📢New report out today 📢 People in Scotland are clear: 83% say the wealth gap is too big 90% think inequality is more harmful than good 85% support higher taxes on the wealthy over reducing them Public opinion is NOT the barrier to reform. #TaxJustice #Scotland

Thrilled to see Social Murder? covered in The Guardian! (06.03.26) Over the last 100 years, Life Expectancy in the UK, US and other rich nations has improved beyond recognition. Year on year, we’re living longer and more healthily than ever! (1/5)

It's encouraging to see @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social and David Walsh's crucial work being referenced in this article on declining life-expectancy in the UK.

Since the results of the Gorton and Denton by-election, we have witnessed a barrage of smears against Muslim people in the UK. Voting is a fundamental right. Voting according to political interests is entirely ordinary and is how our democratic system is set up.

Great episode of Thinking Allowed with two great contributors @academicdiary.bsky.social and @imogentyler.bsky.social. Well worth a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New report out now from me and @bkarb.bsky.social at @workersobservatory.org ScORSA Scoping Review: Wellbeing, Health, and Road Safety in On-Demand Delivery Work workersobservatory.org/resources/re...

New @sgsss.bsky.social funded #PhD opportunity to undertake an #ethnography at #galgael in Glasgow with @giopicker.bsky.social and myself. This is a fully funded #Scholarship / #Studentship, which includes a stipend, fees and research expenses. Closes 24th March. www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

As Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) in Scotland continues to drop it is worth reminding people that we know #austerity is the main cause. Commentators that fail to discuss that evidence probably aren't qualified to talk about it policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder

Good article in the Guardian today (with interactive graphics if you are looking online!) on post-growth economics www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Poverty and the #ClimateCrisis won’t be solved by doubling down on economic growth. This #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek, I argue in TIME for moving beyond the growth orthodoxy still defended at #Davos and towards new development models that put people and planet first. time.com/7358059/econ...

New polling by Tax Justice Scotland shows that changing the current unfair #counciltax is popular. Council tax is one of the least progressive taxes in Scotland and needs radical change - this could be more progressive bands, an income-based alternative, or a land tax. @oxfamscotland.bsky.social

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Reclaim our economies for people and planet. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...

Remember when every leader wanted their picture taken with Greta? She is still that truth teller, they just can't face the truth of their crimes.

Our paper on the inflated effects of corporate tax cuts on economic growth, published in the European Economic Review, is the journal’s most downloaded paper and has attracted the most attention on social media over the last 3 years. It's also among the most widely cited papers🧵

My colleague David Walsh is talking about the health impacts of #austerity in Glasgow on the 10th December, based on the work in our book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder. Sign up here: www.royalphil.org/lecture/dr-d...

Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail? H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!

📣 Please share: Call out to those in North Ayrshire, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Glasgow City Region, South of Scotland & the Western Isles who are staff, volunteers, or trustees from social enterprises, small businesses, housing associations, schools, or trade unions 🔽 @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social

On Monday as we hosted our Manifesto for a Wellbeing Economy launch. We are calling on all political parties to #ChangeTheRules of our economy. Using bold, transformative policies we can build a Scotland that puts people and planet first. Read our manifesto: www.weallscotland.org/briefings-re...

We are in the process of creating a new journal for our community, the Population Health Journal, and we are now inviting applications for editors: journals.gla.ac.uk/phj/announce....

We're delighted to share our Manifesto for a #WellbeingEconomy co-created with our members. Our manifesto highlights how we can change the rules of our economy, using bold, achievable and transformative policies that put people and planet first. www.weallscotland.org/_files/ugd/e...

The urgency with which we must tackle #climatechange is profound, yet political action and priorities are elsewhere. Government prioritisation of economic growth at all costs is going to cost us the earth... www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdrv8m5v4lo

📢1 day to go! What: #ScotlandDemandsBetter march & rally Where: Edinburgh, assemble at the Scottish Parliament from 10am and then march onto The Meadows Who: Everyone demanding a decent and dignified life free from poverty. Why: Because change happens when we stand together and demand it

We are in the process of creating a new journal for our community, the Population Health Journal, and we are now inviting applications for editors: journals.gla.ac.uk/phj/announce....

