The Policy Institute
@policyatkings.bsky.social
Working to solve society’s challenges with evidence and expertise. Based at King's College London 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute
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"Brexit, in other words, is both cause and consequence of a lot of what is going on in our politics today."
🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni
🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Brexit, in other words, is both cause and consequence of a lot of what is going on in our politics today."
🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni
🗣️ @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social – based in the Policy Institute – recently gave his reflections on the "Brexit Revolution" for the Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture at Cambridge Uni
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Young men in the UK generally feel less aggrieved about their position in society than their American peers
🗣️ Half of UK men aged 18 to 29 agree “guys can have their reputation destroyed just for speaking their minds these days” – compared with two-thirds of American men the same age
🗣️ Half of UK men aged 18 to 29 agree “guys can have their reputation destroyed just for speaking their minds these days” – compared with two-thirds of American men the same age
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Young men in the UK generally feel less aggrieved about their position in society than their American peers
🗣️ Half of UK men aged 18 to 29 agree “guys can have their reputation destroyed just for speaking their minds these days” – compared with two-thirds of American men the same age
🗣️ Half of UK men aged 18 to 29 agree “guys can have their reputation destroyed just for speaking their minds these days” – compared with two-thirds of American men the same age
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🔊 "this government... will need to think very carefully about how our human rights framework is currently operating"
🎧 In episode 9 of the School for Government podcast
Theresa Villiers discusses the changing role and perceptions of the European Convention on Human Rights in modern society
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🎧 In episode 9 of the School for Government podcast
Theresa Villiers discusses the changing role and perceptions of the European Convention on Human Rights in modern society
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🔊 "this government... will need to think very carefully about how our human rights framework is currently operating"
🎧 In episode 9 of the School for Government podcast
Theresa Villiers discusses the changing role and perceptions of the European Convention on Human Rights in modern society
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🎧 In episode 9 of the School for Government podcast
Theresa Villiers discusses the changing role and perceptions of the European Convention on Human Rights in modern society
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🎓 With news that a tax on tuition fees from international students is set to be included in Wednesday's Budget, it's worth revisiting our study from last year which looked at public attitudes towards these students 🧵 ⬇️
Majority say international students bring significant economic benefits, study finds | King's College London
Only one in 10 disagree with this view
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎓 With news that a tax on tuition fees from international students is set to be included in Wednesday's Budget, it's worth revisiting our study from last year which looked at public attitudes towards these students 🧵 ⬇️
"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society."
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society."
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💡 A full house tonight for the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture 2025 with Julia Gillard, @yuanfenyang.bsky.social , @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @stianwestlake.bsky.social on the impact and role of social science in an era of polarisation
📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgLF...
📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgLF...
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
💡 A full house tonight for the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture 2025 with Julia Gillard, @yuanfenyang.bsky.social , @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @stianwestlake.bsky.social on the impact and role of social science in an era of polarisation
📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgLF...
📺 Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgLF...
"20% of young men think [life] is going to be better for them than it was for men in their parents' generation. 40%... think it's going to be worse"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social, last night, on our new research with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social, last night, on our new research with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"20% of young men think [life] is going to be better for them than it was for men in their parents' generation. 40%... think it's going to be worse"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social, last night, on our new research with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social, last night, on our new research with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
🌎 Two of our team members, Alexandra Pollitt and Tianne Haggar, recently visited Ethiopia as part of Solace-AI – a project using AI to support policy and humanitarian responses to climate-change-related health emergencies.
➡️ Find out more: solaceai.org/ethiopia_blog
➡️ Find out more: solaceai.org/ethiopia_blog
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🌎 Two of our team members, Alexandra Pollitt and Tianne Haggar, recently visited Ethiopia as part of Solace-AI – a project using AI to support policy and humanitarian responses to climate-change-related health emergencies.
➡️ Find out more: solaceai.org/ethiopia_blog
➡️ Find out more: solaceai.org/ethiopia_blog
🚨 Tonight
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
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Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
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NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🚨 Tonight
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
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Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
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🚨 We're calling all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students to share their best policy ideas with us!
💸 Share your idea with the world and win cash prizes!
➡️ Apply today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
💸 Share your idea with the world and win cash prizes!
➡️ Apply today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🚨 We're calling all @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social students to share their best policy ideas with us!
💸 Share your idea with the world and win cash prizes!
➡️ Apply today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
💸 Share your idea with the world and win cash prizes!
➡️ Apply today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poli...
💥 A full house tonight with Julia Gillard, @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social,
@giwlkings.bsky.social, @heejungchung.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & expert speakers on how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving
📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
@giwlkings.bsky.social, @heejungchung.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & expert speakers on how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving
📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
💥 A full house tonight with Julia Gillard, @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social,
@giwlkings.bsky.social, @heejungchung.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & expert speakers on how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving
📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
@giwlkings.bsky.social, @heejungchung.bsky.social @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & expert speakers on how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving
📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAK...
