Colin Lindsay
@clindsaystrath.bsky.social
Employment & social policy researcher…
Leads ESRC PrOPEL Hub… https://propelhub.org/
Researcher ESRC InterAct Network… https://interact-hub.org/
Leads ESRC PrOPEL Hub… https://propelhub.org/
Researcher ESRC InterAct Network… https://interact-hub.org/
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Colin Lindsay
@clindsaystrath.bsky.social
· Jan 23
Co‐Producing Employee Engagement Approaches in a Workplace Partnership: A Route to Partial Success in Public Health Workplaces
While employee engagement might enhance staff wellbeing alongside organisational performance, delivering mutual gains can be challenging. This article assesses co-production as a route to engagement ....
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With my colleagues Patricia Findlay @triciafindlay.bsky.social & Robert Stewart, I recently published this paper in Industrial Relations Journal: Co-Producing Employee Engagement Approaches in a Workplace Partnership: A Route to Partial Success in Public Health Workplaces
doi.org/10.1111/irj....
doi.org/10.1111/irj....
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One accurate way of thinking about the Trump bill is that is is a massive wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest.
That wealth transfer is built on administrative burdens: the savings depend on making it harder for eligible claimants to receive benefits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
That wealth transfer is built on administrative burdens: the savings depend on making it harder for eligible claimants to receive benefits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
How the G.O.P. Bill Saves Money: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
One accurate way of thinking about the Trump bill is that is is a massive wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest.
That wealth transfer is built on administrative burdens: the savings depend on making it harder for eligible claimants to receive benefits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
That wealth transfer is built on administrative burdens: the savings depend on making it harder for eligible claimants to receive benefits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
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Today bills go up.
@jrf-uk.bsky.social October cost of living tracker found 60% of low income families had gone without essentials in the previous 6 months - a figure barely changed in 2.5 years.
This increased to 88% where a family receives disability benefits.
And that’s before the cuts
@jrf-uk.bsky.social October cost of living tracker found 60% of low income families had gone without essentials in the previous 6 months - a figure barely changed in 2.5 years.
This increased to 88% where a family receives disability benefits.
And that’s before the cuts
April 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Today bills go up.
@jrf-uk.bsky.social October cost of living tracker found 60% of low income families had gone without essentials in the previous 6 months - a figure barely changed in 2.5 years.
This increased to 88% where a family receives disability benefits.
And that’s before the cuts
@jrf-uk.bsky.social October cost of living tracker found 60% of low income families had gone without essentials in the previous 6 months - a figure barely changed in 2.5 years.
This increased to 88% where a family receives disability benefits.
And that’s before the cuts
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New article: Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi-Level Maze? In Social Policy & Administration. I argue that greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. (OPEN ACCESS) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi‐Level Maze?
Greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. This article explores how existing concepts such as welfare systems, subsidiarisatio...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New article: Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi-Level Maze? In Social Policy & Administration. I argue that greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. (OPEN ACCESS) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Spread the word! Exciting new fully funded PhD opportunity to research disabled people's lived experiences of benefit reform and the costs of disability.
Deadline: 10 April
@uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @sgsss.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social
Deadline: 10 April
@uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @sgsss.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Spread the word! Exciting new fully funded PhD opportunity to research disabled people's lived experiences of benefit reform and the costs of disability.
Deadline: 10 April
@uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @sgsss.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social
Deadline: 10 April
@uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @sgsss.bsky.social @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social
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My Women and Welfare Conditionality book shows how hard it already was for disabled women to manage work and welfare before the new cuts. Research shows that poverty worsens health.
March 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My Women and Welfare Conditionality book shows how hard it already was for disabled women to manage work and welfare before the new cuts. Research shows that poverty worsens health.
Important new publication from my top colleague @jaywiggan.bsky.social…
'The Politics of Unemployment Policy in Britain' is available to purchase from @policypress.bsky.social. policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-politics...
The Politics of Unemployment Policy in Britain
The Politics of Unemployment Policy in Britain - Class Struggle, Labour Market Restructuring and Welfare Reform; Advancing a class-centred approach, this book provides an account of the evolution of s...
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Important new publication from my top colleague @jaywiggan.bsky.social…
Exactly this.👇 There’s a colossal amount of evidence that people on sickness benefits are, erm, sick… driving people into poverty is not going to change that…
"The main problem is we've got lots and lots of people suffering very real health conditions."
@pollardtom.bsky.social talking about why cuts to the benefits system aren't the answer to the problems we're facing as a society on @lbc.co.uk
@pollardtom.bsky.social talking about why cuts to the benefits system aren't the answer to the problems we're facing as a society on @lbc.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exactly this.👇 There’s a colossal amount of evidence that people on sickness benefits are, erm, sick… driving people into poverty is not going to change that…
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary step on the way to all-out depression. “Look, what we’re doing is very big and will cause some pain, but that pain is necessary to cause total economic […]
theonion.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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theonion.com/trump-s...
