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🖋️"Trump’s tariff strategy will create havoc. This will bring opportunities as well as challenges." Writing in The Conversation, Dr Lukasz Rachel @uclpolicylab.bsky.social examines how President Trump's tariffs policies might impact the US economy. theconversation.com/will-trumps-...

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Dr Lukasz Rachel (@ucleconomics.bsky.social and Academic Co-Director (Economics) at the UCL Policy Lab) examines how President Trump's tariffs policies might impact America's domestic economy in The Conversation. Read more ⤵️

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Hetan Shah (@hetanshah.bsky.social), member of the UCL Policy Lab Advisory Council, delivered this year's @healthfoundation.bsky.social's REAL Challenge annual lecture on the theme of AI & health. Watch the full lecture here ⤵️ www.health.org.uk/events/hype-...

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"Trump’s own tariff logic focuses on producers rather than consumers. The primary effect of tariffs is an increase in the prices of imported goods". Tariff talk defies economic logic, writes Lukasz Rachel, Co-Director for Economics at the UCL Policy Lab. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Getting Britain’s future back: does the Chancellor have a plan for the long term? As Rachel Reeves sets out her agenda for growth, we hear from @ucl.ac.uk economists and experts on the chancellor's speech. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Rachel Reeves has said that sustainable aviation fuel is a 'game changer'. @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Capt Iain Hanson, Director of the @ucl.ac.uk Centre for Sustainable Aviation, explore the importance of sustainable aviation for the economy and the planet. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Delighted to write this @uclpolicylab.bsky.social blog about how democracy is being reimagined in the digital era by communities in pursuing their agendas over planning, housing, and infrastructure, and how new tactics are required on all sides @casaucl.bsky.social

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Technology and new media have transformed how people view development and democracy. As the government announces new plans to remove blockages on growth @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social argues the state must use new tools to deliver on building homes and infrastructure. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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A new day has dawned, has it not? Understanding our post-liberal age. Ahead of Donald Trump's Inauguration, we spoke with Mark Leonard, Director @ecfr.eu to explore the forces that returned Trump to the White House and what might come next. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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How can we make developments in AI work for working people? Great to see the Prime Minister out the government’s plan at UCL today, alongside inspiring scientists, medics, entrepreneurs and community leaders.

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A brilliant roundup of all the work we did in 2024 here at @uclofficial.bsky.social including those we brought together at the UCL Policy Lab to explore the challenges facing Britain. We look forward to an even bigger 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/de...

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We're hiring 🚨 Come join the team as Project Manager for The Progressive Ecosystem project. You can read more about the role and apply here 👉 lnkd.in/dm86uGZD

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Nice piece from James reflecting on UCL Policy Lab's year, who we @powertochange.org.uk have really enjoyed working with.

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Our year in review and finding hope in the politics of connection. @jimbaggaley.bsky.social provides reflections from a year of activity at the UCL Policy Lab and the role connection plays in building a better world in 2025. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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World-leading experts gather to explore new tools to tackle shared political and social challenges. @sjakeco.bsky.social reflects on a week of action and why we’re helping lead an ambitious project to develop new tools for building social change and understanding. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Was great to speak at UCL last week about The Lie of the Land, & how Labour can help fix the nature crisis by reforming the governance of land. On a panel with the ace Baroness Young & Mark Walton! Thanks to @uclpolicylab.bsky.social for organising! www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2OL...

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My report on the (im)mobility of Ukrainians and Russians in Denmark and Poland is now available open access via @uclpolicylab.bsky.social Have a read if EU migration policies are your thing!

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Today we publish our new report which analyses the Temporary Protection Directive, and the uncertainty hanging over six million displaced Ukrainians. Recommendations include better data collection and support for policymakers to improve outcomes for those affected. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Really important speech by Pat McFadden at @uclpolicylab.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/live/Yl7QVav...

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Why reforming the state can draw on the dynamism and innovation of Britain’s communities. @mds49.bsky.social on Pat McFadden’s speech at @uclofficial.bsky.social on reforming the state and why we all have a role to play. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden calls on the civil service to embrace start-ups' test-and-learn culture in a major speech at @uclofficial.bsky.social East London campus. His comments follow Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's recent speech on public-sector reform www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/de...

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As always, excellent work from @uclpolicylab.bsky.social to bring together the often separate worlds of politics and community-led change.

