Dr Darcy Luke
@drdarcyluke.bsky.social
Political Scientist. Researcher at the Productivity Institute, University of Manchester. British politics, public expenditure, theory & methods in political research.
We outline several key challenges and trade-offs faced by Labour in pursuing its AI agenda and argue that, rather than a 'quick fix', AI not only presents novel challenges but may also compound existing ones.
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We outline several key challenges and trade-offs faced by Labour in pursuing its AI agenda and argue that, rather than a 'quick fix', AI not only presents novel challenges but may also compound existing ones.
You can read more about our research project for the @productivity.bsky.social here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
The UK Productivity-Governance Puzzle: Are the UK’s Governing Institutions Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century? Archives - The Productivity Institute
This research strand examines the ways in which UK governance institutions have changed over the last forty years.
www.productivity.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
You can read more about our research project for the @productivity.bsky.social here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
Our submission was based on interviews conducted with subnational actors from several devolved English regions & emphasised that a successful industrial strategy must have a strong regional focus.
The report references a point made by our respondents about the need for a localised skills agenda.
The report references a point made by our respondents about the need for a localised skills agenda.
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our submission was based on interviews conducted with subnational actors from several devolved English regions & emphasised that a successful industrial strategy must have a strong regional focus.
The report references a point made by our respondents about the need for a localised skills agenda.
The report references a point made by our respondents about the need for a localised skills agenda.
In the blog, we draw on themes from our research for the TPI regarding the role of UK governance in perpetuating the productivity puzzle.
We draw some parallels with the early years of New Labour to examine whether this SR will help deliver the economic growth 'mission'.
We draw some parallels with the early years of New Labour to examine whether this SR will help deliver the economic growth 'mission'.
June 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
In the blog, we draw on themes from our research for the TPI regarding the role of UK governance in perpetuating the productivity puzzle.
We draw some parallels with the early years of New Labour to examine whether this SR will help deliver the economic growth 'mission'.
We draw some parallels with the early years of New Labour to examine whether this SR will help deliver the economic growth 'mission'.
This contribution stems from our ongoing research project at the @productivity.bsky.social into UK governance pathologies and how they relate to the 'productivity puzzle'.
You can read more about this project and other work at the Institute here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
You can read more about this project and other work at the Institute here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
The UK Productivity-Governance Puzzle: Are the UK’s Governing Institutions Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century? Archives - The Productivity Institute
This research strand examines the ways in which UK governance institutions have changed over the last forty years.
www.productivity.ac.uk
May 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This contribution stems from our ongoing research project at the @productivity.bsky.social into UK governance pathologies and how they relate to the 'productivity puzzle'.
You can read more about this project and other work at the Institute here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
You can read more about this project and other work at the Institute here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...
We critically examine Labour's 'mission-led' government in relation to industrial strategy and devolution, in the context of longstanding UK governance pathologies. We suggest that whilst this government shows increased awareness of governance problems, not enough is being done to address them.
May 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We critically examine Labour's 'mission-led' government in relation to industrial strategy and devolution, in the context of longstanding UK governance pathologies. We suggest that whilst this government shows increased awareness of governance problems, not enough is being done to address them.
That are to the benefit of everyone. I'm sorry, but if you've got broad shoulders it's high time you bear more of the weight.
Today's protest looks more like a tantrum than a principled stance in defence of British farming. (4/4)
Today's protest looks more like a tantrum than a principled stance in defence of British farming. (4/4)
November 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM
That are to the benefit of everyone. I'm sorry, but if you've got broad shoulders it's high time you bear more of the weight.
Today's protest looks more like a tantrum than a principled stance in defence of British farming. (4/4)
Today's protest looks more like a tantrum than a principled stance in defence of British farming. (4/4)
That's because today's protest by farmers is not driven by a concern for the future of farming, but a desire not to pay inheritance tax
Our public services are crumbling after more than a decade of austerity. Fiscal measures like inheritance tax on farm land are necessary to rebuild services (3/4)
Our public services are crumbling after more than a decade of austerity. Fiscal measures like inheritance tax on farm land are necessary to rebuild services (3/4)
November 19, 2024 at 11:11 AM
That's because today's protest by farmers is not driven by a concern for the future of farming, but a desire not to pay inheritance tax
Our public services are crumbling after more than a decade of austerity. Fiscal measures like inheritance tax on farm land are necessary to rebuild services (3/4)
Our public services are crumbling after more than a decade of austerity. Fiscal measures like inheritance tax on farm land are necessary to rebuild services (3/4)
£208m investment in defences against disease threats.
Labour also launching a New Deal for Farmers, which will seek to secure the long-term future of British farming.
A lot of this detail conspicuously absent from the communiqués issued by the NFU re. today's protests. (2/4)
Labour also launching a New Deal for Farmers, which will seek to secure the long-term future of British farming.
A lot of this detail conspicuously absent from the communiqués issued by the NFU re. today's protests. (2/4)
November 19, 2024 at 11:11 AM
£208m investment in defences against disease threats.
Labour also launching a New Deal for Farmers, which will seek to secure the long-term future of British farming.
A lot of this detail conspicuously absent from the communiqués issued by the NFU re. today's protests. (2/4)
Labour also launching a New Deal for Farmers, which will seek to secure the long-term future of British farming.
A lot of this detail conspicuously absent from the communiqués issued by the NFU re. today's protests. (2/4)