NEW: Only a minority of Britons think there is much tension between men and women in the UK today – despite a gender divide among young people in perceptions of tension and how optimistic they are about their futures
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW: Only a minority of Britons think there is much tension between men and women in the UK today – despite a gender divide among young people in perceptions of tension and how optimistic they are about their futures
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
Our latest study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
🚨 This Thursday
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
⬇️
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
⬇️
NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 This Thursday
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
⬇️
Join us to hear Julia Gillard and expert speakers share insights on how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation and widespread misinformation, public scepticism, political interference, and funding reductions
⬇️
🚨 This Wednesday 🚨
Don't miss our conversation with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, @giwlkings.bsky.social, and expert speakers about how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving – and what this means for the future of gender relations in the UK and beyond
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Don't miss our conversation with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, @giwlkings.bsky.social, and expert speakers about how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving – and what this means for the future of gender relations in the UK and beyond
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NEXT WEEK: An emerging divide? Young people's attitudes to gender and the challenges facing both women and men
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
Join us to discuss findings from our upcoming research w/ @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social and the future of gender relations in the UK
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/an-em...
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🚨 This Wednesday 🚨
Don't miss our conversation with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, @giwlkings.bsky.social, and expert speakers about how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving – and what this means for the future of gender relations in the UK and beyond
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Don't miss our conversation with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, @giwlkings.bsky.social, and expert speakers about how attitudes towards issues such as feminism, masculinity and equality are evolving – and what this means for the future of gender relations in the UK and beyond
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This should be really good. 3rd Dec.
EVENT | Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB: in conversation
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This should be really good. 3rd Dec.
The share of the public who say they feel proud of their country has dipped below a majority, falling from 56% to 46% in the last five years.
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The share of the public who say they feel proud of their country has dipped below a majority, falling from 56% to 46% in the last five years.
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
National pride is now lowest among 16-24s at 29% (down 18 points) and ethnic minorities at 38% (down 16 points)
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sen...
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🚨 Hidden health crisis. Research from @kingshealth.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social & @policyatkings.bsky.social most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short – more than diabetes, obesity, or even smoking. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex... #MentalHealthMatters
Life expectancy gap for people with severe mental illness is 'hidden health crisis', study finds | King's College London
Most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 Hidden health crisis. Research from @kingshealth.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social & @policyatkings.bsky.social most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short – more than diabetes, obesity, or even smoking. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex... #MentalHealthMatters
The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The public think people arriving by small boats make up not only the largest share of asylum seekers, but the largest share of *all* immigrants. In fact, it's just 4% of the total number, write @bobbyduffy.bsky.social & @elielcohen.bsky.social
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
➡️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsand...
The government's main solution to the £5bn back hole in university research funding seems to be for unis to do less research – possibly a lot less – which could mean a significant cultural shift in HE, says @elielcohen.bsky.social
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The government's main solution to the £5bn back hole in university research funding seems to be for unis to do less research – possibly a lot less – which could mean a significant cultural shift in HE, says @elielcohen.bsky.social
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Read our report ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/universi...
Perceived tension between immigrants and people born in the UK has risen after previously been in decline.
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Perceived tension between immigrants and people born in the UK has risen after previously been in decline.
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
But Brexit divides continue to heal – 52% feel there is tension between Leavers and Remainers, down from 78% in 2020
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/uks-sens...
EVENT | Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB: in conversation
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
EVENT | Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB: in conversation
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
Join @schoolforgovt.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and us to hear from one of the UK’s most experienced former civil servants, as she reflects on policymaking in an age of uncertainty
➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dame...
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time. Yet our findings show the public has little awareness of this mortality gap"
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"People with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health inequalities of our time. Yet our findings show the public has little awareness of this mortality gap"
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
Catch up on our research with @kingshealth.bsky.social ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-exp...
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📺 "It's actually quite easy to compromise on economic things... but on cultural issues... that compromise is much more difficult"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📺 "It's actually quite easy to compromise on economic things... but on cultural issues... that compromise is much more difficult"
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social spoke to Times Radio about the political dynamics accelerating culture war divisions identified in our new study with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social
NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEXT WEEK: Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
Join us and an expert panel, including Julia Gillard, to discuss how social science can still have global impact in an era of political polarisation
🎟️ Register for the livestream ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
💸 This #LondonLivingWageWeek, check out early findings from Dr Kirstie Hewlett & @marypazventura.bsky.social's new study, which follows the lives of 15 Londoners – earning the #LondonLivingWage or below – to ask what earning a real living wage means in practice.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/living-...
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/living-...
Living the London Living Wage: A month in the life of 15 Southwark Residents | King's College London
New research tracks how Londoners balance rising costs on and below the Living Wage
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
💸 This #LondonLivingWageWeek, check out early findings from Dr Kirstie Hewlett & @marypazventura.bsky.social's new study, which follows the lives of 15 Londoners – earning the #LondonLivingWage or below – to ask what earning a real living wage means in practice.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/living-...
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/living-...