Nye Cominetti
@nyecominetti.bsky.social
At Resolution Foundation covering labour market, low pay, living wage.
Fond of the UK's parochialism that it's Thames Valley police doing the arresting and not some uber crime agency. Similarly how in front of a packed Commons immediately before PM faces the opposition leader we see an MP ask something niche about their local area.
February 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Fond of the UK's parochialism that it's Thames Valley police doing the arresting and not some uber crime agency. Similarly how in front of a packed Commons immediately before PM faces the opposition leader we see an MP ask something niche about their local area.
Life at the PDF mill is a hard, we need something to look forward to Robert
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Life at the PDF mill is a hard, we need something to look forward to Robert
Speakers will include ... me! Looking forward to it. Do share with anyone you think might benefit from learning a bit about think tank world. We've been putting these events on for several years - they've always been well received. (Also by some distance our most-attended events).
Thinking of a career in think tanks?
This afternoon, we're hosting a webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector. We'll have speakers from numerous organisations sharing their insight and experience.
Register here 👉 buff.ly/a3cO0df
This afternoon, we're hosting a webinar for undergraduates or those with similar experience interested in working in the sector. We'll have speakers from numerous organisations sharing their insight and experience.
Register here 👉 buff.ly/a3cO0df
February 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Speakers will include ... me! Looking forward to it. Do share with anyone you think might benefit from learning a bit about think tank world. We've been putting these events on for several years - they've always been well received. (Also by some distance our most-attended events).
Reminder for journos about the unemployment rate: the denominator isn't all people it's all people *working or looking for work*. A more accurate description of the youth unemployment rate would be "1 in 6 young people who want to work don't have a job". archive.is/202602180759...
February 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Reminder for journos about the unemployment rate: the denominator isn't all people it's all people *working or looking for work*. A more accurate description of the youth unemployment rate would be "1 in 6 young people who want to work don't have a job". archive.is/202602180759...
First time at an all inclusive, decided the most otherwise-expensive thing available for free at the at bar was white vermouth so spent the evening drinking that. Maximised something but it wasn't utility
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
First time at an all inclusive, decided the most otherwise-expensive thing available for free at the at bar was white vermouth so spent the evening drinking that. Maximised something but it wasn't utility
All contact lines are at all times receiving a high volume of calls at the moment
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
All contact lines are at all times receiving a high volume of calls at the moment
Fascinating & grim article on the collapse in S Korea's fertility rate. Cost of parenting seems part of the reason - the amount of tutoring going on is insane. Not sure why S Korea has reached this education competition equilibrium and other countries haven't. worksinprogress.co/issue/two-is...
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Fascinating & grim article on the collapse in S Korea's fertility rate. Cost of parenting seems part of the reason - the amount of tutoring going on is insane. Not sure why S Korea has reached this education competition equilibrium and other countries haven't. worksinprogress.co/issue/two-is...
Idle Q after 16 hours in a&e. Are we good at matching hospital resources to demand? This Chelsea hosp visit has been great, seen quickly, calm atmos, etc. Recent Whipps cross visit people looked close to death in hallways, went home in the end unseen. Is that place variation or time variation?
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Idle Q after 16 hours in a&e. Are we good at matching hospital resources to demand? This Chelsea hosp visit has been great, seen quickly, calm atmos, etc. Recent Whipps cross visit people looked close to death in hallways, went home in the end unseen. Is that place variation or time variation?
"City of culture, you'll never sing that" is very good from the Bradford fans (at Leyton)
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"City of culture, you'll never sing that" is very good from the Bradford fans (at Leyton)
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Today’s labour market stats show a weakening jobs market, with rising unemployment and flatlining real pay. Some @resolutionfoundation.org key takeaways from me and @louisemurphy.bsky.social 🧵 ...
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today’s labour market stats show a weakening jobs market, with rising unemployment and flatlining real pay. Some @resolutionfoundation.org key takeaways from me and @louisemurphy.bsky.social 🧵 ...
I'm sure sunrise will be great when it happens. Any minute now
December 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I'm sure sunrise will be great when it happens. Any minute now
Have written a piece teeing up tomorrow's labour market stats, pointing out the sort-of obvious - that we currently have a problem with unemployment (i.e. demand) not just participation (i.e. supply). www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Labour Market Outlook Q4 2025 • Resolution Foundation
Employment has fallen over the past two years and is substantially lower than it was before the pandemic. Perhaps surprisingly given its central place in policy debates, participation is essentially u...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Have written a piece teeing up tomorrow's labour market stats, pointing out the sort-of obvious - that we currently have a problem with unemployment (i.e. demand) not just participation (i.e. supply). www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Note to self, drink water before public speaking..
This was otherwise a great event though, interesting to learn more about why a similar experiment in NZ failed (employers weren't bought in, system didn't get going, new party scrapped it).
This was otherwise a great event though, interesting to learn more about why a similar experiment in NZ failed (employers weren't bought in, system didn't get going, new party scrapped it).
Asking how a Fair Pay Agreement could improve working conditioners for people in the adult social care sector is important for several reasons.
