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Always a sign of a job well done when you start to hear the framings and language you dreamed up, repeated back to you!!
We @campaignsalience.bsky.social did a good job framing this language for the @cmmonwealth.bsky.social think tank.
Quite surreal to see the language used wholesale by @zackpolanski.bsky.social here!!
Quite surreal to see the language used wholesale by @zackpolanski.bsky.social here!!
“Privatisation was the experiment — and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.”
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Always a sign of a job well done when you start to hear the framings and language you dreamed up, repeated back to you!!
We recently worked with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social to frame a story about the state of the UK in a way that gives people an alternative to the explanations on offer from the far right.
The result?
A campaign that links people's everyday frustrations to a specific cause: Privatisation
The result?
A campaign that links people's everyday frustrations to a specific cause: Privatisation
October 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We recently worked with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social to frame a story about the state of the UK in a way that gives people an alternative to the explanations on offer from the far right.
The result?
A campaign that links people's everyday frustrations to a specific cause: Privatisation
The result?
A campaign that links people's everyday frustrations to a specific cause: Privatisation
Local journalism is hollowing out.
So we have built an automated data wire to feed it.
WageSight.
20 stories/mo, regular media engagement with journalists responses: no funding, just code + persistence.
🎥 See what landed:
So we have built an automated data wire to feed it.
WageSight.
20 stories/mo, regular media engagement with journalists responses: no funding, just code + persistence.
🎥 See what landed:
October 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Local journalism is hollowing out.
So we have built an automated data wire to feed it.
WageSight.
20 stories/mo, regular media engagement with journalists responses: no funding, just code + persistence.
🎥 See what landed:
So we have built an automated data wire to feed it.
WageSight.
20 stories/mo, regular media engagement with journalists responses: no funding, just code + persistence.
🎥 See what landed:
Maybe Nigel Farage has a point?
There is an elite that dominates the discourse about what is politically possible in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
There is an elite that dominates the discourse about what is politically possible in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
Public schools still dominate senior roles in political media and think tanks
I'm really not surprised at the latest Sutton Trust research, which finds that the middle class continues to enjoy a vice like grip on the BBC, the newspaper commentariat and UK think tank movement. J...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Maybe Nigel Farage has a point?
There is an elite that dominates the discourse about what is politically possible in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
There is an elite that dominates the discourse about what is politically possible in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
The BBC, political journalism, commentariat and think tank world remain gatekept by the public school educated middle classes.
New LinkedIn newsletter.
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New LinkedIn newsletter.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
Public schools still dominate senior roles in political media and think tanks
I'm really not surprised at the latest Sutton Trust research, which finds that the middle class continues to enjoy a vice like grip on the BBC, the newspaper commentariat and UK think tank movement. J...
www.linkedin.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The BBC, political journalism, commentariat and think tank world remain gatekept by the public school educated middle classes.
New LinkedIn newsletter.
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New LinkedIn newsletter.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/public...
How do we make news stickier in the AI era? 📰🤖
At WageSight we’re testing a salary checker widget alongside local pay stories — turning attention into engagement + sponsorship revenue.
👇 Demo and link below
57.128.224.76:8080
At WageSight we’re testing a salary checker widget alongside local pay stories — turning attention into engagement + sponsorship revenue.
👇 Demo and link below
57.128.224.76:8080
September 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
How do we make news stickier in the AI era? 📰🤖
At WageSight we’re testing a salary checker widget alongside local pay stories — turning attention into engagement + sponsorship revenue.
👇 Demo and link below
57.128.224.76:8080
At WageSight we’re testing a salary checker widget alongside local pay stories — turning attention into engagement + sponsorship revenue.
👇 Demo and link below
57.128.224.76:8080
We've launched a data driven news service: WageSight
It harvests stats about wages & employment across the UK & distributes newswire style stories to local media outlets.
We can now tell a hyper-local news story about employment in 200+ towns & cities in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
It harvests stats about wages & employment across the UK & distributes newswire style stories to local media outlets.
We can now tell a hyper-local news story about employment in 200+ towns & cities in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
Using data and tech to tell hyper-local news stories
I've recently launched a data driven news service: WageSight. It harvests hard-to-find stats about wages and employment across hundreds of UK towns and cities, cleans, builds dashboards, visuals and b...
www.linkedin.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We've launched a data driven news service: WageSight
It harvests stats about wages & employment across the UK & distributes newswire style stories to local media outlets.
We can now tell a hyper-local news story about employment in 200+ towns & cities in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
It harvests stats about wages & employment across the UK & distributes newswire style stories to local media outlets.
We can now tell a hyper-local news story about employment in 200+ towns & cities in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-...
The costs of getting to net zero are substantially less than first thought. Undermining the argument of those who claim getting to net zero is unaffordable.
Bonus: here's an illustration of what actually drove the cost of living crisis in 2022 (Clue - it wasn't the costs of net zero)
Bonus: here's an illustration of what actually drove the cost of living crisis in 2022 (Clue - it wasn't the costs of net zero)
July 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The costs of getting to net zero are substantially less than first thought. Undermining the argument of those who claim getting to net zero is unaffordable.
