Louise Marston
@louisemarston.bsky.social
She/her
Director of Ventures at Resolution Foundation.
Formerly at Doteveryone, Nesta and Blenheim Chalcot.
Technology, innovation and fairness
Director of Ventures at Resolution Foundation.
Formerly at Doteveryone, Nesta and Blenheim Chalcot.
Technology, innovation and fairness
Reposted by Louise Marston
Here's everything you need to know about this morning's inflation data 🧵⤵️
UK CPI inflation begins its long march back to 2%, falling from 3.8% in September to 3.6% in October. This is a welcome decrease but the BoE says it will be a long path down and families are still struggling with the high cost of living. The Chancellor shd act at the Budget. Thread to follow...
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Here's everything you need to know about this morning's inflation data 🧵⤵️
Reposted by Louise Marston
At our recent event, Stephanie Flanders spoke about how the Government is doing better on the long-term stuff, than on the short-term.
Catch up here 👉 buff.ly/eC4gWG3
Catch up here 👉 buff.ly/eC4gWG3
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
At our recent event, Stephanie Flanders spoke about how the Government is doing better on the long-term stuff, than on the short-term.
Catch up here 👉 buff.ly/eC4gWG3
Catch up here 👉 buff.ly/eC4gWG3
Reposted by Louise Marston
Has the Budget rumour-mill gone too far?
Excessive 'kite-flying' - leaking rumoured tax policies to test their reaction with the public - risks exacerbating market uncertainty.
Excessive 'kite-flying' - leaking rumoured tax policies to test their reaction with the public - risks exacerbating market uncertainty.
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Has the Budget rumour-mill gone too far?
Excessive 'kite-flying' - leaking rumoured tax policies to test their reaction with the public - risks exacerbating market uncertainty.
Excessive 'kite-flying' - leaking rumoured tax policies to test their reaction with the public - risks exacerbating market uncertainty.
Reposted by Louise Marston
Exciting news! LA Referencia and UbuntuNet Alliance have been selected as the first grantees of the IOI Fund for Network Adoption, with each receiving up to $1.5M in funding to expand open infrastructure for research across 35+ countries. Learn more: investinopen.org/blog/empower...
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Exciting news! LA Referencia and UbuntuNet Alliance have been selected as the first grantees of the IOI Fund for Network Adoption, with each receiving up to $1.5M in funding to expand open infrastructure for research across 35+ countries. Learn more: investinopen.org/blog/empower...
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I'm proud to have received the innovation prize at last night's @smartthinking.bsky.social awards – for my and my colleagues' work producing an alternative to Labour Force Survey stats www.resolutionfoundation.org/our-work/est...
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I'm proud to have received the innovation prize at last night's @smartthinking.bsky.social awards – for my and my colleagues' work producing an alternative to Labour Force Survey stats www.resolutionfoundation.org/our-work/est...
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Terrific new role helping to develop Ada's research practice:
📣We're hiring! The Research Portfolio Lead will embed oversight and quality assurance into every stage of our work.
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
Research Portfolio Lead
The Ada Lovelace Institute is recruiting a Research Portfolio Lead to ensure that research is conducted with integrity and within a culture of care.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Terrific new role helping to develop Ada's research practice:
Reposted by Louise Marston
It's likely that the Government will need to find around £25 billion in tax rises at this month's Budget.
Speaking this morning, our Chief Executive Ruth Curtice said the Chancellor faces important choices on who is affected by tax changes.
Speaking this morning, our Chief Executive Ruth Curtice said the Chancellor faces important choices on who is affected by tax changes.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's likely that the Government will need to find around £25 billion in tax rises at this month's Budget.
Speaking this morning, our Chief Executive Ruth Curtice said the Chancellor faces important choices on who is affected by tax changes.
Speaking this morning, our Chief Executive Ruth Curtice said the Chancellor faces important choices on who is affected by tax changes.
Reposted by Louise Marston
Found this piece about minimum wage catching up with entry level grad pay a bit odd.
www.ft.com/content/b436...
1. Re min wage reducing incentive to go to uni. Yes at the margin, but I struggle to believe this can be a big effect? Going to uni raises lifetime earnings, not just at age 25.
www.ft.com/content/b436...
1. Re min wage reducing incentive to go to uni. Yes at the margin, but I struggle to believe this can be a big effect? Going to uni raises lifetime earnings, not just at age 25.
