Terry Bucknell
@terrybucknell.bsky.social
Sales at overton.io (policy impact, grey lit discovery and that kind of thing). Ex-librarian. The Fall. Essex boy who pretends to be a northerner. Daughter says he’s posh.
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🌍 42.5m refugees
Over 70% of them are hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
🇬🇧 548k refugees
= 0.78% of the UK population.
It is not refugees who tear our country apart, it is the mainstreaming of far right policies. And that’s a risk to all of us.
My letter to my MP.
#asylum #Mahmood
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Over 70% of them are hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
🇬🇧 548k refugees
= 0.78% of the UK population.
It is not refugees who tear our country apart, it is the mainstreaming of far right policies. And that’s a risk to all of us.
My letter to my MP.
#asylum #Mahmood
🧵
![Dear [my MP’s name],
As the Home Secretary prepares to announce sweeping changes to the UK’s asylum system, I see it as both my duty as a citizen and responsibility as a migration expert to do all I can to urge policymakers to oppose the proposals—not only for what they will do to refugees, though that is the first concern, but also for what they will mean for all of us and the future society we live in.
That is why I am writing to you as my MP. This letter explains why I consider the need to oppose the Home Secretary’s proposals urgent and, at the most fundamental level, in the national and your constituents’ interest.
I was born in Germany, a country whose history taught me how quickly societies can go down dark paths; how quickly our leaders can fail in the choices they make. But the history of the displacement of people that the Nazi regime was responsible for also shaped my understanding of why refugee movements occur—and why our response to any of them can never compromise what are, and must always be, universal human rights.
Which is why what is happening in the UK now is so deeply alarming.
A manufactured crisis
As of June 2025, there were 42.5 million refugees globally. Over 70% of them are hosted by low- and middle-income countries; most of them immediate neighbours. Overall, five countries—Colombia, Germany, Türkiye, Iran and Uganda—host a third of the total number of refugees; Germany is the main host in the EU, hosting 2.7 million.
The UK hosts 548,000 refugees; that is 0.78% of the UK population. About 110,000 people are in receipt of asylum support; that is 0.15% of the UK population.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bru4h6s37w4hfmwhetu7veye/bafkreidmewc5timbx7nh57qyq7lm7gmhvclzidmloqhwgckpnegnddoicq@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sometimes it’s worth reading newsletters to the end @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sometimes it’s worth reading newsletters to the end @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social
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Our data index pages have gotten a COMPLETE refresh…
And they now allow you to find source details faster and more intuitively!
To learn more about what's included in this new update, click here: www.overton.io/news/data-in...
And they now allow you to find source details faster and more intuitively!
To learn more about what's included in this new update, click here: www.overton.io/news/data-in...
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our data index pages have gotten a COMPLETE refresh…
And they now allow you to find source details faster and more intuitively!
To learn more about what's included in this new update, click here: www.overton.io/news/data-in...
And they now allow you to find source details faster and more intuitively!
To learn more about what's included in this new update, click here: www.overton.io/news/data-in...
@rocksbackpages.bsky.social Can you help David with these?
We're missing two NME Indie Charts for the blog - 10th May and and 17th May 1986.
It's probably not the end of the world if we don't get to cover them as the number one probably stays the same throughout, but if anyone does have those editions of the paper on file somewhere, I'd love to see scans.
It's probably not the end of the world if we don't get to cover them as the number one probably stays the same throughout, but if anyone does have those editions of the paper on file somewhere, I'd love to see scans.
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
@rocksbackpages.bsky.social Can you help David with these?
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As the world’s largest database of policy documents, librarians and researchers use Overton Index as a policy discovery tool, ideal for systematic reviews.
Here, @bostonu.bsky.social librarian David Flynn shares what makes Overton Index a go-to policy search tool for his library’s needs.
Here, @bostonu.bsky.social librarian David Flynn shares what makes Overton Index a go-to policy search tool for his library’s needs.
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As the world’s largest database of policy documents, librarians and researchers use Overton Index as a policy discovery tool, ideal for systematic reviews.
Here, @bostonu.bsky.social librarian David Flynn shares what makes Overton Index a go-to policy search tool for his library’s needs.
Here, @bostonu.bsky.social librarian David Flynn shares what makes Overton Index a go-to policy search tool for his library’s needs.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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What is a policy citation? And how can you use them?
In our latest article, we unpack what counts as a policy citation, how to find them and why you should be tracking them (especially if you’re a researcher).
Read more here: www.overton.io/blog/what-is...
In our latest article, we unpack what counts as a policy citation, how to find them and why you should be tracking them (especially if you’re a researcher).
Read more here: www.overton.io/blog/what-is...
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What is a policy citation? And how can you use them?
In our latest article, we unpack what counts as a policy citation, how to find them and why you should be tracking them (especially if you’re a researcher).
Read more here: www.overton.io/blog/what-is...
In our latest article, we unpack what counts as a policy citation, how to find them and why you should be tracking them (especially if you’re a researcher).
Read more here: www.overton.io/blog/what-is...
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Jerusalem tonight.
"We must resist against genocide"
"We must resist against genocide"
October 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Jerusalem tonight.
"We must resist against genocide"
"We must resist against genocide"
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I'm here at Coventry Uni for the Mercian Collaboration conference. Come and say hello! #mercian25 @merciancollab.bsky.social @overton.io
September 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I'm here at Coventry Uni for the Mercian Collaboration conference. Come and say hello! #mercian25 @merciancollab.bsky.social @overton.io
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social pointing out that a household budget is nothing like a national economy.
September 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social pointing out that a household budget is nothing like a national economy.
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The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
Unexpectedly useful band merch courtesy of @nightingalesuk.bsky.social #HelloStatins
August 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Unexpectedly useful band merch courtesy of @nightingalesuk.bsky.social #HelloStatins
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Racists with a banner saying kill them all outside migrant lodgings didn't get arrested in England yesterday.
A person with a sign condemning genocide and supporting direct action did
#fascism #labourright #racism
A person with a sign condemning genocide and supporting direct action did
#fascism #labourright #racism
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Racists with a banner saying kill them all outside migrant lodgings didn't get arrested in England yesterday.
A person with a sign condemning genocide and supporting direct action did
#fascism #labourright #racism
A person with a sign condemning genocide and supporting direct action did
#fascism #labourright #racism
Slightly diminish a band
9,999 Maniacs
9,999 Maniacs
Slightly diminish a band
Shonen Butter Knife
Shonen Butter Knife
Slightly diminish a band
The Circle Nudniks
The Circle Nudniks
August 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Slightly diminish a band
9,999 Maniacs
9,999 Maniacs
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It sounds so facetious to say that the quickest way to end homelessness is to give people a home, but... it actually is just that.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
August 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It sounds so facetious to say that the quickest way to end homelessness is to give people a home, but... it actually is just that.
Furthest I’ve been
(as far as I can remember!)
N: Tromsø 🇳🇴
S: Dunedin 🇳🇿
E: Napier 🇳🇿
W: San Francisco 🇺🇸
(as far as I can remember!)
N: Tromsø 🇳🇴
S: Dunedin 🇳🇿
E: Napier 🇳🇿
W: San Francisco 🇺🇸
Furthest I've been:
N: Lerwick, Shetland 🏴
S: Brownsville, TX 🇺🇸
E: Shanghai 🇨🇳
W: Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
N: Lerwick, Shetland 🏴
S: Brownsville, TX 🇺🇸
E: Shanghai 🇨🇳
W: Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
We're doing this again, huh...
Furthest I've been:
N: Birsay, Orkney 🏴
S: Ein Gedi 🇮🇱
E: Kvutzat Kinneret 🇮🇱
W: Iona 🏴
Furthest I've been:
N: Birsay, Orkney 🏴
S: Ein Gedi 🇮🇱
E: Kvutzat Kinneret 🇮🇱
W: Iona 🏴
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Furthest I’ve been
(as far as I can remember!)
N: Tromsø 🇳🇴
S: Dunedin 🇳🇿
E: Napier 🇳🇿
W: San Francisco 🇺🇸
(as far as I can remember!)
N: Tromsø 🇳🇴
S: Dunedin 🇳🇿
E: Napier 🇳🇿
W: San Francisco 🇺🇸
Currently on a train from Stavanger to Kristiansand so it has to be Mountain Energei filmed in Norway #FallFriday youtu.be/PpNiNbyr_WA?...
The Fall - "Mountain Energei"
YouTube video by kogler
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Currently on a train from Stavanger to Kristiansand so it has to be Mountain Energei filmed in Norway #FallFriday youtu.be/PpNiNbyr_WA?...
So that’s what my @overton.io colleagues have been up to…
'Bridging disciplinary silos: a URE methods repository to aid collaboration'
The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social & @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/06/04/b...
@bupjournals.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social
The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Sallie Barnes, @annetteboaz.bsky.social & @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/06/04/b...
@bupjournals.bsky.social @policyatkings.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So that’s what my @overton.io colleagues have been up to…
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Research on US policy 1995-2021 using Overton:
- more evidence-informed (citations +75%)
- Dems cite x1.8 more than Republicans
- Left think tanks x5 more than right
- different research cited www.overton.io/blog/overton...
- more evidence-informed (citations +75%)
- Dems cite x1.8 more than Republicans
- Left think tanks x5 more than right
- different research cited www.overton.io/blog/overton...
Overton in research: Partisan disparities in the use of science in policy
Are policymakers on the left and right using scholarly evidence differently? A study by researchers at Northwestern and James Madison Universities used the Overton data to investigate where, when and…
www.overton.io
June 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Research on US policy 1995-2021 using Overton:
- more evidence-informed (citations +75%)
- Dems cite x1.8 more than Republicans
- Left think tanks x5 more than right
- different research cited www.overton.io/blog/overton...
- more evidence-informed (citations +75%)
- Dems cite x1.8 more than Republicans
- Left think tanks x5 more than right
- different research cited www.overton.io/blog/overton...
Our cats are called Smudge and Mimi. What sorcery is this?
April 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our cats are called Smudge and Mimi. What sorcery is this?
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We’ll be in Austin at the ER&L conference in just a few days! Come on by our exhibit to meet @mrstew.bsky.social and find out how Overton can be a key e-resource for your library!
March 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We’ll be in Austin at the ER&L conference in just a few days! Come on by our exhibit to meet @mrstew.bsky.social and find out how Overton can be a key e-resource for your library!
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Come find us at the UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition in Brighton! Terry Bucknell and Helen Ellis will be at booth 29 and are excited to meet you.
#UKSG2025
#UKSG2025
March 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Come find us at the UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition in Brighton! Terry Bucknell and Helen Ellis will be at booth 29 and are excited to meet you.
#UKSG2025
#UKSG2025
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HOUSE Of ALL has made the charts! That’s one above #kendricklamar
They've managed to make a mighty and stunning album of great tunes, words and performances that transcend most other artists. It's not for everyone, but the really special albums rarely are.
They've managed to make a mighty and stunning album of great tunes, words and performances that transcend most other artists. It's not for everyone, but the really special albums rarely are.
February 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
HOUSE Of ALL has made the charts! That’s one above #kendricklamar
They've managed to make a mighty and stunning album of great tunes, words and performances that transcend most other artists. It's not for everyone, but the really special albums rarely are.
They've managed to make a mighty and stunning album of great tunes, words and performances that transcend most other artists. It's not for everyone, but the really special albums rarely are.
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🙋We heard your questions and we have answers! Many of you wanted to know the difference between a free account and premium subscription of Overton Engage. We broke it down in our newest blog:
👉 https://buff.ly/42lzqIn
#OvertonEngage #PolicyEngagement
👉 https://buff.ly/42lzqIn
#OvertonEngage #PolicyEngagement
Overton Engage explained: paid subscription vs free account
Since the launch of our new policy engagement database Overton Engage last year, lots of you have been wondering about the differences between the free tier and a paid subscription. So, we’ve put…
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January 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🙋We heard your questions and we have answers! Many of you wanted to know the difference between a free account and premium subscription of Overton Engage. We broke it down in our newest blog:
👉 https://buff.ly/42lzqIn
#OvertonEngage #PolicyEngagement
👉 https://buff.ly/42lzqIn
#OvertonEngage #PolicyEngagement