Looking at climate adaptation through the lens of vulnerability, to unpack the relevance of social inequalities - a thoughtful blog linking social and environmental policy 👇

Louise Murphy starts her presentation by noting that the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen by 195,000 over the past two years to reach 940,000. It is on track to hit one million for the first time since the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Very good thread on the latest labour market data 👇

Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. Many congratulations to the winners! View the list of winners for each category in this thread and our story on the awards here: lnkd.in/eqN2PeVs (Images: Elizabeth Bailey)

It was great to present at the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Policy Association (UK) conference in York last week! We are delighted to host the next year’s conference at Liverpool Hope University! We warmly welcome national and international delegates to our beautiful city! youtu.be/FAsjZKl_-rw

Nothing beats a working lunch (well, almost nothing): a very insightful lunch time session @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social on preliminary findings of the ongoing study of social policy teaching and learning, commissioned by @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social and led by Ruby Chau. Join the second round 👇

Only in the second row 😉 but on discount at @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social: the Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy I had the pleasure of editing with Wieteke Conen. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

Kicking off the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social conference at York #york2025 with @aroumpakis.bsky.social & @enricoreuter.bsky.social giving the welcome speeches

Brilliant first key note speech at @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social by Sophia Seung-Yoon Lee on the ‘melting’ of labour, the rise of precarities among the young, the drift of the social protection system - and the political consequences of it all. Covering all aspects of the conference theme in one go!

#York2025 about to start! ECR and PGR session already on the way and now getting ready for delegates to arrive for a Yorkshire lunch & our first plenary from Sophia Lee @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

The team getting ready for tomorrow!! #york2025 @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social

It all starts tomorrow! #york2025 We have a fantastic set of plenary sessions. On Wednesday 2nd July, Sophia Seung yoon Lee, Chung-Ang University, will open the conference with her talk: Solidarity in Crisis? Melting Labour, Welfare State Drift, and the Rise of Youth Precariat in South Korea

Time is (almost) up. Only a few more hours to go until the start of the EASP-SPA joint conference at York @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social #York2025

Next month the University of York hosts the Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network – Joint Annual Conference: Go your own way? Social Policy in an era of fracturing solidarities. Follow this account for updates #York2025 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social‬

Hi 👋 we're moved over from X. This is the bluesky account for the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social policy group for Employment (and Social Security). social-policy.org.uk/news/spa-pol...

This morning’s labour market stats mark another month of a weakening jobs market and slowing pay growth. Thread and charts from me and @nyecominetti.bsky.social...

As usual, this was also an opportunity to bring together our Editorial Board and the wider 'Social Policy and Society' community. ... by the way, we are currently recruiting for new Board Members, the deadline for nominations is June 16th - all details on: social-policy.org.uk/editorial-bo...

Was an excellent panel - thanks for organising…

🚨SPA deadlines approaching 🚨 - ECR Research Grants (15th June): social-policy.org.uk/grant-awards... - Annual Conference (16th June): social-policy.org.uk/social-polic... - SPA elections (16th June) - see email sent to members.

On my way to Derby to attend and co-chair this panel on Labour’s record (so far) regarding main social policy areas. More info below. And it’s hybrid, so still time to sign up 👇. Will post more later…

That awkward first post... I'm here now as well. Interested in social and public policy, labour market and employment issues (notably self-employment), teaching and learning in higher education, politics, a good dosage of art and culture.