Sara Elias
@saraelias.bsky.social
Policy Advisor @ Nesta in Cardiff. Mam. Serial volunteer (help!) Talks enthusiastically about evidence-driven, long-term policy making.
We're looking forward to attending the @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, and to having the chance to share our work and ideas.
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We're looking forward to attending the @plaidcymru.bsky.social Conference next week, and to having the chance to share our work and ideas.
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
If you’re at the conference, do come and say hello!
“HMT is the single greatest barrier to devolved policy innovation in the UK”- Mark Drakeford
‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon
@nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!
‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon
@nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“HMT is the single greatest barrier to devolved policy innovation in the UK”- Mark Drakeford
‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon
@nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!
‘100% agree with that’ - Nicola Sturgeon
@nestauk.bsky.social PolicyLive was a great one!
Out of office on 🍾Eurostar am byth!
August 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Out of office on 🍾Eurostar am byth!
Interesting that although the data shows that Scotland and Wales have the highest average costs, the @theguardian.com only appears to have held the UK Gov in England to account. We need national media to play this role across the devolved nations
Childminder costs over school summer holidays as high as £1,800, research finds
Childminder costs over school summer holidays as high as £1,800, research finds
Coram survey in Great Britain finds 4% rise in holiday childcare club costs and shortage of places, especially for children with Send
Working parents who depend on childminders to look after their children during the British school summer holidays face bills of as much as £1,800 for six weeks’ childcare, according to new research.
A survey by the children’s charity Coram found families in inner London can expect to pay an average of £306 a week for a holiday childminder, compared with a British average of £234 a week. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Interesting that although the data shows that Scotland and Wales have the highest average costs, the @theguardian.com only appears to have held the UK Gov in England to account. We need national media to play this role across the devolved nations
Today / Heddiw 💥
EVENT
Will the 10 Year Health Plan shift the dial on prevention?
Join the discussion with Nesta's Hugo Harper, @katfoodjenner.bsky.social @jimdickson.bsky.social @laurenbowesbyatt.bsky.social @davidjbuck.bsky.social tomorrow lunchtime.
www.nesta.org.uk/event/10-yea...
Will the 10 Year Health Plan shift the dial on prevention?
Join the discussion with Nesta's Hugo Harper, @katfoodjenner.bsky.social @jimdickson.bsky.social @laurenbowesbyatt.bsky.social @davidjbuck.bsky.social tomorrow lunchtime.
www.nesta.org.uk/event/10-yea...
10-Year Health Plan: will it shift the dial on preventing ill health?
We’ll discuss how the 10-Year Health Plan could help put a spotlight on prevention, and what the measures within it might deliver.
www.nesta.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Today / Heddiw 💥
Reposted by Sara Elias
How does this translate into seats?
Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇
🔷Reform: 33
🌼PC: 30
🌹Labour: 25
🌳Conservatives: 6
🟠Lib Dems: 2
🟩Green: 0
⬜️Other:0
No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.
Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇
🔷Reform: 33
🌼PC: 30
🌹Labour: 25
🌳Conservatives: 6
🟠Lib Dems: 2
🟩Green: 0
⬜️Other:0
No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
How does this translate into seats?
Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇
🔷Reform: 33
🌼PC: 30
🌹Labour: 25
🌳Conservatives: 6
🟠Lib Dems: 2
🟩Green: 0
⬜️Other:0
No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.
Inputting this data using @CavendishCymru seat projector the data looks like this 👇
🔷Reform: 33
🌼PC: 30
🌹Labour: 25
🌳Conservatives: 6
🟠Lib Dems: 2
🟩Green: 0
⬜️Other:0
No party is on course for a majority, 49 seats is the magic number.
Reposted by Sara Elias
🚨 🏴New Senedd polling by Sky News / More in Common
Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%.
🔷Reform: 28%
🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26%
🌹 Labour: 23%
🌳 Conservatives: 10%
🟠 Lib Dems: 7%
🟩 Green:4%
⬜️Other: 2%
Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%.
🔷Reform: 28%
🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26%
🌹 Labour: 23%
🌳 Conservatives: 10%
🟠 Lib Dems: 7%
🟩 Green:4%
⬜️Other: 2%
July 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
🚨 🏴New Senedd polling by Sky News / More in Common
Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%.
