Likewise!

Just wrapping up #VoteChatbot 🤖 at the Scottish Parliament. A recording will be available in the coming weeks.

👇 Keep the conversation alive 👇
Can AI make democracy more accessible?
What ethical frameworks do we need to build protect it?

#FestivalOfPolitics #FoP2025

Love this quote from Abraham Lincoln in the offices we share in London - the world would be a better place if we followed this advice.

Happy anniversary!

Likewise! Look forward to catching up soon

Jamie Cooke to Join Inclusion International as New Executive Director - Inclusion International We are pleased to announce that Jamie Cooke will soon be joining Inclusion International as our new Executive Director. Jamie brings more than 15 years of experience working on inclusion, social polic...

I am honoured to share that I have been appointed as the next Executive Director of Inclusion International and will be starting in August. This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining such a vital global movement - reach out to explore collaboration

inclusion-international.org/news-item/ja...

It's getting hot in herre.

#RaiseIt 🏴‍☠️

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life.

Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.

Our problem isn't a lack of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Horrific news, hope injuries aren't too severe. And huge thanks and credit to the police and other first responders for dealing with things so quickly

BREAKING: new DWP figures show PIP fraud is still virtually zero Liz Kendall thinks people are 'taking the mickey' out of the DWP - but once again, her own figures on PIP show this is a lie

BREAKING: new DWP figures show PIP fraud is still virtually zero

Liz Kendall thinks people are 'taking the mickey' out of the DWP - but once again, her own figures on PIP show this is a lie. @rachelcdailey.bsky.social has the story
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

With the current local & general election franchise involving Commonwealth citizens, the proposal for 10 years for settlement (11 years for citizenship) directly affects many voters in London, as @stephenkb.bsky.social notes today.

Across the GB population, 6/10 people think 5 years or below

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. A headline reads: "Who Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope?" Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Here’s what to know about the new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected on Thursday. He is the first American pope and will be known as Leo XIV. nyti.ms/43kapNM

Excellent article and analysis, thank you for sharing!

Deadline extended!❗📣

We're looking for a Research Associate with expertise in economics to come and join us at the Centre for Public Policy @uofglasgow.bsky.social.

🗓️Deadline 30 April 2025

Find out more and apply: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Really powerful article about how democracy can be eroded by those who have seen it first hand. Currently sitting waiting for an event with the Scottish Government to start on this very topic

NEW: John Swinney has paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death

🗣️ 'He was a voice for peace, tolerance and reconciliation in our society. He brought comfort, assurance and hope to many'

Sad news, Francis was a pioneering Pontiff and a voice for the poor

Looks fantastic!

Beautiful morning in #Stirling

Taking a brief hiatus of my holiday to head to #Stirling for @scottishgreens.org Spring Conference, which I am attending as an observer. Give me a shout if you are around and fancy a catch up/to say hi! #sgpconf #Policy #SocialCare

Was lucky enough to visit #Sacramento in 2023 for the first time- I'll admit I didn't expect much, but really loved the city and its folk. One of the fascinating aspects of the US is that state capitals tend to be overlooked, but I'd recommend Sacramento and hope I get a chance to return

Do follow @jemimaolchawski.bsky.social new to BlueSky; ex-Fawcett ceo, leading on social change at Mind

Fantastic profile picture from Jemima's portrait in an exhibition on 50 years of women at Jesus College, Oxford. (A fellow PPEist, but a few years after me!) www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/fifty-years-...

Delighted seeing the team at @northumbriauni.bsky.social examining the link between a #BasicIncome and better health outcomes
zurl.co/wF3MM

That's brilliant news, the potential of #BasicIncome in rural communities, particularly those most disconnected from economic opportunities, is huge

Incredibly powerful piece from @francesryan.bsky.social - these cuts are not about abstract numbers on a spreadsheet, they are real lives and real suffering. Incredibly desperate times for so many people

These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

“Eight months on from being elected on the promise of “change”, we’re beginning to see what Labour’s version of that looks like: sweeping cuts to disabled people’s social security. Change, it seems, isn’t coming for everyone.”

My col. in today’s paper: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Citizen Network: Disability Benefits and Suicide A Channel Four documentary has revealed the cruel nature of the UK's disability system.

Nothing about yesterday’s benefits announcements gives me reason to believe that we won’t continue to see torment and suicide caused by the DWP. We need a much more radical approach - #basicincome and #neighbourhoodcare
@citizennetwork.bsky.social
citizen-network.org/library/disa...

What does the Pathways to Work green paper actually mean, who might be affected, how much could they lose, what are the good and worrying bits of planned changes to support & assessments? A long 🧵 ...

I'm a proud Scot, but there is nothing in world rugby to match the Welsh fans and team singing their anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, in #Cardiff - absolutely stunning and spinetingling #6Nations #WalEng

7-day countdown for submission deadline to this year's BIEN Congress is officially on
If you've got a #BasicIncome story, concept or research piece to share, now is the time to get involved zurl.co/DDsEo