@nyecominetti.bsky.social has laid them out ⤵️
@nyecominetti.bsky.social has laid them out ⤵️
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Note to self, drink water before public speaking..
This was otherwise a great event though, interesting to learn more about why a similar experiment in NZ failed (employers weren't bought in, system didn't get going, new party scrapped it).
This was otherwise a great event though, interesting to learn more about why a similar experiment in NZ failed (employers weren't bought in, system didn't get going, new party scrapped it).
Looking forward to this event on Thursday. Creating a collective bargaining institution in social care from scratch is a big deal - nothing similar in the UK on this scale since wages councils dismantled 30 years ago.
ps I now look older & more tired than in the photo below aka more chair-worthy
ps I now look older & more tired than in the photo below aka more chair-worthy
Adult social care is a vital public service. But this is not reflected in the pay and job quality on offer for England’s 1.5 million social care workers.
Join us on Thursday to discuss how a Fair Pay Agreement could improve conditions for social care staff.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/4PVIAzP
Join us on Thursday to discuss how a Fair Pay Agreement could improve conditions for social care staff.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/4PVIAzP
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Looking forward to this event on Thursday. Creating a collective bargaining institution in social care from scratch is a big deal - nothing similar in the UK on this scale since wages councils dismantled 30 years ago.
ps I now look older & more tired than in the photo below aka more chair-worthy
ps I now look older & more tired than in the photo below aka more chair-worthy
Pushing the coffee machine button before getting a mug out of the cupboard. It feels good to be alive
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Pushing the coffee machine button before getting a mug out of the cupboard. It feels good to be alive
Politicians won't be delighted at this new concept of resigning to take responsibility for something having gone wrong.
Glad RF were among those offering support.
Glad RF were among those offering support.
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Politicians won't be delighted at this new concept of resigning to take responsibility for something having gone wrong.
Glad RF were among those offering support.
Glad RF were among those offering support.
Weird that someone was speculatively pinging the OBR url all morning
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Weird that someone was speculatively pinging the OBR url all morning
Glad Govt have made this change. 2 yrs to 6 months is still a HUGE improvement (6m workers will benefit). But this strikes a better balance btw protecting workers and encouraging hiring. It's how most rich countries operate
Argued in favour of this here
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Argued in favour of this here
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Glad Govt have made this change. 2 yrs to 6 months is still a HUGE improvement (6m workers will benefit). But this strikes a better balance btw protecting workers and encouraging hiring. It's how most rich countries operate
Argued in favour of this here
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Argued in favour of this here
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Most important fiscal transfer news of the week: RF are losing @adamcorlett.bsky.social to DWP for a year. Wish him well but also:
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November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Most important fiscal transfer news of the week: RF are losing @adamcorlett.bsky.social to DWP for a year. Wish him well but also:
March will be odd - OBR will publish a forecast but won't assess fiscal rules. Leaving RF / IFS / others to calculate A - B? We can be blunter than the OBR about the various fictions/risks, so probably good there's more headroom ..
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
March will be odd - OBR will publish a forecast but won't assess fiscal rules. Leaving RF / IFS / others to calculate A - B? We can be blunter than the OBR about the various fictions/risks, so probably good there's more headroom ..
Net migration is back at normal levels. ~200k in the year to June 25.
And that's without the additional rule changes Labour have already brought in (which are reducing visa numbers but not yet in this data) or plan to bring in.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Widely predicted but still striking.
And that's without the additional rule changes Labour have already brought in (which are reducing visa numbers but not yet in this data) or plan to bring in.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Widely predicted but still striking.
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Net migration is back at normal levels. ~200k in the year to June 25.
And that's without the additional rule changes Labour have already brought in (which are reducing visa numbers but not yet in this data) or plan to bring in.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Widely predicted but still striking.
And that's without the additional rule changes Labour have already brought in (which are reducing visa numbers but not yet in this data) or plan to bring in.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
Widely predicted but still striking.
Was going to post something about how that Economist article surely overstated the 'revolution' on the evidence re minimum wage effects but Andrea does the job very well here
Here is a handy summary of the literature on the various margins from the latest Handbook of Labor Economics by @arindube.bsky.social & Attila Lindner for reference:
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Was going to post something about how that Economist article surely overstated the 'revolution' on the evidence re minimum wage effects but Andrea does the job very well here
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Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
Reposted by Nye Cominetti
ICYMI given today's focus on the budget: the UK government has today also published a working paper on options for reform of non-compete agreements.
Responses to the specific options set out therein (statutory limits, size cutoffs and an outright ban), can be submitted until 18 February.
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Responses to the specific options set out therein (statutory limits, size cutoffs and an outright ban), can be submitted until 18 February.
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Working paper on options for reform of non-compete clauses in employment contracts
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ICYMI given today's focus on the budget: the UK government has today also published a working paper on options for reform of non-compete agreements.
Responses to the specific options set out therein (statutory limits, size cutoffs and an outright ban), can be submitted until 18 February.
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Responses to the specific options set out therein (statutory limits, size cutoffs and an outright ban), can be submitted until 18 February.
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