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Colin Lindsay

@clindsaystrath.bsky.social

Employment & social policy researcher… Leads ESRC PrOPEL Hub… https://propelhub.org/ Researcher ESRC InterAct Network… https://interact-hub.org/

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Dr Hayley Bennett@haylesben.bsky.social · last yr.

New article: Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi-Level Maze? In Social Policy & Administration. I argue that greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. (OPEN ACCESS) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi‐Level Maze?

Greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. This article explores how existing concepts such as welfare systems, subsidiarisatio...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Colin Lindsay@clindsaystrath.bsky.social · last yr.

Exactly this.👇 There’s a colossal amount of evidence that people on sickness benefits are, erm, sick… driving people into poverty is not going to change that…

New Economics Foundation@neweconomics.bsky.social · last yr.

"The main problem is we've got lots and lots of people suffering very real health conditions." @pollardtom.bsky.social talking about why cuts to the benefits system aren't the answer to the problems we're facing as a society on @lbc.co.uk

The Onion@theonion.com · last yr.

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression

WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary step on the way to all-out depression. “Look, what we’re doing is very big and will cause some pain, but that pain is necessary to cause total economic […]

theonion.com

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · last yr.

Thought I'd seen the dumbest, most ignorant take on Bluesky last year, but I was wrong. This person is living in a world that only exists in their own mind. As far as I can tell, the author is not even on Bluesky, so they've just fantasized what must be happening here.

It might seem crazy that so many left-wing thought leaders—and even entire media brands, such as the Guardian—would walk away from huge followings on X in exchange for a relatively tiny audience of like-minded souls on Bluesky. (The site’s total user base is well under a tenth of X’s global following.) But the move made sense as an expression of the left’s growing hypersensitivity to ideas leftists find offensive. Having emerged from the intersectional hothouses of academia, many progressives today view policy disputes through a therapeutic lens: They see themselves—and the marginalized groups they claim to speak for—as victims of trauma. The solution to that trauma is not rigorous debate. Quite the opposite; they need protection. Exposure to dangerous speech could threaten their mental stability. So progressives now treat opposing ideas not as errors that need to be rebutted with facts, but as dangerous contagions that must be quarantined.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · last yr.

CONFERENCE: How can policy boost productivity growth? Tuesday 25 March | 9:30 – 16:30 | Church House, Westminster Four panels and keynote speaker Jonathan Haskel will give expert perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems. Join the waiting list to attend here:

How can policy boost productivity growth? | Institute for Fiscal Studies

At this policy conference, four panels of experts will give their perspectives and recommendations on four key areas of the UK’s productivity problem.

ifs.org.uk

Dr Rachel Clarke@drrachelclarke.com · last yr.

If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams? We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...

Drs Rachel Clarke & Olena Parichuk standing in front of the Hospice Ukraine Land Rover
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

DOGE is dismantling all aspect of civic tech in the federal government - both 18F and the US Digital Service were the hubs for skilled technologists who wanted to improve public services. They are now being pushed out of government.

Ryan Mac 🙃@rmac.bsky.social · last yr.

18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership.

Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · last yr.

An ambitious child poverty strategy must put cash in the pockets of the worst off. Hope this article is just flying a kite - a strategy that ignores the evidence would be embarrassing www.theguardian.com/education/20...

School breakfast clubs in England ‘will be used to justify keeping the two-child benefits cap’

As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty

theguardian.com

Colin Lindsay@clindsaystrath.bsky.social · last yr.

Looking forward to a terrific evening with brilliant Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne @ballantyne-writer.bsky.social this Tuesday at the Institut français d’Écosse in Edinburgh… still a few tickets available… www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...

NOIR: Truth, Lies and Moral Ambiguity with the Scottish Writer Lisa Ballantyne - Institut français · Écosse

Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of five novels. Her debut, The Guilty One was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, Longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary A...

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Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · last yr.

Opinion: The talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook #AcademicSky #EduSky

Fix arts degree underfunding to turbocharge UK’s creative economy

Talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook

timeshighereducation.com

Past Glasgow@pastglasgow.co.uk · last yr.

The old Marlborough sign is up ahead of tomorrow's reopening 😍 Every time I post something about this old haunt, it seems like half the south side got married there back in the day 😂 Will be curious to see what they've done with the place. #Glasgow

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Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last yr.

The most important thread you'll read today. In brief: Europe has the power to save Ukraine and slip into the leadership position America has vacated. It must grasp it. And Europeans must pressure their governments to do so.

Sam Greene@samagreene.bsky.social · last yr.

Ok folks, deep breaths. There is very real reason to worry about the dynamic emerging between Washington and Moscow when it comes to Ukraine. But there is also very real reason to believe that Ukraine and Europe can create a better outcome. (A rather long 🧵, obviously) /1

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 2y ago

"Europe is often presented as this massive bureaucracy that created all these rules. Actually, it does the reverse. It has harmonised the rules of 27 countries. And that makes trade easier, provides for economic growth, gives people lower prices and higher living standards." ~AA

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 2y ago

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar thinks there is an opportunity for much smoother trade in goods between the UK and the EU. The key is close regulatory alignment. "Politicians always set red lines, but to achieve agreement some of those lines tend to become a drak pink." ~AA