Bonus: here's an illustration of what actually drove the cost of living crisis in 2022 (Clue - it wasn't the costs of net zero)
Bonus: here's an illustration of what actually drove the cost of living crisis in 2022 (Clue - it wasn't the costs of net zero)
Great to see a mention of some analysis by WageSight our @campaignsalience.bsky.social employment and pay app in today's Northern Agenda edition by @robparsonsna.bsky.social
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June 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Great to see a mention of some analysis by WageSight our @campaignsalience.bsky.social employment and pay app in today's Northern Agenda edition by @robparsonsna.bsky.social
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The monthly salary of someone in the top 1% of earners stood at £18,326 in April 2025. Up more than £4k since the start of the pandemic. By contrast, someone on the median UK wage stood at £2,428, up £642 per month. 1/
June 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The monthly salary of someone in the top 1% of earners stood at £18,326 in April 2025. Up more than £4k since the start of the pandemic. By contrast, someone on the median UK wage stood at £2,428, up £642 per month. 1/
Ultra Wealthy Brits support a wealth tax, it's as simple as that.
We want to make sure Rachel Reeves MP sees some important % and ££s:
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
🇬🇧 80% of UK millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m
🇬🇧 81% think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share
We’re proud to pay and here to stay
#taxthesuperrich #taxwealthnotwork
June 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Ultra Wealthy Brits support a wealth tax, it's as simple as that.
A neat breakdown of the cash that could be raised if a wealth tax was applied to some of the people listed on the Sunday Times Rich List.
Nice work by the new campaign group @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social
sharethewealth.org.uk
Nice work by the new campaign group @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social
sharethewealth.org.uk
Exposing the extreme wealth of the super-rich and the profiteering of big corporations | Share The Wealth
We expose the extreme wealth of the super-rich and the profiteering of big corporations.
sharethewealth.org.uk
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A neat breakdown of the cash that could be raised if a wealth tax was applied to some of the people listed on the Sunday Times Rich List.
Nice work by the new campaign group @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social
sharethewealth.org.uk
Nice work by the new campaign group @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social
sharethewealth.org.uk
The cost of living crisis seems to have faded from view.
Yet UK inflation stands at 3.5%. And food price inflation continues to outpace the overall inflation rate.
We devised a quick animation that plugs into official ONS inflation data, to put the ongoing cost of living crisis into perspective.
Yet UK inflation stands at 3.5%. And food price inflation continues to outpace the overall inflation rate.
We devised a quick animation that plugs into official ONS inflation data, to put the ongoing cost of living crisis into perspective.
May 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The cost of living crisis seems to have faded from view.
Yet UK inflation stands at 3.5%. And food price inflation continues to outpace the overall inflation rate.
We devised a quick animation that plugs into official ONS inflation data, to put the ongoing cost of living crisis into perspective.
Yet UK inflation stands at 3.5%. And food price inflation continues to outpace the overall inflation rate.
We devised a quick animation that plugs into official ONS inflation data, to put the ongoing cost of living crisis into perspective.
The primary objective of the comms work we do is: to make trouble for the powerful.
Last weekend we worked with the Daily Express on a story about "Reform curious" constituencies most at risk of flooding due to climate change.
Floods can hit all of us, regardless of our political values 1/
Last weekend we worked with the Daily Express on a story about "Reform curious" constituencies most at risk of flooding due to climate change.
Floods can hit all of us, regardless of our political values 1/
May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The primary objective of the comms work we do is: to make trouble for the powerful.
Last weekend we worked with the Daily Express on a story about "Reform curious" constituencies most at risk of flooding due to climate change.
Floods can hit all of us, regardless of our political values 1/
Last weekend we worked with the Daily Express on a story about "Reform curious" constituencies most at risk of flooding due to climate change.
Floods can hit all of us, regardless of our political values 1/
Reform are well known climate change deniers. So it's timely we were able to support @roundourwayuk.bsky.social and @globalwitness.org new research this morning, showing 8 out of 10 of the most flood prone constituencies in the UK are on track to be Reform seats.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage's future constituencies could face this major issue because of c...
Climate change is causing extreme weather across the UK and globally.
www.express.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Reform are well known climate change deniers. So it's timely we were able to support @roundourwayuk.bsky.social and @globalwitness.org new research this morning, showing 8 out of 10 of the most flood prone constituencies in the UK are on track to be Reform seats.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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Learn how to improve your speaking skills in media interviews. Control your speech pace and boost your confidence.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Was great to launch the final report of our Commission on the Future of Employment Support today www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor...
Two years' work and huge amount of input and engagement with govt, service users, staff, employers, etc. THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved!
Thread..
Two years' work and huge amount of input and engagement with govt, service users, staff, employers, etc. THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved!
Thread..
September 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Was great to launch the final report of our Commission on the Future of Employment Support today www.employment-studies.co.uk/resource/wor...
Two years' work and huge amount of input and engagement with govt, service users, staff, employers, etc. THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved!
Thread..
Two years' work and huge amount of input and engagement with govt, service users, staff, employers, etc. THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved!
Thread..