🔷Reform: 28%
🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26%
🌹 Labour: 23%
🌳 Conservatives: 10%
🟠 Lib Dems: 7%
🟩 Green:4%
⬜️Other: 2%
Ref narrowly leads on 28% with Plaid just behind on 26%. Labour in third, but on 23% - higher compared to other polls which had them on 18%.
🔷Reform: 28%
🌼 Plaid Cymru: 26%
🌹 Labour: 23%
🌳 Conservatives: 10%
🟠 Lib Dems: 7%
🟩 Green:4%
⬜️Other: 2%
Thrilled to see Nesta's healthier food standards policy adopted by the UK Government this weekend! 🎉
This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone.
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY
This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone.
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY
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June 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Thrilled to see Nesta's healthier food standards policy adopted by the UK Government this weekend! 🎉
This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone.
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY
This policy will encourage businesses like supermarkets to make healthier options more accessible, truly making the healthier choice the easier choice for everyone.
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/e24EzAgY
Welsh cakes delivered to your desk? Yes, please
June 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Welsh cakes delivered to your desk? Yes, please
👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
👋 @andyregancdf.bsky.social, Jono and I will be in Llandudno for the Welsh Labour conference next week. Fancy a chat? 🌞
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
We like to chat about how to:
🍎 reduce obesity at pop. level
⚡ speed-up home decarb
👶 use data in the early years
💡 'do' policy differently! Innovation tools and techniques
Cool Cymru am Byth - event next Wednesday! www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/ev...
Cool Cymru
If the story of Wales in the 1990s was a movie plot, it would all seem so far-fetched. Thankfully, it was all true...
www.cardiff.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Cool Cymru am Byth - event next Wednesday! www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/ev...
Prevention can be better than cure. We know this.
But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS?
This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1
But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS?
This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1
What is prevention in health and why is it the right approach?
Prevention means stopping illness before it starts, so taking this approach can lead to better public health outcomes, productivity gains, and fewer chronic conditions
bit.ly
June 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Prevention can be better than cure. We know this.
But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS?
This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1
But what does prevention mean in health? Why is it often a cheaper and effective route than treatment? And how can it work beyond the NHS?
This new explainer from @nestauk.bsky.social (written using a UK Gov lens) breaks it down: bit.ly/43rGPX1
Reposted by Sara Elias
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
A leaked document shows that vested interests may have been behind a “mud-slinging” PR campaign to discredit a landmark environment study, according to an investigation.
The Eat-Lancet Commission study, published in 2019, set out to answer the question: how can we feed the world’s growing population without causing catastrophic climate breakdown? Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Great to see so many great women on this panel on Prevention and Wellbeing hosted by @futuregencymru.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Great to see so many great women on this panel on Prevention and Wellbeing hosted by @futuregencymru.bsky.social
Prevention & well-being event. I like this map of definitions between health and well-being definitions. If we want to work acroas different areas of society, we need to speak the same language
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Prevention & well-being event. I like this map of definitions between health and well-being definitions. If we want to work acroas different areas of society, we need to speak the same language
Reducing obesity is urgent and achievable. We need to be bold and brave. I hope that all party manifestos will prioritise obesity as a critical responsibility for the First Minister, committing to halve the disparity in healthy life expectancy between Wales’ richest and poorest regions by 2030
The Welsh Senedd has voted to restrict the promotion of unhealthy food items in certain ways in Wales - a positive step towards improving health.
