We recently published new polling on elected members’ attitudes to deliberative democracy. In our latest blog, Adam Milne looks at what this means for embedding deliberative democracy in how decisions are made across the UK: carnegieuk.org/blog/elected...

🗳️ Polling day is a moment to look beyond the ballot box. As Scotland and Wales vote, we’re sharing our essays from political leaders asking a bigger question: what kind of countries do we want to live in 20 years’ time? Scotland: carnegieuk.org/publication/... Wales: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Really interesting paper by @carnegieuk.bsky.social on Wales' Future Generations Act - so much learning around changing behaviour via legislation that's applicable to other countries and sectors too carnegieuk.org/publication/...

NEW #UofGSpotlight On the Elections - Can the next Scottish government fix public services?🚨 An insightful conversation with two experts, from the manifestos, to prevention, the NHS, delivery challenges, and rebuilding trust. @francesmair.bsky.social @sarahdavidson.bsky.social 🎧 uofgspotlight.com

Good Life Camden is a wellbeing framework co‑produced with residents to define what matters for a good life & help shape decisions across the borough. In our latest guest blog, Gemma Brayson reflects on how it was developed & what she has learned along the way: carnegieuk.org/blog/learnin...

Carnegie UK's Sarah Davidson: “Many forward-thinking governments are now using statistics about the lives of citizens – sometimes described as wellbeing metrics – to inform their public policy choices“ www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

More than a third of MPs polled would not take part in ‘deliberative democracy’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Our new research with Savanta finds most UK politicians are open to working with citizens’ juries & panels, but many remain unsure about how these approaches fit with their roles. Find out more in our new report based on polling 200+ elected politicians across the UK: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

NEW BLOG: Our Chair, David Emerson, reflects on #Anthropy26 and sets out what good governance looks like when change is long term and uncertain: carnegieuk.org/blog/holding...

Ahead of this year’s Senedd election, in partnership with @iwa-wales.bsky.social, we invited senior representatives from the main political parties in Wales to reflect on a simple but ambitious question. What kind of country do you want Wales to be 20 years from now? carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Ahead of this year’s election, we asked senior representatives from Scotland’s biggest political parties what kind of country they want Scotland to be 20 years from now. We have pulled their responses together into one collection of essays: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Our new report looks at how wellbeing policy is developing in Wales & what could help it progress further. It draws on recent conversations in Cardiff, wider evidence & international examples to understand how the Well-being of Future Generations Act is working: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Read our response to the government’s plans for a citizens’ assembly on digital IDs in The Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In 2025, we started a project focused on wellbeing approaches across the UK and Ireland through the Wellbeing Frameworks Community of Practice. Our new blog reflects on what the first year of working together has shown us: carnegieuk.org/blog/a-year-...

📢 We're looking for a Lead Trustee for Finance to join our Board We're keen to hear from those with a strong background in finance and/or accounting, preferably with an understanding of charity finance and an interest in our work to promote wellbeing. Find out more: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

📝 New blog: @adambalfourlang.bsky.social reflects on how the potential for policy learning and systems change has been the big missed opportunity of UK devolution (so far): carnegieuk.org/blog/policy-...

A recording of our webinar "Refreshing the National Performance Framework" is now online. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jGk... Featuring Mairi Spowage @fraserofallander.org Sarah Davidson @carnegieuk.bsky.social and Ali Hosie (Scottish Human Rights Commission).

Manifestos are full of ambition but often short on delivery plans. In a new piece for Civil Service World, @stumackinnon.bsky.social explores how nonpartisan support could help make political promises more realistic and rebuild voter trust: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

Ahead of elections in Scotland and Wales, I've got a piece in @civilserviceworld.bsky.social making the case for some state resources for manifesto development: www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article...

We welcome the ONS' new approach to presenting wellbeing data & strongly support the decision to continue measuring trust in government. Statistics like these are vital to identifying shared public policy outcomes & measuring progress on what really matters: carnegieuk.org/news/life-in...

Could you use your strategic financial skills to help us advance the wellbeing of everyone in the UK? We're looking for a Lead Trustee for Finance to join our Board. Find out more: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Could you use your strategic financial skills to help us advance the wellbeing of everyone in the UK? Lead Trustee for Finance with @carnegieuk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/59aan94n 📍Remote with travel to meetings 🤚Voluntary tinyurl.com/59aan94n #Trustees

How does London measure up on living well? Anna Francis explores what our #LifeInTheUK data tells us about life in the capital in our latest blog: carnegieuk.org/blog/underst...

This month's blog is from Adam Lang at @carnegieuk.bsky.social. Adam shares what motivates him in his job, the tools he uses, how he first got into policy and some great insights into what work-life balance really means. Read it here: bit.ly/4kEa7bA

Our CEO @sarahdavidson.bsky.social is giving evidence to the Finance and Public Admin Committee on why effective scrutiny of public administration matters for accountability, good decision‑making & delivering long‑term wellbeing outcomes. ▶️ Watch live: www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/fina...

