Will Phillips
@will-phillips.bsky.social
East Midlander in Greater Manchester. Researcher of education, work, social mobility and inequality. Football, music, politics & history outside of that
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Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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With policy ambition, this could be a parliament of rapidly falling child poverty.
Significant policy change could lower child poverty numbers below 4 million again.
Significant policy change could lower child poverty numbers below 4 million again.
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
With policy ambition, this could be a parliament of rapidly falling child poverty.
Significant policy change could lower child poverty numbers below 4 million again.
Significant policy change could lower child poverty numbers below 4 million again.
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💬 "A FSM pupil in one part of the country (Stratford and Bow) is over 10 times more likely to attend university than someone in another (Bristol North West), by no fault of their own. How is this fair?"
@ericaholtwhite.bsky.social unpacks our new research ✍️
@ericaholtwhite.bsky.social unpacks our new research ✍️
The Opportunity Index – What does it tell us about access to HE? - The Sutton Trust
Looking at access to university using our latest region-level and constituency-level data.
www.suttontrust.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
💬 "A FSM pupil in one part of the country (Stratford and Bow) is over 10 times more likely to attend university than someone in another (Bristol North West), by no fault of their own. How is this fair?"
@ericaholtwhite.bsky.social unpacks our new research ✍️
@ericaholtwhite.bsky.social unpacks our new research ✍️
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🧵 NEW: The erosion of the graduate premium
The minimum wage is now £25k on a 40-hour week. From next year, £25k is also the threshold for repaying new student loans
There are many good reasons to go to uni - but does it still pay in the financial sense?
1/7
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/0842...
The minimum wage is now £25k on a 40-hour week. From next year, £25k is also the threshold for repaying new student loans
There are many good reasons to go to uni - but does it still pay in the financial sense?
1/7
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/0842...
April 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🧵 NEW: The erosion of the graduate premium
The minimum wage is now £25k on a 40-hour week. From next year, £25k is also the threshold for repaying new student loans
There are many good reasons to go to uni - but does it still pay in the financial sense?
1/7
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/0842...
The minimum wage is now £25k on a 40-hour week. From next year, £25k is also the threshold for repaying new student loans
There are many good reasons to go to uni - but does it still pay in the financial sense?
1/7
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/0842...
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Search engines exist. Calendars and reminders are already on your phone and email client. No one needs to use immense amounts of energy and water and stolen IP to make a worse version!
ChatGPT can now handle reminders and to-dos
ChatGPT can now handle reminders and to-dos
ChatGPT just got a new automation feature for future tasks.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Search engines exist. Calendars and reminders are already on your phone and email client. No one needs to use immense amounts of energy and water and stolen IP to make a worse version!
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Graduate salaries have stagnated while the minimum wage has risen, leading to convergence between the two.
Two decades ago, the median graduate in a ‘graduate job’ had a salary 2.5 times that of a minimum wage worker, by 2023, the typical graduate earned 1.6 times a minimum wage worker.
Two decades ago, the median graduate in a ‘graduate job’ had a salary 2.5 times that of a minimum wage worker, by 2023, the typical graduate earned 1.6 times a minimum wage worker.
January 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Graduate salaries have stagnated while the minimum wage has risen, leading to convergence between the two.
Two decades ago, the median graduate in a ‘graduate job’ had a salary 2.5 times that of a minimum wage worker, by 2023, the typical graduate earned 1.6 times a minimum wage worker.
Two decades ago, the median graduate in a ‘graduate job’ had a salary 2.5 times that of a minimum wage worker, by 2023, the typical graduate earned 1.6 times a minimum wage worker.
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
London above Manchester in the year of our lord 2025.
The world’s 10 best cities in 2025, according to the annual poll by Resonance of 22,000 people across 30 countries:
1. London, UK
2. New York, USA
3. Paris, France
4. Tokyo, Japan
5. Singapore
6. Rome, Italy
7. Madrid, Spain
8. Barcelona, Spain
9. Berlin, Germany
10. Sydney, Australia
1. London, UK
2. New York, USA
3. Paris, France
4. Tokyo, Japan
5. Singapore
6. Rome, Italy
7. Madrid, Spain
8. Barcelona, Spain
9. Berlin, Germany
10. Sydney, Australia
November 25, 2024 at 5:10 PM
London above Manchester in the year of our lord 2025.
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The rate of poverty in the UK is currently higher than at any point in the 21st century. @pollardtom.bsky.social spoke to @bigissue.bsky.social
![Screengrab from Big Issue reading: New Economics Foundation
“The failures of the last government have made the cost of living crisis more painful than it needed to be. Failing to guarantee an adequate social security system means low-income households have been hit hardest. Failing to invest in home insulation, wind or solar power has left us vulnerable to soaring energy bills.”
To ‘turn the crisis around’, Labour must ensure wages rise and reduce our reliance on costly fossil fuel energy.
“The new government must make life affordable for all of us,” Pollard said. “[They can do this] by guaranteeing a minimum level of income that is adequate to afford the essentials, investing in insulation and renewables, and ensuring that public services can help all of us to meet our basic needs.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qkwlfbeyfe3qju2m3zedp3ty/bafkreialmkcdpe6kswacxjajrfnmcwyioiwf6cbitl6udce3mvtzxgzczi@jpeg)
November 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM
The rate of poverty in the UK is currently higher than at any point in the 21st century. @pollardtom.bsky.social spoke to @bigissue.bsky.social
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Instead of a 16-64 employment rate of around 75 per cent, as the LFS says, our admin data-based estimates suggest that the rate could now be around 76 per cent.
This potentially makes the Government's aspiration of reaching an 80% employment rate more achievable, although still very stretching.
This potentially makes the Government's aspiration of reaching an 80% employment rate more achievable, although still very stretching.
November 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Instead of a 16-64 employment rate of around 75 per cent, as the LFS says, our admin data-based estimates suggest that the rate could now be around 76 per cent.
This potentially makes the Government's aspiration of reaching an 80% employment rate more achievable, although still very stretching.
This potentially makes the Government's aspiration of reaching an 80% employment rate more achievable, although still very stretching.