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.

Acemoglu, Autor & Johnson sketching out a pro-worker AI agenda. Worth your time.

Interesting to read this large scale representative survey of employers on the impact of AI with its (relatively modest) employment/productivity effects alongside some of the doomer opinion pieces doing the rounds heralding 'the great disemboweling of white collar jobs' etc....

Interesting to read this large scale representative survey of employers on the impact of AI with its (relatively modest) employment/productivity effects alongside some of the doomer opinion pieces doing the rounds heralding 'the great disemboweling of white collar jobs' etc....

Belfast is buzzing. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

A chart that I keep finding myself coming back to.

I was fortunate enough to look at a facsimile of 1984 tonight - much of it (neatly) handwritten, with loads of notes, scribbles & crossing-outs. Amazing.

Major @nuffieldfoundation.org funded research on the trajectory of high-achieving pupils at age 11 (from poorer & better-off families) through school into HE (or not). The class gap in entry to the Russel Group is very large, mostly (not exclusively) explained by attainment & seems to have narrowed

Major @nuffieldfoundation.org funded research on the trajectory of high-achieving pupils at age 11 (from poorer & better-off families) through school into HE (or not). The class gap in entry to the Russel Group is very large, mostly (not exclusively) explained by attainment & seems to have narrowed

This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape. Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason. But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇 jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...

What's happened to spending at different stages of the education spending over recent decades? - HE fallen all the way back to where it was in c.2005 - secondary schools & FE still below 2010 - early years has doubled since 2010 - primary up 12% since 2010

Levels of despair have surged among the young: '..for men under 25, despair more than doubled between 2009 and 2021. The percentage of young women in despair rose even more sharply, with most of the increase coming after 2016.'

There’s been no reduction in self-reported mental ill health in the post Covid years versus the Covid/lockdown era. Remarkable.

What should we do less of? The question that, in so many different contexts, we all like to duck. All the more so if the answer gets anywhere near private consumption.

Delighted to see our Director of Justice, Rob Street, writing in the @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social about the Foundation’s Public Right to Justice programme & the importance of evidence-led reform in the civil, family & tribunal systems in England & Wales. Find out more about PRTJ: bit.ly/49L7csU

Levels of despair have surged among the young: '..for men under 25, despair more than doubled between 2009 and 2021. The percentage of young women in despair rose even more sharply, with most of the increase coming after 2016.'

Enjoyed Rye Lane - uplifting (rom-com) movie & fine love letter to London. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...