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Found this piece about minimum wage catching up with entry level grad pay a bit odd.
www.ft.com/content/b436...
1. Re min wage reducing incentive to go to uni. Yes at the margin, but I struggle to believe this can be a big effect? Going to uni raises lifetime earnings, not just at age 25.
www.ft.com/content/b436...
1. Re min wage reducing incentive to go to uni. Yes at the margin, but I struggle to believe this can be a big effect? Going to uni raises lifetime earnings, not just at age 25.
Reposted by Louise Marston
If they don't implement significant policy changes, this Government will preside over the sharpest increase in child poverty by any Labour Government in the last 60 years ⤵️
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If they don't implement significant policy changes, this Government will preside over the sharpest increase in child poverty by any Labour Government in the last 60 years ⤵️
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Read 'No half measures' 👉 buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Reposted by Louise Marston
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Reposted by Louise Marston
Repealing the two-child limit in full is the most powerful policy lever the Government can pull to drive down child poverty rates.
Read 'No half measures' now ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Read 'No half measures' now ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Repealing the two-child limit in full is the most powerful policy lever the Government can pull to drive down child poverty rates.
Read 'No half measures' now ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Read 'No half measures' now ⤵️ buff.ly/qVc9CWs
Reposted by Louise Marston
Did you know that government levies have driven more than half of the rise in electricity bills in recent years?
Jonny Marshall explains a better way of doing things ⤵️
Read 'Splitting the bill' to find out how the Government can cut costs for three-in-four households ⤵️ buff.ly/sHhw6L1
Jonny Marshall explains a better way of doing things ⤵️
Read 'Splitting the bill' to find out how the Government can cut costs for three-in-four households ⤵️ buff.ly/sHhw6L1
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Did you know that government levies have driven more than half of the rise in electricity bills in recent years?
Jonny Marshall explains a better way of doing things ⤵️
Read 'Splitting the bill' to find out how the Government can cut costs for three-in-four households ⤵️ buff.ly/sHhw6L1
Jonny Marshall explains a better way of doing things ⤵️
Read 'Splitting the bill' to find out how the Government can cut costs for three-in-four households ⤵️ buff.ly/sHhw6L1
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The Employment Rights Bill will return to parliament this week.
The bill will improve workers’ lives and bring our employment regulation into line with other advanced economies.
But on unfair dismissal, the Government risks lurching from one extreme to the other ⤵️ buff.ly/WepH7zY
The bill will improve workers’ lives and bring our employment regulation into line with other advanced economies.
But on unfair dismissal, the Government risks lurching from one extreme to the other ⤵️ buff.ly/WepH7zY
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Employment Rights Bill will return to parliament this week.
The bill will improve workers’ lives and bring our employment regulation into line with other advanced economies.
But on unfair dismissal, the Government risks lurching from one extreme to the other ⤵️ buff.ly/WepH7zY
The bill will improve workers’ lives and bring our employment regulation into line with other advanced economies.
But on unfair dismissal, the Government risks lurching from one extreme to the other ⤵️ buff.ly/WepH7zY
Reposted by Louise Marston
Taxes on typical employees *aren’t* unusually high, on either a historical or international basis, but the bias against them is.
Read 🚨 new RF analysis 🚨 on the current state of personal taxation ⤵️ buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
Read 🚨 new RF analysis 🚨 on the current state of personal taxation ⤵️ buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Taxes on typical employees *aren’t* unusually high, on either a historical or international basis, but the bias against them is.
Read 🚨 new RF analysis 🚨 on the current state of personal taxation ⤵️ buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
Read 🚨 new RF analysis 🚨 on the current state of personal taxation ⤵️ buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
Reposted by Louise Marston
Great opportunity to come and help shape our work here @resfoundation.bsky.social: www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp... (although you will have to work with me....)
Research Director • Resolution Foundation
The Resolution Foundation is looking for an exceptional candidate to help lead our research team. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Foundation’s senior leadership as we seek to turn around t...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Great opportunity to come and help shape our work here @resfoundation.bsky.social: www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp... (although you will have to work with me....)
