Labour radicals make their case for era of Starmer contribution www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Interesting to read about Australia's wellbeing framework from this hemisphere: www.theguardian.com/business/gro... timely quality data about how we're living seems to be a problem everywhere

Should politicians be forced to think about the future? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

If your heart sinks every time you see a Brakes Brothers van at a school gates, you might enjoy this new work by @mazzucatom.bsky.social looking procurement and more specifically school dinners: open.substack.com/pub/marianam...

Great interview by @guardianheather.bsky.social with @ruthcurtice.bsky.social Who knew her dad was Prof John Curtice? Only slightly disappointed in the need to explain Highers - only been in place since the late 19th century

If the ref calls full time now I will give her eight pounds

Scotland is rubbish

From missions to milestones: what the Mission Delivery Unit’s move to No.10 tells us about delivery from the centre - www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article... < Worth reading this one

I was involved in the Scottish Government's mobile programme. Laying the blame for poor mobile coverage at a devolved government's door is nuts: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2545689... Not least because the UKG has just rolled back their plans for better coverage in Scotland.

[email protected] "Labour missions will be undeliverable without a long-term commitment to cross-government working and culture change from Ministers and officials..." So long the Mission Delivery Unit www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

"A former government official described the MDU jokingly as “the slide pack department Enjoyed this bit about missions in practice by @danbloom1.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/keir...

With former PM Liz Truss in the news talking doom loops, read my blog about how I think our leaders should avoid the language of Armageddon: carnegieuk.org/blog/escape-...

I really enjoyed this by Andy Haldane looking at actual crime and perceptions of crime: www.ft.com/content/66e6...

Some interesting speculation about changes to stamp duty and council tax in England: www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a... This is an area where there's bound to be some value in exploring different approaches in Scotland, Wales, NI and England.

🐍 New blog from Carnegie UK 🤠 Are we stuck in a policy trap of doom and despair? Or can we imagine our way out? In Escape from the Temple of Doom, @stumackinnon.bsky.social explores we can break free from fatalism and build a better future. www.linkedin.com/pulse/escapi...

I'm fed up with all this talk of the apocalypse. Read my new blog about escaping the temple of doom: www.linkedin.com/pulse/escapi...

I'm fed up with all this talk of the apocalypse. Read my new blog about escaping the temple of doom: Escaping the Temple of Doom www.linkedin.com/pulse/escapi...

"Escaping the Temple of the Doom Loop will not be easy. But it starts with a simple idea." @stumackinnon.bsky.social explores how the UK can break free from the cycle of low expectations and limited ambitions in our new blog: carnegieuk.org/blog/escape-...

After listening to a podcast about a "lethal debt spiral", I was inspired to write this blog about gloom bsky.app/profile/carn...

Ach I'm sorry to hear about Forbes. When I was at FSB, she looked interested when I bored people senseless about rates. And she put in a shift during covid too.

"Rachel Reeves’s reforms may or may not boost growth, but their success should not be assessed by that measure. Rather, all government policy should be evaluated against whether it delivers improved lives for citizens..." Letter in The Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"Rachel Reeves’s reforms may or may not boost growth, but their success should not be assessed by that measure. Rather, all government policy should be evaluated against whether it delivers improved lives for citizens..." New Carnegie UK letter in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I believe strongly in electoral reform but I'd still put Finn Russell in the House of Lords

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"A good society isn’t something done to us. It’s something we build together." In our latest blog, Cat Plackett from the Poverty Truth Network reflects on this year’s conversations in Swansea, Coatbridge and Manchester about what the social contract should look like: carnegieuk.org/blog/a-good-...

In the final part of his blog series, our director of policy, insight and advocacy Adam Lang explores the how of putting wellbeing at the heart of decision making: carnegieuk.org/blog/putting...

Great blog from Fraser of Allander looking at the Scottish Government Public Service Reform strategy: fraserofallander.org/weekly-updat...

New Scottish Public Service Reform Strategy is a must read for people that are interested in getting stuff to work and the country not running out of money: www.gov.scot/publications...

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📢"We believe that well made public policy, focussed on ensuring people have what they need to live well now and in the future, can make a real difference..." Blog from @adambalfourlang.bsky.social outlining how we can put wellbeing at the heart of public policy: carnegieuk.org/blog/putting...

📢"There must be less focus on the money going in and more on the difference being made..." Read @sarahdavidson.bsky.social on measuring progress in the UK in Civil Service World: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

This piece from @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social on the First Minister's speech is pretty incisive: heraldscotland.com/news/2524341... At @carnegieuk.bsky.social we've been thinking a bit about the barriers to policy change...

We're heartened to read FM John Swinney outline how a reformed National Performance Framework could help to improves lives in Scotland: www.gov.scot/publications...

I'm recruiting for a new senior communications person with both media relations and public affairs skills: bsky.app/profile/carn... Rare opportunity to work in an organisation committed to long-term change.

At PMQs I asked how the government can better support young people to give them the opportunities they deserve. @carnegieuk.bsky.social found that people under 49 were twice as likely to have been impacted by rising costs of living compared to 65+ youtu.be/25Ouqt8wOAU?...

SPENDING REVIEW: I'm interested in this commitment to a "planning and performance framework" that will assess performance against both outcomes and value for money. If you know anything about this, I would like to talk to you.

Giving all pensioners the winter fuel payment and then asking the richest ones to pay it back through their tax return seems like a bad way to do this: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Haven't they just tried to fix this approach for child benefit?

Our Cost of Living report was highlighted by Graeme Downie MP during Prime Minister’s Questions today. The report looks at the wider impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people and communities across the UK. Learn more about our findings: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Bit of Chariots of Fire running in St Andrews today.

Good to see this research for MPs reference @carnegieuk.bsky.social's research on trust in politics and democracy: researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/PO...

I went to Dublin to watch the rugby. A fine time was had by all despite the result.

More from Burnham making the case for Manchester to become the UK’s first Prevention Demonstrator www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Here is Gates referencing Carnegie: www.gatesnotes.com/work/save-li...

Three interesting bits in the Scottish Government's programme: 💶Pledge to shift £ toward agencies and services that focus on prevention 📊Commitment to reform the National Performance Framework 🗺️Promised blueprint for community decision-making, with citizens' assembly pilot in Dunfermline

The 2025 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy ceremony took place this afternoon at The Signet Library in Edinburgh! A huge congratulations to our seven recipients whose generosity and leadership embody Andrew Carnegie’s legacy of using philanthropy to drive meaningful change.

These sorts of comments will be familiar to anyone who has been involved in writing any sort of policy report, ever: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis... Can you FOI passive aggressive text notes, I wonder?

Just popping into Fisher & Donaldson - what do you fancy?

Read Carnegie UK's chief executive outline some views on how to restore trust in democracy in The Times this morning: www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

I gave evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on this issue 7 years ago: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Red hot take: you need banks and ATMs to keep cash circulating

There's more than one story out there about awful contracting leading to terrible public sector IT systems: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I wonder about our capacity to carry out council tax revaluations (in Scotland) even if we wanted to...