While a thriving economy is important, GDP is a poor measure of social progress. That's why we're part of a growing movement to develop complementary measures of national and international success: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ICYMI 👀🗞️ @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social draws on #LifeintheUK 2025, which found that in Scotland trust remains low across all levels of gov, with over a third of people reporting ‘low trust’ in their council & Scottish Gov, & over half saying the same of the UK Gov www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

I talked to BBC Cornwall today about intergenerational fairness and our wellbeing research: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (about 1:41)

Stuart joined Julie Skentelbery on BBC Radio Cornwall today to chat about our #LifeInTheUK research and highlight what the data shows across different age groups. 🎧 Listen back from 1:41: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 📊 Explore our findings in our new data dashboard: carnegieuk.org/life-in-the-...

We were pleased to discuss our latest #LifeInTheUK findings today with NI Executive Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly and Joanne Bunting. Explore our findings for Northern Ireland: carnegieuk.org/publication/...

Thanks to everyone who joined our #LifeInTheUK webinar this morning to launch our new data dashboard 📊 If you couldn’t make it or want to revisit the discussion, you can watch the full recording here: youtu.be/wrwZZXON6Jc Explore our data dashboard here: carnegieuk.org/life-in-the-...

⏰ One week to go! We have a Head of Finance, Governance & Risk vacancy. 💷 £67,694 FTE 🕓 4 days per week 🏠 Hybrid and flexible working 📅 Applications close Fri 30 Jan at 5pm Find out more about the role and apply: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Our new blog from Dr Anna Francis explores what the data in our #LifeInTheUK Scotland report tells us about collective wellbeing across Scotland’s regions, using an interactive map to bring the findings to life: carnegieuk.org/blog/living-...

📊 Our new #LifeInTheUK data dashboard is live! We’re hosting a launch webinar on Mon 26 Jan, 10-11am. Book your place & explore the data with us: carnegieuk.org/event/tracki...

Brilliant event going on today in #sbarcIspark with @iwa-wales.bsky.social, @carnegieuk.bsky.social, @copronetwales.bsky.social and CWPS reflecting on 10 years of the #FutureGenerationsAct, involving WISERD co-director, Anwen Elias @interpolaber.bsky.social

While a thriving economy is important, GDP is a poor measure of social progress. That's why we're part of a movement making the case for better measures of success to complement growth figures: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

As the Scottish Government prepares to set out their tax and spending plans, check out this recent article from @adambalfourlang.bsky.social in Public Finance Magazine looking at steps we might take to improve our public finance systems: www.publicfinance.co.uk/opinion/2025...

New blog: @adambalfourlang.bsky.social explores why 2026 could be the turning point from command to coordination and what that means for wellbeing policy across the UK: carnegieuk.org/blog/from-co...

Head of Finance @carnegieuk.bsky.social - overall responsibility for Carnegie UK’s systems of financial control and supports the CEO on financial and investment strategy and planning. 💵£67,694 pro-rata 🕗 28hrs pw (4 days) 📍Dunfermline/hybrid Further info: tinyurl.com/bde3e6y4 #Finance

We’re signing off for the holidays until Monday 5th January. Wishing you all the best for the festive season🎄

We're recruiting for a new Head of Finance. All the details: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

While a thriving economy is important, GDP is a poor measure of social progress. That's why we make the case for putting measures of our collective wellbeing at the heart of government decision-making: www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

As we wrap up for the festive break, our Chief Executive @sarahdavidson.bsky.social looks back on the achievements of 2025 and shares the wins that make her feel optimistic for the year ahead. carnegieuk.org/blog/carnegi...

My @carnegieuk.bsky.social colleague, Susan Pitney, is part of this Demos event, sharing the findings from our most recent Life in the UK index. Follow along via the link below. 👇

#Budget2025 sparked debate, but behind the headlines are the unseen systems & steps that make big reforms possible. @stumackinnon.bsky.social explores this invisible infrastructure in our new blog, covering satellite tech, shadow revaluations & past tax lessons. carnegieuk.org/blog/satelli...

Is the UK Government preparing the ground for a council tax revaluation? Read my new @carnegieuk.bsky.social blog looking at the technical moves that make policy change possible: carnegieuk.org/blog/satelli...

Grab a copy of The @yorkshirepost.co.uk this morning to read @sarahdavidson.bsky.social make the case for systematically improving people's wellbeing in England: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

New blog: @adambalfourlang.bsky.social shares his reflections on the discussions at the recent @re-state.bsky.social conference & explores what 25 years of policy experience in Scotland & Wales can teach those shaping the next phase of devolution in England carnegieuk.org/blog/beyond-...

🔈 NEW EVENT 🔈 Join us, WISERD and Carnegie UK as we reflect on 10 years of the Future Generations Act, and debate how we can enable it to deliver its policy aspirations better ⤵️ 🗓️ 15 January ⏰ 10am 📍Cardiff 🔗 https://ow.ly/ABUC50XyZHA Co-production Network for Wales Calvin Jones

Ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivering her second budget, @adambalfourlang.bsky.social leaked some thoughts to Public Finance magazine about how to improve our tax and spending systems: www.publicfinance.co.uk/opinion/2025...