Reminded of @stephenkb.bsky.social's excellent column on AI and the curriculum. "It is knowledge that allows you to deploy and use your skills." www.ft.com/content/1369...

Desperate to see an updated chart for Shania please

'Because Black women are overrepresented in public sector jobs, the Trump Administration’s massive cuts to the federal workforce have likely contributed towards over 300,000 Black women leaving the labor force between February and July.' time.com/7315624/risi...

Civil society has reached a milestone: we estimate that for the first time, paid hours now exceed volunteer hours. Do we need to slow the tide and re-emphasise volunteering, or do we accept the sector is becoming more professional? Explore these questions in our new blog: pbe.co.uk/insights/the...

‘Let us not risk getting trapped in the last war.’ My piece for @pbe.co.uk on why the wellbeing v GDP framing has run out of road pbe.co.uk/insights/bey...

In the year to June 2025, 92% of refugee family reunion visas were given to women and children. More than half went to children. Two thirds to people from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan. It helps integration and provides a safe route. Family reunion should be easier, not harder.

"As the basis of their analysis, the authors relied on a 1932 book by French historian"

🌈The lack of accurate data on LGBTQ+ folks is pervasive We're often invisible. Historic exclusion, categorisation challenges, and the potential harm of data collection have all played a part, hindering policy, research, and support services. This report looks to fill in part of that data gap ⬇️

Parkrun is by far the largest charity - by volunteer numbers - in England and Wales. Nations of joggers. register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/sector-da...

"Imagine a football team which measures its success only on the basis of the goals it scores and doesn't count the goals it concedes. That football team could be losing right through without recognising it." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggo0...

Great new evidence from Rachel Gomez on the longterm impacts of children’s mental health. For the geeks among us…it goes beyond looking at correlations and shows that improvements in mental health as a child lead to better outcomes, even after controlling for a host of other factors.

we invite expressions of indifference

In 2023/24, over thirty thousand children had been left waiting for mental health support for over two years. Important new @pbe.co.uk report from Rachel Gomez and @jonfranklin.bsky.social, showing the huge costs of failing to meet growing need, and the opportunity that comes with acting earlier.

'This display of craft "brings the Palestinians, it almost puts breath into their lives. We’ve existed for a really long time as a people and we had a place and we had a country and a land and that’s all been taken away. But this history shows that not only did we exist, but we still exist".'

"Our data finds the US out of step with the rest of the world in many respects, from the role the state is expected to play in addressing societal issues through to how important these issues are perceived to be." From the new Ipsos Equalities index: www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...

"School streets, pedestrianised town centres, targeting SUVs for higher parking charges, clean air zones, lower speed limits in residential areas and more severe penalties for breaking them all receive public support, despite placing new limits or charges on car use."

'Where to find a housekeeper with a view to marriage.' 'How to obtain a holiday for a tired mother' @citizensadvice.bsky.social has shared some of the questions they were asked in the 1950s...

'“Our temperatures haven’t gone below 27C inside the house in the past two months,” she said. Her thermometer peaked at 33C this summer. She bought a 25% share of the home with her husband for £121,000. On top of this, she pays £1,264 per month in rent.'

Israel claimed responsibility for killing five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif, in a strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital, bringing the total journalists killed to 237 since the war began. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/1490et

'Any meaningful description of which arguments and debates are legitimate in a democracy depends on rejecting arguments rooted in violence, xenophobia and racial prejudice.'

"I hope our research encourages policy officials to be braver and pursue more ambitious climate policies. They have more public support than they may realise." www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...

Earlier this year, @jonfranklin.bsky.social and I dug into the data on life satisfaction and housing. We found that private renting - and especially the unaffordability of rents - is making us miserable. Read more below or take a look at our annual wellbeing report: pbe.co.uk/publications...

'The dogs were judged on balance, time on the board and any tricks they performed.'

'Without realizing it, my students had become close readers.' lithub.com/what-happene...

