Duncan Exley
@duncanexley.bsky.social
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Not-for-profits struggle to recruit & get the most out of people from non-middle class backgrounds. I can help: Analysis-&-recommendation &/or training.
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- Chief of Staff and Senior Research Fellow
- Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North

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Charities' attempts to channel voices of the grassroots & those at the sharp end of policy decisions are easily dismissed as out-of-touch, unless a more representative group are - & are seen to be - the curators as well as the exhibits.

But charities could -& should- step up be that channel.

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...Charities & nonprofits will lack the legitimacy & breadth of insights needed to represent society in debates & discourses until they address the fact that their personnel - staff, trustees & other volunteers - don't represent society (see www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...) #charities

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UK charities hiring staff with ‘privilege not potential’, report author warns
Exclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report finds
www.theguardian.com
"people are feeling angry & distrustful of mainstream political institutions...there’s an opportunity for [ #charities & nonprofits] to be able to channel civic voice in more authentic, meaningful, participatory [...] ways (@dhnnjyn.bsky.social of @neweconomics.bsky.social)

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We're hiring!💥

IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.

Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.

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“teacher evaluations [have a] systematic bias favoring higher income & female students”, with consequences for who gets into which university.

#WideningParticipation #DEI #SocialMobility
📖 New Working Paper

"Measuring systematic gaps in teacher judgement: A new approach"

😷 We use the Covid-19 induced cancellation of exams, where teachers assigned student grades & rankings within grade

econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

@opmc1.bsky.social @gillwyness.bsky.social Rich Murphy
Despite talk of widening participation in higher education of people from lower-income backgrounds, maintenance loans typically don’t cover living costs & students are - by design - often excluded from hardship funds available to non-students 👇
NEW on Wonkhe: The othering of students is getting worse bit.ly/3KAOL1b
“when confronted with the actual data, far right voters alter their views about redistribution the most... to become much more supportive of redistribution"
“In the case of the US, CEOs of publicly listed companies earn 269 times more than the average full-time worker. People thought CEOs only earned 18 times as much, and they would prefer it to be just 5 times”

– Christopher Hoy in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
The wage gap and far-right support for redistribution
New study on beliefs and preferences about the wage gap (CEOs vs average worker). When the true gap is revealed, far right voters change their policy views most.
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Great to see more people who have experienced #SocialMobility leading conversations on social mobility!
“When students stumble, the architecture designed to retrieve them from failure taxes disadvantage”, leaving students “ineligible for maintenance funding…no support for rent, bills, or food for months”
A particular risk for those “caring for a parent, working nights, or suffering mental ill-health”
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We don't see any reason why landlords and lawyers shouldn't pay the same tax rate as their tenants and clients.
No bushes were beaten around in the naming of this publication

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A picture of the front cover of the CAMRA London’s bimonthly magazine “London Drinker”
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Want to up your digital campaigning game? Sign up for the 16th Oct workshop, facilitated by More Onion's Jess Day. https://smk.org.uk/training-events/digital-campaigning/

#campaigntraining
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The deadline to submit evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships is this Thursday ⤵️
🚨 Call for evidence on banning unpaid internships 🚨

Today, the Department for Business and Trade has announced a new call for evidence to inform what action the Government should take to put an end to unpaid internships!

This a very positive announcement ⤵️
"Why do you hate capitalism / America / freedom etc"

BTW, teens are themselves more positive on an under-16s social media ban than you might imagine (37% against, 35% for, see 11th June here: www.survation.com/archive/http...)
Strongly popular with parents, too.
Why would anyone vote for a Reform tribute act, when they could vote for Reform?
#CPC25
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How do those working for fairness and inclusion in the workplace differentiate hostile backlash from legitimate critique and challenge?
If you’re at @conservatives.bsky.social party conference today, join us to discuss (Midland Hotel, Trafford, 6pm)
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"play a critical role in ensuring #refugees supported by Breaking Barriers access meaningful opportunities... lead employer outreach and partnership building" 👀
'Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme the move was not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions"... This will include powers to ban protests outright, the government said'.
As ever, it never seems to occur to the government that protest - of all kinds - can act as a safety valve for public anger, rather than a sign the protestor means to do something violent.

Police to get broader powers to restrict repeated protests www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests
Officers will be able to tell organisers to move demonstrations if protests have caused "repeated disorder".
www.bbc.com
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But the Green Party have one clear advantage over Your Party - while voters split on whether they see them as a serious party (38-39) that is far higher than for Your Party 16-50 and Your Party's splits have created a bigger opening for the Greens.
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