Andy Regan 🌊🏡🎸☕️🍜
@andyregancdf.bsky.social
Head of Nesta Cymru | Music in Cardiff | Bokononist | Tweets are my online persona’s views
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We're looking forward to attending the @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, and to having the chance to share our work and ideas.
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We're looking forward to attending the @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, and to having the chance to share our work and ideas.
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
Music has so much to teach us about innovation and - by extension - how to do social change.
September 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Music has so much to teach us about innovation and - by extension - how to do social change.
Every single UX upgrade to Google Maps over the past few years has made it slightly worse.
It’s actually quite impressive.
It’s actually quite impressive.
September 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Every single UX upgrade to Google Maps over the past few years has made it slightly worse.
It’s actually quite impressive.
It’s actually quite impressive.
Another role at Nesta Cymru is live now. My old job (!) looking after our work on decarbonising homes.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Happy to chat to interested applicants.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Happy to chat to interested applicants.
Mission Manager (Wales), A Sustainable Future
We are recruiting for a Mission Manager, A Sustainable Future (Wales)
www.nesta.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Another role at Nesta Cymru is live now. My old job (!) looking after our work on decarbonising homes.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Happy to chat to interested applicants.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Happy to chat to interested applicants.
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👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
I’ll do you a deal, internet… I’ll buy one of those small metal wallets that block RFIDs or whatever if you promise I will then never see an advert for one ever again.
June 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’ll do you a deal, internet… I’ll buy one of those small metal wallets that block RFIDs or whatever if you promise I will then never see an advert for one ever again.
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Join the Nesta Cymru team!
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (Wales), A Fairer Start
We are recruiting for a Mission Manager, A Fairer Start (Wales)
www.nesta.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Join the Nesta Cymru team!
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Join the Nesta Cymru team!
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (Wales), A Fairer Start
We are recruiting for a Mission Manager, A Fairer Start (Wales)
www.nesta.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Join the Nesta Cymru team!
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
Mission Manager (A Fairer Start, Wales)
Help us develop innovative, scaleable solutions to the factors that prevent children from disadvantaged backgrounds from thriving.
www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/mission...
My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written a blog setting out Nesta's view on how a new DESNZ Fuel Poverty strategy can better address energy bills AND decarbonisation.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/we-need...
Focus is UK policy, but many ideas that the next Welsh Government could adopt too.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/we-need...
Focus is UK policy, but many ideas that the next Welsh Government could adopt too.
We need cheaper electricity to unlock a more effective fuel poverty strategy
As fuel poverty rates remain stubbornly high, we call for a stronger role for low-carbon heat, cheaper electricity through levy reform and a move away from deep retrofits in hard-to-treat homes
www.nesta.org.uk
May 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
My colleague @martinakavan.bsky.social has written a blog setting out Nesta's view on how a new DESNZ Fuel Poverty strategy can better address energy bills AND decarbonisation.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/we-need...
Focus is UK policy, but many ideas that the next Welsh Government could adopt too.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/we-need...
Focus is UK policy, but many ideas that the next Welsh Government could adopt too.
Watching Conclave. Someone should tell them about Slido.
May 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Watching Conclave. Someone should tell them about Slido.
A bit of news.... I’m pleased to say that for the next few months I will be taking on the role of Interim Head of Nesta Cymru, whilst a replacement for the irreplaceable Rob Ashelford is recruited.
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A bit of news.... I’m pleased to say that for the next few months I will be taking on the role of Interim Head of Nesta Cymru, whilst a replacement for the irreplaceable Rob Ashelford is recruited.
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Sharing this late, but @andyregancdf.bsky.social and I wrote a thing about time-of-use electricity tariffs and heat pumps.
We have a surprising finding: you can save a LOT of money running a heat pump by using a flexible tariff, even if you don’t use it flexibly
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
We have a surprising finding: you can save a LOT of money running a heat pump by using a flexible tariff, even if you don’t use it flexibly
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
Can time-of-use tariffs make heat pumps cheaper to run?
Using heat pumps flexibly could cut your bills by up to £600 annually – without shifting your energy use
www.nesta.org.uk
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sharing this late, but @andyregancdf.bsky.social and I wrote a thing about time-of-use electricity tariffs and heat pumps.
We have a surprising finding: you can save a LOT of money running a heat pump by using a flexible tariff, even if you don’t use it flexibly
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
We have a surprising finding: you can save a LOT of money running a heat pump by using a flexible tariff, even if you don’t use it flexibly
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
New Nesta blog... Our HeatFlex trial has convinced us you can use heat pumps flexibly - but can doing so really save money?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
with @acjsissons.bsky.social
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
with @acjsissons.bsky.social
Can time-of-use tariffs make heat pumps cheaper to run?
