I am thrilled to learn that Scotland will play Argentina in their first match of the Nations Championship www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Interesting call from the TUC about the OBR. What would truly responsible budgeting look like? www.tuc.org.uk/news/unaccou...

And our Life in the UK stats for England are mentioned in The Times this morning: www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Our Life in the UK data was featured in this article looking at wellbeing in different countries: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Very cool to see @carnegieuk.bsky.social data and graphics in this report looking at global living standards www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Back in London for a few meetings and then the @smartthinking.bsky.social awards. Fingers crossed for @carnegieuk.bsky.social! Our Life in UK Index is a contender for best report. Read about the latest output here: www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Economic hardship worse in Northern Ireland than rest of UK, report finds www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Oh wise ones. Any idea of the impact that behavioural changes associated with this move would have on the SG's budget? Fewer people using salary sacrifice maybe thus higher tax receipts? www.ft.com/content/1160...

Economic hardship worse in Northern Ireland than rest of UK, report finds @irishnews.com www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Smashing to see @graceblakeley.substack.com look more closely at Carnegie's Life in the UK data: bsky.app/profile/grac...

I'd like to see Scottish political parties pledge to sort out our tight head problem. Better yet, clone Zander: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Holyrood’s delivery problem: bold ideas, weak results www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559919... < I like this by Hannah Brown. I think that weak delivery also undermines the case for government action full stop in the eyes of the public.

Trust in government in Wales lower than England reveals report - @nation.cymru - nation.cymru/news/trust-i...

Scotland’s wellbeing modestly improves but gaps remain, report finds - @heraldscotland.bsky.social - www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558990...

Wales' collective wellbeing scores have once again stagnated & trust in our decision-makers has decreased. As we head to a Senedd election in 2026, we continue to call for better policy making to tackle our systemic challenges and ensure better economic and democratic outcomes for people in Wales.

Thanks to Maurice Golden MSP for laying this motion in the Scottish Parliament regarding our Life in the UK Index for 2025: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

At @carnegieuk.bsky.social we have the Scotland and Wales breakdowns of our Life in the UK Index out this morning. Scotland carnegieuk.org/news/researc... Wales carnegieuk.org/news/trust-i...

Brand new Carnegie UK research about wellbeing in Scotland and Wales out next week. Interested? Drop me a line at [email protected] and we'll make sure you get a copy

Anas Sarwar MSP says that he's up for big bold ideas to address the problems Scotland faces. Suggests he would declare a waiting time emergency if successful at next year's elections...

Speech from FM @johnswinney.bsky.social at @ipprscotland.bsky.social conference. In follow up Q&A says: "...standards of living (in Scotland) are not under our control."

Great to be at the @ipprscotland.bsky.social conference this morning. @sarahdavidson.bsky.social from Carnegie UK outlined some options for Scotland to change the record about the fiscal challenges Scotland faces.

Thanks to everyone who joined our #LifeInTheUK webinar this morning. If you couldn’t make it or want to revisit the discussion visit: youtu.be/uujO1l0W43g It was a fantastic session with brilliant insights from Susan Pinkney & @graceblakeley.substack.com.

I'm heading along to this event tomorrow: bsky.app/profile/ippr... Come and say hello!

We’ve launched our 2025 #LifeInTheUK Index, now it’s time to talk about it! Join us tomorrow at 10am for a webinar with Susan Pinkney & @graceblakeley.substack.com to explore what the findings say about collective wellbeing & where action is needed. Register here: carnegieuk.org/event/how-is...

Average person’s life saw ‘no meaningful improvement’ over past year www.independent.co.uk/news/busines... Last chance to tune into our webinar on this topic with @graceblakeley.substack.com at 10am this morning: carnegieuk.org/event/how-is...

📢 New report | Our 2025 #LifeInTheUK research shows that the wellbeing of people across the UK has not improved over the past year. Find out more: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

What about people? www.independent.co.uk/news/busines... Wellbeing data showing we're not making progress. All the data here: carnegieuk.org/life-in-the-...

This is outrageous: www.scotsman.com/business/sco... Revenue Scotland should administer rates (and council tax) in Scotland

Are you into measuring stuff to inform public policy? Come along to this webinar about Carnegie's Life in the UK Index on Tuesday. bsky.app/profile/carn...

Please do come along to hear about what life is really like for the average person in the UK in 2025: bsky.app/profile/carn...

Please do come along to hear about what life is really like for the average person in the UK in 2025: bsky.app/profile/carn...

"The international evidence is clear: governments that align their priorities around shared outcomes and a common understanding of causal drivers are better able to tackle complex challenges..." www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

We were in London yesterday visiting HM Treasury to talk about our work on budgeting for wellbeing and all things Life in the UK. Our chat drew on insights from our recent research exploring what a collective wellbeing approach to public finances could look like: carnegieuk.org/programmes/f...

One Labour adviser says: “We either break the tax promise or the promise of change.” www.ft.com/content/0a00... < Interesting stuff from @robertshrimsley.bsky.social in the FT.

How could UK policymakers redesign our public finance systems to better improve people's lives? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdP...

How could UK policymakers redesign our public finance systems to better improve people's lives? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdP...

Important new work on our public finance approach: bsky.app/profile/carn...

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...