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RIP Terry Farrell architect of the least discreet intelligence agency building and many other enjoyable structures. Recommend his book on London.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Terry Farrell, architect who designed MI6 building, dies aged 87
He also designed the headquarters for ITV's 80s breakfast show TV-am, with giant eggcups on the roof.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
RIP Terry Farrell architect of the least discreet intelligence agency building and many other enjoyable structures. Recommend his book on London.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Is the Government going to announce an end to the two-child limit this autumn?
@ruthcurtice.bsky.social explains why they should ⤵️
@ruthcurtice.bsky.social explains why they should ⤵️
September 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Is the Government going to announce an end to the two-child limit this autumn?
@ruthcurtice.bsky.social explains why they should ⤵️
@ruthcurtice.bsky.social explains why they should ⤵️
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Good to see the commitment to a job guarantee for young people long-term excluded from work or learning. Vital step. Lots of other elements needed to get this right. My recent thoughts.
on.ft.com/3ILpb8T Let’s not forget the young people without GCSEs
on.ft.com/3ILpb8T Let’s not forget the young people without GCSEs
Let’s not forget the young people without GCSEs
We should realise that training alongside decent work is a better next step for some 16-year-olds
on.ft.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Good to see the commitment to a job guarantee for young people long-term excluded from work or learning. Vital step. Lots of other elements needed to get this right. My recent thoughts.
on.ft.com/3ILpb8T Let’s not forget the young people without GCSEs
on.ft.com/3ILpb8T Let’s not forget the young people without GCSEs
Reposted by Louise Marston
Switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax could raise £6 billion while protecting workers’ pay packets.
Here's what you need to know 👇 👇 👇
Here's what you need to know 👇 👇 👇
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Switching 2p from National Insurance to Income Tax could raise £6 billion while protecting workers’ pay packets.
Here's what you need to know 👇 👇 👇
Here's what you need to know 👇 👇 👇
Reposted by Louise Marston
At our event Jennifer Dixon from @healthfoundation.bsky.social reflects on her experience on the Barnsley Commission that examined inactivity problems in the area. There was a particular job readiness challenge for young people post-pandemic…
September 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At our event Jennifer Dixon from @healthfoundation.bsky.social reflects on her experience on the Barnsley Commission that examined inactivity problems in the area. There was a particular job readiness challenge for young people post-pandemic…
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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👍 Good news: consumer debt (e.g. credit cards) is declining.
👎 Not-so-good news: Priority debt (energy, rent, Council Tax) is on the rise.
@feliciao.bsky.social explains ⤵️
👎 Not-so-good news: Priority debt (energy, rent, Council Tax) is on the rise.
@feliciao.bsky.social explains ⤵️
September 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
👍 Good news: consumer debt (e.g. credit cards) is declining.
👎 Not-so-good news: Priority debt (energy, rent, Council Tax) is on the rise.
@feliciao.bsky.social explains ⤵️
👎 Not-so-good news: Priority debt (energy, rent, Council Tax) is on the rise.
@feliciao.bsky.social explains ⤵️
Reposted by Louise Marston
The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s.
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s.
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!
Reposted by Louise Marston
And please read the full report by Adam Corlett:
Call of duties: Revenue and reform for Autumn Budget 2025
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Call of duties: Revenue and reform for Autumn Budget 2025
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Call of duties • Resolution Foundation
Ahead of the Budget, this report considers the options for the Government to respond decisively to a deterioration in the public finances while also making the tax system fairer and more efficient.
www.resolutionfoundation.org
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
And please read the full report by Adam Corlett:
Call of duties: Revenue and reform for Autumn Budget 2025
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Call of duties: Revenue and reform for Autumn Budget 2025
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Reposted by Louise Marston
🚨Join our team as Lead Funding Manager - A Fairer Future!
We're looking for an experienced funder who is committed to social justice and ambitious to help create change. This is a leadership role with a focus on Gender Justice and Children and Young People’s Rights.
We're looking for an experienced funder who is committed to social justice and ambitious to help create change. This is a leadership role with a focus on Gender Justice and Children and Young People’s Rights.
September 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🚨Join our team as Lead Funding Manager - A Fairer Future!
We're looking for an experienced funder who is committed to social justice and ambitious to help create change. This is a leadership role with a focus on Gender Justice and Children and Young People’s Rights.
We're looking for an experienced funder who is committed to social justice and ambitious to help create change. This is a leadership role with a focus on Gender Justice and Children and Young People’s Rights.