Catherine Foot
@csfoot.bsky.social
Advocating for a fairer social contract around work, pensions and retirement. Director of UK think tank the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement.
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
https://www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-the-future-of-retirement
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Why are people in Caerphilly more articulate than the political class at highlighting the issues facing people?
Such a phenomenal snapshot of where we are - a microcosm of the factors we’re fighting as a society 🧵
Cracking stuff from @johnharris1969.bsky.social
youtu.be/N79jV1waf4g?...
Such a phenomenal snapshot of where we are - a microcosm of the factors we’re fighting as a society 🧵
Cracking stuff from @johnharris1969.bsky.social
youtu.be/N79jV1waf4g?...
The Welsh town that saw off Nigel Farage | Anywhere but Westminster
YouTube video by The Guardian
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November 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Why are people in Caerphilly more articulate than the political class at highlighting the issues facing people?
Such a phenomenal snapshot of where we are - a microcosm of the factors we’re fighting as a society 🧵
Cracking stuff from @johnharris1969.bsky.social
youtu.be/N79jV1waf4g?...
Such a phenomenal snapshot of where we are - a microcosm of the factors we’re fighting as a society 🧵
Cracking stuff from @johnharris1969.bsky.social
youtu.be/N79jV1waf4g?...
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How can we support better, longer careers in the context of a rising State Pension age?
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Extending the journey: Work and careers in an era of a rising State Pension age
Next year, the first group of people will see their State Pension age rise from 66 to 67 – the latest in a series of rises since 2010. Over that time, the employment rate of people in their 60s has in...
events.standardlife.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
How can we support better, longer careers in the context of a rising State Pension age?
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Reposted by Catherine Foot
How can we support better, longer careers in the context of a rising State Pension age?
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Extending the journey: Work and careers in an era of a rising State Pension age
Next year, the first group of people will see their State Pension age rise from 66 to 67 – the latest in a series of rises since 2010. Over that time, the employment rate of people in their 60s has in...
events.standardlife.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
How can we support better, longer careers in the context of a rising State Pension age?
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
Come and discuss this with us at our event in London on 13 November with our speakers @csfoot.bsky.social, @naomiclayton.bsky.social, Sarah Ellis and Dr Suzy Morrissey:
events.standardlife.co.uk/ExtendingThe...
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New research out today
"Retirement Voice 2025: How an era of uncertainty is affecting our attitudes towards retirement"
We used a new 6k survey of the UK population. I had fun designing the charts! Find out how people feel about finances, work and retirement
www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
"Retirement Voice 2025: How an era of uncertainty is affecting our attitudes towards retirement"
We used a new 6k survey of the UK population. I had fun designing the charts! Find out how people feel about finances, work and retirement
www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
October 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
New research out today
"Retirement Voice 2025: How an era of uncertainty is affecting our attitudes towards retirement"
We used a new 6k survey of the UK population. I had fun designing the charts! Find out how people feel about finances, work and retirement
www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
"Retirement Voice 2025: How an era of uncertainty is affecting our attitudes towards retirement"
We used a new 6k survey of the UK population. I had fun designing the charts! Find out how people feel about finances, work and retirement
www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
Very much looking forward to this today: www.ipsos.com/en-uk/pensio...
A Pensions System Fit For the 21st Century: The stories behind pension gaps
What does the ideal pension system look like in the 21st century?
www.ipsos.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Very much looking forward to this today: www.ipsos.com/en-uk/pensio...
Such short-sighted behaviour here www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee
Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Such short-sighted behaviour here www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you’re interested in the future of retirement - sufficient occupational pensions, decent employment, sustainable state pension, that sort of thing - the work of my rebranded think tank might be of interest: www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
Standard Life Centre for the future of retirement
We’re a think tank with a bold ambition to help everyone achieve long-term financial security
www.standardlife.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If you’re interested in the future of retirement - sufficient occupational pensions, decent employment, sustainable state pension, that sort of thing - the work of my rebranded think tank might be of interest: www.standardlife.co.uk/centre-for-t...
