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Diane Coyle
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Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist

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Dame Diane Coyle is a British economist. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1h
Yes to this by Gita Gopinath in @financialtimes.com : too much policy uncertainty in the UK, & not just on fiscal measures. on.ft.com/4oztILv The UK’s fiscal problems aren’t just about growth
The UK’s fiscal problems aren’t just about growth
Reassessing taxes and spending every six months introduces excessive policy uncertainty
on.ft.com

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 15h
Sorry for very late #sophiefromromania content but I have been in a fascinating #parkinsons research meeting- before that we had a nice wet walk in the park with Juno

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Stephen P. Jenkins, Michael A. Clemens , and 7 more

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 18h
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:

One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 19h
📝 New blog: Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that community-led, non-clinical initiatives that support men’s mental health should be viewed as vital social infrastructure, with the Bennett School’s framework a useful tool for making them visible.

www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pi...
From pies to policy: Measuring the social infrastructure that supports men’s mental health - Bennett School of Public Policy
In a new blog, Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that men’s mental health benefits from viewing community-led initiatives as vital social infrastructure, using the Bennett School’s framework t...
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Susan J. Smith

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 20h
Applications open: New Generation Thinkers 2026

AHRC is partnering with BBC Radio 4 to offer five early-career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers, appear on air, and gain first-hand experience of how ideas make it to broadcast.

Apply by Jan 2026
AHRC and BBC New Generation Thinkers 2026
This scheme offers five early career researchers the opportunity to work with programme makers at BBC Radio 4. They will appear on a number of episodes and shadow the production process to understand ...
www.ukri.org

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 23h
That used not to be possible. Self-restraint isn’t a solid safeguard

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 1d
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:

naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d
I wrote about this here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Governance of the BBC
The governance of the BBC has been a subject of political debate for the past two decades, which have brought two major upheavals in the corporation's governance structure. Yet, governance reform was...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d
I agree with @arusbridger.bsky.social about BBC governance. Although v hesitant about another rearrangement, the single corporate-style board is massively flawed, not least because there needs to be some distance for the governors/board members from editorial decisions
arusbridger.bsky.social Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 3d
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 1d
Tickets are going fast for this year's Public Policy Lecture w/ Prof Ricardo Hausmann @harvardkennedy.bsky.social discussing "Public Policy in the Age of Disruption", chaired by @terzibus.bsky.social
📅 Thu 20 Nov
🕠 17:30 – 19:00
📍 Jesus College
👉 Book now: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...

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Carole Williams @luckylil.bsky.social · 1d
Here’s a link beyond the paywall. And a donate button, if you wish to support the Tribune.

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Kris Inwood

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Ben Zaranko @benzaranko.bsky.social · 1d
For this week's @theobserveruk.bsky.social I've written about one of my favourite topics: the productivity of the public sector, how it's measured, why it tends to grow less quickly than productivity in the private sector, and what it means for policy.

observer.co.uk/news/busines...

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 1d
Beautiful misty morning for the Sunday walk with #sophiefromromania - she’s back to being nervous about the graveyard, which to be fair was pretty spooky this morning . Then home for a #bigbreakfast

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 1d
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sometimes-it... I wrote last week about two villains and one hero in the battle between truth and lies. Well here’s another hero - the Sheffield Tribune, one of the Mill stable of independent news sites, had the courage to publish an important story despite legal threats..
Sometimes it’s worth the risk
“We will definitely bring proceedings for Defamation and Malicious Falsehood if you publish such complete and malicious lies.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
Well #sophiefromromania and I are tangoing #strictly

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
Ah yes, I did visit many years ago

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
Which mill is it Alison? All my aunties/uncles/parents worked in various mills tho not as far as Burnley.

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 2d
🎙️In this month's podcast, @jacknewman.bsky.social, Angélique Acquatella & Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg discuss what really drives inequality — from technology & trade to health & local policy — & how institutions can bridge the gap between national goals & everyday realities.
🎧https://pod.fo/e/3497ac

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
I think it’s a problem of structure more than people; complex public service organisations shouldn’t have corporate style boards: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Governance of the BBC
The governance of the BBC has been a subject of political debate for the past two decades, which have brought two major upheavals in the corporation's governance structure. Yet, governance reform was....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
Yes: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 3d
Best paw forward by #sophiefromromania this fine autumn morning
Sophie dog in her blue harness amid the leaves

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Jonathan Hopkin, David Bartram

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 3d
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Stacy D. VanDeveer, James Connelly

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 3d
This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle

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mikeemmerich.bsky.social @mikeemmerich.bsky.social · 3d
This is so lovely from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social it’s worth breaking my social media silence for. Wonderful writing on a favourite topic!

on.ft.com/3JJXC0e Postcard from Manchester: a Landmark Trust retreat at the heart of railway history
Postcard from Manchester: a Landmark Trust retreat at the heart of railway history
A house that was at the centre of the 19th-century rail revolution can now be yours for the weekend
on.ft.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Jonathan Wolff, Dirk Pilat , and 1 more

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d
‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’

Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 3d
And that's important, because she was a working scientist with agency of her own and she collaborated willingly with so much more of that work than is usually mentioned.

Both by Watson AND his critics.

Franklin was a great scientist. Don't sell her short.
Time Magazine cover with Franklin on as part of their retrospective 100 Women of the Year feature. Inevitably it's a younger Franklin than the one of DNA fame, although given she died aged just 37...

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 3d
I’m getting help with my work from #sophiefromromania and friends
Sophie dog in her office bed with robin and caterpillar

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 3d
How much would you need to be paid to give up social media for a month? 📱

Interesting reflections on screentime and productivity in this session with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk's @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social
Photo shows John presenting at the event

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 3d
This morning we hosted an ESRC Festival of Social Science event at @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social with around 70 16-18 year olds from London schools.
Photo shows the roller banner for the event at the entrance of the venue

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 3d
Shocking article in the Sheffield Tribune. A solicitor, Andrew Milne, buying up freeholds of houses and then making (false) threats to the leaseholders to bully them into buying the freehold at a huge premium.