It's official ONS baby name day! Here are the names that are dying out – A mere 9 boys called Norman last year – Rodney = 8 – Nigel = 5 – Giles = 3 And not a single Piers was registered! (If it's 2 or fewer, it's not released for data reasons, so it's possible 2 were) There were 161 called Zorawar

Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? With the cost of renting still soaring across the UK, read my article for @redbrickblog.bsky.social 🏘️ redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/rent...

‘Gaza has teetered on the brink of famine for two years, but recent developments have “dramatically worsened” the situation.’ ‘A formal famine declaration, which is rare, requires the kind of data that the lack of access to Gaza, and mobility within, has largely denied.’

On the 'perils of perspective'. A great read.

'If a generation lives paycheck to paycheck, can we even say they’re choosing whether or not to have kids? Yes, they’re making a practical decision. But a free and happy choice about whether they want kids or not? I’m not sure.' www.vogue.co.uk/article/mill...

If you want to know the reality of what a fully deregulated planning system would be like here it is. Which is why we need a strategic land planning system instead of leaving it just to the market. Yes, we need more houses. We also need decent communities. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘On the days he and his brother cannot find food, the children eat a tablespoon of salt and fill their bellies with water.’

The London Communities Emergencies Partnership (LCEP) and London Plus have updated resources + guidance for voluntary, civic and faith groups concerned about potential escalation of anti-migrant hostility. This is a shareable public resource londonplus.org/concerns-abo...

‘“How do we roll that out to every community.” This is precisely the wrong instinct. We must shift to a new question: how do we enable each community to lead and deliver the change it needs?’

I was lucky to have my AHRC-funded PhD supported across disciplinary boundaries, even though it didn’t fit neatly into a singular box. That was kind of the purpose (and joy) of it. Cuts like these risk narrowing who can do this research, as well as what kinds of work are possible at all.

New DCMS data on (DCMS-sponsored) museums and galleries shows a 25% increase in visitor numbers to London-based institutions. Of the 40.8 million total visits, 37 million were to London museums and galleries alone. www.gov.uk/government/s...

“we find that socioeconomically disadvantaged parent likely give in to their kids’ food requests out of the simple desire to give their kids a little joy.”

really interesting read, this.

Care workers "provide vital care and support to older people and disabled people..... We also found that workers in residential care were twice as likely to have used a food bank in the past year compared with other workers"

📢 Volunteer with Ella’s, a charity supporting survivors of trafficking. Help build an Excel dashboard & improve impact reporting. ~5 days work, Aug–Sept. UK-based only. Use your data skills for good! Apply: pbe.co.uk/vacancies/da... #DataForGood #Volunteering

A chart didn't make it into the piece — ICE has arrested >1,000 toddlers since 2023

Strong communities require strong support. Local Civil Society Infrastructure (LCSI) enables charities to collaborate and influence local decisions. Funding cuts have weakened support, causing community suffering. It's time to invest in local impact. Read more 👉 pbe.co.uk/insights/why...

Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent, but Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have increased by just 36 per cent. Nearly half of privately renting families on Universal Credit are facing shortfalls between their rent and Local Housing Allowance.

"We're talking not only about poor housing outcomes here, but also in some cases about people feeling forced to deny their own identity to access basic services." www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/bl...

We found that the median donation for the top 1% was £52 a month in 2021/22. (For context, across the whole UK population, typical people who donated to charity in 2022 gave around £20 a month.) You can read more from Anoushka Kenley: pbe.co.uk/insights/giv...

Are the UK’s top earners giving more to charities? Our latest analysis looks at the UK’s top 1% — and whether rising wealth is being matched by rising giving. Read the analysis here: 👉 pbe.co.uk/insights/giv...

NEW | Fix renting to fix lives Dr Beth Kitson explores how renters are not just paying more in rent, but also paying the price in lower wellbeing. Housing reform is not only about correcting markets, it’s about improving people’s everyday lives. redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/07/fix-...