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This is an excellent Lords Select Committee session - nominally on the economics of ageing - but opens up all the big topics: ageism, productivity, career change, fertility, social care, and the 'nastiest, hardest problem in finance' @csfoot.bsky.social
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
April 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is an excellent Lords Select Committee session - nominally on the economics of ageing - but opens up all the big topics: ageism, productivity, career change, fertility, social care, and the 'nastiest, hardest problem in finance' @csfoot.bsky.social
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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This is the best thing I've read on the debate around disability & incapacity benefits
Clearly sets out the reality of the current system, the challenges it faces, and what might actually help address them
Brilliant work from Citizens Advice's
@craigpberry.bsky.social medium.com/@craig.berry...
Clearly sets out the reality of the current system, the challenges it faces, and what might actually help address them
Brilliant work from Citizens Advice's
@craigpberry.bsky.social medium.com/@craig.berry...
Focus on the causes, not the symptoms
The forthcoming disability benefits green paper could exemplify a new approach to welfare — instead it is likely to apply the same old…
medium.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is the best thing I've read on the debate around disability & incapacity benefits
Clearly sets out the reality of the current system, the challenges it faces, and what might actually help address them
Brilliant work from Citizens Advice's
@craigpberry.bsky.social medium.com/@craig.berry...
Clearly sets out the reality of the current system, the challenges it faces, and what might actually help address them
Brilliant work from Citizens Advice's
@craigpberry.bsky.social medium.com/@craig.berry...
New post from me on Substack arguing that it's high time for adult careers guidance services to be part of the solution to economic growth. open.substack.com/pub/catherin...
Who's helping you work out what you want to be when you grow up?
The hidden power of adult careers guidance to boost economic growth
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New post from me on Substack arguing that it's high time for adult careers guidance services to be part of the solution to economic growth. open.substack.com/pub/catherin...
Our new report out today makes the case for a secret weapon in efforts to get more people into good jobs and boost economic growth: adult careers guidance services. www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insi...
Work in Progress: Unlocking the value of adult careers guidance
The careers landscape is changing
www.thephoenixgroup.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our new report out today makes the case for a secret weapon in efforts to get more people into good jobs and boost economic growth: adult careers guidance services. www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insi...
One of the clearest pieces on this I read so far. open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
How to defeat populism
Spoiler alert: it won't be easy
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
One of the clearest pieces on this I read so far. open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
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There’s been some great stuff this week on the “what is Labour’s approach to growth” question.
You’ve probably read or ignored it all by now, but worth a quick recap?
You’ve probably read or ignored it all by now, but worth a quick recap?
January 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There’s been some great stuff this week on the “what is Labour’s approach to growth” question.
You’ve probably read or ignored it all by now, but worth a quick recap?
You’ve probably read or ignored it all by now, but worth a quick recap?
Promising if temporally vague news that DWP Minister Baroness Maeve Sherlock said in the Lords yesterday “we are committed to a second phase focused on retirement adequacy, of which we will provide further details in due course”. Can almost hear Nigel Hawthorne adding “in the fullness of time…”
Colleagues in social care will be grimly familiar with the idea of a Gvt review to put off taking action. In pensions world, news over the weekend came that the Gvt is even thinking of postponing a review… “Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold” on.ft.com/3DtfYir via @marymcd.bsky.social
Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold to avoid extra burden on UK business
Some experts argue current savings rates will leave people without adequate retirement pots
on.ft.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Promising if temporally vague news that DWP Minister Baroness Maeve Sherlock said in the Lords yesterday “we are committed to a second phase focused on retirement adequacy, of which we will provide further details in due course”. Can almost hear Nigel Hawthorne adding “in the fullness of time…”
Colleagues in social care will be grimly familiar with the idea of a Gvt review to put off taking action. In pensions world, news over the weekend came that the Gvt is even thinking of postponing a review… “Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold” on.ft.com/3DtfYir via @marymcd.bsky.social
Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold to avoid extra burden on UK business
Some experts argue current savings rates will leave people without adequate retirement pots
on.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Colleagues in social care will be grimly familiar with the idea of a Gvt review to put off taking action. In pensions world, news over the weekend came that the Gvt is even thinking of postponing a review… “Rachel Reeves puts pensions review on hold” on.ft.com/3DtfYir via @marymcd.bsky.social
Feeling a bit low and perimenopausal tonight. But had a hot shower of managed decline and feel much more comfortable.
December 5, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Feeling a bit low and perimenopausal tonight. But had a hot shower of managed decline and feel much more comfortable.
