“HMT is the single greatest barrier to devolved policy innovation in the UK”- Mark Drakeford ‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon @nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!

Out of office on 🍾Eurostar am byth!

Interesting that although the data shows that Scotland and Wales have the highest average costs, the @theguardian.com only appears to have held the UK Gov in England to account. We need national media to play this role across the devolved nations

Today / Heddiw 💥

How does this translate into seats? Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇 🔷Reform: 33 🌼PC: 30 🌹Labour: 25 🌳Conservatives: 6 🟠Lib Dems: 2 🟩Green: 0 ⬜️Other:0 No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.

🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿New Senedd polling by Sky News / More in Common Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%. 🔷Reform: 28% 🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26% 🌹 Labour: 23% 🌳 Conservatives: 10% 🟠 Lib Dems: 7% 🟩 Green:4% ⬜️Other: 2%

Thrilled to see Nesta's healthier food standards policy adopted by the UK Government this weekend! 🎉 This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone. Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY

Welsh cakes delivered to your desk? Yes, please

👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞 We like to chat about how to: 🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level ⚡ speed-up home decarb 👶 use data in the early years 💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques

Cool Cymru am Byth - event next Wednesday! www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/ev...

Prevention can be better than cure. We know this. But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS? This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1

PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows

Great to see so many great women on this panel on Prevention and Wellbeing hosted by @futuregencymru.bsky.social

Prevention & well-being event. I like this map of definitions between health and well-being definitions. If we want to work acroas different areas of society, we need to speak the same language

Reducing obesity is urgent and achievable. We need to be bold and brave. I hope that all party manifestos will prioritise obesity as a critical responsibility for the First Minister, committing to halve the disparity in healthy life expectancy between Wales’ richest and poorest regions by 2030

Braf oedd cael dadl ar Diabetes Math2 ar y prif lwyfan yn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Drafodeath dda am hygyrchedd i fwyd iach a sut mae bwyd yn cael ei farchnata. Ac yn gadarnhaol clywed am rôl drawslywodraethol ar atal, er mwyn meithrin cydlyniad polisi. Ond…

It was great to have a debate on Type2 Diabetes on the main stage at @plaidcymru.bsky.social The discussion around accessibility to healthy food and how food is marketed. And positive to hear of a cross-governmental role on prevention, to build policy coherence. But…

And in Wales? Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Diwrnod gwych yng Nghaerdydd heddiw, yn nodi 10 mlynedd o Ddeddf Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (gyda phlat ffrwythau yn cynrychioli’r nodau cynaliadwyedd, ymhlith pethau eraill). Ymlaen i Landudno…

8am-8pm in London today. It’s been a long day, but it’s reignited a bit of passion that I might have lost for the importance of long-term policy making and how it can prepare and bring us together for a better future #futuregenerations #foresight #signals

Love this Heat Pump Tourism story based on our Visit a Heat Pump service. I'd love the Welsh media to do a similar story, so that we can spread the word even more in Wales. It's such a fab service www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...

How public institutions can lead the good food revolution 🥫 Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U

🚨NEW REPORT LAUNCH🚨 You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social. Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️ ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj

GOALS! What a role model. Successful sports woman aq personality, academic and policy influencer. And looks 🤘

@nestauk.bsky.social calls on Welsh political parties to make tackling obesity a priority for the next First Minister, halving the health inequality gap by 2030. This isn't just about policy, it's about creating healthy choices for everyone regardless of circumstance www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...

Estyn (Ofsted equivalent in Wales) are looking into the advantages and disadvantages of AI in schools. This is great nad I hope there's links to be formed with the work that @nestauk.bsky.social have been doing exploring the role of AI in the early years sector

Da iawn, Lidl ❤️💕❤️

👀 It’s going to be an interesting 18 or so months…

What do 3 former PMs, 1 deputy PM, 10 former healths secretaries, and 6 other former and serving politicians have to say about politics and food? Find out in this new @nestauk.bsky.social report www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...

Looking forward to this read

C’mon Cymru! Let’s get going with scrapping our 3m rule

Niche, but exciting! Looking forward to giving this a listen

Had an inspiring time at the launch of Women in Public Affairs Cymru today! It was lovely meeting so many ffab women. Excited to see what we can accomplish together and the impact we’ll make! #WomenInPublicAffairs #WIPACymru

I was expecting some snowy landscapes on here this morning…

Kicking off @nestauk.bsky.social ‘s session on using Data in the Early Years at Sbarc

Something has to give and we shouldn’t allow it to be the NHS www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Whilst half of political Wales will be travelling to Llandudno today, I’m sat here mapping the route to Llandrindod Wells #WelshPartyConferences