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Fascinating speech by Pat McFadden MP on public service reform - more details on the local test and learn teams, & inviting innovators and disrupters to be part of the system - use your brain power to help your country! Also reform for civil service recruitment needed @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

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Went to the speech this morning. A few thoughts. TL;DR - I thought it was really good, but of course lots of tricky challenges to work through. 🧵

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This morning, we’re in UCL East watching Chancellor the Duchy Pat McFadden announce the government’s new ‘test-and-learn’ approach to public service delivery. We’ll be tweeting along and offering our key takeaways - read on 🧵 @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

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We were delighted to host Pat McFadden MP at @uclofficial.bsky.social East today as he set out the governments plan to reform the state. At UCL Policy Lab we’re proud to be partnering with researchers, community leaders, civil society and govt to help drive a new era in public service reform.

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It was great to join so many others to hear the Prime Minister set out the government’s priorities this morning. At the UCL Policy Lab, we’re working with communities across Britain to tackle the challenges we face.

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"There is a community of experts willing to teach, and students willing to learn." We explore the role universities can play in reforming prison education, and the goals of a new pilot educational initiative launched by Dr Caroline Parker (UCL Social Data Institute). www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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"A common endeavour to rebuild the country. Their starting point is respect. This means ministers, civil servants, policy makers spending time in these places listening and learning". Peter Hyman, on the need to build a country founded on respect. www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-...

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Applications for our new Project Manager role close this Sunday (1 December)! The role will help lead our collaborative Progressive Ecosystem project, working with those endeavouring to bring about social change. Find out more and apply ➡️ bit.ly/3V1z1Xg

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"Stories of crisis and struggle told by parents and carers who never sought a campaigning role". Some reflections from a session we hosted with @chrischirp.bsky.social on the challenges in special educational needs and disabilities provision. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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"We know there will be more difficult moments to come. We want to be as well prepared to deal with them as possible, but also to grasp new opportunities too". Vital report from @powertochange.bsky.social on fixing the foundations of our social fabric. www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

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5 days left to apply! Be in touch if you have any questions

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We're hiring a Project Manager (Progressive Ecosystems) to join our team! The role will help lead the Progressive Ecosystem project, fostering the skills, networks and ideas that social changemakers need to transform our politics and policy. Deadline: 1 December 2024. More info ⤵️ bit.ly/3V1z1Xg

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We're hiring! Join the @uclpolicylab.bsky.social as Project Manager (Progressive Ecosystems). Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/3V1z1Xg

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Welcome @uclofficial.bsky.social ✨

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👋We are here and excited to start sharing highlights and updates from UCL! Here's a magical shot of winter star trails over the UCL Wilkins Building taken by BSc Geophysics student Weixiang Bao - the winner of our 2023/24 #LoveUCL Student Photo of the Year Competition.

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Interesting - "the rhetoric that that regulatory system’s efforts to eliminate risk are holding back the economy isn’t helpful. This is the typical argument that drives the regulatory cycle and leads to too loose regulation after a period in which financial crises have been averted"

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Reeves will be judged on who she speaks 'for'. The Chancellor set out wide-ranging reforms in her Mansion House speech. But can her measures deliver on the economic and political aims of the government? Our latest anylsis: www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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How can we make the green transition a shared, collective endeavour? David Powell on how a new narrative on climate that listens to people and connects with our daily experiences can build on existing support for and trust in our sustainability efforts. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Our UCL Starter pack is growing. go.bsky.app/CXM2zSJ Welcome to our brilliant colleagues: @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social @uclcel.bsky.social @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social @ucl-iipp.bsky.social

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We're hiring 🚨 Project Manager (Progressive Ecosystems). The role will help lead the Progressive Ecosystem project, which aims to foster the skills, networks and ideas that social changemakers need to transform our politics and policy. Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/3V1z1Xg

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We're hiring a Project Manager (Progressive Ecosystems) at the @uclpolicylab.bsky.social. Join the team and help support those endeavouring to bring about social change 👏👇 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...

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"Much of the original reaction against New Labour was a sort of ersatz tradition....the Countryside Alliance and a belief in an England that had never really existed." @tombaldwin66.bsky.social on the long-standing debates on who 'represents' the English countryside. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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"We have to revive the central elements of that mid-century settlement: a mixed economy in housebuilding and careful regulation of credit and property markets". @tobylloyd.bsky.social on how we plan and build better homes. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n... .

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