Jim McCormick
@jimmccormick.bsky.social
CEO at The Robertson Trust, an independent funder for Scotland on Poverty and Trauma. Also on LinkedIn. No longer on the site known for tweets. All things solving poverty. Likes: walks by water, music, film, Morton FC. In Glasgow, born Dublin. Joined 08/24
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
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New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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📒 Government published Sir Charlie Mayfield's ‘Keep Britain Working’ report today.
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
This morning's reading: "Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working" from Department of Health and Social Care www.gov.uk/government/n...
Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working
More than 60 major and many small employers are joining forces with government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work and holding back growth.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
📒 Government published Sir Charlie Mayfield's ‘Keep Britain Working’ report today.
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
Some bright news as @juliaunwin.bsky.social is named as the UK Government's preferred candidate to become Chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (link below) 👏🔥💡
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Some bright news as @juliaunwin.bsky.social is named as the UK Government's preferred candidate to become Chair of the Charity Commission for England and Wales (link below) 👏🔥💡
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Screaming into the void "It's called guising!"
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Screaming into the void "It's called guising!"
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No elections in Scotland this week but this is very important content from Ireland in the race for the Áras.
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
No elections in Scotland this week but this is very important content from Ireland in the race for the Áras.
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That's racism. Plain and simple.
No other word for it.
It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.
No other word for it.
It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
That's racism. Plain and simple.
No other word for it.
It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.
No other word for it.
It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.
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📊 Latest inflation figures published this morning show that CPI inflation sat at 3.8% for September.
Why does this month's figure matter more?
The government will use it to inform how much to uprate benefits by from April 2026. 🔽
Why does this month's figure matter more?
The government will use it to inform how much to uprate benefits by from April 2026. 🔽
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📊 Latest inflation figures published this morning show that CPI inflation sat at 3.8% for September.
Why does this month's figure matter more?
The government will use it to inform how much to uprate benefits by from April 2026. 🔽
Why does this month's figure matter more?
The government will use it to inform how much to uprate benefits by from April 2026. 🔽
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It’s genuinely funny that Jenrick thinks 1980s football hooliganism was largely good-natured fun.
If Robert Jenrick thinks the story of 1980s football hooliganism is ‘The police put a quick but firm end to it’, I’ve a big bag of magic beans that he’s gonna *love*
October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s genuinely funny that Jenrick thinks 1980s football hooliganism was largely good-natured fun.
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We’re pleased to announce £379K in Programme Awards for seven ambitious projects with the potential to create lasting change in poverty and trauma in #Scotland.
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We’re pleased to announce £379K in Programme Awards for seven ambitious projects with the potential to create lasting change in poverty and trauma in #Scotland.
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Another reason the government must unfreeze Local Housing Allowance and create a reliable link with rents.
We really don’t want to see these numbers continuing to climb.
We really don’t want to see these numbers continuing to climb.
Homelessness stats just out show another new record in households (132k) and children (172k) living in temporary accommodation. Up 7.5% in last year
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Another reason the government must unfreeze Local Housing Allowance and create a reliable link with rents.
We really don’t want to see these numbers continuing to climb.
We really don’t want to see these numbers continuing to climb.
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Growing the green economy makes good sense. Growing the fossil fuel economy so that predatory corporations can make more money doesn't.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Growing the green economy makes good sense. Growing the fossil fuel economy so that predatory corporations can make more money doesn't.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Example number 20079: why making a crazy uprating mechanism into an untouchable shibboleth creates a totally irrational system.
Pensioners are on course for a bigger state pension boost next year than previously thought after a key figure used in the triple lock calculation was revised upwards
Pensioners could be set for bigger state pension boost than previously thought
Pensioners are on course for a bigger state pension boost next year than previously thought after a key figure used in the triple lock calculation was revised upwards. Office for National Statistics (...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Example number 20079: why making a crazy uprating mechanism into an untouchable shibboleth creates a totally irrational system.
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“We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less.”
For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less.”
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A short piece for @ukandeu.bsky.social looking at Reform’s proposal to end ILR - a gamble that may backfire as it is way out of line with public opinion. Just 3% of voters back permanently excluding migrants from access to the welfare state as Farage proposes to do ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
Reform’s radical gamble on Indefinite Leave to Remain may backfire - UK in a changing Europe
This week, Reform UK proposed abolishing the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) status for migrants coming to the UK. Rob Ford explains that this proposal of permanent exclusion is not at all popular wi...
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A short piece for @ukandeu.bsky.social looking at Reform’s proposal to end ILR - a gamble that may backfire as it is way out of line with public opinion. Just 3% of voters back permanently excluding migrants from access to the welfare state as Farage proposes to do ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
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This country made significant progress against racism in my lifetime - but we did not do so by chance. There is a visible visceral regression in experiencing of overt racism because the toxic fringe with the most extreme views have a sense of permission & impunity
www.easterneye.biz/racism-in-uk...
www.easterneye.biz/racism-in-uk...
Comment: Why are we going backwards on racism in Britain?
