Julian Cox
@julescox.bsky.social
Engineer turned Economist. Using research, data and analysis to maximise value and improve public services. Work at GM Combined Authority, but views are my own.
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New paper with @lisagarnham.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social & @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social finds housing 3Cs (context, cost, condition) are recognised by researchers, policymakers & publics but only lived experience accounts centre a 4th C—control: journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
Housing as a social determinant of health: System perspectives from lived experience, policy and evidence
| Journal of Critical Public Health
journalhosting.ucalgary.ca
August 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New paper with @lisagarnham.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social & @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social finds housing 3Cs (context, cost, condition) are recognised by researchers, policymakers & publics but only lived experience accounts centre a 4th C—control: journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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Doing things differently here? After decades of hype, Greater Manchester is starting to look like something rare; an actual UK economic sucess story. I had a look into the latest economic data for @manchestermill.bsky.social to find out more (1/4)
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Doing things differently here? After decades of hype, Greater Manchester is starting to look like something rare; an actual UK economic sucess story. I had a look into the latest economic data for @manchestermill.bsky.social to find out more (1/4)
Fantastic to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Unit Cost Database praised in the Green Book Review yesterday. It's a resource we've put lots of effort into over the years. New update out soon. www.gov.uk/government/p... www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/r...
June 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Fantastic to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Unit Cost Database praised in the Green Book Review yesterday. It's a resource we've put lots of effort into over the years. New update out soon. www.gov.uk/government/p... www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/r...
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NEW: Where and how does the government spend its money?
@beeboileau.bsky.social, @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social's new interactive tool allows you to explore where and how the government spends money, over time and across the UK.
📊 Explore the data: ifs.org.uk/calculators/...
@beeboileau.bsky.social, @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social's new interactive tool allows you to explore where and how the government spends money, over time and across the UK.
📊 Explore the data: ifs.org.uk/calculators/...
April 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEW: Where and how does the government spend its money?
@beeboileau.bsky.social, @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social's new interactive tool allows you to explore where and how the government spends money, over time and across the UK.
📊 Explore the data: ifs.org.uk/calculators/...
@beeboileau.bsky.social, @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social's new interactive tool allows you to explore where and how the government spends money, over time and across the UK.
📊 Explore the data: ifs.org.uk/calculators/...
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Funded PhD @uofgussp.bsky.social with Professor Sharon Wright, Professor Charlotte Pearson (and me!) - Exploring the Lived Experience of Benefit Reform and the Costs of Disability. Deadline 10 April - please get in touch if you want to discuss this opportunity www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
March 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Funded PhD @uofgussp.bsky.social with Professor Sharon Wright, Professor Charlotte Pearson (and me!) - Exploring the Lived Experience of Benefit Reform and the Costs of Disability. Deadline 10 April - please get in touch if you want to discuss this opportunity www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
Great to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Research Team's Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool featured as a case study in the government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan out today. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Open for anyone to use to identify areas to target public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Open for anyone to use to identify areas to target public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps
www.gov.uk
February 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Great to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Research Team's Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool featured as a case study in the government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan out today. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Open for anyone to use to identify areas to target public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Open for anyone to use to identify areas to target public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Interesting research showing that public perceptions are shifting from "Health Individualism" to "Society shapes health". Opportunity to reinforce the message that we need joined up cross-sector approaches to shift the system and make progress.
How British people think about health has changed
frameworksuk.org/wp-content/u...
Instead of… starting with health inequalities
Try… explaining how resource inequalities give rise to health inequalities
frameworksuk.org/wp-content/u...
Instead of… starting with health inequalities
Try… explaining how resource inequalities give rise to health inequalities
frameworksuk.org
February 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Interesting research showing that public perceptions are shifting from "Health Individualism" to "Society shapes health". Opportunity to reinforce the message that we need joined up cross-sector approaches to shift the system and make progress.
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📣 New report and research 📣
We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
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We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
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Mayoral Matters: Public Attitudes to Mayors and Devolution in 2024 — Labour Together
For the first time, LT has conducted public opinion polling in the twelve current mayoral areas and the two future ones with elections in 2025. We wanted to understand how those who actually experienc...
www.labourtogether.uk
December 10, 2024 at 7:42 AM
📣 New report and research 📣
We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
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We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
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It can be hard to integrate diff evidence types, yet policy folk often want synthesis of broad evidence. Lisa Garnham, Ellen Stewart & I created a (prototype) layered systems map to integrate evidence about housing & health with community panel accounts www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Feedback welcome
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October 29, 2024 at 8:50 AM
It can be hard to integrate diff evidence types, yet policy folk often want synthesis of broad evidence. Lisa Garnham, Ellen Stewart & I created a (prototype) layered systems map to integrate evidence about housing & health with community panel accounts www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Feedback welcome
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Labour Together has published a report from @samfr.bsky.social on how transferring powers to mayors and local govt can support the government to achieve its missions to improve public services.
Full Report: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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Full Report: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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Public Service Reform and Devolution — Labour Together
This report, by Sam Freedman, sets out how empowering mayors with greater oversight of the health, education, criminal justice and other public service systems, could help Labour deliver its public se...
www.labourtogether.uk
October 8, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Labour Together has published a report from @samfr.bsky.social on how transferring powers to mayors and local govt can support the government to achieve its missions to improve public services.
Full Report: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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Full Report: www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
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The Government needs to support vulnerable households who are no longer eligible for Winter Fuel Payments — and those who never have been.
Read Cold comfort by @alexclegg.bsky.social and Jonathan Marshall now ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3zFU5Lm
Read Cold comfort by @alexclegg.bsky.social and Jonathan Marshall now ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3zFU5Lm
October 2, 2024 at 12:03 PM
The Government needs to support vulnerable households who are no longer eligible for Winter Fuel Payments — and those who never have been.
Read Cold comfort by @alexclegg.bsky.social and Jonathan Marshall now ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3zFU5Lm
Read Cold comfort by @alexclegg.bsky.social and Jonathan Marshall now ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3zFU5Lm