Owen Jackson
@owenjackson.bsky.social
Policy 📑 | Science 💉 | Sport 🏈🏏🏉
Director of Policy
Trustee, 93% Club
Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
Director of Policy
Trustee, 93% Club
Reposts ≠ endorsements, views my own
Gah - there are no original gags are there!
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Gah - there are no original gags are there!
And whose primary capital airport uses these abominations:
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And whose primary capital airport uses these abominations:
Exciting post this morning! @markcooperjones.bsky.social @jayforeman.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Exciting post this morning! @markcooperjones.bsky.social @jayforeman.bsky.social
The vox pop quote on this story about a bridge collapsing is just too on the nose. Perfect, no notes
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The vox pop quote on this story about a bridge collapsing is just too on the nose. Perfect, no notes
Starting to feel like we're into the interminable greyness of mid- to late-autumn. If that makes you feel as jaded as it does me, here is a photo I took last weekend
October 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Starting to feel like we're into the interminable greyness of mid- to late-autumn. If that makes you feel as jaded as it does me, here is a photo I took last weekend
This morning is a hard day to be an Arizona Cardinals fan
October 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This morning is a hard day to be an Arizona Cardinals fan
So today is National Poetry Day!
I'm prosaic so have no great insights to share myself.
However, I've just found out one of my new colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Jack Cooper, is a real honest-to-goodness poet! So below is one of his:
www.jackcooperpoet.com
@tamarindlit.co.uk
I'm prosaic so have no great insights to share myself.
However, I've just found out one of my new colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Jack Cooper, is a real honest-to-goodness poet! So below is one of his:
www.jackcooperpoet.com
@tamarindlit.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
So today is National Poetry Day!
I'm prosaic so have no great insights to share myself.
However, I've just found out one of my new colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Jack Cooper, is a real honest-to-goodness poet! So below is one of his:
www.jackcooperpoet.com
@tamarindlit.co.uk
I'm prosaic so have no great insights to share myself.
However, I've just found out one of my new colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Jack Cooper, is a real honest-to-goodness poet! So below is one of his:
www.jackcooperpoet.com
@tamarindlit.co.uk
Moving jobs is always a bit of a mishmash of life admin to sort. One that I actively enjoy is re-establishing my Payroll Giving.
If you don't already use it (sometimes called GAYE), please do think about whether you can. It makes a big difference to charities to have reliable income.
If you don't already use it (sometimes called GAYE), please do think about whether you can. It makes a big difference to charities to have reliable income.
September 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Moving jobs is always a bit of a mishmash of life admin to sort. One that I actively enjoy is re-establishing my Payroll Giving.
If you don't already use it (sometimes called GAYE), please do think about whether you can. It makes a big difference to charities to have reliable income.
If you don't already use it (sometimes called GAYE), please do think about whether you can. It makes a big difference to charities to have reliable income.
From 1 September I will be starting a new role as the inaugural Director of the Imperial Policy Forum at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
I've spent much of my career working w/ academia. Looking forward to working within a university for the first time since my PhD.
www.imperial.ac.uk/the-forum/
I've spent much of my career working w/ academia. Looking forward to working within a university for the first time since my PhD.
www.imperial.ac.uk/the-forum/
July 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From 1 September I will be starting a new role as the inaugural Director of the Imperial Policy Forum at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
I've spent much of my career working w/ academia. Looking forward to working within a university for the first time since my PhD.
www.imperial.ac.uk/the-forum/
I've spent much of my career working w/ academia. Looking forward to working within a university for the first time since my PhD.
www.imperial.ac.uk/the-forum/
"Just don't make it all colonial and creepy"
July 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Just don't make it all colonial and creepy"
Willing to admit I'm more excited about this England team than any since 2005. Ready to have my heart broken - memories of England batting collapses litter my cricket fandom - but.....
June 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Willing to admit I'm more excited about this England team than any since 2005. Ready to have my heart broken - memories of England batting collapses litter my cricket fandom - but.....
Edi Rama as usual rocking his white shoes look
June 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Edi Rama as usual rocking his white shoes look
A column which raises the frankly wholly believable / quite worrying scenario of a generation of diplomats who learned their first diplomatting through Civilisation 2...
June 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A column which raises the frankly wholly believable / quite worrying scenario of a generation of diplomats who learned their first diplomatting through Civilisation 2...
Sinn Fein... (and I removed "please" from your prompt because being polite costs energy, man! eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...)
June 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Sinn Fein... (and I removed "please" from your prompt because being polite costs energy, man! eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...)
A former neighbour had a duck toller. I've coveted one ever since - lovely dog
June 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A former neighbour had a duck toller. I've coveted one ever since - lovely dog
ECB: England's big year of cricket starts here! Warm dry spring, ready for an important summer!
England weather:
England weather:
May 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
ECB: England's big year of cricket starts here! Warm dry spring, ready for an important summer!
England weather:
England weather:
Disappointed no Anglo p-options on there
May 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Disappointed no Anglo p-options on there
My #PlaysForLife: Sunchyme by Dario G. Brilliant song to run to, and one my young children loved dancing to a few summers ago so it reminds me of very happy times.
Dario G sadly died from bowel cancer last year - one of our areas of greatest research focus at @cancerresearchuk.org
cruk.ink/4j3Ha6S
Dario G sadly died from bowel cancer last year - one of our areas of greatest research focus at @cancerresearchuk.org
cruk.ink/4j3Ha6S
March 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My #PlaysForLife: Sunchyme by Dario G. Brilliant song to run to, and one my young children loved dancing to a few summers ago so it reminds me of very happy times.
Dario G sadly died from bowel cancer last year - one of our areas of greatest research focus at @cancerresearchuk.org
cruk.ink/4j3Ha6S
Dario G sadly died from bowel cancer last year - one of our areas of greatest research focus at @cancerresearchuk.org
cruk.ink/4j3Ha6S
I'm genuinely upset about this.
All my late dad's books. An entire lifetime of work. Stolen and used without permission or payment by Meta.
All my late dad's books. An entire lifetime of work. Stolen and used without permission or payment by Meta.
March 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm genuinely upset about this.
All my late dad's books. An entire lifetime of work. Stolen and used without permission or payment by Meta.
All my late dad's books. An entire lifetime of work. Stolen and used without permission or payment by Meta.
Not sure why my mind went here:
February 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not sure why my mind went here:
Because they're terrible?
February 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Because they're terrible?