🏴 In our calls for the 2026-2030 Senedd, we set out opportunities to go further to take action and reduce obesity ↪️ bit.ly/3EnXaS9
🏴 In our calls for the 2026-2030 Senedd, we set out opportunities to go further to take action and reduce obesity ↪️ bit.ly/3EnXaS9
Junk food ban: The 'unhealthy' foods restricted in Welsh shops
Plans to restrict a list of foods classed as unhealthy in shops are approved by 25 votes to 24.
bbc.in
March 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reducing obesity is urgent and achievable. We need to be bold and brave. I hope that all party manifestos will prioritise obesity as a critical responsibility for the First Minister, committing to halve the disparity in healthy life expectancy between Wales’ richest and poorest regions by 2030
Braf oedd cael dadl ar Diabetes Math2 ar y prif lwyfan yn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Drafodeath dda am hygyrchedd i fwyd iach a sut mae bwyd yn cael ei farchnata. Ac yn gadarnhaol clywed am rôl drawslywodraethol ar atal, er mwyn meithrin cydlyniad polisi. Ond…
March 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Braf oedd cael dadl ar Diabetes Math2 ar y prif lwyfan yn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Drafodeath dda am hygyrchedd i fwyd iach a sut mae bwyd yn cael ei farchnata. Ac yn gadarnhaol clywed am rôl drawslywodraethol ar atal, er mwyn meithrin cydlyniad polisi. Ond…
It was great to have a debate on Type2 Diabetes on the main stage at @plaidcymru.bsky.social The discussion around accessibility to healthy food and how food is marketed. And positive to hear of a cross-governmental role on prevention, to build policy coherence. But…
March 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It was great to have a debate on Type2 Diabetes on the main stage at @plaidcymru.bsky.social The discussion around accessibility to healthy food and how food is marketed. And positive to hear of a cross-governmental role on prevention, to build policy coherence. But…
Reposted by Sara Elias
And in Wales?
Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And in Wales?
Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our Sustainability qualifications aren't considered Quite the Thing to be GCSEs or A-levels, so it's off to Level 2 & 3 they go. And we all know how much they matter in the school system in Wales.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Diwrnod gwych yng Nghaerdydd heddiw, yn nodi 10 mlynedd o Ddeddf Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (gyda phlat ffrwythau yn cynrychioli’r nodau cynaliadwyedd, ymhlith pethau eraill). Ymlaen i Landudno…
March 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Diwrnod gwych yng Nghaerdydd heddiw, yn nodi 10 mlynedd o Ddeddf Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (gyda phlat ffrwythau yn cynrychioli’r nodau cynaliadwyedd, ymhlith pethau eraill). Ymlaen i Landudno…
8am-8pm in London today. It’s been a long day, but it’s reignited a bit of passion that I might have lost for the importance of long-term policy making and how it can prepare and bring us together for a better future #futuregenerations #foresight #signals
February 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
8am-8pm in London today. It’s been a long day, but it’s reignited a bit of passion that I might have lost for the importance of long-term policy making and how it can prepare and bring us together for a better future #futuregenerations #foresight #signals
Love this Heat Pump Tourism story based on our Visit a Heat Pump service. I'd love the Welsh media to do a similar story, so that we can spread the word even more in Wales. It's such a fab service www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Love this Heat Pump Tourism story based on our Visit a Heat Pump service. I'd love the Welsh media to do a similar story, so that we can spread the word even more in Wales. It's such a fab service www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...
The Welsh Government must commit to planning reform so we can unleash clean heat
We’re proposing three simple planning policies that could support Wales’ clean heat future
www.nesta.org.uk
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Have you ever wondered how we could change the planning system in Wales to make getting a heat pump simpler? (Go on, admit it, I know you have...). Marine Furet sets out the case for what this (or the next) Welsh Government should do. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-wel...
How public institutions can lead the good food revolution 🥫
Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U
Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U
How public institutions can lead the good food revolution
Join us to discover how public procurement can be a powerful tool for driving improvements in public health
bit.ly
February 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How public institutions can lead the good food revolution 🥫
Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U
Professor & author Kevin Morgan joins @nesta on 18 Feb to explore why food served in schools, hospitals and prisons could be key for driving improvements in public health - and how policymakers can drive systemic change. bit.ly/3PBGf0U
Reposted by Sara Elias
🚨NEW REPORT LAUNCH🚨
You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social.
Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️
ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj
You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social.
Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️
ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj
February 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🚨NEW REPORT LAUNCH🚨
You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social.
Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️
ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj
You can still register for our report launch in partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social.
Our Co-Director @joekrossiter.bsky.social will talk to report author Anwen Elias about how democratic innovations can improve the health of our democracy in Wales. ⤵️
ow.ly/8NEA50UNUyj