Nida Broughton
nidabroughton.bsky.social
Nida Broughton
@nidabroughton.bsky.social
Economist - UK Director at CEI Global
Creative writing - Historical fiction and crime thriller. Winner 2024 Exeter Novel Prize, 2024 BPA Pitch Prize
My last blog post for @bitglobal.bsky.social on my last day(!) is about fairness - and how regulators/policymakers can work with the public to design better regulation www.bi.team/blogs/the-po...
The power of public participation: using deliberative forums to design policy | BIT
Surveys can tell you how many people have certain opinions, perceptions or attitudes. Interviews and focus groups can help you delve into why they hold these views, or why they act in certain ways. Bo...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Supporting worker financial wellbeing is good for business and the UK economy. At our first #NestInsight2025 panel Nida Broughton, Vivien Burrows, Jo Legg (FCA) and Rob Lovesey (Serve and Protect Credit Union) explored how investing it benefits everyone. www.nestinsight.org.uk/research-pro...
July 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A lovely parcel in the post this week - a trophy from the
Exeter Novel Prize 😍...

and a short thread for non-authors on why competitions like this are sooo important for writers... #writing #writingcommunity #authors #booksky
May 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A big thank you to the team at Raglan Castle for the brilliant displays about Edward Somerset when I visited a couple of years ago, which inspired me to write this book cadw.gov.wales/visit/places...
May 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Absolutely delighted to win this year's Exeter Novel Prize for Last Castle Standing, a (mostly) true comic historical novel set during the English Civil War.
www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2024-exeter-...
2024 Exeter Novel Prize
We accept the first ten thousand words including synopsis of a novel that has not been accepted for publication by a traditional publishing house. It is open to all authors who are without...
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May 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Action from employers is crucial to keeping people with health conditions in work, but do we really know what works?

@nidabroughton.bsky.social from our Commission for Healthier Working Lives argues that building healthier workplaces needs better evidence ⬇

https://bit.ly/43RHFNf
April 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My time moonlighting on Commission for Healthier Working Lives (chaired by the stellar Sacha Romanovitch) is coming to an end - and one thing that struck me throughout is the level of consensus across government, employers and citizens that something needs to be done. *But what?* (1/n)
Action from employers is crucial to keeping people with health conditions in work, but do we really know what works?

@nidabroughton.bsky.social from our Commission for Healthier Working Lives argues that building healthier workplaces needs better evidence ⬇

https://bit.ly/43RHFNf
April 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thrilled to make it to the final six for my tragicomic historical novel set during the English Civil War, Last Castle Standing. Tagline: "All Margaret wants is to be safe from war. All Margaret's husband wants is to invent a flying machine." 📖 😀 #exeternovelprize
The 2024 Exeter Novel Prize Short List
April 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I chaired / facilitated some of our deliberative forum sessions with members of the public and it was fascinating to see how the discussion progressed over the weeks, as they took each others' ideas on board and came to a consensus on what fairness means and what the regulator should do about it.
What does fair and transparent gambling mean to consumers?

Our Gambling Policy and Research Unit asked consumers what fairness should look like - their insights that could shape future regulation.

Read the report: bit.ly/4byvGpJ
Consumer views on fair and open gambling in Great Britain | BIT
Fairness and transparency form the cornerstone of trust in any consumer-business relationship. This is no different for gambling: fairness and transparency are essential to ensure customers feel confi...
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March 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM