Steve Metcalfe
@stevemetcalfe.bsky.social
Interested in global development, inequality, the climate crisis. And cycling. Head of communications at the Institute of Development Studies @ids.ac.uk / www.ids.ac.uk
10 years since the Sustainable Dev Goals were agreed: impossible to imagine that kind of consensus in today's world.
The SDGs are damaged but still important, and new international alliances can bring new approaches
Valuable insights from @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social, Director of @ids.ac.uk
The SDGs are damaged but still important, and new international alliances can bring new approaches
Valuable insights from @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social, Director of @ids.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
10 years since the Sustainable Dev Goals were agreed: impossible to imagine that kind of consensus in today's world.
The SDGs are damaged but still important, and new international alliances can bring new approaches
Valuable insights from @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social, Director of @ids.ac.uk
The SDGs are damaged but still important, and new international alliances can bring new approaches
Valuable insights from @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social, Director of @ids.ac.uk
UK public debate on migration is divorced from reality.
Any right minded person would think - from barrage of news - that its spiraling out of control.
Yet data shows its falling dramatically.
How did we allow far-right to manipulate facts like this?
Any right minded person would think - from barrage of news - that its spiraling out of control.
Yet data shows its falling dramatically.
How did we allow far-right to manipulate facts like this?
August 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
UK public debate on migration is divorced from reality.
Any right minded person would think - from barrage of news - that its spiraling out of control.
Yet data shows its falling dramatically.
How did we allow far-right to manipulate facts like this?
Any right minded person would think - from barrage of news - that its spiraling out of control.
Yet data shows its falling dramatically.
How did we allow far-right to manipulate facts like this?
Back from two idyllic weeks in the French Alps
Now sweltering in the office, and not yet feeling the work vibes
So here's a nice pic of some mountain cows instead
Now sweltering in the office, and not yet feeling the work vibes
So here's a nice pic of some mountain cows instead
August 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Back from two idyllic weeks in the French Alps
Now sweltering in the office, and not yet feeling the work vibes
So here's a nice pic of some mountain cows instead
Now sweltering in the office, and not yet feeling the work vibes
So here's a nice pic of some mountain cows instead
Ahead of #FFD4 my colleagues at @ictdtax.bsky.social have released an excellent brief on smarter, more equitable tax systems.
Big aid drops mean tax is more important than ever - yet many lower-income countries collect way less tax / GDP than wealthier countries.
www.ids.ac.uk/campaigns/th...
Big aid drops mean tax is more important than ever - yet many lower-income countries collect way less tax / GDP than wealthier countries.
www.ids.ac.uk/campaigns/th...
June 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Ahead of #FFD4 my colleagues at @ictdtax.bsky.social have released an excellent brief on smarter, more equitable tax systems.
Big aid drops mean tax is more important than ever - yet many lower-income countries collect way less tax / GDP than wealthier countries.
www.ids.ac.uk/campaigns/th...
Big aid drops mean tax is more important than ever - yet many lower-income countries collect way less tax / GDP than wealthier countries.
www.ids.ac.uk/campaigns/th...
England faces water shortfall of 6 billion litres per day: a shortfall equivalent to a third of current daily use 😱
The BBC has chosen to emphasis small measures for the general public; but the Guardian shows there are much wider issues like uncontrolled use of AI
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The BBC has chosen to emphasis small measures for the general public; but the Guardian shows there are much wider issues like uncontrolled use of AI
www.gov.uk/government/n...
June 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
England faces water shortfall of 6 billion litres per day: a shortfall equivalent to a third of current daily use 😱
The BBC has chosen to emphasis small measures for the general public; but the Guardian shows there are much wider issues like uncontrolled use of AI
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The BBC has chosen to emphasis small measures for the general public; but the Guardian shows there are much wider issues like uncontrolled use of AI
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Just discovered this excellent podcast by @katyrshields.bsky.social on the groundbreaking 1972 study Limits to Growth.
Why is uncontrolled economic growth seen as so important, despite the evidence that it is leading us into crisis and possibly societal collapse?
open.spotify.com/show/34XGBst...
Why is uncontrolled economic growth seen as so important, despite the evidence that it is leading us into crisis and possibly societal collapse?
open.spotify.com/show/34XGBst...
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Just discovered this excellent podcast by @katyrshields.bsky.social on the groundbreaking 1972 study Limits to Growth.
Why is uncontrolled economic growth seen as so important, despite the evidence that it is leading us into crisis and possibly societal collapse?
open.spotify.com/show/34XGBst...
Why is uncontrolled economic growth seen as so important, despite the evidence that it is leading us into crisis and possibly societal collapse?
open.spotify.com/show/34XGBst...
Community-led health services developed in Brazil in the 1990s are coming to the UK.
Recognition on Telegraph front page that the UK can learn from other countries as we look for cost-effective ways to rebuild our health systems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
Recognition on Telegraph front page that the UK can learn from other countries as we look for cost-effective ways to rebuild our health systems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Community-led health services developed in Brazil in the 1990s are coming to the UK.
Recognition on Telegraph front page that the UK can learn from other countries as we look for cost-effective ways to rebuild our health systems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
Recognition on Telegraph front page that the UK can learn from other countries as we look for cost-effective ways to rebuild our health systems.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
What an unbelievably bad decision
February 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What an unbelievably bad decision
Recasting Development is our flagship event on development trends - and its happening today! Join to hear speakers from Brazil, China, Indonesia, India and South Africa discuss efforts to increase inclusion, reduce inequality and uphold rights www.ids.ac.uk/events/recas...
@ids.ac.uk
@ids.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Recasting Development is our flagship event on development trends - and its happening today! Join to hear speakers from Brazil, China, Indonesia, India and South Africa discuss efforts to increase inclusion, reduce inequality and uphold rights www.ids.ac.uk/events/recas...
@ids.ac.uk
@ids.ac.uk
Packed international development reception at House of Commons tonight. Positive vibes about the need to increase humanitarian assistance, reduce poverty and create inclusive economies - can that translate into action in 2025?
January 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Packed international development reception at House of Commons tonight. Positive vibes about the need to increase humanitarian assistance, reduce poverty and create inclusive economies - can that translate into action in 2025?
Beautiful frosty morning in West Sussex
January 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Beautiful frosty morning in West Sussex
Inspiring to read 7 positive climate stories from 2024! And the news from Brazil is even better as deforestation dropped even more in 2024
www.devex.com/news/how-did...
www.devex.com/news/how-did...
December 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Inspiring to read 7 positive climate stories from 2024! And the news from Brazil is even better as deforestation dropped even more in 2024
www.devex.com/news/how-did...
www.devex.com/news/how-did...
New report! New research from Institute of Development Studies shows how gender rights are under threat, but outlines how women's and LGBTQI+ groups can respond
Read it here: www.ids.ac.uk/gender
Read it here: www.ids.ac.uk/gender
November 22, 2024 at 11:07 AM
New report! New research from Institute of Development Studies shows how gender rights are under threat, but outlines how women's and LGBTQI+ groups can respond
Read it here: www.ids.ac.uk/gender
Read it here: www.ids.ac.uk/gender