Need to visit this. Used to spend a couple of days a week working at “the Pyramid” in my Co-Op Bank days

Exciting things happening in TPI today- we've launched a Policy Unit headed up by Policy Director @andywestwood.bsky.social Today we have Policy briefings and commentary from Andy, @gilesyb.bsky.social , @timleunig.bsky.social , Professors Stephen Roper & Jun Du www.productivity.ac.uk/policy-unit/

A rich man on R4 just said he would stay in the UK to educate his kids, but then leave so as not to "bankrupt them with our own assets" via inheritance tax. Must be exhausting to be so focused on playing the system that you can't just use your money to live where you want to

Agree. This is a really good column

My 2 favourite Dames, Cole Porter and Agatha Christie. What’s not to love? RIP Dame Maggie

Great column from my @productivity.bsky.social colleague @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social in The Sunday Times this morning | Will AI solve the UK’s growth problem? Don’t be so sure www.thetimes.com/article/752c...

Former minister Greg Clark: #industrialstrategy needs an intellectual “hook” and that should be: improve #productivity. @productivity.bsky.social

Watching this live now. Great panel and insights/ views so far. Nice to see my @productivity.bsky.social colleagues @andywestwood.bsky.social & Kate Barker on the panel with @gilesyb.bsky.social @gemmatetlow.bsky.social & Greg Clark

RIP anyone who had a survey/experiment out tonight to measure debate effects but cannot now parse debate effects from Swift effects

Interesting OpEd in The Times this morning. Business leader view on industrial strategy and how the regions have their part to play #UKproductivity | How to make ‘levelling up’ work for business www.thetimes.com/article/46f6...

Another productivity focused piece from David Smith in The Sunday Times. Mentions a recent Nesta report that my Productivity Institute colleagues (Dame Kate Barker, Philip McCann) contributed to | Business needs sweeteners, or growth will stay stagnant www.thetimes.com/article/afb7...

Took my daughter to see this play last night and can’t recommend enough. First time it has been performed outside the USA & the playwright who adapted it from Christie’s book (Tony award winning no less) also opened the show with a few words. Brilliant production www.murderontheorientexpressplay.com

We have pulled together a BlueSky starter pack for UK Productivity. Please let us know who else you think should be included go.bsky.app/Hwvjf3i

Interesting piece on #industrialstrategy from David Wighton in The Times @productivity.bsky.social & @instituteforgov.bsky.social are hosting an event on this topic on 18th Sept | Bosses’ biggest wish for Labour’s industrial strategy? To see it www.thetimes.com/article/9acf...

Same post. Different season. Let’s be having you #slowhorses season 4!

NEW EVENT: How can the new government’s industrial strategy help boost productivity? 🗓️ Wednesday 18 September, 17:30 @instituteforgov.bsky.social @gilesyb.bsky.social @gemmatetlow.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/new-go...

Watching the Preston to Hebden Bridge episode of #GreatBritishRailwayJourneys (my guilty pleasure). Superb North West edition & delighted to see one of my political heroines - Barbara Castle - featured. Awesome woman!

Watching Mary Poppins with my 10 year old. “When was it made and when was it set?” she asks. 1910 and 1964 I say. Her- “Oh, so it’s like a film today being made about 1970 then”. Me - 😳😳

Productivity is the central theme of Larry Elliot’s column in The Observer today | GDP growth is strong but it masks UK plc’s deep-seated structural problems | Larry Elliott

Good piece from David Smith in the Sunday Times (@thetimes.com) this morning (which again mentions the importance of productivity in the growth narrative). | Growth’s back, but a ghoulish budget could be on the way www.thetimes.com/article/475f...

Good to be back at Heywood Road for the first friendly of the season #SaleRFC

I can’t be the only one whose mind immediately wanders to this classic Mean Girls line every time ‘brat’ is mentioned…?

Been a while since I was on here but in light of the issues with that other platform thought I should come back. Starting off by sharing a lovely photo of the Turkish Med that I took this time last week

Missing the hols already, despite being poorly for a lot of it. Read great books (Doon Mackichan & Mick Herron), watched quality tv (Slow Horses), films (Saltburn & Wonka) & taught the 10 yr old how to mix. Quite impressed with our little mashup -22 Alphabet Street www.mixcloud.com/nicolamends/...

This CityAM piece mentions results from a @productivity.bsky.social survey about business investment intentions plus our call for a statutory body focused on UK productivity www.cityam.com/something-ne...

Was chatting to my neighbour the other week who mentioned he was working on this @radio3.bsky.social series. I recommended Le Bossu (fantastic French swashbuckling film) & delighted to see that a track has made the cut www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Hats off to Child 2 for getting this out. Nothing better than a puzzle for the festive season

Observer leader on #productivity. One for my @productivity.bsky.social colleagues | amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There is clearly a @productivity.bsky.social research conference on. Every time we have one the local football club down the road arranges a special match 😉

Johnny Marr in Manchester last night. Absolutely brilliant. The acoustics in the Aviva are fabulous- perfect night of sounds of The Smiths and Electronic plus his solo stuff (but let’s face it I was there for the classics)

I wrote a piece reflecting on National #productivityweek www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

I’m now dedicating my weekend to bingeing on season 3 of Slow Horses

So that’s a wrap for 2023 National #ProductivityWeek organised by @productivity.bsky.social (with events co hosted across UK by TPI university & strategic partners including CIMA, Be The Business & @instituteforgov.bsky.social ). Last event in very sunny @alliancembs.bsky.social .Great team effort!

Today we launched The Productivity Agenda a paper edited by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & featuring content from experts on UK productivity. Great panel event & video will be available soon. In the meantime, here is the publication www.productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/u... #productivityweek

This is going to be a great event. You can attend online or in person #productivityweek

Looking forward to the launch of this on Wednesday. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social has done a wonderful job of editing this publication #productivityweek

Welcome to National Productivity Week - an initiative to raise awareness of the importance of productivity and its impact on the economy, society and the environment. Follow the hashtag #productivityweek to find out what’s happening & visit www.productivityweek.co.uk

Today I spent a total of three and a half hours stood in the pouring rain watching U10 girls hockey (morning practice then afternoon tournament)…. and I absolutely loved it. The girls played so well and I get to cheer/ support /catch up pitch side with the parents. Glad to be home & dry though 🏑☔️

Looks like there will be a few public sector productivity announcements this week which will be of interest to @productivity.bsky.social colleagues in the run up to national productivity week |Chancellor to cut admin workloads to free up frontline staff www.gov.uk/government/n...

Don’t think I have ever made / put up a wreath this early but had a blast at a friends house making this with many others last night (strong coffee needed to take child #2 to her swimming lesson this morning)

Got this event coming up in MCR on 28th November at the Art Gallery (also online). Part of National Productivity Week. Great for business leaders / managers looking strategically at AI beyondthehype.events

Some parents take their 10 year olds to Taylor Swift concerts… I took mine to a Brand New Heavies gig. Fantastic set from my favourite band at the Bridgewater Hall with the London Concert Orchestra. All amazing but the percussionist and trumpet player in particular