this would also be an investment & can reduce pressures on other public services.

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WEBINAR: The state of the civil service: size and shape Join us on Weds 5 March for the first in a three-part series focusing on our Whitehall Monitor 2025 report. With @alexgathomas.bsky.social @jackworlidge.bsky.social @emmanorris.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/whiteh...

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We are recruiting a new Associate Editor for Communication to help us further enhance the visibility and impact of @regfedst.bsky.social within and beyond the academic community. The journal is expanding, offering exciting opportunities! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions! 👇

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We discussed this case on our course 'Analysing and Communicating Social Policy' (in the digital welfare workshop) & good to see the DWP rethinking their use of automation & reforms to deductions more generally. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Exciting opportunity to join the @changingrealities.bsky.social team at a time when the work we do together has never mattered more. Please do share widely jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

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just 1 week to go for Social Policy Association award nominations. Further details here: social-policy.org.uk/news/the-soc... @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

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just 1 week to go for Social Policy Association award nominations. Further details here: social-policy.org.uk/news/the-soc... @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

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📢 Are you or someone you know considering a career in the think tank sector? We're hosting an online webinar for those interested in the sector, aimed particularly at those from under-represented groups. Find out more and sign up here👇 https://buff.ly/3CYMwky

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Today’s social policy seminar starting now. Prof Rod Hick from Cardiff University “work, welfare, and poverty reduction in Europe” @rodhick.bsky.social

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A reminder that there's only just over a week left for nominations to the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social awards: social-policy.org.uk/what-we-do/a... Deadline 5pm Monday 3rd March

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Today we held a @ccc-research.bsky.social and Safety Nets supported event called “unpicking the scalar fallacy” at Edinburgh Uni. Excellent presentations and insights from numerous projects. Thanks to all who came!

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There's something very worrying happening in HE, including in wealthy Universities such as my own (Edinburgh University). Some are experiencing financial woes due to restrictions placed on international students affecting recruitment numbers. Others, struggling with years of mismanagement.

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New blog by Peter Taylor-Gooby for the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Getting Britain Back Into Work: Are the Numbers Wrong? social-policy.org.uk/spa-blog/get...

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Council Tax bills are going up for many of us this year. But the tax has become increasingly regressive: the poorest fifth of households spend over three times as much of their income on Council Tax as the richest. @tom-clark.bsky.social & @lalithatry.bsky.social explain buff.ly/3CYK9yo

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I wrote for @heraldscotland.bsky.social about why Scotland cannot be complacent about the need for action on child poverty www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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Inflation is up by 3%, but private rents are up by 8.7% across the UK and 11%(!!!) in London. Across GB, it means paying ~£100 more per month on average since Jan 24, or ~£200 more per month since Jan 23. In London, £220 more per month since Jan 24, or ~£400(!) more per month since Jan 23.

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Today’s labour market stats show two contrasting trends: the strongest year for pay growth in two decades, but a weakening picture on employment. Our @resfoundation.bsky.social thread (from me and @louisemurphy.bsky.social) …

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I’m looking forward to speaking at this fringe event at the Scottish Labour Party conference. If you’re there join us as we discuss what’s needed for a just and compassionate Scotland to really tackle poverty.

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What a time to be currently teaching our social policy UGs about administering social security via digital welfare (including discussion data sharing, privacy, rights, etc). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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⏰ RECRUITING AN ECONOMIST! Do you want to join the UK's leading progressive think tank in the heart of Westminster? We are hiring for an economist to join the team and help shape our upcoming work. www.ippr.org/jobs/economi...

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Might be of interest to @uoe-sps.bsky.social students and graduates 👇

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🙋 Interested in working in the think tank sector? Sign up for this webinar from @resfoundation.bsky.social with an introduction from our director @anandmenon.bsky.social 👇 www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/worki...

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New @resfoundation.bsky.social report out from me today, on how low-to-middle income households’ earnings, benefits, taxes and housing costs have changed over the last 30 years. Here are some of the key findings:

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New blog from me and Tom on how Council Tax is increasingly resembling the Poll Tax ⬇️

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Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on #counciltax, study finds www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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We’re hosting an ECR workshop with Michele Lamont on April 2nd at LSE. The workshop will draw on Lamont's recent research in comparative qualitative sociology and provide a forum for ECR qual researchers to come together. A few places still available, see here on how to attend: buff.ly/3EEwxZn

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A reminder that this Friday is Rod Hick's seminar in our social policy series here at Edinburgh: Work Welfare and Poverty Reduction in Europe: Lessons from twenty years of change. Friday, 12-2pm, Violet Laidlaw Room, 6th floor, CMB, 15a George Square Edinburgh.

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'Money Talks: Business and the Politics of Independence' Join CCC Co-Director @karlobasta.bsky.social to discuss why independence movements win overwhelming support nearly everywhere except in wealthy democracies of the global North. 31 Mar, Edinburgh Info and registration: edin.ac/3Cv4g7b

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Interested in a career in comms? Applications are now open to join our team as a Communications Intern. You'll be helping us to share our research with as wide an audience as possible. ⏰ The deadline to apply is Monday 3 March - find out more www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

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Is there a word for when you're doing peer review article revisions, & need to return to the editor but you're nervous about how your response will go down: you know what you want the paper to do, have taken some ideas on board, want to say no to others, want to be polite, and have no power!

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Why is it more expensive to be poor in Britain? Low-to-middle income households in Britain fare worse than their German. French and Dutch counterparts.

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EVENT: What next for devolution and regional growth? Join us for the inaugural @faerfield.bsky.social lecture with Dr Nik Johnson, @officialedballs.bsky.social, Nora Senior CBE, @dtturner.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social Register your interest in attending ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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📢WE'RE HIRING📢 We're looking for a new Research Director, who can inspire a team, set the direction for impactful research, and engage confidently and effectively with political stakeholders, sponsors and media. Learn more & apply: smf.co.uk/new-opportun...

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Our next @uoe-sps.bsky.social social policy seminar will be on Friday 21st Feb, 12-2pm. VLR, Edinburgh. Prof Rod Hick @rodhick.bsky.social talking about 'Work, welfare, and poverty reduction in Europe: Lessons from twenty years of change'. No booking required.

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Incredible comms from an institution that is 1) not in deficit and 2) has yet to tell any of us transparently how much money we need to save & where & why.

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Constantly seeing research & data on how underfunded all our public services are. 10+ years of underfunding also means there's increasing demand (ie NHS or CJ). Local Gov is going bust, & too much social welfare spending is gobbled up by private equity or other (poor value) public outsourcing.

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In other migration news

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1. The Government's reducing the minimum apprenticeship duration in England from 12 to 8 months, and removing the need for apprenticesh aged 19+ to attain functional English & maths. Many genuinely feel this will widen opportunity & meet employer needs. I don't, so here's a thread to explain.

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If meritocracy determines success, how does elite reproduction persist? @larivera.bsky.social examines how hiring at top firms often reinforces privilege rather than rewarding merit. Join her conversation with @durlauf.bsky.social on meritocracy. Listen every other Monday: Website: bit.ly/3YdiCkj

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Thank you to @fairbydesign.bsky.social and @povertyalliance.org for inviting us to the parliamentary launch for their gallery exploring people’s experience of lack of access to affordable credit. Find out more about the project: fairbydesign.com/understandin...

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Great to see support for the proposed Employment Rights Bill across the political spectrum, with nearly 3 in 4 in support of banning zero hours contracts, widening access to Statutory Sick Pay and granting employment rights from day one. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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