Using heat pumps flexibly could cut your bills by up to £600 annually – without shifting your energy use
www.nesta.org.uk
February 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
New Nesta blog... Our HeatFlex trial has convinced us you can use heat pumps flexibly - but can doing so really save money?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
with @acjsissons.bsky.social
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/can-tim...
with @acjsissons.bsky.social
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I generally like David Gauke's writing, but this is really poor on energy prices and net zero I'm afraid.
Not going to rebut the whole thing, but a couple of quick points...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Not going to rebut the whole thing, but a couple of quick points...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
February 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I generally like David Gauke's writing, but this is really poor on energy prices and net zero I'm afraid.
Not going to rebut the whole thing, but a couple of quick points...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Not going to rebut the whole thing, but a couple of quick points...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The next Welsh Government will preside over a crucial period in Wales' pathway to net zero. We need a dramatic acceleration in the rollout of clean heat - and a focus on how to deliver the current heat pump targets.
Read more about Nesta's proposals here:
www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...
Read more about Nesta's proposals here:
www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...
A plan for Wales’ clean heat future
Nesta calls for all party manifestos to prioritise policies which embrace clean heat and prioritise the people of Wales at the heart of their approach to decarbonisation
www.nesta.org.uk
February 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The next Welsh Government will preside over a crucial period in Wales' pathway to net zero. We need a dramatic acceleration in the rollout of clean heat - and a focus on how to deliver the current heat pump targets.
Read more about Nesta's proposals here:
www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...
Read more about Nesta's proposals here:
www.nesta.org.uk/project-upda...
Pinned tweet for the ages.
February 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Pinned tweet for the ages.
What has @nestauk.bsky.social been doing in Wales?
As a devolved nation, there is a unique opportunity to develop, test and scale new ideas for social good, finding places where devolution allows us to go further and faster in achieving our aims.
Find out more:
www.nesta.org.uk/project/wales/
As a devolved nation, there is a unique opportunity to develop, test and scale new ideas for social good, finding places where devolution allows us to go further and faster in achieving our aims.
Find out more:
www.nesta.org.uk/project/wales/
Nesta Cymru
We work in several ways across Wales to help solve big challenges.
www.nesta.org.uk
January 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What has @nestauk.bsky.social been doing in Wales?
As a devolved nation, there is a unique opportunity to develop, test and scale new ideas for social good, finding places where devolution allows us to go further and faster in achieving our aims.
Find out more:
www.nesta.org.uk/project/wales/
As a devolved nation, there is a unique opportunity to develop, test and scale new ideas for social good, finding places where devolution allows us to go further and faster in achieving our aims.
Find out more:
www.nesta.org.uk/project/wales/
I had to raise an HMRC issue last year. It wasn’t possible to choose a route to an advisor by phone. So I filled in online forms, to which they replied by post.
Overall it took around *nine months* to resolve. Is this counted in their waiting times data?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Overall it took around *nine months* to resolve. Is this counted in their waiting times data?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Watchdog accuses HMRC of deliberately ‘degrading’ phone services
Long call waiting times have ‘damaged trust in the tax system’, public accounts committee report says
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I had to raise an HMRC issue last year. It wasn’t possible to choose a route to an advisor by phone. So I filled in online forms, to which they replied by post.
Overall it took around *nine months* to resolve. Is this counted in their waiting times data?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Overall it took around *nine months* to resolve. Is this counted in their waiting times data?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No matter how long one spends in Wales the Mari Llwyd never quite becomes normalised.
January 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
No matter how long one spends in Wales the Mari Llwyd never quite becomes normalised.
A life spent on Zoom has created unrealistic expectations that in large groups there will only ever be one person speaking at a time.
December 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM
A life spent on Zoom has created unrealistic expectations that in large groups there will only ever be one person speaking at a time.
Overheard in a deli “How much is the smallest panettone?”
And now I have that in my head to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”.
And now I have that in my head to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”.
December 21, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Overheard in a deli “How much is the smallest panettone?”
And now I have that in my head to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”.
And now I have that in my head to the tune of “How much is that doggie in the window?”.
God help us if there’s a war.
December 15, 2024 at 4:39 PM
God help us if there’s a war.
Ed from @themooncardiff.bsky.social has put together a lovely compilation of tracks recorded at the venue - proceeds going to the staff crowdfunder.
Pre order here: themooncardiff.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Pre order here: themooncardiff.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live At The Moon Cardiff, by Various Artists
10 track album
themooncardiff.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Ed from @themooncardiff.bsky.social has put together a lovely compilation of tracks recorded at the venue - proceeds going to the staff crowdfunder.
Pre order here: themooncardiff.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Pre order here: themooncardiff.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Is there a term / buzzword phrase that means something like "a situation where a series of individual decisions, which are reasonable / successful in themselves, cumulatively result in net negative outcomes"?
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Is there a term / buzzword phrase that means something like "a situation where a series of individual decisions, which are reasonable / successful in themselves, cumulatively result in net negative outcomes"?