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IES and abrdn Financial Fairness Trust launched the final report for the Commission on the Future of Employment Support in Westminster today and Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech. The report sets out proposals for far-reaching reforms to improve growth and living standards: bit.ly/4evMb6d
September 18, 2024 at 10:22 AM
IES and abrdn Financial Fairness Trust launched the final report for the Commission on the Future of Employment Support in Westminster today and Alison McGovern delivered the keynote speech. The report sets out proposals for far-reaching reforms to improve growth and living standards: bit.ly/4evMb6d
Interesting round up of the changing debate around fiscal issues in the UK.
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/a...
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/a...
A shift in the fiscal debate?
A deep dive into the political economy of public investment, and explores a new campaign seeking to reform the UK’s fiscal framework: Invest in Britain.
www.neweconomybrief.net
September 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Interesting round up of the changing debate around fiscal issues in the UK.
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/a...
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/a...
This is a staggering finding @employmentstudies.bsky.social
We need change. Starting with our political and media culture that remains locked in a time warp of performative cruelty to those who are out of work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202....
We need change. Starting with our political and media culture that remains locked in a time warp of performative cruelty to those who are out of work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202....
Exodus from workforce costs UK ‘£16bn a year’ in lost tax receipts
Institute for Employment Studies says UK has 800,000 fewer people in work or looking for work since before Covid
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2024 at 9:18 AM
This is a staggering finding @employmentstudies.bsky.social
We need change. Starting with our political and media culture that remains locked in a time warp of performative cruelty to those who are out of work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202....
We need change. Starting with our political and media culture that remains locked in a time warp of performative cruelty to those who are out of work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202....
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Reshoring & protectionism could run into a similar fallacy as free trade & globalization.
Then the idea was as long as the pie grows everyone is better off.
Now it’s as long as the *national* pie grows everyone is better off.
What if this isn’t the case?
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Then the idea was as long as the pie grows everyone is better off.
Now it’s as long as the *national* pie grows everyone is better off.
What if this isn’t the case?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Lots More With Isabella Weber on Draghi's EU Competitiveness Report
This week, former European Central Bank President and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi published a long-awaited report examining ways to make the European ec
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September 16, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Reshoring & protectionism could run into a similar fallacy as free trade & globalization.
Then the idea was as long as the pie grows everyone is better off.
Now it’s as long as the *national* pie grows everyone is better off.
What if this isn’t the case?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Then the idea was as long as the pie grows everyone is better off.
Now it’s as long as the *national* pie grows everyone is better off.
What if this isn’t the case?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Most U.S. states have price gouging laws reflecting experiences with natural disasters. Emergencies can lead to temporary monopolies & sharp price increases w/o supply adjustments.
@wiwobrz.bsky.social
My take on Harris’ anti-price gouging initiative for German readers.
www.wiwo.de/my/politik/k...
@wiwobrz.bsky.social
My take on Harris’ anti-price gouging initiative for German readers.
www.wiwo.de/my/politik/k...
Preisbremse: „In Krisen versagen die Märkte“
Die in den USA lehrende Ökonomin Isabella Weber plädiert für Preisdeckel bei Angebotsschocks. Sie ist damit zur Vordenkerin der US-Demokraten avanciert.
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September 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Most U.S. states have price gouging laws reflecting experiences with natural disasters. Emergencies can lead to temporary monopolies & sharp price increases w/o supply adjustments.
@wiwobrz.bsky.social
My take on Harris’ anti-price gouging initiative for German readers.
www.wiwo.de/my/politik/k...
@wiwobrz.bsky.social
My take on Harris’ anti-price gouging initiative for German readers.
www.wiwo.de/my/politik/k...
Ex-Bank of England Governor, Andy Haldane, is bang on the money here.
The problem with Labour's political comms approach thus far is that they can only bring themselves to promise misery. 1/
news.sky.com/story/chance...
The problem with Labour's political comms approach thus far is that they can only bring themselves to promise misery. 1/
news.sky.com/story/chance...
https://news.sky.com/story…
September 15, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Ex-Bank of England Governor, Andy Haldane, is bang on the money here.
The problem with Labour's political comms approach thus far is that they can only bring themselves to promise misery. 1/
news.sky.com/story/chance...
The problem with Labour's political comms approach thus far is that they can only bring themselves to promise misery. 1/
news.sky.com/story/chance...
This feels... panicky? No-one expected the Daily Telegraph to take a Labour Party victory well, did they?
That said, Labour's line that they "inherited a terrible hand" is already sounding tired.
They're going to need a less earnest political message.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
That said, Labour's line that they "inherited a terrible hand" is already sounding tired.
They're going to need a less earnest political message.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The anti-Labour rightwing press is on the warpath. If you wanted this government, defend it | Polly Toynbee
The new government deserves more cheerleaders for policies such as investing in green energy and supporting workers, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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September 4, 2024 at 10:07 AM
This feels... panicky? No-one expected the Daily Telegraph to take a Labour Party victory well, did they?
That said, Labour's line that they "inherited a terrible hand" is already sounding tired.
They're going to need a less earnest political message.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
That said, Labour's line that they "inherited a terrible hand" is already sounding tired.
They're going to need a less earnest political message.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...