Black and Asian people have increasingly equal opportunities to reach the top, but a viscerally and unacceptably unequal experience of public space
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September 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This country made significant progress against racism in my lifetime - but we did not do so by chance. There is a visible visceral regression in experiencing of overt racism because the toxic fringe with the most extreme views have a sense of permission & impunity
www.easterneye.biz/racism-in-uk...
www.easterneye.biz/racism-in-uk...
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Just a cosy little human interest feature chatting to people who went to support a far right racist criminal thug
What on earth is the BBC up to?
What on earth is the BBC up to?
Britishness and free speech - why we travelled 200 miles to Robinson's London rally
More than 700 people who were on the march and counter-protest, contacted the BBC to express their views.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Just a cosy little human interest feature chatting to people who went to support a far right racist criminal thug
What on earth is the BBC up to?
What on earth is the BBC up to?
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"the hard data suggests that the largest of the UK’s very real problems are no more being caused by mass immigration than they are by a group of charity fundraisers rowing past Great Yarmouth"
on.ft.com/3IsyVVu
@timharford.ft.com with his facts and reasonableness
on.ft.com/3IsyVVu
@timharford.ft.com with his facts and reasonableness
The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration
It’s not hard to see how so many came to worry about the issue. But the data isn’t there
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September 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"the hard data suggests that the largest of the UK’s very real problems are no more being caused by mass immigration than they are by a group of charity fundraisers rowing past Great Yarmouth"
on.ft.com/3IsyVVu
@timharford.ft.com with his facts and reasonableness
on.ft.com/3IsyVVu
@timharford.ft.com with his facts and reasonableness
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband was brutally attacked in an act of political violence. She never called for revenge. The left didn’t seek violence against the right.
She’s urging the opposite: calm the rhetoric, listen to our better angels, and stop the slide into chaos.
She’s urging the opposite: calm the rhetoric, listen to our better angels, and stop the slide into chaos.
September 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Nancy Pelosi’s husband was brutally attacked in an act of political violence. She never called for revenge. The left didn’t seek violence against the right.
She’s urging the opposite: calm the rhetoric, listen to our better angels, and stop the slide into chaos.
She’s urging the opposite: calm the rhetoric, listen to our better angels, and stop the slide into chaos.
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💡 🔍 We are pleased to share our second Impact and Insights Report, focusing on Work Pathways.
August 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
💡 🔍 We are pleased to share our second Impact and Insights Report, focusing on Work Pathways.
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The total lack of basic journalistic professionalism of this BBC story - summarising Farage proposals with (at time of writing) no attempt to include the views of other parties, refugee advocates etc www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage says illegal migration is a 'scourge'
The Reform UK leader will outline his plans to tackle small boat crossing later on Tuesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The total lack of basic journalistic professionalism of this BBC story - summarising Farage proposals with (at time of writing) no attempt to include the views of other parties, refugee advocates etc www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
August 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
8% of people think it fell
Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]
Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least
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"trees maintain a cooler temperature than the surrounding urban surfaces as much as 15 degrees in the hottest times of the day"
Trees are a quieter way to cool our cities - on.ft.com/3Jpv8Zg via @financialtimes.com
Trees are a quieter way to cool our cities - on.ft.com/3Jpv8Zg via @financialtimes.com
Trees are a quieter way to cool our cities
Urban forestry used with precision can reduce the temperature several degrees without straining the power grid
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August 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"trees maintain a cooler temperature than the surrounding urban surfaces as much as 15 degrees in the hottest times of the day"
Trees are a quieter way to cool our cities - on.ft.com/3Jpv8Zg via @financialtimes.com
Trees are a quieter way to cool our cities - on.ft.com/3Jpv8Zg via @financialtimes.com
Nature show, Glasgow Southside.
August 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Nature show, Glasgow Southside.
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Disappointingish @ONS inflation data this morning with CPI up 3.8% in July (3.6% in June), slightly above market expectations. Some of this is erratic airfares, but UK is increasingly looking like an inflation outlier. Thread on on all that to follow…
August 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Disappointingish @ONS inflation data this morning with CPI up 3.8% in July (3.6% in June), slightly above market expectations. Some of this is erratic airfares, but UK is increasingly looking like an inflation outlier. Thread on on all that to follow…
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💥 Despite concerted anti-DEI efforts, 80% of business leaders still view DEI as an essential business strategy, and 80% of workers still support their organization's DEI efforts.
Companies are retooling and renaming DEI, but it’s not going away.
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
Companies are retooling and renaming DEI, but it’s not going away.
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
3 Resources To Help Companies Design And Defend Legal DEI Programs
Most business leaders still view diversity, equity and inclusion as a business necessity. Legal experts offer advice for designing and defending lawful DEI initiatives.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
💥 Despite concerted anti-DEI efforts, 80% of business leaders still view DEI as an essential business strategy, and 80% of workers still support their organization's DEI efforts.
Companies are retooling and renaming DEI, but it’s not going away.
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
Companies are retooling and renaming DEI, but it’s not going away.
www.forbes.com/sites/michel...