Improving young people’s “work readiness” isn’t about fixing individuals, but fixing the system. Stronger links between education & employers and real workplace experience are key to helping young people transition successfully into work. Read more 👇 www.nuffieldfoundation.org/news/opinion...

Apply to @nuffieldfoundation.org for new research funding on the UK impacts of the Iran-US conflict.

Exactly this. Having the first (I think?) Chief of Staff at No 10 to have ever led a university feels significant in the current context...

Brits, Our Friends In The North, one of the finest drama series of the past 35 years, is starting a run of repeats on BBC Four this evening from 10.20pm. (I feel old; I watched this when it was new.) www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

There's been a dramatic negative shift in employee sentiment towards AI over recent years according to Glassdoor. Negative sentiment has more than tripled & positive sentiment has roughly halved since 2019.

What are the lasting consequences of the US–Iran conflict? The headlines may fade, but the economic aftershocks are already being felt in the UK.

Britain Beyond Brexit 7 years ago we published @gavin-kelly.bsky.social @iprnickp.bsky.social collection with articles by @duncanweldon.bsky.social @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social @profsob.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social + more (no £) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x...

NEW: Up to £300k is available for researchers to examine how the US-Iran conflict conflict is affecting people & businesses in the UK. It’s the 3rd major supply shock of the 2020s: we need to harness evidence & learn lessons to improve future resilience. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/funding-for-...

NEW: Up to £300k is available for researchers to examine how the US-Iran conflict conflict is affecting people & businesses in the UK. It’s the 3rd major supply shock of the 2020s: we need to harness evidence & learn lessons to improve future resilience. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/funding-for-...

I was surprised to see a chart on BBC Verify yesterday - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - highlighting that “defence spending has fallen as welfare spending has risen”. It didn’t look quite right to me so we took a closer look....⤵️

If your mind (and those of your children) is turning to the World Cup then read this pitch perfect & joyful piece. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social have just published a new strategy: family justice 2030. If you're interested in children, the justice system, or reimagining an overlooked public service, please have a look. Vital work. www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/wp-content/u...

A welcome, and rightly coruscating, FT editorial on the state of the children's care system. www.ft.com/content/1e5d...

Good FT editorial capturing the moral, economic & political urgency of acting on the Milburn Review. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Read the Milburn Review interim report here - I’m pleased to have been part of the expert panel for this. Final report in September. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Re today’s Milburn report: I realise it is a long report but I would encourage interested folk to have a look at it all rather than react to snippets in the media.

Today's Pensions Commission Report is an (all too rare) example of serious analysis of a vital long-term social/economic challenge. The outline of the policy agenda that will feature in its final (2027) report is starting to take shape. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a073f...

"Number 10 has had literally no strategic or coordinating capacity, outside of national security, for almost two decades, which is frankly insane." It is bizarre & self-defeating that a number of PM's have chosen not to sort this.

Interesting/early new research on the Australian social media ban for under 16s. It asks what is the compliance tipping point at which bans tend to be effective? Answer seems to be c.2/3rds - whereas current compliance among 14/15 year olds is estimated to be c.27%. www.nber.org/system/files...

Interesting/early new research on the Australian social media ban for under 16s. It asks what is the compliance tipping point at which bans tend to be effective? Answer seems to be c.2/3rds - whereas current compliance among 14/15 year olds is estimated to be c.27%. www.nber.org/system/files...

"Number 10 has had literally no strategic or coordinating capacity, outside of national security, for almost two decades, which is frankly insane." It is bizarre & self-defeating that a number of PM's have chosen not to sort this.

Stellar line up at the launch of the @theifs.bsky.social Deaton Review of Inequalities.

An important part of the NEETs policy jigsaw is ensuring that the benefit system supports young people (& families) to choose the best participation pathway for them at age 16. At the moment it doesn't. New report from SSAC sets out the detail and makes suggestions. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Please help share what must be one of the best jobs ever. We are looking for a writer to join @ourworldindata.org to work with our fantastic team including @maxroser.bsky.social and @hannahritchie.bsky.social. £80k - £120k / ideally full time / location flexible ourworldindata.org/hiring-write...

Last chance to apply - incredible role.

Last chance to apply - incredible role.

The S &P under this US Presidency compared to others.

ICYMI: This is a v good read. The reality of Beveridge in practice was path-dependent evolution. Is this a heightened version of what we used to call 'muddling through'? And is there still a role for grander visions, to help steer that muddling through?

One of the best jobs in UK social science, research & policy.

Family justice is such a vital part of our system of justice & wider public services. It has been massively overlooked & is in need of ambitious reform. Heartening to see it get some focus (and recognition for the pioneering @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

GREAT job for someone!

Important job currently advertised at key UK research funding body

Trust in government is low in absolute & comparative terms in the UK (35%). It hasn't collapsed - contra many assertions - more a gentle decline from a low base. Very different political cultures etc, but levels of trust are *twice* as high in the likes of Finland/Switzerland.

"You need to make part-time work more attractive and less frightening for young people on UC". Gavin Kelly spoke to High Resolution about the benefit reforms needed to address the NEETs crisis. Subscribe today ⤵️ buff.ly/bvnZ6OI

Great new senior role at @nuffieldfoundation.org - Executive Director for Research, Grants and Programmes. The role will be responsible for developing and shaping the Foundation’s overall research and grants portfolio roles.saxbam.com/advert-detai...

A welcome review given there are very real problems with the current thresholds for both high & low income households. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

This is a great job in a wonderful organisation.

Last chance to apply for brilliant Nuffield funded Fellowships for PhD students/graduates.

Come and shape the future of the Nuffield Foundation. A new & key leadership role at the UK’s leading independent funder of social & economic research. We fund evidence, back innovation & support pioneering practice. Join a great team at an exciting moment. roles.saxbam.com/advert-detai...

Excellent obituary of Habermas by @iprnickp.bsky.social

Having just read about about yet another 'new' Beveridge report - here's a piece by me & @iprnickp.bsky.social on the (mis)use of Beveridge in British politics & what we can still learn from him today. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

If you were born after the 1970s you really haven't spent much/any of your career working in an economy that delivers on the promise of democratic capitalism.

What does it mean to be ‘grown up’ in late 2020s Britain? Really thoughtful conversation on generational change & challenges with @careyoppenheim.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & host Will Hutton. open.spotify.com/episode/5lEZ...

Apprenticeship funding to be further rebalanced towards the under 25s and the youth guarantee expanded to cover 21-24 year olds. An awful lot more to do to deal with the chronic lack of support for young people/Neets, but these are welcome steps. www.ft.com/content/5ca5...

Apprenticeship funding to be further rebalanced towards the under 25s and the youth guarantee expanded to cover 21-24 year olds. An awful lot more to do to deal with the chronic lack of support for young people/Neets, but these are welcome steps. www.ft.com/content/5ca5...

A pleasure to listen to @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social distil two decades of stellar research into the causes of educational & labour market inequality and social (im)mobility.

Any scientists interested in joining a government advisory committee or council? www.gov.uk/government/n...

How to organise strategic capability in government - a painful reminder of what we are currently missing. Excellent synthesis by Geoff Mulgan. tial.org/publications...

Good piece by @chrisgiles.ft.com I'm always amazed the simple fiscal doom chart has persisted so long. Need some simple way to capture the trilemma: rising taxes v spending cuts v fiscal doom.

The tripling in the share of UK young adults reporting health problems that impede their daily life since 2008 is extraordinary, highly concerning and at odd with the experience of other nations.