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Thought I'd seen the dumbest, most ignorant take on Bluesky last year, but I was wrong. This person is living in a world that only exists in their own mind.
As far as I can tell, the author is not even on Bluesky, so they've just fantasized what must be happening here.
As far as I can tell, the author is not even on Bluesky, so they've just fantasized what must be happening here.
March 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thought I'd seen the dumbest, most ignorant take on Bluesky last year, but I was wrong. This person is living in a world that only exists in their own mind.
As far as I can tell, the author is not even on Bluesky, so they've just fantasized what must be happening here.
As far as I can tell, the author is not even on Bluesky, so they've just fantasized what must be happening here.
Lovely story here from @glasgowbell.bsky.social… 🙂👇
Four nights a week, 60-something Michael is outside a chicken shop on Woodlands Road, teaching Glaswegians how to play chess. How did he get there?
The Chessmaster of Woodlands Road
Every week, an elderly man far from home challenges West End pedestrians to a game of chess. What’s his story?
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Lovely story here from @glasgowbell.bsky.social… 🙂👇
Hugely enjoyed this excellent event with top Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne…
We had the honor of welcoming the bestselling Scottish #author @ballantyne-writer.bsky.social at @ifecosse.bsky.social for a presentation on the themes of her #novels "The Guilty One", "Good Bad Love" and "Little Liar"!
📚 Check out our upcoming conferences and literary events: bit.ly/3QBZ1pG
📚 Check out our upcoming conferences and literary events: bit.ly/3QBZ1pG
March 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hugely enjoyed this excellent event with top Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne…
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Reminder that "free speech" champion Niall Ferguson, as a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, commissioned "opposition research" on an undergraduate whose politics he didn't like...😉
archive.ph/gJwoL
archive.ph/gJwoL
How EDI, cancel culture and bad boards are killing our universities
With British institutions copying the likes of Harvard in stifling free speech, the only way back to reason is explicit guarantees for academic freedom
www.thetimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reminder that "free speech" champion Niall Ferguson, as a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, commissioned "opposition research" on an undergraduate whose politics he didn't like...😉
archive.ph/gJwoL
archive.ph/gJwoL
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CONFERENCE: How can policy boost productivity growth?
Tuesday 25 March | 9:30 – 16:30 | Church House, Westminster
Four panels and keynote speaker Jonathan Haskel will give expert perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems.
Join the waiting list to attend here:
Tuesday 25 March | 9:30 – 16:30 | Church House, Westminster
Four panels and keynote speaker Jonathan Haskel will give expert perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems.
Join the waiting list to attend here:
How can policy boost productivity growth? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
At this policy conference, four panels of experts will give their perspectives and recommendations on four key areas of the UK’s productivity problem.
ifs.org.uk
March 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
CONFERENCE: How can policy boost productivity growth?
Tuesday 25 March | 9:30 – 16:30 | Church House, Westminster
Four panels and keynote speaker Jonathan Haskel will give expert perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems.
Join the waiting list to attend here:
Tuesday 25 March | 9:30 – 16:30 | Church House, Westminster
Four panels and keynote speaker Jonathan Haskel will give expert perspectives on the UK’s productivity problems.
Join the waiting list to attend here:
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If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams?
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
March 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If you are reeling from Trump & Vance's disgusting performance towards Zelensky last night, might you consider donating to www.hospiceukraine.com, the tiny charity I set up with Henry Marsh to support local Ukrainian palliative care teams?
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
We delivered this Land Rover to a rural hospice in Dec...
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DOGE is dismantling all aspect of civic tech in the federal government - both 18F and the US Digital Service were the hubs for skilled technologists who wanted to improve public services. They are now being pushed out of government.
18F, a digital services unit inside the General Services Administration, has been completely laid off, according to an email I’ve seen. The email says that 18F was deemed “non-critical” and the decision was made with the “explicit” direction of the administration and GSA leadership.
March 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
DOGE is dismantling all aspect of civic tech in the federal government - both 18F and the US Digital Service were the hubs for skilled technologists who wanted to improve public services. They are now being pushed out of government.
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Interesting article for us from @ianelliott.bsky.social asking whether the UK government's mantra of mission-driven government has given way to economic growth at all costs #localgov
lgiu.org/blog-article/sticki...
lgiu.org/blog-article/sticki...