So proud of my friend Anna Dixon MP today for her impassioned, eloquent and deeply thought contribution to today’s incredibly difficult vote on assisted dying. youtu.be/C-X3ySsNks8?...
Anna Dixon MP for Shipley speaks in debate on the assisted dying bill - 29/11/24
YouTube video by Anna Dixon
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November 29, 2024 at 7:09 PM
So proud of my friend Anna Dixon MP today for her impassioned, eloquent and deeply thought contribution to today’s incredibly difficult vote on assisted dying. youtu.be/C-X3ySsNks8?...
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Political blather about conditionality aside, what are we expecting to see from the Employment White Paper?
Personally, my expectations have been successfully managed: I’m expecting a direction of travel but not much else.
Things I’ll be keeping an eye out for…🧵
Personally, my expectations have been successfully managed: I’m expecting a direction of travel but not much else.
Things I’ll be keeping an eye out for…🧵
November 24, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Political blather about conditionality aside, what are we expecting to see from the Employment White Paper?
Personally, my expectations have been successfully managed: I’m expecting a direction of travel but not much else.
Things I’ll be keeping an eye out for…🧵
Personally, my expectations have been successfully managed: I’m expecting a direction of travel but not much else.
Things I’ll be keeping an eye out for…🧵
Reposted by Catherine Foot
Ahead of the Get Britain Working White Paper, here's 5 things you need to know. 1. 80% employment rate would mean 1.5-2.5m more people in work. Other countries have done it & we can get there by narrowing gaps between groups. 3.5m out of work but want a job. learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
November 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Ahead of the Get Britain Working White Paper, here's 5 things you need to know. 1. 80% employment rate would mean 1.5-2.5m more people in work. Other countries have done it & we can get there by narrowing gaps between groups. 3.5m out of work but want a job. learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
Despite the inevitable promise to ‘crack down on benefits cheats’, next week’s white paper could set out plans for a much more positive and much more meaningful effort to rebuild our public employment service www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Kendall says young people who won’t take up work will lose benefits
Work and pensions secretary says she will transform opportunities as Starmer bemoans ‘bulging benefits bill’
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Despite the inevitable promise to ‘crack down on benefits cheats’, next week’s white paper could set out plans for a much more positive and much more meaningful effort to rebuild our public employment service www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Really enjoying having a place again where I can look at Brits’ excited pictures of the first snow while I watch a few solitary flakes fall and melt in west London. ❄️❄️❄️
November 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Really enjoying having a place again where I can look at Brits’ excited pictures of the first snow while I watch a few solitary flakes fall and melt in west London. ❄️❄️❄️
Is there a UK employment / labour market starter pack doing the rounds at all, do you know @paulbivand.bsky.social @wilsontony.bsky.social @andrewphillips.bsky.social @emilyishness.bsky.social?
November 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Is there a UK employment / labour market starter pack doing the rounds at all, do you know @paulbivand.bsky.social @wilsontony.bsky.social @andrewphillips.bsky.social @emilyishness.bsky.social?
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Ahead of the 'Get Britain Working' White Paper, it's good to see Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting highlighting the close relationship between work and health when visiting one of the WorkWell pilots:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
“Good work is good for health” Work & Pensions and Health Secretaries declare on visit to health and work support service
Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting visit North Central London WorkWell service to see how early health interventions are helping to keep people in work or get them back to work.
www.gov.uk
November 8, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Ahead of the 'Get Britain Working' White Paper, it's good to see Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting highlighting the close relationship between work and health when visiting one of the WorkWell pilots:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thanks so much @jobibby.bsky.social and a big hello to new followers. To introduce myself, I’m ex-King’s Fund & Ageing Better, now running a think tank on population ageing for a pension company. I am particularly interested in the employment & financial causes & consequences of health inequalities
A new starter pack
Women commenting on a range of topics relating to health, care and the determinants of health and inequalities.
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Women commenting on a range of topics relating to health, care and the determinants of health and inequalities.
go.bsky.app/FDUBGFf
November 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Thanks so much @jobibby.bsky.social and a big hello to new followers. To introduce myself, I’m ex-King’s Fund & Ageing Better, now running a think tank on population ageing for a pension company. I am particularly interested in the employment & financial causes & consequences of health inequalities