Owen Garling
@ojgarling.bsky.social
Knowledge Transfer Facilitator at the Bennett School of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
Must read Cat and Mouse again soon
Philip K. Allan - Author@philipkallan.bsky.social · 10h agoThis year’s heatwave and drought in Europe has caused historically low water levels on the River Danube, exposing over 200 German wrecks scuttled in 1944 by the retreating Germans, including this warship. #GermanNavy #Diving #WW2
Anyone got any good suggestions for things to read about the Taiwanese underground music scene (especially outside of Taipei)? cc @thequietus.com
My mum used to regularly buy half a pig for the freezer. Used to get sausages in lieu of the head.
The Author, Séamas O'Reilly@seamas.bsky.social · 2d agoThis one time, my da bought half a cow. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Quotes: "during our period of study (1993-2024), mechanisms designed to regulate spending tended towards input control and short-term decision-making, struggled to support strategic investment and often failed to deliver sustained improvements in outcomes."
Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is the Nuffield research that the incredibly productive Diane Coyle refers to in this article. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
Could everyone perhaps stop talking about rain? Cambridge has a 32 per cent chance of a shower at 5pm on Saturday 15th August.
Could everyone perhaps stop talking about rain? Cambridge has a 32 per cent chance of a shower at 5pm on Saturday 15th August.
". . . the underlying principle for spending government money should be whether it delivers the right outcomes." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else
The lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for public investment policies to show up in GDP
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Trying to unlearn something and relearn it 'properly' is really difficult. Going back to basics with the guitar and trying to read music at the same time is proving trickier than I thought!
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
Now is the time to assess remunicipalisation (nationalisation at a local level) as local regions/cities take essential services back into public control. Article free to access. academic.oup.com/cjres/articl...
How places are contesting the privatisation of local public services
The provision of essential public services — water, energy, health, housing, education, transport, social care and infrastructure — is a crucial determinan
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Northumberland 305-5 at tea. Nice way to spend a couple of hours.
Owen Garling@ojgarling.bsky.social · 3d agoOff for a bit of minor counties cricket action this afternoon - Cambridgeshire v Northumberland.
Off for a bit of minor counties cricket action this afternoon - Cambridgeshire v Northumberland.
Interesting response on Facebook to the government's Devo plans from Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. (Alt text in first image)
Interesting response on Facebook to the government's Devo plans from Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. (Alt text in first image)
1986 Gardener's World really is a window into another world.
One of my Saturday morning treats is going shopping at our local greengrocer. #SimpleLife
Feeling some Friday night optimism about Burnham's plans for English devolution. Is there a chance that we're approaching a point where we have all the right notes, possibly in the right order?
Another example of the growing reach of Cambridge. (The Henry Moore sculpture gardens are a 33 mile drive, or a nearly two hour train journey from the city) Billboard, Cambridge rail station. 2026
Really enjoyed presenting States of Innovation to policymakers at Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy - the write up is available here: www.csap.cam.ac.uk/beyond-the-m...
Beyond the market: government and innovation in the American economy - Centre for Science and Policy
Has America’s economy been driven by the private sector alone, or has government played a more decisive role than we think? Dr James Wood explored the evolving role of government policy in propelling ...
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We seem to have had an explosion of middle-aged men on chonky e-bikes
New research by top economists reveals the UK's spending system is no longer fit for the way public services are delivered today. Fundamental reform is needed to create a spending system that supports long-term investment, better public services and stronger outcomes. Report: bit.ly/4pMQ7WM
Funded PhD: Civic Imaginary civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk/funded-phd-o...
» Funded PhD Opportunity: Exploring Civic Feelings and Emotional Governance in Place-Based Policy
this four-year project brings together communities, policy makers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the United Kingdom right now
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