Sticking with the mission: no time for the UK government to lose momentum - LGiU
Dr Ian C Elliott asks if the UK government has abandoned its mantra of mission-driven government for economic growth at all costs.
lgiu.org
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Interesting article for us from @ianelliott.bsky.social asking whether the UK government's mantra of mission-driven government has given way to economic growth at all costs #localgov
lgiu.org/blog-article/sticki...
lgiu.org/blog-article/sticki...
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Tonight!
Looking forward to a terrific evening with brilliant Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne @ballantyne-writer.bsky.social this Tuesday at the Institut français d’Écosse in Edinburgh… still a few tickets available…
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
NOIR: Truth, Lies and Moral Ambiguity with the Scottish Writer Lisa Ballantyne - Institut français · Écosse
Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of five novels. Her debut, The Guilty One was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, Longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary A...
www.ifecosse.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Tonight!
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Saint Mungo on the facade of Saint Ninian's Church on Pollokshaws Road on the Southside of Glasgow. You can tell it's Saint Mungo because of the dead fish with the ring in its mouth at the base of the statue.
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#glasgow #architecture #sculpture #stmungo #pollokshields
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#glasgow #architecture #sculpture #stmungo #pollokshields
February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Saint Mungo on the facade of Saint Ninian's Church on Pollokshaws Road on the Southside of Glasgow. You can tell it's Saint Mungo because of the dead fish with the ring in its mouth at the base of the statue.
Cont./
#glasgow #architecture #sculpture #stmungo #pollokshields
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#glasgow #architecture #sculpture #stmungo #pollokshields
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An ambitious child poverty strategy must put cash in the pockets of the worst off.
Hope this article is just flying a kite - a strategy that ignores the evidence would be embarrassing
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Hope this article is just flying a kite - a strategy that ignores the evidence would be embarrassing
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
School breakfast clubs in England ‘will be used to justify keeping the two-child benefits cap’
As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting poverty
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
An ambitious child poverty strategy must put cash in the pockets of the worst off.
Hope this article is just flying a kite - a strategy that ignores the evidence would be embarrassing
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Hope this article is just flying a kite - a strategy that ignores the evidence would be embarrassing
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Looking forward to a terrific evening with brilliant Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne @ballantyne-writer.bsky.social this Tuesday at the Institut français d’Écosse in Edinburgh… still a few tickets available…
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
NOIR: Truth, Lies and Moral Ambiguity with the Scottish Writer Lisa Ballantyne - Institut français · Écosse
Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of five novels. Her debut, The Guilty One was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, Longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary A...
www.ifecosse.org.uk
February 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Looking forward to a terrific evening with brilliant Scottish author Lisa Ballantyne @ballantyne-writer.bsky.social this Tuesday at the Institut français d’Écosse in Edinburgh… still a few tickets available…
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agend...
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Opinion: The talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Fix arts degree underfunding to turbocharge UK’s creative economy
Talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Opinion: The talent pipeline for the UK’s £100 billion creative arts industries is under threat as universities shutter loss-making arts degrees, says Ravensbourne vice-chancellor Andy Cook
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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The old Marlborough sign is up ahead of tomorrow's reopening 😍 Every time I post something about this old haunt, it seems like half the south side got married there back in the day 😂 Will be curious to see what they've done with the place.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
February 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The old Marlborough sign is up ahead of tomorrow's reopening 😍 Every time I post something about this old haunt, it seems like half the south side got married there back in the day 😂 Will be curious to see what they've done with the place.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
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Fascinated by Lisa Nandy’s theory of being DCMS Secretary.
Protests and boycotts are killing off the arts in Britain | Lisa Nandy www.independent.co.uk/voices/lisa-...
Lisa Nandy: Protests and boycotts are killing off the arts
The arts are central to our chance to live richer, larger lives – but they’re at risk from self-defeating virtue signalling that has become a feature of our times, says culture secretary Lisa Nandy
www.independent.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fascinated by Lisa Nandy’s theory of being DCMS Secretary.
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Excellent piece by @tomcalver.bsky.social debunking the myth that migrants who come on "dependant" visas don't work/contribute (1/2)
www.thetimes.com/article/48e9...
www.thetimes.com/article/48e9...
February 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Excellent piece by @tomcalver.bsky.social debunking the myth that migrants who come on "dependant" visas don't work/contribute (1/2)
www.thetimes.com/article/48e9...
www.thetimes.com/article/48e9...
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Probably just me but the guy on the left of row two looks helluva like Noel Gallagher … mural on gable wall of University of Strathclyde building on Nth Portland St, Glasgow
February 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Probably just me but the guy on the left of row two looks helluva like Noel Gallagher … mural on gable wall of University of Strathclyde building on Nth Portland St, Glasgow