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Diane Coyle
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Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist

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Dame Diane Coyle is a British economist. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 7h
#Democracy thins at the edges when the state withdraws from places. #Hospitals closed, courthouses moved, what begins as an efficiency drive ends in alienation.
Fregoni & Leonardi's @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper links institutional retreat to #populism. doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 7h
The UK tax system creates marginal rates above 60% - even 100% for some parents. These spikes discourage work and growth, with high-earners cutting hours and boosting pensions. Smoothing these could boost growth without cutting revenue. #Budget2025 buff.ly/b8vlop5
Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%? - Economics Observatory
Various adjustments to Britain’s tax and benefit system have created sharp spikes in marginal tax rates. Some families take home less than 40p of each extra pound they earn, blunting incentives to…
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 9h
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 11h
This is an excellent piece of work. It is a playbook of vexatious litigation. It’s written for the leaseholders in the case reported by @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social but it is useful for anyone facing lawfare. www.facebook.com/100064191813...
Councillor David Grant
Its Been a Leasehold/Mr. Milne day today. If your worried after receiving his threats, residents in sheffield have compiled a factsheet to try to help. they are really gathering pace in Sheffield...
www.facebook.com

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 12h
Amidst all the Budget noise I didn't notice this coming out

www.gov.uk/government/n...

But thanks to the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk live blog, I didn't miss it ...
AI to power national renewal as government announces billions of additional investment and new plans to boost UK businesses, jobs and innovation
A major package of new reforms and investment will put AI at heart of government’s mission to drive growth, create jobs and spread prosperity across the country.
www.gov.uk

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 21h
But Hedgehog doesn’t need to feel left out
Sophie dog in her bed chewing stuffed hedgehog

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Andrew Kelly @andrewkelly.bsky.social · 21h
I have experienced magical and transformative moments of culture in Bristol. The Wills Girls by Show of Strength…Adventures in Motion Pictures at Arnolfini; the ship appearing in Up the Feeder Down the Mouth in Bristol docks, perhaps the most magical moment of all…. More in the link.
The Newcomers 4: Bristol's Cultural Renaissance - Learning From the Past 65 Years
Andrew Kelly
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 22h
It’s Mr Penguin’s turn for #sophiefromromania’s affection again this evening
Sophie dog chewing stuffed penguin’s beak

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 23h
A small, welcome step on the fiscal devo journey.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local growth
England’s mayors will be able to invest in transport, infrastructure, and the visitor economy through a new levy on overnight stays.
www.gov.uk

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 1d
Today, MPhil in Public Policy alumni chatted to current students about how the course has boosted their career & to share potential career pathways.

Thanks to Adam Muhtar, Kate Owen, Tayyaba Iftikhar Butt, & Iris Lang.

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 1d
Today, Halima Jibril—Warwick Business School—presented her research on the UK's challenges in commercialising emerging technologies. She discussed a new framework that analyses innovation infrastructure to identify barriers to commercialisation & opportunities for policy intervention.
ircaucus.ac.uk

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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 1d
Tourist Levy (tax) incoming www.gov.uk/government/n...
Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local growth
England’s mayors will be able to invest in transport, infrastructure, and the visitor economy through a new levy on overnight stays.
www.gov.uk

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 1d
Productivity figures offer little reassurance for the Chancellor ahead of the Budget tmrw, writes @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social
Private-sector productivity has stagnated since Q2 2019, & even with a 1.1% flash rise including the public sector, there’s still no real sign of a pickup.
bit.ly/4p1nzYI

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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨

We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Any questions, please reach out to me

📣 Please share! 📣

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 1d
Up and out at sunrise with #sophiefromromania - I’ve a busy day ahead while Sophie is planning some quality snoozing

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 2d
🧰Two days ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, Dimitri Zenghelis calls for a credible, growth-focused strategy—centred on better investment & a coherent, less distortionary tax system—to restore confidence & reduce the premium the UK pays on its debt.

Read his blog: bit.ly/4ije1p7

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 2d
The rain stopped so #sophiefromromania came out to drink a few puddles

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d
Or that having high tech successful industries (as per the industrial strategy and growth mission) requires research and researchers… ?
williamcarruthers.bsky.social William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 2d
Does the government perhaps understand that this is very bad for Britain?
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 2d
Does the government perhaps understand that this is very bad for Britain?
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago
UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social · 2d
Mike Green is writing some amazing stuff at the moment. It's not in the delta, it's in the level and the cost structure. Read this and you will understand Angrynomics on a new level: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 2d
On the Origin of Species: landmark work published #OTD 1859 by Charles Darwin, influential English naturalist, geologist and pioneer of evolutionary theory.
Portrait 1830’s by George Richmond
Bodleian Library @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@tomgauld.bsky.social | @newscientist.com

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 2d
05:50 and the Prof has already left for Cambridge. But #sophiefromromania and I aren’t quite ready to get up and out yet

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d
A 6% levy on international student fees was proposed in the Immigration White Paper. The impact is about £600 million, though very unevenly spread across institutions.
sgfmann.bsky.social George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 2d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d
Just a boy, standing in front of a political class, asking them to read @igmansfield.bsky.social's Seven Public Policy Rules of Thumb, this time on taxes:
Seven Public Policy Rules of Thumb
They're not always true. But you've got grounds to demand strong evidence before accepting that one isn't.
www.edrith.co.uk

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George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 2d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

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profserious @profserious.bsky.social · 3d
'What We Need To Do Now' ... an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system ... set out by @profserious.bsky.social profserious.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
What We Need To Do Now
an agenda for universities in the new post-16 system
profserious.substack.com

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 3d
Wettest walk ever - and today’s the day #sophiefromromania decides the graveyard isn’t scary after all and she’d like to explore it. So we all deserved our #bigbreakfast

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Andrew Kelly @andrewkelly.bsky.social · 3d
I’ve wanted to read these for many years. Coming next month from University of Chicago press.

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Economics Observatory @econ-observatory.bsky.social · 4d
NEW on the Economics Observatory– How do the target sectors in the UK’s Industrial Strategy compare across the G7?

By James Collis, Hannah Cantekin, Will Shepherd
How do the target sectors in the UK’s Industrial Strategy compare across the G7? - Economics Observatory
The UK’s Industrial Strategy targets growth in eight high-potential sectors. The UK’s position relative to comparator countries varies in each area, and there is room to accelerate growth in most…
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Lissa Evans @lissakevans.bsky.social · 4d
My little girls (now big girls!), adopted from foster care, arrived with few possessions - but each had been given a box of books by @booktrust.org.uk. These books, read together, became our first shared memories.
Spread the joy of reading with a donation:
donate.booktrust.org.uk/Xmas3/~my-do...