These measly figures are not something to celebrate. Our economy will continue to stagnate until the government starts investing in the public services + infrastructure on which a thriving economy is based. Austerity got us into this mess - more austerity will not get us out. 1/3

Grateful to Martin Rhodes for hosting a briefing on the impacts of #austerity on #mortality trends in the UK, and on the need to reverse the cuts to social security and local government budgets. Book here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder. 2 minute presentation: youtu.be/K-SHjy--0EY

Use little windows of time to progress your academic writing patthomson.net/2025/08/30/f...

I presented some work recently on what a #WellbeingEconomy strategy for Scotland would look like which is available to stream www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXVZ... with the full report here: www.postgrowtheconomics.org/wp-content/u...

1/5 We have published a new article in Lancet Public Health on how a transition to a #WellbeingEconomy might impact positively on population health tinyurl.com/yc4w9xbd @mmbuchs.bsky.social

DATE CHANGE: David Walsh and I will now be presenting the findings of our book, 'Social Murder? Austerity and life expectancy in the UK', at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 5th November, 6pm-8pm. If you'd like to come, message me and we can add you to the invitation list!

As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

David Walsh and I will be presenting the findings of our book, 'Social Murder? Austerity and life expectancy in the UK', at the Scottish Parliament at 6pm on Tuesday 16th September. If you'd like to come, message me and we can add you to the invitation list!

3 year Research Associate post at the University of Glasgow working on the evaluation of #CommunityWealthBuilding, working with myself and colleagues at Glasgow Caledonian and Lancaster now advertised here www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... (now advertised for external candidates too).

3 year Research Associate post working on evaluation of #CommunityWealthBuilding working with me @uofglasgow.bsky.social and colleagues from @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social and Lancaster: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

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David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social, co-authors of 'Social Murder?', discuss the impact #Austerity continues to have in the UK. Find the book: buff.ly/VOYYEyf Watch here: buff.ly/nL89Jgs

The UK is a low tax economy It has been for decades and has therefore invested less in public services like health The result is poorer services & less access, a higher debt burden & an unhappy population Choice is poor services low tax or better services higher tax www.ft.com/content/01f5...

At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating "I support Palestine. Action must be taken." My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people

Great article by @patkane.bsky.social talking about how culture can help us understand and resist the reactionary challenges we face, and imagine better future. We have argued similarly in relation to a #wellbeingeconomy www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide. It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International. No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.

1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee. + 🧵 www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...

David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social‬, co-authors of 'Social Murder?' discuss trends in society #Health and #Mortality rates and the grave effects caused by #Austerity policies and the slashing of public services. buff.ly/atSYDaH

David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social, co-authors of 'Social Murder?', discuss the impact #Austerity continues to have in the UK. Find the book: buff.ly/VOYYEyf Watch here: buff.ly/nL89Jgs

The minimum income guarantee is a way forward for this and more. The coming AI “revolution” will see many roles just disappear, the same as happened in the Industrial Revolution. Back then, there was widespread destitution, it took the state decades to catch up. The MIG is one way to counter that.

Just published online first: super useful new paper from @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social and Jennie Popay on limits to 'place-based approaches' for addressing health inequalities: journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...

I believe that I'm in love... with Francesca Albanese! 💜💜💜 Someone has created a placekeeping account - @franceskalbs.bsky.social - for her and her team. They haven't [yet] taken it over, but it's already got 9•8K followers, waiting and eager for her/them to move in. Let's give them a warm welcome!

Alistair Bunkall "For the third day in a row dozens of Palestinians were shot dead as they went to get food" Israels aid distribution isn't about helping Palestinians survive. Its about keeping them in a permanent state of starvation, controlling them, moving them & killing them

📣 New Special Issue out now: Anarchy & Degrowth! The Degrowth Journal is delighted to publish the first two articles of the Anarchy & Degrowth Special Issue, guest edited by Alexander A. Dunlap and Josephine Becker. 👉 Read the first two articles here: www.degrowthjournal.org/volumes/2025...

A powerful editorial journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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"The number of billionaires in the UK has risen from 15 in 1990 to 165 in 2024... The top 50 richest families now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population, comprising over 34 million people." equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-bas...