George May
@georgemay.bsky.social
Head of communications at the Policy Institute, King’s College London
As someone who loves a good chart (and spends a lot of time making them), it's great to get the full FT data viz treatment for our latest culture wars study - even if the data is revealing some deeply worrying signs about where we're heading as a country... on.ft.com/3WFCBH1
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
As someone who loves a good chart (and spends a lot of time making them), it's great to get the full FT data viz treatment for our latest culture wars study - even if the data is revealing some deeply worrying signs about where we're heading as a country... on.ft.com/3WFCBH1
Fantastic opportunity for @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students - especially given today’s news about Casey leading the government’s important review of adult social care
🚨 Policy Idol news!
Louise Casey & Jonathan Slater will be on the judging panel for the 2025 Policy Idol final!
🏆 Pitch your ideas to win cash prizes and expert advice
Open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students
Apply by Jan 26th ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-instit...
Louise Casey & Jonathan Slater will be on the judging panel for the 2025 Policy Idol final!
🏆 Pitch your ideas to win cash prizes and expert advice
Open to all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students
Apply by Jan 26th ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-instit...
January 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Fantastic opportunity for @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students - especially given today’s news about Casey leading the government’s important review of adult social care
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The Times on our study updating 1969 NOP poll - worth saying that alone doesn't = lonely, many will be making a choice, though will also reflect big shifts in how/where we live @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
Lonely this Christmas: more young adults to spend the day solo
1 in 11 people aged between 21 and 34 will not have company, compared with just 1% in 1969
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
The Times on our study updating 1969 NOP poll - worth saying that alone doesn't = lonely, many will be making a choice, though will also reflect big shifts in how/where we live @policyatkings.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
We really do just love banning things as a nation...
This is a good eg, but nothing beats that lockdown poll that showed one in five supported a permanent/indefinite ban on leaving home after 10pm “without good reason”
This is a good eg, but nothing beats that lockdown poll that showed one in five supported a permanent/indefinite ban on leaving home after 10pm “without good reason”
With Australia implementing a ban on under-16s having social media accounts, 72% of Britons would back the same thing in the UK
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
November 29, 2024 at 4:50 PM
We really do just love banning things as a nation...
This is a good eg, but nothing beats that lockdown poll that showed one in five supported a permanent/indefinite ban on leaving home after 10pm “without good reason”
This is a good eg, but nothing beats that lockdown poll that showed one in five supported a permanent/indefinite ban on leaving home after 10pm “without good reason”
Such important work from @michael-sanders.bsky.social and his team - great example of research with real-world impact.
Follows on from similarly valuable work they’ve just done on reducing use of force by police: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/police-...
Follows on from similarly valuable work they’ve just done on reducing use of force by police: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/police-...
“Researchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish whether giving homeless people cash is a more effective way of reducing poverty than traditional forms of help.”
The Observer reports on new trials led by @michael-sanders.bsky.social & our Experimental Government Team
The Observer reports on new trials led by @michael-sanders.bsky.social & our Experimental Government Team
Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty
Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Such important work from @michael-sanders.bsky.social and his team - great example of research with real-world impact.
Follows on from similarly valuable work they’ve just done on reducing use of force by police: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/police-...
Follows on from similarly valuable work they’ve just done on reducing use of force by police: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/police-...
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this has actually been proven before! wrote up the study a few years ago: www.newscientist.com/article/2165...
November 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
this has actually been proven before! wrote up the study a few years ago: www.newscientist.com/article/2165...
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This prediction blog by @benansell.bsky.social is very good, although I am biased by it chiming both with my own very uninformed instincts and what I would like to happen. open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
Hostage to Fortune
In for a penny, in for a dollar. My predictions for Tuesday
open.substack.com
November 4, 2024 at 12:53 PM
This prediction blog by @benansell.bsky.social is very good, although I am biased by it chiming both with my own very uninformed instincts and what I would like to happen. open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
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Jeff Bezos currently googling ‘Streisand Effect’
October 25, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Jeff Bezos currently googling ‘Streisand Effect’
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Welcome @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to Bluesky. Follow for policy insight, especially in relation to public opinion on key issues
October 25, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Welcome @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to Bluesky. Follow for policy insight, especially in relation to public opinion on key issues
Glad we've now made the move!
Look out for lots more from us on here - it already feels like a much more pleasant place to spend time...
Look out for lots more from us on here - it already feels like a much more pleasant place to spend time...
Welcome to the Policy Institute's Bluesky account! 👋
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
Follow us to stay up to date with our latest news, events and research – like our timely survey, out last week, on attitudes to assisted dying
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/assiste...
Assisted dying: two-thirds of public back legalisation within this Parliament, study finds
63% of people in England and Wales support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults, while concerns about potential risks remain
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Glad we've now made the move!
Look out for lots more from us on here - it already feels like a much more pleasant place to spend time...
Look out for lots more from us on here - it already feels like a much more pleasant place to spend time...