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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · May 28

We’re now recommended by Harvard!

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

Once Wol could fly (and land without crashing) we released him. Hope he made it.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

. . . And started owl physio. Stretching the wing, massaging the foot, getting Wol to perch. Then flying lessons around the kitchen! More chicks to build weight.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

. . . Didn’t have to force-feed him, he got through quite a number of dead chicks (it was a cold, wet, spring). After four weeks, we unstrapped the wing and removed the splint . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

We fashioned a splint for the leg and strapped the wing and put the owl (now named Wol) into a cage where he clacked his beak angrily every time we got too near . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

I caught the owl, bantam and chicks and restored order. (My mother not pleased, three chicks died). Examination of owl showed one broken wing and one broken leg, but no broken spirit! . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

. . . I hadn’t realised my mother had put a newly hatched brood of bantams to keep warm on the other side of the stove!

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

. . . Next morning, I came down early to find bedlam! The owl was chasing bantam chicks around the kitchen chased by their mother . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

. . . And put him to bed next to the oil-fired stove in the kitchen. Poorly, I reckoned he’d die in the night . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 3d

Late one evening I found a Little Owl flapping about in a rural road. Poor thing must have been hit by a car. I threw a rug over him and took him home . . .

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats. And couldn't agree more about the need to look beyond citations in academic journals to tell a positive story about #RealWorldImpact. I wonder how many of these reports from think tanks, NGOs etc cited your work? policycommons.net/search/?q=%2...

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 26d

Ye (think about it!)

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · 26d

The Special

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Sep 4

Quite right, but this story that no-one reads UN reports is nonsense! Virtually all reports are downloaded >500 times, and a third are downloaded >2k times which compares well with scholarly books and journal articles!

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Aug 7

Don’t worry. We’ve got the originals all safe and sound.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just released - 5M pages of North American city reports, community assessments, public health initiatives, refugee studies, and civil rights documentation from 1950-1999. Social history ready to be explored.
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The Untold Stories of Our Cities Are Finally Searchable

When we think about the history of North America’s cities, we often think of skylines, infrastructure, and urban planning. But behind every zoning map and transportation grid lies a far more human sto...

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Aug 5

To put this in perspective: a year’s worth of irregular migrants would fit into a premier league stadium while a year’s worth of legal immigrants is equivalent to one weekend’s attendance at all pro football matches in the UK.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our search engine now covers 21 million policy reports, posts, podcasts and papers from c30k sources. If the item you find is still online, we’ll send you there. If it isn’t, we’ll give you a copy. If we’re not indexing one of your favorite sources, let us know.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Aug 3

And they’re printed by a French company in Poland.

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Jul 22

They are also available here policycommons.net/orgs/united-... along with other reports published by USGCRP (we’ve also archived another 300,000 .gov reports that have disappeared incl USAID reports)

USGCRP: United States Global Change Research Program | Policy Commons

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Jun 28

Many of our amazing #DataRescue librarian volunteers are at #alaac25 We also want to give a shout out to our partners who are in the exhibit hall @internetarchiveca.bsky.social @policycommons.bsky.social and others. We have work to do still to raise awareness of the importance of public data!

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Jun 27

This line was pushed at the recent OTT conference in Jo’burg. But as I reminded delegates, the most impactful report over the past 12 months must be Project 2025 which weighed in at over 900 pages . . 🤔

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Jun 3

#OECD’s growth forecast today doesn’t agree with Trump’s.
I wonder why 🧐 coilink.org/20.500.12592...

OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2025 Issue 1 | Policy Commonscoi_icon

This is a report published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in June 2025 about Inflation and Tariffs. It was written by OECD.

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · May 28

We’re now recommended by Harvard!

Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Apr 23

How come countries like France deliver big projects faster than countries like UK? Niskanen Center reckons it has something to do with common law systems . . . coilink.org/20.500.12592...

The Problem Factory: Preemptive Risk Aversion in Infrastructure Planning | Policy Commonscoi_icon

This is a report published by Niskanen Center in March 2025. It was written by Dan Davies.

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Apr 23

Why do Anglophone countries struggle with big planning projects? A new report from the Niskanen Center argues that the root cause lies in their adversarial common-law systems. coilink.org/20.500.12592...

The Problem Factory: Preemptive Risk Aversion in Infrastructure Planning | Policy Commonscoi_icon

This is a report published by Niskanen Center in March 2